Chapter 586: Chapter 168: Cooperation
The hound’s intention is simple: he wants to cooperate to complete his task.
Su Changxing immediately fell silent; this is all too strange, suddenly a person pops out and tells him to go kill the Great Wizard:
"Your proposal is indeed tempting. I’m not a match for that Great Wizard, so having someone who can deal with him would naturally be the best... but it’s hard for me to believe your words. Can I ask who the person issuing the task to you is?"
The hound grabbed his hair with frustration: "I knew you would be suspicious. The person who issued the task to me is called ’The Lost One.’ I’ve never met him, but without a doubt, he’s a powerful entity."
"As for why he issued such a task, it’s not something I can delve into. I’m just a player doing tasks. I don’t need to explore why such a task exists..."
"After saying so much, I believe you’ve felt my sincerity. As long as we cooperate, we will certainly annihilate those Wizards."
Su Changxing pursed his lips and smiled: "Must I be locked in a death struggle with those Wizards? Actually, maintaining the current situation is best for us; we’re simply not their match."
"Hahahahaha!"
The hound laughed out loud: "Do you really think the war will continue indefinitely? As soon as the war ends, regardless of which side wins, you all will certainly be unable to escape."
"I’ve seen too many situations like this. A low-level world simply cannot exist independently; it will either be destroyed or enslaved."
Su Changxing’s expression changed. The hound had pointed out his concern; once the war ends quickly, whether it’s the Wizard World or the Black Fog World, they won’t let them go easily.
Even a low-level world has unimaginable value.
Su Changxing didn’t consider much, simply said: "We can cooperate, but what do you need us to do? Or how can we help you?"
The hound was surprised by Su Changxing’s swift agreement and then laughed out loud:
"I like straightforward people."
"What you need to do is simple: create chaos in that city, attract as much attention as possible, the more chaos the better, then I take the opportunity to assassinate Richie."
Su Changxing paused, looking at the hound in surprise, asking: "This is your plan?"
"That’s right, it’s a perfect plan!" The hound stated confidently.
A damn perfect plan!
This is just something you thought of on the spur of the moment.
Su Changxing couldn’t help but ridicule in his mind, suspecting today’s events were the result of the hound’s sudden whim, at least it seemed so.
One thing can be certain.
The hound finds it difficult to kill Richie and needs external help.
The hound looked at Su Changxing’s contemplative face and said: "If you have any questions, just say them outright; there’s no need to hide or hold back. We’re partners in cooperation now."
Su Changxing looked at him intently and silently said: "Are you really confident you can kill Richie?"
The hound adopted a serious expression, affirming: "Ah, certainly, he’s just a stubborn Wizard, to kill him only requires a little bit of skill."
"Of course, facing him directly may not be that easy, but direct combat is always the most foolish!"
Su Changxing nodded and chuckled: "I agree with you on that, but what if I suggest waiting for a while."
"Wait for a while? I need to kill him within a month." The hound soundly declared.
Su Changxing thought for a moment and said: "Is this your task deadline?"
"You could say that; if it’s late, it will be meaningless."
"About a month would be enough. You’ll need to give me some time to prepare, which should increase our chances of success."
The hound grinned with a shimmer of gold in his mouth:
"That’s no problem, and there’s no need to rush; just add me as a friend, and I’ll contact you then."
A message popped up on his phone.
["Hound" requests to be a friend; do you agree?]
After Su Changxing agreed, he saw a glittering golden icon appearing on his friend list.
Everyone else was a gray silhouette, while the hound had a golden avatar, standing out distinctly.
"Why is your avatar gold?" Su Changxing straightforwardly asked.
The hound proudly smiled: "It’s proof of honor; Bounty Hunters receive a gold border after completing 1000 bounty tasks, of course, provided you’re a High-level Player."
Su Changxing felt moved, realizing they seemed to be the lowest level of players, and subtly replied: "High-level Players?"
The hound tilted his lips, saying: "Trying to get information from me, huh? One question costs 10,000 Points, pay the Points first then ask; every piece of information is valuable."
Su Changxing realized this guy probably only recognizes money, immediately transferring 10,000 Points from his phone, saying:
"I’ve transferred it... I want to know about player levels and how to increase them."
