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Chapter 1297: The Powerful Yet Petty Roshi! (Two-in-One)
In an empty, cold house, amidst ruins and flowing sewage.
Hank paid no mind to Cain who had left, nor did he care about Schaal who had been tied up and taken away.
He just tightly held his lover's cold remains, murmuring her name over and over again.
For him, this process was too cruel.
Initially, he thought Elaine had died by Cain's gun that night.
Over the past few months, the grief in his heart had somewhat eased with the passage of time.
But the moment he saw the figure in the jar just now, he couldn't help but feel a glimmer of hope that she might still be alive.
However, reality, through Cain's mouth, told him that Elaine was dead after all.
This directly shattered Hank's psychological defense line, plunging him into a stupor.
This feeling made him feel anger and despair, as if everything in the world had turned gray.
If it weren't for Schaal's earlier cry: "Mr. Hank, you can't be like this! Don't lose yourself!" still echoing in his mind.
He would probably have completely gone berserk by now, transforming once again into the 'King of Beasts. Fenrir Form' from that day.
[Swish swish swish!]
Suddenly, around Hank, who was holding Elaine, three figures quickly appeared with several rapid whistling sounds.
"Who!!"
This caused Hank to instantly enter his Werewolf Form, his face contorted hideously as he scanned his surroundings, his eyes filled with vigilance and ferocity.
He was like a cornered lone wolf baring its fangs, ready to fight wildly at any moment.
"Heh heh, don't be nervous, Hank, we have no malice."
Ruri Kohaku, wearing a black ninja vest and a Sea Ninja Headband, spoke first as the Captain, using as gentle a tone as possible to calm the other party's emotions.
"Who are you people?!"
Hank gently placed Elaine's remains on the ground while slowly getting up and maintaining a posture of vigilance.
"We are Ninja, Sea Ninja under the World Government, ordered to gather intelligence in this world, and you are the target our squad is responsible for surveillance. By the way, my name is Ruri Kohaku, I am a Jonin, and also the Captain of this squad. Pleased to make your acquaintance."
Ruri Kohaku clearly stated their identity in a simple and direct manner.
But this was what he thought; to Hank, it sounded completely inexplicable.
"What is a Ninja? What is the World Government? Why are you monitoring me, and how long have you been monitoring me?!"
Under the tense atmosphere, Hank's rationality recovered, and he quickly asked several key points.
He actually wanted to ask, what does 'gathering intelligence in this world' mean?
It sounds as if you are not people from this world!
"Hmm, as expected, it's still hard to understand, isn't it? That's right."
Ruri Kohaku shook his head helplessly.
Then he instructed Hyuga Kanjin and Honjo Junki: "Look around, don't let anyone approach."
Although the higher-ups had already issued an order allowing contact with locals.
The other meaning of this sentence was that they could proactively reveal information about the World Government to suitable targets in advance.
It wasn't meant to be widely publicized, nor was it allowed for others to eavesdrop without permission.
"Yes, Captain!"
Hyuga Kanjin and Honjo Junki immediately agreed and once again disappeared as afterimages.
As for Aburame Junpei.
Hmm... Ruri Kohaku didn't call him back, but continued to secretly protect Schaal.
Didn't Roshi Jonin say before that the person they were supposed to contact was Cain?
What if Schaal, this 'Saint', had an accident?
As for why he didn't tell Roshi about Schaal.
Why should he?
Ruri Kohaku decided to report the matter concerning 'Schaal', 'Elaine', and the 'Saint' himself later.
After all, this was important intelligence that their squad had gathered!
"Hank Henriette, please patiently watch the following video. This will allow you to quickly understand our origin..."
After speaking, Ruri Kohaku, whose hair was violet-haired, first used Crystal Release to create a pink crystal platform in front of him.
Then he took out a Video Den Den Mushi from the tactical pouch on his leg and placed it on the platform.
"You are also a Pseudo-Divine Weapon!"
Hank blurted out when he saw the red crystal generated out of thin air: "But why have I never seen you before?"
