The Hunter

"Hunter"—the mysterious "Reincarnation Paradise" had called Su Xiao that from the very beginning.

The title made Su Xiao feel somewhat strange, because he had never signed the so-called contract.

"What does the title 'Hunter' represent?"

Su Xiao's question caused a tremendous reaction from "Reincarnation Paradise."

After signing a contract, ordinary people became Contractors, carrying out missions for "Paradise" in exchange for rewards.

Hunters were Contractors with special talents, whose abilities were better suited for combat.

While Hunters carried out ordinary missions, "Paradise" would also issue Hunt Missions, eliminating those "abnormal" Contractors.

The number of questions had been exhausted. "Paradise" would no longer answer any of the Hunter's questions. Please sign the contract or await death.

All the light faded, and darkness enveloped the surroundings.

A plain, ancient-looking sheet of Parchment appeared from the Void, hanging in midair.

Su Xiao struggled to his feet and walked over to the Parchment.

The Parchment was covered in strange symbols. A large blank space occupied the bottom.

Sign the contract: Yes/No.

Su Xiao faintly sensed that if he signed this contract, his life would undergo a earth-shaking transformation.

He had too many things to do. Even if a bottomless abyss lay ahead, he could only leap into it.

"I... agree."

The instant Su Xiao finished speaking, his hand rose uncontrollably. His thumb then pressed against the blank space on the Parchment.

A sharp pain came from his fingertip. A smear of bright-red blood soaked into the Parchment, turning the entire sheet pale red and filling the air with a faint scent of blood.

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

Pale-green light appeared around Su Xiao and clung to his body. In just a few seconds, his injuries were completely healed.

Injuries repaired. Forcibly awakening the Hunter talent.

His body had barely returned to normal, and before Su Xiao could catch his breath, excruciating pain surged through every part of him.

The pain came without warning, causing the veins throughout Su Xiao's body to bulge.

However, Su Xiao's endurance was extraordinary. He merely let out a muffled groan before dropping to one knee.

The pain came suddenly and faded just as quickly. Su Xiao sensed that something within him seemed to have awakened.

The feeling was not abrupt. It was as if he had always possessed this ability but had simply never noticed it.

To provide an intuitive display of the Hunter's overall qualities, semi-datafication has been activated.

Warning: "Semi-datafication" is an auxiliary combat ability. If vital organs such as the heart or brain suffer severe damage, the Hunter will still die. Hunter, please exercise caution when dealing with the Derivative Plane.

The Hunter-exclusive trial has begun. If the trial cannot be completed, "Paradise" will strip the Hunter status and reduce the Hunter to an ordinary Contractor. If the Hunter dies during the mission, the Hunter will die permanently.

Paradise's rule: Everything will be exchanged at equal value.

As soon as Su Xiao finished reading the words before him, his vision went black. He then lost consciousness.

Transmission beginning...

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

The house was only a dozen or so square meters in size. The roof had nearly collapsed, allowing sunlight to shine directly inside.

The corners of the walls were covered in spiderwebs, thick with dust. The windows and door had vanished, yet not a trace of light entered from outside. All he could see were piles of rubbish, some of which had spilled into the room through the doors and windows.

This ruined room had been buried beneath a massive garbage heap. The only exit was through the roof.

A pungent, sour stench wafted over. Just as Su Xiao was preparing to leave, a burning sensation came from his arm.

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

Those pale-blue words appeared again.

This time, however, they did not float in the air. They appeared directly within his field of vision. Even when he shifted his gaze, the words remained still, as though embedded in his retinas.

The words read:

Entering world: One Piece

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

World Source: 0% (The World Source will increase as the Hunter explores or interacts with characters from the current world. During world settlement, it will be calculated together with the mission difficulty to determine the final rating.)

World introduction: The sea, freedom, pirates, marines, and the World Government.

Main Quest: Assassinate the king of the Goa Kingdom.

Side Quest: None.

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

Tip: This is a high-level Derivative World. Do not leave the Goa Kingdom's territory, or the world's difficulty will increase substantially!

Tip: As this is the Hunter's first entry into a world, the Hunter will automatically master this world's language. Duration: three natural days.

World, begin!

The words faded, and Su Xiao began organizing what he had learned.

First, he had arrived at a very mysterious place called "Reincarnation Paradise." He knew nothing about its purpose, but his own goal was clear: obtain power in "Reincarnation Paradise." Only with power could he take revenge.

Next was his current situation. He had actually come to the world of One Piece.

Although he wanted revenge, he would occasionally watch some anime in his spare time to relax. A person could not stay tense all the time.

Based on Su Xiao's understanding of the One Piece World, this was an extremely dangerous world. In the later stages, the powerful could even sink an island or destroy an entire country alone.

Although he was proficient in certain killing techniques, Su Xiao could only be considered an ordinary person here. In a world full of inhuman monsters, every step would be difficult.

The word "Hell" in the world's difficulty alone was enough to reveal how challenging this world was.

As for the mission he had been given, Su Xiao understood it even less.

"Assassinate the king of the Goa Kingdom"—those were the only simple words. There were no other clues.

Just as Su Xiao was beginning to feel a headache coming on, information flowed from the sword-shaped tattoo on his arm.

He could activate the "brand" with his mind. The so-called brand was the sword-shaped tattoo on his arm.

This thing was extremely important and possessed many functions.

Su Xiao tried activating the brand and succeeded with ease. Several lines of text appeared before him.

One. Personal Information.

Two. Missions.

Three. Storage Space.

Four. Skills.

Five. Equipment.

Rank too low. Other functions remain locked...

Aside from the first option, Personal Information, and the second, Missions, Su Xiao had no use for the others for now.

He desperately wanted to know the mission's specific details. Judging from the attitude "Reincarnation Paradise" had displayed earlier, it would never tolerate his failure. Ordinary failure might mean certain death.

As for being reduced to an ordinary Contractor, that probably was not even a possibility. Although he had only interacted with it briefly, Su Xiao had keenly sensed the cruelty of "Reincarnation Paradise."

He opened the Missions option, and the mission's detailed information appeared.

Main Quest: Assassinate the king of the Goa Kingdom.

Difficulty Level: LV.3.

Mission Introduction: The Goa Kingdom is located in the East Blue and rules the nearby towns and villages. Foosha Village and Mt. Colubo are located nearby.

Mission Details: Kill the king of the Goa Kingdom, Philip Herbert, by any means. He spends most of his time in the royal palace, making the assassination highly difficult.

Mission Duration: Within seventy-two hours.

Mission Reward: The Hunter status will be fully activated.

After reading the information above, Su Xiao finally understood who he had to kill and where he was.

No wonder there was so much garbage around. He should currently be in Terminal Station near the Goa Kingdom—the garbage mountain from the original story that was burned down after the arrival of the Celestial Dragons.

The protagonist of the original story, Monkey D. Luffy, and the important character Ace, along with Sabo, had lived on Mt. Colubo as children. A group of bandits also lived on the mountain.

He had no idea what period this was. Had the three brothers already gone to sea? If they were still children...

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

The garbage surrounding him had been produced by the capital of the Goa Kingdom.

With that in mind, Su Xiao was no longer in a hurry to leave. Terminal Station was home to large numbers of vagrants and was extremely dangerous. He would first assess the situation before making further plans.

After closing the mission panel, Su Xiao opened his personal information.

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