Chapter 3: Obtain 3 items from the enemy's storage space (randomly drawn, all high-value items).
It could be said that this guy was a full-time PVP expert, but after mastering the ability of Technique Sublimation, the more he developed, the poorer he became. Until one day, he learned of the existence of the 'Ranger Guild.' That guy thought, "Oh wow, there's such a good thing?!"
Then came his most outrageous move: since enemy contractors would immediately run away once they entered within 10 kilometers of him, he decided to hire people to kill himself. This guy had long been sparring with the old yinbis on his own side and had some experience in this. He first approached Gray Gentleman and obtained a mark from Apocalypse Paradise.
Using this mark, he issued a commission to the 'Ranger Guild,' targeting himself as the kill objective, with an astonishingly high reward. The Apocalypse Paradise mark served as an intermediary guarantee, meaning the payment was first deposited with Apocalypse Paradise. After the Ranger Guild completed the commission, they would receive the remaining balance based on the commission voucher.
That's right, this guy was commissioning the 'Ranger Guild' to find someone to kill him. The 'Ranger Guild' had certainly heard of who this guy was, but the reward was too tempting, and if they could eliminate him, the 'Ranger Guild's' reputation would surely skyrocket.
The 'Ranger Guild's' nightmare began. One by one, contractors from Death Paradise accepted the commission, only to get wiped out. Keep in mind, to attract strong fighters to take the commission, the 'Ranger Guild' had to pay a portion upfront. With so many deaths, just the upfront payments alone made the 'Ranger Guild' weep.
Eventually, the 'Ranger Guild' finally found a ruthless guy who fought this guy to a mutual defeat in some world. The commission's maximum deadline had long passed. The severely wounded ruthless guy canceled the commission, retrieved the reward, and also obtained many Scarlet Cards, feeling extremely pleased.
Later, somehow, this matter was exposed. The president of the 'Ranger Guild' was so furious his nose nearly twisted out of shape.
Interestingly, regarding this incident, the 'Ranger Guild' always claimed it was a rumor and never happened. They naturally accepted commissions from Reincarnation Paradise. Even if such a thing did occur, one person couldn't represent the entire Reincarnation Paradise.
It could only be said that the 'Ranger Guild' handled this matter quite skillfully. The workers from Reincarnation Paradise were their major clients, and these moneybags couldn't be offended.
The 'Ranger Guild' had to save face, so the ruthless guy, through a message on the auction platform for consigned goods, publicly declared that he had never done such a thing and that it was pure slander.
The reason Su Xiao knew about these matters was because Beini recognized that ruthless guy. In her identity as Holy Flame Cat, she had met him in person. He was an exceptionally generous person, as generous, strong, and domineering as a lion.
Inside the front hall of the grand palace, Water Guy was still sitting there, while the Sanctuary Faction's divine stick across from him didn't look pleased.
"You're apologizing for bullying the weak? Are you saying that the divine system of our Sanctuary Paradise is weak?"
The towering phantom behind the Sanctuary Faction's divine stick flickered in and out of view.
"No, the divine system of Sanctuary Paradise is very strong, earning my heartfelt reverence. The weak one is you. Please don't drag Sanctuary Paradise into this. Among this group, Bai Ye, Wood, and Zuiyasi have formed a team. They're using each other, but when needed, they'll be very united. One-on-one, I'd consider it. Facing all three of them at once, I might not even escape."
Water Guy didn't make a move. Logically, he shouldn't be saying these things; striking directly was his style.
There was a reason Water Guy sought out this divine stick. The Demon Clan's Lilim's abilities somewhat countered him. As for the two from Apocalypse Paradise, given their wealth, killing them was very difficult. Through process of elimination, this Sanctuary Faction divine stick was the easiest to kill.
The commission Water Guy accepted wasn't to kill a specific person but to clear people out. Naturally, he had to choose the easiest target first.
The two confronted each other in the front hall. Suddenly, the Sanctuary Faction divine stick charged forward, thinking that the legendary Enzo was nothing special—talking nonsense before battle, giving him a chance to gather his abilities.
"Farewell, unknown enemy."
Water Guy, still sitting on the ground, tapped the floor with his blind staff. He had been rambling for so long to secretly awaken his abilities. This was the bottom of the sea, his absolute home ground.
Pfft!
Water spikes pierced out from various parts of the Sanctuary Faction divine stick's body, a gruesome sight. His high-speed charge immediately lost balance, and he fell to the ground, rolling a few times due to inertia.
Blood spread beneath the Sanctuary Faction divine stick, thick and sticky. The pupil in his remaining right eye trembled.
"Why... you clearly... did nothing."
After saying this, the divine stick's single eye widened to its maximum, dying with regret.
He had actually made a mistake. While confronting Water Guy earlier, he had been constantly on guard against the surrounding water. But he forgot one thing: there was also water inside his body. In other places, Water Guy couldn't reach the level of controlling the moisture inside an opponent's body, as every same-rank opponent's body energy was formidable. The problem was that this was the seabed, the place with the most abundant water.
Water Guy's figure dissolved into a water-cutting line and vanished. Water Guy had made his first kill.
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Inside the small wooden house, Su Xiao had finished 'recharging' the Sea God Statue, spending a total of 240 Soul Coins to gain three hours of underwater protection.
[Announcement: Sanctuary Paradise faction participant has been killed.]
[Detected that all participants have entered the third inner painting world.]
[In 1 hour, a new faction participant will arrive in this world.]
This announcement came too suddenly. That Sanctuary Paradise contractor, whose name was still unknown, had been taken out just like that? Wasn't that too fast?
Although the previous Divine Concealment had also been taken out, he was still alive and had persisted for several days before being eliminated. As for this one, from entering the main painting world to being taken out, it took less than an hour in total. Even more peculiar was that the next victim would arrive in this world in one hour.