One Piece: Burning the Prison Clothes in the Setting Sun, Mihawk is dumbfounded.

Two flashes of light clashed, slicing through dozens of demonic beings with strange horns on their heads.

After landing, Zoro and Kuina turned around and looked at the monster that had been cleaved in two by the blade.

"Still not dead?"

Zoro stared, somewhat incredulous.

Some monsters had their upper bodies slashed diagonally, turning them into two halves, but their severed bodies were still writhing.

It even seems like he wants to piece himself back together.

"This is the immortal monster that Dunn was talking about."

Guina looked grave.

Judging from what we just saw, these things aren't very strong.

But this immortality is truly terrifying.

"The core of those patterns."

Just as Zoro and his companion were pondering how to completely resolve these issues, Robin's voice rang out.

core?

Upon hearing this, Kuina and Zoro glanced at the group of writhing flesh on the ground.

It's not hard to find.

The patterns on these items are very regular. By following the patterns, it is easy to determine the core of these items.

Swish!

Then came the sound of a blade slicing through flesh.

Zoro, holding the hilt of Shusui, easily plunged the blade into a nearby piece of meat.

The writhing, struggling mass of flesh shuddered suddenly, then stopped moving.

"It's pretty simple!"

Seeing that it was effective, Zoro drew his sword and finished off the remaining enemies one by one before speaking.

"This is not simple, because they were originally just ordinary people."

Robin walked over and shook her head to remind Zoro after hearing his words.

While Kuina and Zoro cannot be considered the strongest on the sea, they are already far beyond ordinary people. Even if these people are infected and mutated, their strength is still far behind theirs.

So they felt relaxed.

However, Robin looked serious.

Even if these mutated beings are one or two times stronger than before, they are already a huge threat, not to mention their near-immortality.

Moreover, these things don't just make you one or two times stronger.

What will the world be like in the future?

It would be terrible if these things got completely out of control.

"Keep going. There are still many monsters on this island. They are still searching for ordinary people. The faster you go, the more people will survive."

A gust of wind flashed past them; it was Hancock.

But the one who spoke was Teach, who floated over from behind.

Clearly, he is still adapting to this powerful ability he possesses.

"Indeed, there's no time to waste."

Kuina nodded, blue flames ignited on her body, and she used her ability to transform. Then, her figure seemed to teleport away and disappeared.

"Wait for me."

Seeing this, Zoro immediately followed.

However, the two grew further and further apart.

"Did Dunn send you?"

Robin looked at Teach and asked.

"Yes, on this island, there are opponents they need to deal with with all their might, and they are not even guaranteed to win."

Teach didn't hide anything.

He now knows Dunn's plans.

He was just a bodyguard.

However, he is now mentally assessing what level of performance he should achieve as a bodyguard.

We definitely can't make a move right away. Even if those two brats are in danger, we can't just attack them directly.

Dunn probably wanted his two fellow disciples to gain experience.

Robin received confirmation and didn't press the matter further, then left in a different direction.

"These things."

Teach looked down at the lifeless remains of flesh on the ground, a shadow of gloom flashing in his eyes.

This is what Rocks must have become.

Thinking of this, Teach slowly grinned, his expression turning extremely gloomy.

……

Even though Zoro and Kuina were mentally prepared.

But seeing the massive horde of monsters still terrified me.

Despite silently reminding myself that these things were no longer human.

However, their appearance, which is not much different from that of humans, still slowed down the two people who were cutting.

In just a short time, the number of lives lost at their hands was hundreds of times greater than the number of lives lost since they set sail.

However, Hancock had no such idea.

Her idea was to quickly finish things here and then return to Dunn's side.

A fist imbued with Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki slammed down, sending a large number of monsters flying, followed by the release of the Prisoner's Arrow.

These monsters are unaffected by the passive effects of her abilities, but the Captive Arrow can petrify any target it hits.

Subsequently, a large number of petrified bodies fell from mid-air and cracked upon hitting the ground.

Once a target is petrified and cracked, it can never be restored.

