Under the dim streetlights, swarms of flying insects gathered. In the midnight street, a gunshot shattered the calm of the night.
Su Xiao looked toward the direction of the gunshot, realizing that Ling Wu Shizhao had probably engaged in battle with the enemy contractor. He pressed the Bluetooth earpiece in his ear.
“Shizhao.”
No one responded. It seemed that Ling Wu Shizhao had accidentally dropped the earpiece during the fight. Su Xiao wasn’t sure about the sniper's strength, but he believed that Ling Wu Shizhao could hold off the enemy.
Right now, the priority was to deal with the female shield warrior in front of him. Thanks to Yezi's healing, the Queen's health had recovered to 67%.
I have to say, that girl named Yezi had impressive healing abilities. The Queen watched Su Xiao warily. She had picked up a shield from the ground, but since Su Xiao had severed her right arm, her stance with the shield looked awkward.
“Even with balanced development in all three attributes, you shouldn’t have such terrifying attack power. And that blue light that causes excruciating pain—there's no mistake, you must have a professional template.”
The Queen had experienced three different worlds, giving her knowledge far beyond that of an ordinary contractor.
“Who knows.”
What Su Xiao wanted most was to eliminate the hidden support contractor. However, because of the ‘Mithril Chains’ binding him, he couldn’t move more than 30 meters away from the female shield warrior.
This was undoubtedly a disgusting skill. The female shield warrior was tough to deal with, and with the support contractor hiding in the shadows, he couldn't kill her quickly.
He still didn’t know the situation on Ling Wu Shizhao's side, so it was better to finish things quickly.
Su Xiao rushed a few steps toward the Queen, reversing his long knife and striking the shield hard with the hilt.
“Bang.”
A dull sound echoed as the Queen's arm holding the shield bore a lot of pressure. Against a shield-wielding enemy, blunt attacks were much more effective than slashing ones.
The Queen gritted her silver teeth and slammed the shield toward Su Xiao, this strike filled with desperation.
Su Xiao didn’t take it head-on. He had already sustained some minor injuries in the fight, and when he blocked the bullet with the shield earlier, he had been jolted quite hard, causing his health to drop to about 85%.
He nimbly dodged the shield strike, and with a swift motion, his left hand grabbed the edge of the shield.
Inside, the Queen thought, ‘Here we go again.’
Grabbing the edge of the Queen's shield, Su Xiao lowered his gaze, a smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.
“As a shield warrior, if you can’t even hold onto your shield, you might as well die.”
Su Xiao pulled back with his left hand while his right hand thrust the Dragon Slaying Blade forward.
The Queen now had two choices: give up the shield or get pierced by Su Xiao.
If she gave up the shield, she would be completely exposed to Su Xiao, and his overwhelming attack power left her feeling hopeless.
But if she didn’t give up the shield, she would be hit by Su Xiao, and the previous pain that pierced her heart was something she would never forget.
In the end, the Queen chose to let go of the shield, stepping back to avoid Su Xiao’s long knife.
After snatching the Queen's shield, Su Xiao hurled it forcefully into the distance.
With a clang, the large metal shield crashed into a nearby shop, causing chaos inside. The shield lodged at an angle on a row of shelves, knocking several bottles of shampoo to the ground.
The Queen stood silently in place. After thinking for a few seconds, she spoke up:
“Today, we took the initiative to attack you. I’m willing to pay 10,000 Paradise Coins as compensation for mental distress. Let’s cease fire; if this continues, we might both end up hurt.”
Realizing that Su Xiao was not easy to deal with, the Queen chose to retreat appropriately.
“First, pay up.”
Su Xiao planned to take advantage of the situation.
“Okay.”
A notification from the Reincarnation Paradise appeared before Su Xiao.
[Contractor No. ***** requests a temporary contract with you.]
[In this derived world, you cannot attack members of team ***** and members of team ***** cannot harm you…]
[Upon reaching this contract, contractor No. ***** will pay 10,000 Paradise Coins as a reward for signing the contract.]
[Note: This contract is notarized by Reincarnation Paradise, and no one can violate it.]
[Note: The contract is written by the initiator. Hunters should read it carefully. After signing, if any violation occurs, Reincarnation Paradise will impose a penalty.]
[Penalty for violation: Deduct 300,000 Paradise Coins.]
[Do you agree to sign the contract? Yes/No.]
Su Xiao read through the contract, surprised by this feature of the Reincarnation Paradise.
After inquiring, he learned that he could also write a contract, but it would cost 50 Paradise Coins.
Since the Queen initiated the contract, Su Xiao chose to refuse. He originally wanted to take advantage of the situation, but he didn’t expect the Reincarnation Paradise to have a contract feature.
Since they chose to attack him, he couldn’t let it go easily.
Upon seeing Su Xiao refuse, the Queen’s expression changed.
“What do you mean?”
“What do I mean? Of course, I’m going to kill you.”
Su Xiao took out a salt rice ball and stuffed it into his mouth, swallowing it whole. The salt rice ball could restore 10% of his health, a decent supply item.
“Don’t force me.”
The Queen’s voice turned icy.
“Ha~hahaha~.”
Su Xiao, holding his blade, suddenly burst into laughter.
“You set bombs on my path and then say not to force you? I won’t stop until your head is on the ground.”
Su Xiao’s gaze shifted to a small alley by the street.
“You hide there well. After I deal with her, you’re next.”
Su Xiao now exuded a fierce aura, causing Yezi, hiding in the alley, to shrink her neck in fear.
As a support, Yezi rarely participated in fights, so she was a bit timid.
The Queen also knew she was in the wrong and stopped talking, but she produced a test tube and a knight's sword in her hands.
The test tube contained a thick, bright red liquid.
“Yezi, keep an eye on my health at all times.”
The Queen shouted, tilting her head back to drink the potion.
“Ugh~ that tastes terrible.”
After drinking the unknown liquid, several whisker-like marks appeared on the Queen's face, and a dark red energy enveloped her body.
“Power is surging.”
In just a few seconds, the Queen’s dark eyes transformed into blood-red beast-like pupils.
A sense of extreme foreboding arose. Su Xiao didn’t rush in immediately but used [Basic Detection].
[10 mana points consumed. Basic Detection activated, obtaining the following information.]
Contractor: No. 11740. (Rage State)
Strength: 6+10
Agility: 5+10
Stamina: ???
Intelligence: 5
Charm: 6
Skill 1: Rage State (Temporary Passive), loses 3% health per second. When health drops below 5%, the Rage State is forcibly removed.
Skill 2: Inferior Fox Bloodline (Temporary Passive), Strength, Agility, and Stamina +10.
Skill 3: Blood of Madness (Temporary Passive), performs a random attribute check every 10 seconds. If the check fails, the user enters a state of confusion. (Random attribute check: randomly selects one of five attributes for evaluation.)
Skill 4: ???
Skill 5: ???
Skill 6: ???
…
Su Xiao’s mouth twitched. What did this woman drink to gain temporary passive skills of +10 in Strength, Agility, and Stamina?
Although her combat power skyrocketed, it came at a cost; losing 3% health per second meant she would die in 34 seconds.
Of course, with the support contractor nearby, this time would be extended somewhat.
“Roar!!”
A beast-like roar echoed. The Queen was a bit unfortunate; her Skill 3’s ‘random attribute check’ selected Charm in the first round, and she failed the check!
(End of Chapter)