Chapter 18: World Mission
Extreme North, Silent Icefield.
The Silent Icefield was not silent today. The once pale and cold sky was now covered with dark clouds, forming a spectacular thunder vortex.
The reason for choosing this place to attract lightning was that the long-term freezing had made the elemental activity here very low. Coupled with the strong Abyss characteristics of the dark spreading zone on the southernmost part of the continent, a natural elemental repulsion effect was formed.
Over time, a large amount of natural elements were repelled to the "Silent Icefield" in the extreme north, settling there with low vitality. When a large "Thunder Attraction Array" appeared here, it naturally triggered a chain reaction.
Based on Su Xiao's extensive experience in attracting thunder and being struck by lightning, the wider a world, the greater the volume of natural elements it contained, and the stronger the world's thunder would be. This was why, when he attracted thunder in a Transcendent Primordial World, he often encountered dangers. If he didn't activate "Scarlet Attire," a single thunderbolt from a Transcendent Primordial World might send both Su Xiao and his powerful enemy to their doom.
After successfully selecting a "feng shui treasure land," it was naturally time to start training the Storm Flame Dragon, Dis, in lightning resistance. Su Xiao estimated that by using his own elemental affinity to attract thunder in this world, the thunder pillar's intensity would reach 4500 to 5000. Currently, Storm Flame Dragon, Dis, could only withstand a maximum intensity of 3200 to 3500, and this was after many previous training sessions.
Regarding the need to train lightning resistance, Dis was very "enthusiastic," but it indicated that it needed to first adapt to this world, meaning flying in the sky for a few hours. To this, Su Xiao raised the "Sleep Soundly" developed by Bubu Wang and shot Dis a few times, sending this flame dragon that was preparing to flee into dreamland.
The cold wind howled across the icefield. Inside a temporary shelter dozens of kilometers away, various rescue equipment and potions were fully prepared. Su Xiao activated the attraction array. After a brief silence, the roar of thunder came from outside, along with the roar of Storm Flame Dragon, Dis.
Bubu Wang, Amu, Baha, and Beini looked through the observation window at Storm Flame Dragon, Dis. Among them, Baha sighed and said, "As expected of a flame dragon, it's tough. After roaring once, it didn't make a sound."
"Woof."
"Uh~, it seems it really did faint."
Baha couldn't help but gloat a little. Dis had never had a good relationship with Bubu Wang, Amu, and Baha, and it was even less familiar with Beini. The occasional harmonious coexistence with them was only because it was in a good mood at the time.
Baha landed on a pile of stacked potion boxes: "Boss, did we prepare too many emergency potions? Even for a flame dragon, it shouldn't need this many."
"Not too many."
As Su Xiao spoke, he raised the "Sleep Soundly," and a magnetic dart needle struck Amu's neck. Amu swallowed the food in his mouth with a gulp and was knocked out.
Seeing this, Bubu Wang, Baha, and Beini all realized something. With shouts of "I'm out," "Woof," and "Meow," they ran toward the door.
Puff, puff, puff~
After three shots from the magnetic dart needle, they were all knocked out. The "Thunder Attraction Array" set up this time was extremely costly. Su Xiao had been saving materials for a long time to achieve it. Moreover, this "Thunder Attraction Array" was originally not prepared for Storm Flame Dragon, Dis, but for the four lying on the ground now.
Su Xiao occasionally attracted thunder to fight powerful enemies. Although he hadn't considered making Bubu Wang, Amu, Baha, and Beini able to withstand the intensity of the thunder he attracted, they at least needed enough lightning resistance to have more chances to escape in such situations, rather than being instantly killed by the thunder he attracted.
In the past, when it came to training lightning resistance, Bubu Wang and the others would run away as fast as they could. This time, they were delighted to come and watch Storm Flame Dragon, Dis, improve its lightning resistance, and they were especially enthusiastic.
A moment later, on the "Thunder Attraction Array," Storm Flame Dragon, Dis, was bound by chains, while Bubu Wang, Amu, Baha, and Beini were bound by Spirit Shadow Threads. Su Xiao sat cross-legged on the "Thunder Attraction Array." Adhering to the principle of not wasting resources, he naturally wanted to try to see if he could also improve his lightning resistance.
