Chapter 26: A Shocking Move

Option 1: Slaughter all the Celestial Dragons on the ship. (Reward: All Shikai skills of "Tōshirō Hitsugaya" from the world of "Bleach")

Option 2: Hijack the Celestial Dragons and force the ship out of the Calm Belt. (Reward: Random fire-based ability from a different world)

Option 3: Release the slaves and incite a riot. (Reward: Random basic attribute +1)

Option 4: Escape alone. (Reward: Endurance +1)

"Release the slaves, incite a riot, and secretly shoot from the shadows to avoid exposing my identity?"

Vivian thought as she looked at the options that appeared in her mind.

However, judging by the rewards, any action against the Celestial Dragons seemed extremely dangerous.

Vivian naturally didn't want to increase the difficulty in an already perilous situation.

Without much hesitation, Vivian searched the only pair of pants the burly man was wearing and found the key, releasing all the slaves in the prison.

Interestingly, every slave he released knelt down and kowtowed heavily to him.

This made Vivian a bit troubled.

At first, he tried to help them up, but later, realizing it was a waste of time, he stopped bothering.

Of course, he understood that this was the only way these people could express their gratitude.

Before long, after releasing over a hundred slaves from the prison, Vivian made a gesture for silence and said, "You are not out of danger yet. If you want to escape this ship, you must follow my instructions."

"Benefactor, we will listen to you."

"Yes, whatever you say, we will do."

The crowd gathered around Vivian, expressing their sincere gratitude.

Vivian nodded and continued, "You need to charge out and seize control of the ship. I will help you from behind, so don't worry too much."

"Okay."

Without any objections, everyone agreed.

Their lives were saved by Vivian, and now, seeing the dawn of freedom, what was there to fear?

Dying while escaping was far better than being tortured to death by the Celestial Dragons later, right?

So, two minutes later.

The Celestial Dragon guards, still extinguishing the fire in the kitchen, were about to head to Saint Jalmack's bedroom when a group of slaves armed with spears and swords suddenly charged out from the corridor, roaring as they launched an attack.

The guards holding water buckets were stunned and, before they could react, one of them was already pierced through the abdomen by a spear, collapsing to the ground covered in blood.

"Kill!!!"

"Everyone, follow the benefactor and fight your way out of here!"

"Roar——!"

The passionate shouts filled the entire cabin.

The slaves, their eyes bloodshot, looked at the guards who had tortured them countless times under the orders of the Celestial Dragons, and their anger surged, making their weapon swings incredibly fierce.

They needed to vent, to release the despair and pain they had endured.

And Vivian's timely appearance provided them with a perfect outlet.

…

"The slaves are revolting!!"

"Quick! Suppress them!"

"Send another team to protect Lord Jalmack!"

After a brief moment of shock, the guards who hadn't been taken down in the surprise attack drew their weapons and shouted loudly.

[You chose Option 3, gaining the reward: +1 Spirit]

The scene became extremely chaotic.

Vivian, who had everything under control, watched the fighting crowd ahead, quickly assembled a few gun barrels from his coat, and began secretly shooting.

Bang—!

Bang—Bang—!

The muzzle continuously emitted smoke.

"Armor-piercing bullets" accurately grazed past the slaves, hitting the guards' limbs and bursting into bright red blood flowers.

Vivian moved swiftly between rooms.

In the chaotic crowd, no one noticed Vivian's presence. Even the sound of gunfire was drowned out by the loud roars and screams.

After more than ten minutes, with Vivian's involvement, the guards were on the verge of being completely defeated. Just then, Saint Jalmack, who had just reached the deck, rushed down, protected by a group of black-clad bodyguards. He pulled out a button from his pocket and shouted, "Stop right now!"

Saint Jalmack's ugly face twisted again, "You lowly creatures, mere mortals, dare to defy 'God'? Do you all want to die?"

The previously boiling blood suddenly cooled down.

The slaves' faces lost their earlier frenzy, staring blankly at the button in the Celestial Dragon's hand.

It was this thing…

That had once made them lose the courage to resist, forcing them to endure endless torture from the Celestial Dragons without any dignity.

But what could they do?

No one dared to challenge the Celestial Dragons' authority with their lives, especially ordinary people like them, who had families waiting for them at home.

The scene fell silent.

Hiding in the kitchen, Vivian peeked out, looking at the button in the Celestial Dragon's hand, planning to shoot it. But just then…

A Fishman slave suddenly rushed out from the crowd, gripping the collar around his neck tightly, and charged towards Saint Jalmack.

"Damn bastard!"

"What is this Fishman slave trying to do?!"

Saint Jalmack's face showed extreme fear, and his flintlock pistol continuously fired bullets, hitting the Fishman slave's body.

The gunfire became intense again.

However, the Fishman slave seemed to feel no pain. Even though his body was covered in bullet holes, he continued to charge through the hail of bullets. As he reached Saint Jalmack, he forcefully tore off the collar around his neck.

Boom—!

A violent explosion suddenly erupted.

The heat wave instantly filled the entire corridor, knocking down the slaves.

Vivian, standing in the kitchen and witnessing the whole process, was completely stunned, his soot-covered face filled with shock, unable to recover for a long time.