"The host is detected to be encountering a special situation next, and the following tasks will be assigned to the host."
"Please personally defeat Admiral Kuzan or send a strong individual to do so. Reward: two weapons from any world, one secret manual."
Luna truly hadn't expected the task to come so quickly, and that she would once again obtain a martial arts secret manual.
Adding two weapons from any world, it's worth noting that the two arbitrary world weapons obtained from the mission to eliminate 1,000 people, while very suitable for Sana, hadn't been given out yet. After all, Sana hadn't been officially promoted, so these two weapons could only continue to gather dust in her system space.
But she also understood that if they continued to sail forward, they would encounter Kuzan, and it might even be the segment where Kuzan completely overwhelmed and then let the Straw Hat Pirates go.
But so what? The Pink Hat Pirates were not afraid of a lone Admiral now; they wouldn't even worry if three came together.
After all, if she and Tatsumaki were included, that would be two Admiral Level and Emperor Level combat powers. She was definitely Emperor Level, and Tatsumaki was Admiral Level.
Moreover, just two nights ago, Kuina had already mastered a higher level of power for the demon blade thousand blades. Her Shadow Steps and Shadow Assassin Seven's sword techniques had also made new progress, and there was one most important point.
That was, Kuina was already able to use Red Eyes. This was a very special state in the Assassin World. The Red Eyes state could greatly enhance a strong person's perception and physical skills.
However, there were many ways and methods to activate this Red Eyes state in the Assassin World.
There were weapons, hatred, killing intent, evil spirits, and so on. Kuina could now activate Red Eyes, which came from the demon blade thousand blades, just like Qi.
Furthermore, Kuina also mastered a very important ability of the demon blade thousand blades, which was that Kuina could activate an absorption ability when the demon blade thousand blades cut into flesh or pierced into a person's body, to absorb a person's stamina and energy.
Luna even guessed that Haki might also be absorbed.
But under various factors, coupled with Kuina already being at the Reserve Admiral Peak level, such a significant improvement now led even the system to believe that Kuina had entered the Admiral Level.
At the same time, Shiro was the same. After getting permission, Shiro had already obtained some top-grade alloy materials from the Ultraman World from Luna, especially when Shiro took them away, which surprised Luna greatly, because Shiro said at the time that the materials she took were the raw materials for her Galactron MK2 armor.
In other words, in the Ultraman World, whether it was Gilbaris or the two Galactron robots, they were all made from this material.
And now with these materials, combined with the power of the Mechanical-Mechanical Fruit, her strength would definitely greatly increase.
And so it was. Shiro planned her time well, spending part of it with Deya researching new ship blueprints, and part of it with Deya building equipment, while also creating a large number of new weapons.
Especially even though she was a Monster Girls who was the embodiment of Galactron MK2, she also had a complete set of Galactron equipment.
But at the same time, she would also craft.
For example, a defense emitter that could release magic discs, red glasses that could emit Galactron sparks from the eyes, as well as laser swords, tail shafts, funnels, and so on, everything was available. It even included Galactron Sound and Galactron Scan abilities, and she also created corresponding weapons and equipment.
There were even weapons from other mechanical monsters in the Ultraman World, such as King Joe's rocket launcher, Impactor's Gatling gun and cannon, and Imperial Soldier's drill.
But no matter what, with this equipment, Shiro's strength had also been greatly improved.
She also went from Reserve Admiral Peak to Admiral Level. To be honest, an old saying perfectly applies to Kuina and Shiro: the poor rely on mutations, and the rich rely on technology.
But if the two were to really fight, neither would gain an advantage. Both had their own strengths and aspects that made them helpless against each other.
But no matter what, Kuina and Shiro had both completely entered the Admiral Level. As for the other girls, according to the system's estimate, Deya still needed some time, Shino Asada needed more time, and as for Carmen, Nojiko, and Kaya, the three were already close to entering the Reserve Admiral realm.
As for everyone else, well..., let's count them as below Vice Admiral for now, whether it's the Bei Group or Sana herself.
Anyway, with their combined combat power now, even if three Admirals really came, they wouldn't be afraid. There was absolutely no need to worry about one, Kuzan, who was still considered a good guy.
What else did Luna say now? After all, as long as they continued to sail in this direction, they would definitely encounter Kuzan, and perhaps even the Straw Hat Pirates.
As for facing Kuzan this time, Luna didn't plan to act personally. Although she was very envious of Kuzan's Freezing ability, she still decided to give others a chance, such as Tatsumaki, who was next to her and had always wanted to compete with the top powerhouses of the Pirate World, plus Tatsumaki was also considered a battle maniac.
And just like that, their pirate ship moved forward.
But at the same time, the Straw Hat Pirates had already encountered Kuzan, and after sending off the shipwrecked crew, Kuzan suddenly attacked the Straw Hat Pirates.