He was the Captain of the Pseudo-Divine Weapon Troops. Even if he couldn't understand everyone's background.
Their name, appearance, and ability were all firmly imprinted in his mind.
Moreover, when this person used their ability, their body didn't undergo any changes.
How could this be? Pseudo-Divine Weapons must transform to use their ability!
"I am not a Pseudo-Divine Weapon."
Ruri Kohaku replied indifferently, while completing the adjustment of the Video Den Den Mushi.
The next second, the Den Den Mushi's eyes glowed with radiance and shot out two beams of light into mid-air.
This startled Hank, his muscles instantly tensed, and intense killing intent surged out.
If it were an ordinary person, they would probably have been intimidated by this aura, trembling with fear, or even collapsing to the ground, shivering.
However, Ruri Kohaku was like a gentle breeze blowing past, showing no reaction to this.
He just pointed his right hand at the virtual screen formed in the air, signaling Hank to pay attention and watch.
Hank was not an impulsive personality. Seeing that Ruri Kohaku consistently showed no malice, he suppressed his emotions and looked up at the film that had begun playing.
This was a very astonishing experience for him.
It was like a person from the 'American Civil War era' suddenly seeing 'ultra-modern air imaging technology'.
Crucially, this footage was shot from the eye of a strange snail.
One can imagine how shocked Hank's mood was at this moment.
But the scenes and the female narration that appeared in the subsequent 'Propaganda Film'.
Were forcefully impacting his worldview, and gradually, cracks began to appear...
"Heh."
Ruri Kohaku watched Hank's expression, his pupils trembling violently, with interest.
Ah, as someone who had gone through it, he could naturally understand, but precisely because of this, he found it amusing.
The existence of the World Government was indeed too great, too magical.
It was practically forcefully breaking open the gates of every world, and then forcibly connecting with other worlds.
The entire process was so brutal, forcing people to adapt to the drastic changes in life that occurred in a short period, amidst suffering and shock.
On the other side.
Night enveloped the area.
A bright moon hung in the sky.
The bright moonlight sprinkled onto the vast mountain forest, like slightly fluctuating silver ripples.
Cain was leading Elizabeth, Antonio, and the bound Schaal, walking through the forest about two kilometers away from the villa.
They were heading to 'Saint Winston', a city with sturdy fortifications, and also the capital city of 'New Patria'.
"Tonight's night is really nice, and the wind is very comfortable. The key point is seeing the Captain in such a sorry state, tsk tsk tsk~"
Antonio, the 'Salamander', wearing a suit and a gentleman's hat, said mockingly.
"Speaking of which, why didn't we just kill him? In his state just now, he probably wouldn't have resisted us and would have just wanted to die by Elaine's side."
"No, you are wrong. Hank won't want to die until he fulfills his promise with his partner."
Cain, walking at the front, smiled and denied his idea.
"The promise to kill us one by one? I didn't agree to that back then, that was entirely his own decision!"
Antonio, the 'Salamander', gave a cold snort, his tone carrying a hint of anger.
Cain's gaze flickered, but he didn't speak.
But just then, the footsteps that suddenly appeared around them caused the faces of the three people present to change drastically.
Someone was able to approach this distance without making a sound!
The sound of footsteps on tree leaves was clearly intentional on the other party's part.
"Who is it!!"
Antonio, the 'Salamander', and Elizabeth, the 'Arachne', quickly moved to the front, shielding Cain and Schaal behind them, and simultaneously transformed into their Pseudo-Divine Weapon Forms.
One was a red-skinned Lizardman, the other a terrifying Spider Woman.
At the same time.
Four black-clothed figures appeared in the four cardinal directions (east, south, west, and north).
Among them, the red-haired man, positioned directly in front of Cain and the others, walked into the moonlight, stopped his footsteps, crossed his arms, and stared coldly at Cain Madhaavis.
"So short..."
Suddenly, Antonio scoffed: "Although I don't know who you are, your appearance is too poor."
