Chapter 84: Return
The individual pieces of the Demon Hunter Set had decent stats, but they were worlds apart from collecting all three pieces.
After seeing the set effect, even Su Xiao couldn't help but feel his heartbeat quicken. He finally understood why large adventure groups fought over this item.
The set effect of the Demon Hunter Set could only be described as absurdly overpowered. Not to mention the high bonuses to Strength, Agility, and Endurance stats, the mere 40% increase in melee damage was enough to drive any melee fighter crazy, let alone the additional 20% boost to maximum health.
Attack power, speed, and survivability—the Demon Hunter Set covered all three aspects. The title of "Melee Dream Set" was well-deserved.
Moreover, this was only the first two effects of the set. The third set effect was unknown and required collecting all three pieces of the Demon Hunter Set to see.
Judging by the effects of the first two attributes, the third set attribute would definitely not be weak and might even be stronger than the first two.
"It seems I'll need to keep an eye out for news about the Demon Hunter Set from now on."
Su Xiao's body gradually faded, and a sensation of teleportation appeared.
[Detected that the Hunter is in the middle of the large-scale plot event 'Pain's Assault on the Village.']
[Returning will interrupt the large-scale plot event.]
[Event has been forcibly interrupted.]
[Due to forcibly interrupting the large-scale plot event, no rewards can be obtained.]
Nagato couldn't take away the Nine-Tails; Su Xiao had been clear about this from the start.
Even if Nagato could defeat the Nine-Tails, the ninjas of Konoha would swarm in. Even if he defeated Konoha's many jonin, Danzo would not allow Pain to take the Nine-Tails, as Danzo also had his eyes on it.
So from the very beginning, Su Xiao knew that the attack on Konoha was doomed to fail. His goal was merely to have Nagato flatten Konoha.
Completing the large-scale plot event 'Pain's Assault on the Village' would surely yield astonishing rewards, but with Su Xiao's current strength, he definitely couldn't achieve that. So he wasn't disappointed at all about receiving no rewards for the plot event. Getting the Light Gold Chest was already an unexpected bonus.
The familiar blunt strike came, and Su Xiao's vision went dark. When his consciousness returned, he was in his exclusive room, with Bubu Wang beside him holding the back of his head.
[Teleportation complete. Hunter has returned to exclusive room.]
[Exclusive room is an absolute safe point. No one can enter except with the Hunter's permission.]
[Hunter has returned to Reincarnation Paradise. Beginning settlement of derivative world rewards.]
Derivative World: Naruto
Difficulty: Lv.3～?? (Open world, difficulty varies by region.)
World Source Obtained: 39.9%.
Tasks Completed: 3. (Main Tasks ×2, Hunt Task ×1.)
Comprehensive Evaluation Score: E- to S+. Comprehensive evaluation calculated based on total World Source obtained and number of tasks completed.)
Beginning collection of World Source...
World Source collection complete. Beginning reward calculation.
Rewards Obtained: 25 Attribute Points (including those obtained in the derivative world), 26,000 Paradise Coins.
Comprehensive Evaluation: S-. Current Hunter level increased by +4 levels. Level-up complete. Rewards have been automatically deposited into the Hunter's Mark.
...
Returning to the absolutely safe exclusive room, Su Xiao's tense nerves gradually relaxed.
Green light particles appeared, and Reincarnation Paradise's recovery function activated. Spending 1,100 Paradise Coins, Su Xiao's injuries healed.
He had stayed in the Naruto world for nearly two months, experiencing many battles during that time.
He couldn't rest peacefully in the derivative world; he had to be on guard against potential dangers at all times. So as soon as he returned to the exclusive room, Su Xiao fell asleep immediately, and Bubu Wang did the same.
Not knowing how long he slept, Su Xiao groggily got up, staggered to the bathroom, yawning occasionally.
After washing up, Su Xiao walked out of the bathroom with water droplets on his head, a cigarette dangling from his mouth.
"Stop sleeping."
Su Xiao nudged Bubu Wang with his foot. Bubu Wang didn't react. Seeing this, Su Xiao put on his clothes and left the exclusive room alone.
As soon as Su Xiao left, Bubu Wang's furry ears twitched in his sleep. He lifted his head and opened his eyes, looking at the sofa in the exclusive room. His gaze seemed to say, "This dog has been looking at you with displeasure for a long time. Today, I finally found my chance. You little bastard, prepare to die!"
The door to the exclusive room suddenly pushed open. Su Xiao poked his head in to look around. Bubu Wang was still lying on the carpet, sleeping.
Nodding, Su Xiao closed the door and left. Bubu Wang pretended to sleep for a while longer before getting up and slowly walking towards the sofa worth 150 Paradise Coins. This was just the daily 'battle of wits and courage' between the man and the dog.
...
In the Attribute Enhancement Hall, after paying 100 Paradise Coins, Su Xiao obtained the right to use an Attribute Enhancement Pod.
[Welcome to the Attribute Enhancement Pod. Your unarmored attributes are as follows.]
