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Chapter 1276: The Criminal Investigation Bureau's Unwillingness!
"Hey, this Dust Explosion, its power is really something!"
When the firelight dissipated.
Smoker, who was also caught in the explosion, quickly gathered the scattered smoke to restore his normal human form.
At this moment, the corridor and ground were a mess, covered in scorched black marks and cracks caused by the shockwave.
The city gate at the end of the corridor was long gone, presumably blown somewhere far away.
Compared to that, Smoker was more concerned about the opponent's situation.
The principle of this Dust Explosion was taught to him by the physics teacher at the War Military Academy.
After small-scale experiments at the time, it was proven that under conditions of high smoke and dust concentration, just a spark was enough to cause an explosion.
If the smoke and dust area was large enough, it could even cause chain explosions, which was enough to compensate for the Smoke-Smoke Fruit's lack of inherent lethality.
That physics teacher also told him that if his Ability Awakening in the future allowed him to create a permanent smoke and dust environment, and with sufficient oxygen flowing in, the explosion could theoretically be repeated infinite times.
Because repeated explosions were the biggest characteristic of Dust Explosion!
This meant that if he had wanted to just now, he could have completely used Elementalization to keep the corridor filled with smoke and dust, increasing the number of explosions.
But considering that both of them possessed Armament Haki, he didn't actually do that.
However, judging from the scene of the 'Plum Blossom Clown' lying motionless on the ground with torn clothing, the combination of the 'White Snake. Black Arm Straight Punch' shockwave and the Dust Explosion had achieved a good effect.
But as his clothes and mask were damaged, the opponent's face and chest were also exposed to Smoker's line of sight.
The 'Plum Blossom Clown's' face indeed had the classic clown makeup, and he was quite handsome.
But the heart in his chest emitting a red light, and the glowing blood vessels extending outwards, made Smoker stare blankly.
That looked like a Kabaneri?
Looking at the collar on his neck, he was a Kabaneri!
No wonder he still had a faint aura remaining after enduring the attack and explosion just now.
The physique of an expert from this world, combined with the enhancement of the Kabaneri Virus.
His life force was many times stronger than the natives of the Kabaneri World.
Moreover, the Kabaneri Virus itself provided strong high temperature resistance.
Even touching a high-temperature iron pipe would not cause any damage or discomfort.
Although it wasn't absolute immunity to high temperature, the flame from the Dust Explosion alone was certainly not enough to reach his upper limit.
So the only thing left that would affect him was the shockwave.
Therefore, even though this 'Plum Blossom Clown' was currently on his last breath.
As long as he was given time to rest, it was basically impossible for him to die.
Because his heart and brain were not damaged.
If someone were to feed him blood, his recovery speed would be even faster.
"I remember the Kabaneri Virus is explicitly listed as a prohibited item. How does he have it?"
Smoker was surprised and suspicious, deciding to capture the opponent afterwards for investigation.
Actually, the Kabaneri Virus no longer posed a major threat to the World Government.
Because Dr. Shouei, with the help of Doctor Stylish, had improved the 'White Serum' that could turn Kabaneri back into normal humans, into 'White Blood Spray'.
So even if thousands of Kabaneri appeared in a certain city, as long as an airplane or airship sprayed the 'White Blood Spray' down, the so-called 'Zombie Crisis' could be quickly resolved.
Of course, it could also be used against Kabaneri who committed crimes.
Therefore, although it was a prohibited item, the control was not very strong.
Naturally, once caught trading or spreading the Kabaneri Virus without authorization, one would still face heavy sentencing.
This was a great sin that could lead to imprisonment in Impel Down.
Just then, a mass of milky white liquid gathered in the area.
Suddenly, a thin thread shot out from it, instantly sticking to the wall in the distance. After rapidly stretching, the entire mass of liquid immediately bounced over.
"As expected, a Logia User!"
Smoker gave a cold snort, transforming his legs into smoke, and immediately shot out.
