Chapter 99
"Charlotte Linlin," Adrian smiled, "The timing is perfect, I'll take my leave now."
"Mama mama!" Big Mom sneered, her face full of mockery. "You think you can escape from me after killing the Charlotte Family? Don't even dream about it!"
"In fact, I've already run quite far."
Adrian's expression remained unchanged as he spoke, but a faint, ethereal blue light suddenly appeared around his body.
In just a few breaths, the entire Mist Theater below was dyed a deep blue.
BIGMOM's eyelids twitched slightly Observation Haki detected a high-energy reaction coming from ahead.
"This is my last bit of Ghost Energy!"
"Please accept it!"
And your next sentence will be:
"White Ghost!!" x2
Boom--!!!
[Chapter 174 Achievement: Killing His Sister to Prove His Dao]
First came a dazzling, intense, deep blue light.
Immediately following was a violent, howling wind and a shockwave that overturned the seas.
In an instant, huge waves tens of meters high surged up on the sea surface, killing the sea monsters and fish in the shallow Seawater. Their bodies were then shredded into bloody foam. The impact dispersed the clouds in the sky, revealing the clear and clean blue atmosphere behind them.
The Great Pirate ship docked at the Mistria Port looked as fragile as a lone boat amidst the churning waves and giant wolves.
The storm intensified, with wave after wave of giant wolves surging across the sea without any sign of abating.
Taking advantage of the chaos...
Adrian's figure appeared silently on the Pirates ship, his movements completely swift and elusive, like a Ghost.
Transparent Ghost, Silent Phantom.
This is a technique specifically designed to conceal one's whereabouts, allowing the user to transform into Transparent Ghost that no one can hear or see.
With its Devil Fruit power at max level, the Transparent Ghost also has a very high degree of shielding against Observation Haki.
Since its development, Adrian has never used it for anything sordid or obscene as peeping in bathhouses or prostitution.
Unexpectedly, the first time I used this ability, it was still to Sneak Attack a woman...
"But there's no other way. The battle with Big Mom has already filled up the experience bars between [Swordmaster] and [Great Swordmaster]."
"If it upgrades to level 80, then Charlotte Amande, who will still only be level 70, will see Long-Neck Fish price drop!"
"It's possible to drop from hundreds of millions of experience points to tens of millions in an instant, and there's even an experience penalty for high-level players killing low-level players, which would cause the drop to be even more severe."
"To maintain the value of the Long-Neck Fish, let's just get rid of her!"
"Besides, with injuries that severe, she probably can't be saved. We should help her relieve her pain as soon as possible..."
"Look at this materialistic sea, where Pirates are cold and ruthless to one another. Only a kind-hearted rookie Pirates like me still has a little bit of warmth left in his heart."
With this in mind, Adrian quietly crept onto the Pirates ship.
Meanwhile, on the surface of the sea.
Unable to find Adrian, the enraged Big Mom was unleashing her furious rage, unleashing a barrage of powerful attacks at the sea as if they were free, constantly creating towering waves.
At this moment, all the members of the Big Mom Pirates on the Pirates ship, including Katakuri and Perospero, had to concentrate on dealing with the berserk Big Mom.
After all, in this state, Big Mom shares a common name with Totto Land and the Charlotte Family—
[Hunger Pangs]!
Although Bigom appeared to be unable to eat anything at that moment...
But who knows if she might go berserk because of White Ghost's teasing, and then fall into a state of Hunger Pangs?
Katakuri and Perospero cannot afford to be careless about this!
It was precisely because of the great assistance from his formidable opponent, Big Mom, that Adrian was able to board the Pirates ship safely.
A crimson light flashed in his eyes, and he activated his Observation Haki, instantly locating Amande in his Candy Man form, as Perospero had hidden.
"The captain's cabin at the highest point?"
"Is it because that place was the most solidly constructed? Or is there a saying in the world of Pirates that 'the most dangerous place is also the safest place'?"
Without alerting anyone, Adrian walked briskly to the captain's cabin on the top deck of the Pirates ship.
At the captain's cabin door, two burly, elite Pirates stood guard on either side, weapons in hand, responsible for keeping watch inside the room and preventing anyone else from entering.
However, these two elite Pirates were completely blind to Adrian's Transparent Ghost.
Adrian stood in front of them, but they couldn't see anything.
His serious and earnest expression, ironically, created a strangely comical contrast.
Adrian did not deal with the two guards at the gate.
If he were to make a move now, the deaths of these two guarding Pirates would inevitably attract the attention of the others on the ship.
Using his Observation Haki to sense the situation in the captain's cabin, and relying on his Ghost Body to ignore physical obstacles, Adrian completely disregarded the guards at the door and instantly entered the room.
In the ornately decorated captain's cabin of Pirates, Charlotte Amande, resembling a lifelike deep purple candy sculpture, sat silently on the floor in the center of the room with her eyes closed.
Unlike the Candy Man created on the spot, the candy layer encasing Amande this time was at least several meters thick, which also showed Perospero's high regard for his younger sister.
The slightly reflective, smooth candy-like surface was also painstakingly crafted by Perospero. It was almost the hardest candy he could produce, and it would remain unscathed even when attacked by large-caliber artillery.
"But... you miscalculated, Candy Man."
Adrian narrowed his eyes, looking at Amande seemed to be in a deep sleep, and silently thought to himself.
