Monsters (II)

After finishing their rations, everyone found a place to rest.

Fanxin didn't let everyone go into the Diamond Space because she wanted to see what was inside.

If he hides inside, then we won't be able to see him.

No one objected, because they all wanted to see for themselves how terrifying this forest was.

"Everyone, remember this: it's alright during the day, we can see, but it's a bit dangerous at night, so please be careful," the old man suddenly warned.

"No way, we all possess the Haki, we should be able to see everything around us clearly," Fanxin said.

"That's true, but some ferocious beasts have special abilities. Even if you possess Haki, they won't be easy to deal with. Therefore, no matter what, you must remember this, understand?" the old man admonished.

Upon hearing this, Fanxin had no choice but to agree.

The old man had been here before, but he hadn't. Now we can only listen to the old man.

Then he winked at everyone, signaling them to be careful not to be ambushed.

After seeing that everyone had agreed, Fanxin turned her attention back to her work.

As time went by, the sky grew darker and darker until it was completely dark.

Suddenly, countless strange cries rang out from the forest, sounding quite eerie.

Fanxin closed his eyes and began to meditate, ignoring the monsters.

However, his soul-searching ability remained constantly active.

Those are monsters, living beings, and they definitely have souls. As soon as they get close, he can get their tracks immediately.

Therefore, he was his best lookout.

His men were all resting, as he had previously instructed, to get some sleep and recharge. He, on the other hand, was out for some fresh air.

However, the old man did not rest. Although his eyes were closed, one could sense that he was on guard against attacks from the surrounding monsters.

Those guys yelled all night, but didn't come back until the next morning, leaving Fanxin and the others feeling quite annoyed, as if their worries had been in vain.

In the morning, Fanxin took out the hot breakfast that Ren Fang had made from the Diamond Space and distributed it to everyone.

After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill and rested for half an hour, they continued their journey towards the center of the forest.

After walking for an hour, they came to a stream that blocked their path. The stream was long and wide, and crossing it would be a bit tricky.

However, the Fanxin were not afraid, because they could all fly.

Each of them carried a suit of flying armor with them.

However, one of them was not among them—that was the old man.

Fanxin for a moment, Fan Xin immediately handed his flying armor to the old man and said, "You can wear mine, that way you can get through."

"Then it's you." The old man paused for a moment, then said.

"Hehe, don't worry about that! Even without this thing, I can still fly. You don't need to worry about anything," Fanxin said with a smile.

He stole Doflamingo's power, Doflamingo allowed him to fly freely in the sky. Having obtained Doflamingo's power, he naturally can also fly.

Of course, for them to fly, there is another prerequisite: there must be clouds in the sky.

Their ability is the counterpart to the clouds; without clouds, they cannot fly in the air.

However, he glanced at the sky just now and saw that there were plenty of clouds, so he had nothing to worry about.

"Alright, since that's the case, then I won't stand on ceremony." Upon hearing this, the old man immediately walked over and took Fanxin's flying armor.

Then, they all put on their flying armor.

Fanxin, however, used the power of the String-String Fruit to take the lead and fly into the air.

"Be careful, things in the water are not easy to deal with; they can fly now," the old man warned.

Fanxin was stunned for a moment upon hearing this. He was somewhat confused as to why some creatures that lived underwater could fly.

Nevertheless, he kept this in mind.

He flew quickly towards the opposite bank.

However, at that moment, many figures suddenly rushed out of the water and began to attack Fanxin.

They were so fast that before Fanxin could react, they crashed into Fanxin.

Fanxin was thrown quite a distance by the impact.

Because of the force of their impact, Fanxin fell into the water.

"Damn it, what are these things?" Fanxin was a little annoyed. Although he didn't feel much pain, the fact that he had been knocked away meant that these things were no ordinary creatures.

He immediately used the power of the String-String Fruit to take flight and stand in the air.

"What are these things?" Fanxin asked curiously.

"Hehe, these things are quite difficult to deal with. Before I had the Flying Armor, I could only swim over, which was quite a hardship," the old man said with a smile.

"However, even if I now possess the Flying Armor, I'm afraid I'll still suffer quite a bit."

"Heh, that's not necessarily true," Fanxin said. "You guys fly over here! I'll deal with these damned guys."

"How will you deal with it?" the old man asked.

He had suffered many losses at the hands of these guys before, and he still hadn't come up with a good way to deal with them.

He didn't believe that Fanxin could overcome this.

"Hehe, just you wait and see. These guys are doomed in my hands," Fanxin said with a smile.

Having said that, he looked at the creatures flying towards him. He watched them, and they drew ever closer to his Fanxin.

However, just as they were about to collide with Fanxin suddenly made a move.

He unleashed his Conqueror's Haki attack, and a mysterious power surged forth from his body, sweeping across the surrounding area.

None of the strange fish could avoid it; they were all enveloped by his mysterious power.

Soon after, the strange fish lost consciousness and fell from the sky like raindrops.

"How is it?" Fanxin asked, looking at the old man.

"Hehe, Conqueror's Haki, young man, you are indeed extraordinary. I never realized you had the potential to become an emperor," the old man said with a smile.

"Hehe, you're mistaken. Let's go, don't delay any longer." Fanxin smiled calmly upon hearing this, and didn't say anything more about it.

Because this was a power he was born with, he couldn't explain it anymore; it was God's choice.

"Alright, with your trick, those things are no longer a threat. Here I come." Upon hearing this, the old man immediately took to the air and headed towards Fanxin.

