The evil wolf Huchatt may not have figured out why he has honed his boxing skills for most of his life on the sea, and he would give an ordinary punch to the ordinary young man in front of him.

He was depressed!

He's manic!

He couldn't figure it out!

However, at the moment before he died, the evil wolf Huchatt's mind inexplicably recalled the words that Higashinohara said with a calm face just now.

"That's right, I killed you."

A simple sentence made the evil wolf Huchatt go through a very complicated spiritual process, from a brief moment of shock at the beginning to the absurdity and ridiculousness after coming back to his senses.

Immediately, it turned into a stunned and angry explosion by Higashinohara's "ordinary punch"!

Finally, before he died, when the simple but unavoidable punch gradually enlarged in his pupils...

At the moment of dying,

The evil wolf Huchat actually had a complex and indescribable panic and panic in his heart, and a terrifying thought uncontrollably popped up in his mind.

This kid...

Could it be that there is no lying?

It's strange that the danger of his own death is imminent, but the evil wolf Huchot has this matter inexplicably in his mind, and he is once again in a state of dazed shock and incomprehension......

The good thing is that now it's over.

Dead people don't need to think too much.

However, at this moment,

Higashinohara was similarly lost in thought.

Just like this, the scales of quicksand. Fourteen times the speed], Higashinohara was able to easily enter this state of unrestricted realm as early as after [Agility] reached the 70 comprehension realm.

Only this time it seems to be different.

In the past, when Higashinohara entered this state, for example, the last time he faced the rain demon Sheila, who also belonged to the Shelby Pirates, he didn't seem to have this kind of terrifying combat power that killed the same level with one punch, and he also had to use weapons such as swords.

So what's changed?

Thinking of this, Higashinohara's gaze couldn't help but fall on the attribute panel of the [Sin Handbook] in his mind.

[Dexterity: 72.5]

[Strength: 69.5]

[Constitution: 69.9]

In contrast, except for the fact that his agility had not improved significantly during the period of time after reaching the theoretical "threshold" not long ago, the two attributes of [Strength] and [Physique] had made a qualitative leap, from twenty or thirty points at the beginning to now half of his feet have stepped into the edge of the seventh order.

Gradually, Higashinohara's face showed a thoughtful look, he felt that he vaguely seemed to grasp something, and also verified his original guess and choice...

That is, the improvement of attributes and strength is not linear, but a non-linear parabola, and after any attribute reaches the theoretical threshold, the expectation of continuing to improve will become lower.

At the beginning, he wanted to bypass the "threshold" and continue to improve his strength, so he had to save the country by curve, starting from other attributes, and chose the two attributes of [Strength] and [Physique].

Looking at it now, since he was able to kill the evil wolf Hu Qiaote at the peak of the seventh order and second stage with two punches, then his strength was at least the seventh order and the third stage, and he was even very capable of the seventh order and the fourth or even fifth stage.

This shows that this path is indeed the right one.

However, Higashinohara felt that his way of relying on attribute points to improve his strength was really a strange outlier in this world, and the ability stage of ordinary people could no longer accurately assess their strength.

If he wants him to say it, if it is a normal situation without a temporary attribute point bonus, even if it is the ability of the seventh order and the fifth stage within his current rank, I am afraid that he will have the power to fight.

It's not too much to say that "invincible at the same level".

But when it comes to the eighth order, it's not so good.

You must know that the seventh to eighth order is not a simple literal improvement on the ability level.

If you want to make an analogy, it is tantamount to the transition from cold weapons to hot weapons, his current attributes are still in the range of the seventh order, and under normal conditions, I am afraid that those who meet the ability of the eighth order will be a little weak.

Higashino Hara thought about this...

At this moment, there was a sound of rustling footsteps behind him, and he turned his head to see Lucy and Danielle walking cautiously.

At this time, the two of them stared directly at the vicious wolf Hu Qiaoke who was still standing in place not far in front of Higashinohara, his body was facing them, but he was "staring" at them motionless with the back of his head.

