In order to entertain Aoun, a distinguished guest who could provide him with wine, Fei Che gritted his teeth, took out the rice he planned to leave for Xiaoyu's birthday, and cooked a large bowl of rice for Yamato and Aoun.
Although he knew that the rice was hard-earned, Aoun was really hungry after working all afternoon.
He didn't care too much and only gave Xiaoyu half a bowl of rice, and then wolfed down the rice.
Gululu~
After eating a bowl of rice, although his physical strength has recovered a lot, the hunger in his belly still cannot be quelled.
Looking at Yamato, who was still licking his job clean even though he was depressed, Aoun couldn't help but sigh.
Unexpectedly, the two of them finally left the ghost island, but hunger was still with them...
At this time, it is impossible to go to town. I can only consider going to the wilderness to find those beasts with poison in their bodies and beat them to the teeth...
Ornn remembered that Sauron ate the meat of those beasts when he first arrived on the island in the original book.
According to Zoro, with his physical fitness, he can digest the poisonous meat, but he will only feel a stomachache.
From this point of view, Yamato should be able to eat those poisonous meats without being too affected. As for himself... Although his current physique is far inferior to that of Yamato and future Zoro, he is after all an animal-type Devil Fruit ability user known for his tenacious vitality. , I can't die even if I think about it.
Thinking like this, Aoun finally made up his mind, stood up, walked to Yamato and picked up her mace "Takeru":
"Lend me your mace and I'll find a way to get some food back."
"Do you need my help?" Yamato asked weakly, barely supporting himself.
Seeing Yamato's reluctance, Aoun said:
"No need, I am also a person with abilities, I can still deal with a few beasts."
After saying this, he couldn't help but add something in his mind, just to test the effect of the Heart Steel.
After changing into a kimono and carrying Yamato's mace, Aoun went out and headed towards the wilderness north of Nougasa Village.
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Passing through a large bamboo forest, a decaying wilderness immediately appeared in front of Ornn.
"This guy Black Carbon Orochi is really evil!"
Sighing like this, Aoun slowly walked into the wilderness with his mace.
Although it was already late at night, in this wilderness, there were still countless giant beasts that had not yet fallen asleep due to hunger in their bellies.
Those wide-open eyes shone with a faint green light in the dim night.
Carefully walking through the wilderness, Aoun tried not to make too much noise while carefully searching for targets that he could deal with.
While searching, Aoun suddenly felt a certain sound ringing in his ears.
Ding ding ding ding...boom!
The sound became clearer and clearer from far to near, until the final "dong" sound, Aoun felt as if his body was electrified, and his whole body shivered unconsciously. He held the mace Ajian. There were even faint blue veins popping up in his hands.
This voice is so familiar!
In the Howling Abyss, when the wind blew, this sound echoed across the entire broken bridge.
And now, this sound means... the enemy is approaching!
Just as he was thinking this, a sharp sound of breaking wind suddenly came from beside him.
If it had been before, Aoun would not have been able to react the moment he heard the news.
But now, because of the sound of Heart Steel as an early warning, Aoun had already secretly tensed his muscles.
Following instinct, he rolled sideways, and a sharp claw brushed his shoulder.
At the same time, he also noticed that there was a mark of gray on the outside and red on the inside in his sight.
The moment he saw this mark, Aoun's spirit immediately lifted.
The muscles in his arms were bulging high. He held the mace tightly in both hands, rounded his arms and hit it hard with the stick.
Bang~!
If the previous five prompts made Ornn's soul tremble, then the sound of gold and iron as the mark was shattered made Ornn's soul sublime.
The moment the mark was shattered, Aoun immediately felt a warm current flowing through his limbs, making his body that was originally weak due to hunger once again full of strength.
Come on!
In stark contrast to Aoun, was the prey he shot.
Aoun's blow just now clearly hurt him badly, and the body that was six to seven meters long was twitching violently under the moonlight.
This is a fox-like being, with red fur covered with yellow spots...well, it almost has the words "I am poisonous" written on its face.
Because Ornn hit him in the abdomen with a stick, the spotted fox grinned and struggled for a long time without being able to turn back. There was even a faint blood leaking from the corner of its mouth. It must have been hurt to the heart.
Seeing that the fox had lost its fighting power, Aoun planned to hit him with a stick, but before his mace could fall, the warning sound of ding-ding-ding sounded again in his ears.
At the same time, the sound of breaking wind struck again, and before the three-second beep of Heart Steel ended, Ornn was suddenly hit hard on the back.
However, fortunately, even if the Heart of Steel is hidden, it can still provide a certain degree of defense. In addition, he made a forward motion before being attacked, which absorbed a lot of the impact.
The combination of the two meant that, although Aoun was actually attacked, he did not suffer much damage.
However, the sneak attacker's attack did not stop with one blow. Before Ornn could struggle to stand up from the ground, the cold and smooth touch had already wrapped around his entire body, and it was still tightening!
It was a snake, and what attacked him was a giant snake hiding not far away!
This guy was probably disturbed by the actions of Ornn and Spotted Fox, and then launched an attack in anger.
This also explains why Heartsteel did not issue a warning before - because the giant snake was in a deep sleep before and had not shown any hostility toward Ornn, so it was not judged as an enemy by Heartsteel, so naturally it would not issue any condensation. The sound of the imprint serves as an early warning.
"It seems that the Steel of the Heart cannot replace the Haki of Wisdom and Color after all. Not only is a situation like this unavoidable, but the effective range of 300 meters can also be said to be short-lived for many strong people.
Without the domineering power of seeing and hearing, and relying only on the three-second warning given by the condensed mark of the Heart Steel, I might have already lost my head as soon as the Heart Steel rang..."
While summing up his experience in his mind, Aoun quickly activated his ability and wrapped his body in magma.
clang!
The magma fell on the giant snake's body and happened to trigger the mark of the Heart Steel.
The double damage of the hot magma and the broken mark immediately caused the giant snake to twist in pain.
Snake Xinzi vomited wildly, and his tightly bound body suddenly relaxed, successfully allowing Aoun to find a chance to escape...
