Chapter 406: Chapter Twenty-Two: The Effects of 3 Points of Charm Attributes
Both parties stopped their steps; inside the lab was an old man and a cute girl.
The girl had delicate features, her attire and hairstyle somewhat similar to Shikazaki Kyouko, but she gave Su Xiao a strange feeling.
"A good dog doesn’t block the way!"
Despite her charming appearance, the girl’s aura was anything but cute as she coldly stared at Su Xiao.
"Looks like I was beaten to the punch. Who has the Philosopher’s Stone?"
Su Xiao observed the expressions of the two Contractors, noting that the old man subconsciously looked at the girl, suggesting she was the leader and the old man seemed somewhat coerced.
"It seems you have it, so this old man is useless."
Sizzle~.
The Boundary Line tightened, and a faint blue arc wrapped around it.
"Since when?"
The old man was shocked; he hadn’t even noticed the Boundary Line.
Su Xiao tightened the Boundary Line; if it was just the damage from the Boundary Line, it wouldn’t be enough to kill the old man, but with the attachment of Blue Steel Shadow, the 50 points of True Damage became the last straw.
Slash.
The old man’s head was severed, and no Scarlet Card was dropped.
Putting away the Boundary Line, Su Xiao looked at the girl.
"Hand over the Philosopher’s Stone."
Both parties were here to seize the Philosopher’s Stone, so it was a matter of who had greater strength.
"Your attack power is not weak; you managed to instantly kill that trash."
The girl’s expression remained calm, seemingly indifferent to the old man’s death.
"Disappear before me, this is your last chance."
The girl’s attitude was equally strong, Su Xiao didn’t speak further and charged forward with his blade.
"Telekinesis Wave·Wall."
The girl shouted in a low voice as an invisible barrier rushed towards him.
Su Xiao halted his steps, slashing at the invisible wall.
With a clang, the invisible wall was pierced without shattering.
The girl’s expression shifted, her eyes filled with caution.
"You’re strong. I can share two pieces of the Philosopher’s Stone with you. If we keep fighting, we’ll both be exposed. King Bradley will come soon, and so will Pride."
The girl didn’t mention her slain companion and instead began negotiating with Su Xiao.
"Four pieces, and at least of Purple Quality."
The girl hesitated as Su Xiao charged forward with his blade.
"Telekinesis Firm Shield!"
Su Xiao’s blade descended, but the girl remained motionless.
Clang, another shield broke, and the blade stopped just a few centimeters from her cheek.
"Thought wave impact."
An impact wave appeared, and Su Xiao backpedaled two steps.
"Fine, four pieces it is. What a bad luck."
The girl tossed over four pieces of the Philosopher’s Stone, one as large as an egg.
After Su Xiao received the Philosopher’s Stone, he scrutinized the girl, who gave him an odd feeling. This person might not be a woman, but neither did they look like a man.
"What are you looking at? Haven’t you seen a cross-dressing Shikazaki Kyouko before?"
As expected, this person wasn’t a woman.
"Cross-dressing... big guy～."
Su Xiao gained some insight; he’d seen women disguised as men before, but it was his first time seeing a male cross-dressing Contractor. Was this the legendary ’kawaii’ girl? It requires enormous courage, overcoming the sense of shame is a major hurdle.
Such peculiar preferences were irrelevant to Su Xiao, and he turned to leave.
Just then, a rapid alarm sound echoed throughout the lab.
"Your people?"
The cute girl looked at Su Xiao, whose first thought was that Bubu Wang was exposed, but he quickly dismissed the idea.
"No, they’re your people."
"No, my people are here."
The girl pointed at the corpse on the floor.
"Then..."
The Big Diao Meng Mei thought of a possibility.
"Earlier, I encountered a Contractor. It seems there’s a third party."
"Damn, this place is lively. It looks like with Enwei dead, everyone can’t sit still. Who knows which bastard killed Enwei, a real lunatic."
Just as Su Xiao was about to part ways with Big Diao Meng Mei, a violent tremor came from above, tilting the entire research facility.
"It’s over. That thing’s been released."
