The Hunter

"Hunter." This mysterious Reincarnation Paradise had addressed Su Xiao this way from the very beginning.

This title felt strange to Su Xiao, as he had never signed any so-called contract.

"What does the title of Hunter represent?"

Su Xiao's question triggered a massive reaction from Reincarnation Paradise.

[After signing a contract, ordinary people become Contractors who perform tasks for the "Paradise" in exchange for rewards.]

[The so-called Hunters are Contractors with special talents, whose abilities are better suited for combat.]

[While Hunters perform standard tasks, the "Paradise" will simultaneously issue hunting missions to eliminate "abnormal" Contractors.]

[Inquiry limit reached. The "Paradise" will no longer answer any questions from the Hunter. Please sign the contract or await death.]

All the light faded, and the surroundings plunged into total darkness.

A piece of primitive-looking parchment popped up in the void, hanging in mid-air.

Su Xiao struggled to stand up and walked over to the parchment.

The parchment was covered in strange symbols, with a large blank space at the bottom.

[Sign the contract? Yes/No.]

Su Xiao vaguely felt that if he signed this contract, his life would undergo a world-shaking change.

He had too many things to do; even if an abyss lay ahead, he had no choice but to leap.

"I... agree."

As soon as Su Xiao finished speaking, his hand rose uncontrollably, and his thumb pressed against the blank space on the parchment.

A sharp pain pricked his fingertip, and a smear of bright red blood stained the parchment, turning the entire sheet a pale red and emitting a faint, bloody scent.

[Contract established! Beginning to repair the Hunter's injuries.]

A pale green light appeared around Su Xiao, clinging to his body. Within a few seconds, his injuries were completely healed.

[Injuries repaired. Forcefully awakening Hunter talent.]

Just as his body returned to normal and before Su Xiao could even catch his breath, a sharp pain erupted throughout his entire body.

The agony came so suddenly that the veins all over Su Xiao's body bulged.

However, Su Xiao's endurance exceeded that of an ordinary person; he only let out a muffled groan and fell to one knee.

The pain arrived suddenly and faded just as quickly. Su Xiao sensed that something within him had been awakened.

The feeling was not abrupt; it was as if he had possessed this ability all along but had never been able to perceive it.

[To intuitively display the "Hunter's" comprehensive attributes, semi-digitization is enabled.]

[Warning: "Semi-digitization" is an auxiliary combat ability. If vital organs such as the heart or brain are severely damaged, the Hunter will still die. Please handle "Derivative Worlds" with caution.]

[Hunter exclusive trial begins. If the trial cannot be completed, the "Paradise" will strip the Hunter of their status and demote them to an ordinary Contractor. If the Hunter dies during the mission, they will perish completely.]

[Paradise Regulation: Everything is subject to equivalent exchange.]

As soon as Su Xiao finished reading the text before him, his vision went black, and he lost consciousness.

[Transmission starting...]

When Su Xiao woke up again, he was already inside a dilapidated house.

The house was only about ten square meters in size, and the roof had partially collapsed, allowing sunlight to stream directly in.

There were thick cobwebs in the corners, already covered in dust. The windows and doors were long gone, yet no light entered from the sides; he could only see piles of trash, some of which had spilled into the room through the door and window frames.

This ruined room was buried within a massive garbage dump, with the roof serving as the only exit.

A pungent, sour stench wafted over. Just as Su Xiao prepared to leave, a burning sensation flared on his arm.

A black tattoo shaped like a sharp sword appeared on his forearm.

Those pale blue characters appeared once more.

But this time, they were not floating in the air; they appeared directly within his field of vision. Even when he shifted his gaze, the text remained stationary, as if embedded onto his retinas.

The content of the text was as follows:

World Entered: One Piece

World Difficulty: LV.6. Nightmare (This difficulty is the Hunter's exclusive trial difficulty.)

