Chapter 82: The Strongest BOSS in This World
Su Xiao regretted one thing. It wasn't about the loot distribution ratio, nor was it about not taking the opportunity to recruit personnel. Given his situation, he simply couldn't recruit anyone, and he didn't enjoy managing subordinates either. Too many troublesome matters made going solo far more reliable.
What he regretted was that he shouldn't have sold the [Hundred Faces Mastery] back then. Under normal circumstances, no one would buy that thing. Mastering it carried the risk of developing split personalities. However, in the current Twilight Palace, there was no shortage of psychopaths or madmen. If he were to auction off [Hundred Faces Mastery] now, it would absolutely fetch a sky-high price!
"Sold too early."
Su Xiao kicked a large stone on the ground. The stone slammed into the wall with a dull thud, causing the OL beauty to flinch in fright. When she realized it was just Su Xiao kicking a rock, she breathed a sigh of relief.
The OL beauty looked around at the madmen and psychopaths surrounding her, and her nose inexplicably stung. She wanted to go home. She missed her gentle mother.
Due to the struggle for the leader position, Yan Chen, the Fake Jester, and Black Blood had launched into a chaotic three-way battle. Don't mistake this for a sparring match; this was a fight filled with intense killing intent toward one another.
Half an hour later.
The Fake Jester lay on the ground, his chest heaving as blood gushed from his mouth. Beside him lay Black Blood, chopped into eight segments.
Yan Chen pulled a dagger embedded in his arm. He was a bit dazed from the explosion.
Yan Chen walked over to the Jester and pressed the dagger against his throat.
"Who's the leader?"
The Fake Jester's mouth opened and closed, but aside from spitting blood, he couldn't utter a word.
"Hmm, looks like you admit it."
Yan Chen stood up. However, the fierce glare from the Fake Jester seemed to say: 'I didn't admit a damn thing.'
Bang!
Yan Chen kicked the Fake Jester unconscious, then picked up a bucket of gasoline and walked toward Black Blood, who had been chopped into eight pieces...
This scene might become the daily norm for the Ming Sect from now on. The OL beauty would need time to accept this.
The Yan Chen from before was like a vicious beast trapped in a cage. Now, that beast had broken free, and not only that, he had found his own kind.
Bubu Wang lay beside Su Xiao. Having followed Su Xiao for so long, he had seen all kinds of people. So, witnessing the scene before him, Bubu Wang felt no ripples in his heart—he even felt a bit sleepy.
Su Xiao stood up and walked out of the palace. He planned to search for small units of the Apocalypse Paradise faction. Battle merits were, of course, better in abundance.
Stepping out of the Twilight Palace, Su Xiao looked up at the magnificent structure. There was no doubt that a great secret lay beneath this palace. However, neither Xi, Su Xiao, nor Yan Chen chose to explore it. The secret beneath the palace was far too dangerous for their current strength to handle. Even the three of them working together wouldn't suffice, and besides, the three could never cooperate—Xi was already dead.
...
Four days later, the outskirts of the ancient ruins.
Su Xiao sat before a campfire, holding a wooden skewer as he roasted a fish.
Over these four days, he had almost thoroughly searched the ancient ruins. Yet, he hadn't found a single contractor from the Apocalypse Paradise side. They were more subdued than he had imagined and had already left the ruins.
Having found nothing in four days, Su Xiao was somewhat disappointed. But he couldn't leave the ruins to search the entire world for enemy contractors. Setting aside efficiency, if anything happened to the World Core, the loss would outweigh the gain.
"Time's about right."
Su Xiao stamped out the campfire and walked toward the Twilight Palace, holding the roasted fish. Bubu Wang beside him stared intently at the fish in his hand.
Soon, Su Xiao returned to the Twilight Palace. As soon as he entered, he sensed a wave of spatial force enveloping the entire palace.
He quickly ascended to the seventh floor. Before the throne, over a hundred contractors gathered around it, with Yan Chen at the forefront. It seemed Yan Chen had successfully recruited these madmen, though Su Xiao didn't know what method he had used.
"How's the situation?"
"Not bad. The 'Large-Scale Fixed Spatial Coordinates' have formed 99.7%. It'll be complete soon."
