Chapter 51: Terror at the Bridgehead
After taking out two contractors with headshots, Su Xiao switched from single-shot to burst fire.
Bang. Bang.
The first shot hit a contractor in the chest. Through the scope, Su Xiao saw that contractor still stubbornly running. He pulled the trigger again, the second bullet fired, blood burst from that contractor's body, and he fell to the ground. A kill notification appeared.
Having already sniped three contractors, the remaining five immediately scattered in all directions, trying to find cover.
But they were at the head of the drawbridge. Unless they jumped into the sea, they would be exposed to Su Xiao's line of sight.
The island's ground was at least fifty meters above the sea surface, and the area below was full of hidden reefs. The chances of surviving a jump were slim.
Bang. Bang...
Su Xiao fired two more shots. Blood mist erupted, and another contractor collapsed to the ground.
Adjusting the scope, Su Xiao relied on his superhuman neural reaction speed to take another shot.
Bang.
The gunshot rang out, and a headless corpse fell. One more was blown away. There were only three contractors left in his field of vision.
A blond-haired young man was running fast, his target a building behind him. Fear filled his heart. There was a sniper on the Judicial Tower!
As he ran, the blond youth suddenly felt a numbness in his chest. Because the bullet was too fast and the kinetic energy too strong, the gushing blood was directly blasted into a mist. His body uncontrollably lunged forward.
The blond youth glanced at his remaining health and was almost scared to tears. He had 34% health left.
"Don't kill..."
Bang. The blond youth's neck was snapped, his eyes dim and lifeless.
On the Judicial Tower, Su Xiao immediately adjusted his gun's direction. He remembered there was still a male contractor on the left, and at a wider angle, a female contractor.
That male contractor was running faster, becoming Su Xiao's primary target.
Bang.
Su Xiao fired a shot. He noticed the male contractor was serpentine dodging, so he immediately fired another shot.
Whoosh~, the bullet flew past the male contractor, making a sound of piercing air. The male contractor's legs went weak, his teeth chattering uncontrollably.
Bang. Another faint gunshot came. Whether it was from extreme fear or something else, the male contractor actually did a front flip.
Seeing this through the scope, Su Xiao was momentarily stunned. What kind of crazy move was that? He silently activated high-speed burst fire mode.
Bang, bang, bang...
With high-speed burst fire activated, the recoil of the Spider Empress noticeably increased, but the effect was equally obvious. After four shots, Su Xiao received a kill notification. Serpentine dodging was useless.
Only one contractor remained in his field of vision—the earlier young woman.
At this moment, the young woman's mind was in collapse. Nothing was more terrifying than being sniped from a high vantage point.
A trickle of yellow liquid flowed down her fair thigh. The young woman didn't care about that. Her eyes were fixed only on cover. Without cover, she was dead.
A flower bed, two meters wide and one and a half meters high, came into her view. The young woman's face lit up with wild joy, and she rushed toward it at top speed.
Bang.
A crater as thick as an arm appeared beside her foot. Grass clippings and dirt splashed high. The young woman ignored all that and dove behind the flower bed.
The life-reaping gunfire ceased. The young woman breathed a sigh of relief. This cover could block the enemy's bullets.
Bang.
Cement fragments kicked up behind her. The young woman was so scared she curled her body into a ball.
Bang, bang...
The gunfire grew more rapid. The flower bed serving as her cover was blasted a third of the way through. A bullet whizzed past her ear, cutting off some of her hair, and her cheek felt a burning sensation.
The gunfire stopped. There was one bullet left in the magazine. Su Xiao locked onto that flower bed. If the enemy rushed out from behind cover, he was confident he could get a headshot.
He might miss a moving target, but he would never miss one charging out from cover.
The young woman was in utter despair. She didn't dare go out. That sniper must be watching her.
"What to do, what to do..."
The young woman took a deep breath, quickly thinking. Running straight out would be like offering her head. The nearest building was at least five meters away.
After thinking for a long time, the young woman decided to use the most primitive and common method: surrender!
