In terms of killing power, the Doku Doku no Mi's ability is terrifying.
However, this killing power is not burst damage.
Normally, if a red-quality ability were purely offensive, with Pig-Head Man's strength, he might be able to kill a dozen Pig-Head Men with a single attack.
But the Doku Doku no Mi cannot do that.
The Doku Doku no Mi's killing power is terrifying, but it is continuous damage.
It cannot be said to be a disadvantage, it is just a type of attack, but it does indeed have some hidden dangers. The opponent could fight Bai Ye to the death before the poison fully takes effect. Since they would die anyway, they would drag Bai Ye down with them.
What makes the Doku Doku no Mi annoying and disgusting is...
Once you are tainted with poison, it is very difficult to get rid of it, unless you have an antidote. Moreover, even with an antidote, the poison dragon is a corrosive poison, and there is no antidote, only healing medicine can be used to treat the wounds. Therefore, even with an antidote, the Doku Doku no Mi cannot be completely countered.
Then there is the endless torment, the poison constantly eroding the body, causing damage to the flesh and also to the spirit.
Secondly, Bai Ye can release poison or poisonous gas from his entire body, which means...
Getting close to Bai Ye is courting death. If you get too close to Bai Ye, let alone touching Bai Ye, even breathing the same air as Bai Ye is a mistake, as the poisonous gas will enter the opponent's body through the air.
Of course, this level of poison is weak, but even weak poison has an effect and will continuously worsen.
In any case, Bai Ye put himself in the other person's shoes. If he were facing someone with the Doku Doku no Mi, he would most likely choose to flee. Getting close would result in poisoning, which is too disgusting.
And if he kept his distance?
Poison clouds, poison bullets, poison dragons...
A large number of ranged attacks.
At this moment, footsteps interrupted Bai Ye's thoughts. It was Shion who emerged from the bushes.
"Don't touch me!" Seeing Shion reaching out to pat him, Bai Ye quickly dodged and said, "I'm covered in poison now, more poisonous than your cooking."
Shion, who had intended to praise Bai Ye for doing a good job, immediately huffed when she heard the latter half and didn't want to bother with Bai Ye anymore.
Her cooking skills would improve sooner or later.
On the other hand, Shion's action reminded Bai Ye. When he used the Doku Doku no Mi's abilities, he could release Gengar, because Gengar's beast attribute was Ghost and Poison.
Therefore, Gengar was not afraid of poison and could fight alongside Bai Ye. However, he absolutely could not release Goodra. Goodra belonged to the Dragon-type beast, not the Poison-type. Moreover, that fellow liked to kiss, hug, and cuddle all the time. He might end up poisoning himself to death.
As Bai Ye thought, he made the poison on his body disappear and then quickly followed Shion.
After passing through the marshy wetlands, Shion pointed to a cave covered with vines and said, "This is the entrance to the Lizardman lair."
Bai Ye nodded, took out Gengar's beast ball and threw it, releasing Gengar and saying, "Gengar, go scout!"
Gengar let out a soft cry, then sank into the ground and turned into a shadow, heading into the cave.
Jinsha was undoubtedly an excellent beast tamer. Recommending Gengar to Bai Ye was a truly excellent suggestion. In terms of combat ability, Gengar was decent among blue-quality beasts. Moreover, besides combat ability, Gengar, as a dual-attribute beast of Ghost and Poison, its Ghost attribute made it a very good scout. This fellow could not only phase through walls but also hide in shadows, making it difficult to detect.
While Gengar went ahead to scout, Bai Ye and Shion were not idle. They followed into the cave but did not move too quickly, as the situation inside the cave was still unclear.
Moving forward...
Drip, drip, drip...
Water droplets continuously fell from the cave ceiling, making crisp sounds.
Every five meters or so, there were two torches for illumination. After walking forward for about ten meters, Bai Ye smelled blood. Soon, corpses appeared before Bai Ye and Shion.
There were corpses of Pig-Head Men and also corpses of Lizardmen. There were many broken weapons around, indicating fierce fighting. Moreover, the corpses were all mangled.
Those Pig-Head Men clearly killed and devoured corpses while growing stronger.
Continuing forward for another ten meters, Bai Ye stopped and looked at Shion.
A fork in the road appeared before them, with three branching caves. There were traces of battle in front of each cave, with corpses, scattered weapons, and torches dropped on the ground.
Shion spread her hands and said, "Don't look at me. I know where the Lizardmen live, but I've never entered the Lizardmen's cave before. At most, I've only been to the outskirts of the marshy wetlands."
Bai Ye scratched his head, feeling a bit troubled.
At this moment, Gengar suddenly emerged from the ground.
Bai Ye's eyes lit up and he said, "How was the scouting? Did you check all three paths?"
Gengar ran to the first cave entrance, rubbed its face, miraculously turned its face into the appearance of a Pig-Head Man, and then grabbed a torch from the ground and waved it vigorously.
"You have this talent too?" Bai Ye exclaimed, "Super Change?"
Gengar proudly waved the torch at Bai Ye, then ran to the second and third cave entrances and did the same.
Bai Ye said, "Are there Pig-Head Men behind all three caves?"
Gengar swayed its body and nodded.
Bai Ye asked, "What about the Lizardmen?"
As soon as Bai Ye asked, he couldn't help but slap his forehead. He was being foolish. Gengar's actions showed Pig-Head Men fighting, so there must be Lizardmen, otherwise, who would the Pig-Head Men fight?
But...
After thinking for a moment, Gengar suddenly ran to the middle cave, stretched its face to resemble a Lizardman, then placed its hands on its head and raised its fingers one by one, making a gesture of a crown.
Bai Ye was stunned for a moment, then excitedly said, "The Lizardmen leader?"
Gengar shook its head, but then pointed to its head and made the crown gesture again.
Bai Ye understood. Gengar didn't know if it was the Lizardmen leader, but since the other party was wearing a crown, their status should be high.
"Let's go!" Bai Ye said to Shion, "We'll go through the middle one!"
Shion was completely confused. She watched Gengar jumping around, unable to understand anything, but since Bai Ye said to go through the middle, they would go through the middle!
The two walked into the middle cave, and soon, the sounds of fighting could be heard, along with the clashing of weapons.
Bai Ye and Shion looked at each other, then quickened their pace.
Soon, at the end of the cave, an open area appeared. A large number of Pig-Head Men and Lizardmen were clashing there, fighting fiercely.
Suddenly, Shion pointed to a few Lizardmen and said, "They are the personal guards of the Lizardmen leader!"