Chapter 1623: Every Man for Himself in the Face of Disaster

Inside the abandoned factory, blood dripped from the ends of his hair. A crew-cut teenager was hanging upside down from the steel beams of the factory, surrounded by dusty steel machinery.

Bang, bang…

A few muffled thuds sounded, as a burly man with a bare chest punched the crew-cut teenager’s back, as if he were punching a sandbag. The teenager’s back was covered with densely packed fist marks, and his bones were already twisted and deformed.

“Strength… not enough. Are you… just scratching my itch?”

The crew-cut teenager was clearly on the brink of death, yet he was still mocking the burly man.

“Truly a hard bone to crack.”

The bare-chested man removed the blood-dripping finger tiger, and wiped the blood off on a skinny man next to him.

“You damn…”

The skinny man glared angrily, while the burly man shrugged and smiled cheekily.

“Dispose of him; I really miss those people from the Apocalypse in the War World.”

A woman lying on the abandoned machinery spoke, her legs crossed, with two rows of metal studs pierced through her ears.

“I’ve told you before it’s of no use. This place is filled with the stench of blood, hurry up and dispose of him.”

The discontent of several people made the burly man grin. He was just about to finish off the suspended Contractor, when the earring woman lounging on the abandoned machinery suddenly sat up, pulled out a mini computer from her pocket, and checked the situation on it.

“There’s a creature approaching.”

The earring woman’s words made everyone in the factory alert, and they simultaneously looked at a teenager wearing sunglasses.

“It’s only a cat, but it’s best to deal with it. The cat is very interested in the alert devices, it has already jumped on top of them.”

The teenager with sunglasses seemed to be blind, which was rare in Reincarnation Paradise, unless it was due to an ability. In most cases, a way to recover could be found.

“I’ll go then, might as well deal with this hard bone.”

The burly man slung the severely injured Contractor over his shoulder, still gripping the opponent’s nape with one hand.

“Groups of three.”

A slightly raspy voice echoed.

“Boss Iron Rat, it’s not needed, it’s just a cat.”

The burly man was about to step out of the factory when cold eyes looked at him.

“Groups of three, this is the Derivative World.”

Iron Rat, who was completely encased in armor, seemed gloomy. As one of Stan’s confidants, he naturally had a high voice in the group.

“I’ll go with this brute.”

The earring woman leapt down from the abandoned machine. She didn’t want to anger Iron Rat; that would be very bad.

“Count me in.”

A middle-aged man also stood up. Seeing this, the burly man carrying the enemy snorted.

The three of them walked out of the factory, and the burly man gradually exerted force, making the Contractor on his shoulder exhale painfully, which slightly eased the burly man’s frustrated mood. Life was gradually fading in his hands.

“Where’s that cat?”

“Over there, already spotted it.”

The three quickened their pace towards the edge of the factory area. Naturally, it wasn’t just about killing or driving off a cat; they were going to check the surrounding alert devices.

In the night, Su Xiao restrained his own aura to the extreme. Hearing the footsteps coming from behind, he controlled the Eye of the Apostle to slowly float up.

Through the Eye of the Apostle, the three Contractors gradually approaching came into Su Xiao’s view. D·Assassin’s ‘Gruesome Mark’ ability activated, with skull-shaped patterns appearing above the heads of the three Contractors.

Gray skull motifs gradually turned red, and Su Xiao, hidden behind a low wall, suddenly poked out his upper body.

Bang, bang, bang…

Six bullets instantly shot out, heading straight towards the heads of the three Contractors.

“Enemy…”

The burly man was the strongest among the three. Just as he shouted the word “enemy,” before the sound could spread, two bullets hit his head.

Two of the trio fell straight back, D·Assassin’s attack power was already terrifying, and coupled with the Skull Shatter (Passive) ability’s 45% damage boost, one was instantly killed, and the other entered a state of severe injury and brink of death.

The burly man was visibly holding strong; he staggered back two steps, his mind buzzing, reflexively touching his head, as the wet and hot feeling appeared in his hand.

The burly man roared in rage. Unfortunately, he was just opening his mouth wide without making any sound. That’s the terrifying part of D·Assassin—Silent Field.

Bang, bang.

Su Xiao fired another two shots, and two bullets successively emerged from the barrel, rippling through the air, one hitting the burly man’s throat, the other hitting his head.

The burly man fell silently, grass flying as his bloodied mouth roared silently. Unfortunately, there was still no sound.

The burly man’s toughness indeed made Su Xiao see him in a new light. Makes sense, given he was a Fourth-tier Contractor, and possibly one of its elites.

Su Xiao jumped out from behind the low wall and shot the burly man twice more. This time, the burly man died on the spot, despite being a deputy tank of the Blood Gate. After taking six shots of the Legendary Quality D·Assassin, all struck vital points, he would also have to perish.

Su Xiao walked slowly towards the factory, having stealthily killed three people was already quite profitable. The battles to come wouldn’t be so simple.

A hand soaked in blood pressed onto the grass, as the earring woman laboriously raised her head, her skull shattered.

The earring woman seemed to say something, but Su Xiao, passing by, didn’t even glance at her. With D·Assassin in hand, Su Xiao pointed at the ground, firing two shots.

Blood burst from the earring woman’s back and chest, the bullets penetrated her body and buried into the grass, sending dirt scattering.

Nearly all the Contractors inside the factory rushed outside, knowing it was not a favorable place to face the enemy.

At that moment, A Mu raised his arms behind the factory, slamming them onto the ground.

Kaka, kaka…

A vast expanse of cold spread rapidly towards the factory, freezing the nearly thousand-square-meter factory instantly. Solid ice sealed the windows, doors, and everything.

Inside the factory, the Contractors who had just rushed to the windows or doors stopped, those unable to retreat in time even froze in place by the spreading ice.

“Ice Age?”

A teenager wearing the Wind Water Gate God Robes exclaimed. If someone had indeed summoned Kuzan, few in here could survive.

“Freeze my ass.”

A massive boom rang out as Iron Rat crashed into the ice wall, with large cracks forming on the ice. Not only Iron Rat, but other Contractors also began a frenzy of attacks on the ice wall ahead.

With a crisp snap, a large expanse of ice wall shattered, and at the moment the ice wall broke, a yellow light beam shot in from outside the factory.

Boom!

Like a War Hammer striking the earth, the yellow light beam surged with unstoppable force. Among the five Contractors hit by the yellow light beam, two died, and three were severely injured.

They didn’t die unfairly, as they were struck face-on by the Duke of Extinction at close range. What’s more, it was the Earth Attribute Bullet, the most powerful close-range attack. Even Su Xiao wouldn’t fare well if caught off guard by this shot.

“Sniper!”

Iron Rat roared furiously while leaping sideways, other Contractors weren’t slow either, quickly hiding behind the ice wall, using it as cover.

“Someone pull me, damn it!”

A Contractor, whose lower half had been blown apart, cursed angrily, next moment, a bullet headed straight for him.

With a splutter, blood and flesh splattered, the Contractor was blown into fragments, with a nearby legless Contractor seeing this yelling “Oh shit” before a mass of milky white light enveloped him, instantly transitioning to a safer location.

The one who acted was a healer, with blood still on her face, looking still shaken. The initial shot was aimed at her, luckily she switched places with a teammate at the last moment.