Claire took a step back, looking at the playful smile on Yang Tao's face, feeling extremely annoyed!
"How do I prove it?"
"Hmm~ That's your problem."
Yang Tao deliberately showed a mischievous smile, returned to the grill, and started cooking two more roasted fish.
Claire stood rooted to the spot, her expression complicated.
Just then, Alice also walked out of the barn. She went up to Carlos, a hint of reluctance in her eyes, and whispered, "I'm sorry..."
Hearing this, Carlos paused slightly in his movement of eating the fish, forcing a cheerful smile. "Alice, you have to at least let me finish this roasted fish. Mr. Yang's cooking is absolutely wonderful, try some yourself..."
The scent of romance emanating from the two of them caught everyone completely off guard.
At noon, the three of them—Carlos, Claire, and Alice—mooched a meal from Yang Tao. After eating their fill, Alice took out the antidote Yang Tao had given her from her pocket.
After hesitating for a moment, she finally grit her teeth and smashed it onto the ground.
The effect of the green T-Virus antidote was immediate; Alice, who was closest, didn't even last three seconds before closing her eyes and falling forward. Carlos, his eyes red, quickly supported Alice's body.
Tears streamed down his cheeks.
Before he could say anything, Monday walked up beside him carrying a broom she had prepared beforehand and said, "Please move aside."
After sweeping the glass fragments to the side, Wednesday took an iron shovel, scooped up the broken glass, and walked into the barn, where there was a magma pool specifically for destroying garbage.
Seeing this scene, even the usually steady Carlos broke down and couldn't help but ask, "Why are you guys fine?"
Yang Tao looked at Carlos's confused, wide eyes and chuckled, "This thing eliminates the T-Virus, not normal cells."
"At most, it makes people lose the enhancements and superpowers brought by the T-Virus. Monday and the others aren't zombies; losing the T-Virus will just weaken their abilities, they won't die..."
Even the dullest Carlos understood now. He immediately looked down at Alice in his arms; her breathing was steady, showing no signs of dying.
The joy of recovering her made his eyes turn even redder.
Yang Tao chuckled softly, called Monday over, and said, "I'm leaving this place to you. Don't worry about supplies; MOSS will handle it."
He glanced at Carlos and the others and said, "If they want help, there's a small town not far east of the base. That place is quite suitable as a gathering spot."
"You can go help if you want, but your primary task is to guard this place well."
Monday nodded softly. "No problem. Boss, are you leaving?"
"I only came here to handle some matters. Now that things are mostly done, it's time for me to go back. I'll return in a few days."
Mainly, the time agreed upon with the Navy is approaching. He has to show up so he doesn't become someone who breaks his word. (Changed to one month)
...One Piece World.
Just as he stepped out of the wooden door, a salty, moist sea breeze blew in his face, immediately refreshing Yang Tao after the desolate environment of Resident Evil.
Unlike the gray environment of Resident Evil, the clear sky and azure seawater of the One Piece world were utterly refreshing to behold.
Especially the beautiful women in the One Piece world are truly stunning, and the ten-meter-old baby-faced giants are particularly unforgettable.
Wait... Shirahoshi?
Yang Tao looked at Shirahoshi swimming by the sea, and the Sea Emperor Neptune riding a whale and swimming freely on the surface.
'Why are these father and daughter still here???'
Shirahoshi saw Yang Tao appear on the beach, immediately swam over happily, leaned down, and propped her chin up with her hands on the sand.
"Sir Yang, you've returned!"
Yang Tao couldn't help but take a step back. The impact was simply too powerful.
"Princess Shirahoshi, why are you here? Didn't you go back?"
Shirahoshi said excitedly, "We went back, but then I wanted to come play again, so I secretly ran out with Father King."
Yang Tao: "..."
Given Neptune's personality, he certainly is capable of doing something like this.
"You crossed the Calm Belt?"
Windmill Village is actually not far from Fish-Man Island, but unfortunately, the Calm Belt is in the middle. That's why Luffy essentially crossed the East Blue, went through Reverse Mountain, and then circled back.
"Uh-huh, a new friend I met brought me over. Look..."
As Shirahoshi finished speaking, a 'small island' rose from the sea. A Sea King, at least 5,000 meters long, poked its head out of the water. Even just its head emerging created waves over ten meters high.
Yang Tao: "..."
So Shirahoshi is using a Sea King as public transit.
Looking at the blue catfish-like Sea King, the thought of eliminating it popped into Yang Tao's mind.
Its 220,000 HP is mostly due to its massive size. If it faced Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, who has similar health, it would only be utterly massacred.
'If I transformed into this thing and smashed down onto Marineford from above...'
Just thinking about it is exciting.
Just as he was pondering.
Shirahoshi became a little flustered because of the waves and quickly reached out, shielding Yang Tao beneath her.
"Sir Yang, watch out!"
After speaking, she tightly closed her eyes, waiting for the waves to crash onto her. But after waiting a few seconds, the anticipated impact did not come.
When she slightly opened her eyes, she saw countless attacks flying out from the woods on the shore, easily neutralizing the force of the waves. A group of people, led by Alvida, walked from the forest toward the shore.
But upon seeing Yang Tao, who was nearly smothered in Shirahoshi's embrace, they all uniformly turned around and walked away.
"Aji, your attack is getting sharper!"
"You're not bad either!"
"Ahaha!"
The group had marched out aggressively, only to sheepishly retreat back into the woods, leaving only Alvida walking toward the beach.
"Princess Shirahoshi, it's fine now. If you keep holding on so tightly, our Captain is going to suffocate."
Hearing this, Shirahoshi's face showed panic. She quickly let go and looked at Yang Tao, whose face was red and who couldn't speak, tears immediately welling up in her eyes. She said, "I... I'm sorry, I didn't mean to."
Yang Tao still showed no reaction.
"Sir Yang... boohoo..."
Alvida stepped forward and waved her hand in front of Yang Tao's eyes, but it had no effect. Clearly, Yang Tao had been quite overwhelmed by that experience.
Just then, another figure walked up beside Alvida and said, "In this situation, he just needs a little stimulation."
Alvida looked at Lan, who was extending a hand crackling with electric light, and quickly said, "Wait..."
Unfortunately, she was a step too late; Lan's palm was already pressed against Yang Tao.
Attacked and brought back to his senses, Yang Tao shivered and blurted out, "This... this feeling of suffocation, as if it were real, was too lifelike!"
"Captain, don't pretend you didn't enjoy the benefit."
Yang Tao watched the electric arc on Lan's hand with a black expression and said, "I'm fine now..."
"Mm."
"You can take your hand away now."
"Yes, Captain."
Only then did Lan reluctantly withdraw her hand and say, "Captain, according to the latest transmitted news, Sasuke and Naruto's group have already reached the Grand Line. They have now left Whiskey Peak and are heading to Little Garden..."
Yang Tao nodded in satisfaction upon hearing this. "They are quite efficient."
At this speed, it won't take long for them to catch up to Luffy's group.
After all, Sasuke and Naruto don't need to waste time going through the 'plot.'