Seven days of hunting battles allowed most players to reach Level 7.
A total of twenty thousand players.
Most of them were pirates, numbering nearly ten thousand.
These pirates were numerous to begin with, and they sailed pirate ships, rampaging through the East Blue, burning, killing, and plundering everywhere, making them most likely to find contract fruits drifting with the currents.
Next were the civilians and a few nobles who accidentally found contract fruits, numbering roughly several thousand.
And finally, the Navy forces.
Through continuous searching by the East Blue Branch, over three thousand contract fruits were found, making them the strongest force within the Trial Tower.
Although there were many pirates, they were all fighting independently.
They were no match for the Navy forces at all.
The situation on Death Island had begun to shift from chaotic, scattered battles, gradually moving towards the island's center, where it was starting to be taken over by the Navy forces.
"Get out of my way!"
Smoker looked fiercely at a somewhat unfamiliar pirate crew.
Not far away was a lone red-clothed Phantom.
"You Navy are too overbearing. This Death Island is the Game Merchant's territory. Does the Navy want to govern it too?"
The speaker was a plump woman holding a spiked club.
Alvida, who was defeated by Kebi back then, had made a comeback, and her combat power had greatly increased after becoming a contract player.
Otherwise, she wouldn't dare challenge the notoriously fierce White Hunter Smoker.
Of course, the most crucial point was that dying within the Trial Tower wouldn't result in actual death, so Smoker couldn't do anything to her.
"Boss, should we make a move?"
A subordinate beside her asked.
Alvida's mouth twitched, and the freckles on her face trembled. If she hadn't been mindful of the Navy's presence, she would have truly smashed the speaking subordinate to death with her spiked club.
Was the gap in combat power between the two sides not obvious enough?
The Alvida Pirates had no more than twenty people in total.
On the other side,
The Loguetown Navy, led by Smoker, had been continuously reinforced over seven days, and the number of people who had found contract fruits and entered the Trial Tower had exceeded two hundred.
"If you don't dare to move, then scram!"
After finishing his cigar, Smoker, without a cigarette, chewed on a roadside weed and said murderously, "Otherwise, when we leave the Trial Tower, I'll kill you!"
These damned pirates were all pests who harmed innocent civilians.
They must all be thoroughly cleaned out.
This was the meaning of his becoming a Navy. Even if a Navy Admiral stood before him and dared to harbor pirates and villains, he would dare to stand against that Navy Admiral.
"Consider yourself lucky, let's go."
Alvida looked enviously at the red-clothed Phantom.
Most of these red-clothed Phantoms gathered together, surrounded by countless ordinary Phantoms.
Or they hid in eerie, terrifying buildings, like labyrinthine dead ends, suddenly appearing like assassins to kill players.
The hunting difficulty was extremely high.
A red-clothed Phantom exposed in an open area like this, without the protection of ordinary Phantoms, was simply a perfect treasure chest.
Many players had already dropped very valuable equipment and skills after killing red-clothed Phantoms.
"Damn it, these Navy are truly shameless."
Alvida led her crew away until they were out of a safe distance.
Leaving the red-clothed Phantom to the Loguetown Navy.
"I'll make the first move. You all pay attention to blocking the red-clothed Phantom's escape route."
Smoker's body erupted with poisonous smoke, and he suddenly rushed out, swiftly coiling around the red-clothed Phantom.
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle.
With the enhancement of poisonous blood, the poisonous smoke, like highly corrosive wolf smoke, began to burn the red-clothed Phantom's skin.
Behind him,
Tashigi drew the katana from her waist and charged forward sideways.
Dark Slash.
Two purple-black cross slashes blocked the red-clothed Phantom trying to escape from the poisonous smoke's range.
The other Navy members stepped forward, surrounding it completely.
Just then,
An arrogant voice rang out.
"Frozen Bullet!"
Dagger bullets, like a celestial maiden scattering flowers, trailed ice-blue tails and exploded near the Navy.
Instantly breaking the formation the Navy used to trap the red-clothed Phantom.
"Navy, quickly get out of my way!"
Buggy blew on the dark muzzle of his gun, gently wiping away a layer of frost that had formed on it.
White space suit, fishbowl-like transparent glass dome.
He looked arrogantly at Tashigi and said, "Do you want to resist Buggy Saint?"
"Captain!"
First Mate Mochi and the other crew members all knelt down obsequiously.
Looking at Captain Buggy with flattery.
Who would have thought that their captain, who had been sailing around searching for treasure maps, would suddenly transform into a World Noble, a Celestial Dragon?
Forget about a mere Navy, even an Admirals from Navy Headquarters wouldn't dare to do anything to them.
