Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

Jin Guduo grabbed the gorilla that pounced on him and pinned it to the ground, causing the ground to crack.

"Now let me see... whether you can be immune to this toxin!" Jin Guduo beckoned to the savage carrying the gorilla meat, then used one hand to restrain the gorilla and forcefully stuff the meat into its mouth.

Seeing the normally incredibly powerful demon being treated like a pitiful puppy in Kingdo's hands, Anis and Gremory suddenly felt a sense of unreality.

Is this still the same demon that tore their families apart and left them desolate?

After feeding the gorilla, Kingudo released it. The terrified gorilla got up and ran away, seemingly not wanting to stay there for even a second longer.

"Hey... is it really okay to just let it go like that? They're so big, they might need to eat even more to get poisoned!" Lakyo warned Jingudo.

Jin Gudo glanced at Lakyo but ignored him. He wasn't a monster; he was just a little embarrassed after being tricked.

He has already done what he wanted to do, so he doesn't care about the consequences.

Chapter 344 Giant Gorilla

While Reina and the others were heading deeper into the forest, Murat outside was not idle. For their future and to better help Ace and the others, he sent people to contact all the villages on the island, hoping they could join him in sending all their warriors up the mountain to provide the strongest support for Ace and the others.

Based solely on Murat's words, the people from the other villages simply believed that someone could defeat the demon.

However, Murat was prepared. He not only brought gorilla meat with him, but also told them that there were several gorilla carcasses lying not far from their village, and that they could send someone to check them out.

The leaders of other villages sent people to check with some skepticism, but the reports were all true. This surprised the leaders of those villages. Many of them even went to check for themselves and immediately agreed to Lamut's request.

Finally, Murat persuaded all the villages he knew to gather nearly three hundred fighters, and then they marched in a grand procession toward the mountaintop.

“Reina, we’ve been walking for so long, we should be there by now, right? Judging from the size of the mountaintop we’ve seen… we should be almost there!” Lakyo looked around at the pitch-black surroundings and said to Reina.

Reina also felt something was strange. They had been walking in a straight line, but after walking for so long, they still didn't feel like they had reached the depths of the forest. There were also some gorillas watching them from a distance.

Now that they know how terrifying Reina and his group are, they don't dare to come and stop them, and just follow them from a distance.

“That is indeed a bit strange… Ace, try illuminating the surroundings with flames!” Reina nodded and said.

"Alright! Flame Ring - Pillar of Fire!" Ace took a deep breath, swung his arms, and a cylindrical pillar of fire shot into the sky.

Using the firelight, Reina, Lacourrell, and Jingudo jumped up at the same time, each looking in a different direction.

“We’re going the wrong way. I see a light ahead; that should be our entrance!” After landing, Jin Guduo shook his head and said.

"How is that possible? Weren't we just walking in a straight line?" Ace was stunned and said in disbelief.

“There’s nothing strange about it. The environment here is dark, and the terrain might be a bit off, so it’s deceiving our senses!” Reina shook his head and said, “Which of you is carrying a Log Pose?”

They all shook their heads, indicating that they did not carry it. Recording pointers are usually kept on the ship, so how could they possibly carry them with them?

Left with no other option, Reina decided to use the system's location function in his mind. He was currently in treasure hunting mode, and the system would always point in the direction of the treasure, allowing him to make a judgment.

“Um… I can tell the direction!” Just then, Gremory whispered.

"Huh?" Reina and the others looked at Gremory in surprise.

In such a completely dark space with no reference points, it is not an easy task to determine direction. Without experience or talent in this area, most people simply cannot do it.

“No problem. We often have to hide from demons in the dark, so we’ve gradually become able to find our way in the dark!” Anies explained with a smile.

Upon hearing his words, Reina suddenly realized that they had been fighting gorillas in the dark for a long time, and if they didn't have some survival skills, they would probably have gone extinct long ago.

“Then I’ll leave it to you. Take us to the center and see what secrets these guys are hiding!” Reina nodded to Gremory and Anis.

"It is our honor!" Gremory and Anis took the lead, with Reina providing support in the middle, Ace bringing up the rear, and Jingudo and Laco protecting Gremory and Anis on the left and right respectively.

Before long, Reina, who was moving forward, felt that they were turning corners all the time, but the direction pointing to the treasure in his mind never changed.

"Impressive! To be able to find your way in this kind of environment!"

Reina's praise only elicited a helpless smile from Anis and Gremory. They didn't think it was any amazing ability; rather, it was just a necessary skill they were forced to possess.

After walking for a while, the group noticed that the gorillas around them were starting to get restless, seemingly preparing to attack them. Reina, who was in the middle, snorted coldly, and his Conqueror's Haki surged out, which immediately frightened the restless gorillas into behaving much more obediently.

However, just after Reina released his Conqueror's Haki, a powerful aura rose up not far in front of them, and Ace and the others, who were observing their surroundings with their Observation Haki, immediately stopped.

"It seems to be their leader! I didn't expect there to be such a being... How interesting!" Reina smiled slightly, his Observation Haki also sensing the other party.

There was no way around it; the opponent's powerful vitality made it difficult for them to miss.

"What should we do? This environment... is not good for us!" Lakyo looked around and asked.

"How about we try... to make a hole here?" Jin Gu pointed to the ceiling and asked.

"There's nothing I can do. These trees don't seem to be afraid of fire!" Ace shrugged, indicating his helplessness.

He had tried using flames before, but they couldn't ignite the trees at all.

"Let me give it a try!" After thinking for a moment, Reina slowly drew Senbonzakura and slashed at the top of his head.

