Chapter 1338: You Guys Listen to My Explanation

There were no living Contractors in sight, but if anyone intended to walk into the Gunpowder Tavern, they would be shot into a sieve instantly.

1200 meters east of the Gunpowder Tavern, Su Xiao crouched in front of a window. This was a three-story building, and he was on the third floor, with the Silencer Duke placed beside him.

Su Xiao certainly wouldn't rush directly to the vicinity of the Gunpowder Tavern; that was the act of a brute. Based on his preliminary observation, there were at least 50 Contractors around the Gunpowder Tavern, and the real number might be even higher.

These lone wolves had been deadlocked around the Gunpowder Tavern for several days. Of course, some had tried to rush near the Gunpowder Tavern. The Tier 4 Contractor Iron Tank had tried once.

After enduring over a dozen bullets and numerous long-range attacks, Iron Tank backed down. Lanzo also tried, but as soon as he appeared, the other Contractors lurking around revealed themselves, the meaning being clear: fishing in troubled waters. Helpless, Lanzo could only retreat first.

Some had also tried to clear out the lone wolves here, but they couldn't clear them out after fighting a few lone wolves in turns. Everyone present lacked the ability to clear the field.

Temporary squads, alliances, and other methods had all been used, but to no avail. None of the people present would allow others to get close to Luo Jie's pistol. For Contractors with storage spaces, as long as they touched that thing, they could escape immediately.

Su Xiao pressed the high-tech invisible earphone on his ear and said, "How is it?"

"What?"

Little Mantou behind Su Xiao was full of question marks.

"Then just watch and wait, don't act rashly."

"Okay, watching and waiting."

Little Mantou nodded in response.

"I'll find a way to create an opportunity."

"What opportunity?"

Little Mantou continued to be full of question marks. Amidst Little Mantou's confused expression, Su Xiao pressed her to the ground with one hand, took out soft alloy tape from his storage space, and taped her mouth shut.

"*Mmph, mmph... *"

Little Mantou was very innocent; it meant, you were the one who asked me first.

Inside the Gunpowder Tavern, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, crouching beside Luo Jie's pistol, twitched its dog face. Su Xiao asked Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang a question, and Little Mantou answered it—it was hilarious.

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang yawned. It felt that this "lucky" nanny it had caught at random was just a restless chatterbox.

Xiang Bubu had already sneaked into the Gunpowder Tavern. Luo Jie's pistol was less than 3 meters away from it. However, it didn't dare to touch the gun at all. Heaven knows how many eyes were staring at this gun right now. Once Luo Jie's pistol disappeared, the Gunpowder Tavern would be razed to the ground in an instant.

As for the perception and reconnaissance methods of those Qiyuezhe, they were effectively useless against Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang. A few days ago, it had been wandering right under the noses of Garp, Huang Yuan, and Vice Admiral Tsuru, and from start to finish, none of the three had detected Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's presence.

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang yawned repeatedly beside Luo Jie's pistol, just short of singing, "Invincibility is so lonely."

What Su Xiao had to do now was create chaos. He had to attract the attention of all the Contractors around to him.

"Hide over there. After the battle starts, use your buff status immediately. If someone wants to kill you, run away immediately, understand?"

Su Xiao pointed to a shop a hundred meters away. There were no Contractors in that area.

"*Mmph mmph... *"

Little Mantou, bound by tape, let out a whimper.

*Hiss~*

"Oh! It hurts~ tear slowly..."

A moment later, the chatterbox Little Mantou regained her freedom.

"What I said before, did you understand?"

"Yes, buff status, detection. Before someone goes to kill me, the healing effect of helping you won't stop. If someone rushes to where I am, I can help you buff 2-3 more states at most, after which I have to run. I don't have much combat ability."

"Fine."

Little Mantou was a bit restless and a chatterbox, but her nanny qualities were quite good. Listening to Little Mantou, even if she were approached by someone, she could continue to assist Su Xiao for a while, but the time would be very short.

Was Little Mantou so cooperative because she was charmed by Su Xiao's personality? Of course not. If Little Mantou assisted Su Xiao in battle, she could share at least 10% of the pirate reputation Su Xiao gained from killing enemies. If there were no such combat mechanism, auxiliary types would have no room for growth in the Reincarnation Paradise.

