Reincarnation Paradise Park

Chapter 1164 - 49: The Situation Clarifies

Su Xiao holds the Ant King’s heart, attracting the gaze of at least half of the hundred-plus Contractors onto himself.

Su Xiao obtains two-thirds of the Ant King’s heart, indicating its total weight is 424 grams, equivalent to 0.84 pounds.

A normal human heart weighs 250 grams, suggesting the Ant King’s heart is exceedingly heavy.

The muscle density of the Ant King’s heart is certainly different from an ordinary person’s; higher density means heavier weight for the same volume.

The remaining third of the heart was snatched by Old Smoke, his arms covered in cracks; on closer inspection, these arms appear to be composed of smoke, not real arms, previously torn off by the Ant King.

Old Smoke’s current situation is dire, his lower body encased in solid ice, with plumes of smoke emerging from where his abdomen seems pierced by a laser.

"There are two-thirds of the heart over there, why fight for my third, Chen, treating me as easy prey?"

Despite being heavily injured, Old Smoke’s combat strength is undoubtedly significant, moreover, he and Mizaki have long joined forces.

"Too many competitors over there."

Dark Element envelops Chen’s hands. His hands are pitch-black, likely another move of instant, formidable power, typical of Chen’s style: striking only with assurance of results.

"No room for compromise?"

Old Smoke glances around at the twenty or so Contractors, also eyeing the heart in his hand.

"None."

"Is that so."

After hesitating briefly, a green glow flashes on Old Smoke’s hand, tearing apart the heart with a snap.

"Still teaming up?"

Old Smoke pinches a piece of heart between his two fingers.

"Happy to oblige."

Chen nods to Old Smoke, who throws the piece of heart beneath himself, causing the solid ice encasing his lower body to vanish, taking the piece with it.

Old Smoke’s compromise comes not from fear of Chen, but to prevent Chen from joining forces with twenty surrounding Contractors to besiege him and Mizaki.

If Chen were alone, Old Smoke and Mizaki wouldn’t fear him, but twenty Contractors holding them back, allowing Chen to prepare a big move from behind, spells danger for them.

Faced with such adversity, Old Smoke hands over a piece of heart to Chen, unifying them once more, deterring the twenty Contractors from acting, lest the trio annihilate them.

"Those three are collaborating again."

"No chance here, gotta try elsewhere."

"Let’s go."

The other side mentioned by these Contractors is of course Su Xiao’s.

At this moment, Su Xiao is surrounded by dozens of Contractors, who haven’t directly attacked but have targeted him with various weapons.

"Hand over the heart."

A bald man steps out from the crowd; an ’old acquaintance’, the bald man is the leader of the Starfire Adventure Team, having previously led an attack on Yubi of the three guards, eventually losing the kill to Su Xiao.

Moreover, during the previous snatch, two members of the Starfire Adventure Team perished by Su Xiao’s hands.

Despite fresh and old grievances, the bald leader’s eyes lacked hatred entirely, which is peculiar.

As a medium-sized Adventure Group, the bald leader represents the third faction present.

The crowd in the Palace Courtyard can be divided into four factions: first is the temporary trio of Old Smoke, Chen, and Mizaki, their intentions unclear, possibly aiming to seize Su Xiao’s heart.

The second faction isn’t quite a faction, as it consists only of Su Xiao.

The third faction, represented by the Starfire Adventure Team, comprises the Adventure Group Alliance, including three small Adventure Groups and the medium-sized Starfire Adventure Team, with some indecisive loners, making around seventy people.

The interesting fourth faction, the largest aside from the Alliance, is another medium-sized Adventure Group, outnumbering Starfire but less aggressive in seizing the Ant King’s heart.

Their attitude suggests contentment with gains from the Hunter World, simply wishing to complete the main task without risking member loss for the heart.

Not to say they don’t need the heart; however, they require only a modest quantity, over 30 grams suffices.

Su Xiao currently avoids opposition with the fourth faction, as its member includes the soft sister healer whose agreed compensation from Old Smoke was a piece of the Ant King’s heart, now unreliable with current developments.

Thus, Su Xiao’s opposition consists mainly of Old Smoke, Mizaki, Chen, and the bald leader.

The attackers are merely opportunistic; having secured a third of the heart, they comfortably await further spoils for trade.

Suddenly, the Ant King’s heart vanishes from Su Xiao’s hand, stored away.

This act causes the bald leader and surrounding Contractors to grow dark-faced, if they were threatening before, now their murderous intent boils over.

Clack, clack.

Su Xiao stretches his muscles; in previous battles, he hadn’t unleashed his full power, the earlier situation preventing him from doing so by needing to constantly guard against the Ant King’s corpse theft and heart snatching.

Indeed, Su Xiao excels at defeating enemies but struggles with protecting or safeguarding certain items, given his offensive-oriented abilities; otherwise, Old Smoke wouldn’t have stolen the Ant King’s corpse.

Now with the heart secured, Su Xiao can unleash his potential in combat.

"Keep my Life Value above the safety line."

Su Xiao speaks, negotiating with the soft sister healer.

"Okay, above 50%, got it."

The soft sister healer responds quickly, her heart races, having never supported such a formidable Contractor as Su Xiao before.

Healers exhaust all resources to enhance others’ abilities and witnessing the recipients’ extraordinary courage in battle brings immense satisfaction.

The soft sister healer’s satisfaction has peaked, feeling as if she herself were the combatant on the field instead of Su Xiao.

"Above 30%."

"Eh~"

The soft sister healer appears slightly unaccustomed.

"The situation is clear, hand over the heart and we can forget past grievances; of course, you’re allowed to retain the portion necessary for your task completion."

Though enemies, the bald leader is cautious of Su Xiao, expressing his demands politely, not insisting on surrendering the heart entirely.

"Oh?"

Su Xiao examines the bald leader with interest, seemingly ordinary and not overly powerful, yet having united a medium-sized Adventure Group, showcasing his abilities.

"To be honest, unless absolutely necessary, I don’t wish to fight you to the death; your methods... are too reckless."

The bald leader refrains from bold declarations like vowing revenge for fallen members, displaying a rational, almost cold detachment.

Dead = worthless, a trait reminiscent of Su Xiao’s ’old acquaintance’, known as Stan.