Chapter 236: Ferocious Bear Pirate Crew

Jaya Island Coast.

Adrian descended from the sky, landing on the sandy beach. As he gazed at the long-missed yellow soil ahead, a rare look of relaxation appeared in his eyes.

The boredom and tedium of flying to get here far surpassed the experience of sailing on the open sea.

At least when sailing on the Abyss, he had Rumi and Love to keep him entertained.

But flying alone from Windmill Village in the East Blue to Jaya Island on the Grand Line, was just fucking boring.

Regardless, he had finally arrived at this special island located below the Sky Island!

Since he was already here, Adrian did not rush to fly up to the Sky Island immediately. Instead, he decided to take a short break on Jaya Island to ease his weary mind.

As the sea breeze brushed his face, Adrian stretched out his arms and took a big lazy stretch.

Just as he was about to step forward, he suddenly heard a noisy commotion behind him.

Turning around, he saw a medium-sized three-masted sailing ship, flying a black pirate flag, swiftly sailing towards Jaya Island.

The deck was crowded with people, most of them wearing black headbands and armed with long knives and guns, all looking fierce and ruthless.

There was no doubt that this was a pirate crew preparing to land on Jaya Island!

Adrian looked calmly at the pirate emblem painted on their sail.

"It looks like an armored bear? Well, it doesn't ring any bells..."

While Adrian was trying to recall the identity of the pirate crew.

Several burly pirates with malicious grins pushed two medium-sized cannons, aiming them in his direction.

Moments later, with two loud booms, two round black cannonballs whizzed towards him.

"Seems like there's no need to recall their identity. They're brazenly firing at innocent bystanders, and it looks like it's not their first time either."

Adrian narrowed his eyes slightly and reached out into the void.

As faint ripples appeared in the air, the cursed blade, Nidai Kitetsu, was gripped in his hand.

On the pirate ship about to land, several pirates, upon seeing this, were immediately dumbfounded.

Pirates who mingled in the Paradise stage of the Grand Line certainly didn't lack sharp eyesight.

Even if they hadn't eaten the Devil Fruits themselves, they had seen others who had!

Moreover, their captain of the Ferocious Bear Pirate Crew was a Zoan-type Brown Bear Fruit user with a bounty exceeding 60 million Beli!

At this moment, how could these pirates not recognize that the white-faced guy they had just fired upon was likely a rare Paramecia-type fruit user?

Clang! Clang!

Adrian flicked his wrist, and several extremely sharp flying slashes burst from Nidai Kitetsu, effortlessly slicing the two speeding cannonballs into pieces.

The remaining flying slashes continued towards the pirate ship with undiminished power.

In the blink of an eye, the ship's three masts, each as thick as several people's arms, were cut in half.

The falling masts crashed onto the pirate ship with a thunderous boom.

Many pirates, unable to dodge in time, were crushed to death on the spot, with several others severely or lightly injured.

The loud crash attracted the attention of the Ferocious Bear Pirate Crew's captain, who was resting in the cabin. Half-dressed, he stormed out onto the deck.

"What happened?! What's going on?"

Emerging from the cabin was a giant man, standing five meters tall, with brown hair and beard, wearing only black pants, his bare upper body covered in thick brown fur.

From a distance, he looked like an upright brown bear, as in standing!

The giant brown bear's gaze quickly locked onto Adrian, standing at the edge of the coast, holding a long sword.

"Did you destroy my ship? Kid, I'll take your life for that!"

With a roar, the giant brown bear instantly transformed into full-beast mode, his body swelling even more, his hands and feet turning into giant bear paws.

Boom!

The giant brown bear stomped heavily on the deck, his massive figure leaping into the air, jumoing towards the shoreline.

Adrian's eyes narrowed, and thick, black Armament Haki instantly wrapped around Nidai Kitetsu. He gripped the hilt with both hands, raising it high above his head, ready to use a newly acquired sword technique.

In mid-air, the giant brown bear suddenly felt an intense sense of dread. His eyes instantly filled with blood, bulging out as he struggled to break free from the overwhelming emotion, but it was futile.

Under the pressure of the sword's intent, the giant brown bear felt he couldn't muster any strength to move his body.

Adrian's eyes flashed red, and he swung his arms down with force.

One Sword Style: Great Quake!

The black blade of the cursed sword Kitetsu sliced through the air, leaving a sharp arc, with a faint chill emanating from it.

Under the stunned gaze of the Ferocious Bear Pirate Crew members, their once invincible captain was struck down from mid-air by a slash that didn't even touch him!

However, standing on the shore, Adrian frowned slightly, dissatisfied with this new sword technique.

"A complete weakling-crushing skill, one that can't even inflict real damage. What's the point of scaring the enemy?"

Adrian shook his head slightly, then slashed out several more times, sinking the pirate ship into the shallow coastal waters.

Mini Ghost: Withering Heart Attack!

The next moment, Adrian unleashed his ghost abilities.

With Kenbunshoku Haki precisely locking onto each member of the Ferocious Bear Pirate Crew, the mini ghosts pierced their bodies one by one, including the giant brown bear who had just fallen into the water.

{I remember a comment asking why don't he just burst them from inside, here it is…}

Pop, pop, pop—

Light popping sounds came from the sea.

The next moment, faint traces of blood spread through the surrounding waters, and a group of sharks, drawn by the scent, quickly swam over, devouring the fresh corpses.

A notification sounded on the panel.

[You have gained 1 Trial Point]

"Only 1 point? What a bunch of worthless trash!"

Looking at the panel notification, Adrian couldn't help but curl his lip.

After his recent voyages through the Paradise, he had roughly figured out how the Trial Points were determined.

Besides the opponent's strength, the bounty amount was also a crucial reference point.

1 Trial Point roughly corresponded to an enemy with a 100 million Beli bounty.

Although it was only a reference, the general range was not far off… maybe.

Adrian looked at the experience notification on the panel again. As expected, through the bounty-to-experience conversion system, besides the kill reward, he had also gained roughly 10 million experience points.

Gazing at the blood-red sea, Adrian shook his head slightly.

"A bounty of 100 million Beli, just thrown into the water like that. Even though I don't care about money, it still feels wasteful…"

"Is there a way to claim bounties as a pirate? That's a problem worth solving."

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