The aftermath of the fierce fistfight still lingered over the black metal platform. Boer closed his eyes and stood quietly for a moment, the sweat and blood remaining on his body glinting faintly in the sunlight. Suddenly, tiny arcs of electricity danced like blue sprites, flickering beneath his skin.
The strange sight put the fish-men around him on edge again. Their nerves were still taut, their guard not yet fully lowered, and they instinctively tightened their grips on their weapons. Chew and Kuroobi even stepped half a pace forward to shield Jinbe, who had just risen.
But Boer had no intention of attacking. Those roaming blue arcs were the outward manifestation of his microscopic control over his body. As everyone watched in bewilderment and suspicion, a silent "operation" took place inside him:
First came precise bleeding control and wound cleaning. High-frequency microcurrents acted like the finest scalpels, instantly cauterizing and closing the ruptured ends of capillaries beneath his skin to stop internal bleeding. Meanwhile, even more intricate electromagnetic waves used specific frequencies to guide cells killed or severely damaged by the blows out through the surface of his skin in orderly fashion, like trained worker ants following predetermined "magnetic channels."
Next came waste disposal and the stimulation of regeneration. A microscopic "heat field," which suddenly rose around him and was barely visible to the naked eye, instantly vaporized and incinerated the dead cells and clotted blood expelled from his body, leaving only a barely perceptible scorched smell. Immediately afterward, adjusted bioelectric currents were precisely channeled into his dermis and muscles, powerfully stimulating the activity of healthy cells and their ability to divide and regenerate.
The results were immediate. The blue and purple swelling on Boer's face receded at a visible rate, his split lip healed completely, and the alarming hematomas