CHAPTER 2

The system voice just said that he suffered moderate damage, and his defense power increased by 10. Could it be that this is a system that increases defense power? And the value of the added defense is related to the degree of damage he received?

Alastor asked this question in his mind, and the system confirmed it.

"Yes, host. Defense value increases correspond to the level of injury."

"Injury levels are divided into four categories: minor injury, moderate injury, serious injury, and fatal injury."

"Defense points added for minor damage are up to 5, moderate damage is 10 to 15, serious damage is 50 to 100, and fatal damage is 1000."

Adding 1000 points directly—how fierce would that defense be! But seeing that it was for fatal damage, Alastor's heart suddenly turned cold. If you're dead, why do you need defense power? Is this system sick?

The system voice continued:

"It needs to be explained that fatal damage does not require the host's death, but that the degree of damage has reached an inestimable magnitude, potentially putting the host on the verge of death."

Alastor was speechless for a while. What's the difference between dying and nearly dying? No matter how many defense points are added for such damage, he would never want it.

"The defense obtained by the host is an all-around defense, not just the skin but also the entire body."

"Except for broken limbs and direct death of the host, any other injuries can be recovered quickly as long as enough food energy is added."

[Note: The damage must come from an external force; self-injury does not count]

Alastor's eyes grew brighter and brighter; the system's function was too heaven-defying! The added defense included both the inside and outside of the body!

You must know that there are many strong defensive powers in the world of Pirates. The typical one is his current boss Kaido, who has defense power beyond imagination. But Kaido also has a weakness, and that is his interior. As long as you learn the advanced use of the armed Haki method, Ryuo, or the attack that directly targets the body with the Op-Op Fruit, you can hurt Kaido.

The defense added by the system, however, included both the inside and outside of the body, making Alastor a defense without weak points. As long as there were enough defense points, no one could hurt him! Additionally, the second function of the system was to recover from injuries by eating.

This made Alastor think that as long as he kept getting injured and eating, sooner or later his defense would reach a terrifying level, even surpassing Kaido's! Hehe, until then, Alastor would be truly safe and secure in this Pirate World.

After figuring out the system functions, Alastor found the system panel again and opened it to take a look.

Host: Luo Xing

Age: 20

Defense Power: 20

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Alastor's thoughts turned. His current defense is 20, having just added 10 points, which means his original defense was 10.

Alastor has no special constitution, nor has he eaten a Devil Fruit. But after three years of practice, his physique has increased a lot. In other words, the defense power of normal people would be below 10, or even below 5.

In fact, even a very strong person may have low physical defense. After all, the strong in the pirate world are accustomed to using weapons, and there are not many people who can physically resist swords—except for Devil Fruit users or people with special physiques. So what is their defense? Alastor was very curious.

Soon he discovered that the system had the function of viewing other people's defense values. Without further ado, Alastor immediately looked at Yamato.

Yamato was squatting down, bandaging his chest. In Alastor's eyes, Yamato's defense value was displayed as: 20,000.

Alastor was shocked on the spot and clicked his tongue. Twenty thousand is a thousand times his. Sure enough, she's is really the daughter of Kaido and also a mythical zoan type devil fruit; inu inu no mi model, okuchi no makami. This defense power can be called abnormal, and it is undoubtedly among the top sea defenses.

Of course, Yamato's defense refers more to the comprehensive damage-bearing ability, unlike Alastor's pure skin and visceral hardness, where all parts are equal.

"What are you looking at?" Yamato asked suddenly.

Following Alastor's gaze, she lowered her head and found that her neckline was very wide open.

Yamato hastily tightened her clothes and said with a hint of embarrassment in her tone:

"Even hurt like this, you have other thoughts!"

Alastor felt slightly embarrassed and immediately teased:

"Yamato, didn't you say you are a man? What is there to avoid between men?"

"You!" Yamato glared angrily.

She really thought she was a man, Kozuki Oden, but after staying with Alastor for a long time, her concept had somewhat changed. At least from Alastor's gaze, she could vaguely sense that it was a man's liking for a woman.

Seeing Yamato's angry look, Alastor laughed.

"Stop joking, Yamato."

Alastor pressed his hands to the ground, propped up his body, and stood up.

Yamato said in surprise: "Don't move, I haven't bandaged it yet."

Alastor shook his head: "There's no need to bandage it. This little injury is nothing serious."

It's really not a big deal; Alastor's three years of training are not just for show. He is often injured and has long since gotten used to it.

"Come on, let's continue sparring."

Yamato looked at him suspiciously: "You really can?"

Alastor smiled slightly: "How can a man say no?"

Yamato didn't hesitate, raised her mace, and attacked Alastor again.

But this time, Yamato controlled her power, obviously afraid of hurting Alastor again. Alastor was quite dissatisfied with this. How could he increase his defense without being injured?

"Yamato, aren't you full? Why is your strength getting weaker?"

Alastor provoked her on purpose.

Sure enough, Yamato was riled up. Her strength increased, and she swung the mace fiercely. Alastor deliberately didn't block it, and the mace hit his right arm.

Hiss, it hurts~

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[The host receives slight damage, defense +3]

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Ha, how cool!

Alastor licked his lips, his heart full of excitement. If it was Yamato's mace before, his injury would have been moderate, but now it was only slight. The effect of increased defense was obvious. Alastor couldn't achieve this kind of immediate result after half a year of practice, which made him not want to stop.

"Yamato, come again, hit me!"

Yamato was bewildered, her beautiful eyes wide open.

"Are... are you crazy?"

Yamato really wondered if Alastor's mind had been confused by her.

"I'm sober, very sober!"

Alastor's expression was unprecedentedly serious, and he said almost word for word:

"Yamato, you also know that the weak in this world have no right to speak! If I want to become stronger, I must work hard! Whether it is for myself or for you!"

Yamato was stunned.

For me?

A red blush could not help appearing on her pretty face. What nonsense is this guy talking about!

Yamato bit her lower lip lightly and said:

"Since you are so enlightened, I will not be polite next time."

Hum! A powerful momentum burst out from Yamato.

Her mace turned dark, the hallmark of Armament Haki!

Yamato stepped on the ground with both feet, her figure like a female leopard, and she rushed towards Alastor at an extremely fast speed.

The sword in Luo Xing's hand also turned black. After practicing with Yamato for three years, he had already mastered Armament Haki and Observation Haki.

In fact, his strength surpassed that of a small captain, but he didn't advance further because he didn't want to stand out.

In the world of One Piece, many examples show that skin defense is not linked to strength. Most of the strong prioritize attack over defense. Alastor was like this. In terms of strength, he was at least at the supernova level from two years ago.

Alastor and Yamato clashed in a blink.

The sound of the brain system didn't stop.

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[The host receives moderate damage, defense +15]

[The host receives slight damage, defense +5]

[The host receives moderate damage, defense +12]

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After a great battle, Alastor's defense value soared to 150! Correspondingly, his body was covered in bruises.

Yamato felt a little distressed when she saw it and was secretly shocked. She found that every time Alastor was hurt, if she wanted to hurt him again, she had to use stronger force. This was simply unbelievable!

Yamato's beautiful eyes sparkled with admiration.

Alastor was constantly getting stronger in battle, becoming more and more amazing.