Who told him to become the Pirate King!

Chapter 11 I crave a more worthy opponent! (Please read on!)

Two new bronze trophies were won.

Storm looked at his ability list and put the two trophies into [Iron Block] and [Paper Drawing] respectively.

The stars adorning these two abilities fluctuated, then transformed into—

Iron Block: ★★★

[Paper drawing: ★★★]

The goal is to bring the actual skill levels of [Iron Block] and [Paper Drawing] back to match the data.

The best way is to train and improve in actual combat!

Storm turned his gaze back to the group of blue gorillas.

however.

The group of blue gorillas now avoid eye contact with him altogether.

Some looked up at the sky, some looked down at the ground, some picked at their fingers, some groomed their fur...

The blue gorillas' reaction was just like that of students in class who were afraid of being called on by the teacher.

Under Storm's watchful gaze.

A blue gorilla suddenly picked up a double-edged axe from the side.

But it wasn't attacking; it was using an axe as a mirror.

If the blue gorilla could talk, it might say something like this:

Hey, this axe... it really is an axe!

no doubt.

This group of blue gorillas were all "impressed" by Storm.

Even though Storm urged them to come to him.

These blue gorillas seemed rooted to the floor, not moving an inch.

"I seem to remember someone telling me before that Brugge's IQ isn't very high?"

Storm was speechless.

The blue gorilla didn't want to be a sparring partner.

Storm had no choice but to find someone himself to practice with!

Clay clones!

With a thought, Storm released clumps of white clay and manipulated them to mix together.

In less than a moment.

A white clay figure, identical to Storm except for its color, appears.

This is a clay clone created using the four-star [Clay Fruit] ability.

Its basic attributes, whether it's strength or speed, are all four-star!

The only downside to 【Clay Doppelgangers】is—

It has no intelligence; it can only mechanically execute the orders given by Storm.

But it's enough!

Storm uses his clay clones as practice partners to hone his skills in iron blocks and paper drawing.

Half the morning has passed.

Storm, drenched in sweat, finished his workout.

"Ugh! This abrupt ending is so frustrating!"

The inspiration burst effect brought by the [Grand Prize Cup] upgrade has a duration.

After Storm's actual level catches up with the data.

The endless stream of inspiration in his mind was suddenly strangled, as if someone had grabbed his lifeline.

Halfway through the game, the power suddenly went out.

It was an incredibly refreshing and invigorating feeling.

It's like trying to sneeze halfway through, opening your mouth wide and filling your stomach with air, but you just can't actually sneeze.

Edge-controlled firing is the most deadly.

Storm looked sullenly at the Blue Gorilla troops.

Why can't these blue gorillas offer a higher-level "Grand Prix"?

It must be because they didn't try hard enough!

Wild animals have a remarkably sharp intuition.

The blue gorillas seemed to sense the malice in Storm's eyes.

They all dropped their axes, lay down on the ground, covered their heads with their hands, and stuck out their rear ends, showing no intention of resisting.

In the past, Sadie Jr. needed to use a whip to control the group of blue gorillas.

But Storm only needed one look to completely subdue the blue gorillas.

These blue water monkeys have already taken his shape...

"Let's go to sea!"

Storm waved to the blue gorillas.

The latter, as if granted a pardon, squeaked and crawled away from the jailer's sight.

As a prison guard in the Crimson Lotus Hell.

Aside from the prisoners who need to suppress the Crimson Lotus Hell, this group of blue water monkeys...

They also need to shoulder the important task of supplying food to the advance city.

Simply put—

Go into the sea to catch fish.

"Sea Kings..."

Storm put away the [Clay Clone] and fell into thought.

He now needs to find a new source of the Grand Prix.

After initial consideration, two directions emerged.

One is Impel Down, which lies beneath our feet.

One is the windless zone next to it.

There are indeed a lot of pirates in Impel Down.

But the number of sea kings in the calm zone is no less than that!

Storm has not yet fought against Sea Kings.

But since even the blue gorilla can provide the Silver Trophy.

Sea kings are also an option!

"...Let's go down below and find the pirates; it's closer."

After a moment's consideration, Storm decided to temporarily abandon the Sea King trophy-collecting route.

Speaking of which, there are quite a few powerful non-human creatures in Impel Down...

Storm changed into the jailer's uniform, put on his [Iron Ore Saber], and hid the [Seastone Baton] in his pocket.

What exactly is a "celibate male god"?

Storm strode forward toward the large elevator lobby on the first floor above sea level.

Compared to the outside world, Impel Down's "technological level" is quite good, with electric tools being widely used.

While Storm was waiting for the elevator.

The elevator doors were wide open, and a group of medical personnel rushed out carrying a stretcher.

Storm looked closely and realized that the person on the stretcher was none other than little Sadie, whom he hadn't seen for a while!

