# Chapter 18: Aberrant Beasts and Declaration of War
Eliminating the Death Paradise faction was for the sake of everything that would follow.
At this moment, the distribution of the four main camps was as follows: Reincarnation Paradise's camp was at the top, Apocalypse Paradise was at the bottom left, Holy Light Paradise was at the bottom right, and Sanctuary Paradise was at the very bottom.
The most important reason Death Paradise was eliminated was because their camp was very close to Sanctuary Paradise's camp. If they had been adjacent to Reincarnation Paradise's camp, Su Xiao and the Dean would never have targeted them first, but instead would have observed and waited.
The number of native inhabitants would not be small. Once they came charging in overwhelming numbers, which faction would have it easiest? The answer was, of course, the Death Paradise and Sanctuary Paradise factions, which were strong enough in combat power and adjacent to each other, able to cover one another.
Those two factions would definitely form a true alliance at that time. When a Space-Time Power Condensate fell, they would both dispatch personnel, leaving people to guard their camps, then join forces to compete with the native forces for the Space-Time Power Condensate.
As for Reincarnation Paradise at the top, with Apocalypse on the left and Holy Light on the right, not a single one of them could fight worth a damn. At that time, as long as the Aberrant Beasts and the Orc army weren't stupid, they would concentrate their Firepower on the strongest faction's camp — Reincarnation Paradise.
Both Death Paradise and Sanctuary Paradise were very strong, so the Aberrant Beasts and Orc army on their side would be split between the two factions, greatly reducing the pressure, giving them a huge advantage in going out to compete for Space-Time Power Condensate.
With this shift in balance, at that time, the Reincarnation Paradise faction would be suppressed by the Cult and Death Paradise. The main camp wasn't a burden — it was a lifeline. Without a main camp, facing the surging Aberrant Beasts and Orc army, any of the four factions would be driven out of the Fallen Zone.
With a main camp, it was different. Using it as a defensive, supply, and recovery point, the Reincarnation Paradise faction could hold off the Aberrant Beasts and Orc army.
The Cult's leader, Shepherd, hadn't thought this far ahead, but Su Xiao and the Dean had. That was why the two of them would rather give up a Space-Time Power Condensate to clear out one of Death Paradise or the Cult. And now, they had succeeded.
On the large map of the Fallen Zone, the top was Reincarnation Paradise's camp, the left was Apocalypse Paradise's camp, the right was Holy Light Paradise's camp, and the bottom was Sanctuary Paradise's camp. The four factions surrounded the hundred-kilometer-diameter Fallen Zone.
Once the Aberrant Beasts and Orc army charged in, the Reincarnation Paradise faction and the Cult would bear the same pressure. This was the trap laid by Su Xiao, the Dean, and Widow West.
First, let the Cult obtain two Space-Time Crystals, using this immediate benefit to Paralyze the Cult. Later, there would be bitter pills for the Cult to swallow.
If Shepherd could think of all this, he would regret it to the point of his intestines turning green. Such a good ally as Death Paradise, and he had watched with his own eyes as the ally was cleared out by the Reincarnation Paradise faction.
Su Xiao quickly ran across the grassland, followed by Bubu Wang, Amu, and Baha. There was still no news from Beini; searching for the World Core probably wasn't going smoothly.
The rain gradually lessened. In the hazy drizzle, their own camp appeared faintly ahead.
Just as Su Xiao returned to the hatch of the camp, a low, long horn sound came from the distance.
Hmm~
Ripples spread across the accumulated water on the ground. A creature resembling a pterosaur flew high in the sky, leaving a black afterimage as it landed near the spaceship.
"Outsiders, get out, of our, world!"
What landed wasn't a pterosaur, but a humanoid creature. Its skin was slightly dark, with a rough stratum corneum for defense. Between its arms and the sides of its body from armpits to waist, fleshy wings grew. Its claws were very sharp, and the pupils of its eyes were brownish-yellow, reflective, contracting or expanding with changes in light.
