Chapter 79: Five Choose Two
Under absolute suppression, struggle appears very pale.
For example, right now, the combined prestige of ranks six through ten couldn't match the prestige amount of Su Xiao alone. No, even Kutu's prestige was several hundred points higher than the sum of those below him.
Kutu, Qianmeng, Yanzoushou, and Sen all looked at Manshi at the same time. Manshi was the only one who hadn't made it into the top five among the fifth-rank contractors, and was even suppressed below the fourth-rank contractor Dumang, "honorably" taking seventh place.
"Manshi, you should quit the group."
Qianmeng suddenly spoke. The one who could say such a thing was, of course, the tomboy Qianmeng.
"..."
"Brother, don't mind such trivial matters."
The sniper Sen, dressed in a ghillie suit, offered words of comfort, and Manshi looked at him gratefully.
"But speaking of which, being surpassed by a fourth-rank... ahem, it's not that I'm stirring up trouble, but if it were me, I definitely wouldn't be able to stand it."
Sen patted Manshi, forcefully feeding him a mouthful of poisonous chicken soup.
"Compared to me being suppressed by a fourth-rank, the third-rank guy at the top seems even more eye-catching..."
As soon as Manshi said this, a chill rose behind him, and four pairs of eyes stared at him.
"I investigated. That guy leveraged the power of the entire Don Quixote Family."
As they spoke, a spatial fluctuation swept over, and people were successively teleported out of the Starry Sky.
Spatial power enveloped Su Xiao. After his vision blurred, he found himself in his exclusive room.
[Detected that the Hunter has obtained the top rank in Pirate prestige. You may choose one of the following rewards.]
[Note: Detected that the Hunter's rank difference from the other top five contractors is significant. Rank difference: 2. This reward is doubled.]
[The Hunter may choose two of the following rewards.]
A, Legendary Equipment Chest ×1
Note: The legendary equipment produced from this chest will have a full rating and will already have 1-2 legendary gems socketed.
B, Mihodins Enhancement Device (Rare)
Note: This item can forcibly increase 3 enhancement levels. Can only be used on equipment from Light Gold to Legendary rank at +10 or below. Maximum enhancement to +13.
C, Cyno Compound Protein Injection
Note: After injecting this item, permanently increase neural reflex speed by 20%, permanently increase health recovery per minute by 20 points, and permanently increase maximum health by 900 points.
D, Hell Gate Pass
Note: With this pass, you can enter the Hell Gate and receive one inheritance opportunity. You can choose any profession template from the Seven Monarchs for inheritance (Fallen Archangel is not selectable).
E, Death Symphony
Note: This is a one-time use item. After use, summon a Necromancer Band to perform for 60 seconds. All living beings within a 2-kilometer radius will undergo an instant death judgment every 3 seconds and be forcibly deducted 10% of their maximum health. If health falls below 40%, they will die immediately.
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Five choose two. Seeing these five rewards, Su Xiao's breathing became slightly rapid.
Among the five rewards, there was no useless choice. Reward A was a piece of legendary equipment with a full rating and 1-2 legendary gems already socketed.
Legendary equipment was already tempting. Even for fifth-rank contractors, legendary equipment was very precious, let alone one with a full rating and socketed gems.
It was worth noting that the price of legendary gems often exceeded that of legendary equipment. If it really was a piece of equipment with 2 socketed legendary gems, it would definitely be astonishingly powerful.
However, compared to Reward A, Reward B was no slouch either. This item was almost prepared for +13 legendary equipment. Forcibly increasing 3 enhancement levels greatly reduced the risk of enhancement.
Rewards C, D, and E were also very strong, respectively enhancing oneself, inheriting abilities (which could grow), and a one-time high-power item.
If Su Xiao possessed the [Death Symphony] item, then all contractors in District 21 would die. Forcibly deducting 10% of health every 3 seconds, with instant death when health fell below 40%, one could imagine how terrifying this thing's power was.