"Indeed, and wearing such strange clothing and a Headband, are you blocking the road to rob us?"
Elizabeth, with her full and alluring body size, pursed her lips and sneered: "We are monsters, you know~~"
Indeed, Roshi's original height was less than 1.5 meters, and even after receiving the 'Perfect Type 2' injection, he only grew to 1.6 meters.
So, in the eyes of Antonio, Elizabeth, and others who were around 1.8 meters tall, he was indeed very short.
But Cain didn't speak.
Because he was shocked by the abnormally surging and powerful Blood Aura on Roshi.
That was a Blood Aura far surpassing any Pseudo-Divine Weapon, or even himself, a Vampire!
At this moment.
In Cain's eyes, the moonlight shining down from above carried a faint blood color.
A blood color that made a Vampire feel fear...
"Shut up!!!"
Cain didn't wait for Roshi to speak and immediately shouted sternly, stopping the two from continuing to provoke him.
"Cain?"
Antonio and Elizabeth were startled, turning back to look at him in confusion.
But Cain ignored them, meeting Roshi's gaze, and forced a rather awkward smile.
"I am Cain Madhaavis, the leader of New Patria. May I ask what brings you here, sir?"
Honestly, he was so glad that his ability could 'see' the strength of others' Blood Aura.
Of course, strong Blood Aura doesn't necessarily mean strong strength. Some large Pseudo-Divine Weapons also have huge Blood Aura.
But that's in their transformed state.
And this short man in front of him, in his normal state, was already comparable to a Behemoth!
Moreover, just standing there, he made his heart feel an uncontrollable sense of tension.
So, if possible, Cain hoped to avoid conflict with Roshi and the four others as much as possible.
If there's something to discuss, why resort to fighting?
He hoped the words of these two idiots hadn't angered the other party...
"You are very smart, worthy of being the leader of a country."
Roshi certainly wouldn't let anger cloud his judgment because of a couple of taunts.
He was currently on a mission.
"We are Ninja under the World Government, ordered to come and contact you, and reveal information about the World Government to you in advance. But before that, there is something I want to show you..."
Without waiting for Cain to process the information, as soon as Roshi finished speaking, his body began to undergo drastic changes.
Under the shroud of moonlight.
His body size was visibly expanding, and at the same time, extremely dense hair grew on his body surface.
His facial features were also becoming more hideous, and a thick, long tail quickly formed behind him.
In the blink of an eye.
Roshi had already become a giant reddish-haired gorilla, nearly ten meters tall.
"Pseudo-Divine Weapon?!"
Cain, Elizabeth, Antonio, and Schaal, who was bound by spider silk, blurted out in unison subconsciously.
The first three were not surprised by 'Pseudo-Divine Weapon', but by the fact that they didn't recognize Roshi.
"Could he be a newly born Pseudo-Divine Weapon? How is that possible? Elaine is dead, and the 'Pseudo-Divine Weapon Core' was destroyed by her..."
Cain was incredibly shocked in his heart.
He began to suspect if someone had found another 'Saint' and created a new 'Pseudo-Divine Weapon Core'.
Because only a 'Pseudo-Divine Weapon Core' could turn a human into a 'Pseudo-Divine Weapon'.
"This is not a 'Pseudo-Divine Weapon', but the ability of a Zoan-type Devil Fruit."
Roshi, in his Giant Ape Form, looked down at the four and said in a rough voice:
"Next, you need to personally experience the difference between these two."
"That 'Lizardman', you can make your move..."
Cain was instantly speechless, thinking to himself: "As expected, I've been targeted, haven't I? But this 'Blood Aura' is actually this immense, it's practically like a volcano erupting Blood Aura!"
"Also, what is a Zoan-type Devil Fruit?"
More and more doubt weighed on his heart, and Cain chose to wait and see.
Anyway, with Antonio's wild personality, it was impossible for him to tolerate such provocation from the other party.
