Chapter 45: The Fifth Game and the Open Conspiracy
After enduring countless hardships, Su Xiao finally assembled the Demon Hunter Set. This led him to speculate that the set's fame within Reincarnation Paradise wasn't due to its attributes as a Dark Purple Set, but rather the attributes it gained upon advancing to a Gold Set.
As for Gold Sets, Su Xiao had never even heard of one, let alone seen one. The Demon Hunter Set was the only complete set he had ever assembled. As for the other set component he possessed, the King's Sovereign Arm Bracer, he didn't even dare to hope for that set. It was a Light Gold Set consisting of four pieces. Once assembled, it could grant some of the abilities of the Golden Flash. Its origin was unique to the Star Moon World, making it extremely difficult to collect.
Thinking about the process of obtaining the Demon Hunter Set, Su Xiao was momentarily speechless.
He had stolen the Demon Hunter Ring. He obtained the Demon Hunter Necklace in a War World, not by opening a treasure chest. As for the Demon Hunter Gun, it was also not obtained by opening a chest. It was a collection piece gathered by Alice after another contractor died. He only noticed it because the patterns on the Demon Hunter Gun were similar to the other Demon Hunter components; otherwise, he would have likely missed it.
His luck was poor; he couldn't open the Demon Hunter Set from chests, so Su Xiao resorted to stealing or obtaining it through other means.
Contractors like Divine Emperor and other Fourth Rank contractors failed to obtain the Demon Hunter Set, yet Su Xiao had now assembled it.
Su Xiao became inwardly vigilant. He still vividly remembered how badly Gulu from the Traveling Group had been hunted down back then. She only possessed the Demon Hunter Ring. It was easy to imagine how many people would hunt him if news spread that he had obtained three pieces of the Demon Hunter Set.
Perhaps even Fifth Rank contractors wouldn't be able to resist the temptation of the Demon Hunter Set.
Suddenly, Su Xiao thought of something: the time Stan sent people to hunt him down. There was a possibility that Stan had already learned he obtained the Demon Hunter Ring from Gulu, which was why he sent people after him.
Given the value the Demon Hunter Set had now demonstrated, it made perfect sense for Stan to pay a high price to send people after him. Thinking back to the faction that had hunted him at the time, it seemed quite reasonable.
Huang Fen was the main combatant, the fat main tank was a safety measure, and as for the Charm-type specialist Die, it made sense to say she was responsible for reconnaissance. But there was another possibility: Die used her ability to completely control Su Xiao, thereby obtaining the Demon Hunter Ring from him.
The behavior of the three at the time was too abnormal. After entering the Holy Grail World, they didn't participate in the original plot, nor did they seek out Su Xiao. Instead, they frantically hunted down other contractors, as if trying to clear the world.
Thinking about it now, this might have been to 'protect' Su Xiao, preventing him from dying in conflicts with other contractors, which would have caused the Demon Hunter Ring to be lost.
Back then, Die and the fat main tank came to find Su Xiao. They wanted to shake off Huang Fen and capture Su Xiao. Whoever got the Demon Hunter Ring would receive different rewards from Stan.
If the three were simply trying to kill Su Xiao, Die and the fat main tank wouldn't have acted prematurely. If it were a killing mission, all three would have participated, and the credit would have been shared equally. Killing Su Xiao was just a smokescreen, or perhaps a threat from another organization. These were all deliberate smokescreens left by Stan to confuse Su Xiao's line of sight. The Demon Hunter Ring was their real target.
If they truly wanted to kill him, they wouldn't have sent Die, a Charm-type specialist. Sending a Third Rank sniper would have ensured Su Xiao's death. Die's appearance clearly indicated they wanted to capture him alive.
Thinking of this, Su Xiao narrowed his eyes. If Stan really knew he possessed the Demon Hunter Ring, then either he or the Blood Gate Adventurers would have to die.
A Dark Purple Set, no, a Gold Set was too tempting. Stan would never give up easily. His subordinate, the Blood Gate Adventurers, would also become Su Xiao's enemies.
To be precise, Su Xiao and the Blood Gate were already locked in a life-or-death struggle. Ever since the pursuit in the Holy Grail World, that had been their relationship.
As Su Xiao pondered, he followed the Wolf Butler into the rising wooden cabin. Soon, the two returned to the vicinity of the Strongest Forest on the fourth floor.
A breeze blew, rustling the leaves. A few withered leaves on the ground were lifted by the forest wind.
A withered leaf drifted near Su Xiao. He instinctively tilted his head to dodge it. This was the instinctive reaction of his Instinct.
"The fifth game is about to begin. Before that, regarding the information related to that intelligence, you can name your price."
Just as Su Xiao was thinking about how to destroy the Blood Gate, the Wolf Butler's intention to trade made Su Xiao alert.
