One Piece, I'm just an adventurer.

On the Silver Dragon, Da Pan and the others curiously surrounded Lin Yi and Da Zhuang, whom Lin Yi had brought back. Lin Yi briefly told them about the things that happened on the island, and they were all very surprised to hear this. They never expected that there were such strange things on this small island.

Lin Yi woke Da Zhuang up. Da Zhuang was confused at first, but then seemed to remember something and painfully covered his head as he got up.

Lin Yi knew he must be recalling what had happened recently, so he asked, "Do you remember what happened?"

Dazhuang said in anguish and hatred, "It was it, it was that bat! It controlled me! I... I... I killed my parents, my wife, and my children! Ahhhhh, I'll kill it, kill it!"

Seeing that Dazhuang was showing signs of collapse, Lin Yi had no choice but to knock him unconscious again.

Da Pan and the others looked at each other, all feeling sorry for the man named Da Zhuang.

"Sigh, let's see tomorrow," Lin Yi said.

Everyone felt depressed because of what had happened, but there was nothing they could do but leave.

Lin Yi, meanwhile, muttered to himself as he looked toward the dark island, "Whatever you are, I will bury you."

(Thanks to Nineteen for the like)

Chapter 53 The Psychedelic Bat Dies, and He Leaves

The next day when Lin Yi got up, he saw Da Zhuang staring blankly in the direction of the island without saying a word.

Lin Yi was helpless; no one could console him in this situation. He gave an order to Duotai, and the Silver Dragon began its journey towards the island. They soon arrived at their destination.

Upon seeing the boat approaching, the island's residents were overjoyed; some even knelt on the ground, weeping and shouting, "We're saved! We're saved!"

As Lin Yi and his friends led Dazhuang off the ship, the once peaceful dock instantly erupted into chaos. A group of residents, as if witnessing the end of the world, retreated in terror. Their faces were filled with fear and despair, and they kept shouting, "He's back! He's back! That terrible killer, Dazhuang, is back!"

However, amidst this panic, some chose not to flee. These people swiftly returned home, grabbed various weapons without hesitation, and then hurriedly ran back. Upon closer inspection, they were all strong, able-bodied young men. Although their bodies trembled uncontrollably with extreme fear, and some could barely hold their weapons, they stood firmly in place, their eyes fixed on Dazhuang, not daring to relax for a moment.

At this moment, Lin Yi, standing to the side, keenly sensed the violent fluctuations in Da Zhuang's emotions. It was as if a volcano was about to erupt, its guilt and pain churning like surging lava. Da Zhuang's life was now like a withered, gray leaf, swaying precariously in the wind, seemingly about to fall from the branch at any moment.

Lin Yi said, "Everyone, don't be afraid. Dazhuang was being controlled before, but he has regained his senses now and won't attack you anymore."

"Are you in cahoots with him?" a resident of the island questioned.

"No, I knocked him down and brought him here," Lin Yi said.

"Kill...kill him," a resident of a small island said, his voice trembling.

“Yes…yes, kill him! He killed my second uncle’s whole family, seven people! You beast!” another resident cried out.

"And my cousin's family too, sob sob, my niece is only 3 years old."

Immediately, more and more people shouted that they wanted to kill Dazhuang, and their emotions became extremely agitated.

"Everyone, please be quiet and listen to me," Lin Yi said loudly.

But the angry islanders had already had enough and were about to take action.

Seeing that they actually wanted to make a move in front of him, Lin Yi felt that these people didn't take him seriously. He thought he should show some power to make them realize who was the boss.

Just then, a voice rang out, "Everyone, please stop for a moment. This gentleman is not a bad person. He's the one who saved our family last night!"

Everyone looked over and saw a man panting heavily from running too fast. The man was the father of the child Lin Yi had rescued the night before.

"Xiao Zhang, you're not dead!" someone on the island exclaimed.

"No, it was thanks to this gentleman's help last night," Xiao Zhang said.

Upon hearing his words, the island's residents stopped what they were doing. Last night, they had heard noises coming from the child's father's house, but no one had gone out to check. This morning, they had assumed the entire family had been killed and dared not go to check. They never expected that the child had survived.

After everyone's emotions gradually calmed down, Lin Yi looked around at the slightly tense and anxious faces, and then slowly said, "Everyone, please calm down. Even if we kill him now, it won't help! Because the thing behind him manipulating all of this hasn't disappeared. Even without Dazhuang, it can still control other innocent people, thus continuing to threaten the safety of all of you. So, now I need Dazhuang to take me to the source of this incident and completely eliminate the person behind it. Only in this way can you continue to live peacefully on this island."