She checked her clothes. Nothing white. She unbuttoned her top and found her bra was also black. Suddenly, she remembered she had one white item on her: her panties.
Su Xiao locked onto the flower bed. He had only one bullet left, only one chance.
As he focused on aiming, a triangular "white cloth" propped up on a branch tremblingly emerged from behind the flower bed, swaying left and right.
"Is that... surrender?"
Su Xiao placed his finger on the trigger, ready to fire at any moment.
A fair arm reached out from behind the flower bed, seemingly testing. Su Xiao had only one bullet left and didn't fire.
That fair hand held several items: two glittering crystals and a card.
Su Xiao looked closely. They were two Soul Crystals (Small) and a savings card for 6000 Paradise Coins.
"Will these do? I just want to live. I don't want the Pluto blueprint anymore. I don't even dare to think about it."
The young woman shouted. Su Xiao didn't respond.
"We have no personal grudge. The hostility is only because of the mission. So there's no need to kill everyone. Besides, I haven't seen your face. There's absolutely no possibility of revenge."
The young woman knew that staying like this would mean death. She might as well try to buy her life with money. There might be a glimmer of hope. As long as she wasn't dealing with some psychotic killer, a rational contractor would agree. Killing her might get a Scarlet Card, but not killing her would yield two Soul Crystals and 6000 Paradise Coins.
The young woman tossed the Soul Crystals and the Paradise Coin savings card to the left of the flower bed, then stood up and ran to the right. The Soul Crystals could distract the enemy's attention.
Su Xiao didn't fire. The two of them indeed had no personal grudge. He had sniped these people only because of the mission. The other party had given up the mission and left a ransom. But if she appeared again, the ransom would no longer work. No matter how many benefits she offered, Su Xiao would snipe her.
Of the eight contractors, one escaped. On the lawn near the drawbridge, four Scarlet Cards, two Soul Crystals (Small), and a 6000 Paradise Coin savings card were left behind.
These items shimmered with various colors on the lawn. Su Xiao didn't pick them up. It wasn't time yet.
The gunfire had alerted the CP department inside the Judicial Tower. They weren't blind or deaf and immediately reacted.
In less than a minute, Lucci and Kalifa rushed to the rooftop.
Clang. The iron door was kicked open by Lucci. Su Xiao only glanced over and then ignored them. He ejected the magazine from the Spider Empress and began loading bullets into it.
Kalifa, upon seeing Su Xiao, her pupils contracted sharply. Memories of the past flooded back, and she inwardly wailed, "Why is this guy here again?"
Lucci walked onto the rooftop and asked coldly, "What are you doing?"
"Killing enemies."
The magazine was full. Su Xiao inserted it back, pulled the bolt, and chambered a round.
"Killing enemies? You'd better explain why you're on the top floor of the Judicial Tower."
Lucci slowly approached. Su Xiao tossed a document to him.
"Guard the Judicial Tower. Someone is coming to rescue Nico Robin."
Lucci caught the document, his expression changing slightly.
"Can you guarantee that enemies won't get close to the Judicial Tower?"
Su Xiao was sniping enemies from the Judicial Tower. He was now a member of the Navy and had some connections with the CP department, a special identity.
"No."
Su Xiao could only snipe enemies for twenty minutes. Five minutes had already passed.
Lucci pondered for a moment. With pirates attacking Judicial Island and some inexplicable enemies appearing, having someone sniping from the rooftop was a good thing.
"Kalifa, monitor his movements."
Kalifa's heart felt bitter. She didn't want to stay here, but the mission was clear. Kalifa was a spy; she couldn't refuse her captain's orders.
"Yes."
Wearing a black tight dress, Kalifa stood outside the iron door, seemingly unwilling to step onto the rooftop.
Lucci hurriedly left. He had many things to do. Coming up was just to check the situation.
"We're alone again, Miss Kalifa."
Having Kalifa guard the door was good, but he still needed to maintain appropriate vigilance.