thefictionvixens Chapter 252 Charlotte Linlin's Weakness
Chapter 252 Charlotte Linlin's Weakness
"That's because they formed cliques!"
"Then why don't you form a faction?"
"Apart from not being able to kill, there are no restrictions on combat rules on the arena. If they can do it, what can't you do?"
"So ultimately it's because you're bad. If you're bad, you need to practice more. If you can't beat someone, don't fight!"
"Only the weak complain about the unfairness of the environment and the injustice of the rules; the truly strong will fight their way out!"
Faced with the Beast Pirates' almost blatant and ruthless answer, those pirates who only received low rankings, even if they harbored resentment, could not refute it.
Because the beasts did not deliberately favor any side, everything they said was true.
"Alright, enough with the nonsense. Here's a 1000 million Berry prize. Take the money and get out of here!"
After setting up the competition for the top 100, Kaido also set up ranking rewards.
Those ranked 67th to 100th will receive a prize of 1000 million Berries after the event. This list includes 34 people, and a total of 3.4 million Berries will be awarded.
Those ranked 33rd to 66th will receive a prize of 2000 million peles after the event, with a total prize of 6.8 million peles to be distributed across this list.
In total, the prize money expenditure for the top 100 players after the round of 32 amounted to 10.2 billion peles.
Not many, but not few either.
The remaining 34 pirates, having successfully received their prize money, quietly reunited with their crew members, inhaling the distinctive scent of ink from the banknotes.
The seventh day after the start of the World Martial Arts Tournament.
Because the competition in the round of 16 was not very intense, the selection battle for the round of 8 to 4 will begin today.
The first battle today features Kaido, the host of this tournament, and his brother-in-law, Figarand Garin, the captain of the Knights of God.
The moment the two stepped onto the ring, the tension was palpable.
Sizzle... sizzle...
Before anything was even done, it was as if scarlet sparks of electricity were flashing in the air, and that intense, hostile atmosphere was even transmitted to the whole world through the video Den Den Mushi.
Watching the two facing off on the ring, countless viewers around the world couldn't help but swallow hard.
Who will ultimately win?
"Kaido is strong, and Korin is strong too, I can't tell the difference!!"
"It's so nerve-wracking. It's a good thing I'm not here for a battle between top-tier experts, otherwise I probably wouldn't even be able to stand up."
On the icy arena.
Neither Kaido nor Korin had any intention of engaging in pre-battle trash talk.
They waited patiently until the bell in the center of the island rang, and then launched an attack on the other side at the same time.
when!!
First, it was just a simple clash of weapons.
The three-pointed double-edged sword and Garin's Supreme Grade Sword are evenly matched.
Then came the clash of Armament Haki between the two sides.
The two divine weapons, each imbued with Armament Haki, remained evenly matched.
Then came the clash of Conqueror's Haki.
With a single strike, the world changed color, and the clouds in the sky split open, churning and surging.
The ice shattered, and the huge arena was transformed into irregularly raised pieces.
After that initial clash, the two unleashed their full power in a fierce attack.
Garin's every strike could almost cleave the entire world in two.
When Kaido activates his Blue Dragon Fruit and transforms into his human-beast form, he can not only withstand the slashes from Korin with his bare body, but also unleash terrifying slashes that are no less powerful than Korin's.
Boom boom boom...
The clouds in the sky rapidly shattered and vanished under the terrifying bombardment of black lightning.
However, they were quickly reassembled by Kaido's Devil Fruit ability, and then shattered again.
Shatter, gather, shatter, gather... like an endless cycle.
Garin gave it his all.
He is currently at his peak and has trained all his abilities to the limit, which is the [130] displayed on Kaido's system panel.
However, when facing Kaido, whose physical strength reaches 139 (normal 134) after activating his human-beast form, he really couldn't cut him down.
"Hey, Karin, what goes around comes around!!"
Kaido brandished his three-pointed double-edged sword while simultaneously launching into a taunting attack.
Back then, he was brutally attacked by Garin.
Although it was a blessing in disguise at the time, as my physical attributes were raised to a very high level ahead of schedule, the suffering was genuine.
Nowadays, Kaido's physical strength is such that even if he just stands there and lets Korin cut him, he'll have trouble cutting him. It really is true that fortunes change every 30 years.
Karin was furious at Kaido's mockery, but he didn't really have a good solution.
Reality isn't a game; there's no mechanism to forcibly deduct a single point of health. If you can't break through a defense, you simply can't break through it.
He had already used his full strength at his normal level, but Kaido was just like a turtle, stubbornly refusing to budge.
"The mighty Azure Dragon, your most powerful ability is actually a tortoise shell?!" Karin mocked Kaido in return.
"Uro ro ro..."
Kaido laughed loudly, then sheathed his three-pointed double-edged sword and transformed into a blue dragon, soaring into the sky.
Rumble...
Dark blue-green lightning coiled around the blue dragon's body, making Kaido appear like a world-destroying dragon.
“Under normal circumstances, I would not use the dragon form in combat, because although the dragon form is powerful, its flexibility is too poor.”
"Unfortunately, Garin, you're no longer worth me using my full, all-out effort!"
"The Roar of the Azure Dragon!!"
Kaido opened his dragon mouth wide, and endless cold energy gathered in it, transforming into a pillar of cold light that shot out.
Garin moved swiftly, dodging the beam of cold light.
The breath struck the icy arena, quickly repairing the arena that had almost collapsed during the battle, and even the ice field damaged by the aftershocks of the battle was re-frozen.
Karin leaped into the air, his longsword crackling with black and red lightning, attempting to decapitate Kaido with a single blow.
Kaido the Azure Dragon swam his body, his azure dragon scales successfully blocking the attack. Furthermore, the high-speed movement of the dragon scales sent Korin, who had initiated the slash, flying back.
The dragon claw, also wreathed in cyan-black lightning, reached out at this moment, grabbed the flying Garin, and then slammed him into the center of the icy arena before he could struggle.
boom!!
The vast ice field was immediately blasted into a crater several kilometers in diameter, with spiderweb-like cracks spreading outwards in irregular shapes.
Kaido, the Azure Dragon, slightly opened his mouth, and bright silver lightning burst forth from his dragon scales before quickly converging into his mouth.
"The Roar of the Azure Dragon!!"
A burst of bright silver lightning erupted, and Garin quickly leaped out of the pit to dodge it.
boom!!
The lightning bolt pierced through the ice, reaching the seabed and blasting a large hole in it.
Kaido swung his dragon head, and the lightning beam moved accordingly, causing the area of the seabed that had been damaged to shift.
Korin dodged left and right, and once again jumped onto Kaido's dragon body.
Kaido paused his breath attack, used his dragon whiskers to wrap around Korin's body, and flung him away once more. He then opened his mouth to gather lightning and aimed, intending to kill Korin from a distance.
However, Garin regained his footing after only a few rolls after being thrown away.
He used Moonwalk at high speed in the air to dodge positions that Kaido might be targeting, and then used it to quickly approach Kaido.