Chapter 11: Four Against One, Yet Still Killed in Return
Su Xiao instinctively formed an energy shield behind him, as the back was the area spatial-type enemies most liked to attack.
But unexpectedly, the Jester attacked from the front.
The two short knives spun at high speed in the Jester’s hands, seeming to transform into two chainsaws.
Su Xiao’s muscles tensed slightly, his force starting from the soles of his feet, traveling through his legs, to his waist, and finally transmitting into his right arm.
A single forward slash—this was Su Xiao’s combat style, favoring heavy strikes with an open and aggressive approach. Despite this, he rarely left openings.
Dragon-Slashing Flash cut through the air, emitting a terrifying howl.
The Jester’s expression changed, the neurotic smile on his face vanishing as he raised both short knives to block above his head.
Ding!
Dragon-Slashing Flash was stopped by the two short knives, sparks flying, as demonic flames and Cyan Steel Shadow energy corroded each other.
“Mr. Hunter, you don’t think I’m just a support combatant, do you?”
The Jester steadily held off Su Xiao’s attack. Don’t underestimate this—it showed that the Jester’s Strength and Agility attributes were not inferior to Su Xiao’s, and his close-combat ability was considerable.
Su Xiao didn’t speak, only switching from a one-handed grip to a two-handed grip on the blade.
Pressing down hard, Su Xiao noticed that the demonic flames on the Jester’s knives weren’t suppressed by Cyan Steel Shadow energy; instead, they seemed to be evenly matched.
“Burn.”
With a bang, the flames on the Jester’s dual knives exploded, and Su Xiao was pushed backward by the force.
The flames dissipated, and Su Xiao looked around. The Jester had vanished without a trace. That guy had spatial abilities and was very agile. After a moment’s hesitation, he activated the light-golden brand on his sleeve, ‘Basic Spatial Imprisonment’.
Thump!
An invisible shockwave spread outward, and a muffled groan came from nearby as the Jester suddenly appeared in front of Su Xiao.
Su Xiao naturally wouldn’t miss such an opportunity. He raised his blade and slashed.
Pfft.
The long blade cut across the Jester’s back. The Jester stumbled forward a few steps, leaning back in pain.
“So painful. What kind of energy is this? It can actually contend with demonic flames.”
Cyan Steel Shadow energy clung to the Jester’s wound, struggling against some energy inside him, failing to invade his body.
Having landed one hit on the Jester, Su Xiao immediately followed with a second slash.
The blade edge came, and the Jester blocked behind him with one short knife.
Ding.
After stumbling a few steps, the Jester turned to face Su Xiao.
Su Xiao sidestepped. After the initial exchange, he noticed one thing: the opponent’s close-combat ability was not weaker than his.
Su Xiao and the Jester charged forward at the same time.
Clang! The ice blades clashed, the two standing less than half a meter apart.
Su Xiao stepped back half a step, Dragon-Slashing Flash striking repeatedly, leaving white lines in the air.
The Jester was equally quick, parrying Su Xiao’s strikes with his two short knives.
Su Xiao’s style was open and aggressive. He used a long blade, with slashing power far exceeding that of short knives. The Jester, on the other hand, was used to reverse-gripping his knives, rarely taking the initiative, always looking for an opportunity.
Dense slashes appeared between the two, sparks flying. For a moment, Su Xiao couldn’t gain the upper hand over the Jester.
Zheng!
The blade edge flew past, demonic flames surging. Su Xiao and the Jester were locked in combat, nearby grass clippings flying, large patches of ground turning into magma from the demonic flames.
During the fight, Su Xiao saw the Jester smiling. That guy seemed to enjoy battle.
Su Xiao ignored this—after all, he was equally immersed in it.
“Ring Break.”
“Flame Fang Evil.”
The circular blade aura collided with two flame fangs, the boom echoing far away.
Su Xiao’s clothes were somewhat scorched. Unknowingly, he had been fighting the Jester for nearly an hour.
“Huff, huff.”
The Jester gasped for breath, his aura weakening. Although his Strength and Agility attributes were high, his Stamina attribute was not. Competing in endurance with Su Xiao was clearly impossible.
Su Xiao was the type with extremely high attack power, tough and durable, and most shamelessly, he had a shield!
With a whoosh, the Jester vanished from his spot. The Basic Spatial Imprisonment only lasted 30 minutes, and the Jester had regained his spatial abilities.
In the distance, Bubu Wang was somewhat envious. That instant teleportation was so damn cool. If he had that ability, he could show off to Su Xiao: “Master, look at my instant teleportation, isn’t it cool!”
Su Xiao had no time to dwell on Bubu Wang’s fantasies. At this moment, he had energy shields behind him and on both sides, so he kept his eyes fixed ahead.
His mana was down to only 200 points. Su Xiao’s situation was also not optimistic.
“Let’s fight to the death.”
The Jester let out a strange laugh, suddenly appearing above Su Xiao, the two short knives stabbing straight at Su Xiao’s head.
