Chapter 1,311 A strong sense of suffocation! (5,000-word chapter)
Snow-white seagulls were flying in the sky.
It constantly emits high-pitched, tinny, and loud bird calls.
This vast expanse of sea makes people feel extremely peaceful and free.
Wave after wave hits the hull of the sailing ship.
The strong sea breeze blows the high-hanging white sails into a bulging shape, forming a beautiful arc on the surface.
On the clean and tidy wooden deck, three beautiful girls stood side by side, looking at the island silhouette that was gradually becoming clearer in front of them.
The warm and bright sunshine fell on their snowy skin and beautiful faces, making the eyes of the male crew members moving nearby go straight.
Around this medium-sized sailing ship, more than a dozen ships of various shapes can be seen.
Their destination is obviously the island in front of them with many green spherical mountains.
Prickly Pear Island.
An island located in the first half of the Grand Line and divided into two halves by the central river.
There was originally only one small town on the island, which was famous for its brewing and music.
But because it is close to the "Inverted Mountain", it is convenient to travel to and from the "Four Seas" and the "Great Route".
Therefore, it is used as a resting place by many bounty hunters.
Later, the World Government set up a "Navy G-0 Branch" under the "Upside Down Mountain" as a checkpoint to specifically inspect ships coming and going.
This not only intercepted many "pirates from all over the world" who tried to venture into the "Grand Line", but also improved the sense of security for merchants.
As a result, many merchant ships, merchants, and the crews and workers they brought began to appear on Cactus Island.
Later, the emergence of Flamingo Shipping Company turned this place into a "civil aviation" tourist destination.
Because this is one of the starting islands for the seven routes of the ‘First Half of the Grand Route’.
And it is located right in the center, closest to the Twin Gorges and G0 Naval Branch.
And now Doflamingo has established the headquarters of the Adventurers Association here.
This further boosted the island's population and popularity.
The noise coming from the crowded port.
Driven by the sea breeze, it can still be vaguely heard from a long distance away.
Ships of different sizes and decorations are lined up along the shore, sails are furled and docked, or they are slowly shuttled between the piers and sail into the distance.
But these departing ships are really pitiful compared to the coming ships.
Looking further into the island.
On the flat land, there are buildings one after another, densely arranged next to each other.
This is no longer a simple town, but a bustling city full of vitality.
Such a lively and extraordinary scene was like a huge picture scroll, unfolding in front of the eyes of Tifania, Dujia, Sasha, Brian, and Brimire.
“There are so many people”
Thinking that they would have to blend in later, Tifania looked nervous.
Subconsciously, he tightened his grip on Sasha's arm.
"This is the headquarters of the Adventurers Association. There must be many people coming to sign up for the competition, aren't we too?"
Sasha smiled expectantly.
Then he looked back at Brimir, who was standing next to Brian and chatting about something.
Since she was resurrected by Brimir.
The two settled in Alabasta, taking the helpless Tifania and Dujia with them.
A few days ago, Sasha heard about the ‘Top 100 Competition’ and immediately had the idea of participating.
As the 'first generation Gundaruf', she also possesses the ability of the 'Left Hand of God'.
And he is an elf himself, with hundreds of years of combat experience.
In addition, in order to resurrect her, Brimir poured all the magic power from the "four elemental rubies" into her body, making her now much stronger than before.
After obtaining the consent of Hiraga Saito, Brimir.
She also retrieved the 'Sword of Wisdom Derflinger' from Impel Down for her to use.
After all, Louise and Hiraga Saito will stay there for five years.
However, this sword was originally made by Brimir for Sasha back then, and it did not need the approval of Hiraga Saito.
But Brimire still gave full respect to Ashiraga Saito, the 'current master'.
Now that Sasha has familiar weapons, she is more confident that she can achieve a good result!
It's just that Brimir doesn't really want her to participate.
Although this competition has been adjusted and is much safer than the previous one, there is still a considerable risk of death.
As for injuries, that's almost 100% certain.
But Sasha insisted on participating, and Brimir had no choice but to agree.
