Chapter 1418 - 40: Rewards and Pursuit

Chapter 1418: Chapter 40: Rewards and Pursuit

The sound of gunfire gradually faded away as Su Xiao traversed through the night.

Half an hour later, in a deserted area, Su Xiao halted his steps. He was far from the battlefield behind him, and he received numerous prompts when the St. Limen Fortress collapsed. Only now did he have the time to check these prompts.

[Prompt: Hunter has destroyed St. Limen Fortress, destruction level 86%, only 0.6% of the front trench has been destroyed.]

[It has been verified that the Hunter played a crucial role in the destruction of St. Limen Fortress.]

[You have gained 800 points of Reincarnation Paradise Merit.]

[Your authority level has been raised by Lv.1, current authority level: Lv.38.]

[You have received Gifts of War (Legendary treasure chest item, random item’s output, ordinary rewards: equipment, gemstone, true attribute point, soul crystals, rare rewards: Book of Awakening (second), Rare Bloodline/Profession, Black Abyss Invitation, etc.).]

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A rectangular wooden box appeared in Su Xiao’s hand. The box was not large, and an imprint on the front resembled his Reincarnation Brand.

Although Su Xiao hadn’t killed the formidable enemy Buck, he reaped considerable benefits from infiltrating the fortress, including a 5-level enhancement of Blue Steel Shadow Ability and the acquisition of the rare item [Gifts of War]. With a bit of luck, he might become instantly rich.

Equipment, gemstones, soul crystals—these precious materials were merely ordinary rewards in [Gifts of War], while rare rewards couldn’t be obtained through regular means.

Moreover, Su Xiao earned 800 points of Reincarnation Paradise Merit; last time, he only earned over 700 points during the War World, demonstrating the weight of these 800 points of merit.

Following the direction of the tracker, Su Xiao began delving deeper into the Sun Kingdom territory. He was not familiar with the area, but his personal mainline war task had progressed to a point where there was no reason to give up.

Compared to having the task target hidden within a war fortress, it was actually easier to resolve while they were in the Sun Kingdom.

The current challenge was that Su Xiao did not have a detailed map of the Sun Kingdom. He had several civilian maps, but those weren’t precise and only marked the approximate location of each city.

Su Xiao surmised that Du Bo · Yi Si was unlikely to take a plane directly to the capital, City of Morning Light, of Sun Kingdom. Given the technology of this world, a single flight to reach there was simply unrealistic.

Currently situated in the wild countryside, the most crucial task for Su Xiao was to find a means of transportation. Though running on two legs was also a good way to travel and faster, he needed to keep his stamina within a safe range as he must guard against one person: a scruffy man named Buck.

Two hours later, Su Xiao reached a small town near the battle zone.

Three hours later, Su Xiao left the town in an old car, carrying a large amount of fuel and having kidnapped a driver.

On the bumpy dirt road, a middle-aged man wearing a duckbill cap was driving through the night. The car was covered in mud; half an hour ago, it almost drove into the river.

Sweat beaded the middle-aged man’s face as he tightly gripped the steering wheel, eyes fixed ahead.

"Sir, I’m just a driver..."

Before the middle-aged man finished his words, a gun was already aimed at him.

"I’ll take you to your destination, just don’t kill me."

Although the middle-aged man was just an ordinary person, his decades of life experience made him acutely aware of the situation.

Su Xiao took out a pocket watch from his bosom and tossed it to the middle-aged man in the driver’s seat; when he must speak, the only way was to silence him.

Unexpectedly, after catching the pocket watch, the middle-aged man said nothing—this was wisdom born of life experience. Brain-dead people who bombard with questions at such times were rare.

Su Xiao leaned back in the front passenger seat to rest, trying his best to recover stamina and injuries. With nothing else to do, he opened the skill list and checked the upgrade status of Blue Steel Shadow Ability.

[Blue Steel Shadow: LV.45 (Active skills)]

Usage conditions: When Blue Steel Shadow is activated, Hunter consumes 130 Mana Value per minute (increase by 10 points), automatically deactivating as the Mana Value falls below 1%.

Skill Effect: Upon activation of Blue Steel Shadow, each close combat attack burns 255 enemy Mana Value (increase by 25 points), and deals True Damage worth 1.6 times the burned Mana Value (408 points of True Damage). The enemy suffers intense pain from Mana burn, with a 20% chance to trigger one of the abnormal states: Paralysis, immobilization, or dizziness (probability increase by 2%). Abnormal state holds for 0.2 to 3 seconds.

Defensive Form: Song of Pride (Active), can generate energy shields of any shape for enemy attack defense, where energy shield strength is proportional to the consumed Mana Value. Single instance consumption limit: 800 points (increase by 100 points).

External emitter form: Energy Blocking (Active), Blue Steel Shadow energy strength insufficient, unable to utilize this ability.

Note: Blue Steel Shadow ability awakens upon reaching Lv.40; capability activation requires Lv.50.

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Blue Steel Shadow attributes have enhanced, and the accumulated time has increased the true damage per occurrence to 408 points, showcasing terrifying damage.

Upon reaching Lv.50, Blue Steel Shadow activates a new ability: Energy Blocking (Active). This skill has significant origins; upon achieving Lv.40 Blue Steel Shadow, it awakens this capability, but it cannot be utilized until attaining Lv.50.

Closing the skill list, Su Xiao sensed the situation within the Core of Devour. Blade Demon Energy remained dormant, and it’s uncertain when it would resurge. However, even if the energy starts to stir, Su Xiao does not care much. With current Blue Steel Shadow Ability levels, it is sufficient to suppress this energy.

The good news is while Blade Demon Energy is dormant, Su Xiao can nearly unrestrictedly use the Core of Devour, considerably accelerating Blue Steel Shadow’s advancement, though high-level biological energy is not common and requires a measure of luck.

Su Xiao checked the status of the Demon Hunting Suit, realizing some time remained before he could use Demonic Hunt Time, which demands 10 natural days of cooldown and 6000 Mana Value storage within the King of Demon Hunting.

Mana Value is not injected into the King of Demon Hunting; rather, specific conditions must be met.

Passive effect: During non-combat, energy within the holder’s body, after reaching maximum recovery, overflows into surplus recovery, storing surplus energy in the King of Demon Hunting.

The cooldown for the King of Demon Hunting has reset, yet accumulating 6000 Mana Value still necessitates a while. For example, Su Xiao’s warfare frequency was high in War World, and during his previous stay in Reincarnation Paradise, frequent competitive battles slowed the Mana Value storage pace within the King of Demon Hunting. Otherwise, he would have long activated Demonic Hunt Time to defeat Buck.

Demonic Hunt Time is potent, but this ability can only be used once per world, unless time prolongs and combat remains not too intense; then a second usage might be possible.

Having traveled by car for 10 hours, with six fuel stops for the old car, Su Xiao reached Ambela City, a major city in the Sun Kingdom.

Upon signaling to stop, the middle-aged man at the driver’s seat pressed his hand against the steering wheel, gaze ahead.

Su Xiao observed him for a few seconds before pushing open the passenger door. As Su Xiao exited, the man in the driver’s seat began to breathe heavily. The feeling generated by that ’Little Moustache’ on the passenger side was just terrifying. Moments later, the driver began to laugh, the reason being that the pocket watch gifted by Su Xiao held great value; reporting this to the authorities might leave him empty-handed, but taking his family and fleeing was the best choice.

Without city walls surrounding Ambela City—a contemporary large city—entry was simple.

Su Xiao adjusted his facial disguise, donned a new appearance, and took out the tracker. The little assistant was roughly 3 kilometers away.