Chapter 291: Chapter 23: Victory (4th update, extra monthly ticket)
Dika swung a heavy punch.
Bang.
Su Xiao’s left shoulder was hit, a piece was blown away, and his left arm hung limply.
Enduring the numbness spreading from half his body, a blood-red aura emerged from Su Xiao’s body, his muscles slightly swelling as he activated the bracer’s attached skill.
’Minotaur Lord’s Rage (Active), upon activation, Power +15 for 10 seconds.’
’Note: Minotaur Lord’s Rage (Active) has a cooldown of 10 natural days.’
’Note: Activating Minotaur Lord’s Rage (Active) consumes 30% of Life Value.’
Much of Su Xiao’s blood was drained, turning into power, his Power Attribute rose from the original 29 to 44 points, lasting for ten seconds.
Dragon Slash tore through the air, emitting a terrifying wailing sound, Su Xiao’s eyes seemed to be burning with blood flames.
The long knife swept past, slicing through any object blocking the blade.
Thud.
A small half of a skull and an arm flew up, Dika screamed and his figure disappeared.
Drip, drip.
Blood dripped from his fingertips, Su Xiao panted heavily, the effects of the [Minotaur Lord’s Arm Armor] faded, and the surging power sensation in his body vanished.
He looked up at the enemy, Dika’s right cheek had been sliced off, exposing a ghastly white skull.
The skull had a sliced surface, even revealing the brain directly.
Dika used one hand to tear a strip of cloth from his body, tying it on his head, to prevent his brains from spilling out during teleportation.
Dika’s right arm was severed, leaving only one attacking arm, significantly reducing his threat.
Su Xiao had a large hole in his chest, the left shoulder was blown away, the left arm hung limply, unable to use the Boundary Line.
After two rounds of battle, both parties were severely injured.
Taking advantage of Dika’s breather, Su Xiao slowly retreated, all the way to the edge of the barrier, leaning against it.
He did not believe Dika could teleport out of the barrier, which was the highest-level ability in the Parasite World.
"Continue."
Su Xiao’s mouth dripped blood, the enemy before him was somewhat similar to him, also seeking revenge, and just as ruthless.
"Alright."
Dika clenched his left fist tight, the Kara Aliens respected one kind of person most, the strong, be it the previous Tuka, or the current Dika.
The brutal fight began, Su Xiao maintained a defensive stance, never attacking proactively, the enemy could teleport, attacking proactively would waste stamina.
Bubute Ni lurked nearby, ready to take a hit for Su Xiao at any time; this little guy’s abilities were quite sneaky, not only did he have an aura that regenerated 1 point of Life Value per second, but he could also stealthily heal Su Xiao.
The attrition battle commenced, after seriously injuring Dika, Su Xiao no longer risked his life with the enemy. He might be able to kill Dika, but in doing so, he also risked dying himself. He was not afraid of death, but exchanging his life with the enemy was not worth it.
Su Xiao never approached Dika, fearing the possibility that Dika would teleport them both out to the ocean outside the whale; if that happened, it would mean certain death.
The attrition battle continued, Su Xiao, with the Ice and Snow Goddess’ Aura, had strong endurance abilities, regaining 1 point of Life Value every second, 60 points per minute. Over several dozen minutes, the Ice and Snow Goddess’ Aura had recovered several thousand points of Life Value for him.
There were two minutes left until the coordinate setup would succeed, Su Xiao, covered in blood, leaned against the barrier, with a large hole in his lower abdomen. He nearly was teleported to the ocean three times by Dika, but at the most critical moments, he would slash at Dika’s vital points, forcing the opponent to interrupt the teleportation.
Dika required at least 2 seconds to teleport with someone, Su Xiao gleaned during the battle spanning dozens of minutes.
Dika could teleport once every 7 seconds, during the three seconds after teleportation, he could teleport again using the prior space’s fluctuations. Any further teleport would have to wait 7 seconds.
During the battle, Su Xiao continuously probed the enemy’s information; Dika’s presence-tracking equipment was useless.
At this point, Su Xiao was unable to rise, all recovery items like [Royal Secret Medicine] and [Delicious Chocolate] were exhausted, Bubute Ni lay half-dead in the distance, having taken two punches for Su Xiao.
