Chapter 26: A Prompt from Apocalypse Paradise
Dank City, East District, Peya Grand Theater.
The seats, though old, had been wiped spotless. The place had actually been abandoned for a long time, kept clean by an elderly opera enthusiast who stayed behind, often sweeping or performing alone on the stage.
The seats below were in disarray. The female violator was lying face down on a row of pushed-together seats, while a man with slicked-back hair was massaging her back.
“Mmm~”
“Youji, what kind of weird sound is that?”
A man lying on a nearby seat, a cloth cap pressed over his face and a cigarette pinched between his fingers, spoke up.
“Just loosening up my muscles, don’t mind it~”
Youji said with a seductive smile, her backless dress revealing her form as she enjoyed the massage.
The four people in the theater each had their own traits: the slick-haired man who was sensual but not lecherous, the lazy man with the cap over his face, the backless-dressed Youji, and the chimera bartender.
“We need to change targets. The next enforcer Siyang brings will only be stronger.”
The chimera bartender spoke, his hand unconsciously making a pouring motion—a side effect of forcibly seizing a body.
“Compared to that~, the Treeborn World is about to open. A lot of invitations are circulating. Isn’t that something only the top fifty in the ‘Treeborn Arena’ could get? The top ten seem guaranteed to get one. If we manage to snag an invitation, should we go join the fun?”
As Youji spoke, she flicked her hand beside her ear, lightly brushing away the slick-haired man’s hand before getting up from the seat.
“Treeborn World? Are you crazy?”
The lazy man let out a cold laugh, tinged with mockery.
“Going to die? Huishenshi, Shenfu, and Xianji will all be there. You want to compete with those people?”
The chimera bartender’s mind wandered. He knew very well that those people were fundamentally different from violators like them.
“Huishenshi? He advanced to the Eighth Rank? Just a violator who just advanced to Eighth Rank...”
Youji started to say, but was cut off by the chimera bartender, who said, “How many Eighth Rank contractors did Huishenshi kill when he was Seventh Rank? Last time I saw him, you, as an Eighth Rank, didn’t even dare to breathe loudly.”
“I was giving Xianji face.”
“Don’t kid yourself. When Huishenshi was Seventh Rank, you were no match for him. Only he knows how many puppets that guy has. Have you ever seen... a Battle Angel puppet.”
The chimera bartender showed no mercy, leaving Youji with a helpless look.
“Let’s not talk about that. What we do next...”
The chimera bartender was about to change the subject when a voice appeared.
“Don’t change the subject. Keep talking.”
“Who? Come out!”
The chimera bartender immediately stood up, his arms turning dark green and looking angular. He judged that the speaker was a Space System user.
Bang!
The double wooden doors of the theater were kicked in, sending splinters flying. The four people’s gazes all focused on the doorway.
“Battle Angels? You’ve improved, following us this far.”
Youji’s expression was relaxed. She had encountered Battle Angels many times before, which was why the four of them had teamed up.
The wood chips fell, but the doorway was empty. Just then, Youji heard a sound of air being cut above her head. Someone had been concealing their aura up there and was now leaping down.
“Above!”
Youji shouted while her eyes turned pink. An ethereal, almost imperceptible laugh appeared behind her.
“Sleep...”
Pfft!
A long blade stabbed in from the side of Youji’s neck, the bloodstained tip protruding from her waist. With just one strike, Youji received a flood of prompts and warnings.
[Warning: You are being invaded by an unknown energy.]
[Warning: Your body energy has been burned by 732 points.]
[Warning: You are being eroded by an unknown energy. You have taken 1569 points of True Damage + 81 points of True Damage (Demon Mark) + 1672 points of Soul Damage + 1226 points of Vital Point Penetration Damage (35.6% exempted by Immortal Rank equipment) + 727 points of Blade Damage (35.6% exempted by Immortal Rank equipment)...]
[Your body defense is reduced by 8%, lasting 30 minutes (this effect can stack).]
...
[Your body energy has been dispelled by 1015 points.]
[Warning: You are about to enter a dying state!]
[Light Healing Vine +10 (Immortal Rank equipment) effect triggered. Vital signs recovering at high speed.]
...
Having taken the blow, Youji received a pile of warning prompts. As a Charm Attribute user, having a blade pierce from her neck through to her side waist and still be alive was only because of her two pieces of Immortal Rank equipment.
Youji let out a near-screaming shriek, both from pain and shock.
Youji’s blood condensed into a pink light mass and suddenly exploded. This was her strongest control ability, or rather, a capture-type charm ability.
Just as Youji thought she was temporarily safe and was trying to find a way to break free from the impalement, a tremendous force came from her lower back. The enemy hadn’t been controlled by her ability, and with the enemy’s weapon, Youji immediately thought: Blade Technique Grandmaster.
She had a doubt in her mind: what were her teammates doing? Just watching the show?
In reality, that wasn’t it. At that moment, her lazy teammate had locked onto Su Xiao, and a crimson energy spike shot towards him.
Pfft.
The red spike passed through Su Xiao’s body, piercing Youji’s shoulder. Su Xiao was already in a Space Penetration state.
Youji nearly died at the hands of her teammate, but she took advantage of Su Xiao’s spatial shift to lunge forward. She rolled a few times on the ground before crouching, vomiting a large mouthful of blood mixed with organ fragments.
A sound of air being cut came from Su Xiao’s right. He raised his blade to block. As the red spike hit Dragon-Slaying Flash, he slightly angled the blade.
