Chapter 69: This Seems Like Asking for Death
The demon group commentator sneered, as if he had discovered something, his eyes full of anticipation.
Gewu had actually lost quite frustratingly. As a melee fighter, his perception wasn't weak, but after encountering Bubu Wang, he only knew he was being ambushed when the wound stung, followed by a brutal gang-up.
In Su Xiao's view, ganging up on enemies was the essence of the summoning system.
[Hunter has won this match. Return to rest area or continue consecutive matches? If choosing consecutive matches, ranking will increase based on win streak × battle evaluation.]
Su Xiao naturally chose to continue. Although Beini had taken a hit, with the amateur healer Bubu Wang around, her injuries would recover quickly.
"So, let us look forward to the second competitor. Ha, hahaha..."
As the demon clan member's voice faded, Su Xiao suddenly disappeared.
"It seems we won't get to witness the next victim's experience. I really hope he/she can break through the encirclement—that would be quite a show."
The demon clan member was disappointed because Su Xiao's opponent had chosen a non-public match, meaning no audience and a random terrain.
Su Xiao was fine with any mode, as long as he could match opponents quickly.
When Su Xiao's vision cleared, he was in a ruined city. It seemed to have endured the baptism of war—buildings had collapsed on a large scale, all windows were empty, and the ground was scorched black.
A woman in sportswear, holding a chain watch in her hand, stood on the street.
With a click, the chain watch in the woman's hand opened. The minute hand stopped at 1 o'clock, and the hour hand at 4 o'clock.
"14 o'clock temporary luck, not bad."
The woman flicked her arm, and the watch closed. She was a contractor who fought using the luck attribute.
The match began. The female contractor charged at Su Xiao at a moderate speed.
Five minutes later, Amu stood up from a pile of building debris, and Baha's feathers above were covered in blood.
"Cough, cough..."
The female contractor lay in a pile of rubble, blood oozing from bullet holes in her body, her body twitching from pain, looking desperate and helpless.
"You... shameless..."
The female contractor raised her middle finger shakily. On her neck was a slash that had cut halfway through her throat.
Leaving those words, the female contractor was teleported away. Even in defeat, she couldn't understand why a melee fighter stronger than her had so many summons.
Su Xiao reloaded the D·Assassination magazine. Contractors who fought with the luck attribute were not easy to deal with; this woman's luck attribute was at least 25 points or more.
Bubu Wang and Amu weren't seriously injured, and since no one dies in the arena, the match continued.
Match after match, Su Xiao's win streak quickly reached twenty. From there, the opponents became tougher, so Su Xiao switched to Devouring Annihilation.
Bang!
The bullet left the barrel. Due to the close distance, it drilled into a young man's left shoulder the next moment, shattering his entire shoulder. Flesh and bone exploded like fireworks.
Su Xiao's opponent this time was a young man with a clean appearance. The young man looked at Su Xiao with helpless eyes. He was a perception-type, so he could clearly sense that if he engaged in melee combat, he would be the first to die.
After being beaten for nearly three minutes, the young man concluded that the enemy was a combination of summoner + sniper + melee fighter. If he didn't charge forward, he would be surrounded by the opponent's summoned beasts and occasionally take a bullet. As for keeping his distance, that was even worse—the arena was only so big, and he couldn't escape the shooting range.
Two minutes later, the young man fell under Amu's lava hammer.
After nearly twenty consecutive battles, Beini was severely injured and withdrew to the rest area to recover.
...
"Hahaha, little sister, you're exposed. Watch out, there's a hammer above! Just kidding, it's on the right."
Baha circled in the air. Below, a girl with twin tails was locked in combat with Amu, while Bubu Wang harassed her from time to time.
"Shut up, you feathered beast!"
The twin-tailed girl punched the ground, cracking the stone floor inch by inch. Compared to her skin burned by lava, the bird in the sky was more annoying.
"Lalalala, blue sky~"
Baha actually started singing, and in a tenor voice.
Bang!
Amu sent the twin-tailed girl flying with a hammer blow.
"Little sister, you're falling already? Then I'll..."
"I..."
The twin-tailed girl gritted her teeth. Suddenly, a blur flashed behind her.
Pfft!
Sharp claws sank into the back of her neck, injecting a large amount of bio-energy toxins into her body.
"Body can't..."
The twin-tailed girl's pupils trembled. She fell stiffly, and Baha landed nearby.
"My venom is spent."
Baha lifted a wing and tossed a rag over the twin-tailed girl to prevent further exposure.
"Alright, go rest."
Su Xiao canceled Baha's combat eligibility, raised his hand, and fired a few shots to finish the opponent. Baha's assassination ability was strong, but he was better at taunting and harassing opponents. This twin-tailed girl was an example. Initially, she ignored Baha, but as the battle dragged on, her mentality gradually collapsed.
Eight hours later, exhausted, Su Xiao returned to the rest area and checked the match data.
[Competitor: Su Xiao.]
[Status: Fatigued.]
[Paradise Arena Ranking: 159th (Fifth Rank).]
[Win Streak: 69 matches.]
[Top Ten Honor Rewards: Not obtained.]
...
Su Xiao had fought his way into the top 200. At this rank, although the opponents were strong, he was confident he could defeat a few more. Unfortunately, his stamina couldn't keep up. After nine consecutive hours of combat, he was completely drained.
Su Xiao transferred 100,000 Paradise Coins each to Bubu Wang, Amu, Beini, and Baha as pocket money, then dragged his tired body back to his exclusive room.
Baha and Bubu Wang teamed up to go out and have fun, while Amu and Beini returned to the exclusive room to rest.
Leaning back in a recliner with nothing to do, Su Xiao picked up two spheres. These spheres were only a few sizes smaller than apples, each with three golden pupils forming a triangle.
These were the unknown eyeballs Su Xiao had obtained in the Nether World. So far, he had no idea what they did. The only thing certain was that they didn't belong to the Nether World, nor were they produced by Reincarnation Paradise. They couldn't be stored in the storage space. On one occasion, Su Xiao had even brought them to the real world.
Su Xiao carefully examined the two unknown eyeballs in his hands. He had tried various methods but gained nothing.
"Could it be that I'm opening them wrong?"
Su Xiao hesitated for a moment, then squeezed one with all his strength, choosing the most primitive method of opening.
Crack...
A crisp sound. One of the unknown eyeballs split open with a gap.
A crystal layer wrapped around Su Xiao's hands as he pried open the cracked eyeball. It felt similar to stone in texture.
As Su Xiao pried open the eyeball, a symbol resembling a ram's horn appeared, floating in midair.
With a bang, the energy symbol exploded. Su Xiao felt a powerful pulling force, then his vision went black, and he lost consciousness.
After an unknown amount of time, Su Xiao felt a hard sensation on his face. He opened his eyes and found himself lying on a stone slab covered with twisted patterns.
"Welcome to the Starry Sky Seat, fortunate traveler. What transaction do you wish to make with us? You only have one chance."
A somewhat hoarse voice came. Su Xiao followed the sound and saw a figure shrouded in black smoke. Nearby sat a man in tattered clothes.
"What a... surprising encounter."
Su Xiao drew the long blade at his waist. Without even needing to sense it, he knew the man in tattered clothes was the Blade Demon. That kind of homologous aura was far too strong.
Su Xiao took a deep breath. Today, he might very well die here.