This was an Aberrant Beast, a Fission Type Aberrant Beast, higher than a Terrain Type, lower than a Parasite Type. It was worth mentioning that this combat race wasn't ugly; on the contrary, it had a kind of majesty.
Aberrant Beasts had their own language, but with the Enhancement of Universal Language Lv.50, Su Xiao could understand the Aberrant Beast's speech.
"Your world? I'm here now, so it's mine. No, it's our Reincarnation Paradise's."
Diamond King slightly raised his chin. The madmen of the Reincarnation Paradise faction were somewhat strange. Normally, in Derived worlds or Original worlds, they fought fiercely among themselves. If there was a conflict, they would basically settle it with life or death. But in a war world, although they weren't united, they had a Wonderful cohesion.
"Interaction, failed. Outsiders, we, and you, declare war."
The Fission Type's reflective pupils were very cold, a gaze that Disdained other living beings.
Bang!
The smell of gunpowder Diffused. A bullet hit the Fission Type's head. It slightly tilted its head back, black-red blood trickling down its Ferocious face.
"You don't need to declare war. Go back and tell your leader that we four factions are officially at war with you."
Mad Doctor's words were very Subtle, conveniently dragging the other three factions into it as well.
Negotiation? There was no negotiation at all. The Aberrant Beasts had ruled this world for too many years. Thinking of coexisting peacefully with them was a dream.
After the initial stage, from now on, it was about which faction could hold out until the end. If they could repel the Aberrant Beasts and Orc army, then the four factions would continue to fight among themselves, after all, the World Core hadn't appeared yet.
"This is, your outsiders' will? I will convey it to, the King."
The Fission Type flapped its fleshy wings and disappeared from the spot.
The sky cleared. On the horizon, black giant pillars could faintly be seen — those were the Aberrant Beasts' war fortresses, built by Orcs. The Aberrant Beasts had long been prepared. They were accustomed to oppressing the Orcs and humans of this world and wanted to treat the contractors in the same way.
The contractors on their side used local materials and began setting up defensive lines near the camp.
There were two defensive lines. The first was established around the camp, about ten meters from the camp. The second defensive line was to retreat into the tail cabin.
Earlier, their group had tested it with Death Paradise's spaceship. The spaceship's defense was very strong.
If the first defensive line couldn't be held, they would immediately retreat to the second defensive line, falling back to defend the camp's hatch.
Staying holed up inside the spaceship the whole time was absolutely not an option. If the spaceship was attacked for a long time, it wasn't impossible for damage to occur. That would be troublesome. The main camp was the last line of defense, everyone's hope.
After intense Arrangements, basically all melee-type contractors had a wooden shield. It could withstand several attacks, was light enough, and had no usage prerequisites.
These were made by the Autistic Brothers. They seemed autistic, Rejecting everyone, but the two brothers were actually very good people, just Not Good at Communication and expression. Especially the younger brother, who was actually made to blush by Widow West. Such a youth was as rare as a giant panda in Reincarnation Paradise.
The defensive line was set up. The contractors on their side were all at the first defensive line, forming a ring around the camp. Fortunately, the spaceship had transformed into a camp. If the spaceship was still as huge as when it hadn't landed, there would be no way to defend it.
This made one Associate that the camp was designed for this very situation, hence the transformation, to facilitate the contractors' defense.
No one spoke. Everyone waited in silence. The atmosphere seemed Oppressive, but in reality, the madmen on their side were long accustomed to it. When it came to testing psychological endurance, the madmen of the Reincarnation Paradise faction completely crushed contractors from all other Paradises. Forced execution penalties were just a daily routine — this was no joke.
Hmm~
The second horn sounded, low and long.
Rumble...
The ground began to tremble slightly. A black 'tide' surged from the horizon. That wasn't a tide at all — it was the Aberrant Beast army, densely packed, boundless Aberrant Beast army.
"Brothers, the Revelry begins, hahahaha!"
Arrogant and Frenzied laughter spread. Many contractors had smiles on their faces. As long as they didn't die today, they could kill to their heart's content.