As the prompt from Reincarnation Paradise sounded, Su Xiao noticed many of the nearby contractors change color.
It seemed that contractors entered Derivative Worlds at roughly the same time, arriving in large groups.
"What a joke! How did I end up in the Hunter x Hunter World? I'm finished, completely finished. I'm definitely going to die this time. Who's willing to form a temporary Adventurer Team with me? I'll offer everything I have—2,000 Paradise Coins!"
The wail of a female contractor came from the distance. Su Xiao looked over.
After the female contractor shouted, all the contractors around her revealed mocking expressions.
Reincarnation Paradise had several extremely dangerous Derivative Worlds, such as One Piece, Bleach, and Hunter x Hunter.
Most contractors who entered these Derivative Worlds died without exception.
There was a rumor that thirty contractors had once entered the One Piece World during the time when Luffy fought Captain Morgan. In the end, only two contractors survived; none of the others made it out alive.
"Who's willing to help me? Please!"
The female contractor's face was filled with despair as she helplessly looked at the surrounding contractors.
The surrounding contractors showed no mercy. Some even sneered coldly. Reincarnation Paradise was simply this cruel. Other than oneself, there was no one to rely on unless one belonged to a stable Adventurer Team.
Su Xiao had no saintly halo and did not care whether she lived or died.
However, he noticed a word in what she said: Adventurer Team. This should be a way for contractors to form teams.
After quietly consulting Reincarnation Paradise, Su Xiao received a prompt.
There were two kinds of Adventurer Teams: temporary Adventurer Teams and permanent Adventurer Teams.
As the name suggested, a temporary Adventurer Team was formed by unfamiliar contractors before entering a Derivative World.
There were already many contractors in the Trading Plaza who had posted recruitment notices. If contractors were entering the same Derivative World, they could form a temporary Adventurer Team.
Permanent Adventurer Teams were somewhat different. One first had to register at the Adventure Hall in Reincarnation Paradise, after which Reincarnation Paradise would issue a mission.
After completing the mission, a contractor could obtain a permanent Adventurer Team, become its leader, and invite others to join.
After joining a permanent Adventurer Team, contractors of similar levels would all enter the same Derivative World, undoubtedly increasing their chances of survival.
As a Hunter, Su Xiao naturally would not join any Adventurer Team. If the target he had to hunt turned out to be a teammate, that would be incredibly awkward.
However, judging from the prompt given by Reincarnation Paradise, permanent Adventurer Teams had special bonuses. This made Su Xiao somewhat tempted.
Perhaps he could establish a permanent Adventurer Team—one with only himself in it.
Su Xiao did not care whether he had teammates, but he was very interested in the bonuses of a permanent Adventurer Team.
It was still too early to consider this. Only after reaching Lv.10 could he establish a permanent Adventurer Team.
There were still three minutes before entering the Derivative World. Su Xiao took a deep breath and prepared to receive Reincarnation Paradise's teleportation.
Just then, a somewhat familiar voice rang out.
"Worker offering a hefty payment for an escort! I'm obedient, won't cause trouble, and have support abilities!"
Su Xiao glanced to the side and discovered that the person shouting was actually the little girl who looked very much like Kanna—Xiluo Luo.
Among the information Xiluo Luo had posted, Su Xiao clearly saw the words Tokyo Ghoul. Xiluo Luo was actually entering the same world as him.
She was a Worker who entered a Derivative World once every two months. For her to happen to enter the same world as him was quite a coincidence.
Su Xiao did not approach. He had a Hunt Mission in the Ghoul world, so he would not accept her commission.
Su Xiao was only skilled at killing people. He had no interest in escorting anyone.
Time was up. Derivative World: Tokyo Ghoul activated. The Derivative World required resetting. Timeline refreshing in progress. Refresh complete. Consumed 0.03 ounces of Space-Time Power.
Due to the consumption of 0.03 ounces of Space-Time Power, contractors' minimum comprehensive rating in this world had to reach Rank C.