But during this time, he was also trying his best to improve Sasha's strength in his own way.
He redeemed a complete set of the four major techniques of Demon Slayer Breathing Technique, Breathing of All Things, Swordsman Realm, Armed and Domineering 'Tangle Hard and Release', Life Return, and Six Types of Taijutsu training secrets.
There is also the ‘Perfect Type III Cell Strengthening Serum’.
This is the latest research and development result of the Institute of Biochemistry.
It allows people to have physiques and potentials that are considered "extremely gifted among Starfish people".
And the ‘High Elf Blood Serum’, which was also just developed and has not yet been announced to the public.
It allows non-elves to have a life span of nearly five hundred years!
This is equivalent to half the life span of the high elves in the world of Falmat.
If it has the blood of elves, such as half-elves, or elves from the Zero Demon World, the effect will be even better.
These top-level resources would only be available if Brimir were not a member of the ‘Star Temple’.
It is impossible to redeem it, and it will be enough to drain his current merit points.
As for safety.
He has obtained the consent of Lord Im and is allowed to secretly protect Sasha during the competition.
But once he takes a shot, Sasha will be deemed to have given up the game.
Sensing the gentle gaze cast by Sasha, Brimir responded with a clear smile.
To him, Sasha is the most precious person, so what's the harm in draining the family's money?
Let her have fun in this Top 100 Combat Power Competition.
“Everyone here seems to be better than me.”
At this time, Brimir heard Brian muttering next to him.
"How is that possible? Your previous strength was very good. In the past few months, you have practiced the Breath of Thunder to the level of 'all-concentration and normal'. It's hard to say whether you are in the top ten, but you should be able to be in the top hundred."
After hearing Brimir's words, Brian nodded thoughtfully.
Since learning the Breath of Thunder, he also feels that his strength has improved a lot.
This is indeed the case.
If only Brian could see his own 'panel'.
You will find that your total level has reached level 31 from the previous level 28.
This is already considered entering the so-called ‘hero realm’.
Let’s look at his three careers.
‘Warrior Genius’ has already reached level 15 and cannot be upgraded.
This is also the reason why he was able to master the 'Breath of Thunder' so quickly and reach the 'Constant Realm'.
What a genius!
‘Sword Expert’ has been upgraded from the original level 10 to level 12.
The level of the 'Sword Master' has also been upgraded from level 3 to level 4.
On the last ‘Martial Skills Column’, there are also ‘Six Major Sword Types’ of ‘Thunder Breath’.
Although this strength is still far from the limit-breaking state when he faced Cocytus in the 'original work'.
Cocytus rated it as an attack reaching 'level 40'.
Even the ‘Creator God’ of ‘Bone King World’ admitted that it was a blow that ‘breakthrough the setting of the work’.
But he who had just been summoned by Tifania would definitely not be able to defeat him now.
But Brian couldn't be happy.
Because he didn't think he could defeat that 'monster' with this strength.
My 'knife' is still what the other party calls a 'too dull nail clipper'.
So when Tifania explained to him that she could not send him back for the time being, Brian actually breathed a sigh of relief.
He was really frightened and didn't want to go back.
In the original work, Brian also cheered up after a period of decline in the royal capital.
His mentality is at this stage.
But after seeing the power of the world government.
The thought came up in my mind that after I became stronger here, I could go back and kill that 'monster'.
And Tifania made it very clear.
Although Brimir has the ability to create a 'World Gate' to send him back.
But the World Government has ordered that he be prohibited from doing so, and he must receive instructions from above when to "open the door."
Brimir and Tifania both knew this was no joke.
Louise and Hiraga Saito were imprisoned in Impel Down for this reason, and Dujia's father was even sentenced to death.
This is enough to show that the ‘World Gate’ is their magic.
But whether it can be used and when it can be used is decided by the world government.
So Brian wouldn't be able to go back in the short term.
Fortunately, Tifania said again, based on her previous experience of summoning Hedoliu.
The time in the two worlds is not synchronized during the period when the door is not open.
So even if he stays with Haixing for a long time.
