Chapter 59: Survival Mission
After being promoted to Legendary rank, Fate Redemption transformed into Fate Dominator. Its appearance was still that of a metal lighter, but much more refined. The engravings Su Xiao had carved on it hadn't disappeared, and the lines had become smoother.
After being promoted to Legendary rank, Fate Dominator's abilities were exceptionally powerful. Equipment Effect 1 was simple and brutal: after defeating or killing an enemy, permanently seize a small portion of their fortune, storing it within Fate Dominator. Once it reached 100%, it directly increased Su Xiao's Luck Attribute by 1 point.
This ability was very strong, but it had many restrictions. For example, it couldn't continuously seize fortune from the same target within 160 days, and if the enemy's fortune was too weak, it couldn't be seized at all.
This meant that the people Su Xiao could seize fortune from were relatively limited, but that wasn't a big deal. Enemies capable of fighting him wouldn't have weak fortune. As for ordinary civilians in various worlds, they fell into the category of those whose fortune couldn't be seized.
The moment he saw this ability, Su Xiao thought of the plot protagonists in derivative worlds. Killing them carried high risks, but these plot protagonists' fortunes were definitely very strong. If he gave them a good beating, he might directly increase his Luck Attribute. This was highly worth experimenting with.
As for Fate Dominator's Equipment Effect 2, what did 10 points of Luck Attribute mean? Previously, Su Xiao's Luck Attribute was only 8 points (now 7 points). This was more than double, with 2 extra points. The consumption was changed to Soul Crystals (Fragments). Crushing one Soul Crystal (Large) would last a long time.
Equipment Effect 3 was very interesting. It was an ability that needed to be activated. Su Xiao had two choices: find an opportunity to summon the Goddess of Fortune and have her lightly kiss Fate Dominator, or directly slash her and get some divine blood to activate Fate Dominator.
This could also be seen as two different attitudes. The first was to please the Goddess of Fortune, commonly known as groveling or licking the goddess's boots. The second was physical negotiation, making the Goddess of Fortune lick his boots.
...
Void, on the beach of a certain planet. The sand was white, airships floated high in the sky, and the ocean was a vast blue.
Various races were vacationing on the beach, very lively. A beautiful woman wearing a bikini and sunglasses lay on a beach chair. Her right leg was slightly crossed, her figure had exquisite curves, and her skin was so delicate it seemed it would break at a touch.
This beauty was none other than the Goddess of Fortune. Unlike other gods, she was very laid-back. At this moment, she was holding a glass of juice made from the Spring of Life and crushed Mauling Fruit, with a straw in her mouth. She looked utterly content.
"Ah-choo~"
The Goddess of Fortune sneezed. She wrinkled her small nose, a hint of confusion in her eyes. Why did she suddenly sneeze? Could it be that some friend was thinking of her?
...
Su Xiao put away Fate Dominator. For the next few hours, it was safer for him to stay at the Execution Agency headquarters. After all, he was going to be unlucky for a few hours. If a battle broke out during this time, it would be bad.
Facts proved that the Execution Agency headquarters was very safe. More than six hours passed without any enemies attacking.
Nothing was found in the Badansha Town area. Hank was still stationed there. Su Xiao had long expected this result, so he didn't go personally. Sending the No-Eye Squad was just a gesture.
There were 12 minutes left until the first prompt for the Space-Time Core's location. As long as he knew the general direction of the Space-Time Core, he would have an initial clue.
A dozen minutes passed quickly. When only 10 seconds remained, a 3D holographic map appeared in front of Su Xiao. It showed the situation within Zuer City and 30 kilometers of its surroundings.
After the holographic map appeared, a red dot emerged on it. The Space-Time Core's location was in the West City District.
Beep, beep, beep.
The red dot flashed. After 3 seconds, the holographic map disappeared.
Su Xiao quickly walked to the desk and picked up the paper map that had been prepared there.
"West City District, near an inner-city river, factory area."
Su Xiao drew a large circle on the map.
"Reinhardt."
As soon as Su Xiao spoke, Reinhardt pushed open the door and entered the office.
"Send people to seal off this area on the map as quickly as possible, and notify the Seventh Unit. The reason is that suspicious individuals have entered this area, possibly related to the Eye Chamber. Have them send more people."
"Yes."
