Reincarnation Paradise Park
Chapter 144 - 4: The Criminal

Chapter 144: Chapter 4: The Criminal

The ten-meter-level giant fell, and the other three giants were also held back, turning the tide of the battle in their favor.

Under the combined firepower of both long-range and close combat, two of the giants were quickly dispatched, leaving only the twelve-meter-level giant.

The melee contractors formed a circle, and the twelve-meter-level giant dumbly walked back and forth. Wherever it went, the contractors would quickly step back.

After Chen made his move, these melee contractors no longer engaged the giant up close, instead drawing its attention and leaving the task of killing the enemy to Chen.

Blood Rose did not stop this scene; she was even among the crowd. Although her spear danced dazzlingly, she didn’t actually attack much.

Chen used three skills in a row without showing any change of expression. As the elements surged, Chen prepared to use a fourth skill.

Su Xiao raised his hand and fired two shots. The firepower of those ranged contractors nearby was much stronger; most of them were blasting the giant’s head with semi-automatic rifles, leaving it riddled with holes.

"Wind Tornado."

Chen waved his magic wand, and a tornado howled toward the twelve-meter-level giant.

The fierce wind swept in, engulfing all the gravel and dried grass around, turning the originally transparent tornado gray-black.

The rapidly advancing tornado startled those melee contractors, who quickly dodged to the side.

The tornado enveloped the twelve-meter-level giant, and in a matter of seconds, it turned blood red. As the strong wind subsided, the already ragged giant fell.

Although the giant’s body structure included muscles, blood, and internal organs, no corpse would be left behind after its death, and within a few minutes, it would vaporize and disappear without a trace.

The four giants were cleared, and for the moment, no giants were entering through the breach in the wall, relieving the crisis temporarily.

Su Xiao felt a bit puzzled; it seemed too easy.

[Announcement: Zone 3’s trial phase attack-defense battle is complete, and the giant attack will officially start in five minutes.]

The sudden announcement made everyone in Zone 3 tense. These four giants were just a means to familiarize them with the Derivative World and were not strong enemies, more like appetizers.

[Since the trial phase in all zones was completed on time, attack and defense contribution values will now be calculated.]

[First place: Adam, Attack and Defense Contribution Value 56.]

[Second place: Cold Moon, Attack and Defense Contribution Value 50.]

[Third place: Chen, Attack and Defense Contribution Value 48.]

...

[Additional rewards will be given to the top five contractors if the attack-defense battle is victorious.]

[First place reward: Soul Crystals (Small) x5.]

[Second place reward: One Blue Random Equipment.]

[Third place reward: One Green Random Equipment.]

[Fourth place reward: 3000 Paradise coins.]

[Fifth place reward: 1000 Paradise coins.]

...

Su Xiao raised an eyebrow; it turned out that killing giants could earn attack and defense contribution values, and the reward for first place was extremely tempting.

But as the saying goes, "The bird that sticks its head out gets shot first." Now was not the time to earn contribution values. Currently, those on the leaderboard included two adventure team leaders and the mage Chen from his own zone.

The attack-defense battle took a break for five minutes, and those melee contractors came over from a distance, most of them targeting Chen.

"Chen, hello, I’m Wild Bull. I can cover you while you’re casting."

The only wild tank, Wild Bull, in Zone 3 didn’t seem to be foolish. He was exchanging glances with Blood Rose just now, and now he immediately declared his allegiance to Chen.

"Master Chen, your magic wand is top-quality green, right? Its power is too strong."

Amid the contractors’ flattery, Chen stood up, brushed off nonexistent dust from his magical robe.

"Everyone, I’m a new member of the Brotherhood. Our boss sent me to assist you. I’m more of a person who likes to speak with actions."

After a few simple words, over thirty contractors stood by Chen, while a few others hesitated, wondering whether to join Chen or Blood Rose.

One had to choose between the Other Shore Flower and the Brotherhood, otherwise one would be isolated.

Blood Rose had organized them previously but performed poorly in the recent battle, only taking down one five-meter-level giant, which was eventually killed by Chen.

In less than two minutes, Blood Rose found herself alone, while Chen was promoted to the leader of Zone 3. The shift in power was too fast, catching people off guard.

"Brother Bai Ye, aren’t you going to show your loyalty? I’m a bit tempted to go over there—such a powerful mage is truly reliable."

Entu fiddled with the shotgun in his hand, looking like he wanted to pledge allegiance.

"Not interested."

Su Xiao exhaled a puff of smoke, pondering how long these contractors could hold out.

"Ah, abandoned. Why don’t us three ’loners’ form an alliance?"

Blood Rose twisted her curvy waist as she walked over, sitting on a piece of rubble near Su Xiao.

"Do you find any value in me as a spearman?"

Su Xiao raised his revolver slightly. Blood Rose sized him up for a moment before shaking her head.

"Brother, what about you? Maybe we can form an alliance too."

Entu twitched at the corner of his eye, giving a faint smile as he looked at Blood Rose.

"That’s great; let’s form an alliance."

While they were discussing how to ally, Su Xiao heard the sound of airflow being ejected from a distance.

Three figures were running at high speed on a rooftop hundreds of meters away, dressed in the unique military uniform of the Giant world—a white base shirt, dark yellow jacket only reaching the chest, white pants, and dark yellow knee-high boots.

The most significant feature of these three was the ’Three-Dimensional Maneuver Gear’ on either side of their waists. These were two metal boxes, each about a meter long and ten centimeters wide, with a barrel of highly compressed gas at the bottom, allowing for faster propulsion and longer aerial gliding distances.

The ’Three-Dimensional Maneuver Gear’ was equipped with two sword handles, each with a meter-long blade that could be replaced at any time. Moreover, the handles could control gas emissions.

This peculiar weapon was the indigenous people’s primary means of dealing with giants—a blade similar to a paper cutter but greatly enlarged, extraordinarily sharp yet easily worn.

Due to this, the maneuver gear housed six blades for replacement.

The Three-Dimensional Maneuver Gear is regarded as black technology in the Giant world. It first secures with a hook lock to a building, then retracts the lock to pull the body forward and control gas ejection.

By proficiently operating the Three-Dimensional Maneuver Gear in a town with tall buildings, one can achieve a flight-like effect and combat giants.

Of course, without tall buildings, one can still hook onto giants, though this is riskier, and novices easily meet their end.

Observing the rapidly approaching trio, Su Xiao’s eyes widened slightly. He recognized who they were.

The original protagonists: Eren Yeager, the immensely popular Mikasa Ackerman, and the still immature intellectual Armin Arlert.

The appearance of three significant characters from the original story caught the eyes of several contractors, who looked at them with bright interest.

"Is there a breach here too? Dammit."

Eren rushed towards the breach upon landing, looking anxious, his spirit eager yet too reckless.

"Eren, calm down. We haven’t confirmed if there are giants. Don’t approach there yet."

Mikasa held Eren back. Eren was still a bit unwilling, wanting to check the breach.

"Mikasa is right; let’s understand the current situation first. Besides, there’s also prisoners from the Survey Corps here who might not act predictably."

Armin looked at Su Xiao and the others with some apprehension.

"Tch, if they dare act up, we’ll send them back to prison. It’s disgraceful for Survey Corps members to end up in prison."

Upon hearing Eren’s words, Su Xiao guessed the identity Reincarnation Paradise had assigned to the contractors.

Former Survey Corps members imprisoned for crimes, now serving with a chance to atone.

This identity was hardly scrutiny-proof, but under Reincarnation Paradise’s balance mechanism, even if Su Xiao and others pulled out rocket launchers to blast giants, the original inhabitants wouldn’t suspect a thing.