Chapter 10: Thunder Breathing

Navy soldiers: ╭(°A°`)╮

"Incredible…"

"How could he predict that?"

Their hearts were filled with unparalleled astonishment, especially the new recruits who now fully believed Papanov's previous statements. Their gazes towards Vivian had also changed.

Vivian: ?乛?乛?

"Twice in a row, he foresaw the danger on the sea…"

This couldn't be a coincidence.

Kuto, holding his sword at his waist with one hand and rubbing his chin with the other, looked at Vivian's back with a frown.

Could he be a Devil Fruit user?

Or, as Vivian himself said, does he have extremely keen observation skills?

Regardless, this guy had practically saved his life twice in a row. Thinking about the fate of that sea king creature earlier, he felt a bit scared.

Unconsciously, his opinion of Vivian began to change.

Maybe… he was just pretending to be cowardly back then to avoid causing trouble for the fruit shop owner?

After all, seeing that bald man's arrogant demeanor, he was probably backed by someone powerful.

And if that's the case, this guy is much better than I thought…

Soon, the warship docked near the beach on the west side of the island.

"Vivian, should we charge onto the island directly?" Papanov asked.

"No rush," Vivian waved his hand.

Seeing this, everyone nodded immediately and stood still, waiting quietly for Vivian's next instructions.

However…

"Huh?"

Why didn't the options trigger?

Vivian frowned in confusion.

Could it be that there is no danger or trouble on this island?

Thinking this, he waited a little longer, and seeing no response from the system panel, he turned and said, "Alright, everyone disembark."

"Okay."

…

The entire navy team, over two hundred people, each armed with a flintlock rifle, quickly moved towards the dense jungle in the middle of the island under Papanov's lead.

Meanwhile, Vivian stayed at the back of the team, constantly stretching his neck forward to observe the situation ahead, ready to run at any moment.

However, in Kuto and others' eyes, this behavior meant something else.

"Looks like something will happen later?"

"I think so too. Officer Vivian staying at the back must have already thought of a way to deal with it, ready to protect us at any time."

"Having Officer Vivian here is really reassuring."

A sense of admiration rose in everyone's hearts.

At the same time, Papanov, leading the group at the front, brought them to the foot of a mountain.

As soon as the team stopped, three options immediately appeared in Vivian's mind.

[Option 1: Continue forward (Reward: Random combat skill x1, random medical skill x1)]

[Option 2: Go left to bypass (Reward: Infinite self-heating kettle)]

[Option 3: Go right to bypass (Reward: Infinite battery phone)]

Vivian: ???

What about basic attributes?

Skill experience points?

Why are all three options giving normal rewards…

Wait, what…

What's with the kettle and phone?

Vivian blinked and then clicked the details button on the reward box with his mind.

Item Name: Infinite Self-Heating Kettle

Function: Can infinitely generate any beverage you can imagine and heat it according to your mood.

Vivian: (⊙o⊙)

Is it really that convenient?

Swallowing his saliva, Vivian recalled all the delicious drinks from his previous life and felt a bit tempted.

However, he glanced at the other reward.

Item Name: Infinite Battery Phone

Function: Contains all high-definition resources from the previous life, including anime, movies, variety shows, and novels, all available for free viewing.

The air suddenly became quiet.

Vivian looked at the navy soldiers who were turning to look at him and took a deep breath.

"Turn right!!!"

[You chose option 3.]

[Received follow-up task: Defeat the deputy captain of the Giant Blade Pirates]

So, turning right means encountering the deputy captain of the Giant Blade Pirates…

Vivian analyzed silently.

With his guard up, about ten minutes later, as expected, they immediately encountered the crew of the Giant Blade Pirates.

"Who?!"

The young man leading the group, holding dual swords, shouted. The next second, a large number of pirates emerged from the bushes, looking warily in Papanov's direction.

"Navy?"

As soon as their eyes fell on the uniforms, the pirates' pupils shrank. Just as they were about to draw their weapons, the navy soldiers raised their rifles, aiming at them, and shouted, "Pirates, you are surrounded. If you don't want to get shot, drop your weapons and surrender immediately!"

In response, a tear gas canister was thrown from the bushes.

Hiss———!

Smoke spread instantly, and some navy soldiers affected by it immediately bent over, eyes watering, and started coughing.

"Fire!!"

Papanov waved his hand anxiously, and the next moment, hundreds of flintlock rifles fired bullets into the bushes ahead.

The battle started as expected, but due to the dense vegetation around, it was somewhat chaotic.

However, Vivian remained at the back of the team, watching the rising smoke ahead, holding two wanted posters, and taking a deep drag on his cigarette.

"Hiss~~~ cough!"

The one with the dual swords was the deputy captain of the Giant Blade Pirates, Black Lennon, with a bounty of 6.8 million Berries.

Don't underestimate this 6.8 million; in the East Blue, any bounty over 10 million Berries is considered a "Big Pirate."

Like the captain of the Giant Blade Pirates, Bradley Ashburn.

Bounty: 11 million Berries.

Vivian wasn't sure if he would have encountered Ashburn if he had chosen the left path earlier, but at least now he had to deal with the current trouble before that guy arrived.

Thinking this, Vivian placed his hand on the hilt of his sword and then, at a speed almost invisible to the naked eye, charged straight into the Giant Blade Pirates' camp.

It took less than three seconds.

"Hmm?"

Seeing Vivian suddenly appear in front of him, Lennon was momentarily stunned, then swung his blade towards Vivian's neck.

Swish—!

The blade cut through the air with a whistling sound.

However, facing this terrifying momentum, Vivian calmly took a step back, narrowly avoiding the dual-sword strike, and leaned slightly forward.

"Thunder Breathing, First Form…"

"Thunderclap and Flash!"

As the words fell, a flash of lightning appeared.

In the rolling smoke, everyone present hadn't even reacted to what had happened. The dense forest, once covered with vegetation, was instantly reduced to a wasteland. {WHAT!?}

…