"Good."
Su Xiao examined the throne. A skeletal figure sat upright on it, the World Core at its brow glowing brightly.
"World."
The skeleton on the throne suddenly spoke, causing everyone to step back.
"It belongs to you all."
The skeleton raised its arm and pressed it against the World Core.
"Roar!!!"
A deafening roar came from beneath the Twilight Palace. A bone claw several meters wide emerged from the circular pit.
Hum~
A layer of energy net appeared over the pit. The bone claw recoiled as if struck by lightning, quickly retracting into the pit. If anyone had been standing by the pit, they would have smelled a putrid odor, like the stench of a rotting creature.
An evil dragon, reduced to bones and rotten flesh, was sealed beneath the Twilight Palace. As long as the king's skeleton on the throne remained intact, the dragon would stay sealed.
Boom!
A thunderclap echoed from above. Dark clouds gathered, as if the end of the world was near.
Boom!
A golden beam of light descended from the sky, crashing straight into the Twilight Palace. The palace's roof shattered instantly. The beam enveloped the throne, and the king's skeleton began to weather away, leaving only the World Core floating in midair.
Seeing this, Su Xiao felt it was safer to leave the palace. The previously sturdy structure had been shattered in an instant by the falling beam of light.
"Roar!!"
A roar came from the pit beneath the palace. An evil dragon, reduced to bones and rotten flesh, flew out of the pit. Its decayed eyes were filled with excitement and fury.
Its name was Ignatz, a dark wyvern from the Abyss. Thousands of years ago, just as it was about to conquer this world, it was sealed by a short human. In Ignatz's eyes, that was a blatant deception.
Today, it—Dark Wyvern Ignatz—had finally broken free from its cage. It would take revenge on this world, destroying everything it saw.
Ignatz dragged its decayed, massive body into the air. Suddenly, it spotted a group of humans.
"All humans deserve to die."
Ignatz spoke in human tongue, black smoke wafting from its body.
Inside the now-open-air Twilight Palace, the many contractors curiously examined this evil dragon.
"What era is this antique from?"
"Not sure. Maybe a few thousand years old. It's completely rotten."
The contractors didn't care about the dragon at all. They had already completed their war mission and were waiting in the palace to return.
Hearing the contractors' words, Ignatz was somewhat surprised. Its decayed brain began to ponder: Were humans no longer afraid of dragons in this era? In its time, except for one particular human, all other creatures feared it. It would use these humans as an appetizer.
Just as Ignatz was about to show these "ignorant humans" the terror of a dragon, another beam of light fell from the sky. This beam was extremely fast, instantly enveloping Ignatz.
"Hmph, magic—"
Before Ignatz could finish, it turned into a cloud of ash, gradually dissipating into the air. This beam of light was Reincarnation Paradise's execution mechanism for eliminating alien creatures. Ignatz was strong, but in the face of Reincarnation Paradise, it wasn't even an ant. It was annihilated in an instant.
The world's biggest BOSS, a monster with five attributes exceeding 80 points—Dark Wyvern Ignatz—appeared for 25 seconds before being reduced to ashes, not even a trace left.
"An old antique is just an old antique. Times have changed now."
Su Xiao had long suspected that something beneath the palace might be an evil dragon. He just hadn't expected it to still be alive.
[World Conquest War has ended.]
[Large-Scale Fixed Spatial Coordinates completed. Coordinates belong to: Reincarnation Paradise.]
[World Core fusing...]
[Fusion complete. This world has been incorporated into Reincarnation Paradise. Uses: Trials, assessments, contractor rank breakthroughs, etc.]
[War result: Victory!]
[Surviving allies: 247 people.]
[War mission: All completed.]
[Preparing teleportation. Location: Reincarnation Paradise.]
[Due to the establishment of 'Large-Scale Fixed Spatial Coordinates' in this world, this teleportation will bypass the 'Starry Sky Transfer Station' and return directly to Reincarnation Paradise.]
[Teleportation begins. All contractors, please prepare.]
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Seeing the last line, the corner of Su Xiao's mouth twitched.
Bang!
Su Xiao's vision plunged into darkness.
PS: (One more chapter. It'll be done in 20 minutes.)