Reincarnation Paradise Park
Chapter 218 - 28: Part 1 (4th update, additional update for Alliance Hierarch ’Su Xiaochan~’)

Chapter 218: Chapter 28: Part 1 (4th update, additional update for Alliance Hierarch ’Su Xiaochan~’)

In the world of Crimson, the three people Su Xiao most wished to duel with were Esdeath, Red Eye, and Black Pupil.

The swordsmanship and sword techniques of these three were not weak. Fighting against masters of the same type can hasten the growth of one’s sword techniques.

Dragon Slash danced in Su Xiao’s hand, forming a flourish of blade flowers as he slowly walked towards Red Eye and the others.

"Mine, create some distance and cover me. Tazmi, take Brand and retreat first."

Red Eye spoke, slowly approaching Su Xiao.

Without hesitation, Mine ran to the distance. Tazmi hesitated for a moment, but upon seeing the severely injured Brand, decided to leave first.

Noticing the actions of the group, Su Xiao produced a black grenade in his hand.

[High-Power Shock Bomb (White)], something Su Xiao acquired in the ghoul world and had yet to use.

Pulling the ring of the shock bomb, he tossed it at them. Su Xiao immediately covered his ears with one hand and closed his eyes.

Thud!

A sonic boom resounded. The explosion power of the shock bomb was not great, but it emitted a blinding flash, a deafening noise, and high-intensity sound waves.

The blinding flash could temporarily blind the enemy, the deafening noise made their ears ring, and the high-intensity sound waves interfered with their nervous system.

Red Eye and the others clearly did not know what a shock bomb was. Except for Mine, who was far away, everyone else was affected.

Red Eye’s steps faltered slightly as she held Chun Yu horizontally in front to prevent a sneak attack.

At this moment, a large blur appeared before Red Eye’s eyes, her ears buzzed, and she felt a strong sense of dizziness.

Shlick.

Bam!

The sound of a limb being severed and the gunfire from the Romantic Cannon echoed simultaneously.

"B...Big Brother?"

It was Tazmi’s voice. Red Eye felt anxious—what was happening?

As Red Eye’s sight regained clarity, the scene before her kindled a flame of anger in her heart, yet her face remained expressionless, her eyes lowered.

Brand’s arm, along with most of his shoulder, had been severed. A deep slash, reaching the bone, marred Tazmi’s chest. If not for Mine’s covering fire, both might have become lost souls to the blade.

"Bury them."

Red Eye whispered low and charged, while Su Xiao’s mind was focused intently.

The Imperial tool ’Chun Yu’ held by Red Eye was said to kill with a single slash; Su Xiao was unsure if this one-slash-kill would affect him as a contractor.

From the information in the original work, Chun Yu’s curse poison was effective even on Esdeath, so it might very well work on him too.

He couldn’t afford to be wounded, not even a minor slash.

Gripping Dragon Slash tightly, Su Xiao confronted Red Eye.

Once up close, neither exchanged any words, each strike aimed at the other’s vital points.

Clang, clang, clang.

A web of blades emerged before them as their dazzling blade lights crossed and collided, sparks flying, the brutal close combat began.

Clang.

Blocking a frontal slash from Red Eye, Su Xiao deflected Dragon Slash to sidestep Chun Yu’s trajectory.

Zheng.

The sound of blades scraping together was sharp and resonated far.

Red Eye’s battle experience was rich; she immediately retreated a step and with both hands swung the blade at Su Xiao.

Clang.

The force behind this slash was formidable; Su Xiao blocked it completely with Dragon Slash, leaving no opening.

Through the initial exchange, Su Xiao felt that Red Eye’s physical attributes were close to his, her combat experience rich, but her sword techniques were weaker than his.

Blue Steel Shadow activated, light blue arcs spread across the surface of Dragon Slash.

"Electricity?"

Red Eye noticed and retreated quickly, knowing electricity conducts.

After a few steps back, Red Eye checked her arm for sensations; there was no numbing.

"Not electricity."

Red Eye charged forward again.

Clang, clang, clang.

Both were adept in sword techniques, so the battle would not last long; the victor would soon emerge.