Meanwhile, Robin, who was in the distance, was also quite fast. His convenient abilities allowed him to accurately control his target and then kill him.

Although it wasn't intentional, their sudden appearance and the commotion they caused gave the monsters on the island, who were searching for humans, a new target, and they all converged on the place where the group of people were.

The island had only tens of thousands of people, and at least half of them had now turned into this horrific state.

As the number of monsters grew, Kuina and Zoro's faces paled slightly.

Clearly, this move put them under immense psychological pressure.

Even though Hancock and Robin were initially unharmed, their expressions turned somewhat grim as they killed more and more of them.

Teach didn't make a move; his gaze remained fixed on the back of the monsters.

These people are not irrational; rather, their reason is completely suppressed by their own desires.

However, there are still some individuals who, amidst their immense desires, retain a sliver of reason.

boom!

Just as Zoro and Kuina slowed down their attacks, a figure charged straight at the monster from behind, knocking away all the monsters in its path.

bump!

A jet-black fist slammed towards Zoro.

Zoro's expression changed, and he raised his sword to block.

Then, he felt a tremendous force spread from the blade to his arm, and then to his body.

Zoro was then struck so hard that his feet left the ground and he flew backward.

The monster didn't pause for a moment after attacking Zoro. Having failed to kill him with its first blow, it chased after Zoro as he flew backward.

Only then did Zoro see the target who attacked him.

A strange person whose size was several times larger than the other monsters.

His two thick arms were strangely strong, even thicker than Zoro's body, but his physique wasn't that exaggerated.

It's like an exceptionally strong person with two giant arms.

"Die!"

Another punch.

Zoro, who was flying backward, adjusted his body posture, swung his Shusui sword close to his body, and the slash flew out from the blade, slashing towards the attacking figure.

boom!

The slash reached the man, but the man swung his arm and shattered Zoro's attack.

"Dual Sword Style: White Crane!"

Seeing this, Zoro drew another sword from his waist.

With his two swords crossed in front of him, Zoro's expression turned serious, and Armament Haki swirled around his wrists and the hands that held the swords.

However, Armament Haki did not coat the blade.

Swish!

The crisscrossing blades gleamed exceptionally brightly.

With the help of the flying slash, Zoro's body seemed to fly a little faster.

Then, just before crashing into the house behind him, Zoro adjusted his body, placed his legs on the wall behind him, and then bent his legs and suddenly straightened them.

Swish!

After a flurry of sword flashes, Zoro's body moved faster than anyone else's, his agility like that of a white crane, nimbly darting past the monster.

More than a dozen wounds suddenly splattered from the monster's body.

Each cut was so deep that the bone was visible.

However, the monster seemed unaware of the knife wounds on its body.

As he turned around, the horrific knife wounds on his body began to writhe, contract, and start to heal.

Zoro noticed this and his expression turned serious, but he didn't linger. Instead, he stomped his feet and moved away from the monster.

"clever!"

Teach thought Zoro would find a way to defeat this opponent.

But now Zoro is rushing towards the other monsters that are still gathering.

The main objective this time is not to kill a certain monster, but to eliminate the calamity on the island.

Although this strange person is one of them.

However, dealing with this one strange person is clearly less important than dealing with the other monsters first.

"Um?"

Teach turned his head and looked into the distance.

Floating in mid-air, his vision naturally extends further.

On another battlefield not far away, two equally strange figures were attacking Kuina.

Three figures, moving at speeds comparable to teleportation, clashed fiercely, like three curtains of different colors.

That meets the target!

Teach thought to himself, then looked in other directions, and then at the monsters surging towards him like a tide.

It seems that Zoro and Kuina are gradually getting used to killing these things.

Now that a suitable opponent has appeared, what about these things?

Teach landed and then raised his hand.

The ground trembled violently, and then the earth beneath his feet began to deform, the effects spreading outwards.

Subsequently, the affected ground began to deform and bulge.

The raised ground pressed against each other, and a large number of monsters were squeezed together by the land.

A strange scream rang out along with the sound of bones and flesh rubbing and cracking.

The time was too short, but Teach had seen the Golden Lion use his abilities before.

