Mistaken Circumstances

Yun Ye was only surprised for a moment. While one could call this kind of thing high-tech, it was nothing to him.

After all, its power was inferior to White Lightning, barely equivalent to a casual strike from him…

"What other tricks do you have? Bring them all out." Yun Ye walked forward, his voice low and chilling from behind his mask.

Orleans narrowed his eyes and demanded, "Who exactly are you? Are you from the Navy?"

"This is the third person today who's asked me that…" Yun Ye continued his slow walk, sneering, "Then why do you think I'm wearing a mask?"

Wearing a mask, naturally, was to hide his appearance from being seen!

He absolutely didn't want to be discovered later, mistaken for a dangerous individual, and become a wanted criminal, ending up being pursued by the Navy.

Yun Ye had zero interest in becoming a pirate.

The Navy, however, was something he could consider. Leaning on a big tree provided much shade, and the risk factor was far less than being a pirate!

But he would have to weigh it carefully; he wouldn't do anything without benefits…

Orleans froze, then his expression suddenly turned very ugly. Three times? Which three times?

After a moment's thought, besides himself, the other two times must have referred to people from two other factions!

Was he telling him that those who had said those words had all died by his hand?

This was blatant, utter contempt towards him, Orleans!

It made him incredibly angry!

Despite his anger, Orleans didn't say anything else. Yun Ye simply put too much pressure on him.

From that single slash just now, Orleans deeply understood how terrifying Yun Ye was.

If he took another hit like that, Orleans didn't know if he could even withstand it.

Moreover, he couldn't quite figure out Yun Ye's identity. Those who hid their faces were either people of status or people who operated in the shadows.

These two types of people had one thing in common: they were not to be trifled with!

Suppressing the fear in his heart, Orleans coldly stated, "No matter who you are or what your purpose is, those who dare to attack us end up meeting a terrible end! Don't think we only have these people; the forces behind us are not something you can resist!"

Seeing that the situation was not in his favor, Orleans began to bring up the forces behind him.

Often, background forces served as a trump card, capable of deterring others and making them hesitate.

This was exactly the calculation Orleans was making.

Yun Ye grinned upon hearing this, "I'd love to try! Who else is behind you?"

Who couldn't bluff? Yun Ye didn't pay much attention.

Without engaging further, he attacked directly.

With just a flick of his finger, a crackling sound erupted as White Lightning shot towards Orleans's vital points.

Orleans had been vigilant of Yun Ye's movements and, at the first opportunity, flashed aside and rolled onto the ground, dodging the attack.

However, his subordinate behind him had terrible luck, being directly pierced by White Lightning…

Looking at his subordinate whose chest had been pierced, cold sweat beaded on Orleans's forehead. If he hadn't dodged so quickly, he might have been the one lying there.

Moreover, this kind of attack…

Orleans glanced at the gun in his hand and felt that Yun Ye's attack was almost identical to the one fired from his own weapon, aside from the color and power.

Weren't they both lightning attacks?

Yun Ye also saw Orleans's expression and guessed his thoughts, saying with a touch of malice, "Are you wondering why the weapon in your hand is so similar to my attack? You can try to guess."

As he spoke, Yun Ye flicked his finger again, and White Lightning pierced through more than a dozen people!

Yun Ye actually had no particular plan; he was just speaking a few words while attacking.

But what Yun Ye didn't expect was—

Upon hearing Yun Ye's words, Orleans's expression drastically changed. Then, as if he had thought of something, he pointed at Yun Ye and said with a trembling voice, "You, you… could you be… from the Vinsmoke Family?"

Orleans's expression was one of great terror, feeling as if he had figured something out, his voice becoming somewhat intermittent.

This island had always been hiding a secret research facility of the Vinsmoke Family.

Mysterious research was being conducted within.

And recently, some results had emerged!

The weapon in his hand was one of those results!

A weapon of immense power; if it could be mass-produced, it would absolutely be a great weapon of war!

Could it be that this mysterious masked man is from the Vinsmoke Family, sent specifically to silence us?

Thinking this, Orleans couldn't help but see his pupils contract, a sliver of despair washing over him.

Some factions, to keep their secrets from leaking, would kill everyone who knew about them!

Orleans believed that this person was an assassin sent by the Vinsmoke Family to kill them, all to hide the secrets of the research results here!

How ruthless!

Are all relevant personnel to be eliminated to prevent the experimental results from being leaked?

Orleans clenched his fists, anger filling his mind.

The others clearly didn't have as many thoughts. Upon hearing Orleans' words, their expressions stiffened, and they showed looks of terror. The Vinsmoke Family?

Why would someone from the Vinsmoke Family come to kill them?

They were just a bunch of underlings, completely unaware that there was a power behind them.

"Ah, this..." Yun Ye didn't know what this guy in front of him had imagined. He had just said it casually and didn't mean anything else.

'The Vinsmoke Family? Heh, a familiar name!'

'But... why would they mistake me for someone from the Vinsmoke Family?'

Yun Ye looked at the weapon in Orleans' hand, and a flash of inspiration struck him: 'Could it be that thing was manufactured by the Vinsmoke Family?'

In this world, there were only a handful of powers capable of producing such high-tech weapons.

Or rather, a few individuals.

And Vinsmoke Judge was one of them.

Bloodline factor clones, amazing battle suits!

All of these indicated Vinsmoke Judge's research capabilities!

'Perhaps I can probe for more information.' Yun Ye thought.

"Hmph!" Yun Ye feigned a cold snort, looking cool and not replying.

In reality, he simply didn't know what to say. What else could Yun Ye say?

Should he say, "I'm not, you guessed wrong?"

Saying anything more would drastically lower his prestige, so Yun Ye decided to resolve everything with a cold snort!

However, this very attitude made Orleans even more convinced!

Rumor had it that people from the Vinsmoke Family were all emotionless clones who only followed orders and weren't even afraid of death!

"Why? We haven't done anything to offend you, so why are you trying to wipe us out completely? I swear, we absolutely won't leak any information about the research!"

Orleans was sweating profusely. When he guessed that this person was an assassin sent by the Vinsmoke Family, despair had already begun to grow in his heart, but he was still making a final struggle.

He had already notified his superiors about what was happening.

His boss was a pirate captain under the Vinsmoke Family, a pirate with a bounty of forty-seven million Belly, 'Quick Hand' Lawrence!

He was probably rushing over here now...

What he originally thought was a savior, someone who could save him, now seemed like a sharp blade about to take his life.