Reincarnation Paradise

Chapter 898: The Thrilling Battle

Su Xiao had experienced this move five times before, so as Accelerator bent one leg, Su Xiao leaped half a meter into the air. The shockwave spread out, but Su Xiao's feet landed safely on the ground, successfully dodging the attack. His left fist then swung towards Accelerator's jaw. This might seem like he was mimicking the method used by Kihara Amata in the original work, but it wasn't the case.

With full force in his punch, when Su Xiao's fist touched Accelerator's skin, a tremendous force countered it.

Bang!

The energy shield around Su Xiao's fist shattered, his hand bones cracked, and the reversed kinetic energy pushed his body back. Su Xiao forced his weight down, his feet sinking into the alloy floor with a loud crash, and a large section of the floor behind him was torn up.

Withstanding the impact on his body, Su Xiao felt soreness, but his eyes remained fixed on the Accelerator.

Accelerator knew this couldn't go on. Although he wasn't sure what his enemy was planning, he couldn't engage in close combat with such a dangerous foe.

Su Xiao threw a third punch, this time with his right hand. The punch was so fast it almost left an afterimage in the air.

As the fist connected with Accelerator's skin, Accelerator instinctively activated his ability. However, the faint red mist surrounding him surged, causing a momentary lapse in his focus, as if his brain had frozen in fear.

Seeing this, Su Xiao's eyes lit up. After three attempts, he finally triggered an effect of his aura, which caused an 8% chance of failure in enemy skill activation when they entered a state of panic.

Superpowers were also a type of skill. Su Xiao had noted this when reviewing Mugino Shizuri's data, and now, Accelerator's ability failed to activate, if only for a moment.

Bang!

Su Xiao's punch landed on Accelerator's jaw. He used his fist instead of a blade to more precisely feel if Accelerator's ability failed.

Given Su Xiao's formidable physical strength, the result was predictable.

His punch deformed and ultimately shattered Accelerator's jawbone.

With a splatter of flesh and teeth, Su Xiao's fist was bloodied. Accelerator's face below the nose was destroyed, and his neck twisted unnaturally.

"Huff—"

Accelerator's eyes turned white. Despite the devastating punch, he didn't lose consciousness. His mutated intelligence attribute made it hard for him to faint. His hand reached out, aiming for Su Xiao's chest, intending to perish together with him.

In a moment of hazy consciousness, Accelerator suddenly thought of the 10,000+ Misaka clones he had killed. Did they feel the same pain before they died? No, they should have felt even worse, as he would sometimes cruelly torture them when in a bad mood.

For some reason, Accelerator felt a 'ridiculous' notion that he deserved this and didn't dare defy fate; he took out his frustration on the innocent clones. But before facing retribution, he would drag his enemy down with him!

The Dragon Flash appeared in Su Xiao's hand. After landing such a heavy punch, Accelerator would be dazed for at least 3 to 5 seconds.

The long blade slashed down, blood spraying several meters away, cleanly and decisively.

Thud. The accelerator's body hit the ground, and his arm was still extended towards Su Xiao. His attempt to perish together with Su Xiao had failed.

Taking such a heavy punch, Accelerator's jaw was completely shattered, and his spine was dislocated. In such a condition, not to mention performing complex calculations, he could barely focus, let alone drag Su Xiao down.

...

Next to Accelerator's body, a golden treasure chest lay quietly on the ground. The fight had been unexpectedly exhilarating for Su Xiao. Both had aimed to kill each other, but Accelerator's will to kill had been somewhat wavering, unlike Su Xiao, who had clear objectives and principles. He didn't mind killing enemies but wouldn't do so indiscriminately, which would weaken his resolve and turn him into a purposeless killer. Of course, Su Xiao was prepared for the possibility of being killed himself. Such was the rule: while he killed enemies, he also had to bear the risk of being killed.

As Su Xiao was about to approach the golden chest, footsteps echoed behind him.

Clap, clap, clap...

Sparse applause sounded as a dead-eyed boy walked over from a distance.

"Impressive battle. If I'm not mistaken, you used some skill to temporarily disrupt Accelerator's superpower. With his weak physique, failing to use his ability, even for a moment, is fatal."

The dead-eyed boy smiled, standing not far away. On his forehead was a symbol Su Xiao recognized as representing arrogance.

"Of course."

Another female voice sounded as a girl in a school uniform walked out of a dark laboratory.

"Accelerator's ability can be cracked, but not many can kill him."

The girl stood near the dead-eyed boy. A symbol representing envy was on her forehead.

"It seems Accelerator was in your way. Given the situation, one of you had to die."

A chubby middle-aged man approached, with a symbol of sloth on his forehead.

"Hunter, based on my observations, you're likely on a mission to advance to Tier 3. Usually, advancement tasks don't occur in derivative worlds, but considering the last world was a war zone, it's not surprising. There have been many precedents."

This time, a seductive woman spoke, representing lust.

"There are only four derivative worlds where Tier 3 advancement tasks can occur, and the Index world is the most common. There are three tasks here: Middle East survival, the Sword of Ortranik on the magic side, and the End Code of Academy City. The End Code has the lowest acquisition difficulty but the highest task difficulty, as it requires operating under Aleister's nose."

A round, chubby boy stepped forward, representing gluttony.

Arrogance, envy, sloth, lust, and gluttony were all present, leaving only wrath and greed.

"You have no intention of leaving Academy City, indicating your task is the End Code."

A gaunt man emerged, representing greed.

"Unfortunately, because I feared Aleister too much, I was a step too late. If I had obtained the End Code earlier, my plans would be more comprehensive."

A muscular man walked out, representing wrath.

The seven representing the seven deadly sins had all appeared and spoke in unison.

"Hunter, this is our first meeting. We are the Seven Sins. Let's make a deal, one that benefits both of us."

All seven bowed to Su Xiao. The unusual offenders 'appeared,' yet Su Xiao received no prompts, indicating the seven before him were not the bodies of the Seven Sins.

The Seven Sins might not be the most vital offenders Su Xiao had encountered, but they were the most mysterious. This was the second time they had proactively contacted Su Xiao.