The cute girl, whose strength wasn’t weak, wore a look of fear. Even though she could confront Su Xiao head-on, in a death duel, Big Diao Meng Mei would definitely be the one to die.
"Hey, Sword Man, let’s team up temporarily and charge out, or else we might both die here."
As she spoke, the girl sent over some information.
"I’ve been monitoring the Third Experimental Lab for a long time; there’s a monster-like synthetic beast here."
Su Xiao checked the information sent by the girl.
Name: Type III synthetic beast (leader-level organism)
Life Value: 100%
Mana Value: 60/60
Power: 50 (extreme value of this world)
Agility: 34
Stamina: 42
Intelligence: 6
Charm: -4
Skill 1: Synthetic Life (Passive): Increases Life Value by 500 points, no weaknesses.
Skill 2: Ancient ape lineage (Passive): Power +15, Agility +12, Stamina +16.
Skill 3: Unknown,
Skill 4: Unknown.
Skill 5: Unknown.
Skill 6: Unknown.
...
Looking at the unknown synthetic beast’s details, Su Xiao’s eye twitched, but he had some doubts in his heart.
"Why didn’t the homunculi utilize such a strong synthetic beast?"
Such a monster wasn’t part of the original storyline, so the girl’s words weren’t very credible.
"This monster lacks reason and will attack indiscriminately, so unless it’s a desperate situation, the Third Experimental Lab won’t release it."
As the girl finished her sentence, a series of roars sounded from above.
Rumble!
The Third Experimental Lab began to collapse; Su Xiao was on the third underground level, so if it caved in, he’d be buried alive.
The girl raised one hand above her head; without visible movement, a large hole appeared in the ceiling above.
The girl floated upwards, drifting to the upper levels, and Su Xiao wasn’t slow to follow.
It wasn’t long before Su Xiao reached the first level of the research facility, which had become a river of blood, with numerous researchers slaughtered.
More than a dozen Contractors were fleeing in panic, as if something terrifying was pursuing them.
Su Xiao immediately ran in the opposite direction; he hadn’t even made it out of the lab when a massive crash came from atop the building, and a five-meter-tall upright creature burst through, the walls crumbling like paper before it.
It was a humanoid creature, covered entirely with steel-needle black fur, its arms unusually thick, resembling a black gorilla. It held a human leg in its mouth, chewing as blood dripped from the corners.
Finishing the human leg, the Chimera Black Gorilla wiped its mouth.
"Roar!"
The beast thumped its chest with a roar, waves of energy spreading out,
If one looked closely into its eyes, they would see a red glow flickering in its gaze.
The gorilla eyed the fleeing Contractors, grabbing a three-meter diameter concrete chunk from the ground, tossing it like foam with ease, and launched it at them.
Whoosh~.
With immense kinetic energy, the concrete chunk became a shadow, smashing directly into several Contractors, their bodies exploding like tomatoes hit by a hammer.
Su Xiao felt a chill rise within him; this gorilla was not to be fought head-on.
Perhaps only the Minotaur Lord from the World of Crimson could duel this Chimera Black Gorilla. This creature was practically the protagonist of King Kong, no, even stronger than that protagonist.
"Temporary ally, what now? You’re in close combat. Hold him off head-on, I’ll support you."
The girl was visibly frightened, her skinny legs trembling.
"Rubbish! If you can do it, then go ahead! Let’s run separately and see who gets unlucky."
Su Xiao turned and ran; he had no desire to fight such a monster head-on, with a 50 strength attribute, assuredly terrifying.
Su Xiao and the girl chose to run in opposite directions. The Chimera Black Gorilla glanced at Big Diao Meng Mei, then turned its gaze to Su Xiao.
Clearly, Su Xiao’s luck wasn’t great as the synthetic beast’s black gorilla locked onto him.
Su Xiao’s Charm Attribute, even considering King of Arena’s bonus, was 5 points, while the girl’s was 15 points. The gorilla found Su Xiao displeasing and charged directly at him.
The 3-point naked charm attribute played a ’tremendous role’ at this moment, the gorilla decided it was annoyed by Su Xiao and resolved to crush him!