Chapter 9: High Energy Reaction
A few seconds later, Amu woke up. As soon as he was conscious, he grabbed his Dragonheart Axe and looked around for that primitive native. Unfortunately, that "leopardess"-like primitive native was very skilled at hiding. If Bubu Wang were here, they might be able to flush her out.
Su Xiao tossed a piece of [Natural Beeswax] to Amu. Amu instinctively tried to shove it into his mouth, but after Su Xiao gave him a look, Amu reluctantly pressed the [Natural Beeswax] onto the arrow wound on his left arm.
As blood circulated, the pale yellow [Natural Beeswax] at the wound site turned green, gradually deepening to a dark green. When it became black-green, the [Natural Beeswax] naturally fell off the arrow wound, and Amu's poisoned status was lifted.
Where there is light, there is shadow. The water source area had the natives' potent poison, while the neighboring Tiger Bee area had the antidote. This showed that the two sides had likely been enemies for a long time.
Being able to oppose the Bee Queen meant the primitive tribe in the water source area was not to be underestimated. Their frontal combat strength was unknown, but their ambush skills were formidable. This proactive appearance was a warning for Su Xiao to leave the water source area.
As for the Bee Queen, Su Xiao was reluctant to use Apollo to bomb her, as that would destroy the Tiger Bee's resource output. The primitive natives were different. If they interfered with his plans again, he would temporarily do nothing else but find where their tribe was located and then bomb it flat.
Putting aside the native forces for now, Su Xiao began tracking based on Bubu Wang's location.
Three hours later, the afternoon rainforest was somewhat muggy. Several men and women were moving through the dense forest. This was a five-person team, and they walked hurriedly with a strong sense of purpose.
"Stop."
A woman with tattoos all over her face spoke. Her aura was very cold, giving off a ruthless feeling. She specialized in both perception and control, and her combat power ranked among the top two in the team.
"What's wrong, Pera?"
"There's a high-energy biological reaction."
Hearing the words "high-energy biological reaction," the other four members of the team were startled. Only a seventh-rank boss would be called a high-energy biological reaction by Pera.
"Location!"
"Front left, no, above!"
As Pera spoke, she leaped backward. A sound of something cutting through the air came from above.
Thump! Thump!
Two figures, one after the other, crashed down from above. A cold mist spread, and within it stood a tall figure and a short one. The tall figure stood straight, while the one in front of him crouched slightly, a pair of eyes glowing with red light clearly visible in the mist.
"This aura is recorded... It's Bai Ye from Reincarnation Paradise. Run!!"
Pera's shout was almost hoarse. Just as she was about to turn and flee, a pair of sharp eagle claws appeared before her eyes.
"Don't run! I'll hold him off, kill his summoned creature first!"
The main tank, nearly two meters tall, roared. Behind him, a short-haired youth disappeared, and the next moment, he appeared behind Su Xiao.
Clang! Clang!
Dagger clashed with longsword, a spark flying between the blades.
Boom!
A layer of air blast spread outward. The assassination-type youth's body flew backward, his chest caved in, all his ribs broken. Blood sprayed from his mouth as he flew like a kite with a broken string.
Swish.
A blade aura came slashing. The assassination-type youth leaned back with all his might in midair, even hearing the cracking sound of his spine from the excessive bending.
A cold sensation came from his right shoulder, and his right arm was severed with a sound. He glanced at his remaining 21.7% health, his expression twisting. He had only taken one straight kick and one slash.
The assassination-type youth suddenly disappeared, but Su Xiao had already charged forward.
Bang!
A gunshot rang out. Su Xiao slashed diagonally, cutting a bullet covered in magic patterns in half. The two halves of the severed bullet flew past both sides of his head, the wind pressure lifting his black hair.
After a horizontal slash, Su Xiao flipped his longsword and stabbed into the air beside him.
Pfft!
The longsword pierced through a head. The assassination-type youth's figure appeared. Su Xiao used his sword to lift the corpse, and a crystal layer climbed along the Dragon-Slaying Flash onto the body. He used the corpse as a shield in front of him.
Bang, bang, bang.
Three bullets came flying. Su Xiao used his sword to lift and block, the corpse in front of him being shattered piece by piece, crystal shards scattering everywhere. Taking advantage of the enemy's blocked vision, he withdrew his sword, sidestepped a few meters, switched to a forward grip, and quickly charged toward the main tank over ten meters away.
