"Get a good taste of NEO's terrifying appetite!"
Acacia broke into a crazed laugh, and then an incomparably bizarre face slowly emerged from his chest.
"?!"
As an aura of despair erupted, everyone present froze, cold sweat instantly covering their bodies, as though what stood before them was not a living creature... but a terrifying abyss capable of devouring all things.
Toriko, being closest to Acacia, was affected even more severely.
He found himself gasping for breath, his pupils beginning to unfocus beyond his control.
"Hehehehe..."
Acacia was clearly very pleased by this sight. "Yes, yes, yes... that's right! That expression! You're afraid too, aren't you? Facing my NEO, with its dark, profound appetite capable of devouring every attack?!!"
"I'm looking forward to your flavor more and more."
As Acacia spoke, he leaned closer to admire Toriko's face at close range. "Come on, let me hear that wonderful scream."
"I..."
Toriko lowered his head, seeming as though he wanted to say something.
"You should know you can't escape. Your fate is no different from a stinking gutter by the roadside." Acacia continued to prattle on. "The only meaning of your life is to wear a despairing expression, then become food for NEO, slowly eaten bit by bit amid endless screams and wails..."
"Ah."
Unexpectedly, Toriko suddenly responded. "Now I finally understand something..."
"You..."
"NEO!"
Before Acacia could say anything else, Toriko suddenly raised his head. His face was filled with anticipation and desire, without the slightest trace of despair. "I don't bear you any grudge, but I still have to take you down!"
"Huh?"
Acacia seemed stunned by the sight.
"There's one thing Fang Mo was right about. There really is unbelievably delicious food hidden inside you."
As Toriko said this, he suddenly opened his mouth and lunged forward without