Reincarnation Paradise Park
Chapter 52 - 20: Vigilance

Chapter 52: Chapter 20: Vigilance

Su Xiao walked out of the auction house; it was daytime, and ghouls usually appeared at night.

"Hello, Mister Bai Ye~."

A somewhat lazy voice came from not far away, and when Su Xiao looked over, it turned out to be that little white-haired Shuuzou Suzuya.

"Here are the credentials."

Shuuzou Suzuya handed the credentials to Su Xiao with a silly smile on his face.

The moment he received the credentials, Reincarnation Paradise prompted him.

[Promoted to First-grade Investigator, Contribution Points 525/2000.]

Seeing the contribution points required for ’First-Class Investigator’, Su Xiao frowned.

The contribution points needed to go from ’Third-class Investigator’ to ’First-Class Investigator’ didn’t have a specific pattern; sometimes it was nearly a tenfold increase, other times almost fivefold.

However, for those 2000 contribution points, the ghouls that needed to be hunted might number in the hundreds, or even thousands.

"Mister Bai Ye~, what are you thinking about?"

Shuuzou Suzuya looked at Su Xiao curiously.

"Nothing..."

Su Xiao was just about to speak when he suddenly got the feeling of a sharp edge at his back.

It was as if someone was watching him, the same as when he was in the bathroom being watched by that little hamster.

His eyes sharpened suddenly, and he unobtrusively scanned his surroundings.

"Kaka, kaka, kaka~."

A faint gnawing sound came through, mixed with the honking of cars and the chatter of pedestrians, as Su Xiao’s gaze locked onto a pile of garbage.

On the lid of the trash can stood a little warehouse, gnawing on something.

This familiar scene caused Su Xiao’s pupils to constrict.

This hamster was wrong, very wrong.

After Su Xiao focused his gaze on that hamster, it immediately stopped gnawing and offered him a small piece of apple from a distance.

Su Xiao subconsciously wanted to look away but suddenly felt something suspicious.

Last time, after this hamster made that gesture, he just left the bathroom without questioning it further, but why?

Su Xiao refocused on that hamster, which abruptly stopped chewing, dropped the apple onto the trash can lid, and dashed away.

This little thing was watching him.

Su Xiao quickly darted across the street, disregarding the traffic.

The little hamster ran swiftly, heading toward an alley on the street, but Su Xiao was faster, gradually closing the gap.

In a residential house 500 meters away, a green-haired girl lying on the bed suddenly opened her eyes.

"What a joke. How could Lv.3 Deception not work?"

The lazy expression disappeared from the green-haired girl’s face, replaced by panic; that little hamster was her symbiotic companion, carrying three passive abilities, extremely precious.

"Yezi, what’s wrong?"

The Knight Armor Queen asked the green-haired girl, Yezi, puzzled.

"’Kaka’ was discovered by that man, and is fleeing for its life. Sister Queen, quickly save Kaka."

"How is that possible?"

The Queen was in disbelief; that little hamster was an essential source of information for them.

"I’m going right away..."

The Queen hurriedly rushed out, her full body armor clanging crisply.

...

Su Xiao continued to chase after the small hamster; in 200 meters, there would be a sewer entrance. Once it got in there, his chances of catching it were slim.

The Dragon Slash appeared in his hand, and after twirling the Sky-cutting Flash a couple of times to adjust to its feel, he hurled the Dragon Slash with force.

"Ding."

The Dragon Slash pierced the little hamster’s body with precision, embedding deeply into the ground, yet the hilt didn’t budge, showing how hard the blade was.

Su Xiao swiftly stepped forward, pulled out the Dragon Slash, and stomped the little hamster into pulp, causing the feeling of being watched to dissipate.

His ability to sense surveillance was due to his 12-point intelligence; the intelligence attribute affects perception, not to mention his sword technique training.

This little hamster wasn’t easy to detect; an Lv.3 Deception was enough to trick human vision, otherwise, the green-haired girl wouldn’t have let it appear so openly.

meters away in the house, the Queen hadn’t even stepped out the door when she heard a shrill scream from behind.

"Kaka~."

The green-haired girl was devastated, tears sliding down instantly.

