Reunion

The elders of Birka were fairly strong. Not only did they possess Mantra, but they could also skillfully wield weapons made from various rare shells, and those weapons were quite powerful. However, they were on a completely different level from Oak. Facing the surging flames, Oak casually waved a hand and scattered them, then struck at his opponent with his palm.

With a boom, the Pressure Cannon's shockwave erupted, slapping the opponent to death as easily as swatting a fly. The other elders nearby tried to rush him, but Oak clapped his hands several more times. Paw-Paw Repulsion and Pressure Cannon struck in tandem, eliminating them all within moments.

"Found it!"

Oak paid no attention to those elders. He had not even looked at them while killing them, his entire focus fixed on finding the treasure box that had been offered here.

His gaze flickered, and he spotted what he wanted atop a raised platform at the highest point of the hall.

"Whoosh~"

With a flash, he appeared on the platform.

"I hope it has what I'm looking for!"

If the treasure box did not contain the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, this trip would have been almost entirely pointless. At the very least, he would have to wait more than twenty years for the Rumble-Rumble Fruit to appear.

Filled with hope, Oak opened the treasure box.

"Click~"

A stack of ancient-looking blueprints lay quietly inside. Oak immediately looked through them and discovered that they were the designs for the Ark Maxim.

However, to his disappointment, there was nothing else in the box besides the blueprints. The Rumble-Rumble Fruit he had hoped for was not there. Unwilling to give up, Oak searched the temple again, practically turning the entire place upside down, yet he still found no trace of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.

Afterward,