23: Task Release

Safety house!

Li An hadn't expected to overthink things to this extent. He lay on the soft sofa, gently rubbing his temples with his right hand, trying to relieve the throbbing in his nerves.

However, this kind of mental exhaustion couldn't be recovered so easily, especially after he had recorded a large amount of information.

Finally, in an extremely fatigued mental state, Li An gradually fell into a deep sleep. In this profound sleep, his greatly depleted mental energy began to recover.

Time passed.

When Li An woke up again, less than two hours remained before Death Paradise announced its new mission. He felt the throbbing in his head had significantly lessened after a good night's sleep, so he immediately went into the shower to wash up.

By the time Li An emerged from the shower feeling refreshed and had prepared everything, less than an hour remained.

During this brief waiting period, Li An wasn't idle. Instead, based on the information he had previously acquired, he purchased some recovery potions through the virtual trading panel.

The moment Li An paid the paradise coins for these potions, they were directly stored in his personal space by Death Paradise.

Personal space!

It was one of the permissions Death Paradise granted Li An after he became an official Contractor. However, compared to the safety house layout, the Trading Area, and the trading zone, the personal space was too insignificant, so Li An hadn't paid much attention to it. Now, though, he was using it to store recovery potions and similar items.

"That's expensive."

Li An lay back on the sofa, listening to the beautiful music coming from the house's speakers, but a pained expression appeared on his face.

He had just bought two potions, which had almost completely depleted the paradise coins he had earned during the survival trial. Li An glanced at the two potions in his personal space: a Life Potion and a Vitality Revival.

[Life Potion · Type I]

Grade: Normal

Origin: Death Paradise

Type: One-time recovery potion

Effect: Instantly restores 10% of maximum HP, and continuously restores 0.5% of maximum HP per second for the next 10 seconds, for a total of 15% maximum HP restored.

Rating: 97

Description: The Life Potion is a mysterious Alchemy product, meticulously formulated by ancient alchemists after countless trials and improvements. It contains powerful vitality, capable of providing necessary life recovery for wounded warriors in a short period.

Price: 199

[Vitality Revival · Type I]

Grade: Rare

Origin: Death Paradise

Type: One-time recovery potion

Effect: Instantly restores 60% of maximum HP and further enhances cell activity. Additionally, for the subsequent 10 seconds, all attributes are temporarily increased by 5 points. After expiration, the user will enter a 5-minute state of exhaustion, during which movement is impossible.

Rating: 144

Description: This is not just a potion; it is your beacon of hope in adversity!

Price: 419

...Of these two potions, Vitality Revival undoubtedly accounted for the larger share. The effect of this potion, just like its description, is to bring hope to people in adversity.

Looking at these two potions, Li An's wallet was still wailing, but he had already calmed down. He was not a short-sighted person.

After all, only by living can there be a future.

Immediately after, Li An closed his eyes and began to rest. He was waiting for Death Paradise to release the new mission, wondering what his first mission would be after becoming an official Contractor.

He was very much looking forward to it.

Soon, the last moments passed, and with a sudden prompt in his ear, Li An immediately opened his closed eyes.

It's here!

The new mission world has finally arrived!

[Ding! Mission world about to be released!]

[This mission world: Derivative World · Man of Steel]

[Note! You can increase mission completion by interacting with or killing plot characters in the mission world. Furthermore, killing main characters has a certain probability of dropping treasure chests and other items.]

[Note! The main mission will be released after you enter the world!]

As Death Paradise's voice faded, Li An finally knew which world he was going to, and his expression immediately became serious.

God on Earth!

Upon hearing that he was going to Superman's world this time, Li An's expression immediately turned solemn. How could he not know of this being's existence? He is a true God on Earth!

He is one of the living gods walking among men!

It can be said that in the entire DC Universe, Superman's combat power belongs to the top tier.

[Ding!]

[Hint: Entering mission world, countdown begins! 10... 8... 6... 4... 2... 1]

[Teleportation begins!]

At this moment, as Li An was pondering, the familiar sensation of dizziness reappeared. Before he could react, he completely lost consciousness... 18 years ago, Superman Kal-El was born on Krypton, a technologically advanced but doomed planet. As Krypton faced destruction, Kal-El's father, Jor-El, to protect his son from disaster, placed the infant Kal-El in a spaceship. The spaceship traveled through the stars and eventually landed on Earth.

The spaceship crashed in Smallville, Kansas, in the beautiful country. Kal-El was discovered and adopted by the kind Kent couple, who named him Clark Kent. His adoptive parents' education and influence were crucial to Clark. As Clark grew, he began to realize he possessed superhuman abilities, such as super strength, flight, and X-ray vision. His adoptive parents taught Clark to hide his abilities to avoid unnecessary trouble.

Later, as an adult, under his adoptive father's guidance, Clark gradually began to uncover the mystery of his extraterrestrial origins. During this process, he discovered a Kryptonian spaceship and met the female lead, Lois. Through the artificial intelligence of Jor-El, Clark finally understood his true identity and mission.

Meanwhile, General Zod, a military leader from Krypton, came to Earth with an elite unit to rebuild Krypton. They planned to conquer Earth and transform it into a new Krypton, willing to sacrifice all life on Earth to do so.

Clark realized that he had to stand up and protect the safety of Earth and humanity. Ultimately, Clark decided to don his battle suit, transform into Superman, and fight against General Zod and his followers.

[Hint: You have arrived at Derivative World · Man of Steel!]