Chapter 584: Erwin's Self Destruction!
The moment Vegapunk saw Erwin's changes, he calmly reached into his coat and pulled out a special stone.
Erwin's eyes narrowed.
"Don't bother using that thing."
"It's useless."
"I already poisoned every active ingredient inside it."
"I think you know my poison, right?"
Before Vegapunk could even move, Erwin interrupted him.
At the same time, Erwin opened his mouth and spat out a black stone.
It instantly vaporized the moment it touched the open air.
So that was why he came.
"Erwin…"
Vegapunk's gaze sharpened.
I underestimated you.
Then Vegapunk put his stone away again, and he even smiled.
If someone did not know what was happening here, they might actually think these two were close friends, seeing how calmly they spoke.
Erwin shook his head.
"It's not that you underestimated me."
"It's that I… I've been preparing for this day the whole time."
"God."
"You said you wanted to create gods, but what you're really making are monsters."
Erwin's sarcasm was sharp enough to cut.
Vegapunk did not answer.
He simply stared at Erwin, silent.
In his life, the two people he had never truly understood on that ship were Roger and Erwin.
Roger had gained Jeff's power directly after Lilith's mark activated.
Even though his body could not endure it, Roger still found a way to transfer a special power from his body into Vegapunk's body, using a method only he understood.
That was how there ended up being two Jeffs among the Guardians.
The other one was Erwin, standing right here.
And Erwin's current actions, the changes in his body, all of it proved one thing.
This old man had planned everything from the start.
Vegapunk finally inhaled, slowly, as if forcing patience into his lungs.
"If this is what you want, then leave."
"I don't want to kill you here."
To be honest, Vegapunk did not want to waste time with Erwin.
He still had other things to do.
Getting dragged into a prolonged fight was not in his plans.
Erwin's lips curled.
"You don't want to kill me?"
"You mean you can kill me whenever you feel like it?"
"Hahaha…"
"Vegapunk, you're way too confident."
The moment he finished speaking, Erwin moved.
He attacked.
He was called the Poison Doctor for a reason.
He was not some useless fool like Doc Q who only relied on poison apples and cheap tricks.
His body had now been remodeled by Aragami genes.
And with his already terrifying foundation, his strength had risen to an absurd level.
Vegapunk shifted position instantly.
At the same time, several humanoid Aragami stepped in to block Erwin's path.
Erwin did not slow down.
Vegapunk's voice turned colder.
"Is that enough?"
"Erwin, there was never any grudge between us!"
"Even if that happened back then, the captain is still alive!"
"And even if you hate it, those were his own choices!"
"So why are you targeting me now?"
Vegapunk was not without temper.
And right now, he did not have the patience to entertain Erwin's obsession any longer.
Erwin froze for a fraction of a second.
"He's not dead?"
"You're saying… the captain is still alive?"
"Hahaha…"
His laughter twisted, but then his eyes turned sharp again.
"Vegapunk… I saw the captain with my own eyes…"
He stopped mid sentence.
In the next instant, Erwin teleported directly in front of Vegapunk.
"Do you think I knew nothing about what happened back then?!"
"How do you think I broke through your methods?"
Boom!
Erwin's fist slammed forward before Vegapunk could respond.
Several black steel needles were embedded in Erwin's knuckles.
Vegapunk felt the fluctuation coming from those needles and his expression changed.
Poison.
Even Vegapunk would not dare to test that with his own body.
One mistake and he really might die.
Puff!
Vegapunk's figure blurred.
In the next moment, a humanoid Aragami appeared where he had been standing and took Erwin's punch head on.
A terrifying toxin, mixed with the impact of that strike, flooded the humanoid Aragami's body instantly.
"Uh… uh…"
A strangled sound came from its throat.
Its body began to convulse.
Aragami cells went berserk.
It could no longer maintain a human form.
It swelled and warped into a massive monster, roaring as if its organs were being torn apart.
Boom!
In the next moment, the Aragami exploded into a pile of minced flesh.
Even under the sunlight, the scraps of meat slowly dissipated as if being erased.
Vegapunk's eyes widened.
"Wind poison?"
"Erwin… you really want to kill me?!"
At first, Vegapunk had thought Erwin was just furious about the past.
But now it was obvious.
That was not the full reason.
Erwin clenched his fists, murderous intent blazing in his eyes.
"Vegapunk, your existence already puts this world at risk."
"And we can't let anyone else get their hands on something like this."
That power was forbidden.
It did not just grant strength.
It granted unnatural vitality, unnatural life.
Even without Aragami, that kind of power alone would trigger global madness.
And if the world went insane chasing it, the result would be no different from the end.
Puff, puff, puff, puff!
Just as Erwin was about to strike again, sharp spikes burst from the ground and pierced through his body in an instant.
Erwin's body jerked, but he did not scream.
Vegapunk's voice was calm, but it carried a clear line that had been crossed.
"Erwin, you misunderstood something."
"What I said earlier…"
"I don't want to kill you. I truly don't."
"But now you've crossed my line."
Vegapunk lifted his cloak.
Beneath it, a tail like a mass of tentacles writhed.
Those tentacles looked like sharp spikes, and part of them had already sunk into the earth.
The spikes piercing Erwin's body were those same tentacles.
Around them, the battle at the port was still raging.
Kirito and the others were not in immediate danger, but they could not spare a second to help Erwin.
There were too many of these humanoid Aragami.
They were faster and more flexible than the larger ones, and once someone was tied down, breaking away was nearly impossible.
Erwin laughed again, low and satisfied, despite the spikes through his flesh.
"Hahaha…"
"Got you."
Even pierced, Erwin remained calm.
He reached out and grabbed the spike impaling him.
Then a destructive aura wrapped around both of them, swallowing the air itself.
Boom!
A terrifying explosion erupted.
The surrounding Aragami were instantly vaporized.
Some nearby members of the Dragon Hunter Pirates also vanished in that instant, erased by the blast.
Kirito and the others retreated immediately.
They were still hit by the shockwave, but it did not cause major harm.
On the ship, Sinon saw everything.
"Mr. Erwin!"
She raised her sniper rifle, ready to leap off the deck.
"Shinon!"
Kirito's shout stopped her.
Sinon froze.
Then she raised a hand and wiped the tears off her face, forcing herself to breathe.
"I understand."
She steadied her rifle again, regulated her breathing, and did not move.
She knew this was Erwin's choice.
And she had no right to interfere.
At that moment, more Aragami rushed toward the center of the explosion.
The moment they entered the dust cloud, their bodies collapsed.
Flesh withered.
Bones showed through.
In seconds, they became nothing but skeletons.
Kirito's eyes widened.
"Poison!"
"Everyone, scatter right now!"
He shouted the warning as loud as he could.
If they were infected, there would be no chance of recovery at all.
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