Pirates' Max Level System

Tsunade nodded mechanically. She knew Aokiji's true identity and felt that this gamble was a sure win.

"How much did you buy? A lot?"

Tsunade felt like she was stabbed in the heart.

"You didn't throw in all your winnings from last time, did you?"

Another knife.

"You're not going to hire someone to borrow money, are you?"

Another knife.

"Ah, pity those guys who bought the same thing as you."

Tsunade felt like her heart couldn't take another knife.

Chapter 743: Beating, in every sense

Shut up, bastard. If you say anything more, go sleep on the sofa. With a murderous look in her eyes, Tsunade stopped Qin Luo from continuing.

"Actually, it's all Aokiji's fault." Qin Luo changed the subject and realized the murderous intent. His desire to survive was extremely strong at this moment.

"It's truly despicable that a future admiral is fixing a match in public. Someone must report him and condemn him."

"Anal explosion?" Olivia and Taotu, who had been watching the show, looked over in surprise, their faces full of expressions of discovering a new world.

No, the report I'm talking about is definitely not the "anal explosion" you're thinking of. Wait, driver, I want to get off the bus. This isn't going to the kindergarten.

Because of Tsunade's amazing gambling luck, Qin Luo's side has been full of small dramas. But there is obviously a guy who is more unlucky than Tsunade, but no one remembers him.

And this poor guy is none other than Pirkasan, Tayuya's former rival.

The vault had been robbed, every bet was lost, and now even the casino was affected by match-fixing, its reputation and image severely damaged. The recent period had been pure hell for Pierkasan. If possible, Pierkasan really wanted to find a place to hide and secretly wipe away his tears.

Watching the game videos, Pircasang had a rough idea of ​​the cause of his misfortune. But he couldn't be happy at all, because there was no solution to this misfortune. He had to repay the future with interest for every bit of luck he had borrowed during the game. His misfortune wouldn't end until he had paid it back.

Now, Pierkasan can only silently pray that he hadn't borrowed too much from loan sharks. Unfortunately, reality often contradicts his prayers. Pierkasan truly has no AC at all. In his current state, all he can pray for is the goddess of doom.

In terms of the three people with the most broken mentality in the audience, Tsunade and Pirkasan are definitely the best. As for the third place, Qin Luo thinks Aokiji should be nominated.

After falling out of the ring, Aokiji, holding the little golden man and returning to the ground as the best actor, incorporated many emotions such as astonishment, unwillingness, and regret into his facial expressions, lying on the ground and changing them wildly, which can be called an epic face-changing performance.

It wasn't until the whole audience shouted "match-fixing" that Aokiji realized the seriousness of the problem.

Hey, director, this plot development seems a little off. Did you get the wrong script? Aokiji's old face, made of ice, turned red for a rare moment.

The audience at the stadium was divided into two categories: one demanded a rematch, where the two players could decide the winner fairly; the other demanded that the bet be invalidated. Needless to say, those who held this view were 100% gamblers who had bet on Aokiji.

But to be honest, the possibility of both is almost zero.

In the end, it was Aokiji who broke the deadlock. Although single, he ended the incident in another way.

Suddenly, the protagonist of the incident, the lame pirate captain who had faked the match, disappeared. Taking advantage of the audience's attention being drawn to the emcee, Aokiji left the arena at breakneck speed.

People always manage to unleash their inner strength in desperate situations. Aokiji thought this was definitely his best use of the Marine Six Styles' "Shave," vanishing without even leaving an afterimage. On the way out, Aokiji couldn't wait to remove his disguise, and the props he used for disguise were immediately destroyed.

Now no one can stop Aokiji's opponent from getting his coveted spot in the round of 16. Even if the organizers are awesome, they can't create a new Aokiji and restart the competition.

The pirate captain played by Aokiji became a despicable runaway, and all the blame was put on him.