This seemed like a very normal transaction, but in reality, it might contain a certain implication: the Wolf Butler was certain that Su Xiao wouldn't survive the fifth game. Even if he managed to get through the fifth game, he wouldn't live much longer.
Thinking about this information, Su Xiao was somewhat puzzled. Was the fifth game really that difficult? Or was the content of the fifth game a trap, Alice's final means of killing him?
"To get that intelligence, first tell me the content of the fifth game."
Su Xiao's high level of vigilance made the Wolf Butler sigh inwardly. Truly worthy of being the inheritor of 'those madmen.'
"Fine."
The Wolf Butler's lips curled up. A wolf-headed butler's smile was never gentle.
"There are two types of fifth games. The first type doesn't take place on the fifth floor of the castle, because the fifth floor of the castle is open to everyone. The first game mode is the King's Chessboard. You don't need to understand the specific rules of this game because you will be participating in the second type.
The second type of game takes place on the fifth floor of the Demon Castle. The fifth floor of the Demon Castle has another name: the Void Colosseum. Sand and blood. As long as you buy a ticket, various races from the Void can come here to watch or compete. Each session of the Colosseum restricts the strength of the participants. The strength cap for this session is close to that of the Queen's clone, with no lower limit. It's a mix of fish and dragons, with all kinds of races gathered. This is the most eye-catching aspect of the Void Colosseum. I forgot to tell you, this session of the Void Arena has a full three million spectators. Among them are bored powerhouses, traveling Mage Sages, or ordinary Jack clans responsible for reporting. Their knowledge is vast and wide..."
The Wolf Butler's undisguised hostility reappeared.
Upon learning the content of the fifth game, Su Xiao felt a chill in his heart. The fifth game was actually open to the entire Void.
This was actually a good opportunity to see the Void, but unfortunately, Su Xiao didn't want this kind of opportunity at all right now.
He had inherited the Shadow of Law Destruction. Although he didn't know much about the Law Destruction Faction organization, he understood one thing: the enemies of the Law Destruction Faction were numerous to the point of being appalling.
The Law Destruction Faction was neither good nor evil. They maintained the elemental balance of the Void. This was originally a lawful order faction. Unfortunately, the Law Destruction Faction's style of conduct was very extreme. Anyone who dared to disrupt the elemental balance would be killed! All mages would be killed! Anyone who contacted the Sixth to Twenty-Ninth Magic Networks would be killed! Any creature that might potentially break the elemental balance would be killed!
This extreme style of conduct made the Law Destruction Faction a Lawful Chaos faction. This was a more fearsome existence than Lawful Evil.
Demons, Evil Dragon Clans, Dark Mages, etc., were Lawful Evil. The Law Destruction Faction was even more impressive; they were Lawful Chaos!
The fifth game's Void Colosseum gathered over three million spectators. Among them... how many enemies of the Law Destruction Faction would there be?
"There should... be quite a few."
Su Xiao muttered. He could perfectly imagine a scene: as soon as he activated the Azure Steel Shadow, various powerhouses from the spectator stands would jump down and swarm him.
"Alice really went to great lengths."
Su Xiao's expression wasn't good. Seeing Su Xiao's expression, the Wolf Butler was definitely feeling smug inside.
"I've already told you the information about the fifth game. Now, about that intelligence."
The Wolf Butler wanted to obtain intelligence regarding 'Aberration.'
"Oh, I was lying to you earlier. I never intended to provide you with any intelligence about Aberration. You've explained for so long; it must have been tiring, Wolf Butler."
Su Xiao patted the Wolf Butler on the shoulder and walked towards the ladder. Above it was the Void Colosseum.
"Don't you have... any shred of a strong person's integrity?"
The Wolf Butler was so angry his wolf whiskers trembled.
"A strong person's integrity? Why would I talk about a strong person's integrity with an enemy? Wolf Butler, how old are you? Three years old? I will uphold integrity and honor with allies, but you are an enemy who has wanted to kill me from start to finish. How many times have you and Alice schemed against me? Forgot so soon? And now you're talking to me about integrity?"
Su Xiao stepped onto the ladder. Behind him, the Wolf Butler clenched his fists, as if ready to kill Su Xiao on the spot at any moment. Unfortunately, he couldn't do that. Earlier, when descending in the wooden cabin, he did have that opportunity, but he was fooled by Su Xiao's mention of 'Aberration.'
"You madman of Law Annihilation."
The Wolf Butler roared.
"Thanks for the compliment."
Su Xiao didn't stop walking. He wanted to see just how many enemies the Shadow of Law Destruction had in the Void. Moreover, compared to a hypocrite, he would rather be a villain. For enemies, a villain has no rules.
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