Kabane Virus Trial Again!

"What are you doing? Where am I?!"

"Let me out! I want to go back to the Starvation Hell! I want to go back!!"

Inside a specially constructed cell made entirely of steel, three burly men, each about 1.8 meters tall and shirtless, were chained to an iron chair with Seastone Handcuffs and leg irons, and wore Explosive Collar around their necks.

Such a situation was bound to cause panic. The man sitting on the far left already regretted agreeing to come out for a meal, and he was so terrified that he begged and struggled desperately, which made him seem very noisy compared to the two silent men next to him.

Outside the cell, Dr. Fritz stood next to a Senior Director Addison, listening to his introduction. Behind them stood two researchers and two men in black.

"Mike Furson, formerly with a bounty of 51 million Beli, was a prisoner in the third level of Impel Down's Starvation Hell. He was skilled in wrestling and fighting. During a battle with enemy One Piece, he began to Awakening Armament Haki. Not long after, while still recovering from his injuries, he was captured by a warship belonging to the G-4 branch."

Then, Senior Director Addison looked at the prisoner sitting in the middle and said, "Hawthorne, formerly with a bounty of 33 million Beli, a prisoner in the Wild Beast Hell of the second basement level of Impel Down, a Zoan -type Mouse-Mouse Fruit user in Kangaroo Form."

After speaking, he paused for a moment, looking intently at the test subject on the far right, the only one not wearing prison clothes but only white casual pants, before introducing him.

"Steve Guts, a CP7 member, is responsible for the base's security. He is skilled in the Tekkai technique of the Rokushiki and has mastered the Life Return. He has strong control over his muscles, blood vessels, and blood, which is enough to allow wounds to close and stop bleeding in a short time. He was also the first person to test the Kabane's offensive capabilities."

Dr. Fritz paused, then asked in confusion, "Why would he do this? If he wanted to obtain the enhanced power of the Kabane Virus, he could have waited until the research was complete."

"Guts' younger brother joined the De Niro Family, one of the Five Great Mafia Families in the West Blue, two years ago. Yesterday, while escorting a shipment of weapons through Reverse Mountain, he was arrested by the Navy from the G-0 branch and is being taken to Enies Lobby to await trial."

"Upon receiving the news, in order to rescue his brother, he volunteered to become a test subject for the Biochemical Research Institute, saying that if he succeeded, he was willing to continue to serve the World Government, and if he failed, he would have no regrets, only asking to give his brother a free and peaceful life."

Senior Director Addison explained the background and consequences of the matter briefly with a blank expression. After listening, Dr. Fritz remained silent for a moment before speaking again.

"I understand. I'll arrange for him to be the last to receive the Kabane Virus injection, and we'll see how the first two test subjects fared first."

"Then I'll leave it to you."

Dr. Fritz nodded, then gestured to the researchers waiting for instructions to begin the experiment. The researchers carried a small box into the cell, followed by the two men in black.

"No, don't come any closer! What are you doing! Ah, what are you doing? Get away from me!!"

When Mike Furson saw the three expressionless figures, one in white and two in black, enter, his panic intensified. However, no matter how much he struggled, the restraints held him firmly in the chair.

The biochemist in the white lab coat ignored his curses and pleas for mercy, skillfully took out a syringe emitting blue light from the box, and then plunged it into the other man's chest amidst his piercing scream.

At the same time, the two people who were about to face the same fate turned pale upon seeing this scene.

When the needle was pulled out of Mike Furson's body, the skin on his chest began to turn black and then purple rapidly, and the affected blood vessels gradually emitted a bluish tinge, like a glowing spider web spreading outwards.

Soon, the heart was invaded by the virus, and the skin on the chest was completely unable to block the blue light from penetrating.

"What... what is this?!"

He watched in horror as a blue light crept up his left carotid artery. The virus's rate of invasion was neither fast nor slow, giving him at least enough time to observe the entire process.

"Ugh!!"

When the blue light entered Mike Furson's brain, a small patch of blue light lit up in his brain, and his pupils emitted blue light, while his irises turned black, making him look extremely frightening.

"Huh?"

What intrigued Dr. Fritz was that the blue light in the pupil was not stable, but flickered constantly, and the man's expression also changed repeatedly, sometimes ferocious, sometimes screaming in pain.

"Just as I suspected, when a person's willpower is strong enough to Awakening Haki, they also have a certain resistance to the Kabane Virus's invasion of the brain. I just don't know if this guy can hold on."

The director of the Biochemical Research Institute was really hoping for a good result, but unfortunately, things didn't seem to be going as smoothly as expected.

"Hee-ah~~~"

Mike Furson lasted only a little over five minutes before the blue light in his pupils stabilized completely; he was now a true Kabane.

The sudden surge of power caused the iron chair beneath him to crack and creak, and even fine cracks began to appear. Fortunately, the Seastone chains binding his hands and feet were sturdy enough.

"His Haki aura has become much stronger!"

At this moment, a man in black inside the cell spoke in a deep voice about what he had sensed.

"Hahaha, I knew it! This thing amplifies Divine Power!" Dr. Fritz laughed, then waved his hand and urged, "Alright, finish him off, prepare for the next test!"

"Yes."

The man in black then walked up to Mike Furson, extended his right index finger, and used Armament Haki to Hardening the surface, coating it with a dark sheen. In an instant, he transformed into a blur and stabbed into the latter's already hardened and glowing Heart Membrane.

[Clang!]

Unfortunately, the attack failed to penetrate its defenses. The former was not surprised by this and continued to use the 'Shigan' at high speed with a cold face, launching a series of attacks on the same spot.

[Pfft--]

Suddenly, a sound like Hari being shattered rang out, followed by a spray of scalding hot blood spurting from the wound, staining the black-clad man's suit and white shirt crimson, with wisps of warm smoke rising from them. But he paid no attention to any of this, turning around to face Addison and the others outside.

"Report! My Shigan, enhanced with Armament Haki, requires five consecutive hits to penetrate its heart!"

"Write it down."

"Yes!"

The researchers who stayed behind Dr. Fritz immediately took notes.

At the same time.

Mike Furson's body was still warm when the researchers in the cell took out another syringe from the box and walked over to Hawthorne.

"Amitabha."

Although Hawthorne still showed some tension, he quickly regained his composure as he closed his eyes and chanted those four words.

Those who had undergone biochemical experiments had long since hardened their hearts to an unyielding coldness Vice Admiral years of bloodshed, and were completely unaffected by this Buddhist chant. Without hesitation, they plunged the syringe into the patient's chest and injected the Kabane Virus.

Don't ask why kangaroos have the Mouse-Mouse Fruit, or giraffes have the Ox-Ox Fruit; there's no logic to it.