Chapter 16: Your Follower Bubu Wang Is Now Online
Su Xiao dragged the corpse of Sith Tour further away, gradually disappearing into the distance. Lilith naturally wouldn't linger either, vanishing after a few flashes, leaving only the little girl and the young boy behind.
"Blind Saint Blade actually died just like that. The Assaka Assassin Group, the native forces of the Black Abyss really are..."
The little girl sighed. Though she appeared helpless, she was secretly relieved that Su Xiao's target wasn't her.
Five kilometers away, within a stretch of rolling mountains.
Drip, drop, drip, drop...
Clear water droplets fell from the stalactites. Inside a semi-open cave, Sith Tour's headless corpse was casually thrown on the ground, and the long weapon case was left unattended.
With a sound of wind breaking, Lilith appeared outside the cave. There was some confusion in her eyes. Seeing Su Xiao leaning against the inner wall of the cave with his eyes tightly shut only deepened her bewilderment.
Just then, an anomaly occurred. The wound on Su Xiao's chest suddenly burst open, blood splattering several meters away.
"This is..."
Lilith sensed something was wrong. The gash on Su Xiao's chest was bleeding at an alarming rate.
Su Xiao pressed one hand against his chest. The reason he had hurriedly left after killing Sith Tour earlier, not even bothering to check the kill notification, was that he couldn't hold on any longer. Sith Tour possessed an almost unsolvable ability called "Blood Weeping Stream."
Blood Weeping Stream: If a slashing wound is inflicted on an enemy's torso, a judgment will be triggered. This judgment is a wound judgment. Based on the length and depth of the wound, a bleeding effect is applied (this is an ability obtainable after breaking through the 99-point barrier of True Agility attribute).
Due to the effect of "Blood Weeping Stream," you will lose 15 to 100 Health Points per second (depending on specific activity). The effect will last for 3 hours and 25 minutes.
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The Blood Weeping Stream ability was exceptionally vicious. If Su Xiao hadn't already killed Sith Tour, engaging him while under the effect of Blood Weeping Stream would have meant certain death.
Losing 15 to 100 Health Points per second. If Su Xiao remained still, he would take 15 points of bleeding damage per second. If he fought, it would be 100 points per second.
Not to mention the maximum damage, even at 15 points per second, that's 900 Health Points lost per minute, and 54,000 points of bleeding damage per hour. This state... would last for 3 hours and 25 minutes.
This time, Su Xiao deeply understood the power of breaking through the 99-point attribute barrier. However, this was also his purpose for coming to the Black Abyss. As long as he succeeded this time, he too would qualify to master abilities of the same rank.
Su Xiao calmed his breathing, gradually slowing the blood flow in his body. This would reduce the rate of blood loss. Fortunately, his recovery supplies were still sufficient; otherwise, he would have died today under Sith Tour's blade. The other's sword, named Blind Fish, also had a problem—wounds inflicted by it were extremely difficult to heal.
Compared to the risks he endured, the rewards he gained were also substantial. Killing Sith Tour didn't drop a treasure chest but instead dropped a weapon case. This item was both a treasure chest and a consumable.
[Life Vessel]
Origin: Black Abyss
Quality: Epic
Type: Treasure Chest (usable once), Consumable (usable three times)
Usage Effect 1: If you choose to open this item, its internal structure will be destroyed, reducing the quality of the stored weapons inside. You can randomly obtain a Gold to Epic quality blade-type weapon.
Usage Effect 2: The Life Vessel contains 16 Epic-grade long blades (now 15, Blind Fish has been sacrificed to its master). The holder can consume one Soul Crystal (Large) to open the Life Vessel and freely select one long blade for use (usable until the end of this battle; this long blade is an Epic-grade full-score item).
Rating: 680 points (Epic item ratings range from 530 to 700 points).
Introduction: This is... a toy for madmen.
Selling Price: 360,000 Paradise Coins.