A thunderbolt struck from above. The alternating dragon roars and dog howls made the undead who wanted to investigate dare not approach. It had to be said that Bubu Wang's voice was really loud. Sometimes, his howls could even drown out the dragon's roar, but only when it came to screams of agony.
In the initial stage of the thunder strikes, it was relatively easy for Su Xiao to endure. He even had the energy to open the city list and check the current situation of Rainwood City.
His side's insect nest was about to enter the fifth stage. At this stage, the "Insect Space Tower" could be built, and the efficiency of "Food" production would greatly increase. Currently, his side was producing 960,000 units of "Food" per hour. Based on the cost of 40 units of "Food" per Wild Orc, his side could produce 24,000 Wild Orcs per hour, which was 576,000 per day.
Compared to the envisioned endless army flow, this number was far from enough. Fortunately, this was only preliminary preparation. It was estimated that when the number of Wild Orcs exceeded one million, his side's "Food" production would reach its peak. By then, trying to hide the Wild Orc army underground would be nothing short of a fool's dream.
With the army production unable to stop for a moment, Su Xiao had to resolve the confrontation with High Lord Gurbak within two days. Just as he thought of this, another thunderbolt struck down. Beini, who was hiding in his arms trying to avoid the thunder's power, was suddenly lifted up by him. It was fine to slack off usually, but this training, which consumed a lot of resources, naturally couldn't allow Beini to slack off.
"Meow meow meow!"
Beini's cries traveled far. Dozens of kilometers away, undead and wraiths were gathered here.
Among them, several undead elders with blue eyes looked at each other and finally decided not to provoke that human. In their long lives spanning thousands of years, they had indeed never seen a human who was so ruthless to themselves, actually attracting thunder to strike themselves. This made the undead feel afraid.
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Great Swamp Region, Edge, Poison Mist Zone.
Gurgle~
A string of bubbles emerged from the purple-black toxic sewage. A toad the size of a bullfrog floated up from it. After struggling to climb ashore, it opened its mouth wide and vomited out twisted fingers of various shapes. Only after successfully spitting out the last finger could it take a deep breath.
This green-brown toad, the size of a bullfrog, panted heavily with lingering fear and muttered, "I almost... died at the hands of this Ancient God... Luckily... I prepared enough eggs."
Yes, this was the Swamp King who had narrowly escaped death. As a renowned survival king who had some fame in the Second Era, he was originally at the initial Supreme level. However, due to passing his peak, he had slipped to the top of Absolute Strength. Regarding this, the Swamp King's mentality quickly adapted. The pride he once had as a Supreme was thrown away by him. Compared to his life, face was worthless.
This was why, in the previous world, the Swamp King was so thoroughly cowardly. Although he had no connection with the Law Destruction faction, in his view, that battle absolutely could not be fought. He didn't have much experience with other things, but he had experienced how formidable the Law Destroyers were. That was still in the Second Era when he was beaten by one of the most capable Law Destroyers at that time. If he hadn't only slightly offended them, the other party would definitely have made him into bullfrog hotpot.
"Damn it, I thought the Third Era had no notable figures and I could live comfortably. What kind of evil demons and strange monsters are these?"
Just as the Swamp King finished speaking, he rolled his eyes again and vomited out a finger, making him feel somewhat hopeless.
"You encountered Shenfu."
A voice came. The Swamp King looked toward the sound and found the Abyss Princess with pitch-black eyes. She still looked like a little girl, but the Swamp King felt that this appearance was just her shell. Hidden within this shell was her true form.
Seeing the Abyss Princess, the Swamp King showed a hint of joy in his eyes. He painfully vomited another pale finger and asked with difficulty, "Is there... a way to save me?"
The Abyss Princess tilted her head with a smile in her eyes, brushed her hair behind her ear, and said somewhat cutely, "No, there isn't. If you're targeted by Shenfu, you're dead."
As if thinking of something else, the smile in the Abyss Princess's eyes deepened: "You don't think that's just an Ancient God system, do you? Even the destined one of Dawn was beaten half to death by that chosen Law Destroyer and is still trapped between life and death, yet Shenfu is safe and sound. That Shenfu is the Primordial Death~, so, accept your fate."