The hound received Su Changxing’s Points, sighed: "Sure enough, you’re rich... a player’s level isn’t very related to their strength, it mostly depends on the number of tasks completed until you receive special tasks to advance your player level."
"Players are divided into six levels, above Level three are High-level Players. After becoming a High-level Player, you can enjoy more rights and information, and even, if you have enough Points, you can buy yourself a life."
"Buying life?" Su Changxing showed a look of surprise.
Hound nodded and said, "Yes, after you die, it can resurrect you, but of course, this requires a large amount of Points."
"What kind of resurrection is that? Does it include the body, or just the memory?" Su Changxing paused and asked.
He thought of those who had died in the Doomsday World but were not dead in the real world, as if they had never been to that place.
Hound grinned, "That probably requires Points too."
Su Changxing twitched the corner of his mouth and sent another ten thousand Points to Hound: "Now can you tell me?"
Hound received the Points, his smile deepening: "There are many ways, but for High Tier Extraordinaries, as long as the soul is not dead, it is not considered true death."
"Buying life can help you reshape your body, of course, at a higher cost, it can also help you consolidate your soul."
"As for the cheaper way, it is to place all your memories into a new soul, a new body, but in the general understanding of us Extraordinaries, it’s not considered resurrection, just a clone of the original."
"It’s somewhat akin to an Ordinary person having your memories but not possessing any of your Power and Spirit. The soul is a complex thing, not merely including memories."
"Speaking of which, I remember a joke circulating among Players. A Player injected his memories into an Ordinary person’s body, acting on a whim, but later, he was killed by that clone."
Su Changxin blinked, unable to react for a moment; "Is that funny?"
"..."
Hound was silent for a moment and said, "It seems you lack the awareness of being an Extraordinary and a Player."
Su Changxing curled his lips, indifferent, "I don’t need that. To me, the so-called Extraordinaries aren’t much different from Ordinary people, only in Power."
"Is that so?"
Hound suddenly showed a trace of dissatisfaction.
The next moment.
His figure suddenly disappeared from where he was, rushing towards Su Changxing, a dark golden short stick appeared in his left hand.
At this moment, as Su Changxing watched Hound rushing at him, he felt his mind slow down as if he was about to fall asleep.
Just as it seemed he couldn’t dodge, his body finally turned Phantom, dodging the strike. With a loud crash, a large hole was punched into the floor.
"Not bad, your response was faster than I expected. But how about this?"
Hound gripped the golden short stick and swung it backhand towards Su Changxing.
Su Changxing watched the golden short stick coming at him, not moving, in a state of Phantom, unable to move, just watching with wide eyes.
But in this state, his opponent shouldn’t be able to hit him.
Yet the upcoming scene went beyond his expectations, "Timing Prediction" triggered, he foresaw himself being knocked away.
Hound could hit him even while he was in Phantom!
Su Changxing knew what would happen but couldn’t make more adjustments.
With a crisp collision, Su Changxing placed the Scythe horizontally in front of him, blocking the golden short stick’s attack, forcing him back two steps with great Force.
Hound looked at Su Changxing with satisfaction. Although he expected Su Changxing’s capabilities to be good, he still needed to verify.
He then retracted the short stick, looking relaxed, "Not bad, your Power is at least passable to be my partner... But I’m surprised by how much Power you have."
Extraordinaries are often not all-round Warriors; they excel in certain aspects like Power, Speed, Perception, Spirit, or other aspects.
He sensed Su Changxing had immense Spirit but didn’t expect his Power to be decent too.
What kind of monster is this?
He wondered inside, though he didn’t show it on his face, inwardly, he was quite surprised.
Su Changxing stared at the person in front of him and appeared cautious.
Even just probing gave him significant pressure, as if carelessness would lead to defeat.
And until now, he hadn’t figured out how the opponent hit him earlier.
"You seem no more than this," Su Changxing said coolly, carrying the Scythe.
No matter what, he couldn’t lose in momentum; that’s very important!
Even if the opponent was indeed stronger.
"Maybe, I have something to do, I’ll be leaving first, be careful not to die during this time, my partner."
Hound turned and walked away, his figure flickering in and out of the Black Fog.
"If you die, I won’t die either."
Su Changxing touched the revolver at his waist, suppressing the urge to fire.
