# Chapter 67: Ice and Fire
Three large soul crystals and a treasure chest appeared in Su Xiao's hands.
The value of the large soul crystals needed no further explanation. If he wanted to quickly improve his Blade Master skill, he absolutely needed these items.
As for the [Gold Quality Equipment Chest], this item was quite interesting. It could randomly produce a piece of gold-quality equipment. In other words, even if Su Xiao's luck was terrible, opening this chest would still yield a gold-quality piece of equipment. The only question was the rating. Gold equipment ratings ranged from 310 to 400 points. Su Xiao was confident he could get a 400-point gold equipment. Well, probably~
To kill Lan Jue, Su Xiao had used a gold-quality consumable, and after this, he would need several bottles of No. 1 Potion, otherwise the 3 points of true toxin damage per second would be enough to kill him.
Looking at Lan Jue's corpse, Su Xiao let out a long breath. This powerful enemy was finally dead. Having a strong foe threatening him from the shadows meant he couldn't even participate in the contractor free-for-all.
Lan Jue had been successfully killed, but Su Xiao was heavily injured. He urgently needed to find a safe place to rest.
Bubu Wang came running from the grass. His Ice Goddess Halo reduced Su Xiao's health loss rate by one-third.
Not only that, but Bubu Wang also used Loyal Heart Protects Master (Active) to heal Su Xiao, restoring a full 60% of his health.
Su Xiao's health, which had dropped to the danger line, quickly recovered, and the intense pain throughout his body noticeably subsided.
"Find a hidden place that's well-ventilated, safe, and hard to detect."
"Woof."
Bubu Wang turned and ran deeper into the wild grass. He had already found a safe spot before the battle, anticipating that Su Xiao would be heavily injured after fighting.
Five minutes later, Bubu Wang led Su Xiao to a cave entrance. The cave was pitch black inside.
Bubu Wang charged into the cave first. A few seconds later, sounds of fighting came from inside.
"Roar! Ow~ ow~"
A brown bear with a bruised and swollen face rushed out of the cave. Bite marks could be seen on its chubby paws.
The bear's round, big eyes were full of grievance. It had been sleeping soundly in its home when suddenly, a thief broke in.
Could the bear tolerate this? Could it? Of course it could—the other party was too strong. It had been beaten so badly it doubted its own existence, so the bear fled.
But when it reached its home's entrance, it saw a human covered in blood. Normally, the bear would have casually killed this human, but this one's aura was too terrifying.
With a thud, the bear in front of Su Xiao lay down on the ground, its paws covering its head.
Su Xiao walked past the bear. After he entered the cave, the bear bolted away. This bear was so scared by Su Xiao that it could run upright, and it ran incredibly fast.
Sitting against the cave wall, Su Xiao noted that the cave had no odor and good ventilation. He took out two bottles of No. 1 Potion and some bandages, beginning to treat his injuries while using Cyan Steel Shadow Energy to devour the toxins in his body.
About an hour later, Su Xiao, who had been resting with his eyes closed, opened them.
"Good, I can continue fighting now."
The Ice Goddess Halo + No. 1 Potion + Cyan Steel Shadow Energy devouring toxins allowed Su Xiao's injuries to recover quickly. His stamina was no issue either. He was now full of energy. The battle with Lan Jue had lasted at most five minutes; it was just the intensity of the fight. Both sides understood each other's abilities, so the battle couldn't last long.
Leading Bubu Wang out of the cave, Su Xiao, now recovered to eighty percent, headed deeper into the ruins, toward Zone 2 of the contractor free-for-all.
After several minutes of rapid travel, Su Xiao heard the roar of explosions. The sound came from the natural maze in Zone 2.
The contractors from both sides were still fighting in Zone 2. The Apocalypse Paradise contractors seemed to be on the verge of breaking through Zone 2. Indeed, numerical advantage couldn't be ignored. Moreover, the Reincarnation Paradise side wasn't strictly defending Zone 2; the stone bridge behind was better suited for a defensive stand.
Seeing this situation, Su Xiao quietly entered Zone 2. He was now behind the Apocalypse Paradise contractors. The Apocalypse Paradise contractors would never dream that someone from the Reincarnation Paradise side was behind them, especially since they had already cleared out over a dozen contractors who had infiltrated their rear.
The more unexpected something was, the more likely it was to happen. Right now, Su Xiao was holding his Slaughter Shortsword, slowly approaching behind a white-robed priest. This was a healing-type contractor.
The white-robed priest looked relaxed. He was behind many teammates, and with the terrain providing cover, the enemy's chances of attacking him were slim.
Watching the frontline contractors fighting bloodily, the priest's lips curled up. He felt that the wisest decision he ever made was choosing a healing class. Good treatment, not dangerous. During battle, he just needed to release healing skills behind his teammates. The lives of those on the frontline were in his hands. This feeling of controlling others' lives was nice.
