Chapter 10: This Is What a Healer Looks Like
In the rainforest east of the water source area, mountain spring water trickled down through rock crevices. The damp environment made this place a paradise for moss plants, with various types of moss growing wildly.
Su Xiao stood in a stream only half a meter wide, washing the bloodstains from his hands. Not far away, Bubu Wang lay in the cool stream water, enjoying this rare moment of coolness.
After the previous battle, Su Xiao's kill count had reached five, the minimum completion standard for the main mission. He certainly wouldn't complete the main mission with such a low evaluation. Given the speed at which his Brand Level was increasing, the resources he currently obtained couldn't compensate for his rapidly advancing rank.
"So, tomorrow morning, the Illusionist and over thirty survivors will besiege a Dominator creature?"
Su Xiao shook the water droplets from his hands, took out a Soul Crystal Fragment, tossed it into his mouth, and chewed slowly.
The little healer, squatting on the bank with her arms wrapped around her knees, witnessed this scene. It gave her a new understanding of Reincarnation Paradise contractors—not only were they madmen, but they also ate Soul Crystals.
"At least, based on the intelligence I gathered, that's the case."
The little healer's gaze wandered, somewhat distracted. She had just signed a contract, which wasn't a big deal. The problem was that the contract was too normal—it only had one clause: she could not be hostile toward Contractor No. 13013, or she would lose 15% of all attributes.
Regarding this contract, the little healer had many doubts. The content was far too simple. A permanent 15% reduction in all attributes wasn't something she couldn't accept, but she didn't know that the contract she signed, even the contract number 13013, was actually a false designation.
"My name is Heber. If you don't kill me, I'll temporarily team up with you. Though I don't really have a choice."
The little healer, Heber, looked up at the sky, already regretting her decision to participate in this survival trial.
"A healer, there's something I've never been able to figure out."
Baha shook the water droplets from his wings, his gaze toward Heber filled with caution.
"Then ask away. I'm already caught."
Heber spoke weakly, clearly resigned to her fate.
"You have a stable group in Holy Light Paradise?"
"No. The competition among healers there is fierce. Among those of the same rank, I'm only a second-rate healer."
Heber was a bit puzzled, unsure why Baha was asking if she had a team.
"So, you have no team, and your combat ability is average. How did you get three S- comprehensive evaluations, or break into the top ten thousand of the Tree Arena?"
"?"
Heber was even more confused, completely unable to understand what Baha was talking about.
"Comprehensive evaluations? Top ten thousand in the Tree Arena? What does that have to do with me?"
"Without those two necessary factors, how did you participate in this survival trial?"
"???"
It seemed as if three question marks appeared above Heber's head.
"Are there participation conditions for the survival trial? Our Holy Light Paradise always has vacancies. No one wants to come, okay? Just signing up rewards 4 True Attribute Points, given before entering the world."
"What did you say?"
This time, it was Baha's turn to be stunned, but he quickly figured out what was going on. Due to the different personalities and habits of contractors in each paradise, their attitudes toward survival trials also differed.
The survival trial was certified by the World Tree, with the five paradises evenly sharing the slots.
Over at Holy Light Paradise, it was clear that not many people were willing to come. This kind of world—escape + hunting + resource competition + survival—was very dangerous, and one misstep could cost you your life.
Reincarnation Paradise was different. This kind of escape battle was very popular, so many contractors wanted to participate. With far too few slots, participation thresholds emerged.
Heber's intelligence made Su Xiao realize one thing: in this survival trial, the contractors' strength would be uneven. There were many strong ones like the Gourmet, the Tank Man, and the Owl, but there would also be plenty of weak ones like Heber. The disparity between strong and weak was severe.
According to Heber, she didn't come to the survival trial to grab supply crates. After entering this world, she hid herself and summoned many weak summons, scattering them to search for other contractors.
When she found a relatively reliable team, Heber would voluntarily reveal herself, contact the team leader, and join the team as a hired member. Each person in the team would pay her 2 to 7 Soul Coins per day, depending on whether there was combat that day.
During this time, any gains the team made had nothing to do with Heber. Of course, she could still receive shared rewards, such as World Source, rewards from completed shared missions, and so on. Treasure chests and the like were not her concern.
"There's such a hiring method? Then aren't you making a lot?"
"Of course. I'm a healer. I'm not some stunning beauty, but I'm pleasant to look at, so quite a few people temporarily hire me."
Heber smiled, revealing her small canine teeth, but her smile quickly faded because Su Xiao, Bubu Wang, Amu, and Baha were all staring at her.
This was the first time Su Xiao had heard of such a thing. He probed Heber's information and succeeded on the first try.
Contractor No. 27553
Name: Heber (False Name)
Level: LV.64 (Seventh Rank, has experienced 5 Seventh Rank worlds)
Health: 100%
Revival Force (Plant Type): 7710 points
Strength: 62
Agility: 85
Endurance: 80
Intelligence: 149 (True Attribute)
Charm: 171 (True Attribute)
Soul Strength: 29
Plant Life Affinity (Blessing Talent·S-Rank): Can absorb plant life force within 800 meters. When using healing skills, it will attach a continuous recovery effect lasting 3 to 5 seconds, with the recovery amount equal to the level of the healing ability used × 32.7.
Skill 1: Plant King·Sabina (Ultimate Ability, Lv.12): Summons the Plant King·Sabina. Sabina will spread pollen within a 300-meter radius, restoring 2% of allied units' health per second, temporarily increasing allied units' max health by 2100 points and True Endurance by 5 points.
Note: Plant King·Sabina will exist for 3 minutes.
Note: Using this ability consumes 2000 points of Revival Force. Cooldown: 3 natural days.
Note: Mastering this ability permanently increases Revival Force by 900 points.
Skill 2: Mimicry (Active Skill, Lv.73): Can disguise oneself as a random plant. Cannot move. Consumes 120 points of Revival Force. Cooldown: 15 seconds.
Skill 3: Plant Apostle·Wolpole (Active Skill, Lv.42): Summons the Plant Apostle·Wolpole. Wolpole will continuously follow an allied target, increasing the target's True Strength by 3 points and True Agility by 3 points, immediately restoring 3000 health to the target. Over the next 10 minutes, it restores 300 to 372 health per minute.
Note: Using this ability consumes 1200 points of Revival Force. Cooldown: 3 hours.
Skill 4: Life Awakening (Active Skill, Lv.60): Instantly restores 527 health to a single allied target. Cooldown: 30 seconds. Consumes 170 points of Revival Force.
Note: If 'Sabina' and 'Wolpole' exist simultaneously, this ability's cooldown is reduced by 50%, and Revival Force consumption increases by 30 points.
Skill 5...