The Abyss Princess watched the increasingly pained Swamp King, the smile in her eyes growing stronger, as if witnessing others' misfortune and pain brought her joy.
"Haven't you noticed? In this confrontation of those guys, I hid far away. Among those three, one climbed up to become the 'Chosen One,' one obtained the 'Primordial Death' through their own efforts, and one wanted to 'Usurp the Chosen One.' These three monsters themselves didn't have such destinies. They all achieved this step by themselves. To be honest, I don't care much about those with strong destinies. I'm more afraid of those who achieve themselves through their own efforts. Their willpower is as strong as monsters. I can't tempt them."
Saying this, the Abyss Princess narrowed her eyes slightly, as if somewhat displeased. However, she leaned down a bit, as if taking a deep breath of the Swamp King's pain, which restored some smile to her face.
"Save... me."
The Swamp King began to turn gray, shedding dead skin layer by layer.
"You are the lamb targeted by the 'Primordial Death.' How can I save you? Oh~! Just a few seconds ago, it targeted someone else. You are truly lucky, and you are truly unlucky."
"Why?"
"Why? Because after that old guy targeted someone else, there's a slight possibility I could save you."
Hearing this from the Abyss Princess, hope appeared in the Swamp King's eyes. But the Abyss Princess continued with a smile, "But, I don't want to save you. Don't you know? My favorite thing is to taste pain, especially for someone like you who is extremely afraid of death. After you endure great pain, your pain is simply... so sweet that it's irresistible."
As she spoke, the Abyss Princess's pitch-black eyes revealed crimson pupils, and as the smile on her face gradually bloomed, she showed two sharp little fangs like a little demon.
The Swamp King said with difficulty, "Your... coordinates, I preset a spell. After I die, it will be sent to... someone."
Hearing this, the Abyss Princess's eyes curved with laughter.
"Oh? Oh? Oh? Sent to whom? That Law Destroyer? He's very busy and doesn't have time to trouble me. Besides, why would he trouble me because of your death?"
"A... Ye... Sha."
The Swamp King said with difficulty. The next second, the Abyss Princess's expression turned blank. She suddenly grabbed the bullfrog-sized Swamp King with one hand and slammed it hard into the mud. Then she stepped forward and stomped on it fiercely.
"You dare, threaten me, threaten me! Die, die! Die for me!!"
The Abyss Princess stomped on the Swamp King until she was out of breath. She stared at the Swamp King with a very ugly expression for a while, then finally clicked her tongue, grabbed the Swamp King's right hind leg, and walked out of the poison mist zone, obviously intending to save the Swamp King.
The reason was that once her "dear sister, Ayesha" knew where she was, just thinking about the result made the Abyss Princess shiver. That was the "offspring" of her father and the Dark Cradle, both her sister and her natural nemesis.
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Rainwood City, Lord's Mansion, Fifth Floor, Recovery Room.
Bubu Wang, Amu, Baha, and Beini, all wrapped in bandages, lay side by side on beds of different sizes. Among them, Bubu Wang, still in his sleep, occasionally whimpered and trembled, clearly dreaming of being struck by thunder, a truly extreme experience.
Not to mention the four of them, even Su Xiao had quite a few pain-relieving bandages wrapped around him. It wasn't easy to gather enough materials for one "Attraction Array," so naturally, he couldn't waste it. In return, his lightning resistance increased to 785 points.
Going down to the third-floor study, Chief Administrator Mel Torrey, Xena, and others were all present. Seeing Su Xiao arrive, everyone present stood up. Among them, Xena looked at him as if seeing a savior. Since Su Xiao didn't intend to let Chief Administrator Gilbers, that old fox, become the deputy city lord, he made Xena the acting deputy city lord.
He was sure Xena wasn't cut out for this, but it wasn't a big problem. Her only task was to sign documents. The truly suitable candidate for deputy city lord was already in the election process, expected to be selected in about a week.
Ignoring Xena's pleading look of wearing a "pain mask," Su Xiao brought the twin sisters to the inner hall.