His speed far surpassed 'Queen Red Heart', as the power difference between them was evident.
[Bang!]
Just as the mass of slime was about to fly out of the widely broken doorway.
Smoker caught up to the opponent and punched her back into the passage.
"Ugh! Ow ow ow! Stop hitting! Stop hitting! I surrender!"
The liquid mass transformed back into the appearance of a blonde beauty as soon as it touched the ground.
Clutching her heavily struck abdomen, ignoring the blood overflowing from the corner of her mouth, she quickly surrendered and begged for mercy from Smoker who was walking over.
Although she didn't suffer any damage from the previous 'Black Arm Straight Punch' and Dust Explosion due to her Logia-type Elementalization.
She also clearly understood how big the gap was between herself and Smoker.
Now that Kuma and the Clown were defeated, she had no hope of winning alone.
Unless she could run back and team up with the 'Diamond Swordsman'.
But there was clearly no such opportunity now. Since that was the case, she could only utilize her advantage as a beauty.
"Military Police Lord, if you let me go, I'm willing to accompany you for one night. If that's not enough, three days, or even a week is fine!"
"Of course, if you're interested, I can also follow you. Look, I'm a Logia User after all, I definitely won't embarrass you!"
'Queen Red Heart' tried her best to make her voice sound more charming.
At the same time, she straightened her upper body, just to make her advantage bigger.
However, Smoker's gaze was as cold as ice.
He casually pulled out a second pair of Seastone Handcuffs and threw them in front of the woman.
"Put them on yourself. Otherwise, I'll break your limbs and then put them on you."
"You!"
Queen Red Heart's expression instantly turned iron blue.
She didn't expect that her looks and her identity as a Logia User couldn't move this bastard.
In the end, she could only choose to yield, obediently picked up the handcuffs and put them on her wrists. Immediately, a feeling of powerlessness spread throughout her body.
"Now tell me your real name, the name of your ability, your Ministerial Arms, and where he got the Kabaneri Virus?"
Hearing Smoker's questions, the woman suppressed her weakness and answered in a low voice.
"My name is Sweetheart, I'm a Logia Paste-Paste Fruit Ability User. The Ministerial Arms and the Kabaneri Virus were all given to us by King Pate."
"Paste-Paste Fruit... In the latest Devil Fruit Encyclopedia, this should be a Special Paramecia Type."
Smoker recalled the related information as he spoke.
"Ah?!" Sweetheart was dumbfounded.
She thought she was the strongest Logia System among Devil Fruit Users and had always been proud of it.
But now she had become a Paramecia System. As for the meaning of the word 'Special', she didn't understand.
[Purururu, Purururu]
Just then, Smoker's Den Den Mushi started ringing. When he picked up the handset, he heard it say urgently:
"Military Police Smoker, King Galil Pat, under the escort of multiple guards, has already left the Royal Palace and is heading towards the West City Gate. We will intervene to stop him, please come immediately for support!"
The person speaking was a member of the Criminal Investigation Bureau who was conducting surveillance in secret.
Actually, they didn't need to intervene to stop him, as their mission was only surveillance.
But seeing the target they had been watching for so long about to escape, their hearts were filled with unwillingness.
Moreover, once the King escaped, Cipher Pol would have a reason to intervene in the subsequent pursuit.
At that time, even if they successfully captured the person, the merit would have nothing to do with the Criminal Investigation Bureau.
So they wanted to buy time for Smoker to arrive.
"Military Police Smoker, you ah——————"
But before he could finish speaking, the Den Den Mushi suddenly let out a piercing scream.
Then the call ended, and it closed its eyes again.
"Damn it!"
This made Smoker no longer in the mood to have a dialogue with Sweetheart.
He immediately transformed his legs into smoke, and shot out like a rocket from the broken doorway.
Then he quickly changed direction, soaring straight into the clouds.
Under the shocked gaze of numerous Royal Army soldiers, he rapidly flew towards the area outside the Royal Palace walls to the west.
