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Chapter 1333: The Birth of Maruko!
Forty-eight hours.
This period could be said to feel like years for most of the participants in the 'Reincarnation Paradise'.
They even gave up sleep, continuing to fight day and night under the bright moonlight.
This was a true race against time!
Everyone understood that as long as they entered the 'Top 100', regardless of their ranking, there was a high possibility of changing their fate.
Before coming to this 'Titan World', the Adventurer's Guild had told them.
Starting from this 'Second Myriad Worlds Top 100 Combat Power Tournament'.
The 'Top 100' contestants would be given corresponding rank adventurer qualification and plaques.
Those from fifty-first to one hundredth place would skip 'Resilient Bronze' and be granted 'Valiant Brass'.
As for whether it was 'Tier 1' or 'Tier 5', it would naturally be divided according to the ranking.
And the 'Top 100 Contestants' from eleventh to fiftieth place would directly become 'Unyielding Silver' rank adventurers!
Above that were the 'Top 10'.
Those from second to tenth place would become 'Glorious Gold' rank adventurers.
In the 'Sea Star Adventurer Ranking System' jointly established by Doflamingo, Shanks, William, Beckman, and others.
'Glorious Gold' was already considered a high-rank adventurer level.
For ordinary people to reach this rank, besides needing a certain strength.
They also needed to complete various missions, taking several years, or even ten years of time to accumulate enough points.
But the first place in the 'Top 100 Competition'.
The Adventurer's Guild would grant a higher rank 'Noble Platinum Plaque'!
As for whether it was 'Tier 1' or 'Tier 5', that would depend on Doflamingo's mood as the president.
At the same time, above 'Noble Platinum' were 'Glimmering Emerald' and 'Brilliant Diamond'.
There were no ranks above that, totaling seven levels and thirty-five tiers.
Of course, if necessary, the Adventurer's Guild could add more ranks above that.
For now, it was enough.
This action by the Adventurer's Guild further increased the value of being in the 'Top 100'.
The participants felt like they were living through years.
But the audience outside the arena felt that time flew by like a white steed.
After all, it had only been two days.
Today.
It was already Marine Calendar 1504, July 12th.
There were less than twenty-three minutes left until the competition ended at ten in the morning.
At that time, the 'Competition Organizing Department' would announce the contestants' point data.
However, eliminated contestants were not included.
As time passed little by little.
The tens of billions of audience members from various worlds who were following this 'Top 100 Competition' also gradually stopped speaking.
They just silently watched the contestants they were following on the screen, waiting for the result to appear.
Meanwhile, the contestants still in the 'Reincarnation Paradise' carried varying levels of fatigue and injuries.
They were doing their best to find monsters they could deal with.
At this moment.
Even monsters like goblins, kabaneri, stone beasts, and wood beasts, which were only worth 1 point.
As long as they appeared within their line of sight, they would be completely annihilated.
After all, no one knew if they might fail to enter the top one hundred just because of these one or two points.
Sea Star mainland.
There, Hozumi, who had lived on the back of 'Zou' for many years.
Had already transformed from the twelve-year-old little girl she was back then into a young woman who had just turned nineteen.
She was currently nestled in Ikoma's arms, her face tense as she watched the virtual screen in the sky.
On the screen was Kibito from the 'Kabaneri World'.
He was engaged in a fierce battle with a 'Level 1 Danger Beast: Earth Dragon' from the 'Empire Arms World'.
Kibito, who had already transformed into a 'Nue Form Kabaneri', displayed considerable strength.
His eyes and heart emitted a faint blue light, and his entire body was covered in a layer of pitch-black, ferocious carapace.
These special black substances.
At times, they would transform into various forms of cold weapons according to Kibito's will.
Whenever he swung his arm, which had transformed into a black blade, launching a fierce offensive against the Earth Dragon, it was always accompanied by a ball of fiercely burning blazing flames.