Thanks to him, the casino breathed a sigh of relief. The gamblers' anger was directed at him. It wasn't that the casino refused to refund your money; it was that the person you bet on was unreliable. He ran away before the money came out, so they had to forfeit the bet.

Aokiji's messing around had earned him the enmity of at least half of Calgary, but he simply walked away. And the pirate captain Aokiji played, the one he personally threw into Impel Down, had the shadow of a scapegoat looming behind him.

The scapegoat is indeed worthy of his reputation.

Apparently, because of the Aokiji incident, the audience watched the following matches very closely. If there was another match-fixing incident, they would not tolerate it.

This also makes it much more difficult for those who want to admit defeat later.

Not everyone is like Aokiji, a disguised being who can let go of themselves. They are either burdened by their reputation or represent the power behind it. If they act recklessly, they will definitely get into trouble.

Among them, the second-in-command of the Dinasur family, one of Darwin's two bodyguards, took a blow from his opponent in order to lose the match naturally, and vomited three liters of blood before being carried away...

This is nothing. Now you have to be a desperate person just to lose.

This strange atmosphere did not change until Doflamingo entered the ring. Doflamingo had no intention of giving up or losing the match, and he would not allow his opponent to leave the ring too early.

Doflamingo wasn't in a good mood, which meant someone was about to win the jackpot.

After looking at the information of the two opposing teams, Qin Luo was surprised to find that the lucky guy who drew Doflamingo was the second-in-command of the Modri ​​royal family.

It seems someone's bad mood wasn't accidental. During the rescue operation a few days ago, Doflamingo blamed the Modri ​​royal family for the Don Quixote family's massive losses.

From the moment he took the stage, Doflamingo locked onto his opponent with murderous intent without hesitation.

Qin Luo is still very confident in Doflamingo's strength, just like his psychopath. Let us mourn for him for a moment, and then start to enjoy a textbook beating.

Don't get me wrong, the beating here doesn't just mean crushing, Doflamingo really hangs his opponent up and beats him.

As an opponent, the Modri ​​royal family's prosthetic wielder was no match. His pangolin-like shell offered more protection than even five-meter-thick steel. Furthermore, the 5.7-meter-sharp edge of his armor gave him the appearance of a hedgehog with immense offensive power.

But the battle lost its suspense from the outset. Doflamingo constructed a massive silk cross for his opponent. Before the Modri ​​royal family's second-in-command could demonstrate his prowess, Doflamingo trapped him like a cocoon, dangling him upside down in the air.

The hard shell would only keep him hanging for a little longer.

Doflamingo was not satisfied with whipping his prey with a whip made of thin wire, even though each blow could make his opponent's blood boil.

Doflamingo controlled countless fine threads, unfurling at extremely high speeds. These threads always managed to penetrate the gaps in the armor, drawing out copious amounts of blood. He didn't spare the armor either, using the saw blades made of fine threads to slice through the armor bit by bit right in front of his opponent.

Chapter 744: Intelligence-Reducing Attack

The difference between the weaponized prosthetic and the genuine devil fruit became particularly clear in this battle.

To put it bluntly, the weaponized prosthetic limb is merely a product of Vegapunk's research into bloodline factors. While it directly enhances strength, it also lacks the potential for further growth. It's a fixed weapon, and at best, it can only improve the user's proficiency.

This results in the situation that at the expert level, Devil Fruit users of the same level almost crush users of armed prosthetic limbs. No matter whether your armed prosthetic limbs are modified or ancient, they are all useless.

Among true masters, there was no market for prosthetic limbs. The man being hung up and tortured by Doflamingo was proving this truth firsthand.

Ancient pangolin armor. Oh, I see. Next.

Doflamingo sighed with satisfaction after using all his means to torture his opponent. Before his opponent breathed his last, Doflamingo let him go, like a broken toy, tossing him to the ground carelessly.

Doflamingo is an exception, and the subsequent games return to a harmonious mode.

