Chapter 107: A Huge Gain
The wound gradually healed, and Su Xiao stood up.
"You actually managed to dodge one of Yan Fan's slashes, and that evasive style feels very familiar to me."
Sasaki Kojiro stood still, as if scrutinizing Su Xiao.
Su Xiao took off his torn shirt. He had truly terrible luck today—summoning two mirrors, one appearing with an overwhelming chuunibyou aura, and the other even more bizarre, killing him the moment he appeared.
"Could it be that you've mastered 'Mind's Eye'?"
Sasaki Kojiro's words made Su Xiao pause.
"Yes, I've mastered 'Mind's Eye'."
"I see. Then perhaps we have common ground. Your Mind's Eye has been developed to its limit, but it's a bit rusty in use. Plus, I still need to teach you swordsmanship, and given your current strange physical state, it's best to teach you through combat."
"That's exactly what I was thinking."
As soon as the words left his mouth, Su Xiao charged forward with Dragon-Slaying Flash in hand.
Compared to Koshiro's teaching style, Su Xiao preferred Sasaki Kojiro's method.
It allowed him to learn swordsmanship while honing his combat skills.
If this were a derivative world, such a sparring session with Sasaki Kojiro would be impossible—he'd likely be killed.
The clashing of weapons rang out continuously.
"Don't rely solely on your eyes. Use your sixth sense to perceive your surroundings. Your eyes are for catching the enemy's openings, like now."
During the fight, Sasaki Kojiro deliberately left an opening for Su Xiao.
At that moment, Su Xiao's pupils sharply contracted, locking onto the opening in Sasaki Kojiro's right shoulder after his swing.
["Mind's Eye" successfully detected the enemy's opening. Entered "Super Limit" state. Super Limit lasts three seconds.]
A bang echoed in Su Xiao's mind. Everything around him seemed to slow down. Sasaki Kojiro, maintaining his sword stance, had dust particles floating in the air almost frozen.
It wasn't that the world had slowed—it was that his perception had been amplified to its limit, his senses accelerated.
Su Xiao swung his blade at normal speed, but in his current perception, Sasaki Kojiro was far too slow.
The blade sliced through Sasaki Kojiro's clothing. Sasaki Kojiro stepped back, barely dodging Su Xiao's strike, and countered with a slash aimed at Su Xiao.
The blade edge cut toward Su Xiao's neck. Su Xiao arched backward, clearly sensing the tip graze past the bridge of his nose. He kicked off the ground and leaped away.
Upon landing, the world returned to normal, and the slowed sensation vanished.
"Huff, huff, huff..."
Su Xiao gasped heavily. That state had drained a massive amount of his stamina.
"What just happened?"
"That's the ability of 'Mind's Eye.' Once you catch an enemy's opening, you can enter a 'Super Limit' perception state. Don't worry, your stamina will recover in at most five minutes."
After hearing Sasaki Kojiro's explanation, Su Xiao felt he had made a huge gain this time.
...
Five hours later, Su Xiao left the training grounds with a weary expression. After summoning Sasaki Kojiro's mirror image, he spent another 5,000 Paradise Coins to extend Sasaki Kojiro's stay.
Sasaki Kojiro's method of teaching swordsmanship was very "unique." Most of the time, he had Su Xiao fight him and then tried every way to kill Su Xiao.
In Sasaki Kojiro's words, not being able to die was a very convenient way to train. The swordsmanship taught might be forgotten, but being killed by a certain technique would definitely leave a deep impression.
And so, Su Xiao cycled between being killed and recovering. If he couldn't hold on, he rested for a while, during which Sasaki Kojiro explained combat techniques.
Though he had been "killed" countless times, Su Xiao learned a great deal about combat and adapted to his body's changes. The side effects of rapid attribute enhancement disappeared.
For the rest of his stay in Reincarnation Paradise, Su Xiao mostly engaged in [Combat Training] in the training grounds. He didn't summon Sasaki Kojiro again, as he hadn't fully digested the knowledge imparted.
The overwhelming tide of mechanical puppets in [Combat Training] helped Su Xiao remain calm in group battles.
However, the mechanical puppets only increased in number. Su Xiao usually exhausted his stamina and was overwhelmed by them.
...
[The Hunter's stay in Reincarnation Paradise has reached its limit. About to return to the Real World. Please remember the regulations of Reincarnation Paradise.]
[Do not reveal anything about Reincarnation Paradise in the Real World by any means. Violations will result in a warning. If the warning is ignored, execution will be enforced.]
[Hunters cannot use abilities gained in Reincarnation Paradise in the Real World, except for personal attributes and passive skills.]
[Most equipment or items obtained in Reincarnation Paradise will be locked and cannot be retrieved in the Real World. They will be restored upon returning to Reincarnation Paradise.]
[Teleportation begins. Location: Real World.]
His vision blurred, and he felt a "blow" to the back of his head. Su Xiao cursed silently.
When he regained consciousness, he was in his temporary residence.
Though he had only stayed in the derivative world and Reincarnation Paradise for about half a month, Su Xiao felt as if an era had passed.
He first checked the traps set near the door and windows. None had been triggered, meaning it was safe here.
With all three of his main attributes around 20 points, as long as he didn't oppose the military, ordinary people couldn't harm him.
Of course, that excluded other contractors in the Real World.
But Su Xiao should be stronger than the average contractor in the Real World. Active skills couldn't be used here, only attribute points and passive skills.
Even so, in derivative worlds, Su Xiao could only activate Azure Steel Shadow. Coincidentally, his other abilities were unaffected in the Real World.
Su Xiao sat on the sofa, deep in thought. It wasn't yet time for him to investigate his enemy's disappearance. Based on previous clues, finding information about his enemy would require going abroad to a very dangerous place. Even then, whether he could obtain intel was just a guess from the clues.
Even for Su Xiao now, that place was a death sentence.
It wasn't enough. He wasn't strong enough. He had to endure, not let his efforts go to waste.
Su Xiao took a deep breath. The red gleam in his eyes faded as he forced himself to calm down.
Setting aside revenge, Su Xiao wasn't a dangerous person to society. He was a severe shut-in.
After buying a decent laptop and setting up broadband, Su Xiao began his binge-watching endeavor.
It was no longer about whether he liked watching anime—he had to understand the plotlines.
However, after three days of binge-watching, he found that watching anime was also a way to relax.
Practicing swordsmanship, binge-watching, ordering takeout when hungry, continuing to binge-watch, sleeping...
Time slipped away quickly. Soon, Su Xiao received the summons from Reincarnation Paradise.