The island's inhabitants looked at each other in bewilderment. Finally, one of the older residents asked, "Are you really capable of killing that thing?"

Lin Yi nodded.

The man immediately knelt on the ground and said, "My lord, if you can kill that thing, I am willing to serve you like a slave."

Lin Yi helped him up and said, "Fellow villager, there's no need for this. Now I'll go and completely eliminate that thing that's harming our fellow villagers."

After saying that, he asked Dazhuang to lead the way, and they arrived at the bat cave.

A look of hatred flashed in Dazhuang's eyes, and the power of hatred made him forget the fear of being dominated.

As soon as you enter, a putrid stench hits you. Countless bats hang upside down from the cave walls, shrieking and fluttering about when disturbed.

Lin Yi didn't feel much, but Felina and the other girls were a little scared.

Dazhuang charged into the depths of the cave like a madman, shouting as he ran, "Demon, today is your death day!"

Following Dazhuang deeper into the cave, the group suddenly saw a dark shadow flash by, and a giant bat appeared before them. Its eyes flashed with an eerie red light, and a strange energy spread around it. Dazhuang was instantly controlled again and turned to charge towards Lin Yi and the others.

Lin Yi shouted, "Wake up!" The space trembled, and the strange energy instantly dissipated.

The giant bat let out a shrill cry, its eyes glowing bright red. Lin Yi met its gaze, and felt a slight throbbing pain in his head, but quickly recovered.

Lin Yi chuckled. So he was just a beast who had eaten a Devil Fruit, but his brain was too small, so he couldn't use much of the Devil Fruit's power.

The spatial confinement was activated, fixing the bat firmly in mid-air.

Da Pan asked, "Brother, what's going on? This bat is too weak."

Lin Yi explained, "It's estimated that this bat accidentally ate a hallucinogenic Devil Fruit, but because its brain capacity is too small and its intelligence is too low, it can only exert a small portion of the fruit's power. Da Zhuang was unlucky; it was directly controlled by it."

"So what do we do now? Just kill it?" Da Pan asked.

Lin Yi looked at Da Zhuang, who was gritting his teeth as he stared at the giant bat that was suspended in mid-air.

Lin Yi gave him a knife, then caught the bat. Of course, he didn't forget to take out some fruit, intending to take away the Devil Fruit the bat was eating.

Da Zhuang gave Lin Yi a grateful look, then picked up the knife and began hacking at the bat until it was reduced to a pulp.

Lin Yi, on the other hand, now possessed a Devil Fruit.

"Da Zhuang!" Felina suddenly exclaimed.

It turned out that Dazhuang had committed suicide with a knife. Endless regret and guilt had overwhelmed him. He had only survived before because of hatred. Now that his revenge was complete, he had no motivation to continue living.

Lin Yi could have stopped him, but he chose to respect Da Zhuang's decision. A person whose heart is dead is just a walking corpse even if he is alive.

"Sigh," Lin Yi sighed, put Dazhuang into a separate storage space, and prepared to take him out for burial.

Lin Yi used his Observation Haki to carefully search the bat cave, because he felt that even if Da Zhuang was bewitched and controlled by the bats, he wouldn't suddenly become so powerful. Although he couldn't be said to be invulnerable, his physical defense had definitely increased significantly. You have to remember that he was just an ordinary person before.

Sure enough, he found a plant in an inconspicuous corner with three dark red fruits hanging on it.

Dazhuang must have become so strong after eating this fruit. Because besides this fruit tree, all that's left here are some bones and bat droppings.

Lin Yi first put the villagers' remains into the space where Da Zhuang was. The remains were no longer distinguishable, and the clothes had been corroded beyond recognition by the environment.

Lin Yi stepped forward, dug up the entire fruit tree, and carried it on his shoulder.

"Let's go," Lin Yi said, leading the way towards the cave entrance.

"Brother, why are you digging up this little tree?" Da Pan asked.

"This is good stuff," Lin Yi said with a smile.

When the group returned to the village with Dazhuang's body and the skeletons, it caused a huge commotion, and the residents gathered around.

Upon learning that the bat that controlled Dazhuang had perished, tears streamed down the faces of many. These weeping people were all relatives and friends of the unfortunate residents. For the past month, they had not only silently endured the immense pain of losing their loved ones, but also lived in constant fear of becoming vengeful ghosts at Dazhuang's hands.

Every moment, their nerves were taut like a fully drawn bowstring, not daring to relax for even a moment. But now, with the threat gone, the huge weight on their hearts finally lifted, and everyone could no longer suppress the surging emotions within them. They opened their throats and let their grief flow freely, with wailing and sobbing echoing everywhere.