As expected, Antonio, who looked like a red-skinned Lizardman, immediately sneered:
"I thought it was something, turns out it's just a big gorilla."
"You don't think the strength of a 'Pseudo-Divine Weapon' is determined by body size, do you?"
He didn't believe in any Zoan-type Devil Fruit, treating Roshi's words as nonsense.
Or perhaps it was a lie about 'Devil Fruit' fabricated by the person behind the other party.
Roshi didn't speak, waiting for the other party to make the first move.
"Heh, it's a shame about this suit, it was very expensive..."
Antonio moved his shoulder and walked towards the giant red-haired gorilla.
Slowly, wisps of flame began to emerge from his body, quickly burning away the suit and underwear on his body surface.
In the blink of an eye, raging flames enveloped Antonio.
"The ability of 'Pseudo-Divine Weapon. Salamander' is to burn the blood within the body to form flames, and further improve physical ability and explosive power in all aspects."
Elizabeth habitually stated Antonio's ability effect.
She didn't know if she was saying it for Roshi or for Schaal to hear.
"Fire?"
Suddenly, the Ninja on the west side laughed: "Heh heh... Hahaha, fighting the Captain with fire?"
The Ninja on the south side also shook his head: "Indeed, this is too funny. Using fire in front of a Lava Release user!"
Although Roshi had lost the Four-Tails, he had long turned Lava Release into his own Bloodline Limit.
It was just that without the support of the Tailed Beast's Chakra, he could no longer release magma on a large scale like before and had to learn to be frugal.
[Bang!]
Meanwhile, Antonio had no interest in listening to what they were saying.
He turned into a ball of blaze and rapidly charged towards Roshi's face.
"I am the Pseudo-Divine Weapon ranked third in Combat Power, Salamander!"
"You've picked the wrong opponent, big gorilla!"
The 'Lizardman' with reddish scales roared, his eyes filled with killing intent.
[Bang————]
But just as his right fist, surrounded by flames and carrying a scorching air current, was swung out with full strength.
A thick, long red afterimage blasted open the sound burst, sending Antonio flying on the spot.
Immediately, Antonio, at a speed much faster than before, turned into a flaming meteor.
He carved a flaming ravine hundreds of meters long through the mountain forest, destroying and burning all trees and land along the way.
"First, Zoan-type Devil Fruits have three Forms. This is the Beast Form, and then this is the Hybrid Form..."
Roshi ignored the subordinate Ninja who ran over to help extinguish the fire.
While swinging the tail he had just swung out, he controlled his body size to quickly shrink.
In the blink of an eye, under the dumbfounded gazes of Cain, Elizabeth, and Schaal, he turned into a Human Form red-haired gorilla about four meters tall.
In this Form, although Roshi still had many giant ape features, his face at least returned to a human appearance.
"What?"
"So that was your Beast King Form!"
"But why could you have clear consciousness in Beast King Form?"
"No, that's not right, why do you have Beast King Form? That should only be something Hank..."
Cain became very excited upon hearing Roshi's words, losing his previous elegance, composure, and rationality.
"I'll say it again, this is not a 'Pseudo-Divine Weapon', but the ability of the Gorilla Fruit Ancient Zoan Giant Ape Form."
"As for what a Devil Fruit is, and what the World Government is, let's talk about it up ahead. There's a stone house we prepared in advance there."
As Roshi spoke, he changed back from the Hybrid Form to his 1.6-meter Human Form.
"Then Antonio..." Elizabeth asked uneasily.
"Your 'Pseudo-Divine Weapons'' life force shouldn't be so weak that you die from a single blow."
Roshi coldly glanced at the yellow-haired woman who was half-spider.
"Also, can you change back from this appearance? It's very ugly."
Elizabeth's body instantly froze under that gaze.
She suddenly remembered that she had also mocked the other party earlier...
Cain reached out and patted Elizabeth's shoulder: "Let's go. It seems we have no choice."
Then he looked back at the direction of the villa.
He guessed that Hank was also facing these strange Ninja at this moment.