Previously, he had worried that these guys would gang up on him. He didn't possess Conqueror's Haki, so dealing with them wasn't as easy as it had been Fanxin him in his previous life.

However, he is no longer afraid.

Because Fanxin was there to protect him, he only needed to go over there.

Upon hearing this, everyone no longer hesitated and leaped into the air, heading towards the Fanxin.

Ten minutes later, they were all on the other side.

The strange fish looked at Fanxin and the others, but dared not attack. It must have been because Fanxin's Haki attack earlier had instilled fear in them.

"Senior, what will we encounter next?" Fanxin asked curiously.

"Hehe, the monsters that come next are very strong, unlike those strange fish. They weren't particularly strong, just numerous enough to annoy you. But what comes next are truly monsters," the old man said. "So, you all need to be prepared for a fight to the death."

Upon hearing this, Fanxin asked curiously, "What kind of monster is that? You couldn't even defeat it?"

This old man was clearly extraordinary, even though he hadn't exchanged blows with him yet. However, he believed it was impossible for him to defeat the old man easily.

The old man's expression was so solemn; what he was about to encounter might be a formidable enemy.

"I've been here many times, but I always stop here. It's very difficult to go any further in," the old man said.

"Hehe, to be honest, the reason I invited you here is that I hope you'll join me in venturing deeper into the forest."

"Why do you want to go inside?" Fanxin asked curiously.

"Hehe, that's because I'm someone who came from the Lost City." Upon hearing this, the old man remained silent for a long time, then sighed and said.

"Oh, what's going on?" Fanxin asked curiously upon hearing this.

"Alas, it's a long story! Everyone thought it was a mistake made by my ancestors that angered the people, causing them to rise up and rebel against my forefathers," the old man said helplessly. "But we later discovered that our ancestors were being manipulated; their minds were being controlled, and everything they did was against their will."

"The person who manipulated my ancestor was doing an experiment, using people for experiments. I don't know what they were developing, but it was definitely something bad."

"My ancestor disagreed, and in the end, he used a devastating method to destroy the entire imperial city. The reason this place is like this now is because of those guys' ancestors."

"I went in this time to rescue my people in the forest and those suffering folks. However, I am simply unable to do so on my own."

"I've tried for decades, but in the end I had to give up. I just couldn't get through. And even if I had, what would it have mattered? I would still die in the end. And I'm the only one who knows the secret inside. Therefore, I can't die, otherwise, my people and those common folk will never be able to get out."

"Seeing that you wanted to find the Lost City, I invited you here. Of course, if you regret it, you can leave now. This isn't deep in the forest yet; you can leave now without any problems," the old man said, looking at Fanxin.

He knew better than anyone how terrifying it was inside. Once you got involved with the people there, you could never truly escape unscathed.

"Hehe, we're pirates. How could pirates not be interested in treasure? Since the treasure is inside, we're naturally going in. Even if you try to drive us away now, we won't leave easily," Fanxin Xin said, shaking his head.

He wasn't lying, because he had come precisely to find the Lost City. If he hadn't found any clues, he might have turned around and left.

However, now that he knows the Lost City is inside, he naturally has no intention of leaving.

Even if he couldn't get it, he still wanted to see the true face of the Lost City.

"Alright, since you've made up your mind, I won't force you. Now, prepare for a fight to the death," the old man said solemnly.

"Alright, let's go then." Fanxin nodded and said.

Upon hearing this, everyone prepared for battle.

After that, they said nothing more and went inside.

The old man walked in front, and Fanxin followed behind him. Bingfeng, Wang Yan, and the others followed behind Fanxin.

Without the slightest hesitation, the group headed deeper into the forest.

An hour later, they stopped, not on their own initiative, but out of necessity.

They discovered that seven monsters had appeared around them. These creatures were enormous, with blood-red eyes, and appeared to be insane.

"Be careful," the old man said. "These guys have been injected with some kind of drug. They don't feel pain; they only know how to fight until they die. Therefore, you must go all out and be ruthless, or you will all die."

"We understand," Fanxin shouted.

After saying that, Fanxin grabbed a diamond knife and rushed over to fight the monsters.

Without another word, the brothers grabbed their weapons and headed ahead.

Before long, the humans and the monsters were locked in battle.

Fanxin's opponent was a rhinoceros, a very large one, much bigger than him. Standing before it, he was just a tiny speck.

However, Fanxin was not afraid of the opponent's large size, because a large size does not necessarily mean a strong one.

Fanxin looked at his opponent and immediately threw a punch.

Fanxin is incredibly strong; he can smash a large rock with a single punch.

However, to Fanxin's astonishment, his punch not only failed to send the monster flying, but instead sent him flying quite a distance.

The other person seemed to have springs installed inside them.

"Interesting, very interesting." Fanxin watched for a while, then launched another attack.

However, the result was the same: he couldn't knock the monster away; instead, he himself flew up.

Fanxin thought for a moment, then immediately used the power of the String-String Fruit to create a net, trapping his opponent.

Then, with great effort, he threw the monster far away.

The monster flew up and finally landed in the stream.

Countless strange fish rushed over and frantically tore at him. Soon after, the monster was completely devoured.

Fanxin used his Haki to sense the scene over there. After a moment's thought, he immediately shouted, "Stop fighting! Head forward immediately, I'll deal with them!"

Those strange fish could eat the monsters, so he planned to throw them all into the stream and let the strange fish deal with them.

He's very strong; he can definitely do it.