Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

"What's going on with you guys?" Reina asked, frowning.

"What's going on? We're fine. We're having a banquet right now!" Jin Guduo shook his head. His body seemed to be telling him that he was having an adverse reaction, but his nerves were numb, and he couldn't feel anything at all.

"Bang!" Reina suddenly punched Jingudo in the stomach, sending him flying.

But even though Reina made such a big commotion, his bandmates seemed to ignore it and continued singing and dancing.

"Ugh~~" Jin Guduo struggled to stand up, then suddenly bent over and started vomiting. After vomiting up some green vomit, Jin Guduo shook his head again, as if he had noticed something was wrong with his body.

"Wh...what's going on?" Jin Guduo, who could barely stand, swayed unsteadily, seemingly still intending to continue dancing.

Reina ignored him and carefully examined Jingudo's vomit.

"Reina, what happened?" Laquero ran over, glancing at Jingudo beside him, and asked, worried.

"They've been poisoned, probably by a nerve-numbing poison! Throw them all into the sea and try to make them vomit up what they've eaten. I'm going back to the ship to prepare some herbs!" Reina said, then returned to the pirate ship.

Lakyo glanced at Jingudo, whose eyes were somewhat glazed but whose body was still pacing, and chuckled, saying, "Ha~ Don't blame me, kid! Who told you to poison yourself!"

After saying that, he grabbed Jin Gudu and threw him into the sea.

With the help of Laco and his men, all the remaining members were thrown into the sea. Only then did Laco sit down and say, "What the hell did these bastards eat?"

"Captain...look, could they have become like this because they ate the flesh of those gorillas!" At the banquet, there were still many large chunks of meat scattered around, and the color of these chunks of meat did not look normal.

“These idiots… they eat whatever they don’t know!” Lakyo rubbed his head and said, “Let’s see how they are, and get ready to fish them out!”

"Cough cough... What... what happened?" As expected of a captain, after Lakyo pulled Kingdo up, although Kingdo's limbs were still a little unresponsive, he seemed to be in much better spirits.

Lakyo recounted what had just happened and asked, "You didn't really eat the flesh of those gorillas, did you?"

"Phew~ Damn it..." Jin Guduo tried to control his body, but still couldn't succeed, which annoyed him. He said, "Aren't those living beings too? They attacked before and killed a few of them. It was a waste to leave them there, so I tried eating some and found that they tasted pretty good. I didn't expect that they would have this kind of toxin!"

"Don't jump to conclusions. Reina went to make the antidote. We still don't know how you got poisoned! Besides the gorilla meat, what else did you eat?" Lakyo asked, stroking his chin.

"No, the rest of the food was fruit we found in the woods during the day, some common animals, and some fish. There shouldn't be any problem!" Jin Guduo recalled and said.

After receiving some information from Kingdo, Laco ignored him, as there were still many companions waiting for him to retrieve in the sea.

"I drank it!"

A moment later, Reina appeared in front of Jingudo with a small bottle and told him to drink it.

Jin Guduo didn't hesitate. As the captain, he was responsible for the poisoning incident, so he had to be the one to test the drugs.

After drinking Reina's potion, Jin Gudo felt that the symptoms of being unable to control his body seemed to have improved, and he seemed to be able to sense some of his body's condition, apart from his senses.

"I'm feeling better, I think I can feel my body again!" Jingudo quickly told Reina about his condition.

"Okay, let me know in half an hour. I'll go make some more now. If there are any problems, let me know immediately!" Reina nodded, put away the bottle, and returned to the pirate ship.

He had only made one vial of the medicine. Although he knew it was a neurotoxin, he couldn't be 100% sure it would work in such a short time.

If his medical skills hadn't already reached level C, he probably wouldn't have been able to create the antidote.

Half an hour later, although Jin Guduo still couldn't fully control his body, the feeling of his body not obeying his commands was gone.

Reina, who had made more potions, also gave them to Laco to feed to the poisoned members.

"Rena, is it because they ate gorilla meat?" Seeing that Rena had stopped making potions, Laco asked as he approached.

“Yes! I just tested it, and the meat contained strong toxins. Luckily, they cooked it before eating it. If they had eaten it directly, they probably wouldn’t have made it to our rescue!” Reina nodded and said.

