Chapter 97 Success
Hearing the sound, Adrian was startled and turned his head mechanically.
The person he saw was Vic, who had been controlled by him before. At this moment, he was looking at him with a dull expression, without any expression on his face.
There was just a light flashing in his eyes, and the beast-taming ring was still around his neck.
He couldn't understand why his beast-taming ring malfunctioned.
Did he curse when he was wrestling just now? So he called him over, but how did he come over without hearing his orders? Adrian was very puzzled.
The ability of the pet fruit must be controlled by words. If it cannot hear the voice of the ability user, it will not execute commands.
"Stand at attention and guard there. Don't let anyone else in!" Adrian was not giving up and wanted to control Vic again.
Vic looked at Andrian like a fool, his body didn't move at all, except for a slight curl of the corners of his mouth. He couldn't hear what Andrian was saying at all.
As early as when Adrian ambushed him and put the green ring around his neck, he already knew what this ability was.
So he immediately used Life Return to control the skin inside the ear canal to block the ear canal, so he couldn't hear any commands at all.
He read Adrian's orders through lip reading. He didn't dare to use his observation Haki to eavesdrop. It would be troublesome if his hypnosis ability was also used!
So Vic chose to use lip reading, which he had learned a long time ago. Many skills mean many paths. When it comes to learning ability, Vic is not afraid of anyone.
Vic had already been planning this since he arrived in the capital, and the Eigayama Black Gold was most likely hidden along with Adrian's other treasures.
It's not safe to defeat him directly and then ask for the location. If Adrian says in a tough way, "I'll kill you or chop you up as you please," then we'll be in trouble.
It would be even more difficult if he accidentally killed him. It would be even more impossible to get him if he was equally strong or inferior to him. He didn't come here to exorcise demons without any desires, he had a clear purpose.
So Vic planned to get the address first.
He prepared a lot of gold and a fake devil fruit. Anyway, there are so many styles of devil fruits, can you recognize them all?
You can't eat another one, so how do you know whether it's true or not? When Vic knew that they had the means to control people, he guessed that this guy was probably some kind of devil fruit user.
Once such a valuable thing comes into your hands, you won’t just leave it there casually, right? You will definitely put it in your own little treasury!
Vic had already planned to pretend to be defeated, leave everything behind, and escape, and then use his Observation Haki to track the location of the treasure.
But I didn't expect that things would go wrong and someone had an IUD installed, so I had no choice but to take advantage of the situation.
The servant had been knocked unconscious and tied up by him, and then followed him all the way here.
When Adrian saw that Vic didn't react, he knew that his ability could not control him, and he immediately panicked.
His body shook and the hat on his head fell off, revealing the Mediterranean sea on his head.
He quickly put a red beast-controlling ring around his neck and was ready for battle!
In an instant his eyes turned red, as if he had lost his mind. He completely hypnotized himself and put his body completely under his control.
This red beast-taming ring can increase one's strength to the current extreme. Adrian seemed to have used life return. Long hair grew on his bald head and his body became more muscular.
Vic knew that Adrian had bypassed his own consciousness and directly controlled the cells throughout his body, which could also achieve some effects of restoring life.
However, Vic's expression did not change. He already knew that this man's strength was very average, and his methods mostly relied on sneak attacks and control. He was a pirate who used his brain, just like Captain Crow of the Black Cat Pirates.
Vic did not take the initiative to attack, but just watched Adrian perform. However, the surface of Vic's body was covered with black, which was the hardening of the Armament Haki.
Although he was a weakling, Vic still decided to kill him with a butcher knife.
Adrian had completed his transformation and rushed towards Vic with a roar, punching Vic hard. Only the sound of hammering could be heard, and Vic did not move at all.
"This strength is much weaker than that of the person who ate the metal fruit. There is no sharpening effect at all. It seems there is no need to waste time!" Vic said secretly.
Adrian was still pounding Vic's chest frantically, and the noise had alarmed the people in the pig farm.
They could move freely without Adrian's orders, so when they heard the noise they came out to see what was going on.
They are all residents of this island, not on Adrian's ship, and have no status. They are just covering up Adrian's treasure room.
They rarely saw this "master" normally, and they didn't expect that he had become like this when they saw him today.
Hitting someone's chest with a big fist is too gentle, even though it makes a lot of noise and sounds, but you can't hit them hard enough, so the sound is loud but the impact is small.
At this moment, Vic raised his right hand and pointed his index finger at Adrian's forehead at such a fast speed.
It was as if the picture flashed and Vic changed his appearance, and the process in between was omitted.
Vic's finger had already been inserted into Adrian's head, and the entire index finger was gone in, without a single drop of blood flowing out.
Adrian stopped moving instantly, his eyes regained clarity, and he looked into Vic's eyes in disbelief.
This is the scene that appeared before the eyes of the breeders, like a magic trick, the index finger disappearing.
Adrian's body slowly returned to its original shape. Vic pulled out his dark fingers, which were stained with a hint of bright red. Vic shook his fingers, and all the blood flew onto the green grass!
Adrian's body fell down, and the beast-controlling rings on the necks of everyone present disappeared.
"Adrian is dead, we are free, we are finally free!" Someone cried with joy.
"I am not still dreaming, am I? I haven't woken up yet! Even if it is a dream, it is a beautiful dream!" someone murmured.
"I can finally go home and see my children! I really miss them so much. How are they going to live without me? I hate it..."
"Benefactor, is there anything we can do for you?"
Someone who was sober immediately stepped forward and asked Vic.
"You guys just drag this body out and bury it. You don't need to do anything else. Go home and live a good life. When you're done, just come to this secret room once more."
Vic glanced at Adrian on the ground and said calmly.
"Yes, benefactor!" The man's attitude was respectful and grateful.
"Wake up and come over to help. Don't waste our benefactor's time!"
Finally, several people came to their senses and immediately stepped forward to help carry away Adrian's body.
After finding the burial site, several people put the body aside and someone went back to get the digging tools.
Some people were gritting their teeth as they looked at Adrian's body, while others walked over and kicked him a few times.
They saw the hole on Adrian's forehead, but no blood had come out. When they got closer, they could smell a burnt smell, like meat that had been overcooked.
......
In the distant mountains, the wild beasts that were originally released by Adrian were also freed.
They were all controlled by Adrian and became his "companions" accomplices. Now that Adrian is dead, they are free from their restraints.
If Adrian knew about this, he would definitely regret leaving the beast there. It would have been better if he had kept it in a pig farm.
……
Vic waited for everyone to leave, then picked up his two knives on the ground and put them into his waist.
Then he opened the package and took out the box containing the fake devil fruit. After opening the lid, he took out the fruit and threw it on the ground, then crushed it with his foot. Then he took the bag, opened the door of the secret room and walked in.
The secret room is not very big, and it contains mostly gold. Various gold ornaments and gold coins are packed in several wooden boxes.
There were also some gems, which were packed in a separate box, and a lot of other miscellaneous items, all piled up on the ground.
Among them was a piece of black metal thrown in a corner like garbage, along with several other metals and ores.
Vic recognized that the black metal was Yongshan Black Gold, which was shining with a black glow and was the size of a basketball.
There are some other rare metals and ores on the side, but Yongshan black gold is the most valuable. However, these rare metals are also good materials for forging knives.
"Fortunately, Adrian really doesn't know what's good!"
Vic breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that Yongshan Black Gold would be sold, and he would return empty-handed. But he was lucky and got it in the end.
"I can finally go back to headquarters and upgrade my sword!"
Vic had a smile on his face.