Dika was no better off, with one arm severed, one-third of his skull was sliced away, his torso bore over ten deep slash marks, a triangular hole in the center of his chest exposed a beating heart and writhing organs.
Dika’s intestines spilled on the ground, struggling toward Su Xiao, with each step his abdominal intestines would be dragged out more.
The barrier was filled with a heavy scent of blood, the brutality of the battle beyond imagination.
Dika labored toward Su Xiao, needing to pause and gasp for breath with each step, leaving large bloodstains along the whale’s esophagus.
Su Xiao tried to sit up, failing several times, he sheathed the Dragon Slash, the Broken Elf appeared in his hand, he only had the strength to raise his arm.
With a trembling arm, he raised the Broken Elf, fired several shots, but with an unsteady hand, only hit Dika once.
Dika took a shot in the shoulder, stumbled for a while, nearly falling.
Both Su Xiao and Dika were at their wits’ end; Bubute Ni tried to stand to protect his master, but failed several attempts, its four legs sprawled out, blood matted its once shiny fur, its eyes full of reluctance.
Dissimilar to an ordinary Imperial Artifact creature, Bubute Ni resembled a normal creature more, of flesh and blood.
Su Xiao leaned limply against the barrier, putting away the Broken Elf, the world coordinate... would be established in ten seconds!
Su Xiao pulled out a cigarette with trembling arms, lighting it, the bloodstains on his fingers tainted the cigarette, he took a deep drag.
"I won."
Smiling at the enemy, Su Xiao exhaled a puff of smoke.
Dika could no longer hear what Su Xiao was saying, his brain injury was too severe, heavily impairing his hearing ability.
[Announcement: Third coordinate has been successfully established, war victorious!]
[Announcement: Space Battlefield concluded, victory in this Space Battlefield.]
All surviving Contractors received this notification, bursting from hiding spots with cheers and roars, some even weeping uncontrollably.
The Space Battlefield was hell, an Asura Field, a flesh and blood mill, but now it was all over.
Contractors were transmitted away one after another, entering a temporary resting space.
Su Xiao also received numerous notifications, not far away Dika roared in unwillingness, his body gradually disintegrating, a forcible execution ability of the Reincarnation Paradise.
[War ended in victory, Ruler identity has been revoked.]
Su Xiao’s Judgment Ability disappeared, the floating screen by his side vanished, his attire returned to normal.
[Ruler identity revoked, protection measure activation, commencing modification of Contractors’ memory relating to Judgment identity.]
Su Xiao’s face lit up with joy, he realized he wouldn’t need to change his ’vest’; he had been puzzled why Reincarnation Paradise had allowed him to travel to the Derivative World with Contractors in the same cabin, now he understood there was a protective measure like this.
The memory of Adam and others having seen Su Xiao in front of the spaceship began to blur, ultimately replaced by miscellaneous affairs, like chatting with a certain Contractor at the cabin front.
The memories of Divine King, Flash Silver, and others were modified, with information regarding the ’Bai Ye’ identity changed, not of the Ruler’s presence.
In the surviving Contractors’ memory, the Ruler’s appearance seemed as if out of nowhere.
[Evaluating this world’s Ruler performance... ]
[Evaluation complete, Ruler performance: Excellent! Special reward granted, Hunter may choose one among the options below.]
A: 50,000 Paradise coins.
B: Purple Treasure Box ×1 (The minimum rating for items obtained from this box is 140.)
C: Golden Honor Scroll (This is a golden reward, given for the combined performance as Ruler and Hunter.)
Note: Golden Honor Scroll: Can elevate a skill-based ability by one tier, skill-based abilities include Basic, Proficient, Specialization, Master... permission insufficient, further levels cannot be viewed.
Note: Golden Honor Scroll can elevate abilities up to ’Specialization level.’
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Seeing option C, Su Xiao’s heart burned with excitement; his ’Swordsmanship Expertise’ was a specialization level skill-based ability, if he obtained this scroll, his Swordsmanship Expertise would elevate to Sword Technique Master!
Su Xiao didn’t know what becoming a Sword Technique Master entailed, but he was about to possess this ability.