Chapter 24: Derived World and Return
Options A, B, and C: A was Paradise Coins, B was a treasure chest, and C was a rare scroll.
Seeing option C, Su Xiao had already decided to give up the first two options. Blade Dao was his core skill, and a scroll that could raise its rank was not to be missed.
After selecting C, a golden, shining scroll appeared in Su Xiao's hand. This was the [Golden Honor Scroll].
The [Golden Honor Scroll] had no grade, but it was marked with words like 'Valuable Item' and 'Gold'.
Su Xiao stored the [Golden Honor Scroll] in his storage space. His current condition was too poor; within an hour, he would die from excessive blood loss.
After choosing the reward, notifications from Reincarnation Paradise appeared one after another.
[War has been won. Arbiter identity has been fully reclaimed.]
[Beginning timeline reset. Time point is eight hours after the 'Parasite' protagonist was parasitized.]
[Resetting timeline...]
[Detected that the Hunter's current location is extremely dangerous after the timeline reset. Teleporting...]
Space-time power enveloped Su Xiao. At this moment, Reincarnation Paradise had absolute control over the 'Parasite' world.
A flash of light passed before his eyes, and Su Xiao found himself within the territory of the Human Alliance. It was a street, surrounded by towering buildings, filled with pedestrians.
Everything around was frozen. Some pedestrians had their legs raised, held mid-air in a single pose.
Su Xiao cursed inwardly. What he needed now was treatment, not to be moved to a safe location.
Reincarnation Paradise clearly wasn't planning to teleport him back immediately. As an Arbiter and Contractor, he had the right to witness the fruits of victory.
[The derived world is now fully under the ownership of Reincarnation Paradise. Beginning timeline reset!]
[As this is the first timeline reset for this derived world, a gentler reset method will be adopted.]
A light blue, transparent curtain formed around him, rapidly spreading across the entire derived world.
All objects and buildings swept by the transparent curtain changed rapidly. Some elderly people became young, some buildings disappeared, and some buildings appeared out of thin air.
The time of the entire derived world began to rewind, instantly returning to the earliest stage of the Parasites.
The difficulty of the derived world began to decrease, dropping from the original Lv.10 to Lv.3, the same difficulty as Tokyo Ghoul, though the combat power of the Parasite world was slightly weaker than Tokyo Ghoul.
The air became fresh, the pungent smell of formaldehyde disappearing.
[Derived world timeline reset complete. Current time point is 18 hours after the Parasites landed on Earth.]
[As the Kala Star People have been defeated, according to Initial Regulation Article 13572, Reincarnation Paradise may execute defeated Void races. Beginning execution of enemy forces. The Kala Star People have been annihilated. The 'Parasite' world will no longer contain Kala Star People.]
[The Parasite derived world will serve as a breeding ground for nurturing new Contractors. Checking three World Coordinate locations.]
[Ding... Found one World Coordinate location where new Contractors cannot survive (Deep Sea). Attempting to move World Coordinate. As the World Coordinate is in its initial formation stage, it is movable.]
[Movement successful. Coordinate has been moved to within ten kilometers of the plot protagonist 'Shinichi Izumi'.]
[Parasite derived world planning complete. Copying...]
[The following information is classified. The Hunter's known information has reached the maximum limit.]
[War Mission: World Coordinates (2/2), completed. Reward: 8 Attribute Points.]
[Hunting Mission (Special): Suppress the Riot, completed. Reward: 30% World Source.]
[Beginning return to Reincarnation Paradise.]
The sensation of being teleported appeared. Su Xiao suddenly felt as if he had been hit on the back of the head with a blunt object. This familiar feeling, familiar angle, familiar sensation... Su Xiao spat out blood, truly spat out blood...
[Teleportation complete. Hunter has returned to Exclusive Room.]
[Hunter has returned to Reincarnation Paradise. Beginning war world settlement.]
War World: Parasite (Thirty Years After the Plot)
Difficulty: LV.10 (Extremely Difficult)
World Source Obtained: 30%.
Missions Completed: 2. (War Mission, Hunting Mission.)
Comprehensive Evaluation: S- (Note: Evaluation ranges from E- to S+. Comprehensive evaluation is calculated based on total World Source obtained and number of missions completed.)
Beginning collection of World Source...
World Source collection complete. Beginning reward tally.
Rewards Obtained: 16 Attribute Points (including Attribute Points obtained within the war world), 13000 Paradise Coins.
Comprehensive Evaluation is S-. As this is a war world, Hunter Level +0.
Settlement complete. Rewards have been automatically deposited into the Hunter's Mark.
Notification: Hunter has obtained two S-rank evaluations. The third S-rank evaluation will grant a special reward.
...
With a thud, Su Xiao collapsed onto the floor of his Exclusive Room. Bubu Wang lay beside him.
[Detected abnormal vital signs in Hunter. Yes/No to restore. This function will consume Paradise Coins.]
Su Xiao chose to restore both himself and Bubuteni. Two green lights appeared in the Exclusive Room, enveloping Su Xiao and Bubuteni.
Su Xiao floated in mid-air, surrounded by emerald green specks. These green specks gradually merged into his body. His injuries healed at a visible rate. The bloody holes in his chest and abdomen closed up, and his blasted-off shoulder regrew. Su Xiao let out a long sigh of relief as his body finally returned to normal.
After five minutes, the green light disappeared. All injuries to Su Xiao and Bubuteni were healed.
Su Xiao landed steadily, his mind somewhat groggy. He hadn't rested for 36 hours, during which he had experienced three high-intensity battles. The enemies in all three battles were strong, each possessing the ability to kill him.
Thud.
A sound of a heavy object hitting the ground came from beside him. Su Xiao turned his head to see Bubuteni. This fool had fallen asleep while floating in mid-air and hadn't woken up even after falling from half a meter high. His tongue was even hanging out.
Steady breathing sounds came. It seemed Bubuteni wouldn't wake up for a while.
Su Xiao's head was also spinning. He collapsed onto the bed and fell asleep immediately.
The Exclusive Room was silent. Su Xiao was simply too exhausted.
Not being able to directly participate in the war had kept his nerves highly tense. The strong enemies encountered while setting up the coordinates were all difficult to deal with. Fortunately, all three World Coordinates were successfully established.
By the third World Coordinate, Su Xiao was completely dragging over a hundred Contractors. Aside from hiding well, those Contractors had made no contribution. The war rewards would likely be reduced by a third.
Considering that the first two coordinates were defended by Contractors fighting to the death, the rewards should still be generous.
The war was over. Su Xiao had gained a slight understanding of Reincarnation Paradise, but this was just a drop in the ocean. Reincarnation Paradise still held too many unknown secrets.
The Contractors all returned to Reincarnation Paradise. The tense atmosphere within Reincarnation Paradise dissipated. The mandatory measures for Workers were also lifted, and prices quickly returned to normal.
The survivors of the war became stronger. The numbers of the three adventure groups sharply decreased. Although their numbers were reduced, their combat power showed a trend of increasing instead.
Though war was cruel, it was also the fastest way to become stronger.
...
This sleep lasted for over ten hours. Su Xiao was woken up by Bubuteni licking him. This fool was hungry.
After washing up, the dried blood on his body was cleaned away. His injuries were healed, and his sleep was sufficient. Su Xiao felt refreshed and invigorated.