Chapter 286: Chapter 18: Ruthless
A large amount of ice fell from above. When Su Xiao dug the ice cave, he deliberately made two right-angle turns to prevent the broken ice from falling directly into the sea water. The ice below would be pressed into the sea water by the weight of the ice above.
The explosion and the sound of ice collapsing above soon stopped, and no broken ice fell on Su Xiao’s head, indicating that his arrangement was successful.
Taking a few deep breaths of oxygen, Su Xiao stretched his body downwards, immersing himself completely in the sea water.
As soon as he submerged in the water, there was water pressure around him. He didn’t know how deep he could dive, as the icy water eroded the heat from his body.
Dive, keep diving. To accelerate the dive speed, Su Xiao attached a lot of iron items to himself.
A barbecue rack, a weapon of white quality, a hammer the size of a fist, and more. Eventually, Su Xiao didn’t even need to dive actively; the weight on his body made him descend automatically.
He brought over twenty bottles of compressed oxygen, each able to last about an hour and a half. These things were sold at dedicated stalls in Reincarnation Paradise, and most Contractors would purchase some for emergencies.
Inhaling compressed oxygen didn’t feel good, but there was no other choice now.
Rather than staying forever in the ’Parasite Beast’ Derivative World, Su Xiao was more willing to take risks.
The repulsion of the world was something he couldn’t resist. Should they lose the war, he might not survive more than ten days in the Parasite World.
The ice and snow layers above blocked out the sunlight, and the seawater was pitch black, giving off a lonely feeling.
Breaking the ice to enter the sea was not easy, and getting out was even harder. There’s no turning back; either Su Xiao would die in the sea or the mission would fail. But there was no other choice for him.
[Tip: The second world coordinate has been successfully established. Please, Hunter, set up the third world coordinate.]
Su Xiao viewed the situation of the Contractors through the screen. Over a hundred Contractors were either standing or sitting in that mountain cave, all injured, with most having limb loss or damage.
Su Xiao saw Adam sitting with his head down inside the cave, in front of a corpse named Lie, who was the Vice Leader of the Brotherhood.
What caught Su Xiao’s attention the most were the few people communicating with the Divine King. These individuals didn’t look like Contractors and were wearing protective suits, negotiating with the Contractors.
"We will soon send in reinforcements. The medical team has already been dispatched. The Human Alliance will not abandon any human."
The few people from the Human Alliance were very polite, but when the Divine King mentioned that they might clash with Kara Aliens afterwards, the Human Alliance’s responses became official.
’We will handle this matter appropriately. Please rest assured.’
There was no answer about support, nor was there an outright refusal. They were watching closely and remained wary of the mysterious Contractors.
Providing aid was possible, but participating in the war was yet to be decided.
Su Xiao was slowly sinking in the sea water, taking out the third world coordinate. After a second’s hesitation, he chose to activate it.
[World coordinate generating...]
Spatial fluctuations came from around as the world coordinate began to generate, and Su Xiao continued to slowly sink into that unknown deep sea.
...
Contractors in the cave immediately received a notification from Reincarnation Paradise, instructing them to stand near the second world coordinate.
With two world coordinates already formed, Reincarnation Paradise had the ability to interfere to a certain extent in the Parasite World.
The Contractors, already in depleted condition, gathered around the second world coordinate. Their vision blurred, and they found themselves on an expanse of ice, directly above Su Xiao.
The howling cold wind blew past.
"So cold～."
A shirtless Contractor shivered, quickly taking out winter clothes from the storage space.
"What’s... going on here?"
The representatives from the Human Alliance were stunned. They had been in the cave just moments ago, and in the blink of an eye, they were on a vast ice field.
The representatives of the Human Alliance immediately became vigilant, starting to contact the Human Alliance Headquarters, and their attitude was not as friendly as before.
The Divine King was utterly bewildered at this moment. Where was he? What was he supposed to do? Where was the world coordinate?
Not only the Divine King, but Flash Silver and Adam were also completely bewildered.
"If the world coordinate is set up here, we’re doomed."
Adam’s voice was hoarse, as he was being supported by his subordinates. His severed leg and arm rendered him disabled, and only by returning to Reincarnation Paradise could he recover.
Reincarnation Paradise had issued a task to contractors to guard the world coordinates, but the world coordinate kept moving, with notifications about its location changing every ten minutes.
This left many Contractors very confused. The task was not only dangerous but also utterly baffling.
The few representatives from the Human Alliance contacted the headquarters, and recognizing that they were on the Asian continent’s edge, they began to show signs of anxiety, aware that they could be attacked by Kara Aliens at any moment.
"Fellow rebels, we suggest retreating first. According to satellite images, the Kara Aliens’ large force is already on its way, expected to arrive at this ice field in a few hours. ’Good luck to you all.’
The words ’Good luck to you all’ were spoken with emphasis, and the Human Alliance representatives turned and left without hesitation.
"These guys... It seems our negotiations haven’t gone smoothly with the Human Alliance."
The Divine King sighed, filled with helplessness in his tone, as he had never experienced such a Derivative World before, constantly besieged by enemies after receiving a single task.
Su Xiao was different. He had anticipated this and knew more than the Divine King, predicting that he might not stay in the Parasite World for as long as five days.
And it turned out to be the case; Su Xiao stayed in the Parasite World for only 36 hours.
As soon as he defended the first coordinate, he immediately set up the second one.
He did this to avoid giving the Kara Aliens any reaction time.
Removing 36 hours from the five days leaves about three and a half days. What kind of force could be developed in three and a half days? The Kara Aliens had been on Earth for twenty years, and three and a half days were incomparable to twenty years.
Hence, Su Xiao simply chose not to develop power and directly caught the Kara Aliens off guard.
From the situations at the first two coordinates, it was clear that Su Xiao’s choice was correct, as the Kara Aliens had no time to deploy a large force.
However, with the buffer of the first two world coordinates, the Kara Aliens had caught on.
The third world coordinate was their last chance. If it were to be established, they could only drift in space, with the timeline continuously reset and life and death controlled by Reincarnation Paradise.
It’s imaginable that the Kara Aliens would launch wild offensives to destroy the third world coordinate, and at this moment, they were mobilizing a large force, targeting the ice field between the two continents, expected to arrive in five hours.
During these five hours, the Contractors couldn’t rest. Numerous Parasitic Beasts had appeared on the ice field at some unknown time.
Though the number of Parasitic Beasts wasn’t large, they were continuous. The Kara Aliens had no mind to command these beasts and released them all at once.
On the ice field.
The many Contractors were fighting fiercely with the Parasitic Beasts, battling while fleeing, without a single fixed guard point.
The detached Flash Silver was sprinting across the ice with Golden Demon, whose body was only one-third intact. Without a life support device, he would already be dead.
"Where to?"
Golden Demon was drowsy. The fact that he was still conscious despite his injuries was a testament to his remarkable constitution.
"I want... to escape the battlefield!"
Flash Silver quickly ran towards the edge of the battlefield, ignoring the continuous warnings from Reincarnation Paradise, having not seen the Ruler appear for at least sixteen hours or more.