Chapter 10 — The Birth of Shave
Yan Feng sneered and vanished again.
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Boom!
Before Shinji Ikari could fully react—
Cannons roared from the coast.
Shinji glanced toward the shoreline.
A tall figure wearing a suit and a coat of justice had jumped down from the warship and landed on the beach.
Vice Admiral Garp.
Behind him stood the adjutants and the Marines from the battleship.
They had already captured the pirate ship and secured the coastline, blocking every escape route.
Shinji clicked his tongue.
"Did that old man use me again?"
"He already knew the hostages were on the pirate ship… and deliberately sent me into the enemy camp to draw their firepower!"
That bastard Garp.
Most likely, he had done it just to train the three of them.
Even so, Shinji instinctively activated Iron Body again, standing in front of Koby.
Yan Feng stopped his blade briefly and sneered.
"You're fast, I'll admit that."
"But you'll never catch me when I move at full speed."
"If your comrades expect you to hold our attention…"
"Then prepare to die."
He had already realized what was happening.
Shinji had been used as bait.
While the pirates focused on him, the Marines captured the pirate ship.
The moment he understood that the plan had failed—
Yan Feng's anger exploded.
His blade moved faster and faster.
But this time he didn't chase Koby and Helmeppo.
Because the two of them were already fighting a group of pirates.
The tavern had turned into chaos.
So what was Yan Feng planning?
Continue fighting?
No.
He was going to escape.
The hostages were gone.
The pirates couldn't win anymore.
So the crew would stay behind to delay the Navy—
While their captain ran.
Whoosh!
For the third time, Yan Feng vanished at high speed.
He headed straight toward the rocky cliff beyond the forest.
At the same time, the remaining pirates also began retreating toward that direction.
Did they have another escape route hidden there?
Boom!
Another cannon blast echoed.
But this time the pirates didn't fire at Garp or Shinji.
They fired toward the lava pool.
Crack!
The ground split open.
Molten lava surged through the gap and began flowing wildly.
"Hahahaha!"
Yan Feng's laughter echoed.
"We've buried gunpowder all over this island!"
"Soon everything will explode one after another!"
"In the end, even the pirate ship on the coast will turn to dust!"
"Your Navy may be strong… but can you survive lava and explosions powerful enough to destroy half the island?"
He laughed like a madman.
If he was going down—
Then everyone else would go down with him.
"Damn it, you lunatic!"
Shinji cursed while chasing him.
"This island has lava! And you buried gunpowder here?!"
At the same time, Shinji spoke into the small Den Den Mushi in his hand.
"Old man!"
"This bastard planted gunpowder everywhere! The whole place is about to explode!"
"Get Koby and the others out of here and move the pirate ship away from the coast!"
"What flame… what are you talking about?" Garp replied lazily from the other side.
The next moment—
While Shinji chased Yan Feng through the forest—
A massive bundle of gunpowder flew through the air above his head and crashed directly into the lava pool.
It was gunpowder taken from the pirate ship.
BOOM!
The lava pool exploded violently.
Even Yan Feng, who was moving at high speed, froze in shock.
He still didn't understand what kind of enemy he was facing.
But he knew one thing.
He was only one step away from escaping.
Boom!Rumble!
Half of Hot Summer Island erupted in explosions.
Lava surged forward, swallowing everything in its path.
The other half of the island became a blazing forest.
The gunpowder Garp had thrown earlier had blasted molten lava into the trees.
Flames spread everywhere.
Only a small rocky edge near the cliff remained untouched.
In the firelight—
A small boat was being pushed toward the sea by more than a dozen pirates.
That was the escape route.
Soon, Yan Feng arrived.
"Damn Navy!"
"Let's see how arrogant you are now!"
He laughed wildly as he prepared to jump down.
But suddenly—
A figure appeared in front of him.
Shinji.
"Figures," Shinji said while breathing heavily.
"This forest is too big for you to leave unguarded."
"I just didn't expect you'd go this far."
Sweat covered his forehead.
In order to chase Yan Feng's terrifying speed, Shinji had already pushed himself to the limit.
Yan Feng frowned.
"So you climbed up from here earlier?"
"I thought the cliff was a natural barrier."
Without hesitation, he jumped off the cliff toward the boat.
Fighting now would be foolish.
Yan Feng was no idiot.
A bad temper didn't mean throwing away your life.
Without absolute strength, recklessness was suicide.
"Damn it!"
Shinji jumped after him.
"You think you can escape?!"
Creak!
The small boat tilted sharply as pirates crowded aboard.
More than ten people squeezed onto the tiny vessel.
The last thing they wanted to see—
Was Shinji landing behind them.
"Shoot!"
Yan Feng waved his hand and walked toward the back of the boat.
The overloaded boat was slow.
It would never outrun a Marine battleship.
But Yan Feng wasn't looking at the warship.
His eyes locked onto another boat.
The one Shinji and the others had used to reach the island.
"Die, Navy rookie!"
Yan Feng shouted.
He didn't know Shinji's full strength.
But judging from earlier—
That Iron Body defense alone was terrifying.
Splash!
The moment Yan Feng jumped into the sea—
He threw a windproof lighter into the corner of the boat.
BOOM!
Hidden gunpowder exploded instantly.
The entire boat burst into flames.
Yan Feng had planned this from the beginning.
He intended to sacrifice his own crew.
Only a few pirates had known about the escape boat.
They believed they were the captain's trusted subordinates.
But as flames swallowed them—
They finally realized the truth.
They had always been disposable.
On the burning sea, Yan Feng swam away confidently.
He believed Shinji had no chance of survival.
There was no other place to stand except the exploding boat.
Unless Shinji jumped into the sea—
He would die.
And the only surviving boat would soon belong to him.
"You're finished!"
Shinji's furious roar echoed behind him.
Yan Feng turned.
The boy's body was covered in flames.
Yet he clung to the cliff wall with both hands.
One hand gripping rock.
One leg pushing against the cliff.
Climbing.
Swimming.
Both at once.
Yan Feng surged upward, leaping toward the boat.
If he reached it first and gained distance—
Shinji would never catch him.
At this distance, there was only one possible way.
And Shinji didn't know it.
At least—
That's what Yan Feng believed.
The moment he landed on the boat, confidence filled his face.
Then—
A roar tore through the night.
"Shave!"