Chapter 1339: Cunning and Greed

Inside the Gunpowder Tavern, Lanzo's gaze swept left and right, electric arcs surging on his body.

The moment he discovered Luo Jie's pistol had disappeared, Lanzo realized the situation was wrong. After connecting the internal strife among the snipers and the mysterious disappearance of Luo Jie's pistol in his mind, he immediately realized he had been made a scapegoat—a big black pot.

Looking at the dozens of murderous eyes around him, Lanzo knew that if he couldn't escape in a short time, he would be completely finished with Luo Jie's pistol, and the top five in pirate reputation would be out of the question. Now he had at most two or three chances to "explain."

If it were in the past, Lanzo wouldn't bother to explain at all, but right now, these lone wolves weren't weaklings. If they joined forces to besiege him, he might lose his life here.

Thinking of this, Lanzo's hatred for that sniper skyrocketed. He now wished he could swallow the other party alive.

Stay calm!

This was the first thought that appeared in Lanzo's mind.

The light of various abilities flashed in the Gunpowder Tavern. It was clear that the lone wolves in the tavern were preparing to besiege Lanzo. They had to join forces to kill Lanzo in a short time to determine whether Lanzo had taken Luo Jie's pistol.

"Little wild cat, Tank, Bart, the plan failed, prepare to retreat."

Lanzo struck a fighting pose and stood with his back to the masked woman in the black tight-fitting suit. The masked woman was exactly the "Mask" that Little Mantou had mentioned earlier.

"Tank" and "Bart" were Iron Tank and Barbartere. Iron Tank wore iron armor and was skilled in using a shield and sword, while Barbartere was a white muscular man wearing jungle gear.

Hearing Lanzo's words, the curvaceous Mask was stunned. She subconsciously wanted to land a heavy punch on Lanzo's spine. Lanzo was clearly trying to drag her into the water.

Just as Mask was preparing to take action, Lanzo said a second sentence.

"Tank, open the shield!"

As soon as Lanzo finished speaking, Iron Tank smashed the conical shield in his hand against the ground.

*Clang! *

An energy shield with a metallic texture appeared, protecting the four of them: Lanzo, Mask, Iron Tank, and Barbartere.

Mask, who was about to make a move, stopped. She noticed Iron Tank's gaze; if she dared to make a move, Lanzo and Iron Tank would definitely join forces to besiege her. Mask couldn't be sure of one thing: whether Barbartere had already cooperated with Lanzo and Iron Tank.

Lanzo and Iron Tank were at least in a cooperative relationship; this could be seen from Iron Tank's act of opening the shield.

The surrounding lone wolves were clearly intimidated. If these four joined forces, it would be a very hard bone to chew.

A thin lone wolf Some Qiyuezhe frowned. He felt something was wrong. If these four had really reached a cooperative relationship, why had they been wasting time earlier? These four had the ability to withstand their attacks and successfully take away Luo Jie's pistol.

The thin lone wolf observed the expressions of Lanzo and Iron Tank but found nothing unusual. However, he saw momentary shock and anger on the faces of Mask and Barbartere.

The thin lone wolf immediately turned and rushed out of the tavern. He was 90% sure that Luo Jie's pistol wasn't on Lanzo. Lanzo's rhetoric was clearly a self-preservation tactic thought up on the spot to intimidate everyone for a moment so as not to be besieged. If one observed carefully, this looked like Lanzo's clever trick to protect himself, which couldn't stand up to scrutiny.

Was Lanzo afraid of everyone? Impossible. The madmen of the Phantom Troupe didn't even fear death, so how could they fear them? But the situation was that Lanzo didn't want to fight them, or rather, fighting them wasn't worth it. Why was that? Could it be that Lanzo was carrying someone else's black pot?

Various thoughts flashed through the thin lone wolf's mind. He had climbed from Tier 1 to Tier 4 alone; without a certain level of intelligence, he would have died in some derived world long ago.

Soon, the thin lone wolf recalled the sniper melee from a moment ago. That sniper who fired first was very abnormal.

Right now, Lanzo was besieged and couldn't escape the encirclement in a short time. Rather than fighting Lanzo to the death, the thin lone wolf was more willing to verify his own guess.

Could the thin lone wolf think of these things, and Mask, who was stronger than him, couldn't?

Mask lowered her body, looking at Lanzo, who had his back to her. As the target of the stray bullet, her understanding of this matter was naturally clearer than the thin lone wolf's.

"If you dare to give it to me, I'll fight you to the death."

Mask whispered a sentence with ambiguous meaning.

"It seems we've met someone who understands. The real culprit must be retreating toward the outside of District 21. Join forces to catch him."

"Okay."

Mask didn't explain to the surrounding lone wolves. She was the second person to enter the tavern, only a moment later than Lanzo.

There was one thing Mask had been unable to figure out: if Lanzo really had obtained Luo Jie's pistol, why didn't he escape immediately? With the cooperation of Iron Tank, even if he couldn't kill his way out immediately, it would be much better than being besieged here.

Did Lanzo not want to rush out of the tavern immediately? No, he couldn't do that. If Lanzo had chosen to rush out of the tavern earlier and cooperate with Iron Tank, that would be like yellow mud falling into his pants—even if it wasn't shit, it would be shit. Everyone would think Luo Jie's pistol was on him.

Therefore, Lanzo didn't leave immediately, which gave the matter room for relaxation.

"Lanzo, hand over..."

The white muscular man Barbartere spoke, but his words were interrupted by Lanzo.

"Barbartere!"

Lanzo shouted in a low voice, and a long wooden box appeared in his hand.

"Reward."

Lanzo threw the wooden box toward Barbartere. The muscles on Barbartere's shoulders surged, generating a twisted arm to catch the wooden box. Although most Contractors' evaluation of Barbartere was reckless and full of muscles, he still had some brains and didn't catch the wooden box with his bare hands to avoid any traps.

This thing Lanzo threw was definitely a hot potato, but Barbartere didn't throw away the wooden box in his hand because he received a notification.

【You gained Soul Crystal x2.】

Inside the wooden box were two soul crystals. ===== CHAPTER 1340 =====