Clang!
The red spike bounced off at a right angle, embedding straight into the chimera’s abdomen. The chimera, now transformed into a giant monster, grunted, quickly pulled the red spike from his body. The thing was highly toxic, not lethal, but would bring a host of debuffs.
A long, slender gun was aimed at Su Xiao. It was the slick-haired man, who had finally found a shooting angle. As he pulled the trigger, a bullet left the chamber. The bullet split in mid-air, turning into strands of threadworms. These were parasitic bullets; if even one threadworm hit, it would cause severe consequences.
‘Blade Path Sword: Time.’
Boom! A shockwave spread, slowing everything around.
‘Blade Path Sword: Flow.’
An ethereal wind scar cut across the slick-haired man’s neck. It was too fast; there was no time to react. He stood frozen, first a bloodline appearing on his neck, then his head slid off, hitting the ground with a thud.
The lazy man, who was charging towards Su Xiao with both hands turning crimson, saw this and his eyes nearly bulged out in shock. But he had already rushed close to Su Xiao and couldn’t retreat in time.
A shield appeared in the lazy man’s hand. Red light emanated from the shield. The lazy man broke through a sonic boom, charging straight at Su Xiao.
Su Xiao met him with a straight kick.
Boom!!
It was as if an earthquake had struck. The shockwave spread, shattering the surrounding seats into splinters. The theater’s roof was blown off, spinning twice in the air before shattering.
The lazy man sat on the ground, raising his hand. The shield in his hand was gone—no, his entire right hand was gone.
The only one in decent condition was the chimera. Now over four meters tall, he slammed his fists on the ground like a cannonball landing, then turned and fled.
‘Blade Path Sword: Blood Blade.’
A bloodline streaked across, far faster than the chimera.
“We didn’t destroy the world’s...”
Zheng!
The long blade cut through, blood splattering from the chimera’s chest. There was no time for nonsense. Encounter a violator? Kill!
‘Blade Path Sword: Execution.’
Whoosh! A blood-colored slashing chain engulfed the chimera, covering his body in large cuts as he flew backward.
‘Blade Path Sword: Azure Demon.’
Zheng.
A blue-green blade aura shot out, flying past Youji’s face, nearly cutting her.
‘Blade Path Sword: Ring Break.’
A ring-shaped blade aura expanded. Su Xiao surged forward, charging towards the lazy man alongside the slashing aura.
Closing in on the enemy, Su Xiao slashed forward. Unexpectedly, red spikes shot out from all over the lazy man’s body. Su Xiao’s slash slowed, and he entered a Space Penetration state.
After dozens of red spikes passed through Su Xiao’s body, he exited the Space Penetration state and slashed across the lazy man’s neck.
As for why these four people’s abilities were so singular, that was natural. It wasn’t that they didn’t have other abilities; they just didn’t have the chance to use them. The Banishment was constantly weaving through the theater, and Baha frequently emerged from the alternate space.
Baha ripped out the chimera’s spine, but that wasn’t the end. It tossed aside the enemy’s spine, its two eagle claws sinking into the chimera’s skull, injecting energy poison into the enemy’s brain.
“Hahahahaha.”
The chimera suddenly burst into laughter. Seeing this, Baha swiped its claw across his neck.
The four who had been casually chatting in the theater moments ago were now left with only Youji alive.
“Wait, I’ve only been...”
Zheng.
A blue-green blade aura cut through, and Youji fell, blood spurting from her throat.
Su Xiao walked to the chimera’s corpse and used his blade tip to pick up a small wooden box from the ground.
[You have obtained Sky-Rending (Immortal Rank Gem). As this item bears a curse mark, you cannot gain ownership of this item for 11 hours and 14 minutes, and this item cannot be stored in your storage space.]
[Prompt: The Hunter’s Apocalypse Paradise·Temporary Mark has been fully simulated successfully. Holding this Apocalypse Mark, the Hunter can 100% disguise themselves as a contractor from the Apocalypse Paradise faction.]
[Battle location camouflaging...]
[Camouflage complete.]
[The following prompts received by the Hunter are all from Apocalypse Paradise.]
...
[Prompt (Apocalypse Paradise): Detected that Contractor 120012 has killed multiple violators.]
[You have killed Violator 17***00.]
[You have killed Violator 16***81.]
[You have killed Violator 19***55.]
[You have killed Violator 18***27.]
[Detecting...]
[Prompt (Apocalypse Paradise): Due to the exceptionally outstanding performance of Contractor 120012! You will receive the following rewards.]
[As you are not a Battle Angel but have killed four violators, the reward is being recalculated...]
[Prompt (Apocalypse Paradise): Yes/No to participate in the Battle Angel assessment. If you take the assessment, this reward settlement will be greatly increased.]
...
The rewards hadn’t arrived yet; they would take a moment. Seeing the last prompt, Su Xiao decisively refused. He was here to invade the world. Becoming a Battle Angel would be ridiculous.
Getting the rewards was fine, but becoming a Battle Angel was completely impossible. No matter how good the disguise, participating in that assessment would likely expose him.
[Prompt (Apocalypse Paradise): Detected that Contractor 120012 is extremely suitable to become a Battle Angel, and possesses strong detection, tracking, and combat abilities. Contractor 120012 needs to carefully consider whether to become a Battle Angel. After becoming a Battle Angel, you will receive the following permissions and benefits...]
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