Su Xiao didn't force Little Mantou, just borrowed her auxiliary ability, and his methods were at most rough, so Little Mantou didn't plan to stab him in the back. After her teammates died, she personally experienced how difficult it was to survive in the Reincarnation Paradise.

Little Mantou soon hid in that civilian house. Su Xiao took out binoculars and began to observe the situation around him.

"1, 2..."

Based on preliminary observation, there were 6 snipers around the Gunpowder Tavern. These 6 people formed a sniper formation, surrounding the Gunpowder Tavern in a hexagonal shape. These 6 snipers had already formed a sniper array.

Putting away the binoculars, Su Xiao pulled the bolt of the Silencer Duke. The Silencer Duke had a capacity of 5 rounds. Even if he killed one person with one shot, he couldn't take out all 6 snipers. Moreover, would snipers who had been lurking around the Gunpowder Tavern for days be like the short-haired woman's squad, easily taken down one by one?

Su Xiao took a deep breath. After he fired the first shot, he had to fire the subsequent shots in a short time, otherwise, he would be focused by those 6 snipers. Moreover, the number of snipers wasn't necessarily 6.

After adjusting the scope, Su Xiao turned the muzzle, aimed briefly, and pulled the trigger.

*Bang! *

The bullet left the chamber and flew straight toward a clock tower.

In the middle of the clock tower, a man holding a sniper rifle suddenly raised his head, his whole body rapidly turning into metal.

*Snap*, the bullet penetrated the wall and hit the man's chest, metal fragments flying.

"Command 7, reshape."

The man spoke, and the metal fragments flying in front of him rolled back.

"Command 7 failed, damage sustained exceeds reshape range, initializing..."

A mechanical sound came from the man's body. Ripples appeared in his pupils. A moment later, the man fell to the ground with a *clang*, the sound crisp. He wasn't dead, just unable to move for a short time.

The loud gunshot of the Silencer Duke broke the silence around. The moment the gun fired, dozens of eyes looked toward Su Xiao's direction.

Just in the next moment, the gunshot of the Silencer Duke came again.

*Bang, bang, bang... *

Large cracks appeared on the building where Su Xiao was. Two bullets penetrated the wall and headed straight for Su Xiao's chest and head.

Su Xiao's body vanished, and when he reappeared, he was in front of another window. He stuffed three bullets into the Silencer Duke in succession.

Three more gunshots rang out. Su Xiao emptied the Silencer Duke's bullets, and the ground around him was full of energy shield fragments.

*Drip, drip... *

Blood surged from Su Xiao's shoulder. He had been hit by a bullet. These lone wolves were indeed not to be trifled with. He had fired eight shots in total, and only 2 of the 6 snipers had been killed.

The sniper battle was intense and short. The Contractors lurking around the Gunpowder Tavern all knew that this was an opportunity. Those 7 snipers seemed to have internal strife.

Figures darted out. This scene had appeared more than once in the past few days. Unfortunately, no one had been able to successfully take away Luo Jie's pistol. Even if someone grabbed Luo Jie's pistol, they would be killed on the spot in a short time. Luo Jie's pistol was a key item for the hidden quest and would definitely drop upon death.

*Zzz*, arcs of electricity flashed in the air.

"It's Lanzo, block that guy."

Electric light gathered, and a white-haired man appeared.

The white-haired man's expression was cold. He scanned the situation inside the Gunpowder Tavern. A moment later, his pupils constricted, his mouth slightly agape.

The moment the white-haired man rushed into the tavern, a masked figure also rushed in. This figure was wearing a black, shiny, tight-fitting suit, with a curvaceous figure.

"Lanzo, how did you do it?"

The masked woman looked at Lanzo with surprise.

"..."

The white-haired man, Lanzo, already had a premonition that things were going wrong.

*Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh... *

Washinoki Washinoki Jishi of figures rushed into the Gunpowder Tavern. Seeing this, the masked woman pointed at Lanzo and said, "He came in first."

Everyone's gaze was focused on Lanzo.

"I said... I didn't take it, do you believe me?"

Lanzo's mouth twitched. From those dozens of pairs of murderous eyes, he seemed to see the word "don't believe."

"That troublemaking sniper, I ****."

Lanzo certainly wasn't stupid. He immediately thought of who had taken Luo Jie's pistol.

Had Su Xiao obtained Luo Jie's pistol just like that? Of course not. First, he needed to withstand the pursuit of dozens of lone wolves. ===== CHAPTER 1339 =====