【Host, your cumulative top-up has reached one billion Berries, rewarding you with—Flying Thunder God Technique!】

【Next cumulative top-up reward: three billion Berries!】

Luo Chen looked at the system prompt, his heart filled with joy.

Flying Thunder God Technique.

This is an unfathomable space-time movement Ninjutsu.

The user can engrave a 'Flying Thunder God Mark' on thrown weapons, enemies' bodies, or any object.

As long as it's within the perception range, the user can instantly move to the location of the Flying Thunder God Mark.

Unlike the high-speed movement of Navy Six Styles - Shave.

Flying Thunder God is a true spatial instantaneous movement technique.

The two are not on the same level.

A vast amount of information related to the Flying Thunder God Technique surged into Luo Chen's mind.

This included how to engrave the Flying Thunder God Mark, how to perceive the mark, and how to activate the technique for instantaneous movement...

“The Flying Thunder God Technique is equivalent to eating a Teleportation Fruit, and it has no side effects.”

Luo Chen opened his palm, and a Chinese character—‘Luo’—slowly appeared, condensed from black ink.

“This is my exclusive Flying Thunder God Mark.”

Since he was on the Merry, Luo Chen had to suppress the idea of testing Flying Thunder God.

“Luo Chen, why did you become a pirate?”

Luffy, gnawing on a roasted chicken leg, walked over and asked curiously.

On the deck, Nami and Carina, who were chatting, Usopp, who was fiddling with his slingshot weapon, Zoro, who was training by swinging huge dumbbells, and Sanji, who was making drinks in the kitchen, all turned their heads to look.

Except for Nami, they were all indeed a bit curious.

They had never heard of a person named Luo Chen in the East Blue before.

Perhaps they could gather some information from Luffy and Luo Chen's conversation.

Luo Chen had no intention of hiding anything and truthfully recounted what happened in Cocoyashi Village.

After listening, Carina, Zoro, Usopp, and Sanji were all stunned, then looked suspicious.

It felt like Luo Chen was lying.

He was actually a former Marines, and after killing a Fishman pirate, he was framed by the Navy and put on a wanted list.

Nami, seeing Carina's suspicion, said earnestly, “What Luo Chen said is true; this is also why he and I set out to sea together.”

She smiled, “You don't need to worry about me, Luo Chen is a very good person.”

Carina looked at Luo Chen in confusion.

This pirate, who killed without batting an eye, was a good person in Nami's words?

Nami smiled, “You've only just met Luo Chen, so naturally you won't believe it, but you'll know after spending some time with him.”

At this moment, Luffy, who was beside Luo Chen, burst out laughing, “What do you mean, so you're a good Marines, no wonder you saved us, hahahaha.”

Now, it was Nami's turn to be stunned.

She stared at Luffy, who was sitting cross-legged, and said in astonishment, “What's wrong with him? He actually believed it?”

Carina covered her forehead and smiled helplessly, “Luffy has that kind of personality; he believes whatever others say.”

Nami was greatly surprised, “He can actually be a pirate and even defeated a great pirate with a bounty of over ten million Berries.”

Carina smiled, “This pirate crew is very interesting.”

She asked, “Nami, do you and Luo Chen want to join us?”

Nami was stunned again, then shook her head, “I don't know, I have to ask Luo Chen, and we are not suitable to join others.”

“Why aren't you suitable?” Carina asked, puzzled.

Nami sighed, “The Mariness are chasing us; all the Mariness in the East Blue are looking for Luo Chen.”

Carina's beautiful eyes widened slightly, “All the Mariness in the East Blue? Really?”

“Really...” Nami was about to explain when a special seagull flew in from the sky.

The seagull had a leather satchel hanging from its chest, filled with rolls of newspapers.

Carina reached out, called the seagull down, and bought a newspaper with Berries.

She shook the newspaper and smiled, “Let's see if there's any big news today.”

Nami leaned over to read, and after a moment, her pretty face suddenly turned pale.

“Nami, are you alright?”

Carina noticed something was wrong with her.

Her breathing was rapid, and the hand gripping her arm was icy cold, as if she had been severely frightened.

Nami shook her head, snatched the newspaper, and said in a very low voice, “Don't let Luo Chen see it.”

Carina's expression changed slightly.

She heard Nami's voice choking up.

Her eyes were also uncontrollably turning red at this moment.

Just before she could cry out, Nami bit down hard on her arm, not letting go even when blood appeared.

Carina's heart trembled.

What was wrong with Nami?

The news in the newspaper seemed to make her very sad, but why wouldn't she let Luo Chen see it?

Carina remained silent, patting Nami's back and letting her lean on her.

At this moment, an arm suddenly stretched out from a distance, unexpectedly taking the newspaper Nami was holding tightly.

Nami turned her head to look, her pretty face changing drastically.

“What are you two looking at, so mysteriously?” Luffy mumbled curiously, looking at the newspaper in his hand.

He suddenly exclaimed in surprise, “Luo Chen, you actually have an eighty million Berry bounty!”

Luffy's voice was loud, and everyone on the Merry heard it.

Zoro, Sanji, and Usopp were clearly startled, all turning their heads to look at Luo Chen.

Eighty million Berries?!

When did the East Blue ever have such a high bounty?!

Don Krieg, known as the overlord of the East Blue, only had seventeen million Berries!

Luo Chen's expression was as usual.

It seemed the Mariness had issued a bounty for him worldwide.

Luo Chen leaned over to examine the newspaper in Luffy's hand.

He was also curious about how the Mariness depicted his story.

But upon seeing it, Luo Chen's gaze instantly froze.

【Villager Genzo poisoned himself to death at the execution platform in Loguetown, solely to prove Luo Chen's innocence.】

【Was he swayed and coerced by the 'Fallen Navy Lieutenant Commander' Luo Chen, or is this the truth?】

【The Mariness confirm Genzo's statements are false, and his body is hung on the execution platform as a warning to others!】

【Whether pirates or those who aid pirates, none shall meet a good end!】

These few lines of text and a detailed report were stated below Luo Chen's wanted poster.

“Crack, crack, crack...”

Luffy turned his head in surprise.

He saw Luo Chen's fingers clenched into fists, his knuckles cracking, and his skin appearing pale due to the force.

A cold chill emanated from Luo Chen's body.

Everyone could feel the temperature on the deck drop a few degrees.

Zoro's expression was solemn.

He had also killed people.

Naturally, he felt the killing intent overflowing from Luo Chen.

On the newspaper, there must have been information that enraged this person...

Luo Chen took the newspaper from Luffy's hand, his expression icy, all traces of a smile gone from his face.

“Mariness... Loguetown...”

Only Luffy, who was beside Luo Chen, heard his voice, almost squeezed out from between his teeth.

This feeling was very strange, like the wild beasts Luffy had killed when he was a child.

Wild beasts only made such low growls when all their companions had died.

Luffy's smile also disappeared, and he asked with rare seriousness:

“Do you need help? You saved me before, just say the word.”

Luo Chen looked up, his black eyes suppressing a storm-like killing intent and rage deep within, his voice chilling:

“Just head to Loguetown.”