Chapter 191: A-Rank Random Mission [Dragon of Onigashima]

Adrian did not expect that upon arriving in the waters surrounding Wano Country, he would directly encounter one of his three major targets for this trip: Kaido of the Beasts.

The system panel definitely would not miss the opportunity to trigger a mission.

[You have triggered an A-Rank Random Mission: 'Dragon of Onigashima'!]

[Mission Brief: "One-on-one, the strongest has to be Kaido," people say. Among all living creatures on land, sea, and air, he is known as 'The Strongest Creature' - the pirate 'Kaido of the Beasts'!]

[Mission Hint: Fear, admiration, awe, these are common reactions. None can escape them.]

[Mission Requirement: Defeat or kill Kaido of the Beasts]

[Mission Reward: Randomly acquire two skills or Expertise from the enemy]

Kaido's current strength had not yet reached its true peak and was still far from being one of the "Emperors of the Sea." It was understandable that a challenge mission of S-Rank could not be triggered for the captain of the Beasts Pirates, who even Kozuki Oden could not defeat.

But…

"An A-Rank random mission that directly rewards two skills or Expertise?"

Adrian's eyes lit up slightly as he looked at the mission prompt on the panel.

Compared to S-Rank challenge missions, the rewards for this A-Rank random mission seemed more valuable, excluding the experience points.

"However, why did encounters with Sakazuki, Dragon, or even Borsalino fail to trigger a single mission, but Kaido can trigger an A-Rank challenge mission?"

Adrian was somewhat puzzled.

But he quickly dismissed this irrelevant thought.

He tapped the casing of his lead-gray pocket watch lightly with his fingers, signaling Rumi to bring Love and the Abyss into the castle space.

Love, with a look of disbelief, grabbed the hem of Adrian's clothes, her eyes filled with fear.

"Adrian-sama, are you really going to fight that big monster?"

The little fox's voice sounded very uneasy and fearful.

Being a Mink, Love could sense the overwhelming life force of Kaido of the Beasts more clearly than normal humans.

Kaido was naturally gifted and had been a renowned pirate apprentice in the Rocks Pirates when he was young.

More than ten years ago, during the God Valley Incident, the infamous Rocks Pirates were defeated by the combined forces of Marine Hero Monkey D. Garp and Pirate King Gol D. Roger, causing their captain Rocks D. Xebec to disappear from the world, and the Rocks Pirates to disband.

Few knew that on the day the Rocks Pirates disbanded, Charlotte Linlin gifted Kaido with the precious Fish-Fish Fruit, Mythical Zoan Type, Azure Dragon Form!

Because of this, Kaido's strength increased rather than decreased after leaving the Rocks Pirates.

With his formidable strength, he won the loyalty of many pirates in the New World and founded the Beasts Pirates, stationed on Onigashima, an island shaped like a giant horned demon near Wano Country!

The mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruit further enhanced Kaido's already extraordinary physical talents. With the extraordinary boost from the Azure Dragon Fruit, Kaido could be seen as a transcendent being, condensing the essence of a giant dragon into human form!

This is the unreasonable power of the mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruits!

Hearing Love's uneasy words, Adrian comfortingly patted her head and asked in confusion, "Love, why are you so nervous this time?"

"Because…"

Love clutched Adrian's clothing tightly, swallowing nervously.

"Because that big monster in the sky is different from those people! It's... it's a big monster!"

Adrian couldn't help but laugh, finally understanding why Love hadn't shown any abnormality when he faced Sengoku or Big Mom, but was so anxious when facing Kaido, whose strength was clearly inferior to the former two.

Firstly, it was due to the innate beast-like intuition of the Mink Tribe.

Secondly, it was the instinctive judgment based on 'size'.

In the animal kingdom, beasts assess each other's strength by comparing their sizes. This also applied in the wild Mink Tribe. {Really? Anyone with scientific knowledge?}

"Don't worry, little fox. This big monster—"

Unconsciously, Adrian used the same term as Love and smiled.

"—is not as scary as you think."

Love reluctantly shook her head.

'Adrian-sama must be comforting me because I'm too nervous.'

The big monster in the sky is almost as big and thick as Zou's leg. How could it not be strong? {Don't think so, but whatever.}

Adrian gently patted Love's head and said seriously, "Love, I'm not lying to you. The big monster in the sky is strong, but definitely not as strong as the Golden Buddha you saw at Sabaody Archipelago!"

To add credibility to his words, Adrian involved the ship spirit who had been silent beside them.

"If you don't believe me, you can ask Rumi."

Love immediately looked over for confirmation.

Rumi waved her hand and said, "Oh, I don't know about the big monster's strength, but Sengoku and Charlotte Linlin are definitely stronger than this big monster."

Love wanted to say something more, but Adrian waved his hand to interrupt her, lightly tapping the casing of the lead-gray pocket watch.

"Rumi, take the Abyss and Love into your castle space."

"Love, I'm going to fight the big monster!"

At that moment, the weather changed suddenly.

Without warning, a thick white beam of light shot out from the clouds, carrying an extremely scorching heat, and struck towards the sea where the Abyss was located.

With foresight, Adrian raised his right hand and similarly gathered a powerful Ghost cannon, meeting the heat beam head-on.

Boom——!!

Two powerful energy beams collided, creating strong ring-shaped air waves that shook the surrounding turbulent sea, making a roaring sound.

At the same time, a huge and ferocious dragon head emerged from the clouds, with two brass-colored eyes glowing like the sun.

"I seem to have heard someone wants to kill me?"