Matthew Atkison
Oxford, United Kingdom
Tremor-Tremor Fruit package arrived in Matthew's hands the following afternoon.
In his dormitory house, Matthew opened the package, revealing a transparent plastic container.
Inside the container was the Devil Fruit.
Matthew immediately took the fruit in his hand, and in his left eye, a notification popped up:
[Paramecia Type Devil Fruit - Tremor-Tremor Fruit]
[After consumption, it grants the user a miraculous and powerful ability to create tremors, striking space and causing vibrations in the sky, earth, atmosphere, and ocean at will, triggering powerful earthquakes, tsunamis, and massive shockwaves, possessing extremely strong destructive power.]
[Note: This Devil Fruit has been stored for too long and has lost its training-enhancing effects, leaving only its basic destructive power. But consumption will still weaken the user against seawater and sea stones. Please use it with caution.]
When he saw the notification, Matthew was disappointed.
He hoped that since Devil Fruit had lost its training-enhancing effect, it might also lose its weakness to seawater.
But apparently, he wouldn't be that lucky.
However, it wasn't a big problem for Matthew. He still had 10 Devil Fruit Weakness Removal Cards left that he'd bought from the OASIS Special Shop on the eighth layer.
Without further hesitation, Matthew ate the entire Tremor Fruit.
It tasted terrible. Still, Matthew endured it and quickly swallowed.
A moment later, when the Devil Fruit entered his stomach, it transformed into unknown energy, surging into his body.
Then Matthew immediately pulled a Devil Fruit Weakness Removal Card from his inventory and used it.
Then he opened the attributes panel to examine his new power.
......
Race: Human
Trait: Ageless
Constitution: 2600 (↑50)
Mental: 764 (↑15)
Strength: 2600 (↑50)
Agility: 2600 (↑50)
Ability: Tremor-Tremor Fruit, Kryptonian Bloodline [Steel Body (4), Super Strength (4), Flight]
Skills: [Fist/Galaxy Impact], [Haki (Supreme↑)], [Demon God's Descent], [Inventory], [Danger Sense]
Attribute Points: 1920 (↑725)
......
The number of skills and abilities listed on his panel increased again.
Matthew, at this moment, was already in the wild because he couldn't resist testing the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
Matthew clenched his right fist and with a thought…
-Buzz
A white aura appeared around his fist, visible to the naked eye.
It was about the size of a basketball.
Looking at the white aura on his right fist, Matthew's face lit up with joy.
This white aura was a typical precursor to activating the Tremor-Tremor Fruit's power.
Matthew, however, dared not throw that punch.
Because he has only just acquired the Tremor-Tremor Fruit's power, and he couldn't yet control its intensity.
With his current strength attribute, amplified by Super Strength, his true attribute has already exceeded 10,000.
If the force wasn't controlled properly, this punch could absolutely trigger a massive earthquake.
The city center was just a short distance away, so Matthew wouldn't dare to cause trouble here.
After thinking for a moment, he loosened his fist. The moment he released his grip, the white aura ball vanished.
Then, Matthew raised one index finger and gently tapped the trunk of the big tree next to him.
Tremor ability activated.
-Snap
A crisp sound was heard. It sounds like glass breaking.
Suddenly, many cracks appeared at Matthew's fingertips, and these cracks expanded rapidly, spreading to the entire trunk of the tree in an instant.
The next moment.
-Bang
The entire tree exploded, shattering into pieces that fell to the ground.
Seeing this, Matthew was extremely excited.
He only used a tiny bit of his strength, but he didn't expect it to be so destructive.
If he were to throw a full-force punch like that, wouldn't it cause an earthquake of magnitude 8?
It could destroy the entire city, right?
The Tremor-Tremor Fruit, hailed as the strongest Paramecia-type Devil Fruit, truly lived up to its reputation.
Pity… There wasn't a suitable venue for Matthew to test his abilities.
It seemed that it could only be fully utilized in the Supernatural Realm.
...
About half an hour later, Matthew returned to the city, having transformed his Transformer into a less conspicuous motorcycle.
His Transformer, Optimus, wasn't registered as a vehicle and therefore had no license plate.
Because of this, he hadn't transformed it into vehicles that would attract too much attention until now, as he didn't know how he would explain himself if stopped by the police or caught on camera.
Instead of driving his motorcycle to campus, Matthew drove towards his apartment, stopped in a secluded spot, and dismounted.
Then, the motorcycle transformed into a bracelet, wrapping around his wrist. But instead of keeping it, Matthew sent it to his inventory.