Su Xiao asked the head maid to prepare some tea and snacks. The head maid understood that there were things she shouldn't hear, so she gently closed the door and left. After Su Xiao sat down, he gestured for the twin sisters to sit opposite him.
"You are?"
Su Xiao looked at the younger sister among them. The younger sister of the twin sisters was relatively shy and lowered her head. The older sister beside her said, "We are humans with abilities different from ordinary people."
"..."
Su Xiao didn't speak. Time passed minute by minute. The twin sisters across from him appeared calm. What they didn't know was that their opportunity was slipping away with each passing moment.
"Is that so."
Su Xiao broke the silence. The sheathed Dragon-Slaying Flash appeared in his hand. The Blade Demon Spirit appeared behind him. The demon spirit slowly emitted dark blue smoke, one hand resting on Su Xiao's shoulder, its pupils like those of a predator locking onto prey, glowing blue.
"Predators ultimately need to hunt, but they shouldn't hunt in my territory without saying a word."
As Su Xiao spoke, blood energy enveloped the inner hall.
Ultimately, Xena and the other five were a loose organization. Among these six, Su Xiao actually only planned to keep Xena, the Little Giant Modo, and One-Eyed Snake. These three had indeed risked their lives for Rainwood City. With them around, there was basically no need to handle the various trivial matters of Rainwood City. As for the Dwarf Mechanic, this old guy had offended the Scarlet Lord and could only actively hide in a small city like Rainwood City, using Xena and the others as cover.
The twin sisters were even more interesting. Su Xiao could sense that they hadn't reached the level of Abyss aura. They were dark enough but still had an insurmountable gap from the Abyss system. Moreover, they would secretly hunt commoners in the city.
Given Xena's personality, she naturally wouldn't notice this. Little Giant Modo was a simple-minded fool who had suffered severe head trauma. One-Eyed Snake was deep-thinking; he noticed the twin sisters secretly hunting but pretended not to know, considering their usefulness. The Dwarf Mechanic was fully aware and even, to some extent, was an accomplice with the twin sisters.
The constantly stimulating blood energy made the twin sisters believe that if they dared to utter another word of lies, what would come at them was a blade too fast to dodge.
"We are... Dark Spawn."
The twin sisters stood up. This was, of course, not to fight to the death with Su Xiao. They weren't foolish or arrogant to that extent. Instead, they were making it clear that they wouldn't sit idly and wait for death. If they were fatally threatened, they would immediately flee. Unfortunately, this time they were facing an old hunter who had already given them a chance from the start. There was no escape.
Knock, knock, knock~
The door was knocked. It was the head maid bringing tea and snacks. With her emotional intelligence, she couldn't have failed to understand that she had been deliberately sent away earlier, meaning there must be important matters.
After setting down the tea and snacks, the head maid said in a low voice, "Sir, that dwarf wants to see you."
The head maid naturally understood Su Xiao's earlier words, but there was something Su Xiao had previously instructed her to do.
"..."
Su Xiao didn't speak. He simply stood up the Dragon-Slaying Flash, which had been lying flat on his legs, and placed one hand on the end of the scabbard. After the head maid left, the Dwarf Mechanic walked into the inner hall. This old dwarf with a full beard and stubble coughed lightly and said with a full smile, "Mr. White Night, the thing you wanted is done."
A device about the size of a fist, overall elliptical in shape, was placed on the table. Su Xiao picked it up, and the device unfolded, revealing extremely precise mechanical tentacles and corresponding catalytic devices inside. He had originally thought that the dwarf technology of the Second Era had been cut off, but it seemed some had been passed down.
This thing was called a Catalytic Resonance Device, used to increase the degree of potion catalysis. It was highly favored by alchemists of the Second Era. Unfortunately, the dwarf family that mastered this technology was too arrogant. With the fall of the Alchemy faction, this dwarf family was wiped out by their enemies.
"What reward do you want?"
"Mr. White Night, I want to take the twins and leave here, to..."
Su Xiao raised his hand, signaling the Dwarf Mechanic not to continue. The Dragon-Slaying Flash in his hand was put back into his storage space. Seeing this, the Dwarf Mechanic thanked him.
