Immediately afterward, that ethereal voice rang out again, filling this so-called "game world."
"Stop your futile struggling. There's only one path open to you now: follow my rules and clear the games. Otherwise, you'll stay here forever. Don't worry, I won't make things too difficult. You only need to complete three rounds, and then the top seven players by individual score can leave. As for the poor soul in last place, you'll stay here and keep me company forever. Hee-hee."
"Are you kidding me?!" Buggy climbed to his feet and gritted his teeth. "I can't waste my time in a place like this."
Red-Hair, however, looked intrigued. "Sounds like it might actually be pretty fun."
Kizaru glanced around, then raised a hand and fired a laser straight ahead. Just like Ace's and Red-Hair's earlier attacks, his laser soon came flying back along its original path.
"Looks like we really are trapped," Kizaru said with a smile. "We might end up stuck here forever. How frightening."
Lin Mo silently walked over to the little stands holding the boxes. Without a word, he unleashed a Lightning Blade. But the stand seemed to have no physical substance; his attack passed straight through without causing any actual damage.
Frowning slightly, Lin Mo tried touching the box marked with a question mark on the stand he had singled out.
Just as with Ace and Garp earlier, the box Lin Mo touched instantly turned to smoke. Once it dispersed, a brick appeared in his hand...
It seemed this situation was different from anything he had encountered before.
Then that ethereal voice rang out again.
"Here are the rules for the first round. Each person must choose a mystery box to receive a random tool. Once everyone has chosen, large numbers of blades will start falling from