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"That is..."

"Indiscriminate fighting!!!"

After getting everyone excited, Donald stopped hesitating and stated all the rules in one breath.

"First of all, in addition to the seeded teams introduced earlier, other participating teams can form alliances at will, and once they win, they can share a qualifying qualification."

"You will also receive twenty specially made Super Bucky Bullets provided by Captain Bucky, one of the founders of the Cross Guild."

"As a friendly reminder, if this special Super Buggy Bullet is used properly, its power can even injure Master Barrett of our Cross Guild."

"So some guys, it's best not to try it casually."

"There is no time limit for this qualification battle. The three teams that are still alive or standing in the competition area at the end will automatically qualify as the winner."

"I think some people are ready to make a move."

Donald's voice was extremely provocative: "This may be a chance you will never have in your life. Kill those powerful men admired by everyone and seize the treasure of Pirate King Roger!!!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the three competition areas changed.

"Hey, hey, hey, these rules were not mentioned when we signed up! Now, won't we become everyone's target?"

Usopp complained with a grim expression. With his outstanding observation Haki, he could already feel the malicious gazes coming from all around him.

"I knew nothing good would happen!" Nami also complained angrily, "No wonder you worked so hard to introduce us before."

"Qi, in short, as long as we kill anyone who dares to attack us, we'll be fine."

Zoro was full of fighting spirit. He thought the battle would be boring, but now it seems that it can still bring him some fun.

"Only you can say such stupid things, Little Fourth."

Sanji, however, contradicted Zoro at this moment. He ignored Zoro's twitching expression and continued, "Those who are qualified to participate in this battle are not the trash we met before. Those who can survive in the New World all have their own trump cards."

"If you are accidentally surrounded by hundreds of people, people will die."

"Besides..." Sanji looked at the pirates who kept approaching him and his companions: "There are more than a few hundred people here."

"Sanji is right. I also think we should not take it lightly."

Jinbei echoed, "There is also the so-called special super buggy bullet. Although I don't know the specific situation, since even Barrett can be injured, even Luffy and Byakuya are likely to be in danger."

"We should leave!" Nami covered her forehead, but even though she said that, she still took out the weather stick: "Luffy and Byakuya, are you sure you want to continue?"

"Of course! I will never give up in any challenge!!!"

Obviously, Luffy has entered an excited state at this time.

As for the white night, it seems like a dream in the sky.

He didn't come to his senses until Merry jumped on his shoulders and pulled his hair.

"Sorry, I was just thinking about something." Bai Ye said.

"You should at least consider the situation! There are a lot of people who want to kill us now!" Usopp complained.

"Don't worry." Bai Ye said with a smile: "This so-called fair rule, on the surface it seems that we have been tricked by the organizer, but in fact it has no effect, those people will soon understand."

As Bai Ye finished speaking, something magical happened.

Those who had been eyeing the Straw Hat Pirates began to leave.

-

"Ha, are you sure? Drake." Apu said, "No matter how you look at it, the organizers are targeting us!"

Drake asked back: "Why do you think the host announced this rule now?"

"Ok?"

"This is just a trick of the Cross Guild to make this battle look bloodier and more intense."

Drake sneered. As an undercover agent in the navy, he was quite disgusted with this kind of thing.

"You bastard, can't you explain things clearly? What's the difference between you and that guy who has been playing cards? You haven't said anything at all!"

Apu was in great pain at this time. One of his teammates was muttering in a trance and couldn't speak clearly.

The other one spoke evasively and was quite mysterious.

Just don't speak human language.

As the ordinary person among the three, Apu feels very tired.

"It's obviously you who didn't think it through." Drake didn't tolerate Apu and directly retorted.

However, seeing that the Cross was distributing Bucky Bullets at this time, Drake continued to speak:

"This rule seems to be very favorable to those who are not the seeded players. They can form alliances without restrictions and can target people like us like crazy."

"The best-case scenario is that all the unseeded teams form an alliance and crush us out."

"But have you ever thought about how many people would sincerely form an alliance?"

"Or, how many people do you think would be willing to share the Pirate King's treasure with others?"

"the most important point is..."

Drake held up three fingers to Apu and said, "Each region has three qualifying spots."

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"So according to what Lafayette said, we are the safest?"

The burly Badgers scratched the back of his head, looking puzzled.

"Ninety-nine percent sure."

Lafayette said elegantly: "Maybe there will be some naive guys coming towards us, but most of the time, we just need to stay here."

-

Whether it was Bai Ye, Drake or Lafayette, they all guessed the purpose of the Cross.

This is not to hunt down the seeded teams at all, but to allow those who think they have a chance to participate in the fight wholeheartedly.

Although the divisions are randomly assigned by drawing lots, the Cross Guild is intentionally balancing the overall strength of each division.

And ensure that each division has a strong team with absolute strength.

At first, after hearing Donald introduce the seeded players, most of them would think, "I can't beat these guys even if I try my best."

Therefore, they will most likely choose to give up the competition after a simple attempt. After all, this is not an arena, and there will be no loss if they quit.

This is obviously not the picture the Crusaders want to see.

That’s why Donald has these so-called fair rules.

The Cross will give them hope of qualifying.

At least that's how it seems on the surface.

As long as these people form a strong enough alliance, they will have a good chance of defeating the so-called seeded players.

As long as... everyone thinks so.

But as Drake said, is there really anyone so naive?

After all, some pirate groups don’t even trust their own people, let alone this kind of temporarily formed team.

What if someone stabs you in the back?

After all, no matter how much treasure Roger has, it cannot be shared by so many people.

Simply put yourself in their perspective.

After seeing the hope of qualifying, the first reaction of these pirates and adventurers was not to unite as one to kick out the strong ones first, but to be wary of competitors of equal strength as themselves.

