But now was not the time to focus on that. They still did not know whether this mutated orca was friend or foe.
Although before the spiritual energy revival, orcas could even be said to have a friendly attitude toward humans. Whenever humans encountered danger at sea, nearby orcas would appear in the role of “lifeguards.” One could say there was no hostile relationship between the two at all.
But now, with the spiritual energy revival, whether mutated orcas’ attitude toward humans had changed was still unverified.
However, considering that most of the mutated beasts they had encountered treated humans with hostility, they did not dare let their guard down.
“Roar!”
The mutated giant octopus looked at the mutated orca as if it had seen some kind of enemy. Its massive tentacles, carrying terrifying power, lashed out directly.
“Click, click!”
The mutated orca also did not hesitate. It leaped and turned in the ocean, then slammed its tail over with a whip-like strike.
“Crack!”
“Crack!”
“Crack!”
A sound like breaking glass rang out. The mutated orca’s tail was covered by a white halo, and the air it touched directly shattered, revealing rune-like spiderweb cracks.
“Rumble!”
Accompanied by a violent roar, terrifying energy burst out from their collision. The surrounding seawater exploded downward, revealing a massive hollow.
“The Gura Gura no Mi?!”
Huo yu looked at the mutated orca in disbelief. If she still could not be sure whether the black mist used by the mutated giant octopus was related to the Yami Yami no Mi, then the ability this mutated orca had just used was absolutely the Gura Gura no Mi!
The white halo covering the mutated orca’s tail, and the air shattering like a spiderweb—she had seen it all clearly.
Even if the orca had awakened a vibration ability, it still absolutely should not have been able to produce that kind of special effect!
This was definitely the Gura Gura no Mi!
But how was that possible? Why could a mutated orca that had eaten the Gura Gura no Mi still swim? That did not match the setup of Devil Fruits at all!
Shouldn’t they lose the ability to swim? Even if they could breathe underwater because of their race, it still should not be like this!
Or was it that Earth’s ocean was completely different from the ocean in One Piece? That it did not have the ability to restrain Devil Fruits?
But that did not make sense either! Bai Xuan had not said that.
Huo yu rubbed her head, feeling as if the special trait of her Mera Mera no Mi not fearing seawater was not so precious anymore.
And there was one more crucial point: why would such a precious Devil Fruit be eaten by a mutated sea beast?! Huo yu complained inwardly.
An ordinary Devil Fruit would have been one thing, but this was the Quake-Quake Fruit!
The fruit said to be capable of destroying the world.
Although it required a powerful physique to bring out enough effect, and it would also cause aftereffects on the body, there was no denying its terrifying destructive power!
A mutated orca—this guy’s potential was probably even higher than that of the Sea Kings in the One Piece world, and its physical qualities went without saying.
If it could develop the Gura Gura no Mi to a certain degree, perhaps it really could use the power of the Quake-Quake Fruit to cover the land.
And this mutated giant octopus—she had only suspected before, but now the more she looked, the more she was certain it had eaten the Yami Yami no Mi.
Hopefully it had not!
Otherwise, that Devil Fruit would truly have been wasted.
It clearly could have added a powerful warrior for humanity, yet instead it had become a powerful enemy.
“Roar!!!”
The mutated giant octopus let out a huge roar. At the center of the battle, the tentacle it had just swung had been directly shattered by the mutated orca using the power of the Gura Gura no Mi.
The intense pain made it unable to hold back a huge roar, and the look in its eyes as it stared at the mutated orca grew more and more hateful.
“Click, click!”
The mutated orca also roared back. Although the sound was a little strange, its momentum was completely fine.
In its mind, memories of its grudge with this mutated giant octopus also surfaced.
During the second spiritual energy tide, countless creatures in the ocean received the blessing of spiritual energy and mutated.
Among them, it had the highest talent in its pod, and after mutating, its strength was also the greatest.
Relying on the orca’s own racial aptitude, after mutation, the ocean no longer had any so-called natural enemies for it. Even though the ocean was not calm because of spiritual energy, and countless species fought among themselves, they still lived quite easily.
But during one hunt, this mutated giant octopus slaughtered its pod. Eight orcas, all dead under the mutated giant octopus’s strangling grasp, devoured by it.
Thinking of this, the mutated orca’s heart grew even more furious.
At the time, it had originally been about to die in the other’s tentacles and be devoured as well. But just then, a strange fruit appeared before it.
Although it was very small, appearing utterly inconspicuous under their massive bodies, the suddenly appearing fruit was still seen by them.
Then, the mutated giant octopus seemed to see something that delighted it. It became extremely excited, and the tentacle that had been about to attack it instead turned to snatch that strange fruit. But with its intelligence, it could naturally tell that the fruit was something extraordinary.
It unhesitatingly used its ability to devour it.
Then it discovered that it had gained a new power, a power from vibration.
Although its strength had not changed at all, relying on this power of vibration, it could easily unleash a hundred times its own destructive force.
Afterward, upon seeing that it had devoured that special fruit, the mutated giant octopus began furiously attacking it—not only out of hatred, but also with a desire to eat it.
But relying on the power of vibration, the mutated giant octopus had already lost its ability to suppress it.
In repeated clashes, neither of them could defeat the other.
Over time, the mutated giant octopus seemed to grow tired of it, stirred the seawater, and withdrew.
Naturally, it chased after it without hesitation.
The mutated giant octopus also noticed its movement and used that special dark ability. Black mist covered the entire sea area, shielding its perception. By the time the mist dispersed, the mutated giant octopus had already vanished.
This time, it had been able to find it because it sensed the other’s power.
“Click, click.”
The mutated orca raised its head to look at Qin Tian in the sky, called twice, and then pointed at the mutated giant octopus with its tail.
Although it could not understand the mutated orca’s language, if this action was not mistaken, it should mean…
“You want me to help you deal with it?”
Qin Tian asked somewhat hesitantly.
What he had not expected was that this mutated orca actually nodded.
“After mutating, can it even understand human language?”
Qin Tian also had not expected the mutated orca to understand his words. Although orcas were smart enough to understand human intentions, understanding human language itself was a bit too terrifying.
