Compared to the simple improvement of strength, Rosse cared more about another matter.
"The idea I mentioned before, did it finally work out?"
Previously, Rosse had come up with an idea.
Since the Vampire Fruit could extend lifespan through blood-sucking, then by absorbing stronger blood, it might be possible to further enhance one's own strength.
He had tried letting Gion suck blood, but the absorption not only didn't bring improvement, the enhancement it brought was minimal.
Even if she sucked him dry, it couldn't push Gion to A+ level.
But the Giant Tribe was different, large size meant lots of blood, completely enough to suck until full.
"It's also because of his blood that I feel my strength has taken another step forward," Gion had a smile on her face. A lot of Dorry's blood had been extracted by her. If Dorry's blood hadn't become less beneficial later, she would have sucked him dry during the battle.
Compared to Rosse's direct hard battle, her side of the fight was much simpler.
With Gion's strength, she definitely couldn't match Dorry in a head-on clash. But if she entered vampire form, with Dorry's speed, there was no way he could hurt her. He could only continuously use wide-range attacks to match her.
But Dorry's body was just too big. Impossible to cover all areas with Armament Haki. As long as she caught one gap, Gion could leave wounds on Dorry.
Konpira had already become an extension of her Devil Fruit power. So long as Konpira was stained with fresh blood, she could absorb it to replenish stamina.
Her stamina wasn't consumed; Dorry was constantly being drained of blood, and although Gion had a fragile body, her attack power wasn't lower than Dorry's.
Under such a restraining condition, even without Rosse's strong physique, Gion could easily exhaust Dorry to death, and still had time to study how to use his blood to strengthen herself.
"But it's a pity. Maybe his blood was too weak. After reaching a certain extent, no matter how much I absorb, it doesn't improve my constitution," Gion said with some regret.
"Normal. You can't expect to absorb just anything and have it strengthen you," Rosse nodded, thinking this reaction was normal. If all blood could improve Gion's physique, she would basically be invincible.
Gion's physique was originally a weak point.
Previously her comprehensive rating was A, but in terms of system strength, her physique was at most A-.
This time absorbing Dorry's blood could be considered making up for her shortcoming, it was already quite good.
Only, even now with Gion's strength, even if she reached A+, there was still a big gap from S-level.
To reach S-level, even just S-, the hard requirement for physique had to reach monster level; otherwise, no matter how biased the development was, she would only be a quasi-admiral.
"Saint Rosse, go finish off that big guy," Gion tightened the clothes on her body, quietly enjoying the warmth left by Rosse, and casually gestured toward Dorry's direction.
She didn't know why Rosse had such a strong killing intent, but usually when encountering strong enemies, Rosse would carry out the final execution. She was already used to it.
That's why she left Dorry alive. Otherwise, she would have drained Dorry's blood while Rosse was still fighting.
Rosse needed Brogy to train Armament Haki. Dorry's only value to her was his blood.
"Alright, wait for me a moment," Rosse smiled and nodded, walking toward Dorry's direction.
An A-level strong enemy was worth a million. If he could harvest that, he definitely wouldn't leave it to Gion.
After all, Gion only benefited from blood-sucking; there was no advantage to her in killing, so there was no need to fight over the kill.
"You're here... Brogy's already dead, right? Hahaha, in the end, I'm still stronger than him!", Dorry spoke each word with great difficulty, but still managed to finish his sentence.
He had basically reached the state of running on fumes. Even if Rosse didn't come to kill him, he could only lie down and slowly wait for death.
"No, I acknowledge his strength more. After all, he held on for ten days and nights, you fell even earlier than he did," Rosse said with a light laugh.
"Hahaha, you're not wrong! But I still won't agree with your words," Dorry laughed heartily, showing no fear of death. Instead, there was a kind of heroic willingness to die.
To a warrior, death is both an end and an honor.
Nothing is more glorious to a warrior than dying in battle.
"There's no point saying too much. Let me send you off. This trident is stained with Brogy's blood."
Trident of the Sea God appeared in Rosse's hand. Toward a warrior like Dorry, he was willing to show a little respect.
"Remember my name, Captain of the Giant Warrior Pirates, Dorry!"
Dorry forced out a difficult smile. Clearly it was Rosse who was going to kill him, but he appeared to be the more heroic one.
"I'll remember. Giant Warrior Pirates, one Dorry, one Brogy," Rosse spoke softly, trident rising and falling.
Swish!
A streak of deep blue light flashed, Dorry forever lost his breath.
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[A-level kill complete!]
[Strength +500,000]
[Special reward: Sun Shield]
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The Sun Shield was also a combo skill of Dorry and Brogy, able to easily block admiral-level attacks while wielded.
Just from the two skills obtained, Rosse could tell that only when Dorry and Brogy fought together could they show their true strength.
But with their personalities of fighting over everything, it was likely that if they were simply put into a life-or-death battle, the two would never join forces.
Rosse didn't feel any regret.
He respected the spirit shown by these strong warriors, but he wasn't someone who pursued perfection in everything.
If the two had joined forces, he wouldn't have minded experiencing the power of their combo skills.
But since they didn't join forces, it was just the choice they made, and he would choose to respect that.
"Do we need to deal with the bodies of the two?", Gion saw Rosse return and asked with arms folded.
"Let Sora take some samples while they're still fresh. Later just toss the two giants here. Maybe the deaths of these two will change the ecosystem of this region, and some interesting creatures might appear," Rosse laughed lightly and took out the Den Den Mushi to contact Sora, who had returned to the ship earlier.
After confirming that they were on their way, he took Gion and returned directly to the ship.
The battle had lasted ten days and nights. Of course, they had to go back and enjoy a nice lover's bath and relax.
Gion's thoughts aligned perfectly with Rosse's. She also wanted to get back to the ship and unwind as soon as possible.
Now that her physique had improved, she definitely wanted to have some fun with Rosse.
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Just as Rosse's ship was leaving Little Garden, the Red Count(Patrick Redfield) finally arrived at Drum Island.
After capturing a few doctors on the island and interrogating them, he found out that Rosse had already left and his whereabouts were unknown.
Now even the Red Count had no solution, he could only wait for news of Rosse appearing again.
Why are pirates able to survive on the seas?
Aside from the World Government's lack of action, the main reason was that the cost of finding someone was simply too high.
As long as a powerful pirate sailed off into the sea, who knows where they would go, this world had no satellites or radar positioning.
Some powerful pirates didn't even need supplies, they could survive by hunting Sea Kings in the ocean.
That's also why the World Government would rather let pirates be tyrants in remote lands than have them wandering the Grand Line.
Now the Red Count was facing the same situation. He wanted to kill Gion and make the Vampire Fruit reappear, which would give him another chance to obtain the fruit.
But now, he couldn't even find Gion, and he didn't know where Rosse was headed. He could only wait for Rosse to appear again.
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