In an instant, white smoke continuously spread from Smoker's body.
In a very short time, it covered all the area in front of Smoker. It even spread out into a semicircle, turning the area from where Smoker stood to the end of the island into a world of white!
When Smoker arrived, he had already sensed that the villagers were gone. Those fighting were either pirates or demons. In this situation, Smoker naturally had no reason to hold back.
The main components of the smoke are water vapor and carbon dioxide. It also forms carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, carbides, nitrogen oxides, and particulate matter.
If a person stays in such a low-oxygen environment for a long time, it can cause respiratory problems, loss of sanity, a bluish complexion, and even suffocation and death!
Even a great pirate in the New World would lose their combat ability if they were in a suffocating environment!
However, facing his smoke attack, Kibutsuji Muzan completely ignored it. He was a demon; how could human weaknesses affect him?
A large number of thorns broke through the smoke again, directly stabbing at Smoker.
Although Smoker had looked at some information about demons when he arrived, time was too short. He didn't have much experience fighting monsters in the past, so he instinctively fought in the same way he fought pirates.
Therefore, he was very surprised when he saw that Kibutsuji Muzan was not affected at all. Facing the large number of thorns that suddenly stabbed out, Smoker didn't have time to dodge.
But just then, another figure rushed out. It was Bellemere, who was also unaffected!
Bellemere knew that she, by herself, could not defeat Kibutsuji Muzan. She needed the help of this Marine, so she naturally couldn't just let Smoker be killed by Kibutsuji Muzan.
Her body was burning with bloody flames. Before the thorns could pierce Smoker's body, she placed her body, which had recovered three-quarters of its strength, in front of Smoker!
"Ah!"
Bellemere let out a painful scream. She hadn't felt this much pain even when she was almost torn apart by Kibutsuji Muzan, but now she couldn't help but scream, showing how vicious Kibutsuji Muzan's attack was.
"You!"
Smoker was greatly shocked as he looked at the woman blocking him. He didn't expect this demon to choose to help him. This was different from the information given by The Black Order.
However, it was the heat of battle, and he knew he couldn't hesitate at such a moment. He immediately compressed the large amount of smoke that had spread out.
"Smoke is inescapable!"
Demons have a different structure from humans, but they also need to breathe. Although they won't suffocate from smoke, they will inhale the smoke into their bodies.
And since this smoke was released by Smoker, how could it be casually absorbed by others?
This smoke was condensed with all the nen power Smoker had stored. When enough of this smoke condensed within a person's body, the gathered nen power would also become stronger.
*Poof!*
As Smoker's nen power exploded, bloody mist erupted from the smoke. Kibutsuji Muzan immediately retracted all his thorns.
"Very good. I didn't expect a Marine to meddle."
Kibutsuji Muzan's voice suddenly changed, like a giant monster, making others feel suppressed. "After searching for so many years in the East Blue, it seems I won't find what I'm looking for here. Then, you are all useless!"
*Boom!*
Smoker's smoke dissipated instantly, as if driven back by Smoker's power. Muzan truly transformed into a monster, his long white hair falling loose, his limbs and lower body wrapped in blood and fur. His entire body sprouted with gaping mouths filled with sharp teeth. Although he still maintained a human form, anyone could see he was an out-and-out monster.
An evil aura continuously emanated from Muzan. He seemed truly enraged. The impact in that instant spread out in all directions. Smoker and Bellemere were directly hit by that invisible force. Smoker was protected by his nen power, but Bellemere, who had just been severely injured by Muzan, was hit again by this invisible force, making her look extremely pathetic.
"Bellemere!"
At this moment, another woman's voice screamed from behind Muzan, and the next moment it turned into a beast-like howl!
"Roar!"
*Boom!*
With a roar, the clouds in the sky turned terrifyingly dark. A blue lightning bolt struck directly down from the clouds, hitting Muzan head-on.
Blood Demon Art: Weather Manipulation: Lightning Strike!
The one possessing this Blood Demon Art was none other than Nami. Nami, who had been turned into a demon, had broken free from her restraints and arrived at this battlefield.
And although she had been turned into a demon, she not only did not help Muzan but also unleashed lightning upon him the moment she appeared.
This was because Nami sensed Bellemere's arrival, sensed Bellemere's battle, and sensed Bellemere's life rapidly fading. Even after being turned into a demon, Nami still had love for Bellemere. She would never allow anyone to harm her adoptive mother!
Therefore, at this moment, Nami directly broke free from her ropes and sack, and more importantly, broke free from Muzan's curse in her blood. Thus, she launched an attack on Kibutsuji Muzan, the one who harmed Bellemere!
And it wasn't just this lightning strike. Nami controlled the weather for hundreds of meters around, making the surroundings extremely hot. The next moment, this heat rapidly contracted, the area becoming smaller and smaller, but the temperature becoming higher and higher!
At this moment, although Nami had not regained her sanity, she had unleashed her combat instincts.
However…
"You trash… you are all unnecessary!"
Kibutsuji Muzan walked out of the lightning strike almost completely unharmed. His head twisted almost 180 degrees to look at Nami behind him. He said angrily, "The Upper Moons and Lower Moons are no different. They can't even deal with some minor pirates!"
An even more violent power spread out. This time, it wasn't a shockwave in all directions but was completely targeted at Nami, like a giant hammer hitting Nami's body.
A huge cavity appeared on Nami's abdomen, and her entire body was pushed far away by the invisible force, like a fired cannonball, her body burning with sparks.
Her entire body was blasted away.
"Nami!" Bellemere exclaimed in surprise. She didn't know Nami had become a demon, and upon seeing Nami blasted away by Kibutsuji Muzan, she immediately screamed.
