Reincarnation Paradise Park-Chapter 998 - 86: The Freedom to Choose

"Directly state what the issue is."

The Damascus Knife spun in Su Xiao’s hand, its cold light sharp and chilling.

An old Mo stood up, with his back to Su Xiao, pulling up the cloth at his waist. On his lower back were bandage marks, and he directly tore off the blood-stained gauze, revealing the wound beneath.

Seeing the wound, Su Xiao’s pupils constricted; he knew this wound all too well. It was caused by the ’Scorpion Mouth,’ a unique weapon used by only one person, Hai Dong.

Judging by the condition of the wound, it was recent, but Hai Dong was already dead. Su Xiao had personally buried him.

Su Xiao quickly stepped forward, using the Damascus Knife in his hand to pick at a small piece of the circular wound caused by ’Scorpion Mouth,’ the old Mo expressionless.

Upon initial examination, Su Xiao discovered that this was not a wound caused by ’Scorpion Mouth.’ Externally it appeared similar, but internally there were slight differences. A circular wound from the Scorpion Mouth was essentially just rotten flesh, but this wound was not.

Su Xiao immediately thought that someone was imitating Hai Dong’s method of killing and had forged the Scorpion Mouth. Such things weren’t uncommon in the assassin industry, just a case of dirty tricks. Moreover, Hai Dong had obsessive-compulsive disorder; he would never use such a poor-quality Scorpion Mouth, let alone to attack an old Mo assassin. Hai Dong was already a part of the past, perhaps only Su Xiao remembered him.

"This wasn’t Hai Dong’s doing, so it has nothing to do with me."

Su Xiao expressed his stance. The two bald-headed old Mo were a bit surprised but then became cold-eyed.

The reason they sought out Su Xiao was to avoid involving Su Xiao’s forces in retaliation. Although Su Xiao’s force consisted only of him, his personality indicated that during his days as an assassin, he was not to be trifled with and was the type to immediately retaliate if provoked.

The force to which the two bald-headed old Mo belonged didn’t fear Su Xiao; they just didn’t want to escalate the situation. Every industry has its own private rules, and no one wants to burn bridges unless absolutely necessary.

Now confirmed that the wound wasn’t caused by the Scorpion Mouth, the two old Mo’s anger flared. They had been played, tricked by an impostor, and had paid a substantial gift for it.

The two old Mo simultaneously looked at the Damascus Knife in Su Xiao’s hand.

"Bubu, see our guests out, and incidentally tell those people that I, Su Xiao, am no longer an assassin. Stop bringing such trivial matters to me; the business within the assassin industry has nothing to do with me."

Could things already in hand be returned? Of course not.

The two bald-headed old Mo left with grim expressions, having only uttered two words from start to finish, "Gift." Their way of thinking couldn’t be judged by common sense.

In the accessory store, although Su Xiao was somewhat puzzled by the matter, he was no longer prepared to get involved in assassin affairs. With his current combat strength, he could handle these assassins single-handedly, nor was he interested in becoming a leader among assassins, considering it to be a foolish, trouble-seeking endeavor.

The matter was like a small stone thrown into a lake, with ripples gradually fading. Su Xiao was arguably a beneficiary, obtaining a valuable Damascus Knife, and publicly declaring that he’s no longer an assassin, warning that anyone who seeks him out will be killed.

Back in the town, Su Xiao had anticipated that someone would come looking for him, but he hadn’t expected it to be two ’mutes.’

In fact, after Hai Dong’s death, Su Xiao was already unprepared to get involved in the assassin industry anymore. Initially, he became an assassin to hone his combat skills and also due to circumstances beyond his control, which left him no choice.

Now Su Xiao was strong enough, with the power to choose, and anyone who dared to interfere with his right to choose would pay the price.

Only by being strong enough can one live freely, and this incident exemplified that perfectly.

