I Have a Bold Idea

Accompanied by Reincarnation Paradise's prompt, Su Xiao noticed that many nearby Contractors had their expressions shift.

It seemed the Contractors entered the Derivative World at roughly the same time, a large batch arriving simultaneously.

"You've got to be kidding me, how did I end up in the Hunter x Hunter world? It's over, completely over, I'm dead for sure. Can anyone form a temporary Adventurer Team with me? I'll offer my entire fortune, 2000 Paradise Coins."

A female Contractor's wail came from a distance, and Su Xiao glanced over.

After that female Contractor shouted, the Contractors near her all wore mocking looks.

Reincarnation Paradise had several high-risk Derivative Worlds: One Piece, Bleach, Hunter x Hunter, and others.

Most Contractors who entered these Derivative Worlds met their deaths.

Rumor had it that thirty Contractors once entered the One Piece World at the time of Luffy's fight with Captain Morgan, and only two survived—the rest perished.

"Please, someone help me."

The female Contractor's face showed despair as she looked helplessly at the surrounding Contractors.

The Contractors around her showed no pity; some even let out cold laughs. That was how cruel Reincarnation Paradise was—besides yourself, no one could be relied on, unless you had a stable Adventurer Team.

Su Xiao wasn't some saint; he didn't care whether she lived or died.

But from her words, he caught a term: Adventurer Team. It seemed to be a way for Contractors to group up.

He quietly consulted Reincarnation Paradise, and it gave him a prompt.

There were two types of Adventurer Teams: temporary Adventurer Teams and permanent Adventurer Teams.

As the name implied, a temporary Adventurer Team was formed by unfamiliar Contractors before entering a Derivative World.

In the Trading Plaza, many Contractors had already posted recruitment info. If they were entering the same Derivative World, they could form a temporary Adventurer Team.

Permanent Adventurer Teams were a bit special. You had to first apply at Reincarnation Paradise's Adventure Hall, and then Reincarnation Paradise would issue a mission.

After completing the mission, the Contractor could obtain a permanent Adventurer Team, become its leader, and invite others to join.

Once in a permanent Adventurer Team, Contractors of similar levels would enter the same Derivative World, which undoubtedly increased survival odds.

As a Hunter, Su Xiao naturally wouldn't join any Adventurer Team. If his target turned out to be a teammate, that would be awkward as hell.

But from Reincarnation Paradise's prompt, permanent Adventurer Teams had special bonuses, which tempted Su Xiao a bit.

Maybe he could establish a permanent Adventurer Team—one with only himself in it.

He didn't care about having teammates, but the bonuses of a permanent Adventurer Team interested him.

Thinking about this now was still too early. You could only establish a permanent Adventurer Team after reaching Lv.10.

Three minutes remained before entering the Derivative World. Su Xiao took a deep breath, readying himself for Reincarnation Paradise's teleport.

Just then, a somewhat familiar voice came over.

"Worker seeks high-payer for carry—obedient, won't cause trouble, has support abilities."

Su Xiao turned his head and saw that the speaker was the little girl who looked just like Kanna, Xiluo Luo.

In the info Xiluo Luo had posted, Su Xiao spotted the words Tokyo Ghoul. She was entering the same world as him.

She was a Worker, entering a Derivative World once every two months, and she happened to share a world with him. What a coincidence.

Su Xiao didn't approach. He had a hunt mission in the Ghoul world, so he wouldn't accept her commission.

He was only good at killing people; he had no interest in carrying anyone.

Time was up. Derivative World: Tokyo Ghoul initiated. Derivative World requires reset. Timeline refreshing... Refresh complete. Consumed 0.03 ounces of spacetime energy.

Due to the consumption of 0.03 ounces of spacetime energy, the Contractor's minimum overall rating in this world must reach C-grade.

Suddenly, a commotion broke out in Reincarnation Paradise. A few Contractors looked especially grim.

Xiluo Luo's face was pale, her fists clenched tight, despair in her eyes.

An old man holding a golden staff suddenly roared.

"Which bastard broke the balance of the Ghoul world? The child of fate must have died before the plot started. Ken Kaneki is just trash in the early stages..."

Before the old man's roar ended, Su Xiao felt Reincarnation Paradise's teleport.

The familiar sensation of teleportation came, similar to what he'd felt when returning from the One Piece World.

As his consciousness blurred, Su Xiao silently wondered—he wouldn't run into some Void Swordsman again, would he?

That was completely overthinking it. Running into the Void Swordsman before was a one-in-a-billion chance.

When his consciousness cleared, Su Xiao found himself inside a large building.

It seemed to be some company's building, with Japanese-style decor. On one wall was a massive built-in fish tank, with ornamental fish swimming inside.

It was nighttime. The building was brightly lit, but no one was around.

Just as Su Xiao was about to move away, he suddenly noticed a ring of light membrane around him, gently pushing him back to his original spot. A countdown appeared before him: 5 minutes 30 seconds.

The situation was clear: he had to wait five minutes before he could leave.

He wasn't alone here. A dozen or so people were nearby, and from their attire, they were clearly Contractors. Xiluo Luo was among them, inside the same light membrane as a few other Contractors. It seemed she'd found a protector and formed a temporary Adventurer Team with them.

Temporary Adventurer Teams were fairly reliable—at least you couldn't attack each other within the Derivative World. But there was a downside: a Contractor could forcibly quit the temporary Adventurer Team by paying a penalty of 10,000 Paradise Coins.

There were 18 people on the field including Su Xiao, among them two Adventurer Teams—one of five, one of seven—while the rest fought solo, as could be seen from the light membrane restricting their movement.

"Everyone be careful. The current situation is a timeline reset; the plot has reverted to the very beginning. I am Han Yu. I wonder if any of you have heard of me."

The elder Su Xiao had seen earlier, holding a staff, spoke first. His intention was obvious—to rally people. As the leader of the seven-person temporary Adventurer Team, Han Yu's move was natural.

Han Yu's Adventurer Team was the largest faction present, and also the team Xiluo Luo belonged to.

The five members of the other Adventurer Team's expressions shifted slightly—it seemed they had heard of Han Yu. The scattered Contractors all turned to look at the elder.

Su Xiao paid no attention to this Han Yu. He sensed someone approaching rapidly. His increased Intelligence attribute had sharpened his perception.

Here they come. Behind the wall on the left side of the hall.

"Boom."

Just as Han Yu was about to speak, a loud crash rang out. The left wall of the hall shattered, and several figures flew out from the broken opening, collapsing to the ground, alive or dead unknown.

A purple-haired beauty stepped out from the hole in the wall. Her figure was excellent, and a faint smile hung on her face.

"Why run? Isn't being eaten by me a good thing?"

The purple-haired woman walked up to the fallen figures, seemingly unaware of Su Xiao and the others.

"H-Help..."

A middle-aged man in office attire raised his arm with difficulty, unsure who he was begging for help from.

This scene fell into the sight of the many Contractors. Han Yu, who had been calm before, now had an ashen face—clearly, he was very wary of the purple-haired beauty.

The other Contractors looked at Rize Kamishiro with terror. If not for the protective light membrane...

Su Xiao observed Rize Kamishiro, this beautiful ghoul, with surprise, his eyes full of confusion.

He suddenly had a strange feeling.

It seemed like... he could thrash Rize Kamishiro.

Hehehe.