Chapter 83: Victory and Defeat Already Decided
"Go."
Rosse slowly floated in the air and nodded slightly.
With his Hearing the Sea ability, he could sense that Shamrock was still clearing the first settlement, and his speed was far inferior to Rosse's side.
And besides, one settlement only gave 100,000 experience. He wasn't a slave to the system, not to the extent that he had to grab every bit of experience.
Anyway, there was still a huge wave of experience babies to harvest later. Right now, Rosse wasn't in a hurry at all.
Buzz!
As usual, Rosse once again released Conqueror's Haki to clear the field, putting the majority of people into a state of unconsciousness.
After all, even if it were a thousand pigs, if they ran around chaotically, cleaning them up would still be troublesome.
If all were unconscious, it would save a lot of time.
Combined with the vampire-type ability and Observation Haki for scouting, Gion's killing speed wouldn't be too slow either.
Swish!
Gion drew her Konpira and, as her figure rushed downward, thousands of blood-red bats gushed out of her body, scattering to kill.
In an instant, the entire settlement was covered with a layer of blood-red.
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"Saint Rosse, total number of enemies killed: 12,142 ordinary people, 196 elites, and 2 strongest. Total merit: 143,020 points."
Inside the temporary command room of the CP organization, the merit recorder loudly reported Rosse's current merit score.
Upon hearing the score, the others all fell silent.
This merit number was shockingly high.
Celestial Dragons rarely ate Devil Fruits, and the Heavens Hunt was originally an entertainment feast for the Celestial Dragons. They normally wouldn't bring subordinates with area-clearing abilities.
If all the people were killed by subordinates, what would the Celestial Dragons themselves hunt?
So even on Shamrock's side, the subordinates he brought were mainly for support. The Arrow-Arrow Fruit ability user, Army Kid, was responsible for movement and target searching. The other, Sugar-Sugar Fruit ability user, was responsible for recovery.
The key output point was still Shamrock himself.
Rosse's side couldn't really be considered a breach of unspoken rules either. After all, the one with the fruit ability was Rosse himself, and the one with large-scale killing power was also just him.
Gion was obviously a swordsman who had eaten a Zoan fruit, which didn't equate to large-scale killing power. Her slaughtering speed was about the same as Shamrock's.
The key was that Gion's speed was fast. The time it took for Arrow-Arrow Fruit to move 1 kilometer was enough for Gion to move 5 kilometers.
This caused the cooperation between Rosse and Gion to be terrifyingly efficient in killing.
'There's basically no suspense anymore,' Zephyr grinned. While Shamrock was rushing to the second settlement, Rosse was already flying toward the third.
According to the bet between Shamrock and Rosse, each settlement was worth about 50,000–100,000. Falling behind by one settlement at the start meant the gap would only widen.
Those pirates and slaves added together only amounted to the size of one settlement. They wouldn't affect the big picture. Moreover, unless it was the very end, neither Rosse nor Shamrock would bother with those pirates.
After all, it was the Celestial Dragons' Heavens Hunt. Even if the two stole the spotlight, they still had to leave something for the other Celestial Dragons.
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On the deck of the World Government ship, Saint Mars, Saint Saturn, and Saint Garling sat or stood, all extremely casual and even relaxed.
"You really have a good grandson," Saint Mars said cheerfully.
It wasn't from his own family, which made him a bit regretful.
But since it was still a younger member of the clan and he didn't have to provide resources to train him, he was happy to say something nice.
"Just has some small tricks, still can't compare to the two from the Figarand family," Saint Saturn said humbly, but there was undoubtedly a smile on his face.
Even without looking at the surveillance, the three of them could cover the entire Senti Island with just their Observation Haki. No matter what happened, they would act at the first moment.
What happened with Rocks a few years ago, they would never allow a second time.
"I only have one child," Saint Garling said lightly, "If he's inferior, then he's inferior. Losing a few times is also a good thing for Shamrock."
Devil Fruits were also a form of power. Saint Garling had always cared only about results.
The fact was, Shamrock didn't seem bad, but he still wasn't as good as himself from a decade ago.
Back when the Rocks Pirates attacked, he was the one who withstood the main force of the Rocks Pirates.
Any officer from the Rocks Pirates back then could have easily overwhelmed Shamrock.
Their raw strength might be similar, but in terms of real combat experience, the gap was too great.
As for Rosse facing an officer of the Rocks Pirates, Saint Garling couldn't yet give an accurate assessment. After all, Rosse hadn't shown much strength so far. But just his ability to control seawater was enough to leave other ability users defenseless.
"After this Heavens Hunt ends, let that child of yours join the God's Knights. That sentence he said earlier wasn't bad. After all, someone has to carry the burden forward."
Because of what Rosse had said earlier, Saint Mars had a relatively good impression of him.
The key thing was, he didn't oversee the God's Knights anyway, and the Corps didn't affect him either, so why not do a favor?
"Let's wait until after the Heavens Hunt is over. By then, I'll have to trouble Garling to take good care of him," Saturn said with a smile.
After Rosse's sudden rise, even if he might not be able to change the world, at least the Five Elders had a successor.
Even if something happened to him, Rosse could step up.
The Five Elders seemed to be supreme, but above them was a temperamental master. Who knew if, over some trivial matter, they might suddenly lose their lives?
———
On Senti Island, in the deepest and largest Klin settlement.
CRASH!
The sky collapsed, and surging seawater poured down like a river of stars, vast and mighty.
It was as if a disaster god had descended. The villages made of earth and stone couldn't withstand the rush of seawater at all.
In just an instant, countless ordinary people were swept into the water. Houses shattered, trees toppled, no one was spared.
Just the first wave of impact took nearly ten thousand lives, leaving fewer than twenty alive.
"Seventeen people. The Klin clan really has quite a few strong ones," Rosse hovered in the sky, his gaze below carrying some surprise.
Since this settlement was rather large, his attack was more dispersed.
But those who survived at least had D+ level strength.
Daring to oppose the World Government, they really had some strength. Otherwise, CP9 alone would have cleaned this place up. It wouldn't have been left to the Heavens Hunt.
"OUTSIDER, I'LL KILL YOU ALL!"
On a tall tree below, a dark-skinned middle-aged man was being supported by two others, roaring at Rosse in the sky.
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[Klin · Mukang]
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"You must be the chief of the Klin clan. Only able to bark harsh words, this only proves your weakness and incompetence," Rosse spoke softly. This was already the sixth settlement that he and Gion had taken down.
Once they finished this camp, their Heavens Hunt would be over.
There were only ten settlements in total. Shamrock had just finished the fourth one and was now heading in their direction. On their end, it was just the finishing touches.
Victory and defeat, no doubt about it.
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