Chapter 1352 - 63: Lone Wolves

Chapter 1352: Chapter 63: Lone Wolves

Little Bun stared at Su Xiao in shock. Her initial look was one of surprise, but it quickly turned to fear.

Before entering this world, Little Bun had heard of Su Xiao, or more specifically, the name Bai Ye.

When she first heard of Su Xiao, her impression was that a dark horse had emerged in the third tier, but it had nothing to do with her ’comfortable’ life. Not long after, Little Bun heard from her teammates that the Starfire Adventure Team had been wiped out by one person.

Since then, Little Bun realized that this newly famous contractor was not just a dark horse but a ruthless person who could take on an adventure group 1 on 1.

"A super invincible third-tier boss?"

Su Xiao frowned upon hearing Little Bun’s description. He felt nothing about such a ’bumpkin’ term.

"You can call me Bai Ye, or just ’you.’ The real monsters are over at All Nations."

Su Xiao didn’t consider himself the strongest. In fact, there were contractors stronger than him on the Shapodi Archipelago.

The suppression of a tier was no joke. Those fourth-tier high-level contractors were hard to deal with. Earlier, near Zone 21, Su Xiao encountered a lone ranger from about a hundred meters away. Neither intended to make a move, but the other person’s aura made a deep impression on Su Xiao—thick and dark, seemingly wanting to devour everything.

Divine Emperor and Stan are top-tier fourth-tier contractors. They are both leaders of large adventure teams. While they toil, they also reap the benefits that come with a large adventure team. Their equipment and abilities are absolutely luxurious.

Su Xiao obtained the Divine Spirit Afterglow from Divine Emperor. Although the Divine Spirit Afterglow was only of dark purple quality, the Secondary Invincible Shield it provided was extremely useful. Even some golden quality scabbards weren’t worth replacing Divine Spirit Afterglow.

"All Nations, have you had contact with those fifth-tier ones?"

Little Bun, who was previously a bit rebellious, settled down significantly.

"Don’t talk nonsense. Where’s Roger’s sidearm?"

Su Xiao certainly wouldn’t give up on those 10,000 points of pirate reputation. If he obtained that item, his position at the top of the reputation ranking would be secure.

"At the Powder Wine House, Roger’s sidearm is there now, and no one dares to touch it. There are at least five snipers around. Whoever goes in will die. Iron Tank, Barbartray, Masked Man, and others are there as well. These people are quite famous within the fourth tier. Even worse, Lan Zuo is there too, that guy is freakishly strong."

Little Bun was noticeably nervous when mentioning Lan Zuo.

"Lan Zuo?"

Su Xiao frowned. Besides his strength, this guy was quite a character.

"That’s right, those lunatics from the travel group. I really don’t understand why Lan Zuo ranks tenth within the group. Even though his strength isn’t as strong as Gulu, he’s definitely above Vini."

What Little Bun didn’t know was that Lan Zuo was placed tenth solely due to his personal preference.

"That idiot."

Su Xiao muttered under his breath, but Little Bun heard him.

"Huh?"

Little Bun glanced around, seemingly worried that others would hear Su Xiao’s words. Lan Zuo was notorious for holding grudges.

"Do you... know Lan Zuo?"

"I don’t know him, but I know he’s an idiot."

Recalling a certain incident, Su Xiao felt a headache. After returning to Reincarnation Paradise once, Lan Zuo approached him, issuing a second invitation for Su Xiao to join the travel group. 𝑓𝑟ℯℴ𝓂

At that time, Su Xiao didn’t want to join the travel group, so he decisively refused. A certain incident afterward led Su Xiao and Lan Zuo to exchange ’greetings’ and part on bad terms.

As for whether Lan Zuo was really an idiot, of course he wasn’t. On the contrary, Lan Zuo was very strong, his strength below Gulu but above Vini. While not the strongest within the fourth tier, he was still a formidable foe.

Even though there was unpleasantness between them, it was merely a clash of personalities and hadn’t escalated to the level of enemies.

Lan Zuo being the tenth in the group with his strength is a mystery.

"So, everyone knows about this now?"

"Yes, that’s right."

After Little Bun’s somewhat disjointed explanation, Su Xiao straightened things out. Initially, a poor sap obtained Roger’s sidearm and triggered a hidden task. After reaching the final stage of the hidden task, the poor sap unfortunately perished in Zone 21, and the subsequent scapegoats all met their demise as well.

Roger’s sidearm was now lying in the ’Powder Wine House.’ It’s tossed on the floor of the tavern, with several snipers forming a sort of alliance. Whoever tries to grab the gun, they shoot, while providing mutual fire support.

These few snipers were currently the biggest winners, having undoubtedly gained substantial pirate reputation.

Other fourth-tier powerhouses lurked around the Powder Wine House, all waiting for an opportunity. The good news was that no adventure teams were involved in this affair, which was understandable. Adventure teams were a large target; if they acted, they’d be surrounded and attacked by these loners.

Dozens of powerful loners had already taken control of the area surrounding the ’Powder Wine House.’ They first banded together to oust the adventure teams, and those mid-sized and small adventure teams were not looking to go to death’s door against these lone wolves.

After chasing away the adventure teams, internal conflicts arose among these lone wolves. There was only one Roger’s sidearm, worth 10,000 pirate merits, and no one could resist the temptation.

Considering Zone 21 as the battlefield, then the area around the Powder Wine House was where heads turned into mush. Even Lan Zuo, Iron Tank, Barbartray, Masked Man, and others didn’t dare enter the tavern lightly.

Su Xiao was intrigued by this matter, or rather, he was interested in Roger’s sidearm. After the Dressrosa Sea Battle, he didn’t have many effective means to gain pirate reputation, and competing with fifth-tier contractors was evidently challenging.

Su Xiao stood up. Even though he knew the area around the Flame Wine House was fraught with danger, it was also an opportunity. The reason he could take on fourth-tier contractors as a third-tier contractor was not due to talent or luck, but because of his determination, unfearing of life and death in critical moments.

"Lead the way."

"Ehh~"

Little Bun gazed at Su Xiao in a daze, her smile quickly disappearing from her face.

"Really, are you going?"

"Of course."

Su Xiao got up and walked out of the bar, and Little Bun, under the constraint of a contract, had no choice but to follow.

To Little Bun, the short-haired woman shot in the head was already a very vicious contractor, but in the eyes of those lone wolves near the Powder Wine House, the short-haired woman’s team was just a weakling picking off others at the outskirts of Zone 21. The short-haired woman already terrified Little Bun, and those lone wolves were even more unapproachable to her.

...

Inside Zone 21, near a battered and rundown tavern.

The streets around the tavern were deathly silent. The wind howled past, and sand carried along tattered newspapers. On the empty street lay a corpse, surrounded by a swarm of buzzing flies.