Strength: 50
Agility: 50
Endurance: 43
Intelligence: 50
Charm: 5
[Hunter can freely distribute Attribute Points: 25 points.]
[Beep, detected that the Hunter's main attributes are Strength, Agility, and Intelligence. Please prioritize enhancing these three main attributes.]
Su Xiao's expression turned thoughtful. Since he had decided to develop all four attributes simultaneously, the Endurance attribute seemed a bit low.
Previously, to get the three main attributes to 50 points, he had only enhanced Endurance by 1 point. This time, he planned to enhance Endurance more.
The Endurance attribute was closely related to damage resistance and stamina. Su Xiao had already experienced the benefits of a high Endurance attribute in the Naruto world.
After some deliberation, Su Xiao's distribution was: Strength +5, Agility +5, Intelligence +5, Endurance +10.
[Attribute distribution complete. Enhancement beginning.]
The Attribute Enhancement Pod started operating. Because he was enhancing a full 10 points of Endurance this time, the pain during enhancement was not very noticeable.
The enhancement finished quickly. Su Xiao moved his body. Although his muscle lines weren't very prominent, they contained terrifying power.
Now, Su Xiao's unarmored attributes had become:
Strength: 55
Agility: 55
Endurance: 53
Intelligence: 55
Charm: 5
...
Su Xiao raised an eyebrow at the sight. He felt there were too many '5's in the attribute values.
That wasn't the main point. His gains in the Naruto world were considerable. Turning those resources into strength would take some time.
His stomach was growling with hunger, so he headed straight to Xia's restaurant. Arriving at the restaurant door, he found it tightly shut with a sign hanging on it.
'This shop is closed for one day.'
"Could it be that it went out of business?"
Su Xiao seriously suspected that Xia's restaurant had gone bankrupt due to poor business.
"Don't curse me. That's yesterday's sign."
Xia's voice came from behind. She was wearing sportswear and looked a bit dejected.
The shop door opened, and Su Xiao walked in, finding a random seat to sit down.
"What do you want to eat~"
Xia seemed a bit down.
"Anything is fine. You look a bit down."
Hearing Su Xiao say this, Xia sighed.
"I went to the arena yesterday..."
Xia sounded a bit wronged.
"Twenty-seven consecutive losses. What's going on? Why can't I beat people who are physically weaker than me?"
Su Xiao shook his head. Twenty-seven consecutive losses was indeed quite shocking.
"Look here."
Su Xiao extended his hand in front of Xia.
"What... ah! What are you doing? You scared me."
Xia yelped because Su Xiao's hand suddenly pinched her cheek. Xia was speechless from the pinch.
Releasing Xia's smooth cheek, Su Xiao said, "This isn't an attribute issue. Do you rarely go to the training ground?"
"I've... been once. I'm very poor, so you know."
"Then you'll just have to keep getting beaten up in the arena. You need to get used to fighting. Workers rarely enter derivative worlds, and even if they do, they rarely fight. You don't know how to fight."
"Alright, thanks for the advice."
Xia walked towards the kitchen, occasionally making gestures with her hands.
Most workers didn't know how to fight. Even if they entered a derivative world, they would spend Paradise Coins to hire protection.
Su Xiao was different. Fighting was already a part of his daily life. He was long accustomed to battle and injury. It was as normal as eating and drinking.
Before long, plates of exquisite food were placed in front of Su Xiao.
"Hey, I know this might be a bit presumptuous, but could you teach me how to fight? Like sparring with me?"
Su Xiao, with his mouth full of food, looked up.
"No."
"Eh, that was a very blunt refusal. I'm quite sad."
"I would instinctively kill my opponent. So sparring with me would give you psychological trauma. The arena is more suitable for you. Oh, you could try sparring with Bubu. If it's you, he might agree."
"Bubu? That husky knows how to fight?"
Su Xiao smiled but didn't answer directly.
"You can give it a try. But he's very lazy. You'll need to tempt him with delicious food."
Bubu Wang usually wandered around Reincarnation Paradise. Whether Xia could find him was up to her.
Su Xiao didn't know how to spar with others. His blade was only for killing people, nothing more.
After the meal, Su Xiao returned to his exclusive room. As soon as he entered, he saw the 'corpse' of the sofa.
Bubu Wang held his head high. Although he was scared to death, he didn't show any fear.
"As I thought, you were pretending to sleep earlier."
Su Xiao kicked Bubu Wang once and sat cross-legged on the bed. Bubu Wang scampered out of the exclusive room happily. Su Xiao hadn't hit him with a slipper, so Bubu was very pleased. He had been prepared to get hit earlier.
Before leaving, Su Xiao gave Bubu Wang 2,000 Paradise Coins as pocket money, also telling him to buy a sofa he liked.
Two treasure chests appeared in Su Xiao's hands. One was purple, the other light gold. He had never opened a Light Gold Chest before, so he couldn't help but feel a bit of anticipation.
This was Hatake Kakashi's treasure chest, after all. Its value was extremely high.