"For Ghost that can ignore physical obstacles, as long as it's not Seastone or the ocean in front of it, even the Red Line will be transparent to you!"
Adrian slowly raised his right hand, and two semi-illusory Mini Hollow emerged from his fingertips, drifting slowly toward Charlotte Amande, who was completely enveloped in layers of candy.
One flew towards the brain, the other towards the heart, and in the blink of an eye, they Amande's body.
Just then, Charlotte Amande, who had been in a coma, miraculously opened her eyes and looked at the direction where Adrian was standing with a look full of resentment.
"A flash of brilliance before death? What an admirable will to live."
Instead of activating his ability immediately, Adrian silently created a Mimic Ghost that was indistinguishable from his own.
Adrian mouthed the name to Amande.
"Miss Amande, now you at least understand the meaning of death."
With a barely audible chuckle, Adrian used Demon Swordsman to leave the captain's cabin, his figure disappearing once more.
A few minutes later.
Mini Hollow - Withering Heart-Piercer!
Two muffled thuds came from inside the room. Thick blood poured into the deep purple candy, creating a bloody yet tragic scene.
Dozens of nautical miles away in the deep sea, the Nether Abyss, encased in a bubble membrane, continued its journey towards its next destination without any disturbance.
[You killed Charlotte Amande, the Minister of Nuts of Totto Land (LV70), and you gained 240 million experience points.]
[Deadly Enemy 9 levels higher to gain an additional 90% experience bonus]
[You have accumulated 456 million experience points!]
[Chapter 186. Level 80! (Bonus Chapter for Monthly Tickets)]
Inside the luxurious captain's cabin on the top deck of the Nether Abyss.
Adrian lay sprawled on the sofa, with Zou- style desserts carefully prepared by Louf on the Tea Table beside him.
The room was empty. Adrian silently stared at the panel that showed the mission was complete.
The first to be completed was the "Kill the Minister of Nuts Charlotte Amande" side quest in the S-rank series of missions [The Charlotte Family].
Similar to the reward for defeating Cracker, it only yields some experience points, even less than Cracker.
Adrian didn't care about these minor side tasks; what he cared about was another challenging mission!
[S-Rank Challenge [Queen of Totto Land] Completed!]
[You have gained 2.32 billion experience points!]
This is Adrian's second time triggering S-Rank Challenge, battling top experts on the high seas, and the experience reward is as enormous as ever.
The huge experience points gained from the two challenge missions are more than enough to level up!
"After nearly a year, it's finally time for the fourth advancement!"
"Since arriving on this cruel sea where the strong constantly clash, my current strength is entirely due to my own efforts... painstakingly earning experience points!"
"Panel! Upgrade!"
A huge amount of experience points were instantly invested, filling the empty experience bar between levels 61 and 80 in an instant.
[[Swordmaster] upgraded to LV2 (0/120 million),...]
[...]
[[Swordmaster] upgraded to LV10 (0/300 million),...]
[...]
[Upgrade the Swordmaster to LV20 (1 billion/1 billion), significantly increasing Stamina, Agility, and Intelligence; gain 5 Free Attribute Points and 1 Skill Point.]
The experience required to level up made Adrian's eyelids twitch slightly, but thankfully he had finally accumulated enough.
The next moment, the panel automatically displayed an advanced task prompt.
[Detected that the [Swordmaster] class has reached the maximum level; you have obtained the advancement quest.]
Level 80 [Great Swordmaster] Advancement Quest: [Limit Trial]: Experience your own limits through continuous battles and feel the sublimation of your Swordplay!
[Task Requirements: Obtain 1000 Trial Points, Current Progress: 0/1000]
[Trial points are obtained by defeating/killing enemies. The stronger the enemy, the more difficult the victory, and the more trial points you can obtain.]
After a cursory glance at the advanced quest, Adrian couldn't help but frown.
"Another long-running quest... Come to think of it, why do I seem to be triggering so many long quests lately? I've hardly encountered any short quests."
"If the advanced quest were simpler, like the [Swordsman Trial] back when I was level 20, I could just find any level 80+ Great Pirate in the New World and take them down..."
"[The Limit Trial], that sounds like a lot of trouble... Wait a minute!"
Adrian narrowed his eyes, staring intently at the seven large words on the panel: "The harder the path to victory."
"The harder the victory, the higher the reward points. I wonder... could I throw the game? Would match-fixing be accepted?"
"Should we ask a veteran Acting Ape for some advice?"
"Never mind, Borsalino's probably still angry with me..."
"And Borsalino likes to trim his nails so much, could he... have a hand fetish? His nails don't grow much faster than normal, do they? He also likes to avoid attracting attention, and seems to also have the nickname of an ordinary naval office worker..."
"Hiss... Kowainai~"
Adrian quickly brought his inexplicably wandering thoughts back on track.
"Stop guessing! Isn't Aokiji, DIO, and Kuzan the most inhuman character in the Navy?"
Adrian put the advanced quest aside for the time being.
This is clearly another time-consuming and difficult task.
However, considering his strength is at the level of Great Swordmaster, it's not that hard to accept.
The reward draw that comes with the next challenge is what really deserves attention!
[S-Rank Challenge [Queen of Totto Land] Completed!]
[You receive a reward: Randomly select one enemy skill or Specialty]
[Note: Due to the significant difference in size and abilities between the host and Charlotte Linlin, the effects of some extractable skills have been automatically adjusted.]
[Random selection in progress... Selection complete]