Su Xiao leaned against the side of the bed, bare-chested. His talent had successfully awakened, and the burden on his shoulders had been reduced by more than half.
Now, as long as he completed the Main Quest, this Derivative World would basically come to an end. Unfortunately, he could not carry out the Main Quest for the time being.
All signs indicated that most of the contractors in the Holy Grail World had been killed. At least, that was the situation on the Derivative World Contact Platform.
Apart from Su Xiao himself and No-Parachute Bro, the Contact Platform was as quiet as a haunted place. This was the first time Su Xiao had encountered such a situation. In the past, the Derivative World Contact Platform had always been lively, with enemies provoking each other and people looking for collaborators.
If what No-Parachute Bro had said was true, then only four contractors remained in this Derivative World. Su Xiao did not count as a contractor—he was a Hunter.
Setting aside the ultimate goals of those three people, their actions made it obvious that they were clearing the field. If No-Parachute Bro died, would Su Xiao be next?
Su Xiao did not believe that those three high-rank contractors would let him off. Therefore, before they made their move against him, he had to gather all the power he could.
He checked the time. There were still four and a half hours before his meeting with No-Parachute Bro. After hesitating for a moment, Su Xiao left the villa with Bubu Wang and the others. The group hurried toward Central Street in downtown Fuyuki City under the cover of night.
Fuyuki City was utterly silent at night. Dim streetlamps illuminated the roads. Because of the recent spate of home-invasion murders and missing-person cases,