Glass shards flew everywhere. Su Xiao rushed into the corridor, adjusted his balance in midair, and slashed at the King of the Goa Kingdom before him.
The King had his back to Su Xiao and had not noticed him at all. His face was full of astonishment.
The gleaming blade swept past. Under the moonlight, the slash looked tragically beautiful, while the sharp edge tore through the air with a series of mournful cries.
"Pfft."
Su Xiao's slash cleaved through the King's waist. Blood sprayed into the air, forming droplets that burst apart when they struck the ground or walls.
That single slash had cut the King in half.
In midair, the King stared in bewilderment at the two legs on the ground.
The King suddenly felt that those two legs looked familiar.
Plop—the King's upper body hit the ground. The agony that followed seemed to swallow him whole.
The King opened his mouth wide and was just about to scream when Su Xiao's second slash arrived.
It was just as fast, accurate, and ruthless as before. The blade swept past, and the head rolled away.
"Mission complete."
Su Xiao lightly shook the blood from his blade. With his own strength alone, he had assassinated a king without suffering a single injury in a world filled with "monsters."
To accomplish this, courage and nerve were indispensable.
You killed the King of the Goa Kingdom, Philip Herbert. Philip Herbert was the mission target. You cannot obtain World Source. You have obtained a total of 8.9% World Source. Your talent, "Spirit Eater," has activated. Permanently increased Mana by 2 points. Current Mana: 93 points.
After the King died, a white Treasure Chest floated up from his corpse.
Su Xiao had already opened several white Treasure Chests, so he chose to open it immediately.
You opened a Treasure Chest (White) and obtained the following item. You obtained the World Tree Ring.
A ring appeared in Su Xiao's hand. It was completely transparent, as if it had been crafted from some kind of crystal.
World Tree Ring Quality: White~??? Rating: ??? Description: This is a ring made from Adam Wood. Do not underestimate it, because its material comes from the very core of Adam Wood. Adam can also be called the Tree of the World—the support of the One Piece World.
The ring had no attributes, its quality was White, and its description was unclear. Su Xiao tossed it into his Storage Space, planning to study it later.
"Ah~~~!"
A scream came from nearby. It was the Queen.
Su Xiao's brows knitted tightly. The scream would attract other enemies.
He rushed forward, then severed her throat with a single slash. The scream abruptly ceased.
Showing mercy to an enemy was an extremely idiotic act. Su Xiao understood that.
Once someone was classified as an enemy, he would never show mercy.
A hesitant person was unsuited for battle, much less for making their way through Reincarnation Paradise.
Hunter has completed the Main Quest: Assassinate the King of the "Goa Kingdom." Main Quest Difficulty: Lv.3. World Difficulty: Lv.6. Hunter-exclusive trial successful. Hunter identity officially unlocked. Hunt Mission activated. (It will be issued in the next world.) Main Quest complete. Hunter will leave this world in 30 seconds and return to Reincarnation Paradise. Please prepare in advance.
It was over. After enduring countless dangers, Su Xiao had finally completed the mission.
After another thirty seconds, he would be able to leave the One Piece World.
Although Reincarnation Paradise was not entirely safe, it should not be dangerous either. Unless Reincarnation Paradise wanted him dead, it would not keep throwing him into danger.
"Boom!"
A loud explosion came from below. With it, the entire castle began tilting to one side.
It was probably caused by the King's guards fighting Krieg.
"So humans really can become this powerful."
Su Xiao was not afraid of the two men's strength. Instead, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
He had a feeling that he might return to the One Piece World someday. But the next time he came here, he definitely would not complete a mission in some small kingdom like this.
Perhaps he would participate in the Paramount War? Or take part in the struggle for supremacy across the seas?
The prerequisite for all of that was that he had to become strong enough.
When the thirty seconds were up, Su Xiao's vision went black. It felt as if he had been struck on the head with a hammer, and his entire body became groggy.
In his hazy consciousness, he vaguely felt himself wrapped in a transparent membrane and traveling at high speed. Blurred stars seemed to surround him.
"Thud."
In the middle of the transmission, Su Xiao felt the surrounding space shake, and his consciousness cleared.
