Chapter 1659: Black Abyss

The items acquired this time were numerous, but only [Monogatari] and [Box of Magic] needed to be sold; the rest could be used.

After contacting Bennie, Su Xiao placed [Monogatari] and [Box of Magic] into the team’s storage space so Bennie could take them for sale.

This time, Su Xiao didn’t have any abilities that needed enhancement, or rather, he temporarily didn’t have enough Paradise coins to upgrade these abilities. He was about to undergo the attribute barrier breakthrough examination at 99 points; if he didn’t complete it soon, the situation would worsen.

After Su Xiao’s four main attributes reached 99 points, Reincarnation Paradise gave a prompt.

[Prompt: Hunter’s four main attributes have all reached the extreme value of 99 points, and the attribute barrier breakthrough examination must be completed as soon as possible. If the main attributes reach 100 points, Hunter will receive a special reward.]

[Hunter can choose 1 to 4 main attributes for barrier breakthrough.]

[Detected that Hunter possesses 4 true main attributes; if all are chosen, examination difficulty will significantly increase, rising to 400% (nightmare). If completed, 4 special attribute rewards will be obtained.]

[Nightmare-level difficulty examination requires entering the Black Abyss Layer (the Black Abyss includes: shallow layer, middle layer, lower layer, deep layer, deepest part (biological restricted zone).]

[Detected that Hunter already holds a Black Abyss Invitation and can enter the abyss at any time.]

[Warning: The Black Abyss is located within the void, Hunter needs to consider carefully.]

[Prompt: If Hunter does not accept the examination before the next Derivative World, overall evaluation will drop by 70%, all gains will be reduced by 50%, this debuff will increase with the number of worlds Hunter has experienced and after three derivative worlds, there will be no gains.]

The prompts from Reincarnation Paradise were direct, urging Su Xiao to quickly complete the attribute breakthrough examination at 99 points, and he also needed to go to the Black Abyss. If not completed, his future world experiences would yield diminishing returns until completely fruitless.

If he were a member of an adventure group, he might withstand such penalties through teammates’ accumulation of resources, but Su Xiao couldn’t withstand it; enduring one world would have a significant impact on him.

Therefore, Su Xiao planned to enter the Black Abyss in the coming days, meaning he might not enhance his abilities this time but rather use Paradise coins to replenish various resources, such as recovery potion, Apollo, ammunition, etc.

Especially Apollo, a treasured item; as it was Su Xiao’s first time in the Black Abyss, he wouldn’t feel worthy of its reputation without preparing five or six Apollos.

After leaving his exclusive room, Su Xiao headed straight to the Trial Field to complete a transaction with someone.

Half an hour later, Su Xiao arrived at the Trial Field and activated Sha’s summoning authority, yet he waited for almost ten minutes and Sha still didn’t arrive.

In the empty arrival area, Su Xiao sat cross-legged on the ground, holding a tablet.

Bam!

A muffled sound came from in front of Su Xiao, splattering a few drops of blood onto his face.

“Cough, cough… Just in time.”

Sha, covered in blood, grinned widely, now resembling more a female ghost than a tomboy.

“Were you chased by people from the Arcane Eternal Star?”

Su Xiao casually wiped the blood from his face, speaking in a calm tone.

“If not for those people, do you think I would be in such a state.”

Sha took off her shirt and tore it into strips to bandage her wounds while speaking: “As you can see, I can’t spar with you now unless you want to beat me up.”

“I have other matters,” Su Xiao put away the tablet, pondering briefly before continuing: “I’m planning to enter the Black Abyss.”

“That’s good news, you’ve finally had a change of heart, but not below the lower layers; I’m not ready to die yet.”

“Shallow layer.”

“Shallow layer…”

Sha showed a troubled expression.

“Wouldn’t it be better to stroll around the middle layer? Though it’s more dangerous than the shallow layer, it shouldn’t be a problem for you.”

“It must be the shallow layer.”

“&#￥%*（Void language）.”

Sha said something Su Xiao completely didn’t understand, not even a single note.

