Chapter 6

Cui Ze stared at the holographic screen, where the words [Kamado Tanjiro's Special Onigiri] were written in pale white.

He couldn't close his eyes, and after a long while, he finally managed to read the words between the lines, which were all "orthopedics"!

"I will even shout from my grave, with my decaying vocal cords, that I wish all lovers in the world could become siblings!"

Turning off the holographic screen, Cui Ze held the [Special Onigiri] in his hand, unable to figure out what this thing was for!

And that [Bamboo Tube Mouth Plug] from before!

"This [Fishing] skill is definitely a bit off!"

Cui Ze tossed the [Special Onigiri] into his waist pocket. Regardless of how bizarre its effects were, it still served the basic function of filling one's stomach.

It was more suitable as emergency rations than a certain new-era reindeer.

But this thing actually costs an E-grade fish bait!?

At the thought of this, Cui Ze's heart ached.

After calming down, Cui Ze leaned on a boulder and stood up from the ground.

The acquisition of the [Toughness] talent made the soreness in his legs completely disappear.

"Breath—In—"

Cui Ze tested the effects of [Beast Breathing] again, pleasantly surprised to find that the burden on his body had significantly decreased, and the enhancement effect of the breathing technique had also greatly improved!

"As my physical attributes improve, the capabilities of [Beast Breathing] are also being fully unleashed. It shouldn't be long before this ability upgrades, right? Full Concentration Breathing, and Full Concentration Breathing in Daily Life!"

Cui Ze stretched his muscles and spirits, then rapidly ran towards the top of the small stone peak.

He planned to use the advantageous terrain of the small stone peak to observe the surrounding area and formulate a plan for the next few days.

The [Keen Hearing] ability was fully activated, and various subtle sounds within a fifty-meter radius continuously flooded into Cui Ze's ears. This ability to constantly grasp the surrounding information greatly increased his sense of security.

Even if it was a false sense of security.

Suddenly, a thunderclap exploded in the sky!

"The sky being quiet is actually quite unusual."

Cui Ze glanced at the sky, found no major issues, and quickened his pace up the mountain.

A few minutes later, Cui Ze, using [Pig Rush], reached the top of the small stone peak and immediately took out his binoculars to start observing the surrounding area.

The first thing that caught his eye was the situation in the town.

The Navy recruits, led by Smoker, had already entered the town.

After the previous explosion, these elite Navy recruits, with their strong overall qualities, had realized that there might be other dangerous individuals on the island. They were now moving in pairs, continuously investigating the town.

"You can take your time searching the town!"

The next second, Cui Ze's binoculars looked up at the sky, then quickly moved away.

"The battle in the sky can be observed with the ears; there's no need to do anything else."

The binoculars' target shifted to the area near the small stone peak.

Cui Ze silently observed for a while and discovered a very hidden cave a few hills away.

"A heaven-sent temporary base!"

Cui Ze put down the binoculars and immediately moved towards the hidden cave.

Although he had initially planned to use the small stone peak as a temporary base, this bare, wind-exposed hill had no shelter.

In comparison, the cave seemed much more "habitable."

About half an hour later, Cui Ze arrived at the hidden cave without any obstacles.

However, as he got closer, his expression became increasingly serious.

Unlike what he had expected, this hidden cave was not a natural formation.

On the way, Cui Ze found many traces of human activity.

"The humans who lived on the island have all turned into zombies. Even if there are living things in this cave, they would have run out by now after a few days..."

Although he thought this, Cui Ze still instinctively raised his alertness.

Standing on the open ground in front of the cave, Cui Ze unhesitatingly used [Beast Breathing: Spatial Perception]. An invisible, colorless wave of energy spread from his feet, probing the interior of the cave.

"No biological activity in the cave... Wait! The two small creatures in the deep cave's prison are still alive?!"

Cui Ze frowned, drew his nail hammer, and slowly walked into the cave.

As expected, the situation was the same as he had previously deduced and sensed.

This spacious and desolate cave was not a natural formation; it also contained many traces of human activity, but the original owner was now nowhere to be found.

The cave was dimly lit, and the shelves on the cave walls held enormous transparent containers filled with a pale green unknown solution, in which various grotesque biological organs were immersed, resembling an evil biochemist's laboratory.

Snap!

Cui Ze took out a flashlight and lit it, illuminating the cave's interior.

The evil laboratory, which would make ordinary people shudder and feel uneasy, was nothing to Cui Ze, who had experienced four days of zombie attacks.

"Sure enough!

"From the first day I arrived on this island, I noticed that although it is a zombie island, it is not the territory of the Moonlight Moria, the user of the Shadow-Shadow Fruit!

"Zombies without consciousness and zombies with shadows inserted into them are two completely different creatures!

"Seeing these things in the cave confirms my suspicions!

"The culprit behind the tragedy of this island is likely a biochemist! Probably a virus-type Devil Fruit user, otherwise, Admiral Zephyr would not have come here!"

Cui Ze's mind rapidly processed these deductions, which were no different from the truth.

"The only remaining mystery is Kaido!

"Why did Teacher Kaido come to Paradise?

"Why didn't Teacher Kaido stay in Wano and wait for the light of the Sun God to shine after twenty years?"

With incomplete information, Cui Ze couldn't yet fully understand the situation on the island, but he had already reached the deep part of the cave, standing in front of the "prison" he had previously sensed!

The light from the flashlight, like a blade of dawn piercing through the darkness, thoroughly illuminated the interior of the prison.

Inside the prison made of special materials were two emaciated children.

The older one was barely supporting herself, half-kneeling on the ground, protecting the younger one lying on the ground, who was barely alive.

Cui Ze focused his gaze.

The older one was a girl with a head of messy, straw-like long hair, and two white horns like those of a cow growing on either side of her head. Her pale red eyes shimmered with caution and fear.

The most striking feature was her mouth.

Her cherry-like small mouth had been cut open on both sides, revealing a row of sharp, white fangs.

The girl with the split mouth!

The younger one, whose gender was indistinguishable, had much finer horns on their head compared to the girl with the split mouth. Their condition was even more "tragic" than hers!

Almost the entire left side of their head had been cruelly cut open, revealing the skull connected to the white horns!

The most eerie part was that under the flashlight's light, the skull of the younger one appeared a deep green.

The boy with the half-brain!

For a moment, Cui Ze thought he had suddenly been transported from One Piece to the set of a super horror movie.

But in reality, the old One Piece fan immediately recognized the identities of these two children through certain characteristics.

At the same time, Cui Ze also understood why Kaido, who was deep in the New World in Wano, had flown to the first half of the Grand Line in Paradise.

These two children were clearly the two future Six Supernovas of the Beasts Pirates, who would be adopted by Kaido.

The girl with the split mouth, Runti!

The boy with the half-brain, Peggwan!