Almost in an instant, all the chosen participants in the battle became excited.
As expected of a large-scale forbidden zone, the rewards produced were unimaginably terrifying, all of them gold quality, which was astonishing.
Of course, the rewards Bai Ye could see belonged to the Pirate faction, but the Navy faction must have also received related missions, albeit with differing objectives.
The targets for the Pirate faction were the Marines and the Seven Warlords of the Sea, so naturally, the targets for the Navy faction would be Whitebeard and the powerful figures under him.
As for saving Fire Fist Ace...
Bai Ye estimated that the Navy faction would definitely have a mission to kill Fire Fist Ace, and the reward for killing a certain number of targets should be the same for both sides, with the Pirate faction killing Marines and the Navy faction killing pirates.
There was also the matter of God Stone fragments!
This was also something that made the chosen participants incredibly excited.
As everyone knows, killing other chosen participants is one of the main ways to obtain God Stone fragments.
However, obtaining God Stone fragments is probabilistic, with a lower limit of 0%, meaning you might get nothing, and an upper limit of 100%, meaning you get all the God Stone fragments the opponent possesses.
Bai Ye didn't know about others, but he had no hope for his own "non-chief" attribute. Bai Ye even suspected that his maximum acquisition of God Stone fragments from killing people had never exceeded 20%.
Now, the upper limit remained unchanged, but in this forbidden zone, the lower limit for acquiring God Stone fragments was a minimum of 20%.
This meant that if Bai Ye killed a chosen participant who possessed 100 God Stone fragments, he would get at least 20 God Stone fragments, never zero, and the upper limit would still be the full 100, without overflow.
For a "non-chief" like Bai Ye, this was a godsend, the kind that could make one shed tears of joy.
At the same time...
The pirates of the Whitebeard Pirates had already engaged the Marines on the frozen inner bay.
Whitey Bay also came to the bow of the ship, drew his sword, and shouted, "My lads, charge!"
The pirates on the ship immediately roared and jumped from the bow.
Whitey Bay looked at Bai Ye, who was sitting on the ship's railing, and asked, "Bai Ye, aren't you going?"
"Of course I'm going," Bai Ye said with a smile, swinging his legs. "But isn't your father still standing on the ship, showing no intention of moving?"
Whitey Bay looked at Bai Ye in confusion.
Bai Ye smiled, "I'm like him, waiting for someone worth my attention."
Under normal circumstances, Whitey Bay would have been furious, how dare someone compare themselves to his father?
However, Whitey Bay had witnessed Bai Ye's strength. Although in Whitey Bay's heart, Bai Ye could not be compared to Whitebeard, it was enough for Whitey Bay to acknowledge that Bai Ye indeed had the qualification to choose his opponents.
Looking ahead, Whitey Bay took a deep breath, "Bai Ye, can we win?"
Bai Ye replied, "We can win!"
Whitey Bay asked, "Why?"
Bai Ye said, "Because I am here."
"Father always says the same thing with such confidence," Whitey Bay laughed heartily. "I'll be waiting to see your performance."
After Whitey Bay finished speaking, he leaped from the ship and joined the battle with his sword drawn.
As soon as Whitey Bay left, Hamir came to Bai Ye with a look of resentment, "This is so unlucky."
Bai Ye smiled, "We can trade later, don't worry."
Hamir wanted the ability of the Mera Mera no Mi, to make his body diamond-like, but unfortunately, this Devil Fruit came from Whitebeard's faction, and could only be obtained by the Navy faction.
Of course, this was a gamble.
It was normal for one faction to obtain the Devil Fruit abilities of the opposing faction by killing enemies.
It was also possible for one faction's rewards to come from the Devil Fruit abilities of the natives of their own faction.
This was a 50% probability situation, and Hamir gambled on the latter, hoping to obtain his own faction's Devil Fruit, but unfortunately, he gambled wrong.
This was certainly not an isolated case. Apart from those who joined either faction and had no strict requirements for rewards, there were certainly many such situations where the gamble failed.
Of course, there were also organizations like the Hidden Dragon Society that wanted both sides.
Hamir stood on the ship's railing next to Bai Ye and said, "That's all we can do."
Bai Ye asked, "Aren't you going to make a move?"
Hamir disdainfully said, "Those who make the first move are all pawns, are they worthy of us making a move? If you want to fish, you must catch big fish; if you want to hunt, you must catch fierce beasts."
The arrogant and dignified nature of experts.
Firstly, they were not targets within the mission content, so neither Bai Ye nor Hamir were interested.
Secondly, regarding kill missions, it was true that killing ordinary Marines could accumulate kill counts, but killing them one by one was too slow.
Bai Ye and Hamir wanted to fight, and they wanted to fight the opponent's experts. After killing them, the kill count would be calculated based on their strength.
Of course, the most important point was the God Stone fragments.
They could get at least 20% of the opponent's God Stone fragments. With this guarantee, there was no need to completely rely on luck. Why would they hesitate? They had to target the experts!
At this moment, a roar suddenly came from the distance!
It was Admiral Kizaru of the Navy attacking Whitebeard, only to be sent flying by a punch from Whitebeard.
Kizaru shattered the frozen tsunami and crashed into a building.
Huge ice shards fell from the sky, smashing downwards.
Then...
A sword light shot up into the sky, easily shattering the falling ice shards.
Bai Ye looked in the direction of the sword light and couldn't help but curl his lips.
Sword God, Xia Zhifeng!
An old acquaintance from his previous life, still so strong!
Bai Ye looked at Hamir and asked, "Do you want this one?"
The Vampire Prince awkwardly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, "This one is a bit too fierce, I don't think I can handle it."
Bai Ye asked, "Then shall I kill him?"
Hamir extended his hand, "Please, please do."
Bai Ye nodded, placed one hand on the ship's railing, and stood up. As he gazed into the distance, a large amount of electricity surged from Bai Ye's feet, flowing across the ice surface towards the front.
Xia Zhifeng raised his hand and sword, slashing forward, easily splitting a giant pirate in half with a single sword strike.
Hiss, hiss...
A large amount of blood splattered out in all directions, scattering like a heavy rain.
A rain of blood.
But at this moment...
Xia Zhifeng seemed to sense something and quickly turned around, holding his sword horizontally in front of him.
A current of electricity struck Xia Zhifeng's greatsword. The immense force pushed Xia Zhifeng back, causing him to slide four or five meters on the ice before he stabilized himself.
Then...
Amidst the surging electricity, Bai Ye walked out with his hands in his pockets, looked up at Xia Zhifeng, and smiled, "How many God Stone fragments do you have?"