“No wonder those gorillas became the overlords of this island. Even if there were humans on this island before, they would probably have wiped them out! These creatures are really domineering!” Lakyo nodded and said.

“Humans are the most intelligent of all beings! Even without our intervention, they could never exterminate the humans here. There are iron mines here, and humans will eventually find a way to use them. Once they have weapons, they can kill those gorillas, as long as they don’t eat their flesh!” Reina shook his head and said.

“That’s hard to say. Maybe there were humans who hunted them before, ate their flesh, and then they all died out. This group of humans is a new one. Otherwise, why would their level of civilization be so low?” Lakyo offered a different opinion.

“These things…don’t matter to us!” Reina shrugged and replied.

"But... are you really letting Ace handle things here?" After a moment of silence, Laco asked.

“It’s something we all have to go through eventually! We… can no longer keep that pure heart, it all depends on what he chooses!” Reina smiled slightly and replied.

"Bullshit! I'm still the same as before, nothing has changed!" Lakyo said, looking at me with a disapproving expression.

"Hahaha... They say the longer you're in the martial world, the more numb you become. After seeing so many things, you lose the passion you had when you were young! Do you still have that passion?" Reina burst into laughter upon hearing Lakio's words.

“That’s right! When it comes to treasure… I’ve always maintained that sincerity and pursuit!” Lacjo took a swig of wine and replied confidently.

"Well, you're not wrong...! You're the richest guy in the pirate crew!" Reina nodded and said seriously.

Chapter 342 Changes

"Huff~ Huff~" Looking at the last injured gorilla with a fierce look in its eyes, Ace had no choice but to stop and start panting.

Three gorillas had already fallen to the ground; this injured gorilla in front of us was the last one.

The gorillas at night truly live up to their demonic name; their strength multiplies many times over. Whether it's defense, power, speed, or vitality, they are incomparable to those during the day.

If he hadn't been a Logia-type Devil Fruit user, he might have actually capsized here.

Even so, dealing with the three gorillas had taken a lot of his energy.

"Roar!"

The gorilla, its eyes bloodshot, lunged at Ace again. Although flames were burning on Ace's body, the bloodshot gorilla no longer felt fear; all it wanted was to tear the human in front of it to shreds.

"Whoosh~~" The gorilla's claws swept across Ace's body, and the elementalized Ace turned into a ball of flame. After the gorilla's claws passed, he turned back into human form.

"Crossfire!" Ace crossed his index fingers and unleashed a fiery attack on the gorilla's stomach and back.

"Ouch~~~" The pain from his back drove the gorilla crazy, and he slapped Ace's spot with his backhand.

"Bang!" After the dust settled, Ace stood on a large rock to the side, watching the gorilla pounding the ground.

Previously, when facing four gorillas, their ferocious fighting style left him no time to attack. Now, dealing with just one is much easier.

"End it! Blazing Fire Daruma!" Tiny green flames unknowingly filled the area around the gorilla, and then exploded as Ace finished speaking.

"Boom boom boom..."

After the explosion, the last gorilla also collapsed to the ground and stopped moving.

Hearing the howling gorilla in the distance, which seemed to be moving this way, Ace had no choice but to retreat. The flames on the other side of the valley had long since died down, so what Ace had to do now was to make the survivors in the valley hide quickly.

He waited until daytime to go to the gorillas' den and wipe them out in one fell swoop.

"Brother Ace...you are really...you are really amazing!" The male savage said with admiration as he saw Ace enter the valley.

"More demons are coming. You all need to hide. Their fighting strength is indeed much stronger at night. I will guard the valley entrance and we'll find a way to eliminate them after dawn!" Ace waved his hand and said.

"Okay, I understand! By the way, wait a minute!" the male savage said, running towards the valley. After a while, he returned with a lot of food and water, saying, "You must be hungry after fighting for so long! This is the food we stored; take it and eat!"

"Thanks!" Ace didn't stand on ceremony; he did need food to replenish his strength after the battle.

"Oh, by the way, this is called Gremory. I met him on the road. Could you please find him a place to hide too?" Ace said with a smile, pointing to the female savage hiding in the darkness.

"Gimori?" The male savage was taken aback, looking at the female savage in the darkness with surprise, and asked, "Are you from the village of Gimori? Why are you here? Where is your village?"

"You know her?" Ace asked in surprise.