At other times, they would turn into black silk threads with extremely high viscosity and toughness.
Helping Kibito perform multi-dimensional high-speed evasion around the massive-bodied Earth Dragon.
As if using 'Omni-Directional Mobility Gear' to fly up and down around the 'Giant'.
But the biggest commotion came from the purplish-blue energy sprayed from his palm.
This was a mental energy bullet that could condense the fear emotions of himself or other creatures.
Its power was strong enough to instantly destroy a street!
"Come on, Mr. Kibito, and Uryuu..." Hozumi softly offered a prayer for them, wishing they could successfully enter the 'Top 100'.
As the only two contestants from the 'Kabaneri World', Kibito and Uryuu both had dedicated live broadcast channels.
So for the past two days, Hozumi and Ikoma, who had taken leave from the 'Weapons Research Institute', had been following their competition situation.
"Don't worry, there are only about ten minutes left until the end. This Earth Dragon doesn't look like Mr. Kibito's opponent either."
"'Nue Form Kabaneri' is very strong, and with the boost from 'Flame Breathing', entering the Top 100 is definitely not a problem." Ikoma, who was already twenty-four years old, gently stroked Hozumi's hair while comforting the girl in his arms with a gentle tone.
His demeanor was more mature and refined compared to before.
He had clearly become a very excellent researcher.
"Do you think I could get good results if I participated in this competition?" Hozumi suddenly looked up and asked.
"Uh—, probably, but don't you prefer a stable life?" Ikoma was stunned for a moment, starting to worry if she was getting restless.
"Yes, the present life is really great. I just feel that my skills are pretty good, and it would be nice if I could occasionally get some training." Hozumi said softly.
Although she was no longer a Kabaneri, she had actually been training these past few years.
Coupled with the improvement in her physique from the 'Perfect Type-II Cell Strengthening Serum', and the 'Insect Breathing' she was currently practicing.
Her strength was actually much stronger than her past self.
"Do you want to become an adventurer?" Ikoma looked at his wife with doubt.
Hozumi showed a bright smile: "Adventurer... that's really not bad. Occasionally taking on a mission..."
"But with your identity, you probably won't be allowed." Ikoma reminded her in a low voice.
He didn't really want her to become an adventurer, after all, the word 'adventure' itself represented danger.
Hozumi also thought of this problem.
Now, whether it was 'Zou' beneath them, or the other giant beasts managed by the 'World Government', such as the 'Pure Gold Angler Fish', 'East Blue Galapagos Tortoise', 'Ninja World Island Turtle', and the 'Thousand-Meter Class Sea Kings' that had been successively captured, all needed to be controlled using the 'balls' she manufactured.
In this situation, how could the 'World Government' allow her to run around freely and even go on adventures?
"Indeed..."
Hozumi realized it was impossible and let out a helpless long sigh.
Seeing this, Ikoma breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Besides, if you become an adventurer, what about 'Maruko'?"
He pointed to the baby stroller next to them, where a cute baby was sleeping soundly.
That was their newborn daughter, named 'Sakura', while 'Maruko' was her nickname.
That's right, Hozumi had just turned eighteen when Ikoma got her pregnant and they had a child.
"Hmm, I was thinking of asking sister Mie Huo to help me take care of her while I was adventuring, hehehe~" Hozumi said with an embarrassed, bell-like laugh.
"Hey, if you feel bored at home, I can ask someone to buy some video game consoles from the 'Nuclear World', or how about getting a pet?"
Saying this, Ikoma suddenly remembered something and quickly said:
"Oh right, the magical plants from Jupiter are pretty good. They have a certain combat ability and can keep you company for some exercise."
Although there was still some time before the 'Magical Creature Association' opened 'Official Shops' for civilians.
But as an intermediate researcher at the 'Weapons Research Institute', he should be able to get one in advance by pulling some strings.
"Magical plants?"
Hozumi tilted her head, her eyes full of curiosity: "What is that?"