It took some time at night to complete the qualifying matches for the round of 16, so they didn't have to be delayed until the next day.

Looking at the final list of the top 16, the 16 names on it are both expected and unreasonable.

As members of the Vegapunk "fan club," except for the two not in the North Sea, each of them secured a spot in the top 16. As the organizer, they had some advantages in the schedule arrangement, but their strength should not be underestimated.

Of these six families, the Dinasur family and the Germa Kingdom stood out, with the Modri ​​royal family close behind. Originally, it was expected that at least two members from each of these three families would advance to the round of 16. However, for some reason, one member from each family has been relegated. Conversely, Cherno's two mercenaries, Tayuya and Hawkeye, both advanced to the round of 16.

Of the seven, only two were actually using prosthetic limbs, and both had dual prosthetic limbs, which really detracted from the prosthetic limb's reputation. However, from a publicity perspective, the prosthetic limb's power was already deeply rooted in people's minds, so a few minor regrets weren't a problem.

Next up was Doflamingo, representing the Donquixote family, who made a strong entry, bringing the total to eight. The remaining half of the spots were taken by independent experts like Beckman, Shanks, and Ebizo. Calling them independent wasn't entirely accurate; the factions they represented were insignificant compared to their opponents.

The same is true for the Red Hair Pirates. They have not yet become famous in the New World, unless Shanks announces his identity as Roger's crew member now. But if he does, they will definitely receive the Navy's meticulous attention.

For a few years of comfortable life, or to gain enough time for development, even if Shanks had a brain seizure, Beckman would try his best to stop his captain.

I don’t know if it’s a coincidence, but looking at the battle schedule at the end, the quarterfinals have turned into a struggle between big forces and small forces.

The afterglow of the game has not yet faded, and the organizers have begun to promote tomorrow's game by taking advantage of the new selling point.

In the brightly lit night, newsboys peddled match schedules and player information for tomorrow's matches, and casinos hired people to woo new punters. In pubs and restaurants, the main topic of discussion was the tournament.

"What a bustling city! I've never seen a city so vibrant." Looking at the night view, Tsunade was filled with emotion.

"Indeed."

Qin Luo's words were somewhat insincere. He thought that in terms of bustle, Calgary was no different from South Hill Ruff in the South China Sea, and the future Atlantis New City of Fishman Island was even better. Except that Calgary had more casinos and a more intense atmosphere, Qin Luo could not find any reason why Tsunade preferred this place.

This gambler is beyond saving. In his heart, Qin Luo silently issued a "critical illness notice" to Tsunade.

"Oh, what a pity." Tsunade didn't say what a pity it was, but a helpless and depressed look appeared on her face.

Qin Luo is very tactful, or he is used to it. Next he will perform a magic trick for Tsunade, which is called "face changing".

Qin Luo raised Tsunade's left hand horizontally and placed it in front of her chest. He drew a circle on her palm with his fingers, and then it was time to witness a miracle.

A bag filled with gold coins appeared out of thin air in Tsunade's hand, making a crisp sound of gold coins colliding. Depression and other things are fake, only poverty is the real disease. Weighing the weight, Tsunade's face was filled with a silly smile like a dog. Qin Luo's "face-changing" magic was very successful.

Tsunade is such a smart person, but every time she gambles, it's like she's been hit by a multi-dimensional attack. Today, she lost all her money on Aokiji, and Qin Luo guessed that this would happen.

Qin Luo felt that he still needed to restrain Tsunade, "If you lose all your pocket money this week, I won't give you any."

Upon hearing this, Tsunade wilted like an eggplant hit by frost.

"Okay, you're not coming to me just to ask for money, are you?" When it came to business, the capable Tsunade came back.

"Of course, this matter is related to Tayuya."

"Tayuya, what could happen to her."

"She seems to be being targeted. When she went out to gather intelligence today, someone tried to stop her, but she managed to slip away. I don't think a single failure will deter the other party from attacking."

