Chapter 210: All Set

Looking at the crowded hall, filled with players with white IDs above their heads, Adrian couldn't help but think of a phrase: "A thousand miles to send a head, the gift is light, but the sentiment is deep." {About 5 kilogram/11 pounds, don't know if it is considered light}

The Buster Call executed by the World Government and the Navy Headquarters on Ohara was an all-encompassing bombardment, leaving not even a mother cockroach to survive.

The players' task was to replace the original residents and live on Ohara Island. This was also one of the key steps in this chain mission!

The task issued by Adrian was called "The Razor Gang's Summon."

The final task's name was "Survive!"

The mission required players to withstand the Buster Call's attack and survive on the fiery Ohara Island. For those who completed the task, there would naturally be very generous rewards.

Understanding the players' nature of not getting up early without profit, Adrian had prepared the reward well in advance: the skill [Life Return]!

Yes, it was the legendary skill that caused a huge uproar among male and female players on the official game forum!

Although it was unclear why such a divine martial skill, which allowed the manipulation of any part of the body, had suddenly become an adult-only, inappropriate ability in the eyes of the players.

Adrian didn't understand why they were so excited—after all, this broken game didn't even let you take off your pants!—as famously complained by the 'Pantless Party' Golden Spirit.

Nonetheless, Adrian knew very well the powerful attraction the Life Return skill held for players.

Of course, for those who couldn't survive the Buster Call, there was another skill as a consolation reward.

[Skill: Eagle's Finger: Concentrate the strength of the whole body into two fingers, and launch a high-frequency shock attack with the hardened fingers. The power depends on the strength attribute.]

Since they were pursuing excitement, why not go all the way!

This finger technique naturally came from another max-level Rokushiki skill, [Shigan]!

Putting aside irrelevant thoughts, Adrian carefully explained the remaining mission details to the players.

Meanwhile, the players' panels also showed the end of the first task and the beginning of the second task.

"It's over so fast?"

"Fifteen minutes for 20,000 experience, this is the first time I've seen such an easy task!"

"Don't you think the person on the stage looks familiar? Kind of like a boss character!"

The change in the panel information caused a commotion among the players below the stage. However, most of them focused on the panel prompts.

[Second Task: Lie Flat.]

[Task Hint: Lie down as comfortably as possible and then close your eyes.]

[Second Task Reward: 30,000 experience points]

"What kind of task is this? Lying down?"

"This game lets you lie down? Didn't they say you couldn't even take off your pants?"

"I have paper! I have paper!"

Adrian ignored the players' jokes and said in a deep voice, "Are you ready?"

A chorus of SpongeBob-like responses came from below.

"I'm ready! I'm ready!"

Adrian nodded and decisively activated his ability.

Dream ghost: Sleep Spell.

Hundreds of ethereal ghosts jumped out from the air.

"Damn! It's really big—"

Each ghost corresponded to a player and swiftly passed through their bodies, knocking them out instantly. {Does it mean that some failed the task?}

The sound of players falling to the ground echoed through the hall, with some even showing damage indicators like -3 or -5 above their heads, indicating they fell pretty hard (players had specific health values).

Seeing Adrian instantly knock out all the 'immortal drifters' in the hall, Tommy looked over curiously, raised his right hand, made a hand knife gesture, and slowly drew it across his throat, signaling a "throat-cutting" motion.

"Sir, do you want me to deal with them now?" Tommy asked, "But I must remind you, these immortal refugees truly cannot die."

Adrian, fully aware of the players' immortality, gave Tommy Shelby an exasperated look.

Do I really look like a bloodthirsty pirate?

These people were knocked out for task completion, okay?

But there was no need to explain this to Tommy.

Adrian gently tapped the casing of the gray pocket watch in his hand with his index finger.

Receiving the signal, Rumi immediately used her ability to collect all the players lying on the floor into the castle's secluded area.

"Tommy, my tasks on Otefi Island are basically complete. The rest is up to you," Adrian said before leaving.

"I'll borrow these immortal refugees for a few days. I'll return them later."

Of course, they might also return dead.

After speaking, Adrian turned into a ghostly form and flew into the sky, heading back to Ohara to face the impending challenge.

Around noon, Adrian successfully returned to the island of the Tree of Knowledge.

Back on Ohara, he didn't rest or immediately release the sleeping players from Rumi's castle.

Using Lady Penelope's connections with the island's residents, Adrian employed the Dream ghost: Sleep Spell to knock out the kind-hearted Ohara residents one by one.

Through Rumi's spatial transfer, he temporarily housed these residents in the castle's designated rooms, intending to release them once things settled.

Of course, this operation wasn't just carried out by Adrian and Lady Penelope.

No matter what, Adrian and Lady Penelope were merely "guests" in Ohara.

Therefore, Adrian specifically enlisted Dr. Clover from the Tree of Knowledge Library to help shelter the Ohara residents.

Dr. Clover's high prestige on the island persuaded even those initially unwilling to believe Adrian to enter Rumi's castle.

However, Dr. Clover had his principles.

None of the archaeologists in the Tree of Knowledge Library were willing to hide in the castle.

They decided to witness with their own eyes whether the World Government would truly execute the Buster Call on Ohara as Adrian claimed!

Time passed slowly.

On this day, a "giant" floated ashore on Ohara's beach!