Overpowered Abilities

"Quick, let me see your other abilities!" Fanxin said at once.

Black Cat's first ability was already so good that he was eager to see the others. If they were even more heaven-defying, that would be wonderful. He would be even safer in the forest from now on.

The forest was extremely dangerous, and he got hurt almost every day. Fortunately, he was strong enough and experienced enough, and he also had help from Black Cat, a jungle killer with sharp senses. He had done well for himself in the forest these past few years.

Still, he had only avoided fatal injuries; he suffered minor ones all the time! That meant there were still things in the forest that threatened him. If he wanted to reduce the danger, he had to grow stronger himself.

Black Cat was his partner. If Black Cat grew stronger, he would naturally help Fanxin too, and Fanxin would benefit.

"You're so impatient. Fine, I suppose you're the one who gave me this fruit, after all." Black Cat nodded and immediately deactivated his steel form.

Then he shouted, "Mechanization!"

Once again, a light swept over his body. He rose onto his hind legs and began to change shape, becoming a half-human, half-beast cat. Then he continued changing until he became a robot. He looked much like Fanxin, except he was many times smaller—a miniature Fanxin.

"I'm little Fanxin, hee-hee!" Black Cat said with a grin.

"Hehe, how interesting!" Fanxin beamed as he watched. This was practically a Transformer.

"Do you have any other abilities?" Fanxin asked eagerly.

"Of course, I have lots more. Just watch!" Black Cat nodded and said with a smile.

"Next up are my combat abilities. Watch closely," Black Cat said. Then he leaped lightly into the air. Once he reached the top of his jump, Fanxin thought he would fall. To Fanxin's surprise, however, Black Cat didn't descend.

Light suddenly burst from both his hind feet and thrust downward. Instead of falling, he shot even higher into the sky.

He changed the direction his hind feet were pointing, and his flight path immediately changed with them. He flew back and forth high in the air without any hindrance. After five minutes, he landed in front of Fanxin and said, "That's my flight ability. I can fly for a long time, and I can even carry you with me. As long as I have enough raw materials, I can keep flying in the sky. But if I run low on energy, I'll have to come down. Otherwise, I'll fall straight from the sky and definitely break apart."

"No wonder you said you could catch the big birds in the sky. So you can fly!" Fanxin said with a smile.

"Mm, that's right," Black Cat nodded and replied.

"Anything else?" Fanxin asked.

"Yes! Do you see that big tree over there?" Black Cat asked, pointing at a massive tree ahead.

"I see it. What about it?" Fanxin asked, puzzled.

"Hehe, I can destroy it in one strike. Do you believe me?" Black Cat said with a smile, his face full of confidence, as if victory were already in his grasp.

"I do. I absolutely believe you," Fanxin said without the slightest hesitation. If he hadn't known Black Cat had such overpowered abilities, he would never have believed him. He definitely would have thought Black Cat was bragging.

But he wouldn't think that now. Black Cat possessed a devil ability, and his first few abilities were already so overpowered. How could the ones he showed afterward be any worse? So he absolutely believed Black Cat could take down that tree in one strike.

"At least you know what's what." Black Cat smiled smugly. Then, without further hesitation, he shouted, "Change form, fully automatic turret, come forth!"

His body quickly began to change, and before long, his entire body had turned into a turret covered in gun barrels.

After pausing for a moment, Black Cat shouted, "Fire!"

In no time, countless shells flew from the barrels toward the tree, every one of them striking it without missing.

Under the onslaught of so many shells, the tree couldn't withstand the impact and snapped in half. Seeing it falling toward him, Fanxin quickly scooped up Black Cat, jumped down to the ground, and swiftly left the area.

"Whoa, that's powerful!" Fanxin watched from a distance, shocked. If he had that kind of strength, who in the forest would dare push him around?

"Of course." Black Cat smiled smugly and said, "I have more, too."

"Then why don't you show me?" Fanxin said irritably.

"I already did! You just didn't notice," Black Cat said with a smile.

"Oh? What ability is it? Come on, tell me!" Fanxin urged.

"X-ray vision. I can see right through your body. The clothes you're wearing are just for show in front of me," Black Cat said with a smile.

"Hey, you're peeping! Watch out, or I'll beat you up," Fanxin said fiercely.

"As if I'm interested in you," Black Cat said with a pout.

"I know, you're interested in female cats!" Fanxin burst out laughing.

The cat and the man then headed home, chatting back and forth along the way.

Fanxin's home was a cave, large enough to hold more than a dozen people. He had stumbled upon it after he was old enough to understand things, and from that day on, he had made it his home.

It was sparsely furnished, with only a few daily necessities, a bed to sleep on, and hunting tools.

After entering the cave, Fanxin sat on his bed and set Black Cat beside it. Black Cat had already returned to his original form, looking cute and utterly lovable.

"Black Cat, can you make me a suit of armor that can fly? I want to eat the birds in the sky," Fanxin said. Seeing Black Cat's overpowered abilities, he was tempted. If there were a Devil Fruit, he wanted to eat one too. But such fruits could only be found by chance, so he could only dream about it.

"No problem. The key is the raw materials. If we have those, I can make one tailored to you," Black Cat said. Manufacturing was one of his abilities, so making a suit of armor that could fly was naturally no challenge for him.

"All right. Tomorrow we'll go look for ore in the mountains. This island is so big, I refuse to believe it doesn't have the ore I need," Fanxin said with a nod. To gain an ability, he was ready to give it his all.

"Okay. I'll activate detection mode tomorrow, so I'm sure we can find ore as quickly as possible. Then I'll extract the raw materials and help you make a suit of armor," Black Cat agreed with a nod.

Hearing that, Fanxin immediately smiled.