Chapter 68: Coming to Find Him
After hanging up the Den Den Mushi, Su Xiao's expression turned contemplative.
The Navy would definitely not conduct a fair trade. When they sent people to Water 7 for the transaction, Water 7 would be trapped with no escape.
"Fortunately, there are still those people."
Su Xiao set these thoughts aside for now. He took three good-quality swords from his storage space.
These three swords were all Purple quality, with ratings between 100 and 130. One of them, rated 129, had a very useful attribute attached.
[Blood Dance]
Origin: One Piece World
Quality: Purple
Durability: 62/62
Attack Power: 33~64
Equipment Requirements: 27 Strength, 25 Agility
Equipment Effect: Shadow Dance Sever (Passive): Each slash against an enemy reduces their defense by 8%, lasting 20 seconds. This effect can stack up to 3 times, reducing enemy defense by a total of 24%.
Tip: When Shadow Dance Sever (Passive) stacks to 3 times, it triggers the Bloodletting effect. (Bloodletting: The enemy loses 2 Health Points per second and receives 30% less healing.)
Rating: 129
Description: How beautiful the splashing blood is.
Price: Cannot be sold as ownership of this item has not been obtained.
Tip: This item has been certified by Reincarnation Paradise. As the Hunter has not obtained full ownership, it cannot be taken out of the One Piece World.
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A smile appeared on Su Xiao's face. He had finally obtained an attribute that could increase the sharpness of Dragon-Slaying Flash.
Although Shadow Dance Sever (Passive) didn't directly increase sharpness, it had two effects: reducing the enemy's defense and lowering their healing effectiveness.
When Su Xiao had fought the Violator earlier, he had experienced firsthand how disgusting it was to have his healing reduced.
If Su Xiao mastered this ability, his assassination capabilities would be greatly enhanced. He could take the head of a general amidst ten thousand troops, and even a healer wouldn't be able to save them.
Placing the three swords side by side in front of him, Su Xiao set Dragon-Slaying Flash beside them.
Activating the Supreme Blade skill, a mass of iron-black light appeared in Su Xiao's hand, swirling in a vortex.
Bringing the iron-black light close to the three Purple weapons, it seemed to come alive, directly enveloping them.
"Crack, crack, crack~."
The three Purple weapons wrapped in the iron-black light emitted a series of grinding sounds as they were being crushed.
After a few dozen seconds, wisps of purple crystalline fragments drifted out from the light, floating toward Dragon-Slaying Flash.
Dragon-Slaying Flash rapidly absorbed the purple crystalline fragments, a faint purple gleam appearing on its surface. The blade edge became sharper, and the sword body grew tougher.
Whether it was an illusion or not, Su Xiao felt that Dragon-Slaying Flash was becoming more and more exquisite, though its appearance hadn't changed much.
Checking Dragon-Slaying Flash's attributes, its Blade Edge Value had increased from 0% to 67%.
Noticing this, Su Xiao's brow twitched. Three Purple weapons had only increased Dragon-Slaying Flash's Blade Edge Value by 67%, averaging about 22% each. This meant that to reach the next quality, he would need two more Purple-quality weapons.
Thinking about needing two more Purple weapons, Su Xiao's vision darkened. Getting three good-quality swords from the Navy was already the limit. The Navy wouldn't provide any more; these three swords were given to him just to keep him stable.
The difficulty of increasing the Blade Edge Value was growing, but that wasn't a problem. Su Xiao was also constantly getting stronger.
Checking Dragon-Slaying Flash's attributes, with a 67% increase in Blade Edge Value, the changes were significant.
Dragon-Slaying Flash +8 (Blade Edge Value 67%)
Origin: Shadow of Law Destruction
Quality: Purple
Durability: 85/85 (Increased by 5)
Attack Power: 61~107 (Increased by 7~10)
Equipment Requirements: Inheritor of the Shadow of Law Destruction
Supreme Blade Effect 1: Sharpness +7
Supreme Blade Effect 2: Shadow Dance Sever (Passive): Each slash against an enemy reduces their defense by 8%, lasting 20 seconds. This effect can stack up to 3 times, reducing enemy defense by a total of 24%.
Tip: When Shadow Dance Sever (Passive) stacks to 3 times, it triggers the Bloodletting effect. (Bloodletting: The enemy loses 2 Health Points per second and receives 30% less healing.)
+5 Additional Effect: Armor Penetration Increased
+8 Additional Effect: Sharpness +2
Rating: 121 (Increased by 21)
Description: Loss, Encounter, Battle Together, Rebirth, Growth, Legend.
Price: Cannot be traded.
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The overall attributes had improved somewhat, but there was no massive enhancement. It was only during each quality upgrade that Dragon-Slaying Flash would see a significant boost.
Putting away Dragon-Slaying Flash, Su Xiao stood up and left the civilian house. Although he wanted to rest for a while, there were still things to do.
Su Xiao was very tired now. What he wanted most was to sleep. After arriving at Enies Lobby, he had first sniped a Contractor, then fought a Violator. After that battle, before he could catch his breath, the Mad Nurse had appeared.
After repelling the Mad Nurse and fighting Kaku, killing Kaku, the three idiots from National Football Team had come looking for him.
Snipe → Fight Violator → Fight Mad Nurse → Fight Kaku → Repel Idiots.
Su Xiao had fought five consecutive battles, three of which were extremely high intensity, where a single misstep could mean death.
At this moment, his biggest desire was to find a comfortable big bed and sleep, but he couldn't do that.
The Navy was about to arrive, and he needed to set up an extra layer of insurance.
Walking through the streets of Water 7, after some inquiries, Su Xiao learned something and turned toward the city center.
In the central district of Water 7, inside a spacious civilian house.
"Let's rest here. This used to be Tom's residence."
The fish-man, Grandma Kokoro, was holding a bottle of wine, drinking heavily. She was always in a drunken state every day.
The Straw Hat Pirates were standing or sitting in the room, all with slightly worried expressions. They had just burned the Going Merry, the ship that had accompanied them for so long.
But there was good news too: Robin had been successfully rescued, which was undoubtedly a positive development.
Luffy was currently sitting at a dining table. Although he was fast asleep, his hands moved quickly, constantly stuffing food into his mouth. This was an instinctive action; his body had consumed too much energy, and his instincts drove him to keep eating to replenish.
"Thump, thump, thump."
A knock came at the door of the house. The Straw Hat Pirates looked up, their expressions natural. They thought it was Franky.
The door was pushed open, and Su Xiao stood at the entrance.
Seeing Su Xiao at the door, the Straw Hat Pirates immediately stood up. Zoro stepped in front of Luffy.
"This guy..."
Zoro held a long sword in each hand, watching Su Xiao warily.
"What do you want? We don't seem to have any grudges."
Sanji watched Su Xiao warily. He was currently blocking Nami and Robin. Robin instinctively took two steps back, a hint of panic in her eyes.
"I've come to make a deal with you."
"A deal?"
Sanji was puzzled, but he shook his head and said, "We're not interested in making a deal with you. Besides, we don't have anything to trade with you."
"No, you do."
Su Xiao walked into the room, casually found a chair, and sat down, showing no intention of fighting.
"Nico Robin, it seems you've found some good companions."
Su Xiao looked at Robin. Robin patted Sanji's shoulder, signaling that she would handle the negotiation.
Compared to the others in the Straw Hat Pirates, Robin had experienced much more.