Chapter 33: Bubu Wang in Danger
Su Xiao shook the blood off his left hand. If he took a few more strikes from the Immortal One, he would die here. Right now, he didn’t even have a chance to use a recovery item.
Looking at the several bullet holes on the Immortal One’s body, Su Xiao felt the timing was about right. During the earlier fight with that tank-type contractor, he had been accumulating Law-Destroying Blades. Adding the slash he just landed on the Immortal One, he had now stacked five Law-Destroying Blades, reaching the limit.
‘Azure Shadow… King.’
A blue gleam flickered in Su Xiao’s eyes. He raised his left arm and suddenly clenched his fist. A crystal layer instantly spread over his entire forearm, making his arm and hand semi-transparent, tinged with a pale blue. The veins inside were especially clear, flowing with Cyan Steel Shadow energy.
As if sensing the impending danger, the Immortal One rushed toward Su Xiao, but after just two steps, he abruptly stopped in place.
Boom!!
Five Law-Destroying Blades, each over four meters long, plunged into the surrounding ground. The entire area within a kilometer trembled. The five blades enveloped both Su Xiao and the Immortal One. The Immortal One’s entire body crackled, unable to move even a finger. Gravel on the ground around him floated up, and the rising flames slowed drastically.
Clang~
The five Law-Destroying Blades pulled out of the ground and slashed toward the Immortal One in a furious arc. He could only watch helplessly, unable to move, and the blades were far too fast.
Puff, puff…
Blood and torn fabric sprayed. The slashing speed of the five Law-Destroying Blades was so fast that they formed a sphere. After a series of strikes, the blades suddenly stopped, angled diagonally from above toward the Immortal One.
Puff!
The five Law-Destroying Blades pierced through the Immortal One’s body from five directions, pinning him to the ground in a standing position.
The blue gleam in Su Xiao’s eyes intensified. With a bang, the five Law-Destroying Blades exploded. Blue shards of blades sprayed outward. Azure Shadow King was not just aimed at a single enemy.
The execution speed of Azure Shadow King seemed slow, but in reality, it only took 0.8 seconds. The five Law-Destroying Blades fell, and in the next instant, the Immortal One was struck multiple times. Finally, the five blades pierced through his body and exploded.
With a clang, the broken sword in the Immortal One’s hand fell to the ground. He knelt on one knee, lowered his head, and died there. Sparks drifted over his body as it gradually turned to ash. Extracting soul memories was no longer possible.
Su Xiao’s semi-transparent left arm returned to normal. When using Azure Shadow King, he could move and attack. The Immortal One’s health was already low. This was a test of Azure Shadow King’s power, and the result was very satisfying.
[You have killed the Immortal One.]
[You have obtained a Holy Spirit Chest (7%).]
[You have obtained 127 Soul Coins.]
[You have obtained 9.25% World Source.]
[You have obtained the ‘Redemption Church’ Key (Special Item).]
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The reward for killing the Immortal One was lower than expected. This didn’t make sense. The ‘assistance’ from contractors of other paradises was different from the assistance of plot characters. There shouldn’t be a reduction in kill rewards.
Analyzing this, it meant that something strange had mixed into the four-person team. White Bull and the Captain were contractors, but the status of Killer Bee and Esi was unknown.
Based on Su Xiao’s inference, Killer Bee and Esi should be teammates—no, master and servant. On the surface, Esi seemed stronger, acting as the master, but in Su Xiao’s view, Esi’s performance was too conspicuous.
Su Xiao had done something similar in the Holy Grail World. Back then, he was a Servant, and Kariya Matou was the Master. But under his disguise, he looked more like the Master. Although the curse mark was painted on, he had driven Kariya Matou into a frenzy.
The combination of Killer Bee and Esi reminded Su Xiao of that scene. Analyzing this, Esi might not even be a contractor. She should be a summoned creature with a special brand, the brand characteristic being Watchful Paradise.
Peeling off a brand seemed impossible, but Su Xiao knew someone who had several paradise brands. That guy was called Mad Doctor.
Killer Bee was the real master, and Esi was a special summoned creature with melee + healing abilities. They pretended not to know each other and formed a team with White Bull and the Captain from Apocalypse Paradise. To avoid suspicion, Killer Bee would even push an outsider to be the team leader, waiting until they had gathered enough benefits before betraying White Bull and the Captain, taking everything gained in Doom Town.