Each reward was very useful, which made Su Xiao feel a bit conflicted. After hesitating for a moment, he first eliminated option D. He no longer needed power inheritance.
Next, Su Xiao eliminated option E. Although this item was astonishingly powerful, its description was somewhat unclear. It didn't specify whether the user could be immune to the "Death Symphony's" attack.
This kind of summoning-type large-scale attack was almost always indiscriminate. Derivative worlds weren't games. Without special ability support, there was no such thing as teammate damage immunity. On the contrary, accidental damage from teammates was more deadly.
Amu was Su Xiao's summon. Once, when Su Xiao was fighting an enemy contractor, Amu grabbed that contractor, and that contractor happened to be biting Su Xiao. The result was that Su Xiao was nearly beaten to death by Amu's throw.
If even a summon was like this, then teammates were even more so.
Among options A, B, and C, Su Xiao hesitated for a moment before choosing rewards B and C.
A crystal and a bright silver injection gun appeared in Su Xiao's hands. He put away the crystal, pondered for a moment, then stabbed the injection gun into his shoulder.
The colorless agent was injected into his body, and a burning sensation immediately surged within Su Xiao. The reason he chose the "Cyno Compound Protein Injection" was because of its permanent enhancement benefit: permanently increasing health recovery per minute by 20 points.
Recovering 20 health points per minute might not seem like much, but over an hour, it would recover 1200 health points. Combined with Bubu Wang's Ice Goddess aura, the recovery effect would be even more exaggerated.
Of course, this was just the ideal health recovery speed. In actual combat, it would differ slightly. When various organs were damaged in battle, the health recovery speed would be reduced to a certain extent.
As for why he didn't choose Reward A's legendary equipment, the reason was simple. He had already obtained three pieces of legendary equipment, but the "Mihodins Enhancement Device (Rare)" was something he had seen for the first time, let alone obtained.
A legendary +13 Dragon-Slaying Flash versus a piece of equipment that might or might not suit Su Xiao and had 1-2 socketed gems—the importance of the two was easy to judge. This was a guaranteed gain, and Su Xiao wouldn't gamble on luck.
As long as he had the "Mihodins Enhancement Device (Rare)," Su Xiao would pawn everything to strengthen Dragon-Slaying Flash to +10. Then, using the "Mihodins Enhancement Device (Rare)," he could leap it to +13. At that point, even if Su Xiao used it until the fifth rank without any further enhancement, it would be completely fine.
A few minutes later, the burning sensation in Su Xiao's body faded.
[Your neural reflex speed has permanently increased by 20%.]
[Your health recovery per minute has permanently increased by 20 points.]
[Your maximum health has permanently increased by 900 points.]
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Su Xiao sat in his exclusive room, waiting. He had been waiting for a few minutes, but the world settlement still hadn't appeared. That meant some contractors were still staying in the Starry Sky. Everyone had different opportunities, and Su Xiao wasn't the only one who had gained a lot.
Ten minutes later, the settlement for the Pirate World appeared.
[Hunter has returned to Reincarnation Paradise. Beginning settlement of derivative world rewards.]
Derivative World: One Piece · Dressrosa Naval Battle
Difficulty: Lv.3～?? (Open world, difficulty varies by region)
World Source Obtained: 68.2%
Tasks Completed: 5 (Main tasks ×4, Hidden task ×1)
Comprehensive Evaluation: S
Beginning collection of World Source...
World Source collection complete. Beginning reward statistics.
Rewards Obtained: 8 True Attribute Points (including those obtained in the derivative world), 46,000 Paradise Coins.
Hunter has completed the fourth-rank promotion assessment.
Promoted to fourth-rank Hunter!
Obtained the following permissions: Storage space capacity increased by 100%, fourth-rank derivative world entry qualification, fourth-rank arena usage qualification, fourth-rank world contact platform permission, Black Abyss entry permission (requires Black Abyss invitation letter, key-type items, etc.).
Settlement complete. Rewards have been automatically deposited into the Hunter's Mark.