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# Chapter 515: Number 10! Number 10!
Since the start of this 'Multiverse Combat Power Competition', time has passed particularly quickly in the Sea Star World.
And for Muzan Kibutsuji.
It was since Crocodile was captured, because ever since then, he's either been living in constant fear or buried in busyness.
This fulfilling life was both somewhat tiring and full of novelty.
When he was previously locked in a cell at the Biochemical Research Institute, he couldn't have imagined living the life he has now.
Not only is he a senior Researcher, researching various strange Creatures or Viruses with a group of Biochemical Scientists from different Worlds, but he can even stand in a classroom and lecture a group of Admirals and Vice Admirals!
In the beginning, it was impossible not to feel Nervousness, fearing that if he wasn't careful and offended someone, he'd be cut in half by a Blade.
Although he wouldn't die, it would still be quite painful and scary.
But after teaching for a long time, and as both sides Familiarized with each other, Muzan Kibutsuji also got used to getting along with a group of Big Shots.
The key was that none of these Vice Admirals or Admirals made things difficult for him; they all listened attentively, occasionally asking questions about Life Return.
If there was anything headache-inducing, it was probably Admiral Garp from Marine Headquarters, who would often fall asleep while listening, and a large Bubble would inevitably appear on his nose.
It was very interesting.
Fortunately, when he slept, he would at most tilt his head back, and his snoring wasn't very loud.
Later, he specifically kept Garp behind and talked in his Office, mainly asking if there was anything he was dissatisfied with regarding his teaching.
At the time, he thought that since it was his first time being a Teacher, perhaps there were areas where he wasn't doing well.
No choice, couldn't afford to offend him, hehehe~
But when Admiral Garp broke his Right Hand index finger in front of him and then grew it back within ten-odd seconds, Muzan knew that this Big Shot's Control over Cells had already reached a considerable level.
Although still somewhat unfamiliar, leading to a recovery Speed that couldn't 'instantly grow' like his own, this was merely a matter of proficiency.
This was already quite remarkable.
There were nearly a hundred Vice Admirals and Admirals from the Three Forces (Sea, Land, Air). Admiral Garp was the first to be able to regenerate a broken finger. For the others, reaching this level would probably take another two or three months.
From then on, he didn't say anything more. He could tell that this Big Shot was a Genius among Geniuses in terms of Martial Arts.
On the Deck of a Steel Cruise Ship being escorted by four Marine Warships.
Muzan Kibutsuji stood on the Edge, letting the Sea Breeze blow across his delicate face, recalling his teaching experiences over these past few days. This made the corner of his mouth curl slightly.
He actually quite liked being a Teacher.
The key was that having lived for a thousand years, he still possessed basic intelligence. He clearly Understood what this qualification Represented: being the Biology Teacher and Life Return Instructor for the World Government's Whole Army Admirals and Vice Admirals.
As long as he didn't court death by thinking of Rebellion, he would always receive key Protection from the World Government!
"All participating contestants, please proceed to the Deck for Assembly within ten minutes. We will arrive at the Second Round Island venue in two hours. Next, we will introduce the competition format."
At this moment, the Captain's announcement sounded from the Loudspeaker inside and outside the Cruise Ship, interrupting Muzan Kibutsuji's thoughts.
Actually, he genuinely didn't want to participate in this Combat Power Competition, because neither the Reward for the Top 100 nor the Reward for the Top 10 was of much use to him.
Or rather, besides the Prize Money, he already had everything else.
"Speaking of which, where are the people who promised to provide Protection for me?"
Muzan Kibutsuji scanned the surroundings and complained speechlessly, "I still haven't seen anyone. It seems the World Government doesn't attach enough Importance to me. What if I get killed by some Powerhouse during the competition?"
At the same time.
The four hundred contestants inside the Cabin appeared on the Deck at an extremely fast Speed. Before long, it was filled with all sorts of strange people and Races.
You could even see two Members of the Mink Tribe among them, seemingly people who had drifted Overseas.
However, the fact that they dared to actively participate in the Competition also indicated a high degree of trust in the World Government, at least not fearing being captured and sold.
Just then, everyone saw a long pushcart with five White Boxes being pushed up by two Marine Soldiers, and then heard the Loudspeaker above sound again.
"The next competition format requires you to form Squads with four other contestants and proceed through Cooperation."
"These White Boxes contain White Balls with numbers. The five people who get the same number will be teammates."
"Then you will conduct Squad-versus-Squad confrontations on that 'Ice Fire Island'. Each Member of the winning team will receive ten points. The person who delivers the final blow to a defeated enemy Member will receive one point."
