Bai Ye curled his lips and smiled.
"A final reminder," Bai Ye said. "If you don't let go, something will really happen."
The young ghoul investigator sneered, trying to drag Bai Ye out of the room.
But at this moment...
*Zzzt!*
Current suddenly surged from Bai Ye's body, a stinging sensation instantly transmitted from his palm. Immediately after, the young ghoul investigator was flung backward.
With a *bang*, he slammed hard against the corridor wall.
Seeing this, the older ghoul investigator immediately swung the case in his hand, aiming it towards Bai Ye.
Bai Ye instinctively leaped backward.
At the same time...
"Quinque!"
The case in the investigator's hand suddenly split open, and then, a long sword was drawn from it.
The sword's hilt was ordinary, appearing to be made of common steel. However...
The blade itself resembled red crystal, very similar to the material covering the ghoul's arm that Bai Ye had seen yesterday.
With the sword in hand, the older investigator lunged towards Bai Ye, swinging the sword with all his might.
Bai Ye tapped his toes lightly, evading the attack.
*Boom!*
The wall was struck and instantly shattered, collapsing to one side.
However, the investigator showed no hesitation, turning around and continuing his advance towards Bai Ye.
Bai Ye raised his hand, and the Steel Slime on his body began to writhe, then quickly converged at the center of his palm, solidifying into the Thunder Fang Furious Beast.
*Clang!*
Bai Ye casually raised his hand, blocking the opponent's attack.
The older ghoul investigator showed a hint of surprise, saying, "Is this your Kagune? It looks very peculiar, distinctly different from the Kagune of ordinary ghouls."
Bai Ye retorted, "I'm human!"
*Bang!*
As Bai Ye spoke, he parried the opponent's sword, then shifted his body and unleashed a sweeping kick to the investigator's abdomen.
The intense pain caused the ghoul investigator to double over. Bai Ye seized the opportunity, grabbed him by the neck, and threw him away.
But at this moment...
*Boom!*
The wall to the side collapsed with a roar, and something like a whip swung down towards Bai Ye.
The structure was still similar to red crystal, segmented like a scorpion's tail. It was the young ghoul investigator, having recovered from paralysis, attacking Bai Ye.
*Zzzt!*
A large amount of electricity surged from Bai Ye's body, and then...
"Thunder Shock!"
Thunder Shock (a supersonic shockwave generated by using electricity to break through the air, repelling incoming attacks)
The arcs of electricity wrapped around Bai Ye surged forward, creating a piercing sound in the surroundings. Immediately after, the shockwave formed, repelling the opponent's weapon, which slammed into the adjacent wall.
Then...
The sound of rushing wind suddenly appeared behind Bai Ye.
Bai Ye quickly dodged to the side, but the older ghoul investigator lunged again, slashing at Bai Ye with his sword.
After retreating several steps to avoid the blow, Bai Ye glanced at his palm.
There was a small cut on the side of his palm, likely from an accidental graze by the sword's edge.
The injury was not serious, almost negligible. In fact, for Bai Ye, this level of contact wouldn't even be considered an injury.
What surprised Bai Ye slightly was the fact that he had been injured!
The opponent's attack clearly appeared to be a physical attack.
However, why hadn't the elementalization of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit taken effect?
Physical attacks should be ineffective against Bai Ye. When touched by a tangible weapon, Bai Ye's body would turn into electricity, making him impossible to hit.
Yet, Bai Ye was injured.
"This weapon..." Bai Ye narrowed his eyes and said, "is quite interesting."
In that instant, Bai Ye felt a strong urge to possess this weapon.
After all, if the Rumble-Rumble Fruit could elementalize, other Devil Fruits could surely do the same. Having such a special weapon might allow him to counter them if he encountered them in the future.
"You attack his lower body, I'll attack the upper."
At this moment, the two ghoul investigators lunged towards Bai Ye again, attacking him simultaneously.
Bai Ye snapped back to attention, a hint of killing intent appearing in his gaze as he looked at the two.
Putting aside other matters for now, he would deal with these two first.
*Zzzt!*
Suddenly, a large amount of electricity surged from Bai Ye's body. The moment the attacks landed, Bai Ye vanished without a trace.
The electrical appliances in the room were affected, the lights flickered wildly, and the television displayed static.
*Boom!*
The scorpion-tail-like weapon struck the ground first, pulverizing a section of it.
Following that, the older ghoul investigator came forward with his sword, but his strike landed on empty air.
Then...
The sound of surging electricity reappeared, and Bai Ye materialized directly behind the older ghoul investigator.
*Zzzt!*
Electricity flared again!
Bai Ye raised the Thunder Fang Furious Beast, enveloped in electricity, and slashed sideways.
*Pfft!*
Bai Ye's sword struck the opponent's neck, and immediately after, the man's head flew off.
His eyes wide open, it tumbled through the air.
"Teacher!"
The young ghoul investigator's eyes instantly turned red as he roared, then swung his weapon, hurling it at Bai Ye.
*Clang!*
Bai Ye casually raised the Thunder Fang Furious Beast to block, and a crisp metallic clang echoed.
After the clash, Bai Ye reached out, grabbed the scorpion-tail-like whip, and yanked hard.
The young ghoul investigator was pulled flying towards Bai Ye, and then...
*Pfft!*
Bai Ye casually thrust the Thunder Fang Furious Beast forward, piercing the opponent's chest and easily punching through it.
"Cough!"
The young ghoul investigator opened his mouth and spat out a large mouthful of blood.
*Pfft!*
Bai Ye smoothly withdrew the sword, a wisp of blood scattering. The opponent then collapsed to the ground, quickly losing all signs of life.
Bai Ye casually reached out, and the Thunder Fang Furious Beast transformed into black sludge, merging back into Bai Ye's body.
"I don't know what's going on, but this place seems like it's no longer safe to stay."
Bai Ye muttered to himself and walked towards the room's doorway. But the moment he reached the door...
A round iron ball suddenly rolled from the side of the corridor and landed at Bai Ye's feet.
Bai Ye looked down...
"Damn it!"
Bai Ye cursed and then lunged into the room.
*Boom!*
The sound of an explosion suddenly erupted.
A massive fireball detonated at the doorway, blowing away a section of the door.
In the corridor, a piercing alarm sounded.
The fire sensors lit up with red light, and then sprinklers began spraying water.
Bai Ye performed a鲤鱼打挺 (carp flip) and sprang to his feet from the ground.
But at this very moment...
A red umbrella appeared before Bai Ye, its tip a sharp blade, stabbing directly at Bai Ye's face.
...