The Charisma of a Commander

"This is..."

Several trainees who were lying on the ground, half-dead and unable to get up, suddenly felt a warm current flowing through their bodies.

The muscles where they flowed relaxed, and the excruciating abdominal pain subsided incredibly quickly.

After a short while, they found that their breathing was smooth and they seemed to be able to stand up.

However, those who weren't injured, like the Momonga and Comil, couldn't experience such profound feelings; their attention was more focused on the more superficial phenomena.

For example, there is a smooth layer of wood veneer that forms on the surface of the body, clinging tightly to the skin and spreading throughout the body from the neck to the feet.

Only the head above the neck was not covered by this airtight wooden armor; even the area below the groin was covered with a very fine layer of thin armor.

This made the Momonga and the others very uncomfortable, but these were just psychological illusions. These wooden armors were actually very breathable and would not put any burden on their skin.

There is absolutely no way it will affect the action; Vidal is willing to vouch for that with his integrity!

At the same time, they finally felt a deeper sensation, feeling their tired bodies recovering, like the warm and comfortable feeling of soaking in a hot spring.

"You can call it the Vigor Armor; as for its specific effects, you'll have to discover them in battle."

Vidal wore his usual smile as he looked down at the twenty-three wooden warriors shrouded in green light from a distance.

"What are you waiting for? Let's go!"

The group exchanged glances, then turned to Borsalino, causing Borsalino to raise an eyebrow.

Here we go again!

Here we go again!

Vidal is pulling this stunt again, isn't he annoying!

But the Momonga and Comil ignored his complaints. The twenty-three of them transformed into streaks of green afterimages and charged out in three echelons: front, middle, and rear.

As soon as they started moving, they immediately noticed something different from usual. First, their bodies seemed lighter, and they felt like they could run faster.

Even so, this slight increase was insignificant in Borsalino's eyes. He simply vanished in photon form and reappeared in front of Comil in the blink of an eye, raising his long right leg.

[Careful!]

[Shigan!]

Two students beside Comil immediately tried to intercept him, but Borsalino wanted to see what use the Vigor Armor that Vidal had created was.

He chose to use his elementalized body to take their attacks head-on, delivering a Light-Speed Kick to Comil's chest armor.

[Bang!]

The result was no different from the previous trainees; Comil was also sent flying backward like a cannonball.

But after flying about twenty meters, he did not fall down; instead, the faint green light on his body intensified!

"Huh~?"

Borsalino was astonished by what he saw, and Comil himself looked down at his chest in surprise.

There were indeed obvious dents on the originally smooth and flat wooden armor, but they quickly recovered under the green light.

Most importantly, apart from feeling a bit stuffy in my chest from the strong impact, I don't think I suffered any serious injuries, and the pain is within my tolerance level.

That's quite impressive. Borsalino used to take down kids with a single kick; once he landed a kick, they basically wouldn't be able to catch their breath for a while.

At the same time, the moment Comil was kicked away, the attacks from the two students also landed on Borsalino.

A sharp longsword gleaming with a cold light, and two index fingers covered in a layer of green light, pierced straight into his body, one after the other.

"Um?!"

Borsalino, who had been nonchalant and lazy just a moment ago, suddenly changed his expression and transformed into a golden light, shooting into the air as he looked at the student who had used the Shigan with surprise and suspicion.

Just now, when this person's fingers were inserted into his body, he suddenly felt a familiar yet repulsive sensation.

The light within his own body was forcibly absorbed by this student's fingers!

Photosynthesis.

Borsalino turned his head in frustration to look at the spot where Vidal had been standing, only to find that the tree was empty.

Huh, where did he go?

A quick glance around revealed that the guy had already appeared on the battlefield near Dragon's side and had given Benson and the others something called the Vigor Armor.

Strawberry, Yamakaji, and the others were like candles being lit, with pale green 'flames' gradually igniting on their bodies.

In just a few minutes, Vidal created thirty-seven green warriors clad in Vigor Armor —oh wait, I mean, thirty-seven green warriors.

They should be called warriors of the forest, guardians of nature!

"Go on, let Dragon feel the pressure you're putting on him."

Watching the green silhouettes of the fourteen people swarming forward, Vidal opened his arms and cheered them on loudly.

[Swish--]

The next second, Benson felt the relief brought by the warm current in his body and excitedly took the lead in shaving Dragon's front.

"Konoha Strong Whirlwind!"

With a blank expression, Dragon threw a simple straight punch, directly blocking Benson's full-force spinning kick.

[Bang!]

A fierce gale erupted around the two of them, and the ground beneath their feet shook as if under immense pressure, cracking open with dense fissures.

Unfortunately, Benson only lasted for less than two seconds before being blasted away by a force transmitted from Dragon's fist.

Logically speaking, his reckless solo confrontation with Dragon should have resulted in a rather painful lesson, such as numbness in his right leg or temporary inability to exert force.

But after Benson got up from the ground, he moved his calf, which had just been hit hard, and found that it wasn't as serious as he had imagined.

There was some numbness and some pain, but it was all okay, and he could feel that these symptoms were subsiding quickly.

On the other side, Yamakaji, Strawberry, and thirteen others strictly adhered to the Three-Three System Tactics and engaged in a battle with Dragon that was far more intense than before.

As the fight went on, the latter finally discovered the function of the wooden armor on the former's body: a combination of defense and recovery!

The sturdy wooden armor provides excellent defense, and its hardness also enhances the offensive power of physical techniques such as Shigan and kicks.

The green light clinging to their wooden armor was clearly Vidal's Photosynthetic Energy.

It not only repairs the wooden armor promptly when it is damaged, but also quickly restores the strength and injuries of Benson and his companions Yamakaji.

What does this mean?

This is equivalent to Vidal temporarily transforming these 14 people—no, these 37 people—into Zoan Devil Fruit users who have mastered Armament Haki and can use the Six Powers!

In addition, their ruthless Three-Three System Tactics and coordinated combat skills have made them demonstrate a completely transformed fighting power!

At least when facing monsters, they are no longer so vulnerable that they can be easily defeated, and are even able to fight them for a while longer.

Forrest Vidal, the mastermind behind all of this, retreated to the edge of the battlefield after doing all this, arms crossed, quietly watching everyone's performance.

At this moment, everyone watching the live broadcast felt that he was missing one thing: a white, oversized coat with the word "Justice" written on the back!

Because at this moment, Vidal exuded a damnable charisma of a commander, making him seem more like a soldier and a general than a soldier or general, compared to others like Dragon and Borsalino.

Then Vidal was the only handsome guy on the entire field!

Of course, he was also the most handsome one.

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