CHAPTER 349: CHAPTER 50: HEADSHOT

In just over thirty minutes, the Contractors who managed to survive had all gathered on Judicial Island.

Su Xiao lay on the high ground, able to clearly see the movements of the Straw Hat Pirates, who had fought their way from the Front Island to the Main Island.

[Announcement: The decisive battle at Enies Lobby is about to begin. The duration is six hours. Outstanding performers during the battle may reduce the penalty for mission failure.]

[The decisive battle has begun, and the location of the Ancient Weapon·Netherworld King Design Map is now open.]

As soon as the reminder from Reincarnation Paradise ended, the Netherworld blueprints suddenly appeared in Su Xiao’s hand from his storage space. Upon examining them again, he found a line of small characters at the bottom.

[This item cannot be temporarily stored in the storage space.]

A special wave spread from the Netherworld blueprints, which could only be detected by the Reincarnation Brand.

All Contractors turned their gaze toward the direction of the Justice Tower, where the Netherworld blueprints were located high up in the tower.

The location of the Netherworld King allowed the Contractors to breathe a sigh of relief. According to the original story, the Netherworld blueprints were inside Franky’s body, and Franky was currently in the Justice Tower, indicating that the plot had not changed.

As they exhaled with relief, the Contractors hurried to the Justice Tower, with Crazy Healer and Cowboy Hat Man amongst them.

If the original storyline hadn’t been altered, once the Straw Hat Pirates breached the Main Island and began confronting the CP Department across the building, Franky might destroy the Netherworld blueprints.

Failing the mission would deduct 28,000 Paradise coins, and if there weren’t enough Paradise coins, it would deduct equipment. If even that wasn’t sufficient, then they could leave their last words.

Nobody wanted to suffer such losses, so the Contractors were all heading to the Justice Tower.

Figures flitted about on the Main Island, and the drawbridge connecting it to Judicial Island was the only route to Judicial Island.

Su Xiao looked at the drawbridge. It was made of metal and wood, very sturdy, currently connecting the two islands.

The situation hadn’t deteriorated to the point where the drawbridge needed to be retracted, but it soon might.

Su Xiao surveyed the situation on both sides of the drawbridge, a smile appearing on his face. There weren’t even any shrubs near the drawbridge, the ground was covered in lush green grass.

Taking out an alarm clock, Su Xiao set the time to 19 minutes; Spider Queen could only be used for 20 minutes.

Ordinary sniper scopes could also be mounted on the Spider Queen, but unfortunately, he didn’t know how to use them.

Equipment Effect 1: Optical Infrared Detector 8x (Active): After using this skill, a scope hidden within the Spider Queen gun body will pop out, automatically correcting factors such as wind speed and distance. The target aimed at by the crosshair will be the final point of bullet impact.

Tip: The Optical Infrared Detector 8x (Active) consumes 100 Mana points, with an effect duration of 20 minutes.

Tip: The Optical Infrared Detector 8x (Active) has a cooldown time of 5 hours.

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This was Spider Queen’s most outstanding ability. Although it could only last for 20 minutes, within that time, Su Xiao could accomplish a lot.

Contractors began to appear in the direction of the Main Island; their intentions were clear: rush across the drawbridge to reach the Justice Tower.

The Contractors weren’t charging alone; they knew well enough that a lone approach to the Justice Tower was useless, as the CP Department wasn’t easy to deal with.

After breaking into the Justice Tower, they would wait for an opportunity. For now, the Contractors could barely maintain a cooperative relationship, but once one got their hands on the Netherworld blueprints, everyone else would become enemies.

Like Su Xiao now, if any Contractor knew he held the Netherworld blueprints, they would do anything to kill him.

Noting the situation on the Main Island, Su Xiao started the alarm clock while activating the Spider Queen’s Optical Infrared Detector 8x (Active).

Click, click...

The metal layer on the top of the Spider Queen’s gun body opened, ejecting a cylindrical scope.

Su Xiao closed his left eye. In his advantageous position, he didn’t need to observe the surroundings with his left eye and could rely solely on the scope.

Bringing his right eye close to the scope, his vision changed, with crosshair lines appearing. The lines were a faint red, surrounded by various data including temperature, air humidity, and wind direction calibration.

For the first time through the scope, Su Xiao observed the Main Island as if it were right in front of him. Whatever the scope aimed at, even a mouse could be detected.

Slowly moving the sniper rifle, Su Xiao spotted a group of Contractors.

This group had eight people, approaching the drawbridge stealthily.

Su Xiao didn’t fire immediately, as there were still buildings nearby which would expose him too soon.

This small group of Contractors was clearly a loose alliance, with no sign of mutual understanding.

"Hurry up, if we don’t get into the Justice Tower, the Netherworld blueprints will be destroyed."

A burly man with a full beard urged anxiously.

"Why don’t you take the lead? Your physical attributes should be the highest, right?"

Nearby, a Contractor was clearly dissatisfied with the bearded man, especially the blonde-haired youth.

"What did you say?"

The bearded man glared at the blonde youth, halting his crouched advance.

Seeing this, the other Contractors nearly fainted with anger. This bearded man always acted as if he were the leader, but they were merely allies, with no leader.

"Say what you want."

The blonde youth also had a hot temper.

"Stop fighting, getting to the Justice Tower is the most important thing for now."

A young woman tried to mediate between the two. She was actually quite upset as well, but being smart, she knew in-fighting wasn’t an option now.

The bearded man glanced at the young woman, his fiery desire hardly concealed; he fancied this type.

"Dumbass." The young woman muttered quietly under her breath, her voice low enough that the bearded man didn’t hear.

"Lucky for you, I’m in a good mood today, so I’ll take point just this once."

The bearded man moved to the front, leaving the rest speechless; they were already in front of the drawbridge, and it was clear he just wanted to get into the Justice Tower first.

On top of the Judicial Tower, Su Xiao aimed the crosshair of the scope at a Contractor’s head and gently pulled the trigger.

Bam.

The gunshot was nearly silent, thanks to the built-in silencer on the Spider Queen’s barrel.

Smoke billowed from the gun’s muzzle as the shell ejected. With the bullet leaving the barrel, a transparent shockwave spread out in all directions.

Bubute Ni, lying nearby, raised its head, then resumed resting upon realizing Su Xiao had fired.

The bullet sped through the air, slicing through the layers of shockwaves.

Su Xiao had aimed at the bearded man’s head, and the bullet found its mark. The precision of the ’Optical Infrared Detector 8x’ was far beyond expectations.

The bullet struck the bearded man’s skull; he didn’t even react. His expression was still one of smug satisfaction, as he believed he would enter the Justice Tower first to secure a favorable position.

But he would never make it into the Justice Tower; he was destined for heaven instead. No, with the blood-soaked hands of most Contractors, heaven wouldn’t welcome them—they could only descend to hell.

Bang!

The bullet, the length of a finger, embedded itself into the bearded man’s skull. With a bullet of such caliber, it didn’t just puncture a hole—it caused his head to explode like a watermelon, due to the bullet’s terrifying kinetic energy.

Blood and brain matter splattered everywhere, red and white fluid drenched the face of the young woman beside him.

The young woman felt the warm sensation on her face, momentarily stunned, touching her face and smelling a foul odor.

"Enem..."

The shout of ’attack’ hadn’t been finished when the sensation of spray reoccurred; the young woman’s body jerked as another headshot occurred nearby.