Chapter 1337: Lone Wolves

Little Mantou looked at Su Xiao in shock. Her initial gaze was surprise, but not long after, it turned into fear.

Before entering this world, Little Mantou had heard of Su Xiao, or rather, she had heard of the name "Bai Ye."

When she first heard of Su Xiao, Little Mantou's impression was that another dark horse had emerged in Tier 3, but this had nothing to do with her "comfortable" life. Not long after, Little Mantou heard another piece of news from her teammates: the Starfire Adventure Group had been wiped out by one person.

Since then, Little Mantou realized that this Contractor who had recently become famous wasn't a dark horse at all, but a ruthless person who could take on an adventure group 1v1.

"Super invincible Tier 3 big shot?"

Su Xiao frowned upon hearing Little Mantou's title. He had no feeling for such a "bumpkin" title.

"You can call me Bai Ye, or just call me 'you.' The real monsters are all over in Totto Land."

Su Xiao didn't think he was the strongest; in fact, there were Contractors on Sabaody Archipelago stronger than him.

A rank suppression wasn't a joke. Those high-tier Tier 4 Contractors were very difficult to deal with. Earlier, Su Xiao had encountered a lone wolf near District 21. They were about a hundred meters apart and neither intended to make a move, but the other party's aura left a deep impression on Su Xiao: viscous, dark, seemingly wanting to devour everything.

God Emperor and Stan were top-tier Tier 4 Contractors. They were leaders of two large adventure groups. While they worked hard, they also enjoyed the benefits brought by large adventure groups. Their equipment, abilities, etc., were absolutely luxurious.

Su Xiao's "God's Yu Hui" came from God Emperor. Although God's Yu Hui was only dark purple quality, the secondary invincibility shield it carried was too useful. Even some golden-quality scabbards weren't enough to replace God's Yu Hui.

"Totto Land, you've been in contact with those Tier 5s?"

Little Mantou, who had been restless earlier, became much more obedient.

"Stop talking nonsense. Where is Luo Jie's pistol?"

Su Xiao certainly wouldn't give up those 10,000 pirate reputation points. If he obtained this, his top spot on the reputation leaderboard would be secure.

"I knew it."

Little Mantou's face showed two small dimples, smiling very happily, but in the next moment, her smile froze.

"Continue, I'm very interested."

The long blade hummed, and the blade reflected a bright light.

"Uh."

After a struggle in her heart, Little Mantou finally let out a long sigh, seemingly having given up on herself.

"Three days ago, a Contractor sneaked into Silvers Rayleigh's house. He stole a flintlock pistol from Rayleigh's house."

Although Little Mantou was a chatterbox, her language expression ability wasn't excellent. She stopped after saying this, seemingly considering how to say it later.

"A flintlock pistol worth 10,000 pirate reputation points?"

Su Xiao felt this was unlikely. When he killed Cracker earlier, he was only rewarded with a few thousand pirate reputation points.

"It's true. That is the pistol of the Pirate King Gol D. Luo Jie. While that Contractor obtained Luo Jie's pistol, he also triggered a hidden quest. He secretly completed the first two rings of the hidden quest, and the quest location for the third ring is in District 21."

Through Little Mantou's narration, Su Xiao understood the details of this matter.

When that Contractor arrived in District 21 to complete the third ring of the hidden quest, other Contractors weren't hurting each other there. The original battlefield was the lawless zone of Area 16.

That Contractor was a bit unlucky. After arriving in District 21, he encountered two squads at the same time. These two squads were cooperating to kill lone Contractors, so that Contractor met a tragedy.

Luo Jie's pistol was a key item for the hidden quest. As long as this quest was completed, one could obtain ownership of this pistol and use this gun to exchange for 10,000 pirate reputation points.

In despair, that Contractor made this news public on the communication platform. Ten-plus hours later, the Contractors' battlefield shifted from Area 16 to District 21, which led to the current situation where District 21 became a melee battlefield.

Su Xiao had previously wondered why the Contractors chose the battlefield in District 21 instead of spreading it across the entire Sabaody Archipelago. If the battlefield were fixed at a certain location, the risk of participating would increase by at least several times.

Now he knew what was going on. It turned out that the cause of the melee was a key item for a hidden quest.

"Do you know where that gun is?"

"Of course, everyone knows. You actually don't know about this? Weren't you on Sabaody Archipelago these past few days?"

Little Mantou had just asked casually, but what surprised her was that Su Xiao actually didn't know about this.

Su Xiao certainly didn't know. During these few days, he had been busy dealing with Vice Admiral Tsuru, Kizaru, Garp, and others, and had no time to pay attention to the communication platform at all. He had been able to escape so smoothly thanks to his preparations over these few days.

"Are you guys, teleported here?"

Su Xiao asked the question in his heart. Little Mantou was under contract, so Su Xiao wasn't worried about the other party noticing anything.

"Aren't you? All Tier 4 Contractors were..."

Little Mantou was even more surprised, and then thinking of something, she looked at Su Xiao with disbelief, her gaze seeming to have discovered a new species.

"Could it be, you are that super invincible Tier 3 big shot?" ===== CHAPTER 1338 =====

Su Xiao stood up. Although he knew that the area around the Flame Tavern must be fraught with danger, this was also an opportunity. The reason he could stand toe-to-toe with a Fourth Tier Qiyuezhe as a Third Tier Qiyuezhe was not due to talent or luck, but his determination to fear neither life nor death at critical moments.

"Lead the way."

"Huh~"

Xiao Mantou stared blankly at Su Xiao, the smile on her face vanishing rapidly.

"Really, we're going?"

"Of course."

Su Xiao rose and walked out of the tavern. Bound by a contract, Xiao Mantou had no choice but to follow.

To Xiao Mantou, the short-haired woman who had been headshot was already a vicious Qiyuezhe, but in the eyes of the lone wolves near the Flame Tavern, the short-haired woman's squad were just weaklings who relied on numbers on the outskirts of District 21. The short-haired woman already terrified Xiao Mantou, and those lone wolves were people she could provoke even less.

……

Inside District 21, near a riddled tavern.

The street near the tavern was deathly silent. A gust of wind blew by, carrying sand and discarded newspapers. A corpse lay on the empty street, surrounded by a large swarm of buzzing flies.