One Piece: Kaido the Beast Playing House.

Chapter 634: Prelude to the Final Level
“Huh, huh, huh, finally, finally we’ve reached the last level.”

Buggy was lying on the ground with his arms and legs spread out, gasping for breath. Among the three levels, except for the first one, the other two were simply life-threatening. He felt like he couldn't even breathe properly. Moreover, among the more than 20 people, only he and Shanks managed to break through the third level. The next level was the fourth. Could they still make it?

"Hu, hu, hu. I don't know, Beckman. How are they doing?"

Shanks was also very tired. Looking at the tightly closed door of the third level behind him, he said with some concern, "As expected, they were really lucky on Biscuit Island. They were at the seaside and the opponent was afraid of water, which made it so easy for them to win. Now facing the positional battle that the opponent had prepared long ago, and without the opponent making a fatal move, their losses were still so great. As expected, they were still a long way from becoming the Four Emperors."

"It should be fine. After all, there was someone to rescue us in the previous level. The other party's goal is not to kill us."

Bucky stood up with the help of the wall, grabbed various large and filling snacks on the table next to him and stuffed them into his mouth. At first they were worried that there was something wrong with the snacks, but later they realized that this was a supply point prepared for them by the other party. They were in urgent need of replenishing their strength. This was the last level, and it would definitely be the most difficult. He had to replenish his strength as quickly as possible.

"Who do you think will be the last one? Auntie?"

Shanks also stuffed snacks into his mouth crazily. Normally, he didn't really like desserts and drinking black tea, but now, he felt that this kind of sugar was a blessing from God, and it was the most suitable tonic for them who had consumed a lot of physical energy.

"It shouldn't be. Remember? The strongest member of the Big Mom Pirates besides Big Mom is Katakuri, and there is the crazy woman of beasts that Cracker mentioned before. It must be Dai, the disaster of the earth. The last level should be these two. The opponent's goal is a test. Big Mom is an opponent we can't deal with at this stage, so it must not be Big Mom."

Bucky shook his head and said after taking a sip of his tea.

"Ah, I'd rather fight Big Mom. After all, I definitely can't beat her now. I might as well challenge Gao Feng."

Shanks also reacted and immediately complained.

"Don't think too much. I feel that the goal this time is probably not to defeat them. Otherwise, the other party would not have to go through the first three levels and would just come up and fight. It is very likely that they will also go to the safe zone. I just don't know what dangers are waiting for us by then."

Bucky sat in the chair and began to catch his breath. After eating so many high-calorie desserts in one breath, he felt a little dizzy now. He had to adjust quickly, otherwise he would not be able to perform well in the battle later.

"I guess we'll just start fighting. There are only two of us left. As the opponent is strong, they will definitely not set up so many traps like before. But speaking of which, did you defeat Xia Ji this time, Buggy? Although we made it through, we would never have gotten out without the efforts of Beckman and the others. Those big scorpions are too scary."

Shanks was also sitting on a chair, adjusting his straw hat and saying that in the battle just now, his straw hat was almost taken away by Scorpion. Although he rescued it, there were still scars on it, which made Shanks feel very distressed. After all, this was Roger's straw hat back then, and he almost broke it.

"As expected, I should find an opportunity to fight that woman head-on next time. Hiding underground and launching crazy sneak attacks is really disgusting. Also, why can the poison needle on its tail be fired when it is clearly an animal type and not a mythical beast? What the hell is this?"

After feeling the characteristics of the beasts, Buggy cursed directly. Yuuki Wakaba didn't mention it, and Caroline didn't use the fruit. These two didn't make Buggy feel the characteristics of the beasts. But when he met Xia Ji, after hearing Xia Ji's cry, "In ancient times, the Pumono Scorpion hunted like this!" Then, the poisonous tail was ejected like a cannonball, and it recovered very quickly, faster than a normal cannon reloading, and the flight speed was extremely high. This sudden long-range attack caused a lot of trouble for the Red Hair Pirates. Two people were hit because they didn't dodge in time and fell to the ground directly due to poisoning. Fortunately, the venom in Xia Ji's body was not fatal.

"Who said it wasn't? It's just too weird. To be honest, I suspect that the other beasts also have similar moves, but they are useless. We must be careful of this move next time."

Shanks also sighed.

"I don't think it's necessary. Dai seems to be a mythical beast, right? There's no way to think about it with normal thinking. You've seen mythical beasts before. What was the name of the guy in the Whitebeard Pirates? The one who turned into a phoenix. It's just too shameless. As long as the physical strength is not exhausted, anyone can fight on equal terms. The power of the mythical beast is not simple. Instead of thinking with normal thinking, it's better to think about which myth the mythical beast is from and see if you can find any weaknesses. Don't forget that although those mythical beasts are powerful, they are not impossible to deal with as long as you can find the weaknesses in the myths."

Buggy narrowed his eyes slightly and looked like he was about to fall asleep, but his voice became very clear, and it was obvious that his condition was recovering rapidly. This was worthy of being the world of pirates, everyone's physical fitness was so abnormal.

"Who knows? There are too many myths in this world. It's too difficult to think about these things while fighting."

Shanks curled his lips and said helplessly. "Yeah, it's just a thought. The next enemies won't be easy. I just hope we can find a way to get through as soon as possible. If not, I'll stop them for you. You rush to the safe zone as quickly as possible. Although it's difficult, with my fruit ability, there's still hope."

After the excitement just now, Buggy finally figured it out. Since sacrifice is inevitable, he might as well maximize the benefits. Through the characteristics of the Fracture Fruit, although the possibility is very low, it is still possible to stop the two people. It's just that he might suffer in the end.

"Unless it is absolutely necessary, I still don't want to use this method, but just in case, you should be prepared. However, you can't be the only one to sacrifice. Whoever is in a better position will rush forward with all his strength, and the other person will try his best to stop them. We must pass this test and not let Beckman and the others sacrifice in vain."

Shanks lowered his head and thought for a while, then raised his head and said with a firm look.

"Hahahahaha, aren't you afraid that I'll abandon you and run away?"

Buggy said jokingly while looking at Shanks.

"It would be fine if you have the ability to do that. You'd better run directly to the safe zone. In this way, we will pass, right?"

Shanks said indifferently that as long as someone could reach the end, it didn't matter whether it was him or Buggy, as long as they could succeed.

"Okay, there's no point in thinking so much now. How was your rest? Do you want to eat more?"

Bucky asked as he sat up straight, picked up his teacup and drank it all.

"Ah, it's alright. There's no point in dragging it out any longer. Come on, let me finish this. I'm definitely going to get some sleep after today. I'm exhausted."

Shanks pulled out the Griffin from his waist, gently stroked the blade with his hand, looked at his face reflected on the shining blade, took a deep breath, and stood up and said.

"Me too. After this day, I feel like I'm about to fall apart."

Bucky also stood up, holding a dagger in each hand, throwing them casually.

"The last level!" "Here we come!" "Go!" "Bang!"

Shanks and Buggy kicked the door open and immediately became alert, but this time, they did not encounter a trap when they opened the door. On the contrary, Katakuri was still sitting in the main seat, and Dai had just put on her mask and turned around to look at them.

"Are you here? Pretty quick. I thought you guys would rest a little longer."

Dai said with a smile.

"It's better to come earlier. It's been delayed for so long. Let's finish early and eat early."

"Bang!" As Katakuri spoke, a huge alarm clock fell from the ceiling.

(End of this chapter)