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On the other side, Lynn dodged left and right, precisely avoiding the replicant's punches and kicks, and roughly came to the same conclusion as Bisge.

The clone has the same strength as him, but not combat experience or Nen abilities!

The most obvious one is Observation Haki, so he can easily dodge, but he can't dodge the clones every time.

Furthermore, the reason why Chopper and Gengar were not copied is probably because they are Nen beasts, products of Nen abilities, and therefore cannot be copied.

Therefore, he could easily send Chopper and Gengar to attack the Ancient Tree itself.

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Peng!

Gai Lu's expression was cold and stern. Her right hand transformed into a lifelike venomous snake, swinging up and down, bending like a roller coaster, and precisely biting her clone, whose arm instantly exploded.

But it quickly returned to normal and failed to cause any effective damage.

This self-healing ability doesn't seem like a numerical value, but rather a mechanism that requires grasping a certain key point to deal with.

Gail believes that nothing in this world is perfect, and even the most bizarre mechanism must have a way to deal with it; it's just a matter of whether you can find it.

The clone is not a truly living being, so her toxin injections are ineffective; she can only rely on pure offense.

For a time, the three women, including Bisge, were engaged in a fierce battle. Their enemy possessed the same strength as them, although he did not have combat experience or Nen abilities. However, his strange self-healing ability made up for this.

Even Bisji couldn't find a solution in the short term and could only confront the clones again and again.

At this moment, under Lynn's command, Chopper transformed from riding mode into human form and ran unimpeded to the foot of the ancient tree. He swung his arm in a wide arc, briefly gathered his strength, his arm swelled up a lot, struck the same pose as Whitebeard, and then threw a punch!

boom!

An astonishing force traveled from Chopper's waist to his fist, striking the ancient tree with a deafening roar that shook many leaves off.

That's... Lynn's pet? It can even transform?

Bissie and Gal were taken aback. They had always thought Chopper was just a mount or pet, but they didn't expect him to be able to transform and show such strength.

That one punch alone surpassed the abilities of most Nen users.

Chopper frowned. The punch hadn't done much damage to the ancient tree; the dark energy on its bark still had a defensive effect.

Chopper had no choice but to use all his strength, focusing his attacks on the ancient tree in an attempt to break through the energy defense line, his fists raining down like raindrops.

Upon discovering that the ancient tree was under attack, the clones panicked.

They act on instinct, without wisdom, and are now focused on going back to protect the ancient tree, but Bisji and the others will not give them that opportunity.

This is a great opportunity!

Lynn's pets were unexpectedly strong, which provided an extra combat unit. As long as they could hold off the clones, they could create an opportunity for Chopper to attack and hopefully break the deadlock!

However, things didn't go as smoothly as expected.

While catching the clone's attack, Lynn telepathically communicated with Chopper and received bad news from the latter.

Attack ineffective!

Like the clones, the energy on the surface of the ancient tree has a strong self-healing effect, and it cannot break through the defense even when it attacks with all its might.

This is troublesome.

Unless a powerful attack is launched in one go, it is impossible to break through the energy defense, and it will only be a waste of time.

Should we release Capone and the Snow Woman?

Lynn thought to himself, while spreading his right hand and grabbing the replicant's arm. He then swung it around violently, causing the replicant to spin like a wheel before crashing down.

【Iron block wheel】!

Peng!

The clone's back exploded, but it quickly stood up and returned to normal.

Taking advantage of this brief moment, Lynn made a decision.

He asked Gengar, who was responsible for absorbing Death Spirit and creating safe zones, to change its task and go help Chopper attack the Ancient Tree.

Gengar is also a B+ rank, so there might be hope if he attacks together with Chopper. At the same time, he also thought that Gengar has a super weakness to dark energy... Maybe Gengar's attack will work!

Otherwise, they would have no choice but to retreat.

Safety is the most important thing.

"Genki!" Gengar quickly floated to Chopper's side, and with a wave of its hand, streams of dark purple light flowed and condensed into several dark energy balls, which flew directly towards the ancient tree!