"To seek revenge?"
Su Xiao's words made the Dwarf Mechanic pause in his steps as he was about to leave. After hesitating for a moment, he honestly said, "Yes."
After the Dwarf Mechanic left, only Su Xiao remained in the inner hall. Suddenly, a female voice came from the darkness behind him.
"He has no chance of success and will soon be consumed by darkness. I know those two sisters. Don't be fooled by their mysterious and elegant appearance. It's all an act. They are full of lies. Although this is the nature of weak and despicable Dark Spawn, I hate dishonest people."
The Abyss Princess walked out of the darkness, threw the half-dead Swamp King, the size of a bullfrog, onto the coffee table, and after being hygienic enough to wash her hands, she sat down on the wooden chair opposite Su Xiao and began to enjoy the tea and snacks.
"By the way, Law Destroyer, where did you find that head maid? She has been hiding her own Primordial aura all along to avoid being discovered by that undying, indestructible Abyss Spawn in the dark spreading zone to the south, which would come and devour her. Now that she has your protection, she must love you to death from the inside out. Honestly, did you have an affair with her before you protected her? With that kind of looks, you're not losing out."
The Abyss Princess showed a knowing smile. As for why she appeared here, Su Xiao had actually sensed the Abyss Princess's existence in the previous world.
Su Xiao had been in close contact with City Lord Charlein many times. With his perception of Abyss aura, he detected the faint residual Abyss aura on City Lord Charlein at their first meeting.
However, at that meeting, Su Xiao and the Abyss Princess were wary of each other, keeping their distance. This time, in the Plant Kingdom of Yagowa, after Su Xiao went to the Swamp King's nest, he immediately detected that somewhat familiar Abyss aura. They confirmed that neither had done it intentionally; it was indeed a chance encounter, so it was natural to have some interaction.
"Alright, tell me, what did you come to me for this time? Don't tell me it's to have me swallow those two sisters? For something like this, you could just send one of your followers."
The Abyss Princess's pitch-black eyes held a hint of playfulness. Compared to her current good mood, the half-dead Swamp King lying on the coffee table tremblingly whispered the words "save me."
"How many Abyss Spawn are in the dark spreading zone to the south?"
Su Xiao spoke, which made the smile on the Abyss Princess's face across from him grow even wider.
"Law Destroyer, what are you thinking? You know I'm the Abyss Princess. How could I possibly tell you something like that..."
Before the Abyss Princess could finish, Su Xiao took out a milky-white crystal. This crystal was about the size of a candy, with a texture as Q-elastic as a gummy candy. A sweet fragrance that only Abyss systems could detect drifted to the Abyss Princess's nose. She took a deep breath, and crimson pupils appeared in her eyes.
Su Xiao tossed the white crystal. Unexpectedly, the Abyss Princess caught it directly with her mouth. She chewed it happily and said, "There's only one Abyss Spawn over there. Yes, the undying, indestructible Abyss Spawn I just mentioned."
"What tier?"
"Hey! Don't joke like that. Strictly speaking, that's my same clan relative. How could I possibly betray..."
Three white crystals were tossed out and caught by the Abyss Princess.
"Ahem~, if you think about it carefully, I am the Abyss Princess, and it's just an Abyss Spawn. It's not even worthy of carrying my father's shoes, so it's not even a distant relative. Betraying it? No, no, no, this isn't betrayal. I am eliminating darkness for this world. Oh ho~, I am so loving. Quick, praise me."
After this self-persuasion, the Abyss Princess had no psychological pressure about betraying that Abyss Spawn.
"..."
"Don't be too arrogant! The reputation of you Law Destroyers isn't any better than ours, you blood energy freak."
"..."
"Tch~, ignoring me, huh? Although I'm not human, hahahaha!"
The Abyss Princess put her hands on her hips and laughed heartily. Compared to her sister Ayesha, the Abyss Spawn's personality wasn't just lively; it was like a mentally ill girl. Moreover, her hobbies were more or less morbid. Presumably, this was related to her being expelled from the Abyss faction. At least several major Abyss clans didn't recognize her as the Abyss Princess.