Calm reality resumed, but the accessory store Su Xiao operated couldn’t be described as anything but bleak. Since returning to the town, the store hadn’t opened, or rather, since its opening, it had practically made no sales.

...

In the evening, Su Xiao sat in front of the jewelry store, a soft breeze blowing by. Nearby, Bubu Wang was playing a mobile game and would occasionally have its fur bristle in frustration, having been insulted by teammates.

Su Xiao clearly heard the voice on the phone angrily cursing in despair. Bubu Wang tried typing replies with its paws, but alas, the naive Bubu Wang couldn’t match the opponent’s verbal skills, and its method of ’insulting’ was quite peculiar, like:

"You’re stupid, you’re stupid, you’re stupid..."

"You’re really stupid..."

"Bounce back, bounce back, insults bounce back..."

Exasperated, Bubu Wang handed the phone to Su Xiao, its small eyes seemingly saying, "Master, help me curse out these four fools."

While Su Xiao excelled in fighting, as for verbal battles, he let it go.

Su Xiao took the phone, and five minutes later, he tossed it back to Bubu Wang; the furious voices of the four teammates had disappeared.

"Impressive."

"They definitely switched players."

The awe from Bubu Wang’s teammates in the game was evident. If Su Xiao’s puzzle game was at Nightmare Difficulty, the mobile game Bubu Wang played was at most introductory level.

The calm real-life quickly passed by. Su Xiao had engaged in consecutive fights in two worlds before, and now his strained nerves finally relaxed. In real life, unwinding was a necessary process, as Reincarnation Paradise wouldn’t establish useless rules.

[Hint: A new Derivative World is about to commence. The Hunter will return to Reincarnation Paradise, please ensure no witnesses are present.]

[Teleporting... teleportation complete.]

When Su Xiao came back to his senses, he was already in his exclusive room.

A Mu was sitting on the ground, having been commanded by Su Xiao before he left to stay put in the exclusive room and not move a muscle.

A Mu was unusually obedient, not only staying in the exclusive room but also sitting on the ground without moving, and after Su Xiao left, A Mu drank no water.

Gurgle~

A Mu’s stomach rumbled; the copious amounts of food Bubu Wang had prepared for him remained untouched.

Both Su Xiao and Bubu Wang were somewhat puzzled. Had this gluttonous fellow gone on a hunger strike? Upon closer inspection, that wasn’t the case. A Mu was staring fixedly at the food, his large bull eyes nearly turning green with desire.

"Eat."

As soon as Su Xiao ordered, A Mu immediately pounced on the food, stuffing meat slices, seafood, and vegetable salad into his mouth.

"I’ve starving to death."

A Mu’s ravenous eating even made Bubu Wang, nearby, feel hungry.

[Hint: The Hunter will enter the Derivative World in fifty minutes.]

The prompt from Reincarnation Paradise appeared. This time Su Xiao would enter a normal Derivative World, and it had been a long time since he had received a Main Task. The Demon Castle World had no Main Task, the Forbidden World of Magic had no Main Task, the World Struggle War also had none, and although the Holy Grail World did, it was messed up by the people from Blood Gate.

Tasks also had levels, with War Tasks offering the most rewards, followed by Main Tasks, then Hidden Tasks, under which were Side Tasks. As for Hunting Tasks, those were difficult to quantify.

As the second-highest rewarding Main Task, it’s naturally very popular among Contractors. Although the punishment for Main Tasks is often deduction of attributes or forced execution, they are closely tied to the plot of the Derivative World, involving numerous plot characters and events, offering more opportunities for rewards.

Su Xiao silently awaited the advent of the new Derivative World, now left with only 500 Paradise coins. After creating A Mu, Su Xiao had 24,500 Paradise coins left, 20,000 of which were used to create the No.1 Elixir, and the remaining 4,500 were spent on Mechanical Street for a special type of ammunition,

[Hint: As the Hunter has advanced to the Third Tier, a large open world experience is mandatory (once).]