(End of this chapter)
In an empty, cold house, amidst ruins and flowing sewage.
Hank paid no mind to Cain who had left, nor did he care about Schaal who had been tied up and taken away.
He just tightly held his lover's cold remains, murmuring her name over and over again.
For him, this process was too cruel.
Initially, he thought Elaine had died by Cain's gun that night.
Over the past few months, the grief in his heart had somewhat eased with the passage of time.
But the moment he saw the figure in the jar just now, he couldn't help but feel a glimmer of hope that she might still be alive.
However, reality, through Cain's mouth, told him that Elaine was dead after all.
This directly shattered Hank's psychological defense line, plunging him into a stupor.
This feeling made him feel anger and despair, as if everything in the world had turned gray.
If it weren't for Schaal's earlier cry: "Mr. Hank, you can't be like this! Don't lose yourself!" still echoing in his mind.
He would probably have completely gone berserk by now, transforming once again into the 'King of Beasts. Fenrir Form' from that day.
[Swish swish swish!]
Suddenly, around Hank, who was holding Elaine, three figures quickly appeared with several rapid whistling sounds.
"Who!!"
This caused Hank to instantly enter his Werewolf Form, his face contorted hideously as he scanned his surroundings, his eyes filled with vigilance and ferocity.
He was like a cornered lone wolf baring its fangs, ready to fight wildly at any moment.
"Heh heh, don't be nervous, Hank, we have no malice."
Ruri Kohaku, wearing a black ninja vest and a Sea Ninja Headband, spoke first as the Captain, using as gentle a tone as possible to calm the other party's emotions.
"Who are you people?!"
Hank gently placed Elaine's remains on the ground while slowly getting up and maintaining a posture of vigilance.
"We are Ninja, Sea Ninja under the World Government, ordered to gather intelligence in this world, and you are the target our squad is responsible for surveillance. By the way, my name is Ruri Kohaku, I am a Jonin, and also the Captain of this squad. Pleased to make your acquaintance."
Ruri Kohaku clearly stated their identity in a simple and direct manner.
But this was what he thought; to Hank, it sounded completely inexplicable.
"What is a Ninja? What is the World Government? Why are you monitoring me, and how long have you been monitoring me?!"
Under the tense atmosphere, Hank's rationality recovered, and he quickly asked several key points.
He actually wanted to ask, what does 'gathering intelligence in this world' mean?
It sounds as if you are not people from this world!
"Hmm, as expected, it's still hard to understand, isn't it? That's right."
Ruri Kohaku shook his head helplessly.
Then he instructed Hyuga Kanjin and Honjo Junki: "Look around, don't let anyone approach."
Although the higher-ups had already issued an order allowing contact with locals.
The other meaning of this sentence was that they could proactively reveal information about the World Government to suitable targets in advance.
It wasn't meant to be widely publicized, nor was it allowed for others to eavesdrop without permission.
"Yes, Captain!"
Hyuga Kanjin and Honjo Junki immediately agreed and once again disappeared as afterimages.
As for Aburame Junpei.
Hmm... Ruri Kohaku didn't call him back, but continued to secretly protect Schaal.
Didn't Roshi Jonin say before that the person they were supposed to contact was Cain?
What if Schaal, this 'Saint', had an accident?
As for why he didn't tell Roshi about Schaal.
Why should he?
Ruri Kohaku decided to report the matter concerning 'Schaal', 'Elaine', and the 'Saint' himself later.
After all, this was important intelligence that their squad had gathered!
"Hank Henriette, please patiently watch the following video. This will allow you to quickly understand our origin..."
After speaking, Ruri Kohaku, whose hair was violet-haired, first used Crystal Release to create a pink crystal platform in front of him.
Then he took out a Video Den Den Mushi from the tactical pouch on his leg and placed it on the platform.
"You are also a Pseudo-Divine Weapon!"
Hank blurted out when he saw the red crystal generated out of thin air: "But why have I never seen you before?"
