"Barbecue?! And West Blue special?!" Luffy's eyes instantly turned into stars, drooling profusely. "I've never had it before!" He shouted without hesitation, "I choose C! Keep an eye on Captain Nezumi!"
Ron rubbed his forehead helplessly. "This glutton..." He smiled wryly and shook his head. As the system's main controller, he couldn't directly interfere with the sub-system host's choice, but he could indirectly guide them.
However, these options were all pretty similar, so Luffy was allowed to choose.
Battle erupted instantly!
Sanji's figure flashed into the enemy lines like a ghost, his leather shoes drawing sharp arcs in the air. "You beasts, do you even deserve to wear Marine uniforms?" Each kick precisely struck a soldier's vital point, sending them flying backward.
Zoro unleashed three swords, the white moonlight of his blades like snow. "Three Sword Style: Oni Giri!"
Three cold flashes passed, and the weapons of the soldiers charging at the front snapped in response. They looked at the broken swords in their hands in horror, and before they could react, they were taken down by Zoro.
"For you guys who have lost your conscience, death is the only release."
Usopp stood on high ground, squinting one eye. His long-range Observation Haki automatically activated, locking onto the soldiers attempting to flee. "Trying to run? Have you asked my slingshot?"
Special projectiles whistled out, each one accurately hitting a fleeing soldier, exploding instantly, sending them one by one to the ground, 'getting their lunchbox'!
"I told you I'm the Sniper King, and you still run."
Captain Nezumi watched his subordinates fall one by one, then saw Luffy staring at him menacingly. Beads of sweat, as big as beans, seeped from his pale face. He trembled and retreated, but Luffy's extended rubber arm grabbed him.
"Don't run, I'm still waiting for my barbecue reward!"
Nami approached step by step, the anger in her eyes almost materializing. The treasure map in her hand glowed with a mysterious light under the sun, as if echoing her resolve for revenge.
"Captain Nezumi..." Her voice was icy cold. "How much blood money have you squeezed from Cocoyashi Village all these years? Today, I want you to spit it all out, principal and interest!"
Captain Nezumi's legs went soft, and he plopped down on the ground, his crotch gradually becoming wet. "W-wait... we can talk... that money..."
"There's nothing to talk about!" Nami lunged forward, her slender leg raised high, carrying all the accumulated anger of these years, and kicked Captain Nezumi's ugly face fiercely.
"Bang!" With a dull thud, Captain Nezumi's bony body arced through the air and fell heavily to the ground. After spitting out two large mouthfuls of blood, he looked at Nami in horror! "S-spare me...."
Nami sneered, looking down at Captain Nezumi, who was sprawled on the ground, her orange hair fluttering in the sea breeze. "Letting you die like this would be too easy for you."
She squatted down, her shoelace pressing hard against Captain Nezumi's greasy chin. "I want you to see with your own eyes—every single Berry you painstakingly scoured for all these years, we will take all of it!"
Captain Nezumi's face was ashen, and beads of sweat, as big as beans, constantly rolled down his forehead. "No... don't... that money... that's all mine..." He trembled and reached out to grab Nami's pant leg, but Luffy grabbed him by the back of his collar and lifted him up.
"Let's go! Let's watch Nami hunt for treasure!" Luffy excitedly shook Captain Nezumi in his hand, who let out a mournful wail like a piglet waiting to be slaughtered.
The group arrived in front of the deepest underground vault in the base.
Nami carefully compared it to the treasure map, and her eyes suddenly lit up. "It's here!" As soon as she spoke, the treasure map in her hand suddenly burst into dazzling golden light, and to everyone's surprise, it transformed into a golden shovel!
[Ding! Arrived at the treasure location!]
[Treasure map automatically transforms into "Golden Shovel"!]
[Special effect: Can ignore any geological structure, easy excavation!]
"This is too thoughtful!" Nami caressed the Golden Shovel with adoration, a mysterious halo flowing around its body. "It's actually gold, it must be very valuable!"
Then, she turned to look at Captain Nezumi, who was being held by Luffy. The latter was staring with wide eyes in horror, muttering incessantly, "Devil Fruit user... This is definitely a Devil Fruit ability..."
Nami raised a cruel smile. "Today, I'll let you completely despair."
With that, she swung the Golden Shovel and plunged it into the ground, beginning to dig!
Unexpectedly, when the last shovel went down,
Bang!
The expected golden light did not appear. Instead, a chilling, eerie green mist surged out from underground!
"This... this is?!" Nami took half a step back in astonishment.
Faint, mournful wails could be heard from within the mist. The temperature of the entire basement plummeted. As time passed minute by minute, the mist grew thicker and thicker, finally transforming into thousands of translucent vengeful spirits that soared into the air!
"No, did I just dig into the underworld?!"
Nami retreated in horror, but it was clear that these vengeful spirits were not looking for her.
These vengeful spirits had distorted faces—there were old people, women, children... They all bore shocking wounds on their bodies, and each one stared furiously at Captain Nezumi. It was obvious they were villagers who had been killed by Captain Nezumi during their lives.
"Captain Nezumi... give us your life!"
"I died so miserably..."
"Give me back my daughter's life!"
"..."
The vengeful spirits let out heart-wrenching cries and surged towards Captain Nezumi like a tide. Luffy, scared, let go of him. Captain Nezumi slumped to the ground, his crotch already soaked. "N-not me... spare me..." His pleas were drowned out by the vengeful spirits' roars.
The most terrifying scene unfolded—the vengeful spirits began to tear at Captain Nezumi's flesh!
Each bite brought up a piece of flesh, yet strangely, not a single drop of blood flowed out. Captain Nezumi's screams gradually weakened, and finally, even his bones were gnawed away, truly leaving "not even a speck of dust."
After the vengeful spirits calmed down, they turned to Nami, their faces becoming serene.
"Thank you... kind girl..." The leading vengeful spirit bowed deeply. "We can finally rest in peace..." As the words fell, the thousands of vengeful spirits transformed into specks of shimmering light and dissipated into the air.
Nami stood stunned, the Golden Shovel in her hand clanging as it fell to the ground.
She mechanically turned her head to look at Ron, her voice trembling. "This... is this really a Treasure Hunt System??" She pointed at the lingering wisp of green mist on the ground. "Would a proper Treasure Hunt System dig up something like this?!"
Ron awkwardly cleared his throat. "Well... the system description did mention 'unexpected rewards'... Hunt carefully, hunt cautiously."
Usopp had already buried his head in his hands and squatted on the ground in fear. "I knew it! I knew something terrible would be dug up!"
Zoro frowned and poked the ground with his sword sheath. "At least... it should be safe here now?"
Sanji lit a cigarette to calm his nerves. "Miss Nami, next time before hunting for treasure... would you like to buy us some amulets first?"
Nami sighed, rubbing her forehead. "Is it still too late for me to return this now...?"
Regarding this special treasure hunt reward, Ron unexpectedly found that there was no tenfold return reward.
"Indeed, one must hunt for treasure cautiously."
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