When the time comes to send him back, not even a day has passed there.
This reassured Brian, of course, it was just to comfort himself.
He heard that Sasha wanted to participate in the Top 100 Competition before, and after careful consideration, he decided to participate too.
He wants to speed up the improvement of his strength by fighting against the strongest men in the world.
In particular, the training theories of 'Swordsman Realm' and 'Armed Haki' have been engraved in his mind under Sasha's teachings.
But in fact, I haven't mastered it smoothly, so I need to fight to stimulate myself.
As for ‘knowledge, color and domineering’, it all depends on personal opportunities.
But Brian felt that there should be nothing wrong with him.
One of his special 'fields' is that he can sense the surrounding atmosphere when he concentrates.
This shows that he is talented in this area.
As for joining the world government's military, Brian had never considered it.
He is used to being undisciplined and doesn't want to be a soldier at all. He is just fine as an adventurer.
Of course, as a 'familiar of nothingness', his main task is to follow Tifania.
Fortunately, Tifania expressed her willingness to travel with him.
【boom!】
As the sailboat docked, the planks were pushed down by the crew and connected to the dock floor.
Sasha, Tifania, Dujia, Brimir, and Brian walked down one after another.
It's just that the moment they imagined blending into the crowd didn't happen.
Because everyone around them focused their attention on the three girls.
Their appearance is really too beautiful, and their long pointed ears also reveal their identity as elves.
Although there are already hundreds of thousands of elves from the Zero Demon World in Alabasta.
Area No. RL1002 on the Red Earth Continent also has many high elves and night elves from the world of Falmat.
But when they first arrived, few people would move outside.
Therefore, although most people among the Haixing folk know about the existence of the elves through newspapers, videos and other channels, few have seen them with their own eyes.
But now three young and beautiful elven girls suddenly appeared in front of them, which naturally attracted the attention of countless people.
Even this area of the port gradually became quiet.
This made the somewhat timid Tifania and Dujia subconsciously hide behind Sasha.
Sasha, on the other hand, glanced around without showing any signs of weakness, facing all the looks coming her way.
at the same time.
Brian and Brimir, as men, walked to the front and back of the girls to provide protection.
Normally, the next step is for them to find the ‘audition assessment site’ designated by the Adventurers Association.
After passing the ‘audition’, sign up to participate in the next ‘main competition’.
Then wait for the 'audition to end' and go to the 'Reincarnation Paradise' of the 'Giant World'.
Although the promotion stated that the ‘auditions’ will start on June 1st.
But this is the time when the ‘major competition areas’ are officially opened.
Doflamingo wanted to advertise his Adventurers Association so that everyone would quickly become familiar with and recognize the authority of this association.
Therefore, it was stated to the outside world that people living in Haixing can come to the headquarters of the Adventurers Association and accept the 'audition assessment' in advance.
As a result, a large number of masters from various sea areas and even the Red Earth Continent began to gather.
This makes this 'Cactus Island' become a mixed bag of fish and dragons and extremely lively.
In order to maintain order here, the police sent thousands of police officers, and there were three warships from the 'G0 Naval Branch' outside the island.
In addition, Doflamingo, Shanks, Morgan William, Diamanti, Vergo and other high-level members of the association are in charge.
Therefore, the people who come to the island are very honest no matter what their background or abilities are.
Moreover, there is a "Duel Arena" set up by the Adventurers Association on the island, which is provided for those who really have conflicts that need to be resolved on the spot.
It's just that these will at most ensure that no big trouble will occur, and ordinary petty quarrels are unavoidable.
Just when Sasha, Brian and others were moving towards the island, surrounded by people who were either curious, surprised or joking.
Finally, someone couldn't help but speak out.
"What a beautiful girl. This is my first time seeing elves!"
Everyone immediately looked at the man in the lead, and saw that the man was tall and tall, estimated to be more than two meters tall. He was wearing a set of golden full-body armor.
But that's not the key. The key is the scarlet coat draped over his shoulders.
That means the opponent achieved the top 100 ranking in the last top 100 competition!