"What's wrong with little Sadie?"

A weak response drifted from the stretcher.

"I was ambushed by the jailer beast..."

"He can still speak, so it's not a big problem."

Storm shook his head, his heart, which had just been in his throat, instantly calmed down.

He then ignored Sadie and walked directly into the elevator, issuing the order—

Crimson Lotus Hell!

Impel Down's overall structure is somewhat similar to a pyramid; the further down you go, the larger the area and the more spacious the space.

The Crimson Lotus Hell is several times larger than the first level at sea.

However, unlike what Storm had imagined, the Crimson Hell was not entirely a forest landscape.

In the outer circle of the Red Lotus Hell, there are heavily guarded cells of varying sizes.

These include both single luxury rooms and shared rooms for multiple people.

In the "inner circle" of Crimson Lotus Hell lies a blood-red forest overgrown with "sword trees" and "needle grasses".

Here, every time a prisoner moves, he is subjected to harm and torture from all sides.

This forest is the real "Red Lotus Hell"!

Prisoners imprisoned within the city were generally placed on floors determined by the amount of the bounty offered.

The bounties for prisoners in Crimson Hell are generally less than ten million Berries.

Very few criminals have bounties exceeding ten million Berries.

Storm, holding the list of prisoners from Crimson Hell that he had obtained from the database upstairs, walked calmly down the prison corridor.

Thanks to his prison guard uniform, almost no prisoner dared to provoke him.

The vast majority of prisoners who attempt to provoke the guards are thrown into the Crimson Forest to experience the true taste of the Crimson Lotus Hell.

During the inspection of the Red Lotus Hell.

Storm only encountered a minor problem—

A riot broke out in a mixed-use prison cell, where indigenous people bullied new inmates.

This situation is difficult to avoid.

It's not difficult to solve.

Storm beat up all the prisoners in the cell!

He didn't hit hard.

An eight-person prison cell.

In the end, only eight bronze trophies were awarded.

After dealing with the riot, Storm left the now quiet mixed cell and casually flipped through the prisoner list.

"In Mixed Cell No. 4, the highest bounty on prisoners is 931 million Berries, and the lowest is 364 million Berries. None of them have a bounty exceeding 10 million Berries!"

"All the prisoners provided were two-star bronze trophies."

"If we divide it by the amount of the reward."

"All prizes below ten million are bronze trophies?!"

Storm wanted to confirm this speculation.

So he went to find the prisoner with the highest bounty currently imprisoned in the Crimson Hell.

A bounty of 1200 million Berries is already the ceiling for prisoners in Crimson Hell!

But this ceiling was as fragile as a membrane in front of Storm.

Storm found an excuse.

He doesn't like wearing black and white clothes today.

Then they simply cooked the other person up.

The moment the prisoner with a bounty of 1200 million Berries lost consciousness and collapsed to the ground.

A gleaming silver trophy suddenly appeared before Storm's eyes.

"really!"

Storm finished his daily cruise and returned to the first level at sea.

"Anything under ten million is bronze; anything over ten million is silver."

This discovery led Storm to revise his previously developed "trophy hunting plan".

He is now the chief jailer of the Crimson Lotus Hell.

However, there are very few pirates in Crimson Hell with bounties exceeding ten million Berries.

The second underground level is a hell of ferocious beasts.

The average bounty for the prisoners held there is 1500 million Berries.

Every prisoner is a silver trophy.

"wrong!"

Storm suddenly realized.

"The silver trophy is becoming less and less important to me these days!"

Storm's [Physique] and [Clay Fruit] have both reached four stars.

A three-star Silver Cup cannot improve a four-star ability.

Storm needs a higher-level trophy!

The Golden Trophy!

Storm recalled information about Impel Down.

The bounties for prisoners in Crimson Hell are generally less than ten million Berries.

The average bounty in Beast Hell exceeds 15 million Berries.

The minimum bounty for prisoners in the third level of the Hunger Hell is 50 million Berries.

"To hunt for the higher-level [Grand Prix], I need to at least go to the third level of the Hunger Hell!"

Storm instantly identified his target.

"But if the Grand Prize Cup that a pirate with a bounty of tens of millions can offer is at most silver..."

"Then I'll go to the fifth level of the extreme cold hell!"

The criminals imprisoned in the extreme cold hell all have bounties of over 100 million Berries.

If it were placed in the paradise of the first half of the Grand Line.

Every criminal in the frigid hell is capable of becoming a "supernova"!

Storm recalled encountering the badly injured Sadie in the elevator earlier.

He dialed directly to the fourth level of the scorching hell with one phone call.

"Chief! I crave a more worthy adversary!"

"What did you say? I don't understand."

"I want a promotion!"

(End of this chapter)