“What, is the shallow layer of the Black Abyss very dangerous?”

“There are no non-dangerous places in the Black Abyss, but, well, there’s a place in the shallow layer that’s frightful…”

“Then you’ll have to wait for other opportunities.”

“I was almost blasted by a Magic Energy Cannon, so it’s the shallow layer, see you at the shallow layer of the Black Abyss.”

“See you at the shallow layer.”

Su Xiao took out a syringe, piercing Sha’s neck; she didn’t resist, merely staring at Su Xiao’s eyes.

Ssss～

The liquid was injected into Sha’s body, her wounds gradually healing; at the same time, Su Xiao voided the summoning contract.

“Wait…”

“Hmm?”

Su Xiao ‘vaguely’ heard Sha’s roaring voice.

“Sorry, forgot you were still being pursued.”

Su Xiao’s lips curled up; would he really forget such matters? Absolutely not…he finally understood why Marvin Hwaltz always tricked him—because tricking people was indeed refreshing.

Sha wasn’t as easy to get along with as she seemed; if they met in the Black Abyss while she’s in full form, who knew what would happen.

Void, Desert Star.

Space-time power surged, Sha suddenly appeared on a stretch of desert, nearby, several figures ready to leave stopped.

“You, Su, I *******.”

Sha turned to flee, her injuries having recovered at least 30% after the injection from Su Xiao.

“Flame.”

“Wind.”

“Shape.”

“Capture her, Gray Demon.”

As the spellcasters spoke, a giant beast entirely engulfed in flames appeared; they were originally in a desert terrain, giving huge bonuses to this wind-flame attributed elemental beast.

Boom!

The Wind Flame Giant Beast disappeared from sight, its speed terrifyingly fast, even distorting surrounding space, the sand it passed crystallized by the high temperature.

‘Mad Scorpion.’

Sha suddenly stopped where she stood, placing her hands onto the ground, all body weight focused on her left leg.

Rumble…

The sand collapsed as the Wind Flame Giant Beast pounced.

Thud!

A blast wave spread, creating sandstorm waves several kilometers around, turning the desert into what seemed like an ocean.

In the exclusive room, Su Xiao sat in the Alchemy Lab, light glinting in his hands, holding a mass of bright green potion hovering over his palm, controlling it to float towards the crystal bottle, the creation completed.

[You obtained Ancient Secret Medicine (Gold) ×1.]

Su Xiao had already crafted 14 bottles of Ancient Secret Medicine, spending 140,000 Paradise coins + 7,000 Mana Value. After all, entering the Black Abyss, the environment there was surely extremely harsh, maybe even lacking supplies.

Bennie had already sold [Monogatari] and [Box of Magic], but due to [Monogatari]’s high usage requirements, it didn’t sell for a high price, while Box of Magic sold for a good price, totaling 1.45 million Paradise coins.

Mana Value was already insufficient, so Su Xiao began exchanging for gun ammunition, 100 rounds of ordinary ammunition for the Duke of Extinction, costing 100,000 Paradise coins, plus 50 elemental ammunition, totaling 175,000 Paradise coins.

D·Assassin’s bullets also needed replenishment; this gun’s close-combat killing power was stronger than the Duke of Extinction since its rate of fire was fast. Su Xiao directly exchanged 200 rounds of 7.62mm hydrogen alloy bullets, spending another 180,000 Paradise coins.

Over 1.4 million Paradise coins seemed a lot, but after a round of replenishment, only 1,075,000 points remained. He still hadn’t spent the bulk—manufacturing the enhanced version of Apollo.

Looking at the remaining 1 million-plus Paradise coins, Su Xiao hesitated; would he use these coins to enhance his own abilities or manufacture 10 Apollos? Currently, one Apollo’s creation cost was 100,000 Paradise coins + 1 Soul Crystal (Medium) + 1,000 Mana Value.

With 10 Apollos, Su Xiao could greet those monstrous entities in the Black Abyss by inviting them to a ‘pineapple’ party.