Today, the residents of Modreld Town feel the weather is extremely hot.
The moisture in the air seemed to have completely evaporated, the air was filled with a burnt smell, and there was a heat wave in the half-dead wind.
People can feel their dry lips cracked and cracked just by moving their mouths slightly. The animals bark in panic and run around on the ground, as if the end of the world is coming.
"It's so weird, it's already autumn, why is it so hot all of a sudden..."
On the promenade, Mrs. Jasmine, the proprietress of Mrs. Curry restaurant, walked out of the shop. She was sweating profusely and holding an empty cup in her hand: "It was like it was on fire. The water was gone after half a drink... It's really
Strange!"
The owner of the shop next door also shook his head and walked to the street, looked at the red sky, and asked strangely: "What's going on? Why did the sky turn red?"
More and more people poured into the street, and Dr. Satsuma and Chief Dupin, who came after hearing the news, looked at each other in surprise: "This is unusual..."
And in the open space on the outskirts of Mordreld Town, Kira, who was flying with Kidd, looked at the tragic scene in the open space with a horrified expression.
The ground in the clearing became dry and cracked, and the surrounding trees, flowers and plants had long been scorched and dead. A billowing heat wave visible to the naked eye shrouded the clearing with steam. Their 'Cousin Raton' stood in the middle of the clearing with his back slightly hunched, his head lowered.
Motionless.
"Kid, what's going on!?" Kira was so frightened that her scalp was numb, and she quickly turned to ask Kid.
"I, I don't know either..." Kidd said with a cry: "I was practicing sparring with my cousin, and suddenly my cousin froze. I didn't stop and hit my cousin in the chest.
, my cousin looked at me as if he wanted to kill someone, and the whites of his eyes turned black. Then his eyes returned to their original shape and told me to run away quickly. As soon as I ran out of the clearing, I found that the clearing had become like this... Cousin
, Cousin, he won’t be beaten to death by me, right?”
"You fart! My cousin is so strong, how can you hurt him with your tricks?" Kira scratched his blond hair into a mess: "What the hell... I knew that my cousin must be a devil fruit user. That's right.
I don’t know what his ability is, and what he wants to do when he activates his ability now...Wait a minute, you said my cousin asked you to escape? Can he speak?"
"Yes...why didn't I think of this?" Kidd suddenly realized: "My cousin did tell me to run away quickly."
"Anyway, cousin's current situation is very dangerous..." Kira looked anxiously at 'Cousin Raton' standing motionless in the middle of the open space, gritted his teeth and said: "Kid, look outside, I'll go in and call
Wake up cousin."
"You're crazy! With the current situation in the open space, you will be steamed alive within half a minute of entering!" Kidd was so frightened that he quickly grabbed Kira's collar: "I can run faster than you, I'll go in
!”
"Idiot! You said you can run fast with those short legs, but I..." Kira couldn't continue talking midway through his words. He looked towards the open space with a pale face, and his legs kept shaking.
Kidd was frightened by his appearance. He slowly turned his head to look in the direction of the clearing, and then he saw a pair of terrifying eyes with gold rings and black background.
Cousin Laton didn't know when he had woken up and was staring at the two of them. His eyes reminded them of a hungry ferocious beast.
Laton walked towards the two of them step by step. With every step he took, the surrounding air became hotter and drier.
Red flaky skin gradually appeared on his bare upper body, and the metal mask on his mouth disintegrated and melted, revealing a mouth full of sharp and staggered teeth. His thick tail swept behind him, from the back of his head to his back.
Sharp bone spurs extend out, and there is no emotion or humanity in the golden ring-shaped pupils.
How could the two teenagers withstand such raging murderous intent? Kira was about to lose his will. Kid was half kneeling on the ground and cried loudly: "Cousin!! Cousin, wake up——!!"
'Laton', who was about to reach the two of them, suddenly froze, then hugged his head and roared in pain like a wounded beast. His golden-ringed pupils flickered on and off, and the bone spurs on his back also shone with a rapid dark red light.
He is struggling, he is trying to get rid of the [beast] instinct.
"Cousin! Cousin, you have to come on!!" Kidd and Kira yelled at the top of their lungs to encourage Raton. They also saw Raton's struggle at the moment, but they could do nothing except shout, come on.
After a long time, all the abnormalities in Laton's body disappeared, and he collapsed on the ground again, returning to his adult form, breathing heavily.
He was just a little bit away from being controlled by the powerful instinct of the Devil Fruit. In that state, he was cold-blooded and violent, with no humanity at all. He only knew how to destroy and kill, and his consciousness was clear and powerless, so he could only
Watching the other self massacre and destroy one island after another. After satisfying the desire to kill, he can briefly regain some sanity, but soon the same process will repeat itself.
During the Battle of Green Pepper Island, the other [self] was severely injured by the Snake King and tried his best to escape to York Island. The real self was also able to gain 'freedom' for a period of time. But as the body recovered,
The [beast] instinct is starting to kick in again.
Just now, [I] almost killed these two children who had saved my life.
[I]...How long can I last?
"Cousin...cousin, are you okay?"
Kidd and Kira tremblingly came over and tried to help Rodon up.
"Huh...I don't have much time..." Raton shook his head, his voice hoarse and low: "I will teach you how to train the 'Immortal Armor' as soon as possible, and then I will leave this island."
"Cousin..." The two teenagers looked at Laton with tears in their eyes, feeling extremely reluctant to part with them. As orphans, they had already regarded Laton, who was both their teacher and friend, as a real family member.
Rodan looked at Kira and Kidd, and became more determined to leave as soon as possible. He didn't want to hurt the two children who he regarded as his younger brothers.
"Since there is no need to write on cardboard, we can speed up the tutorial." Raton stood up: "First, let's leave here and go home."
The two teenagers nodded and walked with him towards the abandoned warehouse.
Not far from the coast of York Island, the blue Beagle was speeding towards this side.
Victor stood at the bow of the ship, manipulating the sails and cables of the Beagle skillfully, while Robin stood beside him to point him to the course. Robin himself also knew some navigation skills, which he used to deal with calm seas or in the open sea.
It can be done.
"Victor, you can already vaguely see York Island, and the course is facing the dock of Mordreld Town." Robin put down the telescope, turned to Victor and said.
Victor nodded, looked at the sea level in the distance, and showed an interested smile:
"Let me see, [Apocalypse] guided me here, what kind of 'person' will be waiting for me here?"