Speedrun, a Stunning Surprise!

"Kill the Xenomorph Queen, obtain two C-rank side quests and 3000 reward points."

The golden standard descended.

Uchiha Xiu felt increasingly exhilarated; perhaps he could even scrape together a double B-rank side quest?

His reward points had easily surpassed ten thousand!

The gains were significantly higher than the sum of all tasks from the official trial.

A single B-rank exchange like Hashirama Cells had already allowed him to take off, and if he could push his ocular power to the Three-Tomoe level to achieve a balance of Yin and Yang, his strength would become even more exaggerated.

Elite Jonin?

Weak Kage?

In any case, before returning to the Naruto World to stir up trouble, the more confidence he had, the better.

A standard Jonin-level combatant had no qualifications to be a player in Konoha, let alone scheme for benefits among the various factions and conspirators!

Firelight flickered as a Phoenix Sage Fire flew out, instantly turning the last Xenomorph egg inside the Atmosphere Processor into charcoal.

The Queen had thought her tail-flick was subtle enough to hide the hope of her species, but in reality, every move had been under the surveillance of the Sharingan.

"Next stop, the Engineer Derelict Ship."

"It should be nearby; I'll just look around."

A figure vanished into the rainy night.

About five minutes later, Uchiha Xiu, with eyes only for his mission, landed on a large boulder. Before him, a strangely shaped spaceship, resembling a mountain ridge, came into view.

From it, one could feel the coldness of machinery while clearly seeing numerous implications of biological organisms, such as human reproductive organs.

The Alien Engineer civilization was heavily invested in such worship; they did not rely on mechanical technology for interstellar travel, but rather on biotechnology.

A very strange technological tree.

However, no matter how strange, it was useless now.

The derelict ship before him was broken in the middle and had lost all functionality; Uchiha Xiu only cared about how much profit he could squeeze out of it.

"Fire Style: Dragon Fire Technique!"

The next moment, a scorching, dragon-shaped flame erupted from his mouth, tearing through the curtain of rain and ruthlessly pouring into the interior of the ship.

The metal bulkheads turned crimson, and the high-temperature steam from the rain transformed into pungent white mist.

A series of crackling sounds of eggs bursting echoed from within the cabin.

Three or five seconds later, the crimson flames turned pale white, raising the temperature to another level.

The torrent of fire reached the core of the ship—

A massive husk lying in the pilot's seat, deeply embedded in ancient fossils, suddenly opened its eyes.

It was the Mutant that had absorbed the Engineer's flesh and blood, slumbering for tens of thousands of years.

It had not expected an enemy to arrive, and just as its decaying limbs tried to struggle, the Dragon Fire ruthlessly engulfed it.

"That's the nature of Fire Style; the learning curve isn't high. As long as your chakra is abundant, you can turn basic ninjutsu that even a Genin can handle into scenes of S-rank forbidden techniques."

"Not to mention adding the secret toad oil from Mount Myoboku; with Wind Style coordination, the power is even more exaggerated."

At this moment, Uchiha Xiu was still outputting.

Because in the Main God's notification, there was only a series of kill prompts regarding ancient genotype Facehuggers.

Could it be that the ancient Xenomorph that parasitized the Engineer had died long ago? Unlikely; this thing had extremely tenacious vitality, especially after being patched up in various ways.

On the ground.

The soil layer closest to the thermal core had already melted, presenting a magma-like molten state.

Finally.

A notification sound reached his ears:

[Killed Weakened Pale Xenomorph Variant *1, obtained 1 B-rank side quest and 3500 reward points]

He had struck it rich!

In the words of Brother Jie from the Central Continent Team, from now on, he could drink one bowl of soy milk and throw away another.

On the other side.

Led by a Shadow Clone, the three-man team, radiating heat to attract Facehuggers and Xenomorphs, also reached the end of their mission.

"Ha... ha... ha..."

Behind a charred steel plate, Kobayashi, who had undergone Ghost Swordsman enhancement, gasped for breath.

Just now, he had almost died.

Vaguely... it seemed... he had touched some kind of shackle.

Move! Move!

Escape from this arena, from this death!

It was precisely this idealistic power, which had almost no utility in reality, that propelled the flesh to erupt with unimaginable speed, dodging an attack from the Ancient Aberration.

Then, the captain resolved the battle with ease using a single Fireball Technique.

"So tired."

"Hiss, it feels like something is burning inside my body. Am I dying? I heard from the elders back home that people can't help but crave cold things right before they die."

"Was that moment fueled by the cost of burning myself?"

Kobayashi Yoshito's mind was a chaotic mess, his vision blurring; he didn't even think to associate it with the Gene Lock the captain had briefly mentioned.

"Slow Heal." Nacai, the healer, hurried over, forcing herself through a splitting headache to cast the spell immediately.

In truth, having killed over a dozen Facehuggers along the way and claimed the heads of two ordinary Drone Xenomorphs, Kitagawa was already exhausted to the point of feeling needle-like stabs in her brain, teetering on the edge of her limit.

But that is the nature of a healer player: they would rather sell themselves out than fail to protect the marksman or the jungler in the game.

Besides, she hadn't reached the point of total exhaustion yet.

Thus, after casting the healing skill twice in succession, Nacai collapsed, falling straight into the arms of Uchiha Xiu.

A Shadow Clone flickered in just in time, steadily catching her.

A subtle warmth flowed through his limbs, neutralizing the lethal threat brought on by a newcomer's first unlocking. Kobayashi's breathing steadied—

Opening the Gene Lock for the first time generates intense toxins; unless one's physical constitution is exceptionally robust or they possess a large reserve of energy to buffer the process, death is extremely likely.

"Is opening the lock in the first generation this easy? I have a massive accumulation from the Ninja World, having executed countless missions. Entering the Infinite Multiverse and reaffirming my identity as a human, opening the first stage quickly... it's a natural progression, nothing worth finding strange."

"You..."

His gaze lingered for a moment on the former office worker.

Well, that Captain Zheng Zha of the Central Continent Team, who he wasn't sure was in position yet, was also just a white-collar worker.

Moreover, most reincarnators who could enter the Main God Space had backgrounds, which was why this place was also known as the Big Shot Rehab Center—everyone here was a potential powerhouse.

[Mission: Annihilate all Xenomorphs on Acheron LV-426, Complete!]

"Reward for all members of the East Sea Team: 2 Grade C Side Quests, 3500 Reward Points."

His thoughts came to an abrupt halt as the notification echoed in his ears.

The situation was settled.

"Then, only one more person needs to open their lock to trigger the team battle mechanism."

Poof!

White smoke exploded. Before the Shadow Clone vanished, it glanced at Kitagawa Nacai, who was curled up in the corner of the base, barely supporting herself with her life-sized scythe.

"If everything goes smoothly, will the third official trial collide with another team? No, there will be extra farming dungeons arranged to let the East Sea Team strengthen themselves once more, likely by the fourth team battle at the earliest."

Absorbing the information transmitted back by the Shadow Clone, Uchiha Xiu landed; this time, there wasn't even a hint of dizziness.

"You, you're back?" Ripley, who had been guarding the abandoned entrance of the base, hurried over.

The shell-shocked Marine soldiers gathered around, staring at Uchiha Xiu with the same look one might give an alien.

"Yes, everyone should leave as soon as possible."

"This planet is not safe."

As long as Ripley and the little girl in her arms left Acheron and arrived alive on the spaceship returning to Earth, the final payment would be secured.