The main tank, holding a heavy rhombus shield, saw this. He was momentarily stunned, then anger surged in his heart. Their team's perception-type, ranged attacker, and healer were all still alive, yet the enemy was charging straight at him.
Joy and anger coexisted in the main tank's heart. He decided to teach this enemy a lesson today, to show him the domain of a tank.
Before Su Xiao could reach him, the scar-faced main tank charged forward with large strides. He held his giant shield while leaning his shoulder against its inner side, like a raging bull charging.
In an instant, Su Xiao and the main tank closed the distance. The main tank tilted his giant shield slightly, preparing to withstand Su Xiao's slash and then immediately use a tank-specific domain-type ability.
Unfortunately, the scar-faced main tank didn't get a slashing longsword. Instead, he got a powerful straight kick from Su Xiao at full charge.
Boom!
Like an explosion, a shockwave spread outward from the main tank, scattering the large patches of dead leaves on the ground.
Crack, crack, crack~
Cracks appeared on the giant shield. Behind the shield, the main tank's eyes bulged, his neck veins bulging and turning red. The impact in that instant made him feel that half of his body leaning against the shield had gone numb.
With a crack, the Holy Spirit-level giant shield shattered, metal fragments flying everywhere.
Thud!
The main tank not only had his shield broken by Su Xiao's kick but also fell to his knees. He barely managed to stabilize his center of gravity to avoid falling flat on his face.
Several dozen meters away, the middle-aged gunner who had distanced himself saw this. His gaze went blank. It wasn't that a seventh-rank contractor's mental fortitude was weak, but seeing a Holy Spirit-level shield shattered by a kick from a contractor of the same rank truly overturned his understanding.
Not far from the middle-aged gunner, a little healer in an off-white long dress also saw this. She let out a groan, a feeling of "my life is over" surging in her heart.
The main tank was kicked to his knees, but his combat proficiency was not low. He immediately took out a spare shield, his jaw muscles bulging as he judged that this kick was definitely some kind of ultimate move from the enemy, he swore on his life.
A new Epic-level shield was raised, and the main tank prepared to stand up.
Boom!
A loud crash. The main tank rolled backward, the strap of his shield still connected to a bowl-sized fragment. Clearly, Su Xiao's straight kick was not an ultimate move, nor did it have a cooldown concept.
With a rumble, the main tank crashed into a tree trunk. As soon as he landed, Su Xiao teleported through space and appeared. Several booms came from behind him, the middle-aged gunner's attacks missing.
Pfft.
The longsword pierced into the main tank's head. Su Xiao immediately withdrew his sword and slashed at the main tank's throat. At that moment, the control-type contractor, Pera, clasped her hands together. She had just restrained Baha and immediately came to reinforce the team's tank.
Pera clasped her hands, her eyes fixed on Su Xiao. Her eyes turned pure black, activating her mental control ability—no, her self-destruct ability.
In an instant, Pera's vision went pitch black. In the eyes of others, large amounts of black crystal fragments floated out of her body, forming a black figure behind her. This figure wore tattered long clothes and held a black scythe.
The black scythe slashed across Pera's neck. No blood splattered, but she fell to the ground with a thud, losing all signs of life.
Moments later, Su Xiao stood with one foot on the main tank's shoulder, pulling the Dragon-Slaying Flash from his neck. Not far away, Amu stood with the Dragonheart Axe on his shoulder, the corpse of a middle-aged magic-type gunner at his feet.
"One left."
Baha landed on a tree branch, looking at the little healer standing under a tree nearby. Pitiful, weak, and helpless.
"Don't, don't kill me. I know a secret. Tomorrow morning, the Illusionist will lead over twenty survivors to besiege a overlord-level creature! We were on our way to meet up with them."
The little healer threw out her last lifeline. Hearing this, Su Xiao paused for a moment.
"Sign this contract and tell me the details of the overlord creature siege."
"I won't."
The little healer almost instinctively replied. She knew that contracts from Reincarnation Paradise's side could not be signed.
"Then you're useless."
Su Xiao walked toward the little healer, longsword in hand. An enemy contractor who wouldn't sign a contract could not be left alive.
"I, I'll sign."
The little healer immediately changed her tune. Clearly, she was a contractor from Apocalypse Paradise or Holy Light Paradise. Otherwise, she wouldn't have caved so completely. If she were a healer from Reincarnation Paradise, she would be spewing profanities to "greet" Su Xiao right now. No, if she were a healer from Reincarnation Paradise, she would have already buffed herself with a bunch of enhancements and be fighting Su Xiao to the death.