As for the flaw of reduced rewards, if Esi had already joined the team, regardless of her identity, there wouldn’t be a reward reduction. Just like when Old Divine Stick helped Su Xiao deal with the Black King, there was no reward reduction.
Su Xiao wasn’t sure if his inference was correct, but he planned to use this hypothesis as a plan to deal with Killer Bee, who was hiding in Doom Town.
For now, Su Xiao’s task was to explore. He needed to explore more than 20% of Doom Town to complete the main quest, Fifth Ring.
This wasn’t aimless exploration. In the central area of Doom Town, there was an item called ‘Ashes Furnace.’
This item was unique to Doom Town and was marked by Reincarnation Paradise as having a unique characteristic. If missed now, it would be lost forever, unobtainable by any means.
The Ashes Furnace had two uses. Consuming over 260 grams of Starlight Iron to activate it could reforged one piece of equipment. The cost of reforging was high, requiring not only Starlight Iron but also other equipment as fuel to temper the equipment to be reforged. This equipment would then gain a unique characteristic.
The second use was that if Su Xiao obtained the Ashes Furnace, he could pay it to exempt the failure penalty of the 150-point attribute barrier assessment.
The key and the Ashes Furnace were items that must be fought over. Su Xiao had already obtained the key. As for the furnace, Killer Bee, also in Doom Town, would compete for it.
Su Xiao lit a cigarette. The earlier battle here had made such a commotion, yet it didn’t attract the townsfolk of Doom Town. This indicated that the nearby area was relatively safe, or rather, the sound wouldn’t alert the townsfolk here.
The flames on the main street slowly extinguished. Looking around, Su Xiao didn’t see the wooden box containing Soul Crystals. It must have been taken by the four-person team.
Entering a stone building beside the main street, Su Xiao climbed the bare stairs and saw the half-dead Captain. Seeing this, Baha ran over with a somewhat arrogant stride, the kind that easily invites a beating. He couldn’t help it—flying made him the sky’s overlord, but running… let’s not talk about it.
“Hey, dead yet?”
“Kill… me.”
A weak voice came from the Captain’s throat. He now only wished for death.
“Don’t give up, brother. You still have hope of being saved. My boss’s repair skills—ah, spit—my boss’s healing skills are very high. At least give some useful info.”
“Ba ku ah, moo moo fu.”
“Huh? Boss, speak human language. Can’t understand.”
With a swish, Banishment, in blade form, sliced across the Captain’s throat. Su Xiao had already seen that this contractor’s soul was damaged, making it impossible to get useful information.
Just as Su Xiao was about to turn and leave, he saw a Scarlet Card beside the Captain’s body.
[You have obtained a Scarlet Card (★★★★★★★).]
This was the first time Su Xiao had obtained a seventh-rank contractor’s Scarlet Card. What it would yield was up to fate. Even Fate Dominator couldn’t save it. It would either be a massive fortune or turn him into a daily goods wholesaler.
Putting away the Scarlet Card, Su Xiao proceeded along the main street of Doom Town. He hadn’t gone far before he stopped.
Dozens of meters ahead was a crossroad. In the center of the intersection was a circular flower bed. The vines inside were lush, and the bright red flowers made the surrounding colors seem dimmer.
Inside the circular fountain at the center of the flower bed, a light red liquid slowly flowed out, nourishing the vines below.
“This thing… doesn’t seem easy to mess with.”
Baha swallowed his saliva. It was already exaggerated that the Immortal One was guarding the gate. Now, after walking just over a hundred meters, they encountered an even stronger plant-type big boss.
The vines rustled, and a pale little hand reached out from between the leaves. In the next instant, Bubu Wang, who was behind Su Xiao, suddenly disappeared and appeared inside the flower bed.
“Little puppy, so cute. Cut off the ears and hang it up. Even cuter when it doesn’t move.”
A sweet nursery rhyme came. Bubu Wang’s hind legs began to tremble violently, and his dog face gradually filled with terror, as if written with the words: ‘Don’t touch me, old man.’ Bubu Wang, in danger.