CHAPTER 357: CHAPTER 58: UNYIELDING

Taking advantage of Habak’s momentary distraction, the Spider Queen Sniper Rifle appeared in Su Xiao’s hand, and he fired a shot directly at Habak’s chest. At this range, there was no need for a scope.

Bang!

A large hole was blasted in the left side of Habak’s chest, venom splattered everywhere.

Su Xiao looked puzzled. He had just aimed at the center of Habak’s chest, yet the opponent dodged it swiftly.

From the start of the battle until now, Habak never dodged Su Xiao’s slashes, even when his throat was about to be cut; yet now he chose to dodge.

There was something wrong with the center of his chest, Su Xiao was certain.

Putting away the Spider Queen, Su Xiao charged at the cold-eyed Habak, who seemed enraged by the shot.

Once in front of Habak, Su Xiao gripped his blade with both hands and slashed toward the center of Habak’s chest.

Sure enough, Habak ducked, the long knife slicing past his face without hitting his body.

An olive-green claw reached for Su Xiao’s chest, leaving three bloody marks.

Before the blood could even flow, the olive-green venom had already sealed the wound, causing Su Xiao’s life value to drop drastically.

Even though he had missed, with his chest still throbbing with pain, Su Xiao did not retreat. Instead, he thrust his knife toward the center of Habak’s chest.

Dragon Slash easily penetrated Habak’s body, yet Habak still twisted to dodge, the long knife piercing through his throat.

"Heh, no pain or itch."

Habak’s mouth gaped, venom surging within. If it were to spew onto Su Xiao, it’d be the end of him.

"Blue Steel!"

Su Xiao shouted angrily, converting his mana into Blue Steel Shadow energy rapidly.

A large amount of Blue Steel Shadow energy surged into Habak’s body, forming a blue circle.

Boom!

The Blue Steel Shadow energy exploded, blasting apart Habak’s upper half, venom splattering all over Su Xiao.

Su Xiao’s life value decreased like a flowing stream, activating the Supreme Blade Edge Effect 2.

Bathing in Blood and Fighting (Passive): When life value drops below 30%, stamina +10, and attack speed increases by 20% (effect lasts for half an hour).

Stamina increased by 10, temporarily raising Su Xiao’s physical attribute to 35, developing a high resistance that weakened the poison’s potency.

Olive-green venom dripped down Su Xiao’s cheek. After Habak’s upper body was blasted off, a human head appeared within its chest.

This human head belonged to a young boy, around seventeen or eighteen years old.

The boy had a full head of black hair and a handsome appearance. His eyelids were trembling, striving to open his eyes.

With the boy’s effort, his eyes finally opened.

As soon as the boy’s eyes opened, he began gasping for air, but apart from his head, the rest of his body had already vanished, and he could no longer feel the sensation of breathing.

Tears flowed from the boy’s eyes as he gazed at the sunlight outside the station window.

Habak’s body was gradually regenerating, while Su Xiao grabbed a bucket of clean water to wash off the venom, or else he would be finished soon.

"Are you a contractor, a fellow kind?"

The boy looked at Su Xiao with an affectionate gaze, but Su Xiao didn’t respond, as he needed to wash off the venom as quickly as possible.

"Use saltwater, not clean water."

Upon hearing the boy’s advice, Su Xiao paused, took out a packet of salt, and sprinkled a small amount on the dripping liquid. Sure enough, the venom immediately liquefied.

Mixed with the water in the salt, the saltwater easily washed away the venom.

"Kill me, please kill me, living like this is too painful."

The venom slowly enveloped the boy’s head, and he tried to struggle, but he was just a head.

"Are you contractor No.9740?"

Su Xiao’s question made the boy ecstatic.

"Yes, it’s me. Did Paradise send you to save me?"

The boy seemed somewhat incredulous.

"No, it’s to kill you, actually."

Upon hearing Su Xiao’s reply, the boy smiled easily.

"Killing me is fine too. My soul has been devoured too much; it can no longer recover. Its weakness is salt, destroy my head and it’s dead for sure... "

The boy’s words were cut short as venom engulfed him, and Habak’s body regenerated.

"You bastard, becoming my vessel is your good fortune."

Habak seemed very angry, stepping back. He did not expect the boy with only a head left could awaken and reveal his weakness to the enemy.

Su Xiao put away Dragon Slash and took off his venom-stained shirt, which puzzled Habak.

"Let’s talk it out."

Su Xiao ignored Habak.

