Avengers, Assemble

"Puh—ah!"

Bai Cangshu spat out a mouthful of blood. The dark, nearly black blood was mixed with tissue resembling internal organs.

He leaned against the wall inside a pitch-black cave, the sound of waves constantly crashing around him.

Opening the Mystic Eyes he had obtained from the Swirl of the Root came at an enormous cost, and the Existential Damage it inflicted could not be purged by Bai Cangshu's instantaneous regeneration or resurrection.

So far, Bai Cangshu only knew that he could completely heal this effect by paying an exorbitant price within the space.

His entire body trembled, and his face was pale. After his bodily functions had deteriorated drastically, the damage to his internal organs had begun to affect the operation of his body.

Bai Cangshu began using Shen Wulong's Logic and the Life Return ability he had gained from the One Piece World to control his internal organs and suppress his injuries. At the same time, the traits of the Perfect Individual were being brought into full play.

Bai Cangshu's current physical capabilities were comparable to a humanoid Titan. Even with damaged internal organs, as long as they retained part of their function, they were enough to support activity at the level of an ordinary human.

His violent gasps gradually slowed, his breathing rate fell lower and lower, and his heartbeat grew weaker.

The long black hair behind Bai Cangshu's head had already vanished, leaving him with short hair once again.

He sat cross-legged in the cave along the shoreline, adjusting his condition.

After an unknown amount of time had passed, a figure slowly appeared.

Clad in black armor, Artoria leaped in from the sea carrying some food.

After surveying the surroundings and examining Bai Cangshu's condition, she said,

"Looks... not bad."

Though her tone was cold, this