Yara's Guess (Seeking Collection and Recommendations!)

'Start the lottery.'

With a thought, Yun Ye lit up the icon from earlier.

There was no unusual movement on the panel, but in the next moment, an icon flashed in the [Special Category] branch.

Yun Ye clicked on the [Special Category] branch to view it, and the first thing he saw was the skill's name—

'Shunko?'

Yun Ye raised an eyebrow. He actually got this skill!

[Shunko]: A combat technique combining Kido and White Strike. The user's back and shoulders are wrapped in highly compressed Kido. Through an explosion, the Kido merges with the user's limbs for combat!

This was the description Yun Ye saw when he opened the skill.

Actually, Yun Ye already knew about this skill without the description.

It was a combat technique created by Shihoin Yoruichi in the Shinigami world, possessing extremely strong combat power!

Judging from its performance in the original work, this move was not even weaker than a Zanpakuto's Bankai!

Moreover, Shunko had more than one form. In the later stages, there were even more advanced forms of Shunko!

It was a terrifyingly powerful skill!

Yun Ye hadn't expected to draw this skill.

And it was in the [Special Category] branch, no less.

But on second thought, Shunko was a combination of White Strike and Kido, so it wouldn't fit well into any of the [Blade, Fist, Walk, Ghost] branches. It was precisely for this reason that it was classified under the [Special Category] branch, right?

Just like when he obtained [Zangetsu], Yun Ye suppressed the urge to use the skill. Even if he wanted to try it, he would have to wait until he was in a safe place or in good condition.

After the series of battles, Yun Ye's stamina had been almost completely depleted.

So, Yun Ye suppressed his curiosity and planned to try it later.

He scanned his surroundings, and after finding no clues left behind, Yun Ye flashed away, leaving the area.

Not long after Yun Ye left, another team of Navy soldiers rushed over.

Leading them was the head of the Navy Branch Base on the island, Yara.

Yara's expression was solemn. He hadn't received any news from Bruller for a long time, and there had been frequent disturbances in this area. He couldn't suppress his thoughts and decided to come and investigate.

Upon arrival, he saw corpses scattered everywhere, and looking around, they were almost all Navy personnel.

This made Yara's face darken.

Although he had intended for Bruller to probe the strength of the Oli Family, he hadn't expected Bruller to be lost here.

After all, Bruller had come from the Grand Line. Although he was a scumbag among the Navy, his rank was legitimately earned!

He possessed a certain level of strength, and his cunning was also top-notch among the branch bases. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been making those moves in secret to seek profits.

It was just that Yara never expected that Bruller, who came to investigate, and the accompanying Navy soldiers, would be annihilated here!

They hadn't even managed to transmit any intelligence!

'Who did they encounter?'

Yara's expression was grave. He was quite clear about the strength of Orleans, the boss of the Oli Family. Orleans did not have the strength to kill Bruller!

This meant that someone else had made the move!

At this moment, a Navy soldier hurried over and reported, "Sir, we found a body cut in half over there, and..."

At the end of his sentence, the soldier swallowed hard, his voice dry. "Furthermore, there's a gully hundreds of meters long on the ground over there. I suspect it was cut by a sword!"

This soldier was just an ordinary Third-Class Private from the Paradise. He hadn't seen much of the world. Upon seeing the sword mark that was hundreds of meters long, he was greatly shocked.

He even doubted if his eyes were playing tricks on him. How could such an outrageous thing happen?

Who could cut a hundred-meter-long ravine into the ground with a single sword strike?

"What?"

Hearing the soldier's words, Yara was also startled and quickly walked over.

Upon seeing the hundred-meter-long ravine stretching across the ground, he was immensely shocked.

Then, he saw Lawrence's appearance and couldn't help but exclaim, "'Iron Hand' Lawrence? This..."

He was stunned!

A pirate with a bounty of 40 Million Beli was among the top tier in the North Blue. His name, when heard by ordinary people, could make children cry!

Even the Navy rarely dared to provoke such a person!

Yet, here he was, lying here, cut in half with a single sword strike!?

Who could be so brutal?

What was hidden on this island?

Even a great pirate with a bounty of 40 million had perished here!

Here on Paradise, a bounty of 40 Million Beli truly puts one in the category of a Great Pirate…

"Send word down, full alert. Watch for any activity on the island!"

"Finally, send people to clear this area and gather intel!"

Yara ordered with a grim expression, not a trace of fear showing on his face. He looked solemn, which quietly relieved the surrounding Navy soldiers. Their superior was indeed their superior, remaining calm in the face of crisis. Even seeing a Great Pirate dead here hadn't fazed him in the slightest. Such composure was why he was their superior!

If only these Navy soldiers knew how terrified Yara actually was inside…

Facing someone capable of killing Lawrence, all the Navy on their island combined were no match. He couldn't not be panicked!

But he could only forcefully suppress the fear in his heart and show no outward signs. He was the highest commander on the island; he couldn't afford to lose his composure, or the entire Navy Branch Base would fall into chaos with him.

"Yes!" All the Navy soldiers acknowledged the order.

A moment later, a Navy soldier ran back and reported, "Sir, beneath the Oli Family's base, a collapsed experimental site has been discovered!"

"Quick, take me there!"

Yara's expression sharpened, and he walked over.

The Oli Family's base, now cleared, exposed the buried laboratory beneath.

There wasn't much useful left inside. What could be taken, Yun Ye had taken. What couldn't be taken, Yun Ye had mostly destroyed.

Of course, in such a large laboratory, many experimental instruments were still preserved. Yun Ye had only destroyed things casually; it was difficult to ruin everything completely.

None of that was important. More crucial was the mark on the laboratory wall—a "66" symbol!

"Germa 66, the Vinsmoke Family!"

Yara's expression turned very grim. The intelligence from before was indeed true: the Oli Family had deep ties to the Vinsmoke Family!

In fact, the Oli Family was the Vinsmoke Family's power on this island!

"This is bad!"

The next moment, Yara's expression changed drastically as if he'd thought of something.

The presence of a hidden laboratory here meant this place was very important to the Vinsmoke Family.

Furthermore, the scene looked like it had been thoroughly looted, meaning something must have happened.

Connecting this with the deaths of Lawrence and Bruller, Yara felt a growing sense of dread.

Yara's thoughts raced, piecing together all the clues to form a plausible explanation.

The people who attacked the Evil Wolf and Iron Hand factions earlier were likely Lawrence, and their goal was to find the hidden laboratory on the island!

The Oli Family and Lawrence clashed, and the Navy group led by Bruller who arrived here got caught up in it…

No, perhaps it wasn't just Lawrence alone; there must have been others…

Now that the laboratory is destroyed and the death toll of the Oli Family matches, it means the victorious party was Lawrence and his group. Someone stole from the Vinsmoke Family!

Given the Vinsmoke Family's power, they absolutely wouldn't let their property be stolen without consequence. They would rush over immediately, perhaps they are already on their way!

This is terrible!!

Yara was so frightened by his own conjecture that cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and his face turned deathly pale.

Moreover, the more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed!

If this was truly the case, then… Donzuke Island was about to face a major disaster!