Reincarnation Paradise Park

Chapter 195: Chapter 5: Competition (4th update, bonus Chapter for monthly pass)

[Hunter has chosen to participate in competition mode: Solo Battle. Teleporting to the resting pod in three seconds.]

After a momentary blur, Su Xiao found himself in a resting pod. The pod contained seats, a bed, and a large display screen on the wall that showed his ranking, as well as the rankings of contractors nearby and various match situations.

The largest section of the screen displayed ten avatars, all bizarre in appearance, likely disguised. They were arranged in a line from top to bottom. These were the top ten in the arena.

The resting pod serves not only for rest but can also be used to call workers in the arena if needed.

[Matching opponents for the Hunter... Matching complete.]

[For your first match, please choose your appearance costume.]

A vast array of appearances appeared. Su Xiao even saw an Iron-blooded Warrior exterior decoration and a paid costume; among them was the full set of Ultraman.

Contractors usually alter their facial features to appear ridiculously handsome or extraordinarily horrifying.

Su Xiao decided to cover his face. With an audience in the arena, exposing his fighting style to enemies would be easy if his appearance wasn’t concealed.

Su Xiao chose a metal mask that covered the lower half of his face. The mask was overall crimson red, covering his mouth and nose without feeling stuffy.

[Hunter has chosen a costume. Beginning teleportation.]

With a blink, Su Xiao’s vision cleared, and he observed his surroundings.

He stood in a circular arena, sizeable at about three to four hundred meters, with a sturdy, non-slip metal floor beneath. Energy shields surrounded the arena’s edge.

Tiered seating for spectators encircled the arena. The shape of the arena resembled a pit, with a flat, circular battle platform in the middle, and elevated seating around it.

This setup enhanced the viewing experience, and the spectators’ cheers could boost the competitors’ morale.

With Su Xiao currently ranked 165,743, the vast seating area only held a sparse few spectators.

”Brother Peach, go for it!”

A cute young girl stood up in the audience, shouting encouragement.

”Peach, kill him!”

”Win, and I’ll buy you a drink, bro!”

There wasn’t an audience, merely his opponent’s cheerleaders.

Su Xiao’s opponent was a teen, about seventeen or eighteen, dressed in anime character attire, holding a Colt M1911. He should be Peach.

[Three, two, one, battle begins.]

”Matchmaking was quick! I’ve already won two consecutive matches. Winning three in a row could boost my ranking significantly.”

Peach fiddled with his pistol, eyes filled with confidence.

”Surrender, you with the knife. In a 370-meter arena, you can’t get near me.”

He then struck a standard shooting pose but didn’t fire; typical boasting of a teenager.

Su Xiao remained unmoved, scrutinizing his opponent with the metal mask.

Not because the opponent was strong, but because the opponent was exceptionally weak.

This kind of opponent couldn’t even beat an A-Rank Ghoul. How did he face such a weak contractor?

”Let’s finish quickly and celebrate.”

Peach gripped his pistol with both hands, fired three shots, bam, bam, bam.

”Peach, annihilate him!”

The cheerleaders in the stands shouted encouragement to Peach.

Su Xiao sensed the three incoming bullets; he didn’t even bother dodging.

Ding, ding, ding.

The bullets were deflected, causing the audience to fall silent.

”Are you kidding me!”

The few people in the audience stood dumbfounded, mouths agape, stunned.

They were just Level 1 or Level 2 contractors; slicing bullets with cold weapons was too fantastical.

Peach stared at Su Xiao in disbelief, instinctively wanting to fire a few more shots.

Whoosh.

A black shadow flashed in Peach’s vision; his dynamic vision couldn’t keep up with Su Xiao’s moving speed.

A bright blade aura appeared in Peach’s sight, and as his consciousness recovered, he found himself in the resting pod.

”I lost?”

Peach sat bewildered on the ground, filled with disbelief.

...

Su Xiao effortlessly cut Peach into a scatter of light particles, ending his first arena competition.

”How does this matchmaking work?”

Su Xiao pondered in the resting pod.

His ability to fight against contractors was exceptionally strong; this arena was practically his paradise.

It wasn’t evident now, but upon encountering strong contractors, Su Xiao could quickly hone his combat techniques. This might be the purpose of the arena’s existence.

