Reincarnation Paradise

In the blink of an eye, more than twenty hours had passed. With Sha's help translating the notebook's contents, Su Xiao became familiar with the instinct ability during this time.

After over twenty hours of exploration and Sha's notes, Su Xiao had gained some familiarity with his instinct, at least enough for practical combat.

Su Xiao still had four soul crystals left. If he wanted, he could learn more from Sha. However, he had no such plans; he believed in mastering one skill at a time rather than being greedy and unable to digest them all. Instinct would keep him busy for a long time. He didn't plan to learn two skills consecutively in a short period. Each time he discovered a new skill, he brought the previous ones to a certain level.

Having many skills didn't mean strong combat power. Only abilities that could be used flexibly in battle were practical.

"Ready to go?" Sha seemed to see through Su Xiao's thoughts.

"Yes."

"Wait." Sha stood up and approached Su Xiao, getting very close to him. Sha, being a tomboy, naturally didn't have any pleasant scent; Su Xiao only smelled sweat.

"The smell of a demon." Sha's mouth curved into a smile.

"A word of advice: be wary of the Wolf Butler. Demon servants might be able to help you. You have demonic power in you, which makes you akin to them."

"Too close!"

"..."

Sha didn't respond, just smiled and walked away after a moment.

Su Xiao pushed open the wooden door. There was no need to stay here any longer, or he might lose a few more soul crystals to Sha.

Just as Su Xiao left the room, Sha clenched her fist, and a red light glowed in her pale eyes.

"If I sensed correctly, he is a successor of those madmen, with demonic power on his body. This is... an opportunity for freedom. Alice, it seems you fear that existence, letting a successor of those madmen into the castle. Have you forgotten who almost hanged you in the Void Tower?"

Sha untied the rope in her black hair, letting it fall down.

"If I can escape to that existence's territory, I'll be free. For freedom, any price is worth it."

...

In the expansive area on the first floor of the Demon Castle, Su Xiao leaned against a stone pillar, having activated his instinct. Nothing within his sensory range could escape his notice.

"Bubbu, what are you doing standing there?" Su Xiao looked at Bubbu, who had been acting strangely since earlier, often spacing out.

"Woof." Bubbu barked, shaking its head and running to Su Xiao, who couldn't help but be puzzled.

"Woof woof." Bubba's paw made a fist and swung forward a few times.

"You learned some skill from Sha?" After understanding Bubbu's meaning, Su Xiao was surprised and checked Bubbu's stats.

Bubbutney

HP: 100%

Mana: 270

Strength: 26

Agility: 32

Endurance: 30

Intelligence: 27

Charisma: 53

Skills:

Full Speed Charge

Goddess of Ice and Snow's Gift

Loyal Protector

Advanced Creaturen/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Utterly Loyal

You Can't See Me: Bubbutney can hide in any terrain, with 864 types of concealment.

Dog Star's Secret Peep: While observing enemies from 30 meters away, reduces detection chance by 80%. If the enemy detects Bubbutney's gaze, it quickly enters the 'You Can't See Me' state. řäNŎ𝔟ÈṦ

Scent Tracking: Can track known scents with a maximum range of 5 kilometers. If unable to track the target within three hours or if the distance exceeds 5 kilometers, the scent trail is lost.

...

Bubbu had gained a new skill for tracking enemies by their scent. While it could already be tracked by smell, most contractors could easily mask their scent. Scent tracking was different as it was hard to conceal, unless, like Su Xiao, one had a skill to control their scent.

"Did Sha teach you this?"

"Woof."

"..."

Su Xiao was speechless. He had spent many soul crystals learning skills from Sha, while Bubbu had only given up some snacks. The difference between a man and a dog was too significant.

"You're lucky."

"Woof." Bubbu wagged its tail, its expression clearly saying, "Master, you must be doing it wrong if you need soul crystals to learn skills."

Ignoring Bubbu's dog luck, Su Xiao found its attributes a bit low. Boosting Bubbu's stats wasn't easy, requiring it to consume the flesh of high-level creatures. These were hard to find, and powerful creatures weren't necessarily high-level. It seemed he would have to feed Bubbu some of the more unusual enemies he killed in the future.

Sensing Su Xiao's gaze, Bubbu shivered.

After wandering around several wooden doors, Su Xiao lost interest in the plot characters behind them. He couldn't negotiate with the gentler ones, while the dangerous ones were too risky. After dealing with Sha, the plot characters become cold towards him for unknown reasons.

After a few rounds, Su Xiao entered the game room from before.

The room was empty, and the equipment in the wooden compartments on the walls was locked in place, only visible but not usable.

Sitting down, Su Xiao began to rest. The second game would start soon. He had spent most of these three days in Sha's room without rest.

As Su Xiao rested, the door opened, and he opened his eyes.

"Someone's already here?" The detective loli entered, covered in dust, likely from negotiating with some plot character.

She found a chair far from Su Xiao and sat down, resting without closing her eyes.

Su Xiao continued to rest. With his instinct active, he would react immediately if attacked.

More people entered the game room. The other contractors had received various benefits during these three days, confirming Su Xiao's guess that this was indeed a reward period after the first game.

When Su Xiao's fatigue from learning instinct had somewhat faded, the door opened again, and the Wolf Butler entered.

The three National Football idiots and the bespectacled man stood up, indicating they had dealings with the Wolf Butler. The cat girl and detective loli remained seated while the chubby guy nodded at the Wolf Butler, showing he had also interacted with him.

"Dear players, the three days are up. It's time to start the next game." The Wolf Butler, impeccably dressed as always, turned and walked out of the room. The other contractors exchanged glances and followed him.

"It's starting again. I hope we get through it safely. Buddha bless, Jesus protect," the detective loli muttered anxiously. The intensity of the first game was still fresh in her mind, with the strong gloomy guy dying without a trace, leaving behind only the words, "My fate is mine, not heaven's."