Su Xiao walked slowly towards the bushes, holding his flintlock pistol aimed at them. There was 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 bushes in confusion.
In the dangerous Korbo 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 need to come out at all."
He tightened his finger on the trigger. If the child didn’t show up in three seconds, he would shoot.
"Oh really? Then I won't come out."
Perhaps the child misunderstood Su Xiao's words.
Su Xiao's eye twitched. He was now sure that there really was a child in the bushes, and that the child wasn’t very bright.
He put away his flintlock pistol. The last bullet might be useful elsewhere and shouldn’t be wasted here.
“Come out!”
Su Xiao rushed a few steps to the bushes and kicked them.
He didn’t feel the sensation of kicking a person; instead, he felt a springy resistance.
“Beng’er~.”
It sounded like kicking a ball, and a small body was sent flying far away.
“Beng’er, Beng’er~.”
After landing, the figure bounced a few more times before finally lying on the ground.
“Wah~.”
The child who was kicked away started crying loudly, possibly hurt from the kick.
This strange springiness made Su Xiao narrow his eyes as he focused on the child.
With yellow skin, black hair, and dark eyes, combined with that odd springiness, Su Xiao guessed the child's identity.
Wasn’t this the main character from the original story, Monkey D. Luffy? He had been wondering how a child ended up in Korbo Mountain.
If it was Luffy, then it made sense; he must have lived here as a child.
Su Xiao walked over to Luffy, who was sitting on the ground crying, with snot running down his face. It seemed he was indeed hurt from the kick. Young Luffy hadn’t developed his fruit powers yet, so he wasn’t very resistant to attacks.
Right now, Luffy was just a little kid, lacking the charm he had in the original story.
“Hey, kid, stop crying, or I’ll kill you.”
Su Xiao looked fierce, and the crying immediately stopped.
“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 main character of the pirate world; he just wanted to observe a Devil Fruit user.
Grabbing Luffy by the cheeks, Su Xiao lifted him up, stretching Luffy's face long.
Luffy sniffled and looked at Su Xiao with a confused expression, which was quite funny.
At that moment, the Reincarnation Paradise suddenly sent a series of alerts.
[Warning! Warning! The hunter is in contact with the child of the world. Please stay away from them!]
[Warning! Warning! The hunter is in contact with the child of the world. Please stay away from them!]
[Warning! Warning! The hunter is in contact with the child of the world. Please stay away from them!]
These alerts were not the usual light blue but blood red, giving a sense of danger.
[Warning! A powerful being is approaching. Detection shows the powerful being is Monkey D. Garp. Please evacuate immediately.]
[Mission Triggered: Legendary Assassination.]
Legendary Assassination
Difficulty Level: LV.79.
Su Xiao, seeing the [Difficulty Level: LV.79], immediately dropped Luffy and walked towards the water source. He didn’t even look at the mission rewards or consider taking on this so-called [Legendary Assassination].
There was no need to think; a LV.79 mission would definitely have amazing rewards.
But for Su Xiao, a mission of that level was too early. He was still struggling to complete LV.3 missions.
When he entered the pirate world, the difficulty displayed was LV.6, but that was not the true difficulty of the pirate world; LV.6 referred to the difficulty in the Goa Kingdom area.
Su Xiao didn’t care much about Monkey D. Garp; he should be far away from him, otherwise, he wouldn’t have had a chance to leave.
Reaching a small river, Su Xiao began to clean himself.
The blood was washed away by the clear river water, and after cleaning up, a section of the river was already stained red, attracting a school of fish.
A large fish jumped out of the water, and Su Xiao instinctively drew his knife, piercing the two-meter-long fish. With a strong pull, he lifted the fish onto the shore.
The angle of the strike was very precise, and the force was just right, surprising even Su Xiao.
His knife skills had improved a lot, considering he had only been in one battle.
This leap in his knife skills was related to his training in the real world.
In reality, Su Xiao rarely had the chance to fight with all his might. This life-and-death struggle with a giant tiger activated the results of his three years of hard practice with the knife.
The real world felt like a ‘cage’; the killing skills he practiced were useless except for revenge.
And during revenge, it was usually a one-hit kill, leaving no chance for real battle.
But the Reincarnation Paradise was different; it was filled with dangers. Even if one was wealthy or powerful in the real world, without enough strength, they could only wait for death in the Reincarnation Paradise.
Now that he had escaped from the ‘cage,’ Su Xiao felt relaxed.
The Reincarnation Paradise was indeed dangerous; it was survival of the fittest, like a primitive forest, but compared to the real world, he preferred this place more.
Perhaps he was naturally suited for the Reincarnation Paradise; only here could he truly showcase his talents.
Gaining strength while adventuring in another world might be a great experience.
Su Xiao took a deep breath. He decided to make the most of his time in the Reincarnation Paradise, to grow stronger and stronger, until he was more powerful than anyone else, because only then could he break free from his shackles.
But before achieving this grand wish, he first needed to fill his stomach, and the struggling fish on the grass was undoubtedly the best lunch.
Bleeding it, scaling it, gutting it, starting a fire...
After about ten minutes, the two-meter-long fish was already roasting over the fire.
Without any seasoning, the fish might not taste great, and he noticed something: killing the fish didn’t earn him any mana points.
This was likely because the fish was too weak to meet the standards of his innate ability, [Soul Devourer].
This made sense; if killing any creature could earn mana points, Su Xiao could just step on an ant hill and gain 100 mana points, which was the maximum he could earn in each world.
As for the function of mana points, Su Xiao wasn’t clear yet, but they might play a crucial role in the future.
The branches crackled as they burned, and the fish was soon cooked, with oil dripping from its crispy skin, sizzling in the fire.
He cut off a piece of fish and stuffed it into his mouth. Although it looked good, it probably didn’t taste great without any seasoning.
But after chewing a few bites, Su Xiao was taken aback.
The fish meat was tender and smooth, with a primitive flavor that was the natural taste of the fish itself; any seasoning would have been unnecessary.
Delicious, very delicious; this might be the tastiest food he had ever eaten.
Swallowing the fish meat, Su Xiao looked at the large fish and swallowed again. Perhaps he could gain strength in the alternate world and also enjoy various delicious foods.
After enjoying an exceptionally tasty lunch, Su Xiao left, feeling satisfied until he couldn’t eat anymore.
The side mission was completed, and if nothing unexpected happened, he would also get the identity of the guard captain. It was time to prepare for the assassination of the king.
That would be his ultimate mission; everything he was doing now was just a prelude.
(End of Chapter)