Allowing contractors to refine combat skills without life-threatening risks.

[Solo battle over, victory!]

[Hunter’s rank increased from 165743 to 154703 (First Tier).]

[Opponent’s message received, view?]

Su Xiao was surprised; the opponent had left a message. He opened it to view.

’You must have cheated, you cheating trash.’

He raised his eyebrows at this peculiar opponent, choosing to continue matching opponents.

Due to the low rank, matching opponents was swift; within ten seconds, he had another match.

It was the same arena setting, but this time with more spectators, about a dozen, thanks to his improved ranking.

[Three, two, one, battle begins.]

Su Xiao’s new opponent was a shield-bearing tank.

”Brother with the knife, go for it; I’ve bet 50 Paradise coins on you.”

Hearing the shout from the audience, Su Xiao was surprised; betting was possible.

Upon inquiry with Reincarnation Paradise, Su Xiao was disappointed; indeed, betting on participants was allowed, but participants couldn’t bet on their matches, nor could they collude with companions to fix matches. Penalties were severe, including forced execution.

This was Reincarnation Paradise’s measure to prevent ’black market matches’ in the arena, and executed contractors weren’t rare.

Once the battle started, Su Xiao’s opponent chose to ’shrink the shell,’ intending to outlast the opponent with defensive counters.

Su Xiao’s strength didn’t match his rank; he was matched against beginners.

Using the same old tactic, he dashed forward with speed that left his opponents dumbstruck, striking with a single-handed sword cut.

One strike to break the shield and kill the enemy, the opponent shattered into exploding light particles.

[Two consecutive wins!]

Golden text appeared above Su Xiao’s head, leaving the audience in shock.

”Did he just... win?”

Those who bet on Su Xiao were taken aback. Su Xiao’s body gradually faded, returning to the resting pod.

Su Xiao felt this situation would persist for a while.

[Solo battle over, victory, two consecutive wins!]

[Hunter’s rank increased from 154703 to 123703 (First Tier).]

[Opponent’s message received, view?]

The message this time seemed more reasonable.

’Would you like to join our Adventure group? We offer great benefits...’

This time, it was an invitation. A quick glance at the ranking showed that two wins in a row raised his ranking by about thirty thousand.

Su Xiao chose to continue, and within ten seconds, he appeared on the arena platform, scanning the audience roughly numbering over a hundred.

He suspected many were workers, with only a few contractors among them.

His new opponent was a novice mage, who immediately ran to the distance upon entering, little legs sprinting joyously.

Su Xiao calmly took out the Broken Elf and fired a few shots, taking down the mage.

[Three consecutive wins!]

Su Xiao was teleported back to the resting pod.

In the following ten minutes, Su Xiao rushed forward for close combat kills with a knife and shot down ranged opponents; if they didn’t die, he moved in for another cut.

[Four consecutive wins!]

[Five consecutive wins!]

[Six consecutive wins!]

...

[Seventeen consecutive wins!!]

Sitting in the resting pod, Su Xiao checked his current ranking: 13,400!

Seventeen consecutive wins took his ranking from six to five digits, but he still felt little challenge from opponents of this rank.

He was much stronger than his opponents, leading to battles rarely exceeding ten seconds, with most time spent waiting for matches.

[Match successful, due to the Hunter’s seventeen consecutive wins, the arena has matched the Hunter with an opponent within the top ten thousand.]

Su Xiao appeared on the arena platform.

”Here it comes, here it comes; the red side is a close-combatant, the blue side is a combat healer. This close-combatant is out of luck.”

”Anyone within the top ten thousand isn’t weak; this match should be exciting.”

”Let’s start quickly; I can hardly wait.”

The atmosphere in the audience, numbering over a thousand, was unusually lively.

Su Xiao’s opponent was a seductive healer in a long red dress, the slit running high and revealing glimpses of white thighs. Unlike other gentle healers, she was a poisonous healer; her healing was weak, but her attack abilities were strong.

”Hey, you there, if you lose, don’t say I’m unscrupulous. You might find a combat healer’s style a bit hard to accept at first.”

”Likewise.”

Su Xiao pushed off the ground, charging forward.