Chapter 1341

Tie Tanke slaughtered the berserk Babatelei. Even though the opponent was willing to offer a gold set, it couldn't shake Tie Tanke's determination to kill him.

Meanwhile, Jiamian and Lan Zuo were closing in on Su Xiao at high speed, the distance between the three remaining at about two kilometers.

"This guy's speed is a bit fast."

Jiamian's spirit was somewhat excited. She had successfully locked onto Su Xiao and was now enjoying the thrill of a cat chasing a mouse. This feeling made her unable to stop. Although she didn't know the enemy's strength, it didn't affect the pleasure she felt while chasing him.

"Tell me his specific location; I'll go entangle him first."

Lan Zuo's speed slowed slightly. He couldn't track Su Xiao, so he couldn't get too far from Jiamian.

"Right over there."

Jiamian's finger spun a few times. Heaven knows which direction she was pointing. She couldn't possibly tell Lan Zuo the enemy's specific location; if Lan Zuo wanted to shake her off, she definitely wouldn't be able to keep up.

"……"

Lan Zuo suppressed the urge to kill Jiamian. Before the grudge of being the scapegoat was settled, he wouldn't strike at this little wildcat, Jiamian.

"Holy shit."

Lan Zuo suddenly cursed.

"Oh my god."

Jiamian, who had landed on a rooftop, immediately braked hard. Almost at the same time, both turned and rushed backward.

1 second, 2 seconds.

Boom!

A fireball emerged more than 200 meters behind Lan Zuo and Jiamian. If they had continued chasing, they would definitely have been caught in the blast of this rapidly expanding fireball.

The fireball instantly expanded to half a kilometer, the scorching temperature vaporizing the buildings within that radius in an instant.

Heat swept toward them. Jiamian, hiding behind a building, curled into a ball to reduce her body's heat-exposure area. It was an Apollo that had been detonated.

Just a moment ago, Jiamian and Lan Zuo had entered the explosion range of the Apollo. They immediately sensed that terrifying sense of crisis, which was why they retreated immediately.

A moment later, the fireball formed by the Apollo vanished, and the sun fire burned fiercely within the explosion range. This might have been the Apollo with the fewest kills; its kill count was 0.

Behind a glowing red wall, Jiamian stood up. The soft-metal outer armor on her upper body opened, and water vapor formed by evaporating sweat diffused.

Jiamian had short black hair and heavy black eyeshadow. After the soft-metal outer armor on her upper body opened, her upper body was completely bare.

Clear water poured over Jiamian. Her outer armor had decent heat-insulation properties; otherwise, she would have been dehydrated by now. Water droplets dripped from her hair tips, and she breathed in fresh air deeply.

"If you get caught by that thing without an immunity-to-death ability, you'll definitely die."

Chasing until now, Jiamian suddenly felt some hesitation.

Footsteps approached. Jiamian immediately controlled the outer armor to close, wrapping her body within it.

"Cough, cough, cough..."

Lan Zuo, coughing incessantly, arrived before Jiamian. His handsome white hair was already charred black, emitting wisps of blue smoke.

"Continue chasing."

The muscles on Lan Zuo's face twitched. He might be able to endure being made a scapegoat, but he absolutely could not endure having his hair burned!

"O... okay."

Jiamian's tone was somewhat strange. She wasn't afraid; she was forcefully suppressing her laughter.

With a clatter, black ash fell from the top of Lan Zuo's head. His ten fingers twitched, nearly driving him mad.

"Pfft~"

"You bitch, you dare laugh? You'll be the first to die today."

Arcs of electricity flickered in Lan Zuo's eyes. This time, Jiamian couldn't laugh. If it came to a life-or-death struggle, she was no match for Lan Zuo.

"Lead the way, keep chasing."

"Catch."

Jiamian tossed a tablet computer to Lan Zuo.

"This is the location. Go chase him yourself. As for personal grudges, I have no interest in getting involved. If that guy can use explosives to cover his retreat, he can also use explosives to drag his enemies down with him."

A smile appeared on Jiamian's face, but the outer armor helmet hid her expression well.

Lan Zuo didn't speak, turning into lightning and vanishing. A moment later, a gloomy-faced Jiamian appeared again. The tablet in her hand was emitting blue smoke; the scene was exceptionally awkward.

