Chapter 34: Don't Come Any Closer
The battlefield situation grew bizarre. The women of the Red Spider Lily huddled together, while the Black Mist Woman and Su Xiao stood facing each other.
"I'm no match for you."
The Black Mist Woman clenched her fists. The fists wrapped in black mist brimmed with surging power, but no matter how strong the power, it appeared pale in the face of Su Xiao's speed combined with his blade technique.
No matter how great the strength, it was useless if it couldn't hit the target.
"Just wait. You'll die sooner or later too. I'll be waiting for you in hell—if there really is a hell."
The Black Mist Woman let out a loud laugh. Within her blood-red vertical pupils, two magic arrays appeared.
"Jo (+hnMa*cGinnis."
The Black Mist Woman shouted like some divine stick. The black mist around her gradually transformed, taking on the form of magic arrays similar to those in her pupils.
Su Xiao instinctively sensed something was wrong. It wasn't a feeling of danger—he vaguely detected the emergence of spatial power.
This sensation was very similar to when Reincarnation Paradise teleported him, though the fluctuations were much weaker.
Su Xiao decisively abandoned the Black Mist Woman and quickly charged toward the members of the Red Spider Lily.
Seeing Su Xiao rushing over, the women of the Red Spider Lily instinctively stepped back two paces. They had all been terrified out of their wits by Su Xiao's slaughter—it was only human nature.
Su Xiao killed them like chopping vegetables, never needing a second strike.
But Su Xiao's target wasn't them—it was Leng Yue.
In a few strides, he reached Leng Yue. Blood Rose was standing in front of her, blocking the way.
Spear shadows flashed repeatedly. Su Xiao's unadorned blade strike cleaved onto the long spear. Blood Rose gritted her silver teeth, barely managing to withstand Su Xiao's attack.
No matter how flashily the spear danced, Su Xiao broke it with a single slash.
Blood Rose was a strength-type. Her strength was only one point less than Su Xiao's, and her blue-quality long spear was exceptionally sturdy, so she managed to block this strike.
Su Xiao wasn't surprised his slash was parried. He raised his foot and delivered a straight kick to Blood Rose's lower abdomen.
Bang.
Blood Rose let out a "wah" and spat out a large mouthful of blood. Her kidney was shattered, and many of her intestines were severed.
As Blood Rose flew through the air, Su Xiao slashed at her throat.
Blood Rose instinctively raised her arm to block.
Puchi.
An arm and part of her lower jaw were severed. Blood Rose's throat was cut open by a third.
Having a third of the throat cut wasn't a fatal wound. As long as the arteries and veins weren't severed, a person wouldn't die quickly.
Though Blood Rose was severely injured, she had bought Leng Yue two more seconds of life.
Su Xiao looked down at Leng Yue lying on the ground. Leng Yue hadn't lost consciousness. Her black-and-white eyes still showed no sign of surrender.
"Villain, don't you dare hurt my sister."
A petite figure threw herself over Leng Yue. It was that timid healer named Candy. The coward who feared death had actually stepped forward.
Candy lay on top of Leng Yue, her back to Su Xiao. This was no different from suicide.
"Dark Requiem."
In the distance, only the Black Mist Woman's head remained. The rest of her body had completely turned into black mist.
Boom!
Su Xiao felt a tremendous force strike him from the side. He was sent flying far away, his ears ringing.
Su Xiao crashed into a civilian house. The wall on the first floor collapsed, dust billowing up.
"Goodbye, Leng Yue. No, it's farewell forever."
The Black Mist Woman now had only her head left. Before her appeared a large magic array five meters in diameter, covered in black mystical patterns.
Black mist swirled around the magic array. Occasionally, ghost-like phantoms emerged on its surface.
A black light flashed. The women of the Red Spider Lily appeared on the magic array, their faces full of surprise.
"Consider this repayment for saving my life, Leng Yue."
The Black Mist Woman left these words and dissipated. At the same time, the magic array was fully activated.
Boom.
Several black iron pillars appeared at the six corners of the array.
Crack, crack.