The Straw Hat Pirates still needed to grow, so they were naturally beaten badly by Kuzan, but out of respect for old man Garp, Kuzan naturally didn't kill them, and even allowed Nami, Usopp, and Chopper to carry the frozen Robin back to the ship for treatment and recuperation.
Kuzan kicked and shattered the frozen Luffy, oh no, it was the ice block next to him. Kuzan was concerned about Crocodile and Smoker's matters, but whether it was truly for this matter or just an excuse was unclear.
Picking up his coat, Kuzan was ready to leave.
"Hmm?" He was about to leave, but suddenly saw a pirate ship sailing from a distance.
Kuzan was stunned, and then his originally lazy demeanor suddenly became serious.
"I didn't expect it; they came so quickly. We met so soon." Kuzan was also a bit surprised. He was about to leave, but then he encountered the Pink Hat Pirates, this young female Pirate Crew that was already well-known.
Especially because this Pirate Crew seemed to have recently gained another Admiral Level combat power, which forced the Marines, who originally only intended to gather intelligence, to send him to test them.
"Ah, look, the Pink Hat Pirates."
"Ah, really, that's great! Now we're saved, Robin and Luffy are all saved."
"That's wonderful! We don't have to be afraid of this Admiral anymore."
The Cowardly Trio, who had originally breathed a sigh of relief and were preparing to carry the frozen Luffy back to the ship, also saw the Pink Hat Pirates sailing towards them and said with great joy and excitement.
Including Zoro and Sanji, who were currently soaking in seawater to deal with the Freezing in their hands and feet, also looked overjoyed.
"Go over there." Luna smiled slightly, then immediately gave the order.
The Bei Group immediately took control of the pirate ship and sailed towards them. All the other girls of the Pink Hat Pirates, including Sana, who was about to be officially promoted, all stood on the deck, looking at Kuzan and the Straw Hat Pirates on the isolated island.
"Kaya, you are responsible for treating the injured members of the Straw Hat Pirates. Since it's frostbite, Nojiko and Carmen, you can help, so go and assist. Everyone else to their posts. Tatsumaki, that should be Admiral Kuzan, considered a top powerhouse in the current world. He's yours."
Luna gave her orders with a slight smile.
"Yes, Captain." After receiving the order, the other people remained on the ship. Tatsumaki, Carmen, Nojiko, and Kaya all flew out, relying on their respective abilities: Tatsumaki's Psychokinesis flight, Kaya and Nojiko entering Angel Form and Snow Woman Form respectively, and Carmen entering Phoenix Human-Beast Form.
They flew towards this side. Tatsumaki arrived in mid-air, while the three of Carmen arrived on the deck of the Straw Hat Pirates.
"A Snow Woman?" Seeing this scene, Kuzan developed great interest in Nojiko. After all, both were ice ability users, and the power of a Mythical Zoan, plus the renown of a legendary Devil Fruit like the Snow Woman Fruit, it was no wonder he cared so much.
Especially because, according to what he understood, the Snow Woman Fruit was actually the bane of both the Freeze-Freeze Fruit and the Snow-Snow Fruit.
"Hey, where are you looking, you ordinary-looking uncle? Your opponent is me." Tatsumaki yelled, very displeased.
At the same time, she also doubted Luna's words in her heart: Is this guy really a strong person?
But suddenly, she remembered a friend and rival from her previous life, that bald man, who looked ordinary but was actually incredibly strong, even surpassing her.
Remembering the lesson, Tatsumaki immediately raised her guard against Kuzan a little.
"Oh dear, I do have a bit of a common face, but there's no need to say it out loud." Kuzan said, rubbing his head with a headache. There was no need to call him ordinary-looking. Even if he did look a bit unremarkable, as for 'uncle,' it was understandable for this little girl to call him that.
But suddenly, Kuzan's eyes lit up, as if they were sparkling ice diamonds in the sun, because he realized that from the little girl's previous words, it seemed she wanted to challenge him to a one-on-one fight.
Wasn't this perfect? Fleet Admiral Sengoku wanted him to test Tatsumaki's strength, but he was worried that the Pink Hat Pirates would gang up on him.
But now it was good; it seemed the Pink Hat Pirates didn't have that idea and wanted Tatsumaki to deal with him.
Didn't this suit his intentions? He didn't need to find reasons or excuses, because according to his original plan, if he really encountered the Pink Hat Pirates, he would have to use some smooth talk to get the Pink Hat Pirates to agree to a fight between him and Tatsumaki.
But to be safe, he still had to confirm if this was indeed a one-on-one fight.
"It looks like you want to fight me, but are you alone? Are the others not joining in?"
Thinking this, Kuzan directly asked.
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