Lan Zuo's expression was twisted, angry to the extreme.

"5,000 Paradise Coins."

Jiamian extended five fingers, each fingertip featuring shiny metal claws.

Lan Zuo didn't waste words, directly tossing Jiamian a Paradise Coin savings card. After obtaining a new tablet, he glanced at it, stored the item in his storage space, and turned into lightning, vanishing.

After Lan Zuo left, Jiamian stood up, patted the dust off her backside, and even stretched.

"Hmm~ tricked another one. The lunatics of the brigade aren't so great after all. Let this cat see where you are now... Found you. You've actually already rushed out of District 21."

Jiamian leaped and vanished from the spot. A few seconds after she left, arcs of electricity flickered, and Lan Zuo appeared again.

"Finally shook them all off. That little wildcat actually wanted to eat alone. Lightning form can only be maintained for half an hour at most, but it's enough."

Lan Zuo touched his head, coming away with a handful of black ash.

"Looks like I need a new hairstyle. Being bald doesn't seem so bad."

Lan Zuo walked toward the direction Jiamian had vanished. His pace wasn't fast; he wasn't in a hurry. Reaping the benefits of others' struggles was clearly easier than fighting enemies to the death. Lan Zuo believed in one thing: if you can use your brain, never use your hands.

……

Sabaody Archipelago, District 22.

Most buildings in District 22 were hospitals. It wasn't far from the lawless District 16. After pirates fought each other to the death, they would come straight to the hospital.

In the gap between two abandoned hospitals was an alleyway about six meters wide, piled with large amounts of discarded medical equipment. The surrounding streets were rarely visited.

Inside the alley, Su Xiao pulled down the clothing at his collar to check the gunshot wound he had sustained earlier. That shot had pierced his shoulder, but fortunately, Xiao Mantou had healed him a few times, allowing the wound on his shoulder to seal and scab over.

Su Xiao moved his shoulder, the blood scab falling off. Blood streaks were vaguely visible at the wound, but fortunately, there was no major issue.

After arriving here, Su Xiao stopped fleeing. That faint sense of being watched was still there, meaning the enemy had locked onto him; continuing to run was meaningless.

Having fled this far, if those lone wolves could still all chase him down, there was nothing Su Xiao could do. If that situation occurred, it meant the lone wolves had temporarily united. The probability of that was low; while chasing an enemy, uniting was unlikely for those unruly lone wolves.

The alley was deathly silent. Not long after, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang appeared out of thin air beside Su Xiao, holding a flintlock pistol in its mouth.

Su Xiao took the flintlock from Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's mouth, and a large number of prompts appeared.

【You have obtained 'Luo Jie's Sidearm'.】

【Remaining time until Dark King Rayleigh discovers 'Luo Jie's Sidearm' is missing: 76 hours.】

【Accept/Decline Hidden Mission: Fencing Stolen Goods (Third Ring).】

【Hidden Mission: Fencing Stolen Goods (Third Ring).】

Difficulty Level: lv. 33

Mission Brief: Head to 'Appraiser Todd Anderson' to have this firearm appraised.

Mission Info: 'Appraiser Todd Anderson' was originally located in District 21; current location unknown.

Mission Deadline: 76 hours.

Mission Reward: Ownership of Luo Jie's Sidearm. After obtaining ownership, this weapon can be sold for 10,000 Pirate Reputation points.

Mission Penalty: Hostility from all crew members of the Luo Jie Pirates, and pursuit by Silver Ghost (Rayleigh) and Copper Ghost (Scopper Gaban).

……

Su Xiao decisively accepted the mission. Only a notarized Luo Jie's Sidearm had value.

Just as Su Xiao accepted the mission, faint footsteps came from above. He looked up.

"Hello, little mouse."

Jiamian crouched on the roof of a hospital, looking down at Su Xiao, and raised a hand to greet him. She dared to chase him alone because she possessed extremely strong escape abilities.

Before appearing, Jiamian had already considered what to do if she wasn't Su Xiao's match. The answer she reached was to immediately create a huge noise to attract other Qiyuezhe.

"……"

Su Xiao drew the long sword at his waist, saying nothing.