(End of this chapter)
"Hey, this Dust Explosion, its power is really something!"
When the firelight dissipated.
Smoker, who was also caught in the explosion, quickly gathered the scattered smoke to restore his normal human form.
At this moment, the corridor and ground were a mess, covered in scorched black marks and cracks caused by the shockwave.
The city gate at the end of the corridor was long gone, presumably blown somewhere far away.
Compared to that, Smoker was more concerned about the opponent's situation.
The principle of this Dust Explosion was taught to him by the physics teacher at the War Military Academy.
After small-scale experiments at the time, it was proven that under conditions of high smoke and dust concentration, just a spark was enough to cause an explosion.
If the smoke and dust area was large enough, it could even cause chain explosions, which was enough to compensate for the Smoke-Smoke Fruit's lack of inherent lethality.
That physics teacher also told him that if his Ability Awakening in the future allowed him to create a permanent smoke and dust environment, and with sufficient oxygen flowing in, the explosion could theoretically be repeated infinite times.
Because repeated explosions were the biggest characteristic of Dust Explosion!
This meant that if he had wanted to just now, he could have completely used Elementalization to keep the corridor filled with smoke and dust, increasing the number of explosions.
But considering that both of them possessed Armament Haki, he didn't actually do that.
However, judging from the scene of the 'Plum Blossom Clown' lying motionless on the ground with torn clothing, the combination of the 'White Snake. Black Arm Straight Punch' shockwave and the Dust Explosion had achieved a good effect.
But as his clothes and mask were damaged, the opponent's face and chest were also exposed to Smoker's line of sight.
The 'Plum Blossom Clown's' face indeed had the classic clown makeup, and he was quite handsome.
But the heart in his chest emitting a red light, and the glowing blood vessels extending outwards, made Smoker stare blankly.
That looked like a Kabaneri?
Looking at the collar on his neck, he was a Kabaneri!
No wonder he still had a faint aura remaining after enduring the attack and explosion just now.
The physique of an expert from this world, combined with the enhancement of the Kabaneri Virus.
His life force was many times stronger than the natives of the Kabaneri World.
Moreover, the Kabaneri Virus itself provided strong high temperature resistance.
Even touching a high-temperature iron pipe would not cause any damage or discomfort.
Although it wasn't absolute immunity to high temperature, the flame from the Dust Explosion alone was certainly not enough to reach his upper limit.
So the only thing left that would affect him was the shockwave.
Therefore, even though this 'Plum Blossom Clown' was currently on his last breath.
As long as he was given time to rest, it was basically impossible for him to die.
Because his heart and brain were not damaged.
If someone were to feed him blood, his recovery speed would be even faster.
"I remember the Kabaneri Virus is explicitly listed as a prohibited item. How does he have it?"
Smoker was surprised and suspicious, deciding to capture the opponent afterwards for investigation.
Actually, the Kabaneri Virus no longer posed a major threat to the World Government.
Because Dr. Shouei, with the help of Doctor Stylish, had improved the 'White Serum' that could turn Kabaneri back into normal humans, into 'White Blood Spray'.
So even if thousands of Kabaneri appeared in a certain city, as long as an airplane or airship sprayed the 'White Blood Spray' down, the so-called 'Zombie Crisis' could be quickly resolved.
Of course, it could also be used against Kabaneri who committed crimes.
Therefore, although it was a prohibited item, the control was not very strong.
Naturally, once caught trading or spreading the Kabaneri Virus without authorization, one would still face heavy sentencing.
This was a great sin that could lead to imprisonment in Impel Down.
Just then, a mass of milky white liquid gathered in the area.
Suddenly, a thin thread shot out from it, instantly sticking to the wall in the distance. After rapidly stretching, the entire mass of liquid immediately bounced over.
"As expected, a Logia User!"
Smoker gave a cold snort, transforming his legs into smoke, and immediately shot out.
His speed far surpassed 'Queen Red Heart', as the power difference between them was evident.
