# Chapter 2: Powerful but Unreliable Allies
Su Xiao let out a long breath. The World War was about to begin.
[Tip: The Hunter will participate in the Fourth Rank World War.]
[Tip: You have obtained the temporary skill (Common Language), which will be forgotten after the World War ends. This is a skill granted by the three-party certification (Reincarnation Paradise, Apocalypse Paradise, Sanctuary Paradise).]
[Tip: Long-distance space teleportation preparation complete. First stop: Starry Sky Transit Station.]
Space energy enveloped Su Xiao. This spatial force was gentle, seemingly without any intention of "smashing" the back of his head.
Su Xiao's vision went dark. Although it was an ultra-long-distance teleportation, there was no discomfort.
His consciousness was hazy. Su Xiao felt himself rapidly traveling through some kind of tunnel. The tunnel was colorful, with light twisting quickly.
After an unknown amount of time, Su Xiao's consciousness recovered. He looked around and found himself floating in a stretch of starry sky.
Su Xiao stood up, feeling solid ground beneath his feet. He wasn't floating; he was standing on an invisible barrier. The Starry Sky Transit Station had arrived. He had been here once before.
Looking around, he saw several hundred Contractors in the nearby starry sky, either standing or sitting. These people were the Contractors who would be in the same war world as Su Xiao.
A World War, of course, wasn't just one or two worlds going to war. It was dozens, even hundreds, or thousands of worlds. Su Xiao didn't know the exact number, but he knew one thing: the losing side would suffer heavy losses.
Based on Su Xiao's estimate, their side had around four to five hundred Contractors. Although this was less than half of the thousand-person scale from last time, their momentum was stronger.
[Tip: Long-distance space teleportation is being prepared. Estimated time: 30 minutes. Second stop location: Blue Sea Star. This is the final destination.]
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"Hey, little whitey over there."
A burly man with a very rough voice shouted from the Reincarnation Paradise side. The "little whitey" he was referring to was a group of Contractors a hundred meters away. The two sides were separated by several layers of transparent energy barriers. These barriers weren't soundproof—any Contractor who had arrived at the Starry Sky Transit Station knew this.
"Little whitey? What kind of nickname is that?"
A woman with a thin smoking pipe in her mouth and black lipstick spoke. She had a faint fragrance about her. Initially, smelling this scent had no effect, but after a moment, a feeling of dizziness would set in.
"Last time, I captured a female Contractor from Apocalypse Paradise. Heh heh heh heh..."
The burly man with the rough voice let out a meaningful laugh.
"I hate scumbags who force women."
The woman with the thin smoking pipe exhaled a puff of purple smoke.
"Ghost Lady, forget it."
A man dressed in a suit and leather shoes, wearing rimless glasses, and looking like a people's teacher spoke. Generally, people dressed like this were either old yinbis or monstrously strong.
"No way. Once we enter the world, I'm going to castrate him."
As Ghost Lady spoke, she even winked at the burly man. But the only feeling the burly man had now was a chill in his crotch.
"I said, forget it."
The 'people's teacher's' expression turned serious. Ghost Lady glanced at him, then nodded. Going against this guy would really get you killed. He didn't care what world he was in or what punishment he would receive.
"You. Apologize."
"Huh?"
The burly man was clearly a bit dumbfounded, but he knew who this 'people's teacher' was. The other party was monstrously strong.
"S-sorry."
The burly man turned his head, unwilling to accept it, but he knew the people's teacher was helping him. Otherwise, that crazy woman really would find an opportunity in the war world to castrate him.
"Look over there, internal strife."
"That's just how those people are."
"Unity is strength."
This conversation came from the neighboring side—the Contractors of Apocalypse Paradise.
The Contractors from the Reincarnation Paradise side all heard these remarks. Including Su Xiao, over four hundred Contractors simultaneously turned their gazes toward the Apocalypse Paradise Contractors.
Some Contractors from the Reincarnation Paradise side were laughing wildly, while others had expressionless faces. Among all those gazes, some were insane, some were cold, and some were extremely cruel, as if staring at experimental animals on a dissecting table.
It seemed as if a bloody aura was gathering above the crowd. A red glint flickered in those pairs of eyes.
Violence, bloodlust, madness—that was the feeling this aura gave off. Those half-lidded, dead-fish eyes were simply hair-raising. The surroundings fell into dead silence.
Under these terrifying gazes, the discussions among the Apocalypse Paradise Contractors gradually faded. Some soft-hearted female Contractors even instinctively stepped back a few steps.
"What's up with these guys..."
A moderately attractive female Contractor hid behind the crowd, her pupils trembling.
Bang!
A Contractor from the Reincarnation Paradise side slapped his hand on the transparent energy barrier. His hair was a messy tangle, his eye sockets deeply sunken, as if he hadn't slept for a long time.
This severely sleep-deprived Contractor pulled a slender dagger from his waist. The dagger was at most a finger's width wide. He placed the blade of the dagger into his mouth, the edge pressing against the flesh of his cheek.
Sss~
The flesh was slowly cut open, making a sound like cutting paper. This was likely caused by that special dagger.
In front of all the Apocalypse Paradise Contractors, this Reincarnation Paradise Contractor cut open his own face and grinned at them. Through the wound, several blood-covered molars could be clearly seen.
"It's useless. The Starry Sky Transit Station is an absolute safe point."
A slightly childish female voice came. Hearing this voice, both Ghost Lady and the people's teacher frowned.
"Gulu, we still haven't settled accounts with you about our boss. You'd better restrain yourself in this World War."
Ghost Lady's eyes narrowed as she looked at a short-haired little girl wearing a red dress.
The little girl was only about 1.3 meters tall. Her big eyes held no innocence. Her fair little hands had taken who knows how many lives.
"What? Are you planning to steal my candy?"
The little girl tilted her head, looking at Ghost Lady, a piece of candy in her mouth. She was Gulu from the Traveling Group. Gulu, who loved killing. Gulu, who loved eating candy.
"Temporarily... no such plan."
Ghost Lady clearly didn't want to provoke Gulu further. There was nothing the people from the Traveling Group wouldn't dare to do.
"Hey, the one using the knife."
Gulu spoke. There were quite a few Contractors who used knives, but her gaze was fixed on Su Xiao.
Su Xiao glanced at Gulu, his face expressionless.
"You killed Lan Zuo?"
Gulu looked at Su Xiao with interest, a sweet smile on her face.
"Oh."
Su Xiao didn't intend to deny it. There had been many witnesses at the time.
"Nice work. I've wanted to kill him for a long time. It would have been perfect if you two had killed each other."
"I didn't die. Sorry to disappoint you."
"Yeah, you can think of it that way. But it seems I won't get a chance to kill you this time. What a shame."
Gulu scratched her head, looking troubled.
"Woof."
Bubu Wang barked at Gulu, not wanting to lose face.
"Everyone, we need to unite against the external enemy now."
A somewhat familiar voice came. Hearing this voice, Su Xiao turned his head to look. Seeing the face of the person who spoke, Su Xiao's brain began to ache faintly. There really weren't many people who could give him a headache.
"The uprising... has already begun. Hahaha."
That's right. It was the rebel army leader, Old Yan. This guy had somehow advanced to the Fourth Rank. Considering he was a top-tier Third Rank powerhouse two worlds ago, his advancement to Fourth Rank wasn't surprising.