"Drip, drip~."

Blood dripped to the ground from her nose as the green-haired girl grew limp, collapsing in exhaustion.

"Yezi, Yezi, what’s wrong with you?"

The Queen helped Yezi up, looking tense; the two seemed to be on good terms.

"Kaka is dead, stomped to death. I saw it through the shared vision, boo~."

Yezi began to sob uncontrollably.

The Queen’s face turned unsightly; the death of the little hamster, Kaka, was a significant loss for their three-person team.

"Kaka had Lv.3 Deception; how could it have been discovered? Even I, as an ally, sometimes subconsciously ignore that little thing."

The Queen was equally puzzled as to why Kaka was discovered by Su Xiao, something none of the three had anticipated.

Yezi’s voice, with a sobbing tone, came through.

"With the increase in intelligence, perception also rises. That bastard surely couldn’t have been this sensitive with just 12 points of intelligence."

Normally, 12 points of intelligence wouldn’t provide Su Xiao with such keen perception, but due to his sword technique training, his perception had become sharper.

The Meditation Method taught by Geng Si Lang to Su Xiao also enhanced perception, making meditation a habit for Su Xiao.

"We can’t just let this go. I’m going to kill that bastard, now!"

Yezi stood up, seething with rage, and walked outside.

"If you want to go courting death, don’t drag Black and White and me into it."

A cold voice interrupted, causing Yezi’s body to shiver.

Although the Queen was easy-going most of the time, once she got serious, Yezi couldn’t help but feel scared, since she was their leader after all.

In the adventure group that Yezi belonged to, defying the leader without reason brought severe consequences.

"Calm down. We’ll act tonight. Black and White has already gone to find a vantage point. Tell her to be careful, since even ’Kaka’ was found, she won’t escape that man’s perception either."

The Queen took out an earpiece, gently pressing it to contact Black and White.

...

In the alley, Su Xiao gripped the Dragon Slash, standing in silence.

Earlier, he nearly overlooked the enemy’s surveillance; fortunately, he noticed it just in time.

This was a lesson. He had been smoothly progressing in the Ghoul world, becoming somewhat careless.

Su Xiao was now on guard; in a Derivative World, one mustn’t relax, not even for a moment.

The pile of hamster pulp was definitely not an ordinary animal. Every time that hamster offered him food, his hostility would suddenly dissipate, and he would subconsciously ignore it.

This reminded him of skills, those within Reincarnation Paradise.

He had encountered it once in reality, ultimately relying on his sharp perception to evade.

Su Xiao pondered for a moment and then inquired with Reincarnation Paradise.

"Paradise, is there any way to detect enemy information...?"

Reincarnation Paradise’s prompt appeared.

[1. Detection-type equipment. 2. Apostle-type summons. 3. Reconnaissance skills.... Permission insufficient to view further content.]

The answer provided by Reincarnation Paradise satisfied Su Xiao; he decided silently to find a way to obtain one of the three after this Derivative World ended.

Knowing yourself and your enemy ensures a hundred victories in a hundred battles is a very reasonable saying.

At the very least, one must understand the enemy’s various attributes, allowing for a rough estimation of their strength or weakness.

As Su Xiao prepared to leave the alley, Reincarnation Paradise suddenly popped up a prompt.

[Detected Hunter Level is Lv.2, lower than the current Derivative World level, activating temporary skills now.]

[Temporary Skill: Basic Detection, Cost: 800 Paradise coins, Activate: Yes/No.]

[Note: Temporary skills will disappear after leaving this world.]

Seeing the [Basic Detection] feature, Su Xiao was overjoyed, but upon seeing the cost, he cursed inwardly at how expensive it was.

Though Reincarnation Paradise had the intention of taking advantage, he indeed urgently needed such an ability right now.

Su Xiao understood clearly that the little hamster he stomped to death was definitely related to an enemy Contractor.

The dangers in the Derivative World were not solely from various tasks or storyline characters; other Contractors could not be ignored either.

"Heh~, the little mouse is dead. The mouse owner’s appearance can’t be far off."

Su Xiao couldn’t help but feel a sense of anticipation; he had yet to face off against other Contractors.