"This guy... Dead, right? ”

Lucy was a little unsure.

Danielle looked at the wolf Huchok again, twisting his back to the back of their head at eighty degrees, couldn't help but roll his Adam's apple, swallowed his saliva and said, "If I'm not mistaken... It should be too dead to die anymore. ”

Hearing the repeated confirmation of his companions, the tight string in Lucy's mind, who had been hunted down for almost a whole day, also relaxed suddenly, and the whole person almost collapsed to the point of falling down.

But now is not the time.

Lucy steadied herself and glanced at Higashinohara, who had turned her head.

The latter had a gentle smile on his face, but Lucy found it a bit dazzling and unreal.

The man in front of him, who had just punched the head of the evil wolf Huqiaot and spun it 180 degrees, could not connect with the man who was dying in the stagnant water of the river yesterday and was tensed up by her non-stop on his shoulders today.

How can anyone in this world be "old, weak, sick and disabled" one day, and be like "a god descending from heaven" the next day?

Unless he had pretended to be from the beginning, the horrific injury did not look like a disguise.

Looking at the smile on the face of the man in front of her, although Lucy thought that she was a little good-looking, it was not enough for a man she had never met to use "self-harm" to approach her...

Then it seems that there is only one possibility...

Lucy's face turned serious.

Maybe...

Do you underestimate your own appearance?

Just when her heart was turning a thousand times, all kinds of chaotic thoughts flashed.

Danielle next to him was much more direct, and asked the questions that only men care about.

"That's... How did you do that? ”

Higashinohara turned his head to look at him with a calm smile on his face, "He said one more punch, and I'll do another punch." ”

"......" Danielle choked suddenly, his face full of disbelief, "That's it?" ”

"Maybe I'm 'a little faster' than him." Higashinohara added an explanation.

Lucy, who wanted to ask something, was choked by Higashinohara for a while, and the words were suddenly stuck in her throat, and it took a long time to swallow all those doubts and incomprehensions.

She had a faint premonition in her heart that if she followed the question, she would definitely be depressed to death by Higashinohara's answer.

Higashinohara turned his head to look at Lucy, who wanted to speak and stopped talking and wanted to be in his throat, and waited quietly for a while, and found that she was holding back and not asking, and he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed in his heart.

"Alright, now that the troublesome pursuers have been cleared, let's stay here tonight." After finishing speaking, he took the lead in turning his head and walking towards the Pujiang community.

Lucy and Danielle couldn't help but look at each other.

After Higashinohara entered the Pujiang community, Lucy, who was lagging behind, couldn't help but lean over to Daniel's side and muttered and discussed.

The two talked for a long time about "why this guy who was dying yesterday suddenly became so fierce", but they couldn't find a reasonable explanation, and finally had no choice but to follow the footsteps and enter the community.

However, after Lucy calmed down, she couldn't help but squint slightly when she looked at Higashinohara's back.

She is not a fool, although she guessed the extraordinaryness of the Higashinohara that she was carrying when she encountered the strange demon in the Pearl Tower at noon, but she didn't expect it to be "extraordinary" to this extent.

But in that case, she might as well make mistakes and calculate... Even if Higashinohara really coveted her appearance and deliberately approached her, then they also found a fierce thigh in this unfamiliar world.

Not to mention...

This guy takes a closer look,

Actually, it's not annoying to look like...

Lucy thought so reservedly.

Unexpectedly, after they returned to the Pujiang community to re-camp, it was time for dinner. Higashinohara, however, suggested that "everyone will leave it alone tomorrow morning."

"Why?"

Lucy, who was munching on a nutrition bar, suddenly became anxious.

