Consciousness Issues

Just then, a burst of hurried footsteps approached from afar, as if a group of people were sprinting toward them. Moke's expression changed slightly, and he silently cursed his bad luck. He knew the owners of those footsteps were likely Alvida and her subordinates.

After all, not long ago, someone had already gone to report the situation here to Alvida. And the gunshot Moke had fired just now would certainly have alerted her, making her realize something might have gone wrong here. So she would definitely hurry over to investigate.

Moke made a snap decision and quickly placed his hand against the ground. The instant his hand touched the earth, a powerful force flowed from the ground into his body. Immediately afterward, his body began changing at a rapid pace. The color of his skin was gradually replaced by an earthy yellow, as though his body had fused with the ground.

That was right. Moke had successfully assimilated his body into mud. The moment the call ended, the corners of his lips involuntarily curled upward in a smug smile.

If eating the Devil Fruit had only given him a preliminary understanding of its abilities, then after experiencing it firsthand, he truly understood just how terrifying this Devil Fruit was.

With a gentle lift of his hand, the previously calm ground suddenly stirred like a disturbed swarm of bees. Countless grains of dirt seemed to come alive, rapidly gathering in his palm to form a massive ball of mud.

The ground suddenly churned as if stirred by an immense force, surging violently like a raging sea. The corpses that had lain sprawled across the floor were swiftly swallowed by that force, vanishing without a trace in the blink of an eye. Not even a drop of blood remained.

"Tut, tut..." someone