Dragon Slash slashing rapidly, Su Xiao’s pupils gradually narrowed as he searched for Red Eye’s weaknesses.

Chun Yu sliced by his side, its sharp blade grazing close to his shoulder. A careless move could mean death; nothing was more thrilling.

Seeing two people engage in close combat on screen differed starkly from experiencing it firsthand—the enemy’s blade slicing past with a whistle, the footwork shifts during the fight, stamina gradually depleting. The feeling of Dragon Slash tightly held in hand, the jarring recoil in his palm with each blade clash.

The skirmish continued, yet just then, a locked-on sensation emerged.

It was Mine!

Su Xiao unleashed a full-force slash to pressure Red Eye, pivoted, and kicked straight into Red Eye’s soft abdomen.

Bam.

Red Eye braced Chun Yu in front, skidding far back as her insides roiled, leaving her wanting to vomit.

Whoosh~.

An orange laser shot towards Su Xiao’s head. Instantly, he tilted his head, feeling the heat as the orange laser skimmed his cheek.

Su Xiao glanced at Mine in the distance. She had been his primary target, but she had fled too far, leaving him no choice but to choose Brand.

As for initially considering to kill Red Eye, Su Xiao never had such an idea, not because he didn’t want to kill her, but because he couldn’t.

If Red Eye could be taken down so easily, she wouldn’t be the trump card of the Night Raid Team.

Additionally, Su Xiao had another thought: compared to Tazmi, Red Eye might truly be the main protagonist of the story.

"Big brother, are you okay?"

Tazmi and Brand were slumped nearby, both gravely wounded; in fact, Su Xiao had delivered only a single slash.

"I’m fine, it’s just a limb. Red Eye might not hold out much longer."

Brand made a shocking remark.

"How can that be? Those two are evenly matched."

"No, that guy was somewhat wary of Chun Yu initially, but now he’s accustomed. Tazmi, help me up."

Brand struggled to stand, taking a small syringe from his inner garments.

"What’s that, big brother?"

"A stimulant."

Brand injected the stimulant into his body, hastily wrapped his shoulder wound with cloth.

"Ghost Entwining."

A wide-spine short sword plunged into the ground and, in the blink of an eye, Brand was clad in a suit of iron-grey armor, a full body armor.

A long spear materialized in Brand’s hand; his steps had regained stability.

"Big brother... what are you doing?"

"The drug’s effect has kicked in; I can probably fight for five minutes."

The stone tablet under Brand’s feet shattered, and he charged towards the battle.

Clang.

Red Eye barely blocked Su Xiao’s slash, a wave of exhaustion washing over her arm. Her swordsmanship was stronger than his; Red Eye had noticed it early on.

A towering figure charged into the fray. With one arm, he swung a long spear to push Su Xiao back.

"Brand? You..."

"No problem, I can support you for five minutes. With Mine’s support, clearing the enemy before us shouldn’t be too hard."

"Did you use that drug?"

"Yeah."

Red Eye’s eyes dimmed slightly. That stimulant would cause irreversible damage to the body, significantly reducing life expectancy.

"Don’t worry about that. My combat strength now is not even half of what it was before, so I can only cover you."

Brand signaled to Red Eye, and the two rushed towards Su Xiao.

Facing both Red Eye and Brand at once, Su Xiao felt the pressure, especially with Mine lurking in the distance.

"I can only use that move."

Su Xiao took a deep breath, the blue glow on Dragon Slash surged, his mana value dropping by thirty points per second.

With one hand holding the knife to meet the enemy, the muscles on Su Xiao’s right arm slightly bulged.

"Red Eye, retreat."

Brand immediately sensed something amiss and stopped his charge. Even so, they were already close to Su Xiao.

To Brand, Su Xiao now felt piercingly sharp, so sharp that any defense seemed meaningless under this blade.

Instinctively blocking in front of Red Eye, Brand raised the spear in his hand.

Zheng.

The long knife fell, a blue shadow lingered in the air, and Su Xiao jumped back to replenish his energy.

"Brand, are you okay..."

Plop.

A corpse, severed in half from the upper body, fell to the ground, blood now gushed forth.

"The first one."

Su Xiao’s gaze turned to Red Eye, who was the second.