Bai Ye curled his lips and smiled.
"A final warning," Bai Ye said. "If you don't let go, something will truly happen."
The young Ghoul Investigator sneered, trying to drag Bai Ye out of the room.
But at this very moment...
*Zzzt!*
Electricity suddenly surged from Bai Ye's body, a stinging sensation instantly spreading from his palm. Following that, the young Ghoul Investigator was flung backward.
With a *bang*, he slammed hard against the corridor wall.
Seeing this, the older Ghoul Investigator immediately brandished the case in his hand and swung it towards Bai Ye.
Bai Ye instinctively leaped backward.
At the same time...
"Kagune!"
The case in the investigator's hand suddenly split open, and a long sword was drawn from it.
The sword's hilt was ordinary, appearing to be made of common steel. However...
Its blade was strangely like red crystal, very similar to what Bai Ye had seen covering the arms of a Ghoul yesterday.
With the sword in hand, the older investigator lunged towards Bai Ye, swinging the blade with force.
Bai Ye tapped his toes lightly, evading the attack.
*Boom!*
The wall, upon being struck, instantly shattered and collapsed to one side.
The investigator, however, did not pause. He spun around and continued to advance on Bai Ye.
Bai Ye raised his hand, and Steel Slime writhed on his body, quickly converging at the center of his palm, solidifying into Lei Ya Nu Shou.
*Clang!*
Bai Ye casually raised his hand, blocking the opponent's attack.
The older Ghoul Investigator showed a hint of surprise. "Is that your kagune? It looks very peculiar, significantly different from a typical Ghoul's kagune."
Bai Ye retorted, "I'm human!"
*Bang!*
As Bai Ye spoke, he parried the opponent's sword, then twisted his body and unleashed a sweeping kick to the man's abdomen.
The intense pain caused the Ghoul Investigator to double over. Bai Ye seized the opportunity, grabbed him by the neck, and hurled him away.
But at this moment...
*Boom!*
The wall to the side collapsed with a roar, and something like a whip swung down towards Bai Ye.
The structure was still similar to red crystal, segmented like a scorpion's tail. The young Ghoul Investigator had broken free from his paralysis and was now attacking Bai Ye.
*Zzzt!*
A torrent of electric arcs surged from Bai Ye's body, and then...
"Lei Zhen!"
Lei Zhen (a sonic boom generated by lightning breaking through the air, repelling approaching attacks)
The arcs coiled around Bai Ye surged forward, emitting a piercing sound as they did. Immediately, the shockwave formed, deflecting the opponent's weapon and sending it crashing against the nearby wall.
Then...
The sound of rushing wind suddenly appeared behind Bai Ye.
Bai Ye swiftly dodged to the side, but the older Ghoul Investigator lunged again, slashing at Bai Ye with his sword.
After retreating several steps to evade, Bai Ye glanced at his palm.
There was a small, thin cut on the side of his palm, likely grazed by the opponent's blade.
The injury was not serious, almost negligible. In fact, to Bai Ye, this level of contact didn't even qualify as an injury.
What surprised Bai Ye slightly was the fact that he had sustained an injury!
The opponent's attack clearly appeared to be a physical attack.
But why hadn't the Logia-type body's elementalization taken effect?
Physical attacks should have been ineffective against Bai Ye. When touched by a solid weapon, his body should have turned to electricity, rendering him unhittable.
Yet, Bai Ye was injured.
"This weapon..." Bai Ye narrowed his eyes and said, "It's quite interesting."
In that instant, Bai Ye felt an urge to possess this weapon.
After all, if the Rumble-Rumble Fruit could elementalize, other Devil Fruits could likely do the same. Having such a special weapon could be useful for countering them if he encountered them in the future.
"You attack his lower half, I'll attack his upper."
At this point, the two Ghoul Investigators lunged towards Bai Ye again, attacking simultaneously.
Bai Ye snapped back to attention, a hint of killing intent appearing in his gaze as he looked at the two men.
Putting aside other matters for now, he would deal with these two first.
*Zzzt!*
Suddenly, a large amount of electricity surged from Bai Ye's body. The instant the attacks connected, Bai Ye vanished without a trace.
Inside the room, the electrical appliances were affected. The lights flickered wildly, and the television displayed a screen full of static.
*Boom!*
The scorpion-tail-like weapon struck the ground first, shattering a section of it.
Immediately after, the older Ghoul Investigator, sword in hand, attacked, but his blade struck empty air.
Then...
The sound of surging electricity reappeared, and Bai Ye materialized directly behind the older Ghoul Investigator.
*Zzzt!*
Electricity flashed again!
Bai Ye raised Lei Ya Nu Shou, now crackling with electricity, and slashed to the side.
*Puff!*
Bai Ye's blade struck the opponent's neck, and immediately, the man's head flew off.
His eyes wide with shock, it tumbled through the air.
"Teacher!"
The young Ghoul Investigator's eyes instantly turned red as he roared, then swung his weapon, smashing it towards Bai Ye.
*Clang!*
Bai Ye casually raised Lei Ya Nu Shou to block, producing a crisp metallic clang.
After the clash, Bai Ye reached out, grabbed the scorpion-tail-like whip, and yanked hard.
The young Ghoul Investigator was yanked forward, flying towards Bai Ye, and then...
*Puff!*
Bai Ye casually thrust Lei Ya Nu Shou forward, piercing the opponent's chest and easily punching through it.
"Cough!"
The young Ghoul Investigator opened his mouth and spat out a large mouthful of blood.
*Puff!*
Bai Ye smoothly withdrew his sword, a wisp of blood trailing, and the man collapsed to the ground, soon losing all signs of life.
Bai Ye casually reached out, and Lei Ya Nu Shou dissolved into black sludge, merging back into Bai Ye's body.
"I don't know what's going on, but this place doesn't seem safe to stay."
Bai Ye muttered, then walked towards the room's entrance. But the moment he reached the doorway...
A round iron ball suddenly rolled from the side of the corridor, landing at Bai Ye's feet.
Bai Ye looked down...
"Damn it!"
Bai Ye cursed, then abruptly lunged back into the room.
*Boom!*
An explosion suddenly sounded.
A massive fireball erupted at the doorway, blasting away a portion of it.
In the corridor, piercing alarm sirens blared.
The fire detectors lit up with red lights, and then, one by one, sprinklers began to spray water.
Bai Ye sprang up from the ground with a cartwheel.
But at this moment...
A red umbrella appeared before Bai Ye, a sharp blade at its tip, stabbing directly at Bai Ye's face.
...