Free Web NovelChapter 1290: Chapter 1: Opening Amidst the Storm
Su Xiao’s strength has greatly increased, making him the strongest in the third tier. Now, if he enters the ’Dressrosa Sea Battle,’ there’s a possibility he could gain massive benefits.
Su Xiao took a deep breath and chose to enter the ’One Piece: Dressrosa Sea Battle.’ Drawing this world for the first time might have been a coincidence, but getting it a second time is quite thought-provoking.
Currently, there are not many open-type worlds that Su Xiao can enter: Type-Moon World, Soul Reaper, Naruto World, Overlord, and My Hero Academy (medium open world).
Soul Reaper’s mid-level combat power is too high; conservatively, Su Xiao might only enter that world in the fourth tier. The Naruto World has already been wrecked by Su Xiao, making it unlikely for him to enter. The Overlord World is a great world but rarely appears. The My Hero Academy world is quite interesting; it floats between the third and fourth tiers and is a very special world. Or rather, it’s the easiest open-type world to enter.
The reason why ’My Hero Academy World’ is considered special is because the danger in this world does not come from the storyline characters but from the adventurer groups tearing each other apart. When unresolvable conflict arises between third or fourth tier adventure groups, 70% tend to enter this world to face life and death.
Thus, most dangers in this world come from those Contractors harming each other.
With Su Xiao drawing ’Dressrosa Sea Battle’ twice, it already indicates one thing: to enter other plot lines of the Pirate World, one must first experience the ’Dressrosa Sea Battle.’
The famed battlefields, Su Xiao certainly has heard of them; they offer the richest rewards in Pirate World. As long as he ensures survival and idly participates, he can reap huge benefits.
If Su Xiao were to participate in the famed battlefields, he certainly wouldn’t be satisfied with just idly participating but would want to find a way to be actively involved in the war, for which the most needed attribute is strong power.
[Hunter has chosen the Derivative World, the Derivative World: One Piece is now open. There are no abnormalities in this world, consuming Power of Space-time 0.17 ounces...]
[According to the consumed Power of Space-time, the Contractor’s minimum comprehensive evaluation in this world must reach Level B.]
[Derived World Contact Platform is activating (all tier public platforms)... Activated, remaining speech count 2/2.]
[Number of Fifth Tier Contractors entering: 6 positions: Charlotte Lingling Powers VS Kaido’s Forces VS Red Hair’s Powers battleground.]
[Number of Fourth Tier Contractors entering: 278 positions: Dressrosa nearby seas, Donquixote Family Powers + some Kaido’s Forces VS Charlotte Lingling Powers battleground.]
[Number of Third Tier Contractors entering: 397 positions: Punk Hazard Island, Pirate Powers VS Navy.]
[Area allocation in progress...]
[Detected Hunter’s strength greatly exceeds third tier. To protect third-tier Contractors, Hunter’s entrance position is: Dressrosa nearby seas.]
[Due to Hunter’s strength exceeding some fourth-tier Contractors, to protect lower-tier fourth-grade Contractors, Hunter will be teleported to the Dressrosa Sea Battle central area.]
[Equipping for teleportation, Hunter’s teleportation batch: Second batch.]
[First batch of Contractors teleporting, teleportation position: Punk Hazard Island.]
[Teleportation complete.]
[Hunter is about to enter the Derivative World, please be ready.]
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There’s a lot of information, but three key points stand out: first, this is a world of nearly 700-man brawl set in a sea battle scene. With so many Contractors entering, along with numerous powers from the Pirate World, it’s bound to turn into chaos, brains knocked into mush.
Second, there are 6 Fifth Tier Contractors who have entered the Pirate World; the good news is they are thrown into the high-tier battleground, participating in Big Mom and Kaido’s duel.
Third, this transfer requires preparation. Generally, when this circumstance occurs, there will be...
Su Xiao took a long breath.
Bam!
His vision went black as the Space-time power enveloped him.
...
Rumble...
Black clouds loomed overhead, a dense mass, while large raindrops fell as if to merge the sea and sky into one.
With a crash, the surging waves slammed against the ship’s sides. A large three-masted ship sailed diagonally through waves; navigating such a storm is suicide, even more so as the ship maintained full right-hand steering.
Whoosh~
The whistling sound approached rapidly; several dark cannonballs swooped over, directly striking the ship’s hold, scattering wood fragments as flames briefly ignited before being snuffed out by the rain.
Due to the overwhelming waves and pouring rain, visibility was under 10 meters. Under such grim weather conditions, dozens of large ships were engaged in sea warfare.
Clang, clang, clang...
The pirates standing on the mast were banging on a battered pot; who knows where they found this item.
Apparently, this was an old pirate. Compared to shouting, banging the pot was more effective in capturing the attention of fellow crew members.
The soaked sails became bright white due to the rain, a round skull symbol was emblazoned on the sails, the skull grinning, symbolizing the Donquixote Family.
"Shift the rudder!"
A pirate who had an arm blasted off roared, the ship was fully turned under the storm’s winds, the hull was at high risk of being snapped in two by the waves, but his voice vanished amidst the storm as surrounding pirates blankly gazed at him.
As the ship endured wave impact, wooden planks groaned. At least a hundred pirates were on this ship, compared to naval battle, they first had to ensure they didn’t get washed off the ship by enormous waves; in such weather, getting washed overboard spelled doom,
With another crash, another wave struck, the entire ship nearly engulfed by the ocean.
Among the seawater, lying on deck, Su Xiao opened his eyes.
Gulu gulu.
A large mouthful of salty, brackish seawater flowed in, jolting him awake.
As soon as Su Xiao regained consciousness, he felt the ocean’s impact, squinting his eyes, he swiftly surveyed his surroundings, discovering he was aboard a ship that... had sunk?
Soon he realized the ship wasn’t sunk; rather, a large wave had flooded the deck, the wave was about to recede.
Su Xiao grabbed the railing in front as a figure dog-paddled through the water ahead—it was Bubu Wang.
Bubu Wang could swim and was quite skilled; it bit onto a rope.
As the waves receded, Su Xiao tumbled onto the soggy deck, icy rain striking his face.
Until now, Su Xiao remained clueless about the current situation, whether the surrounding pirates were friend or foe, unknown.
He raised his head towards the sail, the emblem made clear where he was.
This was a Donquixote Family ship, tied to Seven Warlords Doflamingo’s forces.
Leaning against the railing, Su Xiao didn’t know much about seafaring, but was aware the current weather was a storm.
Dark cannonballs whistled overhead; whether they were from enemy forces or allies was unknown. In such weather, having the mood to fire cannons? Are they not worried about the rain dampening the gunpowder?
In the surrounding seas, there were at least over a dozen large ships. Judging by these ships’ scale, each had over a hundred pirates onboard, some even more.
Upon entering the Derivative World, Su Xiao was thrust directly into the Dressrosa Sea Battle.
Despite the sea battle seemingly yet to begin, it got caught in a storm; this is New World Sea Areas, where weather shifts ’unpredictably.’
Current situation suggests that once the storm ceases, both factions will continue their skirmish, as for the enemy, most likely it’s Big Mom’s Pirate group.