Qin Luo's first reaction was disbelief. With Duo Yuya's current popularity, there was no attack, but it was very likely that it was fanatical fans and paparazzi. But Tsunade would not say anything nonsense.

"You mean someone is targeting Tayuya, and there will be another attack on her tomorrow. Are you sure? This has never happened before."

"Of course we are confident. The reason we didn't attack before was simply because the timing was wrong. Now that Tayuya is seriously injured and must continue to compete, this is the perfect time to attack. If I were the attacker, I would definitely not miss this golden opportunity."

"But didn't Tayuya's injury heal yesterday?"

“Others don’t know.”

Qin Luo understood Tsunade's meaning instantly, as if he had suddenly realized something. As she said, with the medical level of the pirate world, excluding some cheaters, a large hole in the stomach is definitely a serious injury that requires several months of rest.

The group that attacked Tayuya also thought of this, but they didn't know that there was a cheating doctor next to Tayuya. This also explains why the group suddenly started to act.

Who could have attacked Tayuya? Pirkasan. Qin Luo couldn't think of anyone else who had a grudge against Tayuya. But that didn't make sense. Qin Luo was sure the illusion he had cast on Pirkasan hadn't been lifted.

With doubts, Qin Luo took on the task of escorting Duoyouya, "I will follow Duoyouya tomorrow to see what kind of blind bugs they are."

Chapter 745 I'm not a demon

Wearing a black robe to hide her normal attire, Tayuya strolls to the stadium. To avoid suspicion, she always goes to the stadium alone. The fans' worries are plaguing the novice idol.

This has become a normal part of Tayuya's life since the martial arts tournament began.

The stadium was just a hundred meters away, and Tayuya stopped in front of a women's clothing store, which was one of the bases Tayuya established after coming to Calgary.

Normally, Duoyou would pass by the store, take off his outer robe, and then go out the back door of the store and walk through the alley to the stadium.

The old wooden door opened with a long sound. The female manager and the shop assistants were sitting casually at the counter.

This was no different from usual, but Tayuya instantly sensed something unusual.

In the past, the shop assistants and the manager had ignored Tayuya's comings and goings, treating her like a completely invisible person. But now, after Tayuya pushed the door open, several eyes flickered over her, not to mention the faint smell of fish in the air.

"Manager, when did the new guy come into the store?"

Tayuya stopped in the middle of the clothing store and scanned the familiar decorations inside.

It wasn't that Tayuya wanted to stop, but someone had arranged so much and wouldn't let her leave easily. Thinking back to yesterday's ambush, Tayuya had some understanding.

"We are short of staff, so we hired some new staff to serve the customers today." The controlled female store manager replied, and he secretly passed some information to Tayuya.

The information was not much, but it was very useful. The uninvited guest had broken in this morning, and his target was Tayuya. Tayuya frowned slightly.

"Miss, you don't know what style of skirt you like. Do you need me to recommend one to you?"

As he was speaking, three new-looking employees came over. If you didn't know better, you might have thought they were attentive clothing store clerks.

With a flick of her right hand, Tayuya unsheathed the Snow Sound Sword. A sharp metallic scraping sound echoed through the shop, forcing the three employees back. Tayuya had neither the time nor the inclination to play house with these people, so she simply pierced through the disguise.

The wooden door behind Tayuya slammed shut, and due to the lack of light, the store became dim. More than a dozen people emerged from the darkness and surrounded Tayuya.

"Be careful, these people are very strong." As if worried about Tayuya's safety, the controlled store manager warned without regard for his own safety, with a look of deep fear on his face.

Without needing to be reminded, Tayuya could sense that the two leading men surrounding her were both at the level of Lieutenant Generals, blocking her path from one end to the other. Without her Sage Transformation, she could only manage a draw with a Lieutenant General.

This is a bit difficult to deal with.

"Poor disguise."

Tayuya glanced at the controlled female store manager and immediately exposed her disguise.