Chapter 65: A Ruthless Person
No sooner had Sammer Fimo been dealt with than Su Xiao received several consecutive notifications.
[Warning: Hunters must not harm plot characters or first-rank contractors within this world!]
[Warning: The Hunter's follower is threatening the life of the plot protagonist (Fake).]
[Warning: Please instruct the Hunter to immediately stop the follower's actions.]
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Upon receiving these notifications, Su Xiao was somewhat puzzled. He looked around and immediately spotted a figure half-submerged in the magma.
"Amu, what's behind you..."
[Notification: The Hunter has killed the plot protagonist, Ikoma (Secondary World Child).]
[Due to the ongoing suppression of the riot mission, no treasure chest reward, no World Source income.]
[Achievement Mission: Sky-Sweeping Storm Completion +8% (Currently 83%, can be completed now. If completed immediately, minimum reward will be granted).]
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Su Xiao now understood what had happened. The magma that had accidentally dripped from Amu had actually scalded the world's plot protagonist to death. The people in the Kabaneri world had quite a temper, constantly dying on Su Xiao at the drop of a hat.
[Due to the Hunter's actions, forced teleportation will commence.]
[Forced teleportation in progress...]
Su Xiao, Amu, Bubu Wang, and Beini suddenly vanished from the spot. The dark clouds in the sky dispersed, the four golden light walls that had sealed the area disappeared, the world's upper limit of force returned to normal, and the world itself seemed to revert from a bloody hue back to its original colors.
The Kabaneri world returned to normal. The black-stockinged mature lady's nose tingled, and she was moved to the point of nearly crying.
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Real World, Accessory Shop.
Su Xiao was scribbling on a piece of white paper, writing words such as: Violator, Anomaly, Suppress Riot, Coincidence, World Invasion, etc.
This riot suppression had resolved a long-standing doubt in Su Xiao's mind: where exactly did Violators and Anomalies come from?
Based on Su Xiao's experience hunting Violators, there were two types. The first type were converted from Contractors. They possessed unique talents, repeatedly ignored mainline missions, and used special methods to evade forced execution.
Representatives of this type of Violator were: Jester (Red Jester/Mr. J), Death Omen.
The second type were collectively referred to as Anomalies. Some were fused with Contractors, while others simply came from the Void, the Black Abyss, or even other unknown regions.
Representatives of this type of Anomaly were: a certain green creature using potent poison, and the Three-in-One.
The biggest difference between Violators and Anomalies was that Violators varied in strength. Some were extremely dangerous, while others were only slightly stronger than rookie Contractors of the same rank. Of course, Violators could also include idiots or cowards.
As for Anomalies, over 60% came from remote areas of the Void, 30% from the Black Abyss, and the remaining 10% from unknown regions. The last type of Anomaly was the most dangerous and bizarre; some of their abilities were virtually unsolvable.
Clearly, the foreign creature Su Xiao had just dealt with came from the Void. If it had escaped, it could have used the resources within the derivative world to develop, gradually becoming a powerful Anomaly.
Initially, Anomalies were suppressed or dealt with by fifth-rank Contractors or Hunters who received corresponding missions to enter lower-rank worlds. This cleanup wasn't always successful, as Anomalies had diverse abilities. Sometimes, before the Contractor or Hunter even arrived, the Anomaly would have already fused with a lower-rank Contractor, forcing the suppression mission to be interrupted.
Once a cleanup failed, these Anomalies would be added to the Hunter's list until they died within some world.
Su Xiao drew a circle on the paper. Just as he connected the clues, the paper burst into flames.
Clearly, Reincarnation Paradise forbade the dissemination of this information. However, Su Xiao, who had already learned it, received no warnings. This was information he was entitled to know.
The burning of the paper indicated that some of Su Xiao's conjectures were correct. Of course, the secrets of Violators and Anomalies were far from exhausted. Before killing several Violators, they had all vaguely implied that something was supporting them from behind.
The suppression mission was completed smoothly. The mission reward, Permission Lv.1, seemed like a small gain, but for long-term development, it was a very good reward. Moreover, Su Xiao had gained 8% completion for the Sky-Sweeping Storm mission. Although he had received several warning notifications, there were no substantial penalties. Collateral damage during battle was inevitable. Since Reincarnation Paradise chose Su Xiao for the suppression, it would grant him temporary privileges.
Life in the Real World was relatively peaceful. During this time, two second-rank Contractors had a conflict. Su Xiao ignored it. As long as the conflict didn't involve more than ten Contractors, he didn't need to intervene or suppress it.
In the blink of an eye, the stay limit in the Real World was reached. Su Xiao was teleported back to his Exclusive Room.
He had 165,800 Paradise Coins remaining. In his storage space were 6 bottles of Ancient Secret Medicine. He had only made 10 bottles from this; 16 bottles of Ancient Secret Medicine were enough to deal with the upcoming derivative world.
[A new world will open in 10 minutes. Please prepare, Hunter.]
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Su Xiao took a deep breath. He had been hesitating about one thing recently: whether to attempt the second awakening of his talent, Soul Devourer. His gains from the One Piece world had been enormous, and he now had the qualifications for a second awakening. The first awakening of Soul Devourer was already very strong; a second awakening would definitely not disappoint him.
He glanced at the [Awakening Book: Second] in his storage space. Su Xiao decided to wait for the information on the new world to appear before deciding whether to use this item.
[Notification: The Hunter must read the following regulations.]
[1. Clean up Violators (Fifth Rank, incomplete).]
[2. Participate in multiple World Wars (Fifth Rank, incomplete).]
[3. Enter the Void at irregular intervals (Checked: recent entry into Black Abyss).]
[4. Suppress riots in low-rank derivative worlds (Completed once).]
[5. Ensure the stability of the Real World... (Incomplete. This duty does not require active execution).]
[Judging in progress...]
[The Hunter has gone through five consecutive worlds without cleaning up a Violator.]
[Checking in progress...]
[High-risk Violator detected. This Violator has killed six Hunters, one Arbiter, and one Battle Angel.]
[The Hunter will enter the same derivative world as this Violator.]
[Detected that this Violator poses a great threat to Contractors. Over 70% chance of causing the death of all Contractors within a derivative world. Changing world...]
[Change complete. The Hunter is about to enter a Primordial World. As the contract marker has been temporarily locked, the Hunter will forcibly drag this Violator into this Primordial World.]
[The Hunter will bear the risk. Reward mechanism triggered. Checking rewards...]
[Detected that the Hunter has obtained a Legendary Set (1/3), Black King's Fall Sacrifice. The world the Hunter is entering is 'Black Throne Continent'. Within this Primordial World, the Hunter has a chance to obtain the Black King's Soul Set (Legendary). This set is extremely rare. Upon activating the set effect, an attempt can be made to upgrade the rank of this set.]
[Teleportation about to commence. The danger level of this world has reached the Fifth Rank limit (to mitigate the destruction caused by the Violator).]
[Number of Contractors entering 'Black Throne Continent' this time: 18, to reduce the chance of the Hunter's identity being exposed. The Hunter must eliminate the Violator.]
[An Arbiter has already entered this world in advance. The Arbiter can ensure no conflict arises between the Hunter and the Contractors. Do not engage in direct conflict with the Arbiter.]