Reincarnation Paradise suddenly became noisy, and several contractors looked especially grim.
Xiluo Luo's face turned deathly pale. Her fists were clenched tightly, and despair showed in her eyes.
An old man holding a golden scepter suddenly shouted furiously.
"Which bastard disrupted the balance of the Ghoul world? The Child of Destiny must have died before the story began. Ken Kaneki is trash in the early stages..."
Before the old man could finish roaring, Su Xiao sensed Reincarnation Paradise's teleportation.
A familiar sensation of teleportation appeared, similar to what he had felt when returning from the One Piece World.
As his consciousness blurred, Su Xiao secretly wondered whether he was going to encounter another Void Swordsman.
That was entirely unnecessary worry on Su Xiao's part. His previous encounter with the Void Swordsman had been a chance of one in a hundred million.
When his consciousness recovered, Su Xiao was already inside a high-rise building.
This should have been an office building. It had Japanese-style furnishings, and one wall contained a gigantic aquarium with ornamental fish swimming inside.
It was nighttime. The building was brightly lit, yet there was no one in sight.
Just as Su Xiao was about to leave, he suddenly discovered a circle of light surrounding him. It gently pushed him back to his original position, while a countdown appeared before his eyes: 5 minutes 30 seconds.
The situation was obvious. He probably could not leave until five minutes had passed.
Su Xiao was not alone here. A dozen or so people stood not far away. Their outfits made it clear that they were contractors. Xiluo Luo was among them as well, inside the same light barrier as several contractors. It seemed she had already found shelter and formed a temporary Adventurer Team with them.
Temporary Adventurer Teams were fairly reliable. At least, members could not attack each other inside a Derivative World. However, they had one flaw: a contractor only needed to pay a 10,000 Paradise Coin penalty to forcibly withdraw from a temporary Adventurer Team.
Including Su Xiao, there were eighteen people present. Two groups were Adventurer Teams—one with five members and one with seven. Everyone else was fighting alone, as could be seen from the light barriers restricting their movements.
"Everyone, be careful. The current situation is that the timeline has been reset, and the story has returned to the very beginning. I'm Han Yu. I don't know whether any of you have heard of me."
The old man holding the scepter, whom Su Xiao had seen earlier, spoke first. His intention was obvious: he wanted to win people over. As the leader of the seven-member temporary Adventurer Team, Han Yu's actions were perfectly normal.
Han Yu's Adventurer Team was the largest force present. It was also the Adventurer Team Xiluo Luo belonged to.
The five members of the other Adventurer Team changed expressions slightly. They had apparently heard of Han Yu. The lone contractors all turned to look at the old man.
Su Xiao paid no attention to Han Yu. He sensed someone rapidly approaching. The increase in his Intelligence Attribute had made his senses increasingly sharp.
Here they came—from behind the wall on the left side of the hall.
"Boom!"
Just as Han Yu was about to speak, a deafening crash rang out. The wall on the left side of the hall shattered, and several figures flew out through the breach before collapsing to the floor, their lives unknown.
A purple-haired beauty walked out through the hole in the wall. She had an excellent figure and a faint smile on her face.
"Why run? Wouldn't it be better to let me eat you?"
The purple-haired beauty walked up to the several people, seemingly unaware of Su Xiao and the others.
"Help... help me..."
A middle-aged man dressed like an office worker struggled to raise his arm. It was unclear whom he was asking for help.
This scene fell into the eyes of the many contractors. Han Yu, who had been calm before, turned livid. He was clearly extremely wary of the purple-haired beauty.
The other contractors looked at Rize Kamishiro in terror. If not for that layer of light protecting them,
Su Xiao studied Rize Kamishiro, the gorgeous Ghoul, in amazement. His eyes were filled with confusion.
He suddenly had a strange feeling.
It seemed that he could beat Rize Kamishiro senseless...
Hehehe.
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