A bright flash of light flew towards their heads, and a muffled sound rang out. Reina's slash was actually blocked by the trees.

"What kind of tree is this? It's immune to fire and can even withstand slashing attacks!" Lakyo exclaimed in surprise.

“What do you think… if we took these trees back to Xuan Yue Island… wouldn’t that be a good idea?” Reina said, stroking his chin.

With such strong defenses, if these trees block the entrance to the cave, it will probably take them a lot of effort to get out.

Jingudo and Lakyo also wanted to try, but in this pitch-black environment, they had no idea how to attack to reach the trees.

"What do we do now? Should we continue?" Anis asked, swallowing hard, sounding somewhat frightened.

When Reina and the others said that the Demon King was likely just ahead, he actually wanted to go back, but without Reina and the others' protection, they couldn't move an inch.

“Let’s go, let’s go see that big guy first!” Reina said after thinking for a moment.

Anyway, these trees are right here and they won't run away. After dealing with these gorillas, they'll have plenty of time to deal with these trees.

So the group continued on their way.

"They're here!" Before long, Reina and the others stopped in their tracks. Ace even stepped forward and shielded Anis and Gremory behind him.

"Thump thump thump..." The sound of a giant gorilla advancing came from ahead, and a majestic creature, much taller than an ordinary gorilla, appeared in front of them.

Although it was in darkness, the creature's blood-red eyes immediately gave it away.

"Shall we make a move?" Laqué asked eagerly.

"Let's test its quality first!" Although they could tell from the position of its eyes that the creature was much larger than an ordinary gorilla, they still didn't know how strong it was.

"I'll do it!" Without saying a word, Jin Guduo swung his arms and threw a punch at his opponent.

"Roar!" With a strange cry, Jin Guduo felt a tremendous force strike his body, and he was instantly sent flying.

"Hey~~"

"boom!"

Jin Gudo was actually sent flying with a single blow, which was completely unexpected by Reina and the others.

"Ace, light up!" Reina shouted solemnly.

"Flame Ring - Great Fire Pillar!" Ace's body burst into flames, and with his movement, a flame even thicker than before rose into the air, illuminating the surroundings.

With Ace's help, they finally saw each other's true colors.

It doesn't look much different from an ordinary gorilla, but according to Reina's estimation, this gorilla is over fifty meters tall. Standing in front of it, they look quite small.

Jin Guduo, who had just gotten up from the ground, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and shouted, "His strength is on a completely different level from those gorillas. Be careful!"

"Are you alright?" Laqué asked immediately upon hearing his voice.

"It's alright, it's not a big problem, but... it seems we're in trouble!" Jin Guduo said with a wry smile.

Reina and the others also sensed that the gorillas that had been lingering around them seemed to be closing in.

"No, we can't fight them in this environment! Ace, keep the lights on as much as possible!" Reina shouted to Ace after taking a quick look around.

“No problem!” Ace’s body had become completely elemental, using the flames from his body to illuminate the surroundings.

However, it seems that the flames frightened the gorillas and made them become ferocious.

"Slash!" Without anyone noticing, Reina had already appeared in front of the giant gorilla and slashed at its chest.

But despite its enormous size, the giant gorilla is incredibly fast and quick, slapping Reina before he could even launch his attack.

"First mate, watch out!" Ace was about to step forward to help, but the gorillas around him had already surrounded him, so he had to stop. Otherwise, if he left, Gremory, Anis, and the others would definitely be doomed.

"Ace... go help your companions! We don't need your help! If our deaths can help you slaughter these demons... then I won't hesitate at all!" Anis immediately saw Ace's hesitation, and after shouting, he planned to lead his companions in a suicidal attack on the surrounding gorillas.

"Idiots! Now is not the time to talk about life and death!" Laco pulled them all back and threw them next to Ace, leaning against the approaching Kingdo, and shouted, "Leave these ordinary gorillas to us, Ace, you protect them and also keep an eye on things!"

"No problem!" With Ace's voice, the flames on his body grew even larger, completely illuminating the surrounding environment.

"Hey! Big guy... not bad strength! Focused Strike - Freeze a Thousand Miles!" After blocking the giant gorilla's slap with one hand, Reina chuckled and swung his sword backhand, directly slashing at his opponent.

The energy absorbed from the opponent's impact was quickly converted into his own power. The icy energy attached to Reina's slash turned his strikes blue.

Chapter 345 Retreat

"Pfft!"

"Awooo~~~ Roar!"

Reina's slash struck the giant gorilla in the chest, and blood immediately gushed from the wound, but it froze instantly and fell to the ground.

"Ooh ho!!!"

After being injured, the giant gorilla seemed to become even more ferocious, its scarlet eyes fixed on Reina. After a roar, it struck Reina with its paw again.

"What a stubborn brat!"

Reina, who had just landed, paid no attention to the opponent's attack. He had already tested it and found that the opponent's attack could not break through the Black King's absorption capacity limit. Therefore, as long as he released the energy in his body in time, this giant gorilla was destined to become a plaything in his hands.

"Oh!"

"Boom!"

"Ok?"

Reina, who was standing still to block the opponent's attack, felt the ground beneath his feet sink a bit after making contact with the attack.

He hadn't been able to fully absorb the impact just now; the opponent's attack this time was even stronger than before, exceeding the limit of what he could absorb.

Moreover, it wasn't just Reina's side; Laco and Jingudo also began to sense that the gorillas they were fighting were starting to act strangely. Not only were their strength and speed increasing, but their defense and vitality also seemed to be growing.

"Oh no! It must be night now, and these gorillas are about to mutate!" Ace suddenly thought of the battle last night. The gorillas at night were on a completely different level from the gorillas during the day.