CHAPTER 625: CHAPTER 19: CHASE!

The giant wooden stick smashed into the ground, creating a massive pit as if explosives had been buried. The Cyclops’ right leg tendon was severed, making it unstable, with its entire body leaning on the energy shield.

Su Xiao suddenly withdrew the energy shield, causing the massive body of the Cyclops to fall towards him.

"Ring Break."

A blue glow shone, and a circular blade aura spread out, appearing right in front of the Cyclops’ throat.

Already charging forward, the Cyclops, combined with the incoming slash, had its throat cut one-third of the way through.

It must be said that the Cyclops’ life force was extremely tenacious; even with its throat cut, blood spraying several meters away, it still appeared energetic.

Covering its throat with one hand, the Cyclops tried to stand, but its speed was already slow, further hindered by its body being full of bullet holes.

At this moment, Su Xiao wasn’t feeling well either. He had taken a direct hit from the Cyclops’ club. Although the energy shield blocked it, the impact had injured him significantly.

With a faint metallic taste in his mouth, he disregarded the dull pain in his organs and charged forward with his sword.

Taking a few strides forward, he reached the Cyclops, which was propping itself up with one hand to stand.

Holding the sword with both hands, the Blue Steel Shadow energy on it was blinding. He slashed at the thick arm in front of him.

With a sound, the Cyclops’ thick arm was severed, and its massive body toppled over.

After falling, fear filled the Cyclops’ eye. The single large eye opened wide. Just as it attempted to struggle, its neck tingled, and its entire body lost sensation.

Fear engulfed the giant monster as it recalled its experiences in weakness, and a tear appeared in its solitary eye.

A figure appeared before its vision, and the Cyclops recognized this human, the one who had injured it.

"Spare... me (in Dark Continent language)."

"Oh? So this thing can beg for mercy too."

These were the last words the Cyclops heard before a long knife pierced into its mouth, running through its brain.

[You have killed the Lord-level creature Cyclops.]

[First kill of a leader-level creature by the Hunter detected, reward: 5000 Paradise coin + Soul Crystals (Small) ×3.]

[As the Cyclops was a Lord-level creature, gained 13.5% of World Source, now totaling 13.5% of World Source.]

[Your Talent ’Soul Eater’ activates, permanently increasing Mana Value by 15 points, current Mana Value: 1658 points.]

...

A light golden treasure chest fell to the ground, its dazzling color captivating, causing the nearby Contractors to swallow hungrily.

Most Contractors were somewhat dazed, seemingly unable to believe what happened before their eyes. The Cyclops was actually soloed! This shocked the Contractors present, thirty-some of whom dared not reveal themselves.

While it seemed exaggerated to solo the Cyclops, the difficulty wasn’t high.

If the Cyclops were in peak condition, with its size, Su Xiao wouldn’t have a guaranteed win. However, in the previous ten shots, three hit the Cyclops’ joints, greatly weakening its close combat ability and leaving significant flaws during its attacks.

After pulling the Dragon Slash out of the Cyclops’ brain and cleaning it, he picked up the light golden treasure chest on the ground, distinct from the one Kakashi had triggered.

["Lord Treasure Box (Pale Gold)"]

Undoubtedly, this thing held high value, especially when claimed solo.

Surveying the surroundings, he felt many pairs of greedy eyes on him.

"Come and take it if you dare."

As Su Xiao spoke, he stored the treasure chest in his storage space, wrapped the Cyclops’ corpse with Boundary Line, and dragged it out of the basin.

Don’t underestimate this corpse. The Cyclops came from the Dark Continent, and for people from the Six Continents, everything about the Dark Continent was too mysterious. Whether for preservation or research, this corpse held great value.

Two kilometers away, on a hillside, a blue-haired girl with a long braid, Vini, lay in the withered grass, holding binoculars.

"So this guy uses a sniper rifle too. By the looks of it, the caliber’s no more than 20mm, doesn’t suit my taste. Only a sniper cannon is truly romantic."

Vini considered for a moment and ultimately decided not to set up her gun.