The premise of this reaction is the second condition mentioned by Drake.

Each region has three qualifying teams.

Perhaps it was a coincidence, or perhaps it was a deliberate arrangement, but in the three major competition areas allocated by the Cross Guild, there were one or two participating teams that these people were unwilling to provoke even if they formed an alliance.

Division 1 includes the trio of Katakuri, Drake and others.

At first glance, they don't seem that difficult to defeat, but don't forget that their backers are the Big Mom Pirates and the Beasts Pirates.

Even though they had lost face at the hands of the Straw Hat Pirates before, they were still an insurmountable mountain for these people.

No one would want to mess with them over some treasure, even Roger's treasure.

What's more, they have no confidence that they can really defeat the opponent.

Division 2 includes the Blackbeard Pirates’ executives and the legendary Tounta Adventure Group formed by the dwarfs.

The former's strength is needless to say, and the latter has also caused a lot of trouble in the past, which makes people wary.

Division 3 is home to the Straw Hat Pirates and the Barto Club that idolizes them.

Especially the latter, no one knows whether the Straw Hat Pirates will take action if they attack the Barto Club.

The teams that can gain a foothold in the new world are not fools, and a simple analysis will lead to the conclusion.

Instead of risking your life to fight these supermodel guys, it is better to gather a group of people to deal with other competitors.

What they are fighting for is actually the third qualifying spot!

And their opponents are naturally clear at a glance.

If we really have to talk about danger, it is the seeded players who do not have absolutely strong strength that are more dangerous.

They will become the first targets for elimination in the eyes of these people, and the new team after the alliance is fully capable of doing so.

However, these seeded players can also choose to withdraw after understanding the situation. As for whether they are willing to do so, it is their own business.

-

Just as Bai Ye and his team had expected, after receiving the Buggy bombs from the Cross Guild, the strongest teams among these people began to recruit teams weaker than themselves, with no intention of joining forces.

To them, these weak teams are the best cannon fodder and pathfinders, while teams at the same level as themselves are their competitors.

As for those weak teams, can they form an alliance to fight against them?

I'm sorry, once a team with similar ideas appears, they will be killed by the strong team.

This is a tacit understanding that does not require discussion.

In just a short period of time, the ugliness of human nature was revealed.

The distribution of power among the three divisions also changed again.

There were originally countless hundreds of teams scattered around the island, but after some integration, only a dozen teams remained.

"Then I declare!!!"

Donald gave the final signal: "The qualification battle begins now!!!"

boom! ! !

Even before Donald's voice fell, a terrifying battle broke out on the three fan-shaped islands.

In Division 1, three reorganized teams rushed towards the seeded team, the Saw Pirates, at the same time.

Five Bucky bombs were thrown out instantly, and amid the explosions and smoke, the sound of fighting suddenly rang out.

But less than a minute after the battle began, most of the Awkward Pirates were injured.

But at this moment, the two integrated teams suddenly launched a surprise attack on the other team.

Without any warning, amid the desperate roar of the leader, the team was destroyed before the Awkward Pirates.

Ten minutes after the battle began, blood covered the entire battlefield.

In the end, the only ones left in the center of the battlefield were an integrated team and the captain of the Saw Pirates.

Such incidents continued to break out on the three fan-shaped islands, some of which were even more tragic.

When the four integrated teams were fighting, they were suddenly ambushed by two seed teams and were completely wiped out.

The two seeded teams left in opposite directions without any communication.

The identities of prey and hunter are changing at any time on this battlefield.

A pirate who is shouting with excitement one second may have his heart dug out the next.

But no one backed down, because they always believed that they would be the ones to qualify.

This is the ultimate killing, it has nothing to do with hatred or stance.

The blood that was splashing all over the sky seemed to reflect the ugliness of a wild beast.

-

And this was all within Crocodile's expectations.

"Everyone, are you satisfied with this performance?"

In a hall deep underground on the island, Crocodile looked at the screen on the wall and smiled confidently.

"Hahahaha, it's exactly as you said, Crocodile."

On a small screen on the wall, Morgans, who was hiding in the shadows, laughed loudly: "This is not a delicious appetizer, it's clearly a luxurious meal!!!"

"Extreme Killing is my favorite show, and I am very satisfied with this cooperation."

On another screen, Pierclo, the killer king of the underworld, showed a bloodthirsty smile. His eyes under the mask were filled with desire, and he couldn't wait to take the field himself.

"It's really good. You have better taste than that lunatic Doflamingo. This kind of show is perfect for entertaining people."

Another voice sounded, and compared to the previous two, this voice was obviously different.

You can tell at once that this is the voice of someone who has been in a high position for many years.

He is calm and has the aura of a superior.

Crocodile responded, "As I promised you, King Harker."

The man called King Hake is indeed a king, and among the member states of the World Government, the country ruled by Hake can be ranked high.

"You're useless! You couldn't even last thirty minutes."

The one who spoke was the king of another member country. He looked at a team dying on the screen without any mercy, but instead became furious.

He had bet 1 billion Baileys on them before.

"Hey, bet 58 billion Baileys on number for minutes."

As soon as the words were spoken, the staff of the Cross Union began to record them.

And things like this keep happening.

This is Crocodile's real purpose.

The odds set outside were just a small matter; the real odds were on the nearly 100 screens in front of him.

Big shots in the underground world, kings and nobles of the member countries of the World Government.

These are the people's works that Crocodile values.

As for the extremely brutal fighting on the island, it is nothing more than an entertainment in the eyes of these people, just like animals in a zoo.

These contestants will never know that their lives have already been priced.

There is really nothing more ironic than this.

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Actually, there is more I want to write, but after thinking about it, I decided to stop here.

This plot may make some people feel uncomfortable, and I apologize for this.