Chapter 84
The Golden Lion's subordinates didn't dare move at all, terrified that Victor would kill them on the spot.
"It really is Victor. Too terrifying—no wonder he has a 4.8 billion berry bounty, a top-tier powerhouse." "I can't believe someone as strong as the Golden Lion was heavily injured by Victor in one move. This is unbelievable." "Since he cut down the captain, he won't cut us too, right?" "Yeah, yeah—kneel down quick."
In an instant, the Golden Lion's crew, seeing this scene, trembled in fear.
Victor looked at these pirates' behavior with clear disdain. What kind of pirates were these? Not a shred of backbone.
"Victor, your strength is as overwhelming as ever. Impressive. Haha." The Golden Lion struggled to stand up and said with difficulty.
But he truly admired Victor—back at God Valley, he had already wanted to recruit him. Unfortunately, he had fallen to this state, while Victor remained as powerful and carefree as ever. Still, the Golden Lion retained his own pride and will.
"Think carefully about my suggestion. Goodbye."
With that, Victor turned into lightning and disappeared from the Golden Lion's sight.
The Golden Lion stared blankly at the spot where Victor had been.
While Victor was eating delicious food, Ryan contacted him.
"Hello, Captain—big trouble!" Ryan said urgently.
"Don't panic, speak slowly." Victor could feel Ryan's anxiety.
"It's like this: a few days ago, members of the Whitebeard Pirates went to Fish-Man Island." "The Whitebeard Pirates want to bring Fish-Man Island under their influence."
Ryan quickly explained the whole situation.
"Oh~ so that's it. I'll go find Whitebeard later." "Don't worry, Whitebeard won't act recklessly."
Victor thought it was something serious—it turned out to be Whitebeard. Perfect timing—he was itching for a fight, and Whitebeard's strength was just right for him to go all out.
After hanging up the Den Den Mushi, Ryan immediately felt relieved. Some things still needed Victor to handle—Ryan and the others' strength really wasn't enough. So from now on, their training would become even more intense.
"Our strength is still too low—otherwise we wouldn't have to call Victor every time." "Don't worry. We'll train harder from now on—one day we'll all become powerhouses."
Heracles came over to comfort Ryan and the others.
In truth, Heracles was already a top-tier powerhouse—he could fight Kaido or Big Mom. But against Whitebeard, he really stood no chance.
Whitebeard's physical strength and techniques were monstrous, and he had the disaster-level Tremor-Tremor Fruit. This wasn't something an average powerhouse could handle.
Even Kozuki Oden, who could injure Kaido, wasn't Whitebeard's match—just imagine how terrifying Whitebeard's strength was.
But that was for others. For Victor, Whitebeard was simply a perfect opponent—no fear at all.
However, travel always brings surprises. For example, right now Victor saw Zephyr's warship again.
So Victor immediately became interested. He instantly appeared on the warship's deck—this scene scared the soldiers aboard half to death.
Immediately after, they trainedly raised their guns and aimed at Victor.
"Who are you? How dare you board a Navy warship without permission." "Put your hands up now, or we'll open fire."
Some Navy soldiers hadn't recognized Victor yet and shouted loudly.
"Hm? That familiar figure… Victor?" Some soldiers recognized Victor's appearance and instantly had goosebumps.
"What? Victor?"
When they recognized Victor, the Navy soldiers immediately panicked. They didn't dare speak anymore, afraid of angering the terrifying man before them.
But they didn't retreat either—they were carrying out their duty as Navy soldiers, or rather their orders.
"Hey hey hey, I don't like being pointed at with guns. Please lower them." "Otherwise, I can't guarantee something bad won't happen."
Victor looked at the soldiers surrounding him and said softly. Still, he respected these soldiers—they were strictly fulfilling their duty.
"Alright, all of you stand down. I'll handle this."
At that moment, Zephyr finally walked out from the cabin. He was already prepared for battle.
"Yes, Admiral Zephyr." The Navy soldiers quickly retreated upon receiving the order.
"Zephyr, long time no see." Victor looked at the burly Zephyr and greeted him politely.
"Victor, long time no see." Zephyr looked at Victor with a complex expression and replied politely.
Ever since Kuzan returned from Ohara to Navy Headquarters, he had gone straight to him. He asked about his family being saved, and Kuzan talked with him for a long time—especially about views on justice.
Zephyr could clearly feel that since Kuzan returned from Ohara, he had become a different person. He had become very lost and started slacking off.
But Zephyr understood the pain of clashing with one's own justice—because he was experiencing it himself right now. Ever since Victor saved his family, they had passed on Victor's words to Zephyr.
So whenever Zephyr was alone and quiet, he would remember that sentence. Some pirates shouldn't be killed, but some pirates should.
Whether it was because of those words or because his family was almost killed by pirates, over these years, Zephyr had begun to change. For some truly vicious pirates, he had started taking lives.
"How's your family? Say hi to them for me." Victor found a spot to sit, then took out a large amount of delicious food and fine wine and began eating casually.
"Thank you. I will." Zephyr also sat down opposite Victor.
"Eat. Why are you staring at me? Don't worry, the food's not poisoned." Victor saw Zephyr looking uncomfortable and immediately shouted.
Then he drank heartily from the wine.
Seeing this, Zephyr also picked up the wine and drank heavily.
Zephyr watched Victor eating and drinking as if this was his own warship—if someone didn't know better, they'd think it was.
After several barrels of wine, Zephyr gradually relaxed.
"Victor, thank you for saving my family." Zephyr finally spoke up, thanking Victor—a rare occurrence.
"Hey, Admiral Zephyr—I thought you wouldn't say thanks. Turns out you're just shy. Hahaha."
Victor laughed heartily upon hearing Zephyr's thanks.
Zephyr immediately became genuinely embarrassed.
The Navy soldiers in the distance heard Victor's laughter and found it strange, but mostly curious.
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