Thinking this, the priest yawned. He wanted the war to end quickly and in victory. Then he'd get plenty of rewards, continue to grow stronger, return to the real world to drink tea and chase girls, living comfortably.
"I wonder if that woman Peggy misses me. Damn war world, when will it..."
Before the priest could finish his words, he felt his throat go numb, then his body began to weaken, and darkness quickly closed in before his eyes.
One slash to the throat, and the white-robed priest fell. Su Xiao continued forward. Without a doubt, this was a golden opportunity to kill the enemy's backline.
Bubu Wang was responsible for scouting ahead and finding enemy backline units. His abilities were perfect for this. If discovered, he'd pretend to be a statue. Once an enemy was found, Su Xiao would immediately sneak over and slash their throat. With the stacked attack power of the Slaughter Shortsword + Blade Master, the healers' frail bodies were taken out in one slash. Unfortunately, he was still missing one piece of the Demon Hunter Set. If he could complete it, Su Xiao's attack power would be even more terrifying.
One by one, healing and support-type contractors fell. Xi, who was fighting on the front line, immediately sensed something was wrong.
"Liuli, go deal with the assassin in the rear. Strange, I set up a true detection guard. How did someone still manage to sneak through?"
"Okay."
Liuli beside Xi dodged a bullet. Using Xi's cover, she successfully retreated. Little Liuli didn't know that the person she was looking for was Su Xiao.
Xi pressed her finger against the air in front of her. Crack, crack, crack. A transparent crystal network spread forward. Any Reincarnation Paradise contractor touched by the crystal network would undergo several judgments. If any judgment failed, they would crystallize.
"Shatter."
With a crackling sound, the bodies of three Reincarnation Paradise contractors in front of Xi broke apart, exploding into large pieces of crystal debris.
A one-armed Tuanzhang stared at Xi. Crystallization marks could still be seen at the wound on his severed arm. This woman was too strong. He had almost been instantly killed earlier.
"Where did Yan Chen go? Get him here to deal with this woman."
The one-armed Tuanzhang smashed the crystal at his wound, sending pale red crystal fragments flying.
"Not sure."
The black-haired, red-eyed youth Hei Xue beside the one-armed Tuanzhang looked drowsy. He had been the one holding off Xi all this time, and he couldn't hold on much longer. In this hour of battle, he had died 168 times. Although the half-human bloodline had immortality, it wasn't complete immortality.
"Damn it. With this woman breaking through, we can't hold out much longer. It's impossible to defend Zone 2 for a day. Prepare to retreat to the stone bridge."
The one-armed Tuanzhang's eyes showed ferocity. Although he knew he was no match for Xi, he didn't retreat. If he did, many of his subordinates would die.
"You didn't run. That's surprising."
Crystals floated around as Xi spoke, staring at the one-armed Tuanzhang and Hei Xue. If this were a battle in the Apocalypse Paradise, the enemy would have fled by now.
"This feeling... not bad."
The corners of Xi's lips curled up. Beneath her rational style of conduct, she actually had a fearless heart. This was the difference between her and other Apocalypse Paradise contractors. It was precisely because of this that she had achieved what she had today.
...
On one side of the battlefield, flames and ice clashed, sending up large clouds of steam.
Yan Chen stood in the scorching steam, his expression not looking good. His abilities were being countered.
"Flames of this temperature can't kill me."
A young one-eyed man waved his hand, dispersing the steam around him. The one-eyed man was about 1.6 meters tall, but despite his height, he had 6.1 meters of domineering presence.
"You sure talk big. If I remember correctly, your name is Lin Dong?"
Yan Chen moved his slightly numb shoulder, which was covered in a layer of ice crystals.
"That's right, Lin Dong. I heard your name is Yan Chen? Just from the code names, you can tell we're destined to be rivals."
Frost rose from Lin Dong's hand as two ice spikes appeared in his palm.
"I don't use code names. I never change my name, whether sitting or standing. Yan Chen."
"Oh?"
Lin Dong was stunned for a moment, then a smile appeared on his face.
"What a coincidence. Same here."
Lin Dong charged straight at Yan Chen. He was a melee fighter.
A jaw-dropping scene unfolded. Yan Chen rushed forward holding a staff, his steps steady, his momentum fierce. He was also a melee fighter!
In Yan Chen's words: A mage who can't fight in melee isn't a qualified mage. Judging from the several bruises on Lin Dong's face, Yan Chen's melee combat ability was extremely strong.
The gold-quality staff was swung by Yan Chen with fierce momentum. Flames rose on the staff. Any structure touched by the staff was burned to ashes. This made people wonder: was this the correct way to use a staff?
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Cough, cough. 3 chapters + 3 chapters = 5 chapters. Something seems off there. I'll try for four chapters tomorrow. Also, asking for monthly votes. Although the top spot in the category has been overtaken, we held it for eight days. Let's try to struggle a bit.
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