Danielle was also stunned, and noticed that the old sister Lucy was looking at him wildly, and after a pause, he understood, and quickly said, "Don't! Although we met in Pingshui, but in this hell world we have saved you, you have also saved us, it is considered friendship and fate, and now there are still four days before the next border gate opens again, we might as well get together and watch and help each other. ”

Speaking of this, Danielle hurriedly added, "Of course, I know that you should be a seventh-order peak powerhouse, an out-and-out master, but we are not weak, if that guy hadn't restrained Sister Lucy's strength today, he would have been smashed flat a long time ago, and we wouldn't have held you back." ”

Higashinohara couldn't help but smile when he saw this, knowing that they wanted too much, he shook his head with a wry smile and said:

"You also saw my injuries yesterday, you should know that I was injured, although I also killed that person, but there are more powerful people behind him, you are with me, I am afraid there will be unnecessary danger."

Although the two who had just fallen behind were far away, they didn't hear what Higashinohara said to the evil wolf Huqiaot, "I killed the black devil Shelby".

But from Higashinohara's strength today, who can see how strong the opponent who injured him is.

Not to mention, according to Higashinohara's description, the next thing to trouble him is the more terrifying and powerful guy than before... Lucy and Danielle couldn't help but look at each other.

What to do?

In the next second, Lucy didn't hesitate at all, "If you're afraid of affecting us, then there's no need, today... Today is a human miss, if it were someone else, you would know how powerful my [Hammer of Judgment] is. ”

Higashinohara glanced at Lucy, whose mouth was harder than her fist, and the corners of her mouth twitched.

If memory serves, the old man named Abraham, who forcibly suppressed him from afar when he killed the old man Vincent of the Aquila clan yesterday, is also a power-based ability.

And Lucy is also a power-based ability.

But the sense of oppression that the two bring to Higashinohara is undoubtedly the gap between the fireflies and the sun and the moon.

There is simply no way to put them together.

If Lucy, a power-based powerhouse, encounters a ninth-order powerhouse like Abraham, Higashinohara feels that he probably hasn't had time to see how powerful she is, and I'm afraid she will suffer a dimensionality reduction blow along with a human hammer...

Of course, even if this is true, but Lucy is also a good intention after all, Higashinohara didn't say anything when he heard this, smiled and said sincerely:

"Of course I'm not afraid of you dragging me down, but my current situation is a bit complicated, and it's hard for me to guarantee that the other party will have any means to track me, that guy is a strong enemy I can't deal with now, and I'm afraid you will be implicated when you are with me."

Speaking of this, Higashinohara paused and said seriously, "You can think about it and give me an answer tomorrow morning, if you are still willing to walk with me tomorrow, then we will make other plans." ”

After saying this, Higashinohara, who had finished dinner, thanked him and returned to his sleeping bag in the camp.

At this time, Lucy and Danielle behind them also felt Higashinohara's seriousness, and couldn't help frowning for a while and fell into serious thought.

Night falls.

The clock was fast approaching late at night.

March 22nd.

The third night spent after Higashinohara returned to the Sky Tree [Gate of Boundaries].

Speaking of which, this trip to hell is really embarrassing, he has been chased twice in just three days, and there are all kinds of potential dangers at the moment.

Thinking that there were still more than four days before the next opening of the border gate, that is, on the afternoon of March 27, Higashinohara's face couldn't help but become a little solemn.

To be honest, his return to the Hell World this time was entirely to brush up on some other demons to obtain source power points and develop the purple epic ability [Nine Eyes and Six Paths] of talent sequence 16, and to accumulate a little strength as much as possible before trouble came.

I didn't expect to meet the old guy from Shangjing in advance in this hell world.

It can only be said that people are not as good as heaven.

Fortunately, the final result turned the danger into a disaster, and did not let Higashinohara die before he could leave the school.

But after four days, it's not so easy to say.

By that day, all those who have been left in this world will probably have to return to the anchor point under the Sky Tree.

Even if Higashinohara was wearing a mask, it was difficult to guarantee that such a ninth-order powerhouse would not lock himself in another way in a face-to-face situation...

Thinking of this, Higashinohara's heart couldn't help but sink slightly.

However, after recovering from his serious injuries, he experienced a "tragic battle" with the second cadre of the Shelby Pirates, the wolf Huchat, in the evening - perhaps it was not miserable at all in the eyes of others, and it was even quite lighthearted.