"Finally, after forty confrontation matches are completed, personal scores will be tallied for ranking. The top one hundred will enter the final 'Top 100 Ranking Match'."
"If multiple people have the same score as the last ranked person, an Arrangement will be made for one-on-one Elimination Rounds. Contestants have the Freedom to choose whether to accept or forfeit."
When the words from the Loudspeaker stopped, the Deck fell into a deathly silence, but everyone frowned and sized up the competitors around them.
However, most people's Gaze was focused on Morgan William, Muzan Kibutsuji, Tengen Uzui, Mima Amatori, Levi, Beckman, Yasopp, and those Experts who clearly possessed Haki.
In fact, they had already quite Familiarized with each other.
A few days ago, while resting in the Four Seas, they had also bought the 'Selection Trial Winner Introduction Booklet', so they naturally knew which people had great Strength.
They previously thought they would be formidable Opponents, but now it seemed that if they could form a team with them, they would be sturdy Big Shots to rely on!
The 'Loudspeaker' seemed to be waiting for them to digest the information, and only after a moment did it continue to issue instructions.
"Now, please line up and come forward in order to draw your White Ball, and then display the number for everyone to see."
The contestants on the Deck naturally had no Opinion. Starting from the people closest to the Boxes, they walked forward, reached into the White Box, took out a White Ball, and held it up high.
"Beldiche, Number 27! Mina, Number 36! Jonathan, Number 54! Karen, Number 26! Jerome, Number 75!"
"Agustin, Number 80! Halloween, Number 46! Celia, Number 68! Walsh Paco, Number 73! Ewing, Number 16!"
Four hundred people came forward in groups of five to get their Balls, and this process took nearly an hour to complete.
However...
After everyone got their numbers, the Deck fell into a deathly silence. Even the Marines on the surrounding Warships who were escorting and watching the show were dumbfounded.
Not to mention the hundreds of millions of Audience members in the Sea Star World, Kabaneri World, Demon Slayer World, and Titan World's Paradis Island.
They were all stunned, staring with open mouths at the five people on the Virtual Screen and the numbers on the White Balls in their hands.
Muzan Kibutsuji, Number 10!
Morgan William, Number 10!
Levi, Number 10!
Mima Amatori, Number 10!
Tengen Uzui, Number 10!
(End of Chapter)
Since the start of this 'Multiverse Combat Power Competition', time has passed particularly quickly in the Sea Star World.
And for Muzan Kibutsuji.
It was since Crocodile was captured, because ever since then, he's either been living in constant fear or buried in busyness.
This fulfilling life was both somewhat tiring and full of novelty.
When he was previously locked in a cell at the Biochemical Research Institute, he couldn't have imagined living the life he has now.
Not only is he a senior Researcher, researching various strange Creatures or Viruses with a group of Biochemical Scientists from different Worlds, but he can even stand in a classroom and lecture a group of Admirals and Vice Admirals!
In the beginning, it was impossible not to feel Nervousness, fearing that if he wasn't careful and offended someone, he'd be cut in half by a Blade.
Although he wouldn't die, it would still be quite painful and scary.
But after teaching for a long time, and as both sides Familiarized with each other, Muzan Kibutsuji also got used to getting along with a group of Big Shots.
The key was that none of these Vice Admirals or Admirals made things difficult for him; they all listened attentively, occasionally asking questions about Life Return.
If there was anything headache-inducing, it was probably Admiral Garp from Marine Headquarters, who would often fall asleep while listening, and a large Bubble would inevitably appear on his nose.
It was very interesting.
Fortunately, when he slept, he would at most tilt his head back, and his snoring wasn't very loud.
Later, he specifically kept Garp behind and talked in his Office, mainly asking if there was anything he was dissatisfied with regarding his teaching.
At the time, he thought that since it was his first time being a Teacher, perhaps there were areas where he wasn't doing well.
No choice, couldn't afford to offend him, hehehe~
But when Admiral Garp broke his Right Hand index finger in front of him and then grew it back within ten-odd seconds, Muzan knew that this Big Shot's Control over Cells had already reached a considerable level.
Although still somewhat unfamiliar, leading to a recovery Speed that couldn't 'instantly grow' like his own, this was merely a matter of proficiency.
This was already quite remarkable.
There were nearly a hundred Vice Admirals and Admirals from the Three Forces (Sea, Land, Air). Admiral Garp was the first to be able to regenerate a broken finger. For the others, reaching this level would probably take another two or three months.
From then on, he didn't say anything more. He could tell that this Big Shot was a Genius among Geniuses in terms of Martial Arts.