Just then, Lin Yi slowly displayed Dazhuang's body alongside the other broken skeletons before the crowd. The weeping residents searched desperately for their loved ones, but they could no longer distinguish them.

Looking at Dazhuang's body and hearing that he had committed suicide, people's faces showed indescribable complex emotions. Although everyone knew in their hearts that Dazhuang had lost his mind and killed innocent people indiscriminately because he was manipulated by the evil power of the bat, the fact that he had killed his own relatives and friends was undeniable.

However, the deceased is gone, and as the saying goes, "death absolves all debts." After a fierce internal struggle, everyone finally chose to let go and decided to put aside their hatred and resentment.

Immediately afterwards, the people present worked together to carefully collect and arrange the remains of the residents who had died tragically, and with extremely heavy hearts began to prepare a grand funeral, hoping to let these innocent souls rest in peace.

The residents couldn't bear to leave Dazhuang's body exposed in the wilderness, so they erected an unmarked monument for him.

Lin Yi disliked this scene, declined the residents' thanks, and left with his companions.

(This chapter is a bit messy. I'm not good at writing about emotional changes, so I revised it several times. This is how it is.)

Chapter 54 The Eagle Eye Who Rowed the Boat Has Finally Arrived

"Wahaha, Chiyo, your abalone sauce over lobster is so delicious!" Felina praised as she ate a large, opened lobster without any regard for her image.

"It's delicious, I want to eat more!" the others exclaimed.

"Hehe, eat as much as you like. I simmered the abalone sauce all night long!" Chiyo laughed happily. Nothing makes people happier than the food they made themselves.

After finishing their meal, Fiona couldn't wait to say, "Lin Yi, let's have a fight!"

Lin Yi, who was just about to lie down and rest, was speechless. Fiona was becoming more and more outgoing. She used to be so quiet, but now she talks a lot, loves to show off, and likes to impress others. And now she's set her sights on him.

These past two days I've been forced to spar with him, but he won't let me use my spatial abilities. It's giving me a headache. Oh well, I guess I'll just treat it like playing with a kid.

Both sides took their positions on the Silver Dragon, while Da Pan and several others watched the show from the second floor.

Fiona took out four sharp knives from her spatial storage, holding Snow Drink in her hand. With a delicate shout, the four knives swiftly stabbed towards Lin Yi. Lin Yi used Annihilation to deflect two of them and dodge the other two, but Fiona had already closed in, and Snow Drink stabbed towards Lin Yi's chest from a tricky angle.

Lin Yi smiled and cleaved Fiona in two with his powerful sword intent, but then he heard a whooshing sound behind him. It turned out that the four swords had flown back. Lin Yi turned around and used a flying slash to temporarily resolve the crisis.

Fiona continued her attack on Lin Yi, the clanging of weapons echoing incessantly. In the heat of their battle, Fiona suddenly changed tactics, her previously swift attacks becoming gentler, her Snow Drink sword coiling around Lin Yi like a serpent. Lin Yi was startled, not expecting Fiona to possess such delicate swordsmanship. He lightly stepped back, his body floating gracefully. But Fiona wouldn't give up, pressing forward relentlessly.

Just then, Lin Yi spotted a slight opening in Fiona's attack. A smirk played on his lips; instead of retreating, he advanced, thrusting the Annihilation Sword straight at the opening. Fiona's expression changed; she tried to defend, but it was too late. Just as the sword tip was about to touch Fiona, Lin Yi abruptly withdrew his force, merely tapping Fiona's shoulder lightly with the blade.

"You lost," Lin Yi said with a smile.

Fiona looked unconvinced. "Hmph, this doesn't count. I'll definitely beat you next time."

Everyone burst into laughter at the sight. Da Pan shouted, "Fiona, you're still a long way off!"

Fiona glared at him, but then laughed.

"Captain, there's a situation! There's a ship that looks like a coffin coming towards us!" Simon suddenly shouted.

Simon is absolutely qualified as a lookout, and now the kid has discovered something again. Lin Yi thought to himself that he should give him an outstanding employee award during the New Year.

Everyone gathered around the boat to watch.

"Holy crap, they really are rowing a boat with a knife!" Dota exclaimed.

"Hahaha, this must be the famous Hawkeye!" Lin Yi laughed heartily as he watched Hawkeye rowing the coffin boat with all his might.

Fiona's eyes widened in surprise as she exclaimed, "Is that Hawkeye? I heard he started challenging famous swordsmen from all over the world several years ago and hasn't been defeated yet!"

“Hmph, definitely not as good as Big Brother,” Da Pan, a well-known staunch believer in the “Big Brother is the best in the world” theory, immediately said.

Fiona rolled her eyes at Da Pan with her beautiful big eyes.