# Chapter 2: The Hunter
"Hunter." The mysterious "Reincarnation Paradise" had called Su Xiao this from the very beginning.
This title felt somewhat strange to Su Xiao, because he hadn't signed that so-called contract.
"What does the title 'Hunter' represent?"
Su Xiao's question caused a massive reaction from "Reincarnation Paradise."
[After ordinary people sign the contract, they become Contractors, executing tasks for the "Paradise," and the Paradise grants rewards.]
[The so-called Hunters are Contractors with special talents, whose aptitudes are more suited for combat.]
[While Hunters execute ordinary tasks, the "Paradise" will simultaneously issue hunting missions to eliminate those "abnormal" Contractors.]
[Inquiry count exhausted. The "Paradise" will no longer answer any questions from the Hunter. Please sign the contract or await death.]
All the light faded, and everything around became pitch black.
A piece of ancient-looking parchment materialized in the void, hanging in midair.
Su Xiao struggled to stand up and walked over to the parchment.
The parchment was covered in strange symbols, with a large blank area at the bottom.
[Yes/No to sign the contract.]
Su Xiao vaguely felt that if he signed this contract, his life would undergo earth-shattering changes.
He had too many things to do. Even if the path ahead was a bottomless abyss, he could only leap down.
"I... agree."
As soon as Su Xiao finished speaking, his hand uncontrollably lifted, and his thumb pressed against the blank area of the parchment.
A stinging pain came from his fingertip. A splash of bright red blood stained the parchment, turning the entire sheet a pale red, exuding a faint bloody aura.
[Contract established! Beginning to repair the Hunter's injuries.]
Pale green light appeared around Su Xiao, clinging to his body. Within just a few seconds, his injuries were completely healed.
[Injury repair complete. Forcibly awakening the Hunter's talent.]
Just as his body returned to normal and before Su Xiao could breathe a sigh of relief, an intense pain erupted throughout his body.
The pain came very suddenly, causing all the blood vessels in Su Xiao's body to bulge.
But Su Xiao's endurance was beyond ordinary. He only let out a muffled grunt and fell to one knee.
The intense pain came as suddenly as it receded. Su Xiao sensed that something within him had been awakened.
The feeling wasn't abrupt; it was as if he had always possessed this ability but had never been aware of it.
[To intuitively display the comprehensive qualities of the "Hunter," semi-datafication is now activated.]
[Warning: "Semi-datafication" is an auxiliary combat ability. If vital organs such as the heart or brain are severely damaged, the Hunter will still die. Please approach "Derivative Worlds" cautiously.]
[Hunter exclusive trial begins. If the trial cannot be completed, the "Paradise" will strip the Hunter's identity, making you an ordinary Contractor. If you die during the mission, the Hunter will die permanently.]
[Paradise Regulation: Everything must be exchanged equally.]
As soon as Su Xiao finished reading the text before him, his vision went black, and he lost consciousness.
[Transmission begins...]
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When Su Xiao woke again, he found himself in a dilapidated house.
The house was only about a dozen square meters in size. The roof was half-collapsed, with sunlight streaming directly in.
Large cobwebs filled the corners, covered in dust. The windows and doors were missing, but no light penetrated from outside. Only piles of garbage could be seen, some of which had already spilled into the room through the door and window openings.
This broken house was buried in a large garbage dump, with only the roof serving as an exit.
A pungent, sour stench wafted over. Just as Su Xiao was about to leave this place, a burning sensation came from his arm.
A sword-shaped black tattoo appeared on his forearm.
Those pale blue text appeared again.
But this time, it wasn't floating in the air; it appeared directly in his field of vision. Even when he moved his gaze, the text remained stationary, as if embedded in his retina.
The content of the text was as follows:
Entering World: One Piece
World Difficulty: LV.6. Inferno (This difficulty is the Hunter's exclusive trial difficulty)
World Source: 0% (When the Hunter explores or communicates with current world characters, World Source will increase. During settlement, it will be calculated together with mission difficulty to form the final rating)
World Introduction: The sea, freedom, pirates, navy, World Government.