(End of this chapter)
Forty-eight hours.
This period could be said to feel like years for most of the participants in the 'Reincarnation Paradise'.
They even gave up sleep, continuing to fight day and night under the bright moonlight.
This was a true race against time!
Everyone understood that as long as they entered the 'Top 100', regardless of their ranking, there was a high possibility of changing their fate.
Before coming to this 'Titan World', the Adventurer's Guild had told them.
Starting from this 'Second Myriad Worlds Top 100 Combat Power Tournament'.
The 'Top 100' contestants would be given corresponding rank adventurer qualification and plaques.
Those from fifty-first to one hundredth place would skip 'Resilient Bronze' and be granted 'Valiant Brass'.
As for whether it was 'Tier 1' or 'Tier 5', it would naturally be divided according to the ranking.
And the 'Top 100 Contestants' from eleventh to fiftieth place would directly become 'Unyielding Silver' rank adventurers!
Above that were the 'Top 10'.
Those from second to tenth place would become 'Glorious Gold' rank adventurers.
In the 'Sea Star Adventurer Ranking System' jointly established by Doflamingo, Shanks, William, Beckman, and others.
'Glorious Gold' was already considered a high-rank adventurer level.
For ordinary people to reach this rank, besides needing a certain strength.
They also needed to complete various missions, taking several years, or even ten years of time to accumulate enough points.
But the first place in the 'Top 100 Competition'.
The Adventurer's Guild would grant a higher rank 'Noble Platinum Plaque'!
As for whether it was 'Tier 1' or 'Tier 5', that would depend on Doflamingo's mood as the president.
At the same time, above 'Noble Platinum' were 'Glimmering Emerald' and 'Brilliant Diamond'.
There were no ranks above that, totaling seven levels and thirty-five tiers.
Of course, if necessary, the Adventurer's Guild could add more ranks above that.
For now, it was enough.
This action by the Adventurer's Guild further increased the value of being in the 'Top 100'.
The participants felt like they were living through years.
But the audience outside the arena felt that time flew by like a white steed.
After all, it had only been two days.
Today.
It was already Marine Calendar 1504, July 12th.
There were less than twenty-three minutes left until the competition ended at ten in the morning.
At that time, the 'Competition Organizing Department' would announce the contestants' point data.
However, eliminated contestants were not included.
As time passed little by little.
The tens of billions of audience members from various worlds who were following this 'Top 100 Competition' also gradually stopped speaking.
They just silently watched the contestants they were following on the screen, waiting for the result to appear.
Meanwhile, the contestants still in the 'Reincarnation Paradise' carried varying levels of fatigue and injuries.
They were doing their best to find monsters they could deal with.
At this moment.
Even monsters like goblins, kabaneri, stone beasts, and wood beasts, which were only worth 1 point.
As long as they appeared within their line of sight, they would be completely annihilated.
After all, no one knew if they might fail to enter the top one hundred just because of these one or two points.
Sea Star mainland.
There, Hozumi, who had lived on the back of 'Zou' for many years.
Had already transformed from the twelve-year-old little girl she was back then into a young woman who had just turned nineteen.
She was currently nestled in Ikoma's arms, her face tense as she watched the virtual screen in the sky.
On the screen was Kibito from the 'Kabaneri World'.
He was engaged in a fierce battle with a 'Level 1 Danger Beast: Earth Dragon' from the 'Empire Arms World'.
Kibito, who had already transformed into a 'Nue Form Kabaneri', displayed considerable strength.
His eyes and heart emitted a faint blue light, and his entire body was covered in a layer of pitch-black, ferocious carapace.
These special black substances.
At times, they would transform into various forms of cold weapons according to Kibito's will.
Whenever he swung his arm, which had transformed into a black blade, launching a fierce offensive against the Earth Dragon, it was always accompanied by a ball of fiercely burning blazing flames.
At other times, they would turn into black silk threads with extremely high viscosity and toughness.