Only Higashinohara himself knows how much mental and physical strength he spent from breaking into Hu Qiaok's Flowing Water Stagnant Realm to blasting out that killer punch...

Tonight's vigil is Danielle, who wanted to help, but Lucy refuses on the grounds that he is still injured... can only say that this pair of sisters and brothers are actually really good...

In a daze, Higashinohara, who was lying in his sleeping bag, fell asleep.

I don't know how long it has been...

In his somewhat hazy vision, a figure wearing a navy blue windbreaker suddenly appeared, looking a little familiar.

"Do you know that the birth of [the seed] is actually a process of backwards?"

Suddenly, a very gentle-sounding voice came as the figure walked into a simple laboratory, fiddling with something in front of some sophisticated instrument with his back to him.

After the other party finished speaking, he did not wait for his reply, and continued to concentrate on operating those instruments and said:

"Any great thing must be crazy in the eyes of mediocrity, and crazy things are sometimes not that complicated, we only need to complete three steps."

"First of all, we need to have [fruit]."

The man in the navy blue trench coat said, pointing to the orange in the glassware on the table next to him.

It was a large, plump, round yellow orange that looked as fresh as if it had just been plucked, and one could make you want to swallow it with the meat on the belt just by looking at it.

"Refine the abilities contained in those alien demons into fruits, so that ordinary people have a chance to turn into butterflies, and if they fail, they will die, of course, the choice is in everyone's own hands."

The man lowered his head and continued to himself, "The second step is to purify the ability to refine into the fruit and reduce the uncontrollable 'risk' after taking the fruit, but..."

Speaking of this, the man with his back to him paused, and said slowly, "People can't get anything without sacrifice, and they need to pay the same price to get something, don't they?" This is equivalent exchange, or conservation of matter. ”

"In other words, the uncontrollable 'risk' has not disappeared, but has been transferred, from the humans who consume the fruit to those fruits."

The man said so casually.

Without warning,

The crunchy green apple in front of him suddenly burst, and the flesh on the inner walls of the glassware slowly slid down like a puddle of filthy mud...

At the same time, a strange demon let out a painful roar in the indistinct darkness connected to the instrument not far away, and finally slowly disappeared into the darkness...

As if nothing had happened.

"That's the transfer of risk... Facts have proved that the success rate of fruit purification is still very low, and it can only supply a very small number of people who can meet the ability, and most ordinary people want to obtain the ability... There is still a certain amount of exchange. ”

The man pondered in silence for a while, and then said seriously, "This is not the will of the Creator, it is also an equivalent exchange, telling us that everyone must give what they want to get. ”

Speaking of this, he chuckled and said, "But none of these are important, the most important is the third step of the 'three steps', which is to obtain the [seed] of endless hope from the ripening fruit step by step." ”

"Well, although I know that you don't understand my language, I still want to tell you that those fifth-level orange demons in this world that you are afraid of, they are not creators, and the same is true of those celestials in our world who were born to stand on the high heavens..."

"Whether it's your world or mine, there has never been a Creator."

"But it's going to be over... If anyone can be called a 'Creator' in the future, then... I think I'm the only one who made the seed. ”

"It may not be too late...

What do you think? ”

In the face of the man's questioning, Higashinohara finally realized the identity of "him" who had seen everything in the haze.

He was Jiang Huai, the young man who looked at him again when he was in the Pearl Tower today, standing in the mighty wind and wearing three bar epaulettes.

And the man in front of him wearing a navy blue windbreaker was like a cloud breaking through the sun, and a chaotic back quickly overlapped in front of his eyes!

The heir of the Zaibatsu family of Wano Country...

There is the leader of the 3rd Investigation Group ...

There is the captain of the huntsman expedition team...

There is the man in this laboratory in Jiang Huai's dream...

And also...

The funeral society snake is the "doctor" in my eyes.

And in the dream, when this back turned around for the first time, the face that jumped into his eyes was none other than the man with a warm smile...

Kimura Hakutaku!

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