"Swallowing Factory: Metal Storm!"
Boom!
Countless sharp shards of metal, gears, and steel balls shot out like a torrential storm, making it almost impossible to dodge at such close range!
However.
Shano remained standing in place, smiling at him without blinking an eye.
Clink clink clink clink—
The metal fragments struck his face but collided as if hitting indestructible steel, sparking and making crisp sounds as they bounced off, leaving not a single scratch.
Wapol almost had his eyes pop out of his head.
This... how is this possible!
His metal storm was a killer move capable of instantly destroying even the most fortified castles, yet it couldn't even scratch his opponent's skin now?
What on earth is this guy's body made of?!
"No... it's impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
Cold sweat dripped from Wapol's forehead as he became both terrified and furious, gritting his teeth.
This is not the time to hesitate!
Since even his ultimate move was useless against this monster, he could only try to swallow him whole!
Wapol opened his mouth to the limit, attempting to engulf Shano entirely, yet—
"Your mouth stinks, sorry, I don't want to go on an adventure in there."
In a calm voice, Shano reached out with his right hand, gripping Wapol's lower jaw like an iron clamp, forcefully opening it further.
"Ugh—"
Wapol's pupils shrank, as his metallic jaw was forcibly torn apart, producing an ear-piercing metallic deformation sound.
He struggled madly, but Shano's strength was as immovable as a mountain, preventing any advancement. In their deadlock, you could even hear bones and metal joints cracking under the immense force.
The next moment, Shano's left hand similarly gripped his upper jaw, muscles tensing suddenly as he pulled forcefully sideways—
Kureha and Robin reacted quickly, each reaching out a hand to cover Chopper's eyes.
Crack!!!
Amid the harsh cracking sound of metal joints, Wapol's jaw was completely shattered, and his entire head was torn apart from the middle.
Mixed with blood and mechanical parts, it all spewed out, and Wapol's screams abruptly halted, leaving only the metal jaw hanging in Shano's hand.
The upper half of his face fell to the ground alongside his bloated body, glaring at the sky, eyes bulging, unblinking in death.
"Doctor..."
Chopper's vision remained tightly covered by fingers, but by the sound, he could probably guess what happened. He shivered uncontrollably, "Was this guy's head ripped open? How tragic..."
"It is quite tragic, but this is the ending he deserves."
Kureha grinned, exhaling a mouthful of smoke, her gaze lingering.
If Hiluluk and all those innocent doctors and citizens who died at his hands could witness this in Heaven, they would perhaps find it quite comforting...
Meanwhile, Shano crouched down, inspecting the corpse.
Indeed, he was dead, with no risk of revival.
The Munch-Munch Fruit is quite peculiar, and he did not want to risk letting this guy escape due to a moment of negligence.
Now, it's time to claim his spoils. The metal jaw couldn't be sacrificed, so...
His gaze shifted up and down before finally resting on Wapol's crown.
This guy cared very much about his kingship, so this item should be valuable. Shano casually picked it up, and from inside rolled out something.
"Hmm?"
Looking down, Shano found a white fruit, covered in spiral patterns, shimmering with a crystal-like luster against the snow.
The Devil Fruit radar detected it had been here all along!
Shano reckoned it had been kept in the national treasury with the other treasures and was only taken out when Wapol fled.
Due to the rumor of "great risks from eating two Devil Fruits," it wasn't swallowed like other items but hidden under that crown.
Tsk, what a coincidence.
Is this the legend of Devil Fruits choosing their own masters coming true?
Or is it the reward fate has granted him for ridding the evildoer?
Shano picked it up effortlessly.
Robin, intrigued, also came closer. With an encyclopedia in motion beside him, Shano immediately handed it over without hesitation:
"So, Robin, can you identify what kind of fruit this might be?"
"Let me take a look."
Robin received the fruit, furrowing her brow and observing it for a while before finally speaking: "Based on the pattern characteristics, it can be determined that it is likely the Snow-Snow Fruit, a Logia-type."