Intensifying for Im

Dunn had just finished clearing out another island.

This was already the seventh island they had cleared in a short period of time.

Kuina and Zoro, once so lively, had also grown increasingly silent.

Clearly, this was still beyond what they could bear.

The number of people who had died, and the monsters they had killed with their own hands, far exceeded anything they had imagined.

Dunn did not offer any comfort.

Some things had to be understood and adapted to on one's own before a person could truly grow stronger.

Dunn looked at the silent pair, his expression calm.

Looks like I've changed too.

Dunn thought to himself, feeling somewhat helpless.

The old him would have found it difficult to imagine facing so much death with such calmness.

Much less personally bringing about such a scene.

"When will this end?"

Perhaps sensing that the atmosphere had grown too stiff, Boa Hancock looked at Dunn and asked.

Yet her expression was somewhat cautious, clearly trying to gauge Dunn's thoughts.

"It'll end when it's time for it to end. This phase will soon reach a stalemate. We'll just have to see when the right opportunity appears."

After speaking, Dunn looked at Robin.

"I've already placed a mark on that thing. If it really appears, when I travel to another time, I'll try to stabilize the entrance."

Robin still looked worried upon hearing this.

"Are there a lot of monsters in that world?"

"A lot. But to truly powerful people, the one we encountered last time was just a very weak fellow."

Dunn shook his head.

Although, in the early stages of the storyline he knew from that world, that Hollow had been a minor boss-level enemy, as things progressed, creatures like that became nothing more than cannon fodder.

Only Hollows that