However, she was no better off than Nami at this moment. Even demons couldn't possess unlimited and permanent self-healing, let alone her, who had been severely injured by Kibutsuji Muzan, the ancestor of demons. Her self-healing was now extremely slow, and she had completely lost the ability to fight again.
Smoker rushed forward to fight Kibutsuji Muzan again, but with his strength, he was not enough to deal with this demon king. Even though he was now completely serious, he quickly fell into a disadvantage.
Meanwhile, Nami was blasted hundreds of meters away. However, just as she was about to hit the ground, a hand caught her.
"Thank you, beautiful lady."
Sanji, with golden hair, used the high temperature previously generated by Nami to melt the ice and escape. He gently placed Nami gently on the ground. This time, he looked at the huge tentacle in front of him with all seriousness. "It seems your boss is throwing a tantrum. We should finish this quickly."
*Roar!*
The tentacle let out a roar, and the surrounding temperature quickly dropped. Cold mist spewed from its mouth.
"While preserving yourself is good, for a chef, thawing ingredients is basic."
Flames suddenly ignited on Sanji's feet, and the next moment, these flames seemed to burn his entire body. Behind him, a ghostly figure vaguely appeared, but it was too ethereal, looking like a phantom under the scorching flames.
"Diable Jambe: Gourmet Creation!"
Sanji grunted, and the next moment, all the flames converged on his leg. Facing the cold air sprayed by the tentacle of Upper Moon Two, Kraken, Sanji kicked out the flames on his leg. The powerful force propelled his body, directly kicking towards the blue ice crystals.
Previously engulfed by Kraken's mist, Sanji was frozen almost instantly. If Nami hadn't created a gust of hot air, Sanji would have been frozen until the fight ended.
But now, Sanji directly melted the mass of ice mist. The flames burning on his leg emitted demonic voices, causing fear from the soul.
Sanji broke through the ice mist, directly using his residual power to kick the Kraken's tentacle.
!
The Kraken's tentacle let out a shrill cry. The part kicked by Sanji seemed to have been directly roasted, emitting an unusual aroma.
It was as if Sanji's kick had performed a full cooking process on the Kraken's tentacle. Not only did it roast it with the right flame, but it also added many spices. The complex process of producing a delicacy was completed with this single kick!
Kraken's tentacle almost collapsed under this attack. Its huge body looked unsteady, and Sanji at this moment was also at his limit.
"Dealing with you is troublesome, but to eat you, my cells are trembling with excitement!" Sanji leaped again, jumping directly to the spot he had kicked before. Kraken's tentacle hurriedly produced a large number of tendrils in the surrounding areas. But Sanji agilely dodged them, and then…
He bit down on the roasted part!
"Tender and juicy! I didn't expect Kraken's tentacles to taste like this. Rich juice plus a marine aroma, with a tender texture. This is probably top-tier among the ingredients supplied by the Big Mom Pirates!"
Sanji's face showed complete bliss. Although he only took a bite, he felt the richness of the nutrients in the piece of meat he tore off from the Kraken's tentacle.
The Four Emperors' Big Mom Pirates often traded with the Sea Restaurant, mainly wanting to use Jie Lu's culinary skills to create excellent food to offer to Big Mom. During this process, they also left behind a lot of high-quality food resources.
But these foods were only enough to satisfy one person's Gourmet Cells…
Jie Lu did not tell the Big Mom Pirates that Sanji also had Gourmet Cells.
It seemed that these Gourmet Cells were obtained by Big Mom and Jie Lu in ruins. Officially, there were only two portions. Sanji's portion was secretly brought out by Jie Lu from the ruins.
So the Big Mom Pirates only supplied nutrition for Jie Lu alone. Although Jie Lu often gave Sanji a large amount of ingredients, Sanji refused to eat any of it.
Sanji knew that his Gourmet Cells were not yet very violent. Even without high-quality ingredients, he could barely replenish his energy with ordinary food from the East Blue.
But Jie Lu was different. The nutrition that Jie Lu's Gourmet Cells needed to absorb was no longer something that the food in the East Blue could provide. Without the food transport from the Big Mom Pirates, he would definitely starve to death in the East Blue!
However, as Sanji gradually grew stronger, the ingredients in the East Blue could no longer satisfy him. His Gourmet Cells had not received sufficient nutrition for a long time, so Sanji had been in a weakened state.
If that Diable Jambe attack earlier had not been effective, Sanji would have no ability to launch further attacks. But luckily, he succeeded. Although Kraken's tentacle was still alive, Sanji had already regarded it as food.
He had only taken one bite of the meat from this tentacle and felt a sense of happiness and satisfaction he hadn't felt in a long time. As long as he turned it into reserve ingredients, it would be enough for him to survive for a long time!
At this moment, Sanji had already regarded the so-called Upper Moon Two as food. Humans have always been eaten by demons, but now, Sanji, a human…
Wants to eat a demon!
.........
Arlong also heard Muzan's voice when he was venting his anger earlier.
"You're all in for big trouble!"
Usopp dodged Arlong's attacks, dodging as he said, "Aren't you a powerful Fish-Man Demon? Why can't you deal with me after all this time? Your boss is getting impatient!"
"Shut up!" Arlong roared, "You crawling bug!"
If Usopp hadn't always avoided fighting, he would have already killed Usopp.
But although Usopp was inferior to him in offense, he was truly strong in speed. He had mastered a technique similar to Marine Rokushiki's Soru. Every time Arlong was about to catch up to him, Usopp would instantly appear ahead and create distance again.
"Fine, I won't dodge this time!"
Usopp suddenly stopped. Arlong then realized that the long-nosed man had run to another part of the seashore.
On this sea, there was a ship…?
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