novelraw Chapter 1152 - 37: Acting Separately
Chapter 1152 - 37: Acting Separately
The Catwoman can indeed use her own nen abilities to resurrect, but unfortunately, her nen ability called ’Black Dance Imagination’ has a rather slow healing speed, even when she is fully concentrated.
Now, with her head severed and heart almost cut open, combined with the threat of Su Xiao, she simply cannot reattach her head and heart.
Catwoman released the head she was holding, and before it hit the ground, she charged at Su Xiao. After being beheaded, the sole remaining thought in her mind was to kill Su Xiao.
Losing her head not only means losing her vision or sensory abilities but also her ability to think and make judgments in combat.
Dealing with Catwoman in this state, Su Xiao doesn’t plan to fight head-on. Now, she’s just a puppet on strings, and no matter how strong her life force is, losing her head and heart means her bodily functions will rapidly decline.
Su Xiao leaped back, Catwoman’s sharp fingertips grazed past his ear, and Su Xiao swung his long knife sideways.
The blade sliced through skin and muscle, blue blood sprayed out, severing one of Catwoman’s arms.
Su Xiao curved his body and delivered a straight kick to Catwoman’s abdomen.
Bam!
Catwoman’s body arched significantly, and she flew backward, crashing into a stone wall, with most of her body embedded within it.
Blue Steel Shadow Energy penetrated Catwoman’s body, causing the Black Dance Imagination above her to twist and nearly dissipate.
Zi～
The Boundary Line tightly wrapped around Catwoman, who struggled to stand but couldn’t break free from the Boundary Line’s restraints.
About two minutes later, the nen within Catwoman rapidly diminished, and the Black Dance Imagination above her grew fainter and eventually vanished into the air.
With the disappearance of Black Dance Imagination, Catwoman’s body paused, becoming a true corpse.
[You have killed the Direct Royal Guard of the Ant King, Nefertiti.]
[Nefertiti was a Direct Royal Guard of the Ant King. You have gained 12.9% of the World Source, totaling 25.3%.]
[Your talent ’Soul Devourer’ has activated, permanently increasing your mana value by 30 points, with a maximum limit of 3896 points now.]
[You have obtained a Golden Treasure Box.]
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Su Xiao picked up the Golden Treasure Box on the ground. From the glow emitted by this box alone, it was evident that it was of higher quality than the one dropped by ’Yubi’.
It wasn’t the time to open the treasure box; dealing with the Ant King was the key. Chen’s group would confront Pouf near the Royal Palace. If Pouf was defeated, the Ant King would surely come to aid, and at that point, it would be Chairman Netero, Chen, Mizaki, and Old Smoke against the Ant King.
The underground battle had just ended when Bubu Wang appeared, sitting on a Metal Treasure Chest.
Su Xiao went forward to inspect the Metal Treasure Chest, and upon touching it, a prompt appeared.
[Prompt: You have obtained a ’Hidden Treasure Box.’]
[Prompt: A related mission must be completed to gain Reincarnation Paradise’s certification for the Hidden Treasure Box. The mission has failed.]
[Prompt: Since the mission was at the final stage and the hunter acquired the key mission item, you can reaccept the mission at the Mayor Christophe in the Town of Sali.]
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From the prompt, Su Xiao learned a few key clues. First, this treasure box was the final reward of a certain mission, and the mission had failed at its final stage. Normally, the mission would freeze, but he had acquired the key item of the task, the treasure box.
Despite being pursued by Catwoman, those Contractors were determined to escape with this treasure box, indicating its significant value. These Contractors must have completed many steps to earn the final reward. To fully claim the final reward, they lacked strength and time, both of which were insufficient.
"Bubu, you and A Mu head to the Town of Sali and complete the next part of this mission."
Su Xiao himself couldn’t activate this mission, but Bubu Wang and A Mu could.
"Woof."
Bubu Wang barked, questioning if it wasn’t needed to snatch the Ant King’s heart at the crucial moment.
"The Ant King’s heart is not like a treasure box. First of all, you need the ability to break through the Ant King’s defenses. If I truly defeat the Ant King, I will definitely be the closest person to it at the time of its death."
Su Xiao originally never intended for Bubu Wang to seize the Ant King’s heart for a very simple reason: Bubu Wang could be overwhelmed immediately.
As soon as the Ant King’s death approaches, every Contractor nearby would rain down attacks to eliminate those closest to the Ant King.
Heaven knows how many Contractors will gather at that time, and with Bubu Wang’s build, it could very likely get overwhelmed by the innumerable attacks.
Bubu Wang understood, looked at A Mu, signaling to carry the Hidden Treasure Box.
"If you can’t complete this mission within two hours, abandon it decisively."
Su Xiao gestured to A Mu, who then handed the Duke of Extinction in his arms to Su Xiao. After sheathing his Dragon Slash, Su Xiao strapped the Duke of Extinction on his back, returning to the position of a sniper.
"Woof."
Bubu Wang barked before leaping with A Mu through the hole above the tunnel, quickly disappearing into the wilderness. The Town of Sali isn’t far from the Royal Capital; it’s the small town where Chairman Netero took Su Xiao.
Sending Bubu Wang to complete this mission is actually quite trustworthy. With its 75 points in charm attributes, it could receive the task relatively easily. If it was Su Xiao, with only 8 points in charm attributes, it’s not like he would be going to accept a mission, but rather to put a knife on the town mayor’s neck in order to forcefully activate the task, a thing Su Xiao has done many times.
Leaving the tunnel, Su Xiao headed towards the Royal Capital.
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In the courtyard near the Royal Palace, Chen, Mizaki, and Old Smoke surrounded a blonde man, whose head was adorned with antennas—it was Pouf.
Drip, drip...
Blue blood dripped from Pouf’s chin as it pressed a hand against its chest, seemingly suppressing something inside, something that prevented it from splitting.
"It’s a wonder you’ve held out this long. That little cutie has probably consumed most of your organs by now."
Mizaki wielded two thin, curved knives, each wrapped in a layer of transparent energy resembling water.
"Cough, cough..."
Pouf covered its mouth, and as it coughed, blue blood seeped through the gaps between its fingers.
"Make it quick, I can’t screen it for long; the Smoke Formation is about to disperse."
Old Smoke’s face was slightly pale; he took a drag from the cigarette in his hand. Smoke swirled around the group, forming a massive formation diagram, which bore a resemblance to the Bagua, with some characteristics of a magic array. The Rebel Leader, Old Smoke, executed a blend of East and West.
"Give me 30 seconds."
Chen wore black gloves, which served as his casting tool, replacing the cumbersome magic wand.
Five elemental orbs rotated around Chen, emitting wisps of coldness, as a wide expanse of ice crystals appeared around them.
"Dark Sky."
Chen’s eyes turned pitch black, and the five magic balls around him shifted from ice to dark attributes.
"Hey, we’re still here."
Mizaki and Old Smoke quickly stepped back.