"Hey, I’m talking to you."

Su Xiao squinted his eyes, and a muffled sound came from within Habak, whose expression immediately froze, looking toward his chest.

"I’m not interested in talking with the dead."

Just then, a tiny white frog jumped onto the boy’s head, and it was a Special-level Alchemy Bomb.

The venom surged in Habak’s chest, and a head half-shattered by the explosion fell out; it was the boy’s head. Though he was dead, his face wore a smile of satisfaction.

"How can this be? I haven’t evolved to perfect form; I haven’t revitalized my race. It was so hard to blend in here..."

Habak’s words were interrupted as a series of transparent chains shot out from the void and pinned into Habak’s body.

"No, no, listen to my explanation. We can cooperate; I’ll definitely not ignore the mission anymore. Listen to my explanation!"

Reincarnation Paradise completely ignored Habak’s nonsense.

[Checking that ’Habak’ is an outsider without a Reincarnation Brand, executing forcefully...]

The chains within Habak twisted, shredding his body inch by inch.

"No~! You bastard thing, didn’t I say we could cooperate?"

Habak’s body was disintegrated piece by piece, the screams echoing far away.

A few seconds later, the last drop of venom in the air was decomposed, and three translucent crystals fell to the ground.

Su Xiao quickly stepped forward to pick up the crystals; they were valuable.

[You obtained Soul Crystal (Medium) ×3.]

[Reminder: The Hunter has successfully hunted the violator, completing the hunting mission.]

[The Hunter performed excellently in this hunting mission, receiving the full reward.]

[You obtained Silver Honor Medal ×1.]

[Silver Honor Medal]

Introduction: Can be used to exchange items in the Honor Shop, a rare item. The specific items available for exchange can be viewed in the Honor Shop, located in the Hunter’s Exclusive Room.

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The hunting mission was completed, and with the lessons from last time, Su Xiao would make every effort to complete the hunting mission.

The Ruler identity in the Space Battlefield seemed glamorous, but perhaps having done too little, last time he failed to complete a hunting mission, causing him to be forcibly conscripted by Reincarnation Paradise.

A fall in the pit, a gain in the wit, the Hunter’s involvement in space wars would definitely involve more than just becoming a Ruler.

The spatial barrier disappeared, and not long after, dozens of contractors walked in from outside the station.

"Um... Sir, big boss."

A beautiful mature woman walked up, wearing a loose long dress, her face full of smiles.

Upon seeing her, Su Xiao felt an immediate fondness.

This woman was a Charm Attribute Specialist.

"So, you want the Netherworld blueprints, you can choose between a one-on-one or a group fight."

The beautiful woman was stunned.

"One-on-one?"

"Yes, I’ll take you all on one-on-one by myself."

The beautiful woman grinned, revealing neat teeth.

"As long as you have a proper brain, the contractors from Front Island won’t choose to oppose a big shot like you. We all saw the scene at the Justice Tower; the sniper’s deception was terrifying."

The beautiful woman walked up to Su Xiao, seemingly unafraid that he would suddenly attack her. She was a smart woman, understanding that if Su Xiao wanted to kill her, being ten or one meter away made no difference. As it stands, getting ’up close and personal’ was best; this was indeed a top-tier big deal.

The beautiful woman pressed her full breasts against Su Xiao’s arm, and under that loose clothing was nothing.

"It’s like this, Mr. Big Shot, we do want the Netherworld blueprints; you could rip off a tiny corner of the blueprints and sell it to us."

The beautiful woman’s two slender fingers gestured a small distance, her face smiling like a little white fox.

Su Xiao was taken aback, so this was feasible. If contractors cooperated, couldn’t they just farm Paradise coins?

The beautiful woman seemed to guess Su Xiao’s thoughts and said, "Although getting a small corner won’t yield a reward, it can avoid penalties. Each of us pays 1000 Paradise coins, and we each only need a small corner. Moreover, this is a secret, something very few people know."

Su Xiao understood the matter; it seemed Reincarnation Paradise wouldn’t push contractors to the brink; this was a way around it, albeit requiring luck.

However, this could lead to a vicious cycle, with the strong getting stronger and the weak getting weaker, hence the existence of elite contractors like Crazy Healer and Cowboy Hat Man.

Ability and courage determine achievements; this is very fair.

Su Xiao glanced around at the surrounding contractors, totaling more than twenty people, equating to over 20,000 Paradise coins. This business was a sure win.