"That Abyss Spawn is at the second tier, which translates to Absolute Strength in terms of combat power."
"..."
Su Xiao stood up and walked toward the backyard, where the "Law-Destroying Teleportation Array" was set up.
"Not really? That dark spreading zone is huge, with endless dark creatures. Are you going alone?"
"..."
Su Xiao still didn't speak. He simply stood on the "Law-Destroying Teleportation Array" and looked at the Abyss Princess, meaning simply whether she would come along.
"I won't go. I have other things to do."
The Abyss Princess looked at the "Law-Destroying Teleportation Array" under Su Xiao's feet and didn't intend to step onto this suspicious teleportation array. As the teleportation started, a dull thud made the Abyss Princess take a small step back. She stared intently, memorizing the appearance of this teleportation array, and decided not to take any teleportation array of a similar design in the future.
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Southernmost Region of the Lord Continent. The sky here was pitch black. Looking out, the sky was covered with spreading black mist, enveloping the area.
Su Xiao had long planned to come here, so he naturally had Baha set a "coordinate" here in advance. He took out the sheathed Dragon-Slashing Flash and inserted it at his waist.
After hesitating for a moment, he temporarily deactivated the equipment state of "Wild Hunt Night." It wasn't that he suddenly felt a pang of conscience toward a certain forging grandmaster, but because there would be other deadly battles later, and he needed to conserve the durability of "Wild Hunt Night."
Su Xiao walked step by step toward the dark spreading zone ahead. Before raising "Azure Shadow King" to Lv.76, he would never enter this place alone. This would be equivalent to seeking death. But now, he was confident in charging in, enduring the endless dark creatures, and killing that undying, indestructible Abyss Spawn.
This was a special type among the undying, indestructible Abyss Spawn he had dealt with. This Abyss Spawn's own combat power was only at the lower end of Absolute Strength, but it could create a medium-sized Abyss passage, thereby continuously summoning dark creatures from the Abyss and controlling them. Even if the dark creatures were cannon-fodder-level minions in the Abyss, in any material world, once dark creatures formed a scale, it would definitely be a terrifying disaster.
Clang~
The long blade was drawn. Su Xiao stepped into the darkness. His vision quickly adapted to the darkness. Ahead, pairs of blood-red eyes were all staring at him.
"Roar!!"
Dark creatures pounced from all directions, with sharp teeth and various strange abilities.
'Blade Path Sword: Super Ring Break!'
Clang!
A circular blade aura spread, instantly clearing the dark creatures in the surrounding area.
Five hours later, Dark Central Zone.
Su Xiao, holding the blade with only his right arm, his upper body bare with bloodstains, stood on the head of a giant dark beast. Under his right foot was the undying, indestructible Abyss Spawn, which had been devoured by the Blade Demon Spirit until it was shriveled, originally looking like a large mass of pitch-black tentacles.
Around him were dark beasts with blood-red eyes, corrosive saliva dripping from their mouths and sharp teeth. They were not mindless beasts. Faced with this suddenly intruding god of slaughter, they didn't dare to approach at the moment, but the swelling anger in their hearts made them unwilling to retreat just like that.
Su Xiao kicked away the outer skin of the Abyss Spawn under his foot. This was a good thing, but the surrounding dark beasts were not to be underestimated. Moreover, it was impossible to summon thunder here.
The outer skin of the Abyss Spawn fell among the dark beasts. They began to fight and bite each other for it. Taking this opportunity, Su Xiao slashed open the giant dark beast beneath him, retrieved his severed arm from the beast's mouth, skillfully preserved it with a "Life Support Device," and then summoned the Lord's Train.
After boarding, the train started and headed toward the deepest part of the darkness. Even at the Lord's Train's speed, it took more than half an hour to reach the destination.
After getting off, Su Xiao saw a sea urchin-shaped Abyss passage. Unlike naturally formed Abyss passages, this one was not very active, with relatively little Abyss energy spreading outward. Otherwise, this world would have long been eroded by the Abyss.
Instead of dealing with the Abyss passage immediately, Su Xiao took out several large pieces of purple-red flesh and threw them nearby, forming a fan shape. The dark beasts lurking in the darkness rushed out one after another, beginning to tear and fight over these bait.
