Yun Ye was only briefly surprised. It could be considered high-tech, but to him, it was nothing special.
After all, its power was not even as great as White Lightning. It was only on the level of a casual strike from him...
"What other tricks do you have? Use them all at once." Yun Ye strode forward, his voice low and chilling behind the mask.
Orleans narrowed his eyes and demanded, "Who exactly are you? A Marine?"
"This is already the third person today to ask me that..." Yun Ye continued walking slowly and sneered. "Then why do you think I'm wearing a mask?"
He wore a mask, naturally, to keep his face from being seen!
He had no desire to be hunted down as a wanted criminal after the truth came out, mistaken for some dangerous person and pursued by the Marines.
Yun Ye had absolutely no interest in going to sea and becoming a pirate.
The Marines, on the other hand, were worth considering. With a powerful backer, life was easier, and the danger was far lower than being a pirate!
Still, he would have to think it over carefully. He would not do anything without benefits...
Orleans froze, then his expression suddenly turned ugly. Three times? Which three times?
After thinking about it for a moment, he realized that aside from himself, the other two must have been people from the other two factions!
Was Yun Ye telling him that everyone who had said that had died by his hand?
This was naked contempt toward Orleans!
It infuriated him!
Angry as he was, Orleans said nothing more. The pressure Yun Ye gave him was simply too great.
That slash alone had made Orleans deeply aware of Yun Ye's terrifying strength.
If another one came, Orleans did not even know whether he could block it.
Moreover, he could not determine Yun Ye's identity. Those who hid themselves were either people of status or people who could not see the light of day.
Both types had one thing in common: they were not to be provoked!
Suppressing the fear in his heart, Orleans said coldly, "No matter who you are or what your purpose is, anyone who dares attack us dies horribly in the end! Don't think we only have these people. The force behind us is not something you can resist!"
Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, Orleans began invoking the power behind him.
Many times, one's backing was a trump card. It could intimidate others and make them hesitate.
That was precisely the calculation Orleans was making.
Yun Ye grinned. "I'd like to try. Who else do you have behind you?"
Anyone could bluff. Yun Ye did not take it too seriously.
Rather than continue the conversation, he attacked directly.
With a mere flick of his finger, a crackling sound rang out as White Lightning shot toward Orleans's vital points.
Orleans had been watching Yun Ye's movements vigilantly. He immediately flashed aside and rolled across the ground, narrowly avoiding the strike.
But the lackeys behind him suffered terribly, pierced straight through by the White Lightning...
Seeing his subordinate's chest pierced through, cold sweat beaded on Orleans's forehead. If he had not dodged quickly enough, he might have been the one lying there.
And this kind of attack...
Orleans looked at the gun in his hand. Aside from the color and power, Yun Ye's attack was almost exactly the same as the attack fired by his gun.
After all, both were lightning attacks?
Yun Ye noticed Orleans's expression and guessed what he was thinking. With malicious amusement, he said, "Are you wondering why the weapon in your hand is so similar to my attack? You can take a guess."
As he spoke, Yun Ye pointed again, and White Lightning pierced through more than a dozen people!
Yun Ye had no particular plan. He had merely said a few extra words while fighting.
But what Yun Ye did not expect was—
After hearing Yun Ye's words, Orleans's expression changed drastically. Then, as if he had thought of something, he pointed at Yun Ye and said in a trembling voice, "You... you... could it be... you're from the Vinsmoke Family?"
Orleans was horrified. He felt that he had figured something out, and even his voice became broken and unsteady.
This island had always concealed one of the Vinsmoke Family's secret experimental sites.
Some mysterious research was being conducted within it.
And recently, results had already begun to emerge!
The weapon in his hand was one of those results!
It was an extremely powerful weapon. If it could be mass-produced, it would absolutely become a terrifying weapon of war!
Could this mysterious masked man be someone from the Vinsmoke Family, sent specifically to silence us?
As this thought arose in his mind, Orleans's pupils contracted, and a trace of despair welled up in his heart.
Some forces would kill everyone who knew of a secret in order to prevent it from being exposed!
Orleans believed this man was an assassin sent by the Vinsmoke Family to kill them and conceal the secret research results here!
How ruthless!
To prevent the experimental results from being leaked, would they eliminate everyone involved?
Orleans clenched his fists, fury filling his mind.
The others clearly had not thought so far ahead. Upon hearing Orleans's words, they were all shaken and revealed terrified expressions. The Vinsmoke Family?
Why would people from the Vinsmoke Family come to kill them?
They were only a group of lackeys. They did not even know there was another force behind them.
"Ah..." Yun Ye had no idea what this guy had imagined. He had only made an offhand remark and truly had no other intention.
The Vinsmoke Family? Heh, a familiar name!
But... why did he mistake me for someone from the Vinsmoke Family?
Yun Ye looked at the weapon in Orleans's hand, and a sudden thought flashed through his mind. Could that thing have been made by the Vinsmoke Family?
In this world, there were only a few forces capable of producing such high-tech weapons.
Or rather, only a few people.
And Vinsmoke Judge was one of them.
Bloodline Factor clones, miraculous Battle Suits!
All of it demonstrated Vinsmoke Judge's scientific prowess!
Perhaps I can pry out some more information, Yun Ye thought.
"Hmph!" Yun Ye gave a deliberately cold snort, looking cool as he offered no reply.
In truth, he simply did not know how to answer. What was Yun Ye supposed to say?
Say that he was not, that Orleans had guessed wrong?
One extra word would completely ruin his cool image, so Yun Ye decided that a cold snort would solve everything!
Yet it was precisely this attitude that made Orleans even more certain!
Rumor had it that the Vinsmoke Family were emotionless clones who only carried out orders and were not even afraid of death!
"Why? We clearly haven't done anything to betray you. Why are you trying to wipe us out? I swear, we will never leak even the slightest bit of information about the research!"
Orleans was sweating from anxiety. The moment he guessed that this man was an assassin sent by the Vinsmoke Family, despair had risen in his heart, though he was still making one final struggle.
Earlier, he had already notified his superior about what had happened here.
His boss was the captain of a Pirate Crew under the Vinsmoke Family, a pirate with a bounty of forty-seven million Beli, "Quick-Hand" Lawrence!
He was probably rushing over here now...
What he had originally believed to be reinforcements, reinforcements that could save him, now seemed more like a sharp blade about to take his life.