On a hillside half a kilometer from Su Xiao, several timid figures lay, the same group previously planning to ambush Su Xiao, notoriously called the Doom Squad.

Now, the five of them were soaked in cold sweat, with three whispering among themselves.

"Big brother, what to do? It’s that guy."

"Should we retreat? We can’t just go and die, right, big brother?"

"Hmm, Elder Two and Elder Three have a point."

"Alright, we’ll retreat. But Big brother, won’t retreating like this be embarrassing? How about we strike a pose before withdrawing?"

"Good idea, Elder Two."

"Hell no, last time at the Justice Tower, striking a pose nearly got us killed. Remember?"

The dialogue of the three made the two others’ mouths twitch, indeed, this goofy trio was the National Team Brothers.

The boss liked striking poses, the second elder’s catchphrase was ’Big brother’s right’, and as for the third... well, he’s just a simple, somewhat foolish guy.

"Big brother, not striking a pose in this situation is driving me crazy!"

"Then let’s... do one? There are many people around, and that maniac is still dragging the monster’s corpse, probably won’t chase us down."

"Let’s go!"

Upon hearing the above conversation, the other two members of the Doom Squad were left speechless.

"National Foot, you three are?"

This pair was also a team, but a duo of brothers, as goofy as the National Foot.

"We’re about to do something big!"

Elder Three glanced at the pair, smirking condescendingly. Normally, such an expression would feel derisive, but on Elder Three, it just looked stupidly naive.

"Do you know that guy?"

The brothers were still eyeing the treasure chest.

"Faced him once, he scared the crap out of my big brother..."

Just as the honest Elder Three began to speak, his big brother quickly covered his mouth.

"A draw, a draw..."

The National Foot Boss kicked the third brother, who scratched his head, looking innocent.

...

Su Xiao dragged the Cyclops’ corpse to the top of the basin, where the surrounding Contractors vaguely formed a circle.

Though there were quite a few Contractors, all were loners, with no one willing to take the lead, resulting in a standoff.

Letting Su Xiao leave was unsatisfactory, but nobody wanted to be the first to block him. The sight of him dispatching the leader-level creature was fresh in their memory, precise and lethal, and stepping forward meant death.

A mechanical eye the size of a dragon’s eye floated in the air, scanning the locations of the Contractors, and Su Xiao signaled Bubu Wang to approach.

"One, two, three..."

Su Xiao roughly counted the number of Contractors, totaling 37, nearly surrounding the area, and identified three suitable breakout directions.

"Bubu, get ready."

Su Xiao wielded the Dragon Slash, slicing off the Cyclops’ head, and mounting Bubu Wang, who took off running joyfully.

Just then, three figures appeared on a nearby hillside. Seeing them, Su Xiao was stunned. Were these not the mighty, sturdy, and healing hammer trio, the National Team Brothers?

Standing on the hillside, the National Foot Boss looked at Su Xiao from afar, appearing somewhat nervous, though he had calculated this distance.

"Long time no see, we are..."

The National Foot had just begun to pose when the sound of a bullet whistling through the air interrupted.

Bam, a bullet embedded in the chest of the National Foot Elder Two, spinning him several times.

"It’s that blue-haired flat-chested woman, she’s in the Hunter World too, brothers, retreat!"

The National Foot Boss roared, grabbing Elder Three by the hair with one hand, and the belt of Elder Two with the other, his feet lighting up.

"Hey, big brother, wait, you’re not going to use that, are you? Hold on to something else... Oww!!

"

With a swoosh, the three National Team members became a blur, disappearing faster than rabbits, yet nearby Contractors faintly heard a scream from Elder Three, unsure if it was imagined.

Watching through a scope, Vini, in the distance, was fuming with anger.

This sudden change drew the attention of most Contractors, while Su Xiao had already mounted Bubu Wang and strategically retreated, running far away.

"Chase him, don’t let him escape."

"Kill that bastard, finders keepers for the light golden treasure chest."

This time, all Contractors demonstrated incredible unity, swarming in pursuit.