Taking this time, he clasped his hands together and then pulled them apart, pulling out Spirit Shadow Threads as thick as a little finger. These Spirit Shadow Threads spread toward the Abyss passage. The crystal hooks at the tips pierced through the world, forming a suture. He pulled hard, and the Abyss passage was initially sutured. Then came the most important subsequent processing. The Abyss passage was successfully closed, and a prompt appeared.
In such a situation, there was naturally no time to check what the prompt was. Su Xiao quickly rushed onto the train. As the door closed, the train entered "Furious Beast Blazing" mode.
Inside the train, Su Xiao lay on the floor, blood spreading slightly beneath him. Having the [Lord's Train +32] was one of the reasons he dared to charge alone into the dark spreading zone. It was no exaggeration to say that he had killed the leader among a million dark beasts.
About ten minutes later, after a crashing roar from the train, light shone through the window, indicating that the train had driven out of the dark spreading zone. Su Xiao got up from the floor and finally had the chance to deal with his wounds.
Crack, crack, crack~
A crystal prosthetic was formed. He moved the fingers of his left hand, adapting in just a few seconds, and then began to treat his wounds. Beside him, a stupid-looking intelligent robot held a medical kit in its mechanical hands, with a concerned expression of tears in its eyes displayed on its screen.
However, as soon as Su Xiao finished treating his wounds, the intelligent robot happily began to clean the blood on the floor. It turned out it wasn't worried about Su Xiao but had obsessive-compulsive disorder triggered by the blood on the floor.
This wasn't intentionally set by Bubu Wang. When forming advanced self-intelligence, "defects" were inevitable. Obsessive-compulsive disorder was a relatively positive "defect." Some were simply violent or extreme defects.
The scenery outside the window gradually showed natural greenery. Su Xiao sat on the sofa, rested for a moment, and began to take stock of this harvest. First was the long-term mission [Abyss Mission: Death's Grant].
"Tip: The calculation method for this mission's completion progress is as follows: When you successfully kill a target unit, increase the 'mission completion progress corresponding to the target unit's danger level' + '35% of the current existing mission completion progress' as the mission completion progress added this time."
Killing an Absolute Strength-level "Undying, Indestructible Abyss Spawn" could obtain 1% mission completion progress. The current mission completion progress was 54%, and 35% of that was 18.9%, bringing the current mission completion progress to 73.9%.
This level of mission completion progress had already reached the point where it could be completed, and the rewards would definitely be exaggeratedly high. However, the temptation to continue accumulating was too great. Next time, killing just one Absolute Strength-level "Undying, Indestructible Abyss Spawn" would be equivalent to the mission completion progress of killing 26.
After killing that "Undying, Indestructible Abyss Spawn," Su Xiao received a series of prompts. Now he finally had the chance to check them. They were:
[Tip: You have successfully closed this world's Abyss passage. You have activated this world's ultimate world mission.]
[World Mission: Revenge of the Dark Ancestor.]
Difficulty Level: Lv.97~??? (World missions/Abyss missions can exceed the upper limit of the recipient's mark level.)
Mission Brief: Eliminate all lords in this world, clear all corrupted beast herds, kill all dark creatures in this world, close this world's Abyss passage, and dispel the darkness in that area.
Mission Deadline: Before the end of this world.
Mission Reward: Ownership permission of this world.
Tip: Due to your current notarization situation, after you complete this mission, Reincarnation Paradise will obtain 70% ownership of this world, and Apocalypse Paradise will obtain 30% ownership of this world. A world being notarized by two Paradise factions is a normal situation and will not trigger a corresponding world war for this world.
Mission Penalty: None.
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After seeing this mission, Su Xiao confirmed one thing. When he first arrived in this world, he felt that the relationship between the lords and the common people was somewhat discordant. Now it seemed that this world had never had a lord system. The native intelligent races of this world included the Undead race, Human race, Beast race, Swamp race, and a race with a dark bloodline system.
After the lord system of Eternal Light World completely declined in the Second Era, a small number of lords successfully escaped from Eternal Light World. Among them, the only High Lord left was the Scarlet Lord. He brought a group of underlings and arrived in this world.