Shadow Ball!

Boom boom boom...

The shadow balls bombarded the surface of the ancient tree like bombs.

An astonishing scene unfolded: the dark energy, upon encountering the shadow sphere, visibly diminished as if melting away like snow.

Sure enough! Lynn glanced at the scene out of the corner of his eye, a look of surprise appearing on his face. This was Gengar's effect of being effective against special creatures.

This might be similar to how Ghost-type moves are super effective against Ghost-type moves. Gengar's attacks are extremely effective against dark and eerie creatures or energies, making it a natural counter to eerie things!

Gengar has done a great job, and its value will rise even higher!

It can not only devour death thoughts to become stronger, but also restrain dark creatures, making it an essential partner for exploring the dark continent.

You should know that in the Dark Continent, things like ancient trees are everywhere, and there are even beings that are many times more powerful than ancient trees.

With Gengar, he has another way to deal with dark creatures.

"Genggui genggui!" Gengar sensed Lynn's joy and its mouth involuntarily stretched to its ears. For it, Lynn's happiness was the thing that made it happiest.

"Good job, Gengar!"

Seeing the energy dissipate, Chopper exclaimed excitedly, and at the same time seized the opportunity to launch a fierce attack on the tree trunk, causing significant damage this time.

Gengar was responsible for weakening the defenses, while Chopper was responsible for dealing damage. The combination of the two was very effective, and the clones couldn't sit still any longer and became even more anxious.

Bisge and the others were incredibly surprised, but they also understood that this was a golden opportunity, so they held onto the clones tightly.

It turns out that Lynn's Nen beast can not only dispel Nen, but also has offensive capabilities, and it has a very obvious effect on dark energy.

Finally, when Gengar weakened the ancient tree's dark energy to a certain extent, it stopped emitting black energy, and the trunk was badly damaged by Chopper. The four clones also collapsed on their own.

The ancient tree... lost!

In an instant, the oppressive atmosphere on the field was swept away, and since almost no more black energy emerged, the surrounding environment became much more pleasant.

They thus defeated the ancient tree associated with the Dark Continent.

Along with the victory, Lynn also received a new card.

【Name: Gourmet Tree】

[Grade: A-]

[Type: Item Card]

[Background: Gourmet Devil]

[Introduction: A special tree that grows various food cards. As it absorbs enough food, the level of the food cards it produces will increase. After reaching a certain level, the food tree itself will also level up. Currently, the highest level it can produce is B+, which can be harvested.]

A food tree that can continuously produce delicious food!

Provided with enough food as nutrients, the food that grows will be better, and there is even a chance for the tree to evolve.

Moreover, the food that grows is even presented in the form of cards, which means that the [Food Tree] is also a channel to continuously obtain cards.

As long as you give it food and wait for a while, it will grow food cards, which can reach a maximum grade of B+. This is a great joy for it, as it lacks card synthesis!

【Gourmet Tree】+【Yu-Gi-Oh! Deck】+【Alchemy Synthesis】, this is practically an assembly line for producing and synthesizing cards.

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In addition, the delicious food that grows can be eaten by oneself or traded with Toriko. Most importantly, Toriko doesn't have to go through so much trouble to find food anymore.

The Gourmet Tree is essentially a gourmet creation machine!

Moreover, it was currently in a harvestable state. With a slight thought, Lynn collected two cards from the [Tree of Gourmet Food].

A C-grade [Pork Chop Rice Bowl] and a C-grade [Sweet Cola] – without doing anything, I easily obtained two cards, enough for one synthesis.

Therefore, it is clear that even if he does not provide food, the Gourmet Tree is guaranteed to grow at least two C-grade cards. It is just unknown how long it will take to mature, and that remains to be seen.

The most urgent task now is to have the ability to synthesize B-grade cards. He doesn't lack C-grade cards now, and he will naturally have plenty of B-grade cards in the future. Therefore, he needs to have the ability to synthesize A-grade cards from B-grade cards, otherwise it will just be a waste.