He was the Captain of the Pseudo-Divine Weapon Troops. Even if he couldn't understand everyone's background.
Their name, appearance, and ability were all firmly imprinted in his mind.
Moreover, when this person used their ability, their body didn't undergo any changes.
How could this be? Pseudo-Divine Weapons must transform to use their ability!
"I am not a Pseudo-Divine Weapon."
Ruri Kohaku replied indifferently, while completing the adjustment of the Video Den Den Mushi.
The next second, the Den Den Mushi's eyes glowed with radiance and shot out two beams of light into mid-air.
This startled Hank, his muscles instantly tensed, and intense killing intent surged out.
If it were an ordinary person, they would probably have been intimidated by this aura, trembling with fear, or even collapsing to the ground, shivering.
However, Ruri Kohaku was like a gentle breeze blowing past, showing no reaction to this.
He just pointed his right hand at the virtual screen formed in the air, signaling Hank to pay attention and watch.
Hank was not an impulsive personality. Seeing that Ruri Kohaku consistently showed no malice, he suppressed his emotions and looked up at the film that had begun playing.
This was a very astonishing experience for him.
It was like a person from the 'American Civil War era' suddenly seeing 'ultra-modern air imaging technology'.
Crucially, this footage was shot from the eye of a strange snail.
One can imagine how shocked Hank's mood was at this moment.
But the scenes and the female narration that appeared in the subsequent 'Propaganda Film'.
Were forcefully impacting his worldview, and gradually, cracks began to appear...
"Heh."
Ruri Kohaku watched Hank's expression, his pupils trembling violently, with interest.
Ah, as someone who had gone through it, he could naturally understand, but precisely because of this, he found it amusing.
The existence of the World Government was indeed too great, too magical.
It was practically forcefully breaking open the gates of every world, and then forcibly connecting with other worlds.
The entire process was so brutal, forcing people to adapt to the drastic changes in life that occurred in a short period, amidst suffering and shock.
On the other side.
Night enveloped the area.
A bright moon hung in the sky.
The bright moonlight sprinkled onto the vast mountain forest, like slightly fluctuating silver ripples.
Cain was leading Elizabeth, Antonio, and the bound Schaal, walking through the forest about two kilometers away from the villa.
They were heading to 'Saint Winston', a city with sturdy fortifications, and also the capital city of 'New Patria'.
"Tonight's night is really nice, and the wind is very comfortable. The key point is seeing the Captain in such a sorry state, tsk tsk tsk~"
Antonio, the 'Salamander', wearing a suit and a gentleman's hat, said mockingly.
"Speaking of which, why didn't we just kill him? In his state just now, he probably wouldn't have resisted us and would have just wanted to die by Elaine's side."
"No, you are wrong. Hank won't want to die until he fulfills his promise with his partner."
Cain, walking at the front, smiled and denied his idea.
"The promise to kill us one by one? I didn't agree to that back then, that was entirely his own decision!"
Antonio, the 'Salamander', gave a cold snort, his tone carrying a hint of anger.
Cain's gaze flickered, but he didn't speak.
But just then, the footsteps that suddenly appeared around them caused the faces of the three people present to change drastically.
Someone was able to approach this distance without making a sound!
The sound of footsteps on tree leaves was clearly intentional on the other party's part.
"Who is it!!"
Antonio, the 'Salamander', and Elizabeth, the 'Arachne', quickly moved to the front, shielding Cain and Schaal behind them, and simultaneously transformed into their Pseudo-Divine Weapon Forms.
One was a red-skinned Lizardman, the other a terrifying Spider Woman.
At the same time.
Four black-clothed figures appeared in the four cardinal directions (east, south, west, and north).
Among them, the red-haired man, positioned directly in front of Cain and the others, walked into the moonlight, stopped his footsteps, crossed his arms, and stared coldly at Cain Madhaavis.
"So short..."
Suddenly, Antonio scoffed: "Although I don't know who you are, your appearance is too poor."
