Chapter 89: Ridiculous
"The Ice Heart Arrow was sliced apart? What kind of neural reflex speed is that?"
Cold Fish stared at Su Xiao in disbelief, but his spellcasting didn't stop.
"Extreme Cold..."
Just as Cold Fish was about to prepare his next skill, he realized Su Xiao had already charged to within five meters of him.
This startled Cold Fish badly. If he got close, with the other party's blade technique, he was dead.
"Mental Pulse."
Boom. An invisible shockwave spread outward, causing nearby contractors to stagger back. Some even died at the hands of Shenfu and the others. It was a knockback-type skill.
Su Xiao also took the knockback effect. He immediately thrust Dragon-Slaying Flash into the ground to stabilize himself.
[You have been affected by the knockback effect of 'Mental Pulse.' Intelligence attribute check in progress.]
[Check passed. You only take 10% of this skill's knockback effect.]
A shockwave ruffled Su Xiao's short hair, barely more than a strong breeze. He could even continue his advance.
This was why Intelligence was one of the three main attributes of the 'Shadow of Law Destruction'—immunity to mages' mental control skills.
The earlier Ice Tentacles were a physical-type control, which wouldn't trigger an Intelligence check. But this was a mental-type control, requiring an Intelligence check.
After using the knockback skill, Cold Fish immediately prepared his next skill. Though his mana was running low, he was determined to fight to the death.
Just then, a long blade appeared before Cold Fish's eyes. It was a weapon wrapped in arcs of electricity, about three centimeters wide, with dazzling blue light.
Cold Fish instinctively raised his staff to block. His only thought now was: How did the enemy charge through? What about his knockback skill? His slow skill?
"Clang."
The long blade struck the staff. The staff was a magical weapon; it couldn't withstand a slash from Dragon-Slaying Flash, especially since Su Xiao's Blade Specialization was at Level 3.
The staff snapped in two, and along with it, Cold Fish's arms were severed.
Dragon-Slaying Flash made contact with Cold Fish's body, cutting a wound. The energy of 'Azure Steel Shadow' surged in through the wound.
A faint blue arc of electricity instantly plunged into Cold Fish's body, rushing straight to his brain.
At that moment, Cold Fish's expression went blank. A faint blue glow appeared in his black pupils.
"Ah!!!"
A scream of extreme agony tore from Cold Fish's throat. 'Azure Steel Shadow' burned energy within a mage's body in a very unique way. Against non-mage enemies, the energy of Azure Steel Shadow would burn whatever part of the body it touched.
But once inside a mage's body, the energy of Azure Steel Shadow seemed to come alive, rushing straight to the brain. Upon reaching the brain, it suddenly exploded and began burning energy.
Azure Steel Shadow was developed specifically for hunting mages, and now it had finally bared its fangs.
What did it feel like to have Azure Steel Shadow's pain sear through the brain? Cold Fish was experiencing it now.
Ringing in his ears, the world spinning, a blank expression, drool dripping from the corner of his mouth—this was Cold Fish's current state.
Cold Fish stood there dazed. A flash of bright blade light expanded in his pupils, and finally, endless darkness consumed him.
Having slain Cold Fish, Su Xiao kicked up the scarlet card on the ground and grabbed it. This was what Cold Fish had dropped.
After fighting a mage, Su Xiao had a basic understanding of the 'Shadow of Law Destruction's' general capabilities.
He had to admit, a mage-like artillery platform was powerful. With teammates providing cover, they could deal devastating damage to enemies.
He hadn't learned many skills of the Shadow of Law Destruction yet. The current situation was that getting close to a mage was somewhat difficult, but once he closed the distance, the battle was basically over.
As long as he continued to strengthen his Intelligence attribute, mages wouldn't pose much of a threat to him.
Intelligence reduced mental-type control effects, Strength allowed him to break free from physical-type controls, and Agility ensured he could quickly close in on enemies.
With those mages' 'short legs,' once their control skills failed, they would eventually be caught by Su Xiao.
The Absolute Magic Immunity reduced 40% of spell damage, giving him time to close in on mages.
In a one-on-one situation, mages of similar strength or even slightly stronger were no match for him. He could even kill them without paying much of a price.
Being able to achieve this was already excellent. Nothing could be accomplished overnight; it still required personal effort.
There were no useless skills, only useless users. When a skill reached its peak, it could become legendary in its field.
With Cold Fish dead, the contractors on the field began to despair. Under the siege of Shenfu and the others, the contractors had long since collapsed. Some even put their hands on their heads and gave up resisting, including, of course, Xiluo Luo.
This little loli was staring at Su Xiao with big, watery eyes, looking pitiful, like a abandoned little animal.
Thirty seconds later, the resisting contractors were all dead. Though they died, they had some backbone.
They all knew that surrendering in a derivative world was useless.
Five contractors from the Ghoul faction survived: Xiluo Luo and the four contractors who had surrendered.
Those four were squatting on the ground with their hands on their heads—they must have watched too many cop movies.
Su Xiao walked toward the five.
"Wait!"
Xiluo Luo shouted, drawing everyone's attention.
Shenfu, with blood all over his mouth, Takatsuki Sen, tossing a head in her hand, Arima Kishou, wiping blood from his eyes, and Su Xiao, holding Dragon-Slashing Flash.
Gulp. Xiluo Luo swallowed, her light pink hair a bit messy. She silently chanted to herself: This is it, life or death.
Su Xiao stared at Xiluo Luo. He recognized her; they had only traded before, no friendship.
Was she about to make a last-ditch counterattack? Su Xiao speculated inwardly.
Then, Xiluo Luo jumped up on the spot, bent her legs, and a golden card suddenly appeared in her hand.
"Here it comes." Su Xiao tensed his body, ready to receive this 'unknown' attack.
"Slap."
Xiluo Luo actually performed a jumping kneel, her forehead pressed to the ground, her hands raised above her head, holding up that golden card.
"Big shot, please spare me. I can even warm your bed. At my age, I'm absolutely one hundred percent natural and original."
The corner of Su Xiao's mouth twitched. He almost laughed out loud. He thought she was going to fight to the death.
Shenfu and the others were also stunned. Just how afraid of death was this kid?
"Haha, this little sister is really interesting." Takatsuki Sen laughed.
Su Xiao slowly walked up to Xiluo Luo and looked at the card in her hand. It had '5000' written on it.
"What is this?"
Hearing Su Xiao's voice, Xiluo Luo lifted her head a little.
"A Paradise Coin storage card. I just made it. This shows more sincerity."
Su Xiao took the card, and a prompt appeared.
[You have obtained 'Paradise Coin Storage Card,' face value 5000 Paradise Coins. Use to gain 5000 Paradise Coins.]
Xiluo Luo was unexpectedly sensible. She was a smart person. If you're dead, having more Paradise Coins is useless.
Moreover, Xiluo Luo was a Worker, fundamentally different from contractors. Dignity was already a thing of the past.
For Workers, Paradise Coins were earned. Once they had Paradise Coins, they would find ways to earn more.
For Su Xiao, Paradise Coins were earned with his life. Compared to Workers, his intervals between entering derivative worlds were far too short; he had no time to do business.
"Big shot, can you spare my life?"
Xiluo Luo tentatively looked up, her eyes full of pleading.
Workers had a hard life. They were the failures who hadn't passed their first derivative world.
It was difficult for Workers to get stronger. Attribute points were hard to come by, lack of combat experience led to skill misuse—many problems hindered Workers from growing stronger.
"This 5000 Paradise Coins... is enough to buy your life. What about you all? Will you spend money to buy your lives, or should I send you on your way?"
Su Xiao looked at the four captured contractors.