"Buggy…"
Smoker looked over with a face full of indignation and said, "The Five Elders' order is to safely escort you back to Mariejois. If you run into the Trial Tower, we have no way to explain it to Navy Headquarters."
"Explain?"
Buggy accepted the change in identity very smoothly and laughed loudly, "I am a Celestial Dragon! Celestial Dragons are Dragon-people who don't need to explain to anyone!"
Next to him, Mochi whispered, "Captain Buggy, it's not Dragon-people; Celestial Dragon means noble. Celestial and Dragon cannot be separated."
"Do you need to tell me?!"
Buggy's face was awkward, then he roared, "Didn't Captain Buggy teach you that Captain Buggy's words are absolutely correct?!"
"Yes, Captain Buggy!"
They showed no concern for the numerous Navy.
Before landing on Death Island, the Five Elders' order had already reached the ears of all players. With countless video Den Den Mushi eyes watching, no one dared to provoke a suspected Celestial Dragon in plain sight.
Buggy finally found an opportunity to throw his weight around everywhere.
Like now, waiting for other players to beat a monster to near death, then suddenly moving in to steal the kill, was not the first time.
"Don't forget, I saved you."
Smoker frowned tightly.
Before the Five Elders' order was given, if Buggy dared to be so arrogant with him, he would have long been locked up in prison and escorted to the bottom of the sea.
Buggy's Red Nose was almost pointing to the sky as he asked, "Are you saying you saved this Celestial Dragon Lord?"
"Captain Smoker."
Tashigi beside him also looked full of resentment, but she was helpless.
She quietly reminded Smoker.
"Apologies, but I hope Buggy Saint can return to Mariejois with the Navy as soon as possible and not continue to stay in the East Blue."
"Are you telling me what to do, Captain Smoker?"
Hard.
Smoker clenched his fists tightly, his eyes closed, and the poisonous smoke swirling around him grew thicker.
During this time, it had been the Loguetown Navy, under his leadership, constantly suppressing the pirates' living space, and he hadn't expected to be restrained by Buggy in return.
Looking at the other party's pretense of power, Smoker really wanted to punch him on his Red Nose.
"Hahahahaha, Zoro, look, it's a monster!"
Just then,
A rubber arm suddenly stretched out, and a fist imbued with blue fist energy slammed heavily onto the near-dead red-clothed Phantom.
Thud.
The red-clothed Phantom exploded into a puff of shadowy smoke, and purple light flashed.
"It's purple light, Nami, look!"
Luffy jumped surprisingly between Buggy and Smoker, picking up the fallen purple aura.
He actually still hadn't figured out the various equipment and drops in the Reincarnation Game.
He just followed Nami's instructions: the shinier the color of the dropped item, the more he had to pick it up and bring it to her.
Purple aura.
This was the first time a purple drop had appeared on Death Island, the first floor of the Trial Tower.
"Damn it, Straw Hat Kid!"
Seeing the purple light flash, Buggy finally came to his senses, his eyes almost popping out, and he screamed hysterically, "That's my red Phantom, that's my drop! Give it back to me quickly!"
Smoker was also stunned by the sudden scene.
He had already decided to give the red-clothed Phantom to Buggy, but he didn't expect Straw Hat Luffy to snatch it, and an unprecedented purple drop appeared.
"Oh, is that so? Then here you go."
Luffy picked his nose and handed the purple light in his palm to Buggy.
Buggy lunged to grab it, but found that the system determined the drop belonged to Straw Hat Luffy, and he couldn't snatch it at all.
This provocative stance made him furious.
"You damned guy, I'm a Celestial Dragon! Do you want to die?"
"Dragon-person?"
"Not Dragon-person, Celestial Dragon!"
"Celestial-person?"
"It's Celestial Dragon!"
"Celestial Dragon?"
"It's Dragon-person!"
Luffy didn't understand Celestial Dragons at all, even mispronouncing the name, which made Buggy's lips tremble with anger.
He pointed a trembling finger at Straw Hat Luffy and ordered Smoker, "Navy, kill Straw Hat Luffy for me!"
Smoker, who usually showed no emotion, felt a surge of satisfaction in his heart and said, "Sorry, I received orders from Navy Headquarters to only safely escort you back to the Holy Land."
"Go to hell!"
Buggy raised his arm, and his Water Demon Azure Spirit Rifle fired an Armor-Piercing Bullet.
Driven by thought.
Bang.
The round Straw Hat was slammed to the ground, and a ripple spread out.
Buggy felt unstable underfoot. After barely steadying himself, a fist rapidly grew larger in front of him, finally landing on his left cheek.
"Stop!"
