Chapter 39 Legend · [White Ghost]

Step, step, step...

Steady and powerful footsteps echoed in the disheveled surroundings of Capone Bege's ears. He braced himself with both hands on the ground, lifting his head with some difficulty.

"You look really ugly, Mr. Capone," Adrian looked down at the collapsed Capone Bell with a smirk on his face, a smile that held a mysterious meaning.

"Take out your weapons!"

"Prepare to attack!"

"Protect Bege!"

A chaotic noise emanated from Capone Bege's body, and then one after another, figures jumped out of him. Instantly, hundreds of gangsters appeared on the battlefield, raising firearms and cannons, surrounding Adrian and Bell.

"Mr. Capone, don't you plan to surrender?" Adrian said gently.

Capone Bege stood up slowly, spat out the extinguished cigar in his mouth, and stared fiercely at the black-haired young man in front of him.

The Castle Fruit provided his body with extremely powerful protection. The recent batch of Mini Ghost Bombs did not cause any substantial damage to Capone Bege; it just made him look a bit disheveled.

But Capone Bell was not so lucky.

Bege glanced at his father lying in a pool of blood not far away, his eyes flashing with a hint of sorrow.

"I underestimated you, Adrian..." Capone Bege's eyes turned cold, gradually gaining a hint of madness, "But under the absolute gap in numbers and firepower, you cannot win! Open fire! Take him down!"

"Tsk—"

A disdainful voice echoed in the air.

Mini Ghost: Fireworks Festival!

Thousands of mini-ghosts densely covered the entire sky, blocking out the sunlight. They gradually converged into a massive ball of light, resembling falling fireworks, initiating indiscriminate bombing on the battlefield. Like a torrential downpour, they covered the ground, showing no concern for losses.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

As the explosions erupted, more than half of the subordinates who leaped out of Capone Bege's body suffered instant casualties. Under the ensuing continuous chaos of explosions, the remaining subordinates also embarked on the path to the afterlife one by one.

Capone Bege drew Adrian's particular attention.

Hundreds of mini-ghosts relentlessly bombarded him without a break. Even though Bege's physical defense exceeded that of an ordinary person, he was still blasted to the point of bleeding from his nose and mouth.

The bombardment continued for several minutes, reducing the center of the small town to complete ruins.

Amidst the swirling dust, Capone Bege's elegant black pinstripe suit looked like a large torn rag, drenched in blood from head to toe, with not a single patch of intact flesh visible.

"Mr. Capone, I have one final question for you," Adrian said in a calm voice. "Do you happen to know the whereabouts of Captain Krivat, the poor soul you brought to the Otefi Island?"

Capone Bege, conscious in a semi-dazed state, could barely stand with his own willpower. Upon hearing Adrian's question, a cruel smile appeared on his chubby face, which was now a bloody mess.

"Cough... Are you talking about that idiot who dared to steal from the Capone Mafia? Cough... Go check the Back Bay area. If you're lucky, you might find his bone fragments between a shark's teeth..."

Adrian fell into silence.

"In that case, there's nothing more to say."

"Goodbye, 'Gang' Bege..."

The next moment, a semi-illusory mini-ghost was created and slowly flew into Capone Bege's body.

Mini Ghost: Withering Heart Attack!

Capone Bege's eyes widened, blood splattered from his chest, and he collapsed to the ground.

"We... chose the wrong opponent... Father…"

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Figures emerged one by one from Capone Bege's side. These people were the last trump cards hidden within his body. Their appearance on the battlefield indicated that the effect of the Castle-Castle Fruit had begun to wane.

This also meant that Bege, who would become a member of the "Worst Generation" over twenty years later, had reached the end of his fate at this moment.

"Bege!"

"How is this possible... Both GodFather and Bege..."

"Escape quickly, or you'll be taken down too!"

"Mercy! I surrender! Don't kill me!"

The remaining members of the Capone Mafia either scattered like birds or surrendered on their knees. Some chose to fight back.

In the face of these people, Adrian's attitude was very clear, 'If they're enemies, kill them!'

Another wave of indiscriminate bombardment followed.

With this, the Capone Mafia, which had dominated the Otefi Island for over a decade, was completely wiped out!

A notification appeared on the panel.

[Grade B Mission [Capone Mafia], completion rate 93%, mission completed, you gained 1.8 million experience.]

With a completion rate of 93%, it seemed that there were still some remnants of the Capone Mafia that hadn't been cleaned up, but it was inconsequential.

Adrian understood this in his heart.

[You have completed the objectives 

[Direct Conflict 1: Kill at least 10 members of the Capone Mafia], 

[Direct Conflict 2: Kill at least a hundred members of the Capone Mafia], [Beheading 1: Kill Capone Bell], 

[Beheading 2: Kill Capone Bege].]

[The task is being settled... Settlement complete, performance evaluation: Excellent.]

[You receive an excellent rating reward: an additional 50% experience (900,000), random rewards x2.]

"Random rewards too? My luck is really not bad!"

Adrian's expression brightened slightly. The experience reward was secondary; after completing high-level tasks, there would be corresponding task completion evaluations. Good or higher task evaluations could also yield random rewards.

The types of random rewards were numerous and could include experience, items, skills, specialties, free attribute points, skill points, and more. It was almost a luck-based draw.

[Currently randomizing reward types...]

[The reward types you obtained this time are: [Free Attribute Points], [Item]]

[You gained 4 free attribute points!]

[You obtained the item [Superhuman-type · Stalwart Fortress Fruit]!]

Four points of free attribute points were average, neither good nor bad. However, the item reward was somewhat unexpected.

Adrian raised his palm, and in the palm of his hand appeared a deep gray Devil Fruit with a surface covered in spiral patterns resembling Tang grass. It was exactly the same as the appearance of the 'Castle Fruit' recorded in the "Devil Fruit Catalog." ('坚城果实'){image search showed Bege, so...}

"Rare spatial-type Devil Fruit, and it's both offensive and defensive. How should I use it?" Adrian pondered.

However, the prompt information on the panel had not completely ended yet.

[Considering your previous defeat of the Nipposai leader, Hog, and the complete eradication of the Capone Mafia this time, you gain 1 legend points! (Specific area experience gain +5%)]

[West Blue Legend Points: White Ghost—Legend has it that he is the messenger of death, an indestructible white ghost, a terrifying nightmare from the undead kingdom. He hovers over the West Blue, and no one knows when he will appear. Only the corpses on the docks slowly tell his story.]