Chapter 16

Su Xiao slowly approached the shrubbery, his flintlock pistol in his left hand aimed at the bushes, with only one bullet left in the gun.

"Wait, I'm not a bad person." A clear child's voice came from the bushes.

A child? Su Xiao looked at the shrubbery in confusion.

In the dangerous Kolpo Mountain, how could there be a child? This made him more alert.

"I'll give you three seconds to come out, or you won't be coming out at all."

The trigger of the flintlock pistol was gradually pulled. If the person didn't come out within three seconds, he would fire.

"Is that so, then I won't come out."

Perhaps the child in the bushes misunderstood Su Xiao's words.

Su Xiao's eyes twitched. He was now certain that there was indeed a child in the bushes, and that the child's intelligence was not high.

He put away the flintlock pistol. The last bullet in the gun might be useful for other purposes and shouldn't be wasted here.

"Come out."

Su Xiao rushed to the bushes and kicked them.

There was no sensation of kicking a human body; instead, he felt a springy force.

"Boing~"

A sound like kicking a ball came, and a thin body was kicked far away.

"Boing, boing~"

After landing, the figure bounced a few times and finally fell to the ground.

"Ouch, waa~"

The child who was kicked by Su Xiao, possibly in pain, started crying loudly on the ground.

This strange elasticity made Su Xiao's eyes narrow, and he focused on the child.

Yellow skin, black hair, and pitch-black eyes, combined with the bizarre elasticity, Su Xiao guessed the child's identity.

Isn't this the protagonist of the original story, Monkey D. Luffy? He had been wondering why a child would appear in Kolpo Mountain.

If it was Luffy, that would explain it, as he lived in Kolpo Mountain from a young age.

Su Xiao walked up to Luffy and examined him. Luffy was sitting on the ground, crying loudly, with a long stream of snot, clearly in pain from being kicked. At this young age, Luffy's Devil Fruit abilities were barely developed, so he had little resistance to attacks.

The current Luffy was just a little kid, far from the impressive figure in the original story.

"Brat, stop crying, or I'll kill you."

Su Xiao, full of ferocity, made the crying stop abruptly.

"Don't kill me, I don't want to die."

Su Xiao shook his head with a bitter smile. What a straightforward answer.

He wasn't paying attention to Luffy because he was the protagonist of the pirate world; he just wanted to observe a Devil Fruit user.

Grasping Luffy's cheeks, Su Xiao lifted him up, stretching his face.

Luffy sniffed and looked at Su Xiao with a confused expression, which was quite amusing.

At this moment, the Cycle Paradise suddenly issued a series of warnings.

"Warning! Warning! The hunter is approaching a Planar Child, please move away from the target!"

"Warning! Warning! The hunter is approaching a Planar Child, please move away from the target!"

"Warning! Warning! The hunter is approaching a Planar Child, please move away from the target!"

This time, the warning was not the usual light blue but blood red, giving a sense of danger.

"Warning, a super-strong creature is approaching. After detection, the super-strong creature is Monkey D. Garp. Please evacuate immediately."

"Mission triggered: The Strangling of a Legend."

The Strangling of a Legend

Difficulty Level: LV.79.

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After seeing "Difficulty Level: LV.79," Su Xiao immediately threw Luffy away and walked towards the water source. He didn't even look at the mission rewards and wouldn't take on this so-called "The Strangling of a Legend."

No need to think, a LV.79 difficulty mission would have an astonishing reward.

But for Su Xiao, such a level of mission was too early. He was struggling to complete LV.3 missions.

When he entered the pirate world, the difficulty level displayed was LV.6, but this was not the true difficulty of the pirate world. LV.6 referred to the difficulty of the Goas Capital region.

Su Xiao didn't pay much attention to Monkey D. Garp, as he should be far away; otherwise, he wouldn't have a chance to leave.

Reaching a small river, Su Xiao began to clean his body.

The blood was washed away by the clear river water. After cleaning himself, a large area of the river turned red, and the smell of blood attracted a large number of fish.

A large fish leaped out of the water, and Su Xiao instinctively drew his knife, piercing the two-meter-long fish. With a strong arm, he lifted the fish onto the shore.

This strike was very precise and well-controlled, even surprising Su Xiao himself.

His sword skills had improved significantly, and this was due to his training in the real world.

In the real world, Su Xiao rarely had the opportunity to fight to his full potential. This battle with the giant tiger activated the results of his three years of intense training.

The real world was like a 'cage,' where his killing techniques, except for revenge, had no other use.

And during revenge, it was usually a one-strike kill, with no real combat.

But the Cycle Paradise was different. Here, danger was everywhere. Even if you were rich and powerful in the real world, if you weren't strong enough, you would only wait for death in the Cycle Paradise.

Breaking free from the 'cage,' Su Xiao felt a sense of relief.

The Cycle Paradise was indeed dangerous, a place of survival of the fittest like a primeval forest. But compared to the real world, he preferred it here.

Perhaps he was naturally suited for the Cycle Paradise, where he could fully utilize his talents.

Gaining strength while adventuring in different worlds might be a good experience.

Su Xiao took a deep breath and decided to make a name for himself in the Cycle Paradise, becoming stronger, stronger, and continuously stronger, until he was stronger than anyone else. Only then could he break free from his shackles.

But before achieving this grand goal, he needed to fill his stomach. The struggling fish on the grass was undoubtedly the best lunch.

Bleeding, scaling, gutting, and starting a fire...

After a few minutes, the two-meter-long fish was roasting over the fire.

Without any seasoning, the fish might not taste good, and he noticed that killing the fish did not grant him any mana points.

This was probably because the fish was too weak and didn't meet the standard of his innate ability, "Devourer."

This made sense. If killing any creature granted mana points, Su Xiao could just step on an ant nest and gain 100 mana points, which was the maximum he could gain in each world.

As for the use of mana points, Su Xiao was still unclear, but it might be crucial in the future.

The branches crackled as they burned, and the fish was quickly roasted. The oil dripped from the crispy skin, sizzling in the fire.

Cutting a piece of fish, Su Xiao put it in his mouth. Although it looked good, it probably wouldn't taste great without any seasoning.

But after a few chews, Su Xiao was slightly surprised.

The fish meat was soft, tender, and fresh, with a natural aroma. Any seasoning would be superfluous.

Delicious, very delicious. This was probably the most delicious food he had ever eaten.

Swallowing the fish, Su Xiao looked at the fish and swallowed again. Perhaps he could not only gain strength in the derivative planes but also enjoy various delicacies.

After enjoying an exceptionally delicious lunch, Su Xiao left, still feeling unsatisfied.

The side mission was completed, and if everything went well, he would also obtain the identity of the guard captain. It was time to prepare for the assassination of the king.

That was his ultimate mission, and everything he was doing now was just preparation.