“No, I only know about Gremory Village. They are the most powerful village here. It is said that they once resisted the demons and survived. They are the target of our villages!” The male savage shook his head and said.

“We didn’t succeed; we only managed to hold off one demon’s attack… And because of that incident, our hideout was exposed, so we had to migrate and flee. But on the way…” Gremory slowly walked out and said softly, “the village was wiped out by demons. I am the only survivor in the village!”

"What?" The male savage exclaimed in shock and disbelief, "Even your Gremory have been destroyed? Could it be... that we..."

His words were filled with sadness; if it weren't for Ace's help tonight, they probably wouldn't have had a good night either.

Moreover, the howls of demons echoing from afar suggest that countless villages have been destroyed.

"...Everything will be alright!" Ace didn't know how to comfort them, so he could only pat them on the shoulder and say softly.

"With you here... I believe we will definitely defeat those demons!" Ace's appearance gave the male savage immense confidence, especially tonight's battle, which gave him hope.

As the sun rose the next day, the people who had been hiding in the caves at night slowly came out.

Those warriors who had previously followed their leader and hidden at the mouth of the valley and survived immediately directed the villagers to start digging, hoping to rescue some more of their comrades.

Ace naturally wouldn't stand idly by, and with his help, the project progressed quite smoothly.

"Come here quickly, we've found the chief!" a savage suddenly shouted.

Upon hearing this, Ace immediately ran over and rescued the savage leader. It must be said that he was lucky; even after the entire cave was blocked, he only fainted and did not suffer any fatal injuries.

After digging everyone out, the casualties were tallied. It was discovered that the combat team hiding at the valley entrance had suffered more than half casualties, and almost everyone else was injured, with the leader seriously wounded and unconscious.

The scene was filled with sorrow. Ace couldn't bear the atmosphere and slowly walked away alone.

"Ace!" A moment later, the male savage who had been with Ace the night before found him.

"I'm sorry... It's all my fault... If I hadn't taught you how to use fire, maybe those demons wouldn't have discovered you!" Ace said apologetically.

The male savage shook his head and said, "No, please don't say that. Even without fire, such experiences are commonplace for us! The chieftain has woken up and wants to see you!"

“Let’s go!” Ace nodded and followed him into the valley.

“Ace… I’ve just heard about what happened last night! I hope you can grant me a request!” The savage chieftain, lying on a makeshift straw bed, reached out his hand to Ace and said.

"you say……"

"Can you stay? I can give up my position as chief. From now on, Murat Village will be renamed Ace Village. I hope you can lead us to survive!" The chief held Ace's hand tightly and said earnestly.

"I'm sorry... I can't stay!" Ace shook his head, refusing the other party's request.

"Why? If you can keep Li here... I can guarantee that I will do my best to find people from the other villages and get them to join us and follow your orders!" the chief asked, puzzled.

"I am a pirate..." Ace smiled slightly and said, "This is not my final destination! But don't worry, I won't abandon you! Those demons... I will help you deal with them!"

The other party clearly did not understand what pirates were, so they were extremely saddened after hearing Ace's reason for refusing. However, after hearing Ace say that he would help them deal with the demon, a glimmer of hope was rekindled in their hearts.

"By the way, is your village called Murat? How many villages are there on this island?" Ace asked curiously.

“Yes, my name is Murat, and villages are named after their chiefs! After I died, the chief who succeeded me was also named Murat! Unless you have the ability to build your own village, then it can be named after you. Our Murat village is considered one of the oldest villages in the area!” Chief Murat nodded and said, “As for how many villages there are here… I really don’t know!”

"Ace, villages are destroyed every day here, and new villages are born every now and then, so nobody knows how many villages there will be!" The savage who led Ace in said in a low voice.

"When the number of male members in a village exceeds a certain threshold, the leader will select a capable member to lead a portion of the people to establish another village, so that they won't gather together and be wiped out by the demons all at once!"

“I see… So do you know where those demons’ lairs are? They’re not very strong during the day, so I plan to take advantage of the daytime to wipe them out!” Ace nodded and said.

“The demon’s lair is on the mountaintop, but we don’t know the exact location; it’s just a legend!” Murat hesitated for a moment before saying.

"It's on the mountaintop. Every day before sunrise, they head back to the mountaintop. There's a huge, dark forest on the mountaintop, perfect for demons to live in!" Just then, Gremory stepped forward and said.