This matter can't be rushed; it all depends on luck.

Alternatively, you could have your heroes pay more attention to people whose abilities are related to the word "synthesis," and then fight them; you might have a chance to obtain a synthesis ability card.

Lynn composed himself, and the others gathered around.

"Wow, that's amazing! I didn't realize this Nen beast was so strong." Bissie couldn't help but praise it. Looking at it this way, Gengar's appearance improved even more in her eyes. She'd give it a 65 out of 100.

"Genkien!" Gengar became proud when it heard someone praising it, and stretched out the corners of its mouth to make a funny face.

Biskey was still smiling, but she thought to herself, "Making faces isn't a good thing. I'll deduct 5 points. 60 points is about right."

“You’re still cuter.” Bisge looked at Chopper, who had returned to his petite and adorable form, her eyes crinkling into crescents as she quickly pulled him into her arms. “You fluffy little guy.”

"Even if you praise me like that, I won't be happy~" Chopper grinned, his chin long and slender, saying one thing but meaning another.

She adores Chopper, not only because he's prettier than Gengar, but also because they share the same "transformation" ability, which gives Bisge a sense of finding a "kindred spirit."

After the battle, it was time to reap the rewards.

Without even needing discussion, everyone unanimously decided not to damage the ancient tree. After all, it was not easy to plant the plants of the Dark Continent, and this was a priceless treasure; it would be a great pity to destroy it.

Although it is dangerous, it will be fine as long as you stay away; it is already an extremely safe place in the Dark Continent.

If we keep it, we can come in and harvest it every three years, but we don't know how long it will take for the fruit to ripen.

There are currently six white fruits on the tree. After a brief discussion, Gail and Lynn each got two, and Menchi and Bisge each got one.

Lynn was undoubtedly the biggest contributor, and he accepted two without question. Gail was willing to give each of the three of them 500 million Jenny as compensation and also accepted the extra fruit.

Thus, in this one trip, Lynn not only obtained an A-grade [Tree of Gourmet Food], but also received a reward of 5.5 billion Jenny and two Healing Fruits.

According to Gail, this fruit can heal serious injuries and dispel negative states, including thoughts of death, which is a small "hope".

In the Dark Continent, hope often coexists with calamity, such as Nitromoe, which grants longevity, and the Hellish Bell Twin-Tailed Serpent.

This ancient tree also possesses this characteristic, except that it embodies both hope and disaster.

Lynn doesn't plan to take it for now; such a good thing should be saved for when an emergency arises and it can be used to save his life.

Meanwhile, Biskey and Galo offered to accompany them to express their gratitude.

They had both achieved their goals and had no intention of participating in the second half of the cooking competition. They could help with the hunting, and all the ingredients would be given to Lynn and Menchi.

Lynn raised an eyebrow. Was this a renewal of the "Demon King's Protection"?

This is even better. With the help of Bisji and Gal, there is hope of catching even better ingredients, which will help improve our ranking in the competition.

He refused to believe it, having the hunting duo of Bisji and Galus, and the chef duo of Menchi and Erina.

With such a star-studded lineup, if he doesn't take the top three, who will?

According to the original timeline, Menchi could have made it into the top three on her own, but now that her abilities have been doubled, shouldn't she be the champion?

It's the fourth day of the competition, and there's less than half the time left. They need to speed up their journey and collect ingredients along the way.

Due to route issues, they won't have time to reach the other two danger zones. Perhaps they can wait until after the next major competition to see?

For the next few days, they maintained the "Journey to the West quartet" lineup, traversing the food preparation area.

Along the way, they passed through forests, plains, glaciers, and other terrains, and also harvested a variety of precious ingredients.

Menchi's refrigerator had limited space, so it only contained a small amount of perishable food. The rest of the food was wrapped in large animal skin bags, which everyone carried on their backs. This was the most common method used by the contestants.

After all, not everyone has the precious ability of spatial perception.