It was these lords who forcibly polluted the nature-loving, peaceful Beast race into corrupted beast herds. Why did they do this? Because the lord system required "Lord Core: Food" to grow. This "Food" needed nutrients, i.e., "Corrupted Soil." The polluted Beast race was the best material for becoming "Corrupted Soil." The former Beast race was now the corrupted beast herds.
The Beast race suffered greatly, followed by the Human race of this world. They became the hard laborers of various lords, either obediently producing "Food" or dying. This created the now awkward-looking lord system.
In fact, the lord system itself wasn't this awkward. It was because the Scarlet Lord and the other lords didn't have the secret method to produce "Food" at low cost. This secret method was in the hands of another High Lord system. The Scarlet Lord had mastered the Lord Core, and the two sides used this to check and balance each other.
Speaking of which, it was because the two factions of lords had fought too fiercely in the early First Era that the Supreme Court of Eternal Light World came up with this ceasefire method, making the two sides completely inseparable from each other.
The Beast race suffered disaster, the Human race was enslaved. Compared to these two, the Dark race, which had been resisting all along, had an even worse fate. The lords summoned an "Undying, Indestructible Abyss Spawn." Over a dozen years later, the Dark race on the southernmost part of the continent was wiped out.
Did you really think that the large southern city "Molten Iron City" was built to guard the border, helping people block the dark creatures from the dark spreading zone? No. This was built by a lord under the Scarlet Lord's orders to block the Dark race's retreat.
Like the Dark race, the Swamp race was also quite miserable. The large city "Sin City" in the Great Swamp region was used to annihilate the Swamp race and trap them in the Great Swamp region during this process.
The large city "Ice Dragon City" in the north, near the Northern Icefield, was used to deal with the Undead and Wraith races. Due to the Undead and Wraith races never leaving the Northern Icefield and considering the gains and losses of launching an invasion, the lords didn't make a move.
The "Eternal Light City" at the center of this world was the large city under the Scarlet Lord's command, used to control the other three large cities in the east, south, and north. Looking at it this way, "Eternal Light City," "Molten Iron City," "Sin City," and "Ice Dragon City" each had a reason for their establishment.
As for the area where Rainwood City was located, i.e., why there was no large city in the west, it wasn't needed. This side was the Beast race that had been polluted into corrupted beast herds. If there were a large city here, it would inevitably control the production and transportation of "Corrupted Soil," thereby restraining the other four large cities. The Scarlet Lord would not allow such a hidden danger to exist, so he simply didn't establish a large city in the west.
The Scarlet Lord might never have imagined that his decision to eliminate hidden dangers would now become his biggest hidden danger. This was also why a small city like "Rainwood City," which had a hell-difficulty start, appeared in the advantageous choices triggered by Su Xiao, who was the top contender in the previous round. This place was too suitable for development.
Besides this revenge mission, Su Xiao also obtained 500 Hunter Gold Coins by killing the Abyss Spawn through the [Old Hunter] title. Yes, he didn't equip the [Abyss Shadow] title this time; otherwise, it wouldn't have been so dangerous.
Opening the title shop corresponding to the Hunter Gold Coins, he currently had 652 Hunter Gold Coins. Scrolling down the exchange list, he found [Title Chest (★★★)].
[Title Chest (★★★)]
Use Effect: After opening, you can obtain 1 nine-star title with specified characteristics.
Stock Quantity: -- pieces (unlimited exchange quantity).
Exchange Price: 300 Hunter Gold Coins.
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After successfully exchanging, he opened it directly. A prompt appeared.
[You need to select the type of title to be drawn to complete the opening of this title chest.]
[You have completed the selection. Title type: Legion.]
[You have obtained Death Monarch (★★★★★★★★★)]
[Death Monarch]
Origin: Void Tree.
Quality: ★★★★★★★★★
Category: Rare · Title
Title Effect 1: Death Roar (Passive), when the number of combat-type units under the Hunter's command reaches 100, 2000, 10000, 50000, 100000, 300000, the following six enhancement effects can be triggered.