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Chapter 66 Top-Tier Assassin? I'm probably a hundred times stronger than him (310, please subscribe!)

In fact, this is after the world government has ruled the world for eight hundred years.

Apart from the mysterious final island 'Laugh Tale', which only the Pirate King has ever set foot on.

Most other natural islands are included in various nautical charts to varying degrees.

This even applies to 'Water Star Island,' the end of the Grand Line.

But there are always exceptions.

There are always some islands that have been erased from various nautical charts for various reasons, making them inaccessible to people in the normal world.

These islands are mostly part of the dark underworld, where illegal industries are conducted.

For example, right now, there's this coffin-like island floating somewhere in the Grand Line.

Coffin Island, that's its name.

In the heart of the island lies a bustling town.

The entrance to the town is marked by a menacing, clown-masked, lion-haired smiling face.

"Turn in the mission. This is the head of the gang leader from the Kingdom of Woka, which is part of the mission."

Inside the town's tavern, a hooded assassin with a purple beard tossed a bloodstained package onto the counter.

"Okay, please wait for confirmation."

At the counter stood a woman wearing a spider mask, with the word 'Pierre Crowe' visible on her headband.

Beside her, several masked men who appeared to be guards picked up the package and began to examine it.

Not long after.
"Identity confirmed."

The woman smiled and nodded, then picked up the notebook beside her: "Assassin codename 'Purple Beard,' current rank 'Gold'—this mission earns 10 points, the reward is 100 million Berries. Would you like cash or bank transfer?"

Upon hearing this, the assassin became somewhat annoyed: "I choose to wire the money... Also, my code name is 'Purple Beard,' haven't you corrected it yet, Miss Spider?"

"I'm sorry, once a code name is entered, it cannot be changed unless you are a 'Diamond' level top-tier assassin."

"diamond!?"

Purple Beard grew increasingly annoyed: "How could I possibly reach that level? The last time someone was promoted to Diamond-rank assassin was a few years ago, wasn't it that Daz Bonis from the West Sea?"

He shouted in dissatisfaction, attracting the attention of the others in the tavern.

"Rules are rules—and please don't shout in the 'House of Death'."

Miss Spider remained polite, but her tone had turned cold.

"Or do you have a problem with the rules set by 'Ottoman Funeral Home'?"

"This"

So, the man with the purple beard didn't dare to say anything more.

Because he certainly knew the consequences of continuing to speak.

This is Killer Town, a town built by Piecrow, the 'Great Hand Funeral Parlor'.

Elite assassins from all over the world can come here to accept missions and earn commissions.

However, they must also abide by the rules here.

At this moment
"boom!"

The tavern door was opened.

A person wearing a rat-head mask walked in.

"Sea Beast Chief. Yet another reckless newcomer has arrived."

Inside the tavern, many assassins turned their gazes toward that figure.

Upon noticing that the person was wearing a 'sea beast head mask,' a specialty of the South China Sea, the assassins' eyes revealed disdain.

Admittedly, it's not surprising that people who come here wear masks.

For people in their line of work, concealing their identity is of paramount importance.

But the 'Sea Beast Head' is special.

After all, recently, the organization called 'Twelve Constellations' has gained a reputation on the high seas.

Their feats of seizing the Celestial Gold and killing a Shichibukai have made them the focus of global attention.

It's no secret that members of their organization all wear sea monster masks.

It's easy to imagine that anyone wearing such a mask on the high seas would attract attention.

It doesn't serve to conceal one's identity; instead, it attracts attention.

Therefore, for an assassin, simply wearing that mask indicates that they are definitely a newbie, and a fool at that.

At that moment, the person wearing the rat-head mask had already walked to the counter.

"I'm here to take on the mission."

He spoke frankly and openly, without any pretense in his words.

“Of course, no problem—please state your code name, and I will arrange a suitable task for you based on your level,” said the tavern owner, 'Miss Spider,' with a smile.

“No, I don’t need you to arrange the commission—I want to choose the person I’m willing to kill and specify the reward I need.”

Upon hearing this, all the assassins present were once again certain of their earlier guess.

"Kid! You're new here, aren't you?"

At this moment, the man with the purple beard, who was standing to the side, asked a question directly.

"Designate your assassination target and choose your own reward. Only diamond-level top-tier assassins are qualified to do that kind of thing!"

"Diamond level?"

The rat-head mask seemed genuinely unaware of this matter.

"You dare come to Coffin Island without even knowing this? Who told you the coordinates here?"

Purple Beard, however, seemed surprisingly willing to mentor newcomers: "The assassins here are ranked according to their points: white jade, gold, crystal, diamond, and the highest rank, 'sea stone'."

"Diamond-level assassins need to reach 1000 points, which means they need to assassinate targets worth more than 100 million Berries. As a newcomer, you should register a code name first."

He spoke eloquently, but halfway through his speech, he heard a question from the 'newcomer' in front of him.

"I just heard you mention Daz Bonis, he's a Diamond-tier assassin?"

"Yes."

The purple-bearded man nodded: "Daz Bonis successfully assassinated a marquis of a country in the West Sea, thereby successfully advancing to the Diamond rank."

This is a legendary story in the industry, and he is naturally well aware of it.

"That's no problem."

The man with the rat-head mask said softly, "If he's a top-tier assassin, I'm probably a hundred times stronger than him."

Upon hearing this, one of the assassins almost couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Is this newcomer drunk? What nonsense is he spouting?"

But he couldn't finish his sentence.

The next moment, they saw the man in the rat-head mask raise his hand.

He reached into the air and pulled out three bloodstained packages.

"If it's worth 100 million Berries, this is the head of the king of the 'Drum Kingdom,' a member state of the World Government."

He first threw one of the packages onto the counter.

But before Miss Spider could speak, he added, "If that's not enough, here are two more."

He added, "They are two members of CP9, the World Government's spy organization, 'Bruno' and 'Owl.' I'm not sure how much their heads are worth here, but the total value should be over a hundred million?"

After he finished speaking, the entire tavern fell silent once again.

But this time, no one dared to utter a sound of laughter in the tavern.

"Hey, you're kidding, right?"

"The Kingdom of Magnetic Drums? That medical superpower?"

"Could it be that CP9 agents were actually killed?"

Even the assassins' hushed discussions sounded extremely jarring.

"Gudu."

At this moment, the purple-bearded man trembled all over.

He swallowed hard and looked at the rat-head mask beside him.

His reason told him that this was impossible.

The assassins are ruthless executioners—but ultimately, they take on missions to make money, not to die.

Assassinate the king of a member state of the World Government?

If an assassin dares to do that, they will be immediately marked as one of the most dangerous wanted criminals by the World Government, and the bounty will easily exceed one hundred million.

Aside from those lunatics in the revolutionary army, who among normal people would do such a thing?

As for CP9's head, that's even more absurd—who doesn't know that the members of CP9 are top-notch assassins?
Moreover, as a spy organization directly under the World Government, killing CP9 agents is almost equivalent to directly slapping the World Government in the face.

So, of course, Purple Beard couldn't believe it.

But
His intuition told him that what the other person said was probably true.

Even now, a guess instinctively arose in his mind.

The guy in front of me is wearing a 'sea monster mask'!

If he wasn't a newcomer, but a powerful figure who dared and was capable of killing CP9 and the kings of member states of the World Government.

Doesn't that mean he is very likely to be?
"Also, the gentleman with the purple beard just now said that I should register an assassin codename."

"Then, please help me register. My code name is 'Rat'."

The real members of the 'Twelve Zodiac Signs'!
(End of this chapter)