Game Merchants Starting from the Ninja World.

Chapter 177 The Soul Reaper Who Violated the Rules of the Game

"Is this... a Lord Monster?"

The countless hairs of the giant heart, like tree roots growing from deep underground, spread continuously towards the center.

Bucky retreated repeatedly.

The ice-blue bullet was fired, but after only a few seconds of being frozen, the root-like downy hairs broke free from the ice.

Before Buggy's crew could retreat, several pirates were instantly entangled and sucked until they were reduced to shriveled human skin.

"Get out of the way!"

Hawkeye drew his black sword and unleashed a scorching flame sword aura towards the tree roots.

In a flash,

Countless tree roots were severed, and along with them, emerald flames burned into the ground.

"Something's not right. The heart is just an outer shell; the real lord monster is inside!"

Hawkeye leaped high into the air, unleashing his most powerful slash.

Clusters of emerald green flames, faintly coalescing into the shape of skulls, fiercely bit into the giant heart.

The sword energy seed within him has reached level 14.

The sword energy being swung has gradually merged with traces of will and spirit, that is, sword intent.

boom.

The enormous heart, as large as a town, developed a deep, skull-shaped crater from which blood gushed out, only to be quickly repaired.

not far away,

Zoro, who was about to rush towards Hawkeye, suddenly stopped in his tracks.

"How is that possible!"

Looking at that scorching slash that seemed capable of melting the air...

Zoro's eyes widened.

He had just swung his knife three times, aiming for the heart, but he couldn't even cut through the thinnest fascia and blood vessels.

He knew he was not on par with the world's strongest swordsman, but he never imagined the gap would be this huge.

but,

Instead of becoming despondent, his eyes blazed with an even stronger fighting spirit.

"His slashing technique has already reached purple quality? As long as I keep hunting corrupted monsters, I can definitely reach the same level as him, and eventually surpass him!"

If it were my former self, I would have chosen to fight without hesitation, no matter how strong the swordsman was.

Even if it means being shattered to pieces.

She feared that if she hesitated or backed down even once, she would never be able to hold the knife firmly in front of that man again.

But things are different now.

I have found a new way of swordsmanship and have the courage and goal to climb to the top.

He was no longer confused. He was convinced that even if he was not as good as others now, he would one day be able to stand at the top of the world!

A phantom image of a demon materialized behind Zoro.

Instead of overestimating his abilities and continuing to challenge Hawkeye, he buried that fighting spirit deep in his heart and constantly honed and tempered himself.

It's like forging a sword, waiting to be drawn, when it will surely shock the world.

"interesting."

Hawkeye turned around and looked at the young man with the green hair not far away. When he saw the three knives at the man's waist, he understood everything.

Surprisingly, he wasn't intimidated by the slash; instead, he unleashed an even stronger fighting spirit.

It was this ferocious fighting spirit that caught Hawkeye's attention, drawing the attention of this minor character he had only glimpsed a few times.

"Want to challenge me?"

Make eye contact.

As fellow swordsmen, Hawkeye sensed Zoro's intentions and thoughts, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

With the emergence of game merchants, there will be more and more interesting swordsmen like Zoro in the future, and they will have the opportunity to climb to the top. I think my future path of swordsmanship will never be lonely again.

"Luffy, I'm going to become the world's greatest swordsman! You absolutely can't hold me back."

"Of course! I'm going to become the Pirate King! What about you, Kaji?"

"Idiot, my name is Sanji!"

Sanji angrily punched Luffy on the head, but only felt a rubbery elasticity, without causing any injury.

He hesitated for a moment, then finally said, "I have many dreams. I want to find the legendary sea, I want the transparent fruit, and I want to complete my own life's menu!"

"Hahahaha, a life menu? That'll definitely have lots of food and countless adventures. You absolutely have to make it for me, Sanji!"

"Damn it, don't talk nonsense! I haven't agreed to be a pirate yet!"

"How can you go on adventures if you don't become a pirate?"

Luffy laughed heartily, turned to the girl with orange hair, and said, "And Nami, what about your dream?"

"I will defeat the Arlong Pirates and then draw a giant map of all the worlds!"

As one of the earliest players, Nami already knew about the existence of the other world.

The magic scholar's abilities come from another world, and his original dream of drawing sea charts has grown ever larger as his horizons have broadened.

"Hahahaha!"

"Then let's...go on an adventure!"

puff.

The giant heart was constantly attacked by players, but it still did not suffer any substantial damage.

Suddenly, that vigorous and boundless life force began to shrink abruptly. At a speed visible to the naked eye, the entire heart shrank and withered like a crushed peach.

"Something's wrong. I can feel the essence of this enormous heart converging together!"

The dragon, having reached the edge of the abyss rift, had a solemn expression on its face, its eyes fixed intently on the ground below.

Rumble.

The massive heart, with its defenses at maximum, was ripped open by a single pair of hands.

"Anyone who trespasses into the Soul-Snatching Palace shall die!"

Clad in jet-black armor, with a ferocious appearance, and behind him was a massive cloak from which the wails of countless ghosts echoed.

Each word he uttered would generate a ring of dark gray energy that spread outwards, reducing the health of weaker players by more than half.

Soul Reaper.

According to folklore, when a person is about to die, ghosts from the underworld will come to collect their soul to prevent confusion between the yin and yang realms and to prevent the soul from lingering in the human world.

"Oh no, Master! The Soul Reaper senses the continuous deaths of the spirits and has gone straight to the first level of Death Island."

Afu, who was always keeping an eye on the players' activities, hurriedly said something after the Soul Reaper appeared.

"That's something you can imagine."

Fang Yi, looking unnerved, said, "Death Island is a product of slightly modifying the fragments of the Soul Reaper's world. I did not shield the Soul Reaper's senses, so he can definitely detect the large-scale deaths of his Yin Soul Army."

Ah Fu said anxiously, "With the current strength of the players, they simply cannot defeat the Soul Reaper; they will be completely wiped out!"

Although the number of players in the One Piece world is larger than the number of players in the original Ninja World.

However, when the ninjas hunted the ghost mage, they underwent a long period of training and growth.

They possess decent quality equipment and weapons, and have very strong skills.

"But right now, the pirate players haven't even gotten their equipment yet, so the battles are definitely going to be one-sided."

Afu didn't want to watch Death Island and Trial Tower be destroyed by the Pollution Source Soul Reaper because the players were not strong enough.

"Don't panic."

Fang Yi waved his hand and said, "Remember when I told you that the one thing the pirate world has in abundance is origin?"

The vast and boundless sea.

Countless islands and countless resources—this is the greatest asset in the world of One Piece.

The essence of any prosperous island kingdom could surpass that of a small ninja village in the ninja world.

"Faced with the enormous temptation of the rewards, players will not care about being reserved and will use all sorts of means to strengthen themselves."

"Master, you mean...?"

(End of this chapter)