Main Mission: Assassinate the King of the "Goa Kingdom."
Side Mission: None.
Warning: Do not mention anything about the "Paradise" in this world. If the warning is ignored, summary execution will be enforced!
Tip: This world is a high-level "Derivative World." Do not leave the "Goa Kingdom" area, or the world difficulty will significantly increase!
Tip: Because the Hunter is entering a world for the first time, the Hunter will automatically master this world's language for a period of (three natural days).
World, begin!
The text faded, and Su Xiao began to organize the information he had gathered.
First, he had arrived at a very mysterious place called "Reincarnation Paradise." He didn't know the purpose of "Reincarnation Paradise," but his goal was clear: to gain power in "Reincarnation Paradise" so he could take revenge.
Second was his current situation. He had actually come to the world of "One Piece."
Although he was bent on revenge, he would occasionally watch some anime to relax. A person couldn't always be tense.
From his understanding of the One Piece world, this was a high-danger world. In the later stages, those powerful beings could even sink an island or single-handedly annihilate a country.
Although he was proficient in some killing techniques, Su Xiao was only an ordinary person here. In a world full of such monstrous beings, it was an uphill battle.
From the word "Inferno" in the world difficulty, he could guess the difficulty of this world.
As for the final mission given, Su Xiao was even more confused.
[Assassinate the King of the "Goa Kingdom."] Just these simple words, with no other clues.
Just as Su Xiao was getting a headache, a stream of information came from the sword-shaped tattoo on his arm.
He could activate the "Brand" with his consciousness. The so-called Brand was the sword-shaped tattoo on his arm.
This thing was very important and had many functions.
Su Xiao tried to activate the Brand, which was simple to do. Several lines of text appeared before him.
1. Personal Information.
2. Missions.
3. Storage Space.
4. Skills.
5. Equipment.
Rank too low. Other functions not yet unlocked...
Aside from the first item (Personal Information) and the second item (Missions), Su Xiao couldn't use the others for now.
He urgently wanted to know the specific content of the mission. From the attitude "Reincarnation Paradise" had shown earlier, it would absolutely not tolerate his failure. Failure would likely mean death.
Being reduced to an ordinary Contractor probably wasn't even a possibility. Although he had only briefly interacted with it, Su Xiao keenly sensed the cruelty of "Reincarnation Paradise."
Opening the mission option, the specific information of the mission appeared.
[Main Mission: Assassinate the King of the "Goa Kingdom"]
Difficulty Level: LV.3.
Mission Brief: The "Goa Kingdom" is located in the East Blue, ruling over nearby towns and villages. Surrounding it are "Windmill Village" and "Colbo Mountain."
Mission Information: Kill the King of the "Goa Kingdom," "Philip Herbert," by any method. He resides year-round within the royal palace, making assassination relatively difficult.
Mission Time Limit: Within seventy-two hours.
Mission Reward: Full activation of the Hunter identity.
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Seeing the above information, Su Xiao finally understood who he had to kill and where he was located.
No wonder there was so much garbage around. His current location should be the "Gray Terminal" near the "Goa Kingdom," the garbage mountain that was burned in the original story due to the arrival of the Celestial Dragons.
The original story's protagonist, Monkey D. Luffy, and important characters Ace and Sabo, lived on "Colbo Mountain" as children. A group of mountain bandits also lived on the mountain.
He didn't know what period it was now, whether the three brothers had already set sail, or if they were still children...
As for the capital of the "Goa Kingdom," it was near "Colbo Mountain," right next to the "Gray Terminal" where he was.
The garbage around him was produced by the capital of the "Goa Kingdom."
Thinking of this, Su Xiao was in no hurry to leave. The "Gray Terminal" was swarming with many vagrants and was very dangerous. He should understand the situation first before making plans.
Closing the mission panel, Su Xiao opened his personal information.