Reinhardt hurriedly left. Su Xiao looked at Bubu Wang, pondered for a few seconds, and said, "Bubu, you go to this position. Your main target is Contractors, followed by Ghost Ring remnants, then unaffiliated Ghosts, and finally suspicious civilians. Track them in this order of priority. Amu, you're responsible for this area. If you encounter a suspicious target, hold them back. Beini, you handle this area. Tracking takes priority."
After explaining the preliminary plan, Su Xiao quickly ran out of the office, heading straight for the location where the Space-Time Core had appeared.
Ten minutes later, Su Xiao arrived at the West City District. It was already 11 PM, moonless, and the sky was pitch black.
Comparing the map in his hand, Su Xiao arrived near a residential area. This was mostly cheap apartments, the kind where an entire floor of residents shared one bathroom.
After arriving near the location where the Space-Time Core had appeared, Su Xiao crouched on the roof of an apartment building, hiding himself in the darkness. He was waiting for the Execution Agency and the Seventh Unit to surround this area and conduct a house-to-house search.
If it were normal times, even if Su Xiao was the Legion Commander of the Execution Agency, he couldn't order this. Fortunately, the Eye Chamber incident had just erupted, and his authority was nearly at its peak.
Half an hour later, Awakened ones, the Seventh Unit, and the Security Forces formed an encirclement, almost completely surrounding the West City District in a ring, searching house by house.
Inside the West City District, in a standalone villa, several men and women were standing or sitting in the living room.
"I don't believe in free lunches."
A middle-aged man in blue work clothes spoke. His appearance was utterly ordinary, just a regular worker in a crowd, but he was an excellent assassin, even before entering Reincarnation Paradise.
"I don't believe it either."
A seductive voice came from the corner of the living room. It was a mature woman with blue lipstick and a nose ring.
"To be honest with you, I don't believe it either."
Elegy, sitting on the sofa, spoke. Her fair calves were resting on the coffee table. On the other side of the coffee table, a stunningly beautiful woman was squatting very crudely, wearing a beige sportswear.
"Since you don't believe it yourself, why use that thing as bait to gather us here?"
The stunningly beautiful woman spoke. Near the inner side of the living room, a man with a yellow crew cut and a mouth full of shark-like teeth let out a sinister laugh.
"So I like pretty ones. Doesn't matter if they're male or female."
The shark-toothed man snickered. Hearing his laugh, the stunningly beautiful woman's face darkened.
"I'm a man. Want me to pull it out and show you?"
"Oh? I'm very interested. That's even more exciting, hahaha."
Facts proved that Contractors in Reincarnation Paradise were rarely normal. Take the shark-toothed man, for example; his mental state was clearly not right.
"You motherf*cker."
The stunningly beautiful woman stood up on the coffee table. The other party had hit a sore spot. A long time ago, she couldn't pull it out anymore. This was no longer a cross-dressing big shot but a transformation big shot.
"Don't say I didn't warn you. A lot of people are approaching."
The transformation big shot spoke in a deep voice. Everyone's eyes turned to her.
"How many?"
"Strength level."
"Are they Contractors?"
The transformation big shot shook her head and said, "The strength levels are chaotic. It should be the Execution Agency plus the Security Forces. As for the number... about a hundred thousand or so. And they've already surrounded this area and are conducting a house-to-house search."
"I think... I know whose mission item this is. I was wondering why Mr. J was so cowardly. So that's it."
Elegy pulled a black crystal from her bosom and tossed it onto the coffee table with a clink.
"As they say, treasures of heaven and earth belong to those with the ability. Distinguished talents, I have faith in you."
Hearing Elegy's somewhat mystical words, the Contractors looked at each other, then finally focused their gazes on the black crystal on the table. This thing equaled 25% World Source, equaled a True Attribute Point, equaled an opportunity to get stronger. Very tempting.
They weren't terrified by the name "Night of Decapitation." They were weighing whether it was worth the risk for this 25% World Source. After all, Su Xiao was now the Legion Commander of the Execution Agency. Otherwise, these people would all have the guts to gamble against Su Xiao.
"No one dares to take it? Hah, then I'll treat this as an escape mission."
The shark-toothed man picked up the black crystal from the table. What he didn't know was that this wasn't an escape mission, but a survival mission. Survive for three days, and the 25% World Source would be his.