Su Xiao stood still, seemingly unaware that the Jester was above him.
As the two short knives stabbed down, Su Xiao’s body suddenly radiated a blood-red glow. A large amount of his blood was lost as he activated the ability of [Minotaur Lord Arm Guard].
Equipment Effect: Minotaur Lord’s Wrath (Active). After activating this skill, Strength +15 for 10 seconds.
Note: Minotaur Lord’s Wrath (Active) has a cooldown of 10 natural days.
Note: Activating Minotaur Lord’s Wrath (Active) consumes 30% of health.
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Strength suddenly surged, Su Xiao’s Strength attribute jumping from 58 points to an astonishing 73 points.
Taking a deep breath, Su Xiao gripped the blade with both hands and delivered a simple, unadorned slash.
The Jester in midair changed expression drastically, attempting to forcibly use his teleportation ability. Su Xiao had calculated that this ability had a cooldown of about 1 to 10 minutes, with longer distances requiring longer intervals.
Pfft, blood splattered. The Jester vanished, leaving one arm and one leg in front of Su Xiao.
The Jester’s close-combat ability was indeed not weak, but his endurance was lacking.
The Jester appeared a dozen meters away, crashing to the ground with a thud. He looked at his severed arm and leg.
“My Strength attribute was crushed? I lost?”
The Jester suddenly burst into laughter.
Su Xiao staggered a few steps, nearly falling. He had been surrounded by four people earlier and only turned the tide by killing two despite severe injuries.
The Jester struggled to sit up, but a blade aura flew over. With a muffled groan, he fell, his remaining arm severed.
Su Xiao walked up, placing Dragon-Slashing Flash against the Jester’s neck.
“You lost. The information on the violator.”
“Heh, hahaha.”
The Jester, his face covered in blood, laughed loudly.
“I lost? Really?”
Su Xiao frowned. Since the Jester wasn’t going to play by the rules, he would just kill him directly.
“You won one round...”
Before the Jester could finish, the long blade slashed through, and his head flew up. Dark red flames ignited on the Jester’s body, and after a moment, the corpse was burned to ashes.
[You have killed Solomon March, Low-Level Abyss Demon.]
Solomon March? Was that the Jester’s real name?
Checking the progress of the hunt mission, Su Xiao’s expression turned strange.
[Hunt Mission: Cleanse Gentleman Alliance (Completed 4/5)]
Many signs indicated that the Jester wasn’t dead. This Low-Level Abyss Demon, Solomon March, was likely a scapegoat the Jester had obtained through some method. If a demon bloodline died so easily, it wouldn’t be called one of the five strongest survival bloodlines in Reincarnation Paradise.
Although he hadn’t killed the Jester, Su Xiao wasn’t disappointed. He had severed both arms and one leg of the Jester, making recovery unlikely in the Hunter world.
Earlier, the Jester had boasted about hunting Su Xiao. Now, it was Su Xiao’s turn to hunt him.
With the battle over, Su Xiao looked toward where the ‘turret’ had been. That should have been a contractor or plot character, but for some reason, they had left mid-battle.
Several kilometers away, the young girl Vini put away the tablet in her hands.
“Truly ridiculously strong. Four against one, two killed, one crippled. Good thing I slipped away in time. I need to stay far away from this guy in the future. Being alive is nice.”
Vini chuckled softly, revealing neat white teeth. Su Xiao had been added to her ‘Do Not Provoke’ list, top 10.
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Bubu Wang emerged from the bushes. Su Xiao mounted him, and the pair quickly left the battlefield.
A day later, Yorknew City.
With only three days left until the auction began, the streets of Yorknew City were packed with pedestrians, and stalls of all kinds lined the streets.
The goods on the stalls were bizarre—some sold phones, others antiques.
Don’t underestimate these stalls. Sometimes, an item bought for a few thousand Jenny could sell for hundreds of millions at the auction, so countless ‘gold diggers’ gathered here.
Su Xiao walked through the crowd, his hands wrapped in bandages. His injuries had mostly healed.
He bit into a red apple in his hand, the juice rich and sweet.
“Quite lively, but this main mission is a bit strange. It might end up with a free-for-all among contractors.”
After arriving in Yorknew City, Su Xiao’s first main mission was complete, and the second main mission had extremely high freedom.
[Main Mission: Free Man (Not Activated)]
Difficulty Level: Task Brief: Participate in the Yorknew Auction in any capacity.
Task Info: Cannot leave Yorknew City from September 1 to September 10.
Task Duration: 10 natural days.
Task Reward: 3000 Paradise Coins, 2 Attribute Points.
Task Penalty: All Attributes -3.
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The main mission would activate on September 1. Before that, he needed to obtain entry qualifications for the auction.
Participating in the auction wasn’t too difficult—he could join some faction or have enough Jenny.
Su Xiao leaned toward joining a faction. The choices were the usual few: the Ten Dons’ forces (mafia), the Hunter Association, or the Phantom Troupe.