Chapter 1: Charged Attack?!
After finishing his purchases, Su Xiao waited in the Trade Market for a prompt from Reincarnation Paradise.
Because he had modified the upcoming derivative world, Reincarnation Paradise did not provide any information about the next derivative world.
Su Xiao took out his tablet and checked the details of the next derivative world.
“Hmm? That ability suits me well. The difficulty to obtain it is a bit high. Looks like I need to plan this out.”
After reviewing the information, there was still one hour before entering the derivative world. Su Xiao inspected the supplies in his storage space.
Daily necessities were fully prepared, and his weapons had been repaired. In the corner of the storage space sat thirty-one Intermediate Alchemy Bombs.
His proficiency in crafting Alchemy Bombs had maxed out, but Su Xiao didn’t rush to upgrade the crafting level.
Although he had leftover Paradise Coins and his mana had fully recovered, Su Xiao would never craft Alchemy Bombs right before entering a derivative world—that was highly irrational behavior.
Derivative worlds were filled with all kinds of dangers; he had to ensure he entered in peak condition.
The long wait began. After clearing two puzzle games, the nearby contractors started to stir.
“Here it comes, a new derivative world. Hope I make it back alive.”
“Anyone going into the ‘Date War’ derivative world? A worker-type contractor is begging for protection.”
...
Noisy shouts rang out, followed by a prompt from Reincarnation Paradise.
[Time’s up. Derivative World: One Piece begins. This world has no anomalies and is an Open World.]
[Spatial coordinates stable. Consumed 0.021 ounces of Space-Time Power.]
[Based on consumed Space-Time Power, the contractor’s minimum overall evaluation for this world must reach C- grade.]
[Open World: Hunters may encounter extremely powerful enemies in this world. Proceed with caution.]
He was about to be teleported again. Su Xiao rubbed the back of his head. He was utterly helpless, but there was nothing he could do.
Just as Su Xiao braced himself for another ‘blow to the head,’ that familiar feeling didn’t come.
[Open World teleportation preparing...]
Preparing? Su Xiao frowned. A sudden thought struck him—Open Worlds might refer to larger derivative worlds, making teleportation more difficult.
Su Xiao’s face stiffened. “Don’t tell me...”
*BAM!*
Su Xiao cursed *MMP* in his heart. If the previous sensation was like a ‘blunt strike,’ this time it felt like a hammer directly to the back of his head—a heavy, charged hammer. His vision even started to blur with stars.
Space-Time Power surged, and Reincarnation Paradise completed the teleportation.
...
Inside a planet in the Void, beyond the reach of Reincarnation Paradise.
This was a small planet inhabited by hundreds of thousands of beings, home to a race similar to the Kalarians.
This race differed in appearance from the Kalarians; they resembled half-beasts and plundered other races across the Void.
At this moment, the scene on this planet was pure hell. Corpses filled the view, and rivers of blood were no exaggeration.
The sky had turned a pale red, with a slash mark several kilometers long cutting through the atmosphere.
It was clear that this slash had come from outside the planet, piercing through the outer energy barrier and atmosphere, slicing off a third of the planet like a cut apple.
“W-What did we do wrong? Why slaughter us?”
A three-meter-tall half-beast lay on the ground. He was the planet’s leader, immensely powerful and infamous in the nearby star systems. Now, his body was covered in sword wounds, flesh and blood mangled.
These weren’t direct cuts from a blade—just the aftermath of sword energy.
“What did you do wrong?”
A man’s voice rang out. The man sat atop a towering mountain of corpses. The bodies in the pile were withered, as if drained of life force.
The man sat on the corpse pile, drinking heavily from a flask. A thick, bloody scent wafted through the air—inhaling it could stir the urge to kill. This was the aura of someone who had slaughtered tens of millions of beings.
“Someone hired me to wipe out ‘Telan Star.’ No personal grudge.”
With that, the man took another big gulp. The aroma of fine wine spread; even by Void standards, it was top-tier.
“T-Telan Star?”
The planet’s leader froze, tears streaming down the face of this blood-soaked half-beast.
“This is Kaba Star! Telan Star is ten light-years away. They’re close, and the same race lives there, but this isn’t Telan Star! It isn’t!”
The planet’s leader clutched his head and wept.
“Eh? Not Telan Star?”
The man on the corpse pile looked slightly surprised and pulled out a star chart to check.
“Left, thirty-five degrees... Hmm, indeed not. Wrong kill. Throwing shoes to find the way really isn’t reliable.”
The man stood up, a manic grin spreading across his face, revealing stark white teeth.
“Since I killed the wrong ones... I’ll just silence everyone. Can’t let this embarrassing thing get out. Was going to spare a few tens of thousands, but forget it.”
The planet’s leader was in despair. This god of slaughter from the Void was utterly unreasonable—stealing any beautiful woman he fancied, and fine wine went without saying.
Suddenly, the man holding the longsword atop the corpse pile changed expression.
“Someone’s at the old place again. No, that’s not right.”
The man closed his eyes to sense, and after a long while, he opened them.
“So that’s how it is. Looks like the contract I signed back then is still valid.”
...
Space-Time Power enveloped Su Xiao. After an unknown time, a fierce wind rushed toward him.
Su Xiao suddenly opened his eyes. The oncoming gale made him instinctively want to shut them.
He was falling, plummeting downward.
Below was a vast, blue ocean, shimmering with light.
*Splash!* Su Xiao plunged into the water. A flood of bubbles appeared. Caught off guard, he swallowed a few mouthfuls—bitter and salty. It was seawater.
Gurgling a few bubbles underwater, Su Xiao moved his limbs and swam to the surface.
With a splash, Su Xiao broke through the water, wiped the seawater from his face, and gasped for air.
Even though he had arrived in the world of One Piece, did they have to drop him straight into the ocean?
Scanning his surroundings, all he could see was water—endless, boundless.
The reason Su Xiao was teleported into the air and fell into the sea was Reincarnation Paradise’s protective measure for contractors.
If Su Xiao were teleported together with other contractors, it would be extremely dangerous in this Open World.
In Open Worlds, the drop rate of Scarlet Cards among contractors exceeded 60%, earning it the nickname ‘Hunting Ground’—a hunter’s paradise and a weakling’s hell.
Strong contractors couldn’t wait to enter Open Worlds, while the weak avoided them at all costs.
At this moment, Su Xiao was utterly bewildered. Where exactly was he? What was his mission?
[Entering World: One Piece]
World Difficulty: LV.3～?? (Open World. Difficulty varies by region.)
World Source: 0%
World Introduction: Wealth, fame, power. The vast seas are filled with Marines and pirates. Confrontations of Haki, battles between Devil Fruit users, games of the strong, and struggles for hegemony.
Three Types of Haki: A high-level technique for developing the body.
Devil Fruit: A secret treasure of the sea. Grants mystical abilities upon consumption. Weak to seawater, Seastone, etc.
World Government: The largest organization in this world, ruling for over 800 years.
Marines: The largest armed force under the World Government, responsible for maritime order.
Pirates: Adventurers of the sea, exploring the world, plundering and killing, good and evil undefined.
Main Mission: Arrive at Water 7 (Current location: waters near Water 7).
Hunter Mission: Eliminate Violator No. 9740.
Note: Violator No. 9740 is relatively strong. The Hunter must proceed with caution.
Note: When the Hunter enters within one kilometer of the Violator, the tracking function will activate automatically.
Warning: Do not mention anything related to ‘Paradise’ in this world. If the warning is ignored, execution will be enforced!
Note: Detected that the Hunter does not know this world’s language. 100 Paradise Coins have been consumed to automatically master it.
World, begin!