His dormitory house on campus had its own garage, so he didn't need to be too careful transforming his Transformer, but he did need to choose secluded places when he was outside.
And as for why he came to his apartment instead of going to campus...
The previous owner of the apartment just contacted Matthew, saying he had some important documents that might be left in the apartment's safe, and hoped Matthew could help him retrieve them.
When Matthew bought the apartment, there were indeed some items in the safe that the previous owner hadn't removed. But Matthew hadn't touched them since he had no business with the safe.
And he happened to be going that way, so it was no big deal to help out with such a small matter.
Arriving at the apartment building's hallway, Matthew saw the previous homeowner standing at the apartment entrance.
As he walked over, the homeowner saw Matthew, smiled, and greeted him. "Mr. Atkinson, thank you so much for your help."
Matthew glanced at the previous homeowner and realized something was wrong.
The other person's smile was very forced. Moreover, beads of sweat glistened on his forehead.
It was the first week of January, and England wasn't known for its warm weather, especially in the middle of winter.
And the man wasn't wearing many clothes, so it didn't make sense that he was sweating so much.
Also, the other party's hands trembled slightly, and his heart raced... Matthew could tell the former homeowner was very nervous.
"Mr. Wood, do you have a fever? You're sweating." Matthew asked casually.
Upon hearing this, the man was immediately startled and quickly explained with a smile, "I was in a bit of a hurry when I came and ran quite a distance, so I was a little sweaty."
"Oh? Is that so?" Matthew smiled and didn't ask any further questions.
He was now certain that this guy was suspicious.
Reaching the door, Matthew began entering the password. He had already replaced the door lock with a smart one.
Matthew's mental attribute now reached approximately 800, and he possessed Supreme Level Observation Haki.
As he entered the password, he could hear breathing from inside his apartment, growing heavier. He could sense them with his Observation Haki as well.
People were hiding inside.
Matthew immediately realized that this was a trap set for him.
It seemed his recent outstanding performance had made some people see him as a threat, too.
But Matthew was not afraid. With his current strength and various abilities, killing him would not be easy.
It would probably require the intervention of a top-tier expert.
Those who could become top experts were powerful figures in their own right, and they certainly had no interest in such a business.
Most importantly, his Danger Sense showed no reaction whatsoever, indicating that the people inside posed no threat to him.
Furthermore, with Observation Haki, he could sense that the people inside weren't very strong. And even though he scanned a wide area with Observation Haki, he hadn't sensed the presence of anyone powerful.
-Snap
The password was entered correctly, and the door opened.
Matthew already knew someone was hiding above the doorframe and another behind the door.
He had already located them using Observation Haki.
He smiled and walked into the house.
As expected, almost the instant he stepped into the room, the two men jumped out from behind him.
"Don't move." A unique-shaped rifle was pointed at Matthew.
Seemingly afraid that Matthew might do something dangerous, the man with the gun quickly said, "This rifle is a supernatural item. The energy bullets it fires can instantly penetrate a 15-centimeter-thick steel plate. If you're not afraid of dying, try moving it."
Matthew immediately raised his hands, looking frightened, and said. "Who are you? What do you want?"
He was pretending to be scared. At least, he was trying.
'What a crappy super rifle.' He thought.
It couldn't even activate his Danger Sense, which meant it posed no threat to him whatsoever.
He didn't act immediately because he knew someone else was in the apartment. If possible, he wanted to find out their true intentions and who was really pulling the strings.
So, Matthew feigned panic and asked, "I don't know you. Is there a misunderstanding?"
"There's no misunderstanding, we're looking for you, Matthew Atkinson."
The man with the rifle laughed and said, "Cooperate with us obediently, and you can live. Otherwise, I don't mind killing you right now, understand?"
After his words, the man winked at his companion, who then came over.
His companion held a pair of high-tech-looking energy handcuffs, which he used to cuff Matthew's hands.
Matthew examined the handcuffs while acting, "What do you want? Is it for money? I have money. I'll give you money, please let me go..."
Actually, Matthew's acting skills were really bad.
However, he was facing away from the two men. Since they were only focused on controlling Matthew as quickly as possible, they didn't notice the exaggerated acting on Matthew's face.
"Shut up."
After handcuffing Matthew, both of them breathed a sigh of relief.
These handcuffs were supernatural items obtained in a technologically advanced supernatural realm layer.
Once handcuffed, even with the strength of an elephant, one couldn't break free.
"Ten of Hearts, we've got it covered." One of them shouted something towards the only room in the apartment.
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