Although there is no time to develop new uses now, imitating the methods used by the Golden Lion is not too difficult for Teach.

The Rose Hunter on the distant sea.

Dunn opened his closed eyes and glanced at the distant island.

Then, black energy emanated from his hands, carrying a strange suction force.

No wonder this guy was able to use it right after acquiring the Tremor-Tremor Fruit; his talent is indeed impressive.

Dunn sighed inwardly, but his Observation Haki had already completely enveloped the island.

Teach made his move, and as he traveled to several different __cpLocations, the terrain of part of the island changed.

A large number of monsters were crushed and eliminated.

However, a flash of fire appeared beside some of the monsters on the island that were not attracted, and in a very short time, these monsters disappeared completely, leaving only a little black ash.

"Don't let me down, Im!"

After cleaning up, Dunn closed his eyes again and muttered to himself.

Not long after, Hancock returned first and landed next to Dunn.

"Lord Dunn, it's resolved."

Hancock looked at Dunn with a slightly flushed face and said in a low voice.

"Well done, Hancock."

Dunn was generous with his praise.

"Lord Dunn, this is all I should do."

Hancock blushed as she answered.

Then, the sound of footsteps landing rang out, and Robin put away the wings that her powers had transformed into, and sat down next to Dunn.

"If every island is like this, the guild's strength will be completely insufficient."

Robin spoke, his eyes fixed on Dunn.

"Don't worry, that won't happen."

Upon hearing this, Dunn opened his eyes, looked at Robin, and then shook his head.

"If she really does that, she'll really have no trump cards left."

"What do you mean?"

Robin was taken aback.

"Just wait, we should hear from her soon. After all, she needs time too."

Dunn shook his head and said.

Robin frowned, somewhat puzzled.

Shortly afterward, Teach floated back, carrying a pale-faced person in one hand.

Zoro and Kuina.

And he looked rather disheveled.

"Have you met your match?"

Dunn raised an eyebrow, feigning ignorance.

"They weren't a match for us; they just appeared out of nowhere, and we were caught off guard."

Upon hearing Dunn's words and his tone, Zoro immediately shook his head.

"Hmm, they're tough to deal with."

Guina nodded.

"Well done, though."

Dunn smiled.

When fighting these monsters, you not only have to kill them, but also be careful to avoid being hurt by them.

"My domineering aura can block these guys' attacks."

"Zoro said."

"Hmm, being able to notice that already means you've passed the test."

Dunn sat up and nodded, then looked at Teach.

"Let's keep going, we must continue."

Teach nodded upon hearing this, said nothing more, and then used his abilities to control the giant ship after leaving.

Zoro and Kuina then huddled up next to Dunn.

Although they had been stubborn, both of them knew that Dunn was far superior to them in both ability and vision.

Therefore, it was only natural that the two of them approached Dunn with the questions they encountered during this battle.

Dunn began his operation, while Crocodile frowned as he looked at the intelligence he had compiled.

"Has it stopped increasing? Could it be that it's still appearing, but hasn't been detected yet?"

"Probably not."

Reiju shook her head.

"Now the guild's intelligence network covers almost every island. As long as there are people on the island, we can receive some information. It has indeed stopped."

"Is that all there is to it?"

Crocodile hesitated for a moment before guessing.

"Even from the current situation, this ability is terrifying. It has spread to almost half the world, and the influence of some islands has begun to spill over. The guild still needs to go all out."

Furthermore, sealing off these things would result in a significant number of casualties.

Reiju looked at Crocodile.

"The hunters' mission alone cannot accomplish this much; we must come up with other methods to motivate more hunters to take action."

"This is difficult."

Crocodile shook his head upon hearing this.

"The president can step forward to make an appeal; with the president's influence, that can be done."

"But even so, it won't last long."

Crocodile knew very well that people on the high seas were very pragmatic.

Aside from a few fanatics who idolize Dunn, most people might initially disregard the benefits, but over time they will change.

"Didn't the guild master acquire a lot of Devil Fruits again on this Sky Island?"

Upon hearing this, Reiju spoke again.