A new recruitment mission?!
Kyle's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise.
It really has been a while!!
But this time, the recruitment mission actually doesn't mark 'genius'—what's up with that? Isn't our cute and tsundere little tanuki worthy?
For some reason, thinking of Chopper's classic tsundere and hide-and-seek famous scenes from the original work, Kyle felt a little like laughing.
Their team was about to gain one more pet.
Hmm! Very nice!!
From now on, there would be a pet to rua!
After reading the content of the recruitment mission, Kyle continued to move his gaze downward.
[Recruitment Reward: Indestructible Body (Click for details)]
Huh?!
Kyle let out a light exclamation, his finger tapping on the 'Indestructible Golden Soul' on the panel.
[Indestructible Body: Inexhaustible stamina, an imperishable physical body!!]
!!!
Kyle's pupils suddenly dilated, and his mouth also unconsciously fell open, opening and closing again, as if wanting to speak but stopping, unable to utter a single word.
But the light in his eyes grew brighter and brighter, until finally he couldn't help but burst into loud laughter.
"Hahaha!! Haha, hahaha..."
The sudden manic laughter startled Sabo, who was lying prone on the deck like a corpse. His body jolted awake and he stood up, looking at Kyle not far away who was laughing uncontrollably, his brow slightly furrowing.
"Kyle, what the hell are you on about?!"
Kyle didn't answer him, nor did he have any intention of scolding him.
At this moment, his gaze was still fixed on that line of text introducing the Indestructible Golden Soul.
He really hadn't expected the reward for the mission to recruit Chopper to be so generous.
Although the introduction was only eight characters, the shorter the introduction, the stronger the effect!!
According to the information conveyed by the system, Kyle clearly understood what these eight characters meant.
As long as his stamina wasn't completely depleted, then his injuries would continuously recover, until he was restored to his original state.
This ability was somewhat similar to the Five Elders' immortal body, but it wouldn't be restrained by advanced Armament Haki; it had no limitations at all!
Bloody hell!!
Where's Whitebeard? Where's Kaido? Where's Big Mom?!
Let them all come at once, I'm not afraid!!
Once he got his hands on this ability, then from now on, Kyle wouldn't need to have any scruples when fighting anyone.
Even trading blows directly without any evasion wouldn't faze him at all!
Previously, whether it was his fight with Golden Lion or his battle with Kaido, Kyle had almost never engaged in close combat with them.
Because he knew this was his weak point; if he got in close and they exploited that weakness, he'd be done for.
And even with long-range attacks, he had to keep his Observation Haki active at all times, just in case something unexpected happened.
In the world of One Piece, cases of losing arms or legs in battle were far from rare, and he had no desire to become a disabled person, collecting a disability pension from the Marines.
Even though his physique was very powerful, and ordinary attacks couldn't even break his defense, let alone make him lose a limb.
But the problem was, it wasn't fear of the ten thousand, but fear of the one-in-ten-thousand chance!
He didn't want to end up like Shanks, supposedly "betting" his arm or leg on something or other.
So, Kyle had always been quite cautious when it came to fighting!
But those days wouldn't last much longer.
Once he successfully recruited Chopper and obtained the Indestructible Body ability…
Tough!!
A real man needs to be tough head-on, directly confrontational, who's afraid of who!!!
"Sabo, immediately take the helm, eight o'clock direction, full speed ahead!!"
"I'm taking you to collect a pet!"
...
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Meanwhile, on a certain island in the Grand Line.
Here stood several towering, drum-shaped mountains, which gave the island its name: Drum Island.
Drum Island had a cold, windy climate and was covered in snow and ice all year round, a world clad in silver.
The island had vast coniferous forests, mainly distributed at the foot and on the mountainsides, adding a touch of green to the frigid island.
At that moment, in a certain coniferous forest on the island, a figure was slowly trudging through the snow, bearing several wounds on its body.
Blood continuously seeped from the wounds, dripping onto the snow.
Its build was somewhat stocky, and it was generally in the shape of a human.
But it was not a human.
It had brown, furry hair all over its body, and overall looked like a talking raccoon dog, a tanuki.
Its eyes were hazy now, exhaustion visible, and the pain emanating from its body made it desperately want to just fall asleep right there in the snow.
But it couldn't do that.
The wounds on its body hadn't appeared for no reason; if it fell asleep here, it might very well cost it its life!
"I..."
"I must... find a slightly safer place to rest!!"
"Otherwise, if those people find me, I... I'll die!"
A voice as faint as a breath of air came from its mouth.
To survive, it absolutely could not collapse here.
But then, a voice suddenly rang out beside it, causing the whole creature… the whole tanuki to tremble.
"If you can't hold on, you don't actually have to."
!!!
In an instant, its pupils, which had already lost most of their luster, suddenly contracted. It abruptly looked up towards the source of the voice, only to see two young men standing not far away, watching it.
"Who are you?!"
It immediately assumed a fighting stance, looking at the newcomers with extreme wariness.
One of the men spoke up:
"My name is Kyle, I'm a Marine! And I'm your future partner!"
The newcomers were naturally Kyle and Sabo, so the creature before them was obviously Chopper.
"Partner?!"
Chopper couldn't help but murmur softly, a trace of longing flashing in his eyes, but this longing was quickly extinguished, and vigilance re-emerged in his gaze.
"Are you here to kill me too?!"
"Let me tell you, I'm not afraid of you!!"
"If you don't leave now, don't blame me... don't blame me for being rude!"
Chopper shouted loudly, trying hard to pretend he was scary, but the tremor in his voice betrayed his true feelings.
"We mean you no harm! We're here to recruit you into the Marines, to become our companion!"
Sabo, standing by, spoke to Chopper.
"I don't believe you!!"
Chopper couldn't help but roar, still looking at the two with extreme wariness.
Having been hunted by humans for so long, he couldn't possibly trust humans anymore; all they wanted was his life!!
Seeing this, Kyle's gaze flickered slightly.
Looking at the blood stains on Chopper's body, he knew that Chopper wouldn't easily let down his guard towards them now.
This was normal; after all, Chopper had only experienced persecution from humans, not a shred of warmth.
It was perfectly normal for him to harbor hostility towards humans!
In the original story, to make Chopper believe him, Hililuk had to strip off almost all his clothes before finally, barely, gaining Chopper's trust.
He naturally couldn't adopt Hililuk's method.
But that didn't mean he had no way; Kyle slightly raised his hand.
The next second, blazing purple lightning flashed in his palm...
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