"Indeed, and wearing such strange clothing and a Headband, are you blocking the road to rob us?"
Elizabeth, with her full and alluring body size, pursed her lips and sneered: "We are monsters, you know~~"
Indeed, Roshi's original height was less than 1.5 meters, and even after receiving the 'Perfect Type 2' injection, he only grew to 1.6 meters.
So, in the eyes of Antonio, Elizabeth, and others who were around 1.8 meters tall, he was indeed very short.
But Cain didn't speak.
Because he was shocked by the abnormally surging and powerful Blood Aura on Roshi.
That was a Blood Aura far surpassing any Pseudo-Divine Weapon, or even himself, a Vampire!
At this moment.
In Cain's eyes, the moonlight shining down from above carried a faint blood color.
A blood color that made a Vampire feel fear...
"Shut up!!!"
Cain didn't wait for Roshi to speak and immediately shouted sternly, stopping the two from continuing to provoke him.
"Cain?"
Antonio and Elizabeth were startled, turning back to look at him in confusion.
But Cain ignored them, meeting Roshi's gaze, and forced a rather awkward smile.
"I am Cain Madhaavis, the leader of New Patria. May I ask what brings you here, sir?"
Honestly, he was so glad that his ability could 'see' the strength of others' Blood Aura.
Of course, strong Blood Aura doesn't necessarily mean strong strength. Some large Pseudo-Divine Weapons also have huge Blood Aura.
But that's in their transformed state.
And this short man in front of him, in his normal state, was already comparable to a Behemoth!
Moreover, just standing there, he made his heart feel an uncontrollable sense of tension.
So, if possible, Cain hoped to avoid conflict with Roshi and the four others as much as possible.
If there's something to discuss, why resort to fighting?
He hoped the words of these two idiots hadn't angered the other party...
"You are very smart, worthy of being the leader of a country."
Roshi certainly wouldn't let anger cloud his judgment because of a couple of taunts.
He was currently on a mission.
"We are Ninja under the World Government, ordered to come and contact you, and reveal information about the World Government to you in advance. But before that, there is something I want to show you..."
Without waiting for Cain to process the information, as soon as Roshi finished speaking, his body began to undergo drastic changes.
Under the shroud of moonlight.
His body size was visibly expanding, and at the same time, extremely dense hair grew on his body surface.
His facial features were also becoming more hideous, and a thick, long tail quickly formed behind him.
In the blink of an eye.
Roshi had already become a giant reddish-haired gorilla, nearly ten meters tall.
"Pseudo-Divine Weapon?!"
Cain, Elizabeth, Antonio, and Schaal, who was bound by spider silk, blurted out in unison subconsciously.
The first three were not surprised by 'Pseudo-Divine Weapon', but by the fact that they didn't recognize Roshi.
"Could he be a newly born Pseudo-Divine Weapon? How is that possible? Elaine is dead, and the 'Pseudo-Divine Weapon Core' was destroyed by her..."
Cain was incredibly shocked in his heart.
He began to suspect if someone had found another 'Saint' and created a new 'Pseudo-Divine Weapon Core'.
Because only a 'Pseudo-Divine Weapon Core' could turn a human into a 'Pseudo-Divine Weapon'.
"This is not a 'Pseudo-Divine Weapon', but the ability of a Zoan-type Devil Fruit."
Roshi, in his Giant Ape Form, looked down at the four and said in a rough voice:
"Next, you need to personally experience the difference between these two."
"That 'Lizardman', you can make your move..."
Cain was instantly speechless, thinking to himself: "As expected, I've been targeted, haven't I? But this 'Blood Aura' is actually this immense, it's practically like a volcano erupting Blood Aura!"
"Also, what is a Zoan-type Devil Fruit?"
More and more doubt weighed on his heart, and Cain chose to wait and see.
Anyway, with Antonio's wild personality, it was impossible for him to tolerate such provocation from the other party.
As expected, Antonio, who looked like a red-skinned Lizardman, immediately sneered:
"I thought it was something, turns out it's just a big gorilla."