Helping Kibito perform multi-dimensional high-speed evasion around the massive-bodied Earth Dragon.
As if using 'Omni-Directional Mobility Gear' to fly up and down around the 'Giant'.
But the biggest commotion came from the purplish-blue energy sprayed from his palm.
This was a mental energy bullet that could condense the fear emotions of himself or other creatures.
Its power was strong enough to instantly destroy a street!
"Come on, Mr. Kibito, and Uryuu..." Hozumi softly offered a prayer for them, wishing they could successfully enter the 'Top 100'.
As the only two contestants from the 'Kabaneri World', Kibito and Uryuu both had dedicated live broadcast channels.
So for the past two days, Hozumi and Ikoma, who had taken leave from the 'Weapons Research Institute', had been following their competition situation.
"Don't worry, there are only about ten minutes left until the end. This Earth Dragon doesn't look like Mr. Kibito's opponent either."
"'Nue Form Kabaneri' is very strong, and with the boost from 'Flame Breathing', entering the Top 100 is definitely not a problem." Ikoma, who was already twenty-four years old, gently stroked Hozumi's hair while comforting the girl in his arms with a gentle tone.
His demeanor was more mature and refined compared to before.
He had clearly become a very excellent researcher.
"Do you think I could get good results if I participated in this competition?" Hozumi suddenly looked up and asked.
"Uh—, probably, but don't you prefer a stable life?" Ikoma was stunned for a moment, starting to worry if she was getting restless.
"Yes, the present life is really great. I just feel that my skills are pretty good, and it would be nice if I could occasionally get some training." Hozumi said softly.
Although she was no longer a Kabaneri, she had actually been training these past few years.
Coupled with the improvement in her physique from the 'Perfect Type-II Cell Strengthening Serum', and the 'Insect Breathing' she was currently practicing.
Her strength was actually much stronger than her past self.
"Do you want to become an adventurer?" Ikoma looked at his wife with doubt.
Hozumi showed a bright smile: "Adventurer... that's really not bad. Occasionally taking on a mission..."
"But with your identity, you probably won't be allowed." Ikoma reminded her in a low voice.
He didn't really want her to become an adventurer, after all, the word 'adventure' itself represented danger.
Hozumi also thought of this problem.
Now, whether it was 'Zou' beneath them, or the other giant beasts managed by the 'World Government', such as the 'Pure Gold Angler Fish', 'East Blue Galapagos Tortoise', 'Ninja World Island Turtle', and the 'Thousand-Meter Class Sea Kings' that had been successively captured, all needed to be controlled using the 'balls' she manufactured.
In this situation, how could the 'World Government' allow her to run around freely and even go on adventures?
"Indeed..."
Hozumi realized it was impossible and let out a helpless long sigh.
Seeing this, Ikoma breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Besides, if you become an adventurer, what about 'Maruko'?"
He pointed to the baby stroller next to them, where a cute baby was sleeping soundly.
That was their newborn daughter, named 'Sakura', while 'Maruko' was her nickname.
That's right, Hozumi had just turned eighteen when Ikoma got her pregnant and they had a child.
"Hmm, I was thinking of asking sister Mie Huo to help me take care of her while I was adventuring, hehehe~" Hozumi said with an embarrassed, bell-like laugh.
"Hey, if you feel bored at home, I can ask someone to buy some video game consoles from the 'Nuclear World', or how about getting a pet?"
Saying this, Ikoma suddenly remembered something and quickly said:
"Oh right, the magical plants from Jupiter are pretty good. They have a certain combat ability and can keep you company for some exercise."
Although there was still some time before the 'Magical Creature Association' opened 'Official Shops' for civilians.
But as an intermediate researcher at the 'Weapons Research Institute', he should be able to get one in advance by pulling some strings.
"Magical plants?"
Hozumi tilted her head, her eyes full of curiosity: "What is that?"
(End of this chapter)
