Chapter 6: Rescue

Wolf expertly drove the Bison drawn sleigh through the woods. Making sure we maintained top speed during the little journey.

We kept going deeper and deeper into the forest, till the Bison stopped on his own and refused to take any extra steps. The heat produced by the growing fire scaring him. His basic instincts were advising him to run for his life in the opposite direction.

"Whoo calm down Buffalo!" Wolf shouted trying to calm the fearful bison.

" Wolf, stay with Buffalo make sure he doesn't run off somewhere. Bepo, follow me we'll get as close as we possibly can." I instructed before taking off running in the direction of the fire.

While walking deeper into the forest, Bepo and I encountered multiple animals running for their lives not wanting to be cooked alive.

"Why are we doing this Captain, it's hot in here." A sweating Bepo complained, his fur making the heat unbearable.

" Somebody either caused this, intentionally or unintentionally. I just want to get to the bottom of this." I replied.

" But it has nothing to do with us?" Bepo asked, not understanding why I would go to such length for something that didn't concern me.

" A pirate seeks a life full of adventure and freedom. We won't be able to call ourselves pirates if all we do is sit in Wolf's house while barely going out. Every adventure starts with taking the first step outside and exploring the unknown." I explained in detail my previous life philosophy.

" So you're just bored?" Bepo asked.

" Yeah, you can say that!." I replied while letting out a full belly laugh. " HAHAHAHA"

Bepo seeing my uncaring way of life started doubting if it was a good idea to follow me after all.

Bepo ears suddenly twitched, "Captain? Did you hear that?" he asked.

I stopped laughing and started listening to any unusual sounds.

I could hear the roaring fire that kept increasing, and some faint foreign noise.

" p…..He….Help..please, can someone hear me!"

" Huh? You're right Bepo I can hear someone. But I can't tell the direction." I said.

Bepo closed his eyes focusing in his sense of hearing.

" It's that way," Bepo said while pointing toward our right.

Where a giant wall of flames was situated.

Listening in again on the voice, I realized I couldn't hear it anymore.

'Shit I have to act fast.' I thought.

[Room]

I said while extending my hand in front of me.

The usual blue transparent sphere engulfed a 100m around us.

Unsheathing my knife from its sheath, I sliced the air in front of me horizontally. Every tree inside the room in front of me was immediately cut.

Bepo's mouth was wide open since it was the first time he actually saw me using my full powers.

[Tact]

I said while pointing my finger to the sky, making every cut flaming tree lift into the sky. Freeing my field of vision.

Now that the flames and trees were hovering in the air. I could make out two bodies of kids around 14-15 laying on the ground unconscious due to breathing too much smoke.

[Shambles] X2

I said in succession, swapping the bodies with nearby snow at my feet.

The two bodies immediately appeared in front of me. Looking closely at their feature I recognized the two teenagers that had bullied Bepo. The red-haired boy seemed to have lost an arm.

" Ah, Captain! He's missing an arm!" Bepo exclaimed from next to me.

" I can see that." I said, " Quickly apply some pressure on it, he's losing too much blood." I said turning into my doctor mode.

" Ah sorry, Captain!" Bepo said depressively.

" Act sorry later, we don't have time for that at the moment, quickly apply some pressure at this rate he might die!" I said.

*Brrrrrr* Rumbling SFX

"Huh? What the hell?" I turned my head toward the approaching sound.

Looking at what was producing such sounds, my eyes nearly popped out of their socket.

*OOOEEE* Wild boar SFX

A giant 10 meters wild boar was charging at us. And on his tusk, I could make out a dangling bloodied arm.

" AAAAHHHH we're about to die!" Bepo exclaimed.

His shout took me out of my initial surprise.

[Injection Shot]

A crosshair appeared in my vision. I quickly took aim and pointed my sword toward the approaching boar, making sure my crosshair rested right between the giant beast eyes.

Making a stabbing motion in front of me, I pierced right through the Boar's brain completely ignoring the surface of his skin and inflicting mortal internal wounds to it. The Boar let out a loud cry of pain before all his body stopped moving.

The beast body kept its momentum in our direction and skidded his way to a couple of inches in front of us before completely stopping.

Closing my room once I was no longer in danger, the flaming trees that were still hovering in the air started falling to the ground as soon as the room was closed.

*Huph* I started panting tiredly, it felt like I had run a marathon. This Devil fruit is really heavy stamina-wise.

Extending my hand forward I secured the dangling human arm from the dead boar's tusk. Before turning toward the scared Bepo.

"Come on let's go! He already lost a lot of blood." I shouted as I hoisted the red-haired boy on top of my shoulders and took off running in the direction we came from.

" Wait for me, Captain!" Bepo shouted as he hoisted the black-haired boy on top of his body and started running after me.