[Bang!]
Just as the mass of slime was about to fly out of the widely broken doorway.
Smoker caught up to the opponent and punched her back into the passage.
"Ugh! Ow ow ow! Stop hitting! Stop hitting! I surrender!"
The liquid mass transformed back into the appearance of a blonde beauty as soon as it touched the ground.
Clutching her heavily struck abdomen, ignoring the blood overflowing from the corner of her mouth, she quickly surrendered and begged for mercy from Smoker who was walking over.
Although she didn't suffer any damage from the previous 'Black Arm Straight Punch' and Dust Explosion due to her Logia-type Elementalization.
She also clearly understood how big the gap was between herself and Smoker.
Now that Kuma and the Clown were defeated, she had no hope of winning alone.
Unless she could run back and team up with the 'Diamond Swordsman'.
But there was clearly no such opportunity now. Since that was the case, she could only utilize her advantage as a beauty.
"Military Police Lord, if you let me go, I'm willing to accompany you for one night. If that's not enough, three days, or even a week is fine!"
"Of course, if you're interested, I can also follow you. Look, I'm a Logia User after all, I definitely won't embarrass you!"
'Queen Red Heart' tried her best to make her voice sound more charming.
At the same time, she straightened her upper body, just to make her advantage bigger.
However, Smoker's gaze was as cold as ice.
He casually pulled out a second pair of Seastone Handcuffs and threw them in front of the woman.
"Put them on yourself. Otherwise, I'll break your limbs and then put them on you."
"You!"
Queen Red Heart's expression instantly turned iron blue.
She didn't expect that her looks and her identity as a Logia User couldn't move this bastard.
In the end, she could only choose to yield, obediently picked up the handcuffs and put them on her wrists. Immediately, a feeling of powerlessness spread throughout her body.
"Now tell me your real name, the name of your ability, your Ministerial Arms, and where he got the Kabaneri Virus?"
Hearing Smoker's questions, the woman suppressed her weakness and answered in a low voice.
"My name is Sweetheart, I'm a Logia Paste-Paste Fruit Ability User. The Ministerial Arms and the Kabaneri Virus were all given to us by King Pate."
"Paste-Paste Fruit... In the latest Devil Fruit Encyclopedia, this should be a Special Paramecia Type."
Smoker recalled the related information as he spoke.
"Ah?!" Sweetheart was dumbfounded.
She thought she was the strongest Logia System among Devil Fruit Users and had always been proud of it.
But now she had become a Paramecia System. As for the meaning of the word 'Special', she didn't understand.
[Purururu, Purururu]
Just then, Smoker's Den Den Mushi started ringing. When he picked up the handset, he heard it say urgently:
"Military Police Smoker, King Galil Pat, under the escort of multiple guards, has already left the Royal Palace and is heading towards the West City Gate. We will intervene to stop him, please come immediately for support!"
The person speaking was a member of the Criminal Investigation Bureau who was conducting surveillance in secret.
Actually, they didn't need to intervene to stop him, as their mission was only surveillance.
But seeing the target they had been watching for so long about to escape, their hearts were filled with unwillingness.
Moreover, once the King escaped, Cipher Pol would have a reason to intervene in the subsequent pursuit.
At that time, even if they successfully captured the person, the merit would have nothing to do with the Criminal Investigation Bureau.
So they wanted to buy time for Smoker to arrive.
"Military Police Smoker, you ah——————"
But before he could finish speaking, the Den Den Mushi suddenly let out a piercing scream.
Then the call ended, and it closed its eyes again.
"Damn it!"
This made Smoker no longer in the mood to have a dialogue with Sweetheart.
He immediately transformed his legs into smoke, and shot out like a rocket from the broken doorway.
Then he quickly changed direction, soaring straight into the clouds.
Under the shocked gaze of numerous Royal Army soldiers, he rapidly flew towards the area outside the Royal Palace walls to the west.
(End of this chapter)
