42 Chapter 42: Sailing Across the West Blue
Three months later.
West Blue, Kingdom of Taelan, Martin Town.
This was a relatively prosperous medium-sized town, blessed with a natural geographical advantage adjacent to the sea. While bringing wealth to the town, it occasionally faced the plunder of pirates.
In the central part of the main street of Martin Town, Captain Kado, carrying a huge spiked club on his shoulder, looked at the several chests of treasures in front of him, his eyes flashing with a greedy expression. {Face palm}
The sturdy Captain Kado shouted at his subordinates, "Is all the treasure from the town here?"
A thin and shaky pirate answered, "Almost all of it, Captain Kado… great Captain."
The civilians kneeling around, looking at the treasures that originally belonged to them, wore expressions of pain and resentment. However, not a single person dared to stand up against the pirates.
As for the reason?
The pile of wreckage towering over the blood-stained ground not far away was the most tangible explanation!
Captain Kado arrogantly surveyed the timid civilians, disdainfully sneering.
"Cowards! Today, Captain Kado will graciously spare you! Next time we come, make sure to prepare more treasures! Hahaha!"
Just as Captain Kado prepared to lead his subordinates and depart the island with their plunder, he suddenly noticed a young man in a white suit at the other end of the street, appearing out of nowhere.
"Where did this guy come from?"
Captain Kado squinted slightly; the civilians in this town had already been looted by them, and anyone with a bit of backbone had been beaten to death. The remaining people were all kneeling on the ground.
Where did this person come from?
"A bounty of 24 million berries," the young man looked at the leader of the pirates in front of him, "Beast Pirates, Captain Kado, right?" {Eye Twitch}
"That's right! It's me!" Kado swung the huge spiked club in his hand, creating a whistling sound.
"Then there's no mistake!" The young man nodded slightly, carefully assessing Kado. Then, he shook his head, "I really jumped when I saw this name for the first time."
"Oh? Scared by the reputation of yours truly?" Captain Kado became a bit interested, "Are you planning to join us?"
"Join?" The young man was slightly puzzled.
"Isn't that the case?" Captain Kado furrowed his brow, raising the huge spiked club high. It seemed that if he didn't hear a satisfactory answer, he would violently smash the young man into a pulp.
"Never mind, maybe I overestimated the average intelligence of those who set sail as pirates..." The young man shook his head, extended his index finger, and a faint white light emanated from the fingertip. "As long as I didn't mistake the person, it's fine."
Mini Ghost · Tempting Gift.
Almost the moment the words fell, a small and cute mini ghost flew out from the young man's fingertips and instantly appeared in front of Captain Kado.
Boom!
A violent explosion resounded, and Kado's sturdy figure was suddenly blasted tens of meters away, kicking up a cloud of smoke.
"What... ability... is..." stammered one of the pirate crew members.
"It's the White Ghost!" shouted another pirate instinctively.
Members of the Beast Pirates immediately panicked.
"It's over, Captain Kado can't possibly be a match for the White Ghost..."
Just as this pirate uttered those words, his eyes filled with horror as he looked in the direction where Kaido was sent flying. He shouted in utter terror, "Captain Kado! I—"
Whoosh!
The heavy Kanabo/Tetsubo (spiked club) flew out at an extremely fast speed, and in the despairing gaze of the pirate, it smashed his head into pieces. A headless corpse collapsed with a thunderous crash.
"I haven't died yet! What are you bunch of garbage babbling about?!"
Emerging from the dust, a drastically transformed Kaido walked forward. At this point, he had sharp fangs and claws, with coarse black fur covering his entire body, except for a smooth white line running down the middle of his head.
Zoan-type: Honey Badger!
"You bastard! How dare you ambush me!" Animalized Kado approached the enemy step by step, with a ferocious expression and a terrifying aura emanating from his entire body.
"Baldy—no, doesn't the Honey Badger increase height?"
The enemy's sudden question caught Kado off guard for a moment, then a surge of even more intense anger erupted from deep within his brain.
Don't discriminate against short people!
Kado stomped the ground with force, and with the reactionary force of the unleashed tremendous power, he rushed toward the enemy at an incredibly fast speed.
"Go to hell!"
The claws, flickering with icy cold light, closed in instantly, carrying a wild wind, piercing through the enemy's brain!
However, Kado did not feel the familiar thrill of "crushing the enemy's brain." He only felt as if he had swiped through empty air.
Nevertheless, whether it was the residents of Martin Town or the Beast Pirates' crew, they all saw it very clearly. 'Beast Kado's strong and brutal arms had clearly pierced through the 'White Ghost's head, and were now lodged in the middle of the 'White Ghost's' skull. Yet, it had caused no harm whatsoever!
"Undying White Ghost!!"
"Even more terrifying than the captain!"
The pirates exclaimed in fear.
"You! Damn it!"
Kado roared and charged at the 'White Specter' again, swinging his arms relentlessly, attempting to cut the enemy in two.
However, in the face of Kado's fierce attacks, the White Specter lazily yawned, then extended a slender index finger once again.
"Don't underestimate me too much!"
Mini Ghost: Withering Heart Attack!
"Me—"
Kado's expression changed instantly as he saw the white specter completely ignoring obstacles and flying into his own body.
"What—"
Bang!
Kaido only heard a much louder heartbeat coming from inside his body, followed by intense pain, and then he completely lost his strength.
"You..."
His heart shattered completely, and even with an Zoan-type Devil Fruit, there was no way to save it.
Kado slowly emerged from his animal transformation, reverting to his original form. Blood oozed from his mouth as he gazed defiantly at the suited young man before him. "Why, White Ghost…"
"I really just happened to pass by," Adrian shrugged, drawing the long sword at his right waist. He took a step forward and beheaded the "Beast Kado" with a single stroke.
Then came another wave of Mini Ghost: Star Fire, instantly killing the remaining pirates of the Beast Pirates Crew.
At the same time, the system panel displayed notifications.
[You have killed the Beast Pirate Crew Captain - Kado (LV33), you gained 165,000 experience points.]
[You have killed the Beast Pirate Crew underlings..., you gained experience...]
Seeing the panel notifications, Adrian couldn't help but curl his lips.
This amount of experience was nothing for him now, not even worth mentioning.
On one hand, to complete the "Navigator" upgrade mission, and on the other hand, to gain experience, Adrian had left Ohara three months ago, embarking on a journey in the West Blue.
Although the "Legendary title: White Ghost" could amplify the experience gained within the West Blue, for Adrian's current experience bar, that amount was simply insufficient!
After spending a cumulative three months, Adrian had slowly stacked his experience points to LV39.
He was just a step away from LV40.