World Source: 0% (The World Source will increase as the Hunter explores or interacts with characters in the current world. When the world is settled, it will be calculated alongside the mission difficulty to form a final rating.)

World Introduction: The sea, freedom, pirates, the Navy, the World Government.

Main Mission: Assassinate the King of the Goa Kingdom.

Side Mission: None.

Warning: Do not mention anything related to the "Paradise" within this world. If the warning is ignored, you will be forcibly executed!

Hint: This world is a high-level "Derivative World." Do not leave the Goa Kingdom area, or the world difficulty will increase significantly!

Notification: As the Hunter has entered the world for the first time, the language of this world has been automatically mastered for a duration of three natural days.

The world begins!

As the text faded, Su Xiao began to organize the information he had gathered.

First, he had arrived at a mysterious place called Reincarnation Paradise. He did not know the purpose of Reincarnation Paradise, but his own goal was clear: to gain power within Reincarnation Paradise, for only with power could he exact his revenge.

Second was his current situation; he had actually arrived in the One Piece world.

Although he was focused on revenge, he would occasionally watch anime in his spare time to relax; a person could not remain tense forever.

Based on Su Xiao's understanding of the One Piece world, it was a high-risk world. In the later stages, those powerhouses could even sink an island or single-handedly wipe out a nation.

Despite being proficient in various killing techniques, Su Xiao was merely an ordinary person here. In a world filled with inhuman monsters, his path would be fraught with difficulty.

One could guess the difficulty of this world just from the word "Hell" used to describe its difficulty level.

As for the final task provided, Su Xiao was even more confused.

[Assassinate the King of Goa Kingdom], there were only these simple words, with no other clues.

Just as Su Xiao was feeling a headache, a stream of information surged from the sword-shaped tattoo on his arm.

He could activate the "Brand" with his consciousness; the so-called Brand was the sword-shaped tattoo on his arm.

This thing was very important and possessed many functions.

Su Xiao attempted to activate the Brand, which he did easily, and several lines of text appeared before his eyes.

1. Personal Information.

2. Tasks.

3. Storage Space.

4. Skills.

5. Equipment.

Rank too low, other functions are locked...

Aside from the first item (Personal Information) and the second item (Tasks), Su Xiao had no use for the others for the time being.

He was desperate to know the specific details of the task. Judging from the attitude Reincarnation Paradise had shown so far, it would never tolerate his failure; failure likely meant death.

The idea of being demoted to an ordinary contractor was likely impossible. Although his contact had been brief, Su Xiao keenly sensed the cruelty of Reincarnation Paradise.

Opening the task option, the specific details of the task appeared.

[Main Task: Assassinate the King of Goa Kingdom]

Difficulty Level: LV.3.

Task Brief: Goa Kingdom is located in the East Blue, ruling over the nearby towns and villages, with Foosha Village and Mt. Colubo situated in the surrounding area.

Task Information: Kill the King of Goa Kingdom, Philip Herbert, by any means necessary. The target spends his time within the royal palace, making the assassination highly difficult.

Task Duration: Within 72 hours.

Task Reward: Hunter identity fully activated.

Seeing this information, Su Xiao finally understood who he had to kill and where he was located.

No wonder there was so much trash around; his current location was likely the Terminal Station near Goa Kingdom, the mountain of trash that was burned down in the original story due to the arrival of the Celestial Dragons.

The protagonist of the original story, Monkey D. Luffy, as well as important characters Ace and Sabo, lived on Mt. Colubo during their childhood, and a group of mountain bandits also lived on the mountain.

He didn't know what time period this was, or if those three brothers had already set sail. If they were still children...

As for the capital of Goa Kingdom, it was near Mt. Colubo, right next to the Terminal Station where he was currently located.

The trash all around was produced by the capital of Goa Kingdom.

Thinking of this, Su Xiao was not in a hurry to leave. The Terminal Station was teeming with vagrants and was very dangerous; he decided to assess the situation before making any plans.

Closing the task panel, Su Xiao opened his personal information.

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