"This is Reincarnation Paradise? You've got to be kidding me."
Su Xiao looked around in confusion. All he could see was a vast expanse of darkness.
"Clang!"
A soaring sword aura tore through the darkness. Large patches of lightning spread through the void.
The lightning seemed capable of devouring all matter. Even the surrounding darkness was swallowed up as the lightning spread toward Su Xiao.
"A human? How could there be a human in the Void? Interesting.
"This kind of Space-Time Power is quite strong. You there, consciousness! Come out and fight me!"
A voice carrying the smell of blood rang out. No, it really was the smell of blood.
Although Su Xiao could not see what kind of existence his opponent was, he could sense that overwhelming strength.
Su Xiao rose to his feet in the darkness and looked toward the source of the voice.
Warning! Transmission interrupted by an unknown powerful creature. Suspected extremely dangerous creature: Void Swordsman. Repairing... Repairing... Zzzt~ Repair complete. Transmission continuing.
Su Xiao's vision went black again, and he returned to that previous sensation.
In the Void, a man holding a long sword sharply sensed his surroundings.
"Did he escape? How boring. I wanted to have a fight. Forget it. That bald guy named Saitama was decent enough. I'll go find him for a fight."
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The Void was filled with the unknown and danger. Su Xiao had been rather unlucky to encounter something so dangerous.
When Su Xiao regained consciousness, he was already inside a room.
The room was somewhat strange. Its four walls were completely sealed, with no windows or doors. The ceiling emitted a faint glow, making the room bright, while the temperature was comfortable and not stuffy in the slightest.
Just as Su Xiao was examining his surroundings, a prompt from Reincarnation Paradise appeared.
Transmission complete. Hunter has returned to the Exclusive Room. The Exclusive Room is an absolutely safe point. Without the Hunter's permission, no one may enter. Hunter has returned to Reincarnation Paradise. Beginning mission reward settlement. Derivative World: One Piece. Difficulty: Lv.6 (Purgatory). World Source obtained: 8.9%. Missions completed: 2. (Main Quest: Assassinate the "Goa Kingdom" King. Side Quest: Minister of the Left's Collection.) Overall Evaluation: A-. (Note: Ratings range from E- to S+. Overall Evaluation is calculated based on the total World Source obtained and the number of missions completed.) Because the world's level exceeded the Hunter's by Lv.5, this was Nightmare difficulty. Rewards doubled. Beginning collection of World Source... World Source collection complete. Beginning reward distribution. Rewards obtained: 4 Attribute Points, 10,000 Paradise Coins. (These are the doubled values.) Overall Evaluation: A-. Hunter level +1. Upgraded to Lv.2. (Level increases according to the rating. Because this was a trial world, the increase limit was Lv.1.) Settlement complete. Rewards have been automatically deposited into the Hunter Brand.
Su Xiao immediately opened the brand to see what Attribute Points were.
"As expected, it didn't disappoint me. This is hope for becoming stronger."
The corners of Su Xiao's mouth lifted. Attribute Points could actually increase any attribute except Luck.
As long as he could become stronger, what did it matter if he risked his life?
The truly hopeless thing was not being in danger, but not even having the chance to take risks.
Su Xiao immediately tried to use the Attribute Points, but Reincarnation Paradise prompted him that they could only be used in the Attribute Enhancement Hall, one of Reincarnation Paradise's facilities.
The settlement was over, and Su Xiao looked around somewhat blankly.
The four walls were airtight. How was he supposed to get out?
At that moment, a somewhat strange prompt appeared before him.
Sell the World Tree Ring? Selling price: 50,000 Paradise Coins.
The World Tree Ring was an item Su Xiao had obtained after killing the King. Yet now, Reincarnation Paradise was actually taking the initiative to ask him to sell it.
Judging from the current situation, if he refused to sell it, Reincarnation Paradise would not let him leave. It would keep him imprisoned in the Exclusive Room.
After hesitating for a moment, Su Xiao chose no. He was prepared to do something incredibly reckless.
The cover was simply too provocative and a little painful to look at, so I decided to switch it back.
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