"You don't think the strength of a 'Pseudo-Divine Weapon' is determined by body size, do you?"
He didn't believe in any Zoan-type Devil Fruit, treating Roshi's words as nonsense.
Or perhaps it was a lie about 'Devil Fruit' fabricated by the person behind the other party.
Roshi didn't speak, waiting for the other party to make the first move.
"Heh, it's a shame about this suit, it was very expensive..."
Antonio moved his shoulder and walked towards the giant red-haired gorilla.
Slowly, wisps of flame began to emerge from his body, quickly burning away the suit and underwear on his body surface.
In the blink of an eye, raging flames enveloped Antonio.
"The ability of 'Pseudo-Divine Weapon. Salamander' is to burn the blood within the body to form flames, and further improve physical ability and explosive power in all aspects."
Elizabeth habitually stated Antonio's ability effect.
She didn't know if she was saying it for Roshi or for Schaal to hear.
"Fire?"
Suddenly, the Ninja on the west side laughed: "Heh heh... Hahaha, fighting the Captain with fire?"
The Ninja on the south side also shook his head: "Indeed, this is too funny. Using fire in front of a Lava Release user!"
Although Roshi had lost the Four-Tails, he had long turned Lava Release into his own Bloodline Limit.
It was just that without the support of the Tailed Beast's Chakra, he could no longer release magma on a large scale like before and had to learn to be frugal.
[Bang!]
Meanwhile, Antonio had no interest in listening to what they were saying.
He turned into a ball of blaze and rapidly charged towards Roshi's face.
"I am the Pseudo-Divine Weapon ranked third in Combat Power, Salamander!"
"You've picked the wrong opponent, big gorilla!"
The 'Lizardman' with reddish scales roared, his eyes filled with killing intent.
[Bang————]
But just as his right fist, surrounded by flames and carrying a scorching air current, was swung out with full strength.
A thick, long red afterimage blasted open the sound burst, sending Antonio flying on the spot.
Immediately, Antonio, at a speed much faster than before, turned into a flaming meteor.
He carved a flaming ravine hundreds of meters long through the mountain forest, destroying and burning all trees and land along the way.
"First, Zoan-type Devil Fruits have three Forms. This is the Beast Form, and then this is the Hybrid Form..."
Roshi ignored the subordinate Ninja who ran over to help extinguish the fire.
While swinging the tail he had just swung out, he controlled his body size to quickly shrink.
In the blink of an eye, under the dumbfounded gazes of Cain, Elizabeth, and Schaal, he turned into a Human Form red-haired gorilla about four meters tall.
In this Form, although Roshi still had many giant ape features, his face at least returned to a human appearance.
"What?"
"So that was your Beast King Form!"
"But why could you have clear consciousness in Beast King Form?"
"No, that's not right, why do you have Beast King Form? That should only be something Hank..."
Cain became very excited upon hearing Roshi's words, losing his previous elegance, composure, and rationality.
"I'll say it again, this is not a 'Pseudo-Divine Weapon', but the ability of the Gorilla Fruit Ancient Zoan Giant Ape Form."
"As for what a Devil Fruit is, and what the World Government is, let's talk about it up ahead. There's a stone house we prepared in advance there."
As Roshi spoke, he changed back from the Hybrid Form to his 1.6-meter Human Form.
"Then Antonio..." Elizabeth asked uneasily.
"Your 'Pseudo-Divine Weapons'' life force shouldn't be so weak that you die from a single blow."
Roshi coldly glanced at the yellow-haired woman who was half-spider.
"Also, can you change back from this appearance? It's very ugly."
Elizabeth's body instantly froze under that gaze.
She suddenly remembered that she had also mocked the other party earlier...
Cain reached out and patted Elizabeth's shoulder: "Let's go. It seems we have no choice."
Then he looked back at the direction of the villa.
He guessed that Hank was also facing these strange Ninja at this moment.
(End of this chapter)