On the Deck of a Steel Cruise Ship being escorted by four Marine Warships.
Muzan Kibutsuji stood on the Edge, letting the Sea Breeze blow across his delicate face, recalling his teaching experiences over these past few days. This made the corner of his mouth curl slightly.
He actually quite liked being a Teacher.
The key was that having lived for a thousand years, he still possessed basic intelligence. He clearly Understood what this qualification Represented: being the Biology Teacher and Life Return Instructor for the World Government's Whole Army Admirals and Vice Admirals.
As long as he didn't court death by thinking of Rebellion, he would always receive key Protection from the World Government!
"All participating contestants, please proceed to the Deck for Assembly within ten minutes. We will arrive at the Second Round Island venue in two hours. Next, we will introduce the competition format."
At this moment, the Captain's announcement sounded from the Loudspeaker inside and outside the Cruise Ship, interrupting Muzan Kibutsuji's thoughts.
Actually, he genuinely didn't want to participate in this Combat Power Competition, because neither the Reward for the Top 100 nor the Reward for the Top 10 was of much use to him.
Or rather, besides the Prize Money, he already had everything else.
"Speaking of which, where are the people who promised to provide Protection for me?"
Muzan Kibutsuji scanned the surroundings and complained speechlessly, "I still haven't seen anyone. It seems the World Government doesn't attach enough Importance to me. What if I get killed by some Powerhouse during the competition?"
At the same time.
The four hundred contestants inside the Cabin appeared on the Deck at an extremely fast Speed. Before long, it was filled with all sorts of strange people and Races.
You could even see two Members of the Mink Tribe among them, seemingly people who had drifted Overseas.
However, the fact that they dared to actively participate in the Competition also indicated a high degree of trust in the World Government, at least not fearing being captured and sold.
Just then, everyone saw a long pushcart with five White Boxes being pushed up by two Marine Soldiers, and then heard the Loudspeaker above sound again.
"The next competition format requires you to form Squads with four other contestants and proceed through Cooperation."
"These White Boxes contain White Balls with numbers. The five people who get the same number will be teammates."
"Then you will conduct Squad-versus-Squad confrontations on that 'Ice Fire Island'. Each Member of the winning team will receive ten points. The person who delivers the final blow to a defeated enemy Member will receive one point."
"Finally, after forty confrontation matches are completed, personal scores will be tallied for ranking. The top one hundred will enter the final 'Top 100 Ranking Match'."
"If multiple people have the same score as the last ranked person, an Arrangement will be made for one-on-one Elimination Rounds. Contestants have the Freedom to choose whether to accept or forfeit."
When the words from the Loudspeaker stopped, the Deck fell into a deathly silence, but everyone frowned and sized up the competitors around them.
However, most people's Gaze was focused on Morgan William, Muzan Kibutsuji, Tengen Uzui, Mima Amatori, Levi, Beckman, Yasopp, and those Experts who clearly possessed Haki.
In fact, they had already quite Familiarized with each other.
A few days ago, while resting in the Four Seas, they had also bought the 'Selection Trial Winner Introduction Booklet', so they naturally knew which people had great Strength.
They previously thought they would be formidable Opponents, but now it seemed that if they could form a team with them, they would be sturdy Big Shots to rely on!
The 'Loudspeaker' seemed to be waiting for them to digest the information, and only after a moment did it continue to issue instructions.
"Now, please line up and come forward in order to draw your White Ball, and then display the number for everyone to see."
The contestants on the Deck naturally had no Opinion. Starting from the people closest to the Boxes, they walked forward, reached into the White Box, took out a White Ball, and held it up high.
"Beldiche, Number 27! Mina, Number 36! Jonathan, Number 54! Karen, Number 26! Jerome, Number 75!"
"Agustin, Number 80! Halloween, Number 46! Celia, Number 68! Walsh Paco, Number 73! Ewing, Number 16!"
Four hundred people came forward in groups of five to get their Balls, and this process took nearly an hour to complete.
However...
After everyone got their numbers, the Deck fell into a deathly silence. Even the Marines on the surrounding Warships who were escorting and watching the show were dumbfounded.
Not to mention the hundreds of millions of Audience members in the Sea Star World, Kabaneri World, Demon Slayer World, and Titan World's Paradis Island.
They were all stunned, staring with open mouths at the five people on the Virtual Screen and the numbers on the White Balls in their hands.
Muzan Kibutsuji, Number 10!
Morgan William, Number 10!
Levi, Number 10!
Mima Amatori, Number 10!
Tengen Uzui, Number 10!
(End of Chapter)