Not surprisingly, the atmosphere suddenly became noisy and there was a lot of discussion.
"It's the Creek from the East China Sea! The 98th place in the previous session!"
"Oh - it's him, but I heard before that this guy managed to get into the 'Top 100' through various despicable means, and he is not very strong himself."
"Heh, what I'm saying is, no matter what method he uses, the top 100 is the top 100, and who said that fighting must be fair and aboveboard?"
Listening to the exclamations and discussions around him, Crick had a proud smile on his face.
In the past four years, he has relied on this 'Top 100 Coat' to attract many good players and established his own 'adventure group'.
With a size of nearly 10,000 people, it even dares to be called the ‘strongest adventure group in the East China Sea’.
Some even speculate that he is powerful enough to compete with the Morgan Company in the East China Sea.
But Crick wants to continue to enjoy the dividends brought by the "Top 100".
You must achieve excellent results in every subsequent top 100 competition.
Otherwise, you will be disqualified from the ‘Stargate Pass’ and various other social benefits.
The 'Top 100 Coat' and 'Top 100 Nameplate' are only used as commemoration and proof.
Of course, those who have won the 'Top 100', even if they are just ordinary adventurers, will definitely be valued more than those who have not.
Therefore, Creek has also been working hard to improve his strength and prepare various weapons for himself in the past four years.
"Three beauties, are you accompanying these two 'bean sprouts' to the 'audition'?"
"Let Mr. Creek take you there, and then find a bar for a drink afterwards. I'll treat you!"
Crick had a consciously kind, but rather ugly smile.
Completely ignoring Brian in front of him, he grinned at Sasha and the other three in invitation.
In fact, if this is not the headquarters of the Adventurers Association, and if I am not an adventurer who abides by the law now.
With his character, he would have taken action to capture the person and have a taste of the three alien elves.
"No, we will go there by ourselves, please get out of the way."
At this time, Brian's right hand was holding the handle of the knife, and he answered Crick expressionlessly.
"Did I ask you?"
Creek narrowed his eyes and looked down at the short Brian.
"You are also from another world, right? I advise you to keep a low profile. This is Starfish, and the one in front of you is the last 'Top 100'!"
His tone was full of malice, disdain, and condescension.
At the same time, the dozen men behind Creek also dispersed and surrounded Sasha and others in the center, sneering again and again.
Although they dare not actually do anything, they can still scare people.
And if you are really anxious, there are many ways to get people secretly.
Several people disappear almost every night on this island.
With the current investigative capabilities of the police, it is impossible to quickly identify and arrest targets.
"We are keeping a low profile, but you are running rampant. Once again, please get out of the way."
Brian responded coldly to Creek.
"Hehehe, OK, OK, I hope you can pass the assessment."
Creek thought for a moment and turned sideways to let them pass.
But looking at the three Sasha people walking past, their eyes were full of greed.
Obviously he didn't intend to give up.
"Um?!"
It was just the moment when his eyes met the last blond young man.
Creek stood frozen in place, as if petrified stone had turned into a lifelike statue.
"Captain?"
When his subordinates saw that Sasha and the others had walked away, they were still stunned here and reminded him with doubts on their faces.
Crick suddenly woke up with a start, and large beads of sweat oozed from his forehead.
The next second, there was a "bang" sound, and he fell to the ground, his body shaking slightly.
When the people around him saw that Crick was acting in such a mess, they looked strange and said to themselves: "Is this guy really a fool?"
But how do they know?
At that moment, Crick felt that his will and body were completely frozen.
A strong sense of suffocation and fear invaded his body and mind, and he even wondered if he was going to die.
"Who is that guy?"
Crick ignored the mocking looks of the people around him.
The eyes staring at Brimir's back were filled with fear.
At this moment, he gave up the idea of continuing to cause trouble for the other party.
Creek is no longer the 'frog in the well' who only knows the East China Sea.
That glance just now was enough to prove that the other party was an extremely formidable strong man.
Since I am still alive now, it is probably because the other party is afraid of the Adventurers Association.
Just like before, he didn't directly grab people for this reason.