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Seeing the attributes of the Life Vessel, the pain in Su Xiao's chest suddenly didn't hurt as much. He would never treat this thing as a treasure chest to open—that would be far too wasteful.
As for using it in battle? Don't be ridiculous. Fighting with an unfamiliar long blade was asking for death. Su Xiao's idea was to use the Life Vessel as a consumable, take out an Epic-grade long blade from inside, and then use it to increase the Edge Value of Dragon-Slaying Flash. If his assumption succeeded, Dragon-Slaying Flash could devour three Epic-grade blade-type weapons. A huge profit.
After using four bottles of Ancient Secret Medicine in succession, Su Xiao managed to withstand the over three-hour bleeding state. Once the strange sensation at the wound disappeared, the wound stopped bleeding within a few minutes.
"Let's go back."
Su Xiao discarded his blood-stained clothes, picked up the Life Vessel, and walked out of the cave.
The journey was silent. By the time Su Xiao returned to the central courtyard area of the Penitent's Heights, the sky was gradually darkening.
Inside the underground room, an automatic robot was diligently cleaning, working hard and looking adorably clueless. However, its master showed no mercy, casually tossing a stack of blood-soaked bandages onto its head.
Su Xiao was checking the situation on the terminal. He had already completed the assassin mission. Now it was time for Assaka to fulfill its promise—an Epic-grade sniper rifle.
Although he didn't know the abilities of this Epic-grade sniper rifle, Su Xiao was full of anticipation for it. The Duke of Annihilation was only Gold quality; without a +13 enhancement level, it had long been obsolete. As long as this sniper rifle wasn't too bizarre, it could serve as a replacement.
Su Xiao had already experienced the dangers of the Black Abyss, but it was also easier to obtain high-rank items here, like this time.
When Su Xiao submitted the commission on the terminal, he immediately received a message. It was an apology letter. It wasn't that Assaka was reneging on its debt, but the client wasn't in the Black Abyss; they were in the Void. So the sniper rifle would be "mailed" from the Void, taking at least 10 days.
There was also good news: Su Xiao's assassin ranking in Assaka had risen, from 207th to 20th place.
Su Xiao didn't care about this ranking. What he needed was fame. However, fame took time to spread. Killing Blind Saint Blade wouldn't make him famous within a few hours. It might be possible in a derivative world, but in the Black Abyss, it was completely impossible.
Ssss~
Just as Su Xiao was considering whether to take on another assassin mission to ensure Sha could get news of him, a sizzling sound came from beside him.
"Woof~"
Hearing this familiar bark, Su Xiao sat up with a whoosh and began adjusting the communication audio.
After a brief adjustment, an image was projected onto the terminal. It was a real-time video. Bubu Wang, wearing goggles, was sitting inside a truck. Outside the window, grassland scenery sped by.
Near Bubu Wang were several other races—Feather Race, Rock Race, Subhuman Race—all present. These people held various weapons, and from their auras, they were clearly ruthless individuals accustomed to bloodshed.
Now, these people were vaguely forming a protective circle around Bubu Wang, obviously temporarily hired by him.
In fact, Su Xiao didn't need to make a name for himself to let Bubu Wang know where he was. As Su Xiao's follower, Bubu Wang naturally knew the content of the promotion mission. So as soon as he arrived in the Abyss, he found a way to sell a piece of Black Maple Leaf. Then, using that money, he formed a convoy, hired strong fighters, and directly crossed the wilderness, charging toward the Penitent's Heights.
"How long until you get here?"
Su Xiao sat cross-legged on the sofa, exhaling a long plume of smoke. His most capable partner was about to arrive. It was time to start looking for the Ashes Sprout.
"Woof."
Bubu Wang barked in the video. The truck screeched to a halt. When Bubu Wang jumped down from the truck and adjusted the camera, Su Xiao saw the slums on the outskirts of the Penitent's Heights. Bubu had already arrived.