Nami, who arrived late, saw Buggy flying away and turned pale with fright.
Although she didn't know the status of Celestial Dragons before, since they could be used as game rewards, there must be something extraordinary about them.
After understanding more, Nami was green with envy.
There was actually a group of people who didn't need to work, could collect money from all over the world every day, and even had Navy Admirals protecting them.
At the same time, she also realized the terrifying status of Celestial Dragons.
"Straw Hat Kid…"
The weed in Smoker's mouth fell to the ground in shock, and his gloved hands trembled twice unconsciously.
Regardless of Buggy's previous identity,
With the Five Elders' order, even if it was just a suspicion, Buggy's identity as a Celestial Dragon was beyond question for anyone.
Therefore, he had endured Buggy's taunts with only a few cold words and still had to obediently give up the Pollution Monster.
Celestial Dragon Buggy was actually beaten?
This world was too crazy.
"Luffy, are you crazy?!"
Nami was so scared that tears almost came out, and she fiercely hit Luffy's head.
She was about to scold him, but then she turned her head and saw a purple aura, and her attention was immediately diverted.
"Let's not talk about anything else for now. Let me see the dropped purple item first."
"Here, it's a broom."
Luffy pulled out a very exquisite broom, with pure white bristles that exuded an elegant aura everywhere, and traded it to Nami.
Nami took the broom, and information about the equipment appeared.
[Doria's Lady's Broom (Purple)]
Type: Weapon
Durability: 35/35
Attack Power: Energy Attack +35
Equipment Requirement: Lv.10, 13 Spirit.
Additional Effect: Random Magic Skill +Lv.2.
"So strong."
Nami was stunned for a moment, then her eyes turned into sparkling stars.
The matter of the Celestial Dragon was thrown to the back of her mind by her greedy nature.
She directly equipped the weapon broom, activating its additional effect.
[Randomly selected [Magic Creation: Electric Eel] + Lv.2]
Note: Once a random additional effect is activated, it cannot be easily changed. You can purchase [Equipment Effect Modifier Pen] from the Game Store to modify it. The additional ability becomes invalid when the equipment is unequipped.
"Perfect!"
Nami clenched her fists, unable to help but jump up excitedly.
Due to the scarcity of players, the Pirate Newbie Village lacked resources, and she hadn't even found a decent piece of equipment. This weapon broom was the strongest broom she had encountered so far.
"Nami, the Celestial Dragon is angry."
Luffy looked at the furious Buggy with an indifferent expression.
"Die, die, die!"
"Damn it, it should have been my treasure! All straw-hatted guys are scumbags, they should all go repent!"
Seeing Nami's excited appearance, Buggy knew even better that it was a good item, and his entire face began to turn green.
He frantically pulled the trigger.
An ice-blue barrage poured out, covering the three members of the Straw Hat Pirates.
"So annoying."
Zoro drew his two swords, and purple-black sparks splattered as the blades scraped against the scabbards.
He directly ignited two cross slashes, cutting through the barrage.
Beside him,
Nami also instinctively swung her arm. The [Magic Creation: Electric Eel], now at a full Lv.10 with the weapon's enhancement, shot out like a bolt of lightning.
Moreover, after the Electric Eel reached Lv.10, she was lucky enough to comprehend a skill entry.
Lv.10 Entry: Increased Paralysis by 30 points.
The Electric Eel, combined with Magic Star Bullet, instantly erupted with dazzling lightning energy, turning Buggy into a flash of white light, just like when Arlong the Fish-Man was instantly killed.
Luffy gave Nami a thumbs-up and laughed, "Nami, you killed the Celestial Dragon."
Putting everything else aside, his own navigator's combat power was even stronger than his own, the captain's.
It was really great to have such a navigator.
"Shut up!"
Now it was Nami's turn to turn green. She had just seen the Frozen Bullet flying towards her and instinctively wanted to defend herself.
It was just that equipping the Lv.10 purple weapon provided such a huge boost to energy attacks and skills that it instantly killed Buggy.
"No one saw it, right?"
Nami's lips trembled as she turned her head hopefully.
Immediately,
Over two hundred Navy members stood silently in place, their expressions strange, staring at her with wide eyes.
Smoker instinctively turned his head, trying to pretend he hadn't seen anything.
Although there would be no true death within the Trial Tower, if this matter got out, the reputation of failing to protect a World Noble would be enough to get him demoted.
Besides the Loguetown Navy, no one else should have seen it, right?
Smoker looked up, and his body suddenly stiffened.
His gaze could steadily pass through the sky of Death Island, seeing the video Den Den Mushi set up in all directions outside the Trial Tower area.
This scene had already spread throughout the world via live broadcast.
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