Chapter 6: "A Day of Great Joy"
After Su Xiao dealt with the two aberrant giants, the pressure on the frontline noticeably eased.
"Anyone who dares to flee, I'll kill them."
Su Xiao's loud roar made the contractors who were considering a strategic retreat stop in their tracks.
Some contractors were clearly indignant, but after seeing the corpses of the aberrant giants at Su Xiao's feet, they quickly concealed their displeasure.
"We're all in the same boat now. As long as we actively defend the line, there won't be a problem."
After Blood Rose spoke and negotiated with the contractors, Su Xiao quickly rushed toward the third aberrant giant.
He didn't actually care whether most of the contractors fled or not; it wasn't him who would fail the mission. He had other motives.
But first, he needed to deal with these giants that had breached the walls.
Compared to ordinary giants, Su Xiao felt that some aberrant giants were easier to handle.
Although aberrant giants were fast, they all had a habit of lowering their heads to bite and swallow humans.
It was this head-lowering action that made it easy for Su Xiao to kill them.
However, not all aberrant giants were like this. For example, the one in front of him was somewhat special.
As he charged toward the third aberrant giant, it also noticed Su Xiao.
The aberrant giant's dull eyes locked onto Su Xiao. Its originally slow pace suddenly quickened, its two three-to-four-meter-long legs running rapidly, its upper body swaying left and right, looking unusually joyful.
Thump, thump, thump.
The ground rumbled loudly, and large chunks of building debris were kicked into the air.
Su Xiao stood still with his blade in hand. This aberrant giant was different from the previous ones; it was an upright-walking type, making it somewhat difficult to cut the nape of its neck.
The rumbling sound reached his ears, and a large foot caked with mud came stomping down from above.
Taking a deep breath, Su Xiao lightly sidestepped to the left.
Boom.
Rubble flew everywhere as the aberrant giant's foot slammed into the ground, leaving a shallow crater.
A fierce gust of wind blew Su Xiao's short hair back. His cheek twitched. If he had been hit by that stomp, he would have been dead for sure. Even with 12 points of Stamina, let alone 20, he would have been crushed into a pile of meat paste.
He absolutely could not be stomped on or bitten; otherwise, he was dead.
Making this judgment in his mind, Su Xiao steadied himself. A flash of blade light passed, and the aberrant giant's calf was severed.
Although the aberrant giant's attack power was formidable, its defense wasn't very strong. At least for Su Xiao, the giant's body couldn't block his slashes.
With his Blade Mastery raised by two levels, the Dragon-Slaying Flash upgraded to a Blue weapon, and various attribute enhancements, his strength had grown significantly.
With one calf severed, the aberrant giant's massive body lunged forward.
Boom.
A large area of relatively intact buildings was crushed. The aberrant giant lay on the ground, seemingly trying to get up.
Su Xiao took a few running steps, leaped onto the aberrant giant's back, and stood on it. It felt like stepping on somewhat hard rubber.
He quickly reached the nape of its neck. One slash. Two slashes. The nape flesh was cut off, and large amounts of steam rose.
After killing three aberrant giants in a row, Su Xiao wasn't even breathing hard, appearing very relaxed.
First, cut the legs, then slash the nape. With his Heart Eye skill's perception, the aberrant giant was full of openings. In less than five minutes, the remaining two aberrant giants died under his blade.
The sharpness of his blade made all the contractors present feel awe.
Under Blood Rose's negotiation, contractors like Man Niu reluctantly came to the cave entrance to block the giants there again.
After five aberrant giants appeared in succession, the giants' offensive outside the wall noticeably weakened.
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Upon entering a new derivative world, Su Xiao's talent ability could once again steal Mana.
Perhaps because he had stolen a large amount of Mana this time, Su Xiao clearly felt some kind of energy growing inside him.
Su Xiao examined the aberrant giant's corpse, searching for a long time before finding a White Chest. This left him somewhat helpless.
The drop rate for chests from ordinary giants wasn't high, and aberrant giants should have a higher rate than ordinary ones. Even so, his drop rate from killing aberrant giants wasn't great.
However, after the experience of killing hundreds of ghouls in the Ghoul world without dropping a single chest, Su Xiao had gotten used to it. His heart was calm at the moment, and he even felt like "killing someone" to liven up this "day of great joy," but he had no reason yet.
Or rather, there was someone he had to kill, or there would be endless trouble.
"Blood Rose, my leaving the frontline has nothing to do with you. At worst, I'll fail my own mission."
A dark-skinned man carrying a wooden spear on his back stood lazily in front of Blood Rose. He was a genuine African.
In Reincarnation Paradise, contractors of all skin colors were not uncommon.
"No one would willingly fail a mission. With that fierce guy around, holding the line shouldn't be a problem."
Blood Rose was trying hard to keep this black man because it wasn't about his combat strength; she didn't want to set a precedent. If contractors left whenever they encountered danger, the frontline would fall into chaos.
"Brother Bai Ye, help me persuade him."
Blood Rose secretly gave Su Xiao a wink, meaning for him to play the "bad cop."
The black man curled his lips, looking disdainful. He actually knew that holding the line was possible, but compared to the rewards from the main mission, his solo actions offered higher rewards. He didn't rely solely on main missions and clearance evaluations to grow stronger; he had other ways to become powerful—some rule-breaking methods. If he benefited alone, all the contractors in this derivative world would suffer.
Hearing Blood Rose's call, Su Xiao thought for two seconds on the spot before slowly walking over.
"What? You want to leave Zone Three? The consequences are serious."
Su Xiao stood in front of the black man with a gentle smile on his face.
Blood Rose frowned beside him. She had wanted Su Xiao to play the bad cop, but his current actions didn't match her expectations.
"It's my freedom to go where I want. You can't—"
Before the black man could finish his sentence, terror appeared in his eyes.
Pfft!
A head with a stunned expression flew into the air. The black man died without knowing why Su Xiao had killed him. Was it just because he refused to stay in the war zone?
A large spray of blood splattered onto Blood Rose's face. This rose was indeed stained with blood now.
Blood Rose was stunned, looking at Su Xiao in disbelief.
"Why did you kill him?"
"Hmm? I warned him. The consequences of leaving are serious."
Blood Rose said nothing more, but her gaze at Su Xiao's back was full of wariness. This kind of person—powerful and willing to kill at the drop of a hat—was extremely dangerous.
Did Su Xiao really kill at the drop of a hat? Of course not.
That black man was a Violator. Based on his experience from the last world, Violators usually acted very covertly and never stayed with other contractors. It was surprising that this one appeared in the war zone. He might have had some purpose, planning to leave immediately after achieving it.
This black Violator's actions clearly indicated he wanted to act alone. Letting him go would lead to endless trouble.
If he caused any trouble during the defense mission, it would be a headache. So Su Xiao struck decisively to eliminate the problem at its root.
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