Zaun Berserker—Warwick, a monster that prowled the gray alleys of Zaun, was the terrifying howling ghost spoken of by Zaun gang members.
Warwick had once been a gang member who had washed his hands of the underworld. He wanted to turn over a new leaf and become a decent person, but he could not escape the sins he had committed.
The alchemist Singed had transformed him, but the purpose of the transformation was not enhancement. It was an experiment.
Zaun's alchemists all pursued the same thing—the transformation of essence.
Singed wanted to reveal the true nature of his test subject—the deadly beast hidden beneath the surface of a "good person."
Warwick had been born from that purpose. Singed had installed an alchemical fluid reservoir on Warwick's back and integrated it with his nervous system.
Whenever he felt anger, hatred, or fear, the reservoir pumped liquid rage into his veins through a drug pump, completely awakening the beast lurking in his subconscious.
That was the first-generation Warwick. The one in Oran's hands now was the third generation.
Devil Fruits were not the only things that possessed Lineage Factors. Lineage Factor was more of a term coined by Vegapunk, encompassing many things, including genetic code.
The potion in Oran's hands was a third-generation product, a special enhancement serum created by combining direwolf genes with Zaun alchemical medicine, bolstered by Shimmer.
At that moment, Absalom slowly woke up in a pristine white laboratory. He did not feel any pain, nor did he feel the power he had imagined coursing through his body.
"Lord Oran, is it over already?"
"Not yet. The formal stage is just beginning. I just modified your spinal nerves and added an extra attachment nearby. This is also the connection device for the potion."
Oran picked up a special fluid