Large cracks spread through the space near the array. Leng Yue and the others suddenly vanished from their spot.
A random large-scale teleportation array—this was an ability the Black Mist Woman had used at the cost of her life.
Escaping a 'derived world' at this stage was absolutely impossible for contractors. It was no longer just a spatial issue. Unless they could obtain some kind of item produced by Reincarnation Paradise, they would need to be powerful to the extreme.
Su Xiao walked out of the dust-covered building, patted the dust off his hair, and scanned his surroundings.
The women of the Red Spider Lily had vanished, but the hunt mission was complete.
[Hunter has eliminated Violator No. 16770. Hunt mission completed (2/3).]
"They still managed to escape. I'll kill you all sooner or later."
Su Xiao sat down on a pile of rubble. Waves of fatigue washed over his body.
He took out the last portion of [Golden Fried Rice] from his storage space and ate it slowly.
The barrier set up by the Red Spider Lily Adventure Group had dissipated. The surrounding contractors didn't dare approach.
At that moment, those contractors were all staring at Su Xiao in shock. This guy was way too strong—one against over fifty, and he nearly wiped them out.
"What, you want to fight me?"
Su Xiao glanced at the contractors in the distance. Dragon-Slaying Flash was thrust into the ground before him, still stained with traces of blood.
The contractors quickly shook their heads.
"Don't... don't misunderstand. We wouldn't dare. Don't come any closer. If you come, we'll run."
The contractors instinctively stepped back. The tragic state of the Red Spider Lily was still fresh in their minds. The corpses littering the ground were a bloody lesson.
Adam signaled his members with a look. The Brotherhood quickly retreated without even glancing at Su Xiao. If this guy suddenly charged at them, it would be bad.
Su Xiao's terrifying blade technique, which killed contractors like chopping vegetables, made Adam's scalp tingle.
Adam silently estimated that if the Brotherhood faced Su Xiao, they probably wouldn't fare much better than the Red Spider Lily.
Most contractors chose to temporarily withdraw, but a small group cautiously approached Su Xiao.
They didn't want to fight Su Xiao. These weren't contractors at all—they were workers protected by the Red Spider Lily Adventure Group.
As a moderately strong adventure group, the Red Spider Lily would recruit some workers every time they entered a derived world.
Now that the Red Spider Lily had been driven off, these workers who had paid Paradise Coins lost their protection. This was a very dangerous situation.
"Esteemed contractor, would you be interested in..."
A worker dressed as a merchant tentatively inquired.
"Not interested. If you want protection, go find the Brotherhood."
Su Xiao finished the [Golden Fried Rice], took out a cigarette, and lit it. Smoking after cutting people down felt good—it could wash away the smell of blood on him.
He had no interest in carrying these burdens. Though the rewards were substantial, it would require signing a contract, which would tie his hands in future actions.
Compared to the gains from workers, Su Xiao valued the rewards from the derived world more.
Su Xiao found an empty civilian house nearby. After entering, he set up some simple traps at the windows and door as warnings.
Su Xiao staggered to the wooden bed in the house and collapsed onto it with a thud.
"Heh, scared off, huh."
Su Xiao chuckled softly as he lay on the bed. He had been at his last gasp just now. If not for that violator, he wouldn't have been in such a sorry state. That person's abilities were too bizarre.
When he came into contact with the black mist, he felt an intense weakness. His health points dropped like water.
After the battle with the Red Spider Lily, Su Xiao understood one thing: he was very strong against contractors!
Especially the Azure Steel Shadow ability—it worked very well against contractors.
However, Su Xiao didn't blindly become arrogant, thinking he was invincible in the derived world. The Red Spider Lily Adventure Group had a different development direction from his.
The Red Spider Lily Adventure Group was more inclined to deal with plot creatures, while his focus was on dealing with contractors.
This didn't mean Su Xiao couldn't handle plot creatures. The Female Giant had been shattered by him, but it was relatively speaking.
Using his mind's eye to perceive the slightest movements around him, Su Xiao's breathing gradually evened out. He badly needed rest now.