c022 Ohara Ruins
After a few minutes, Lin Mu finally regained control of his body and slowly stood up from the broken ground, the cracks beneath his feet reminding him of the violent power surge he had just endured.
Seeing Lin Mu stand up again, the worried look in Zhizhi's eyes finally faded away, and then the little fox happily leaped onto Lin Mu's body, skillfully climbing up his chest and curling up in Lin Mu's arms in an extremely familiar and comfortable posture.
After Squeaky finished lying down, Lin Mu directly stimulated the speed of Quicksilver, activating the gene to its limit, and in the next instant his entire body blurred into afterimages as he dashed forward, kicking up dust and like a Marine's Shave technique.
After a short while, Lin Mu's figure suddenly stopped, his feet firmly planted on the ground, and a clear hint of joy flashed across his face.
After the upgrade, his speed had more than doubled compared to before, already surpassing the movement speed of most ordinary Marine officers. In the world of One Piece, speed meant initiative, and initiative often meant life or death, there was absolutely no doubt about that!
After finishing the speed test, Lin Mu calmly adjusted his breathing and then activated the Hulk gene he had just obtained once again.
After activating the Hulk gene, Lin Mu's body did not undergo a drastic transformation like the legendary green monster from myths. His skin was merely covered with a faint green hue, his muscles slightly bulged and tightened, and his overall body shape did not expand too much, remaining within a controllable range.
However, even though his body shape had not changed significantly, Lin Mu could clearly feel an overwhelming and violent power surging through every muscle and bone, a terrifying sense of strength he had never experienced since arriving in this world!
Compared to his previous strength, it was at least a hundred times stronger, even a thousand times stronger, enough to crush ordinary steel weapons used by Marine soldiers with his bare hands!
"Now, it's time to find the Marines from Division 48 and properly settle the accounts," Lin Mu murmured in a low voice while gazing at the vast sea in the distance, his eyes filled with cold intent.
After that, after hastily grabbing some food from the island to replenish his energy, Lin Mu found a small boat left behind by fishermen and headed straight toward the Marine Division 48's station according to the route he remembered.
But just as Lin Mu and the others were less than two kilometers away from the island, the sea beneath them suddenly churned violently, and a massive wave surged up from below, almost overturning the small boat under Lin Mu's feet like a toy.
Although the boat was forcefully stabilized by Lin Mu using his terrifying strength, it was still swept backward dozens of meters by the impact of the huge wave, causing the sea surface to explode into white foam.
Then, a gigantic head with a width of dozens of meters burst out from the sea, its body casting a huge shadow over the water. It opened its bloody mouth wide, revealing rows of sharp fangs, and let out a deafening roar in Lin Mu's direction, shaking the surrounding sea.
And just above that enormous head, a clear number slowly appeared: 100.
"The King of the Offshore Sea!" Lin Mu was slightly startled when he saw this terrifying creature. He did not expect that a Sea King, like those that once blocked the Straw Hat Pirates' path in East Blue, could actually provide him with such a high amount of experience.
If you really can't find a place to improve your strength in the future, you can go to the Calm Belt to hunt Sea Kings and gain experience, Lin Mu thought to himself, recalling how even the World Government avoided those waters unless protected by seastone technology.
And the squeaking Zhizhi in Lin Mu's arms was not as calm as Lin Mu himself. Facing such a ferocious and terrifying behemoth that even ordinary Marine fleets feared, his entire body trembled violently and shrank into a tight ball in fear.
After letting out a deafening roar, the King of the Offshore Sea opened its huge mouth and charged straight toward Lin Mu, seawater pouring wildly into its mouth as if it wanted to swallow Lin Mu together with the small boat in one bite and crush them in its stomach.
Seeing this scene, Lin Mu frowned slightly and snorted coldly, "I'll just borrow you to test my current strength!"
After speaking, Lin Mu instantly activated the Hulk gene within his body, and his skin was once again covered with a faint green layer, veins bulging as terrifying power surged through his muscles.
Feeling the enormous power filling his body, a power far beyond ordinary humans or even most Marine officers, Lin Mu almost couldn't resist the urge to leap into the air.
But considering the fragile wooden boat beneath his feet, Lin Mu still suppressed the impulse and instead activated Quicksilver, turning into a streak of light as he rushed straight toward the King of the Offshore Sea.
The King of the Offshore Sea was not far from Lin Mu at all, and in the blink of an eye Lin Mu had already reached it. He then jumped directly into the air and swung a heavy punch toward the monster's massive head.
boom!
With a thunderous explosion echoing across the sea, this punch carrying the terrifying power of the Hulk gene directly blasted a huge crater into the King of the Sea's skull. The overwhelming impact instantly shattered its internal organs, killing the Sea King on the spot without any chance to struggle!
"Ding, kill Sea Kings, gain 100 experience points!"
After easily killing the King of the Sea with a single punch, Lin Mu calmly returned to the small boat. Feeling the still surging and violent power within his body, a satisfied smile slowly appeared at the corner of his mouth: "The Hulk gene really didn't disappoint me!"
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Lin Mu had already carefully inquired about the exact location of Marine Division 48 back when he was searching for a doctor for Zhizhi, so he was now extremely clear about his destination.
During the following journey, Lin Mu did not miss a single newspaper published by the World Economy News, but surprisingly, there was not even one line mentioning Lin Mu destroying two Marine warships.
At first, Lin Mu felt puzzled, but after thinking about it for a while, he quickly understood that the incident must have been forcibly suppressed by the Marines. After all, if news of two warships being destroyed by a single person spread out, it would be a devastating blow to the Marine's authority and reputation in West Blue.
Because this matter was deliberately concealed, Lin Mu's bounty did not change at all and still remained at 40 million Berry, exactly the same as before.
After three days of sailing, Lin Mu finally arrived at the destination of his trip: the headquarters of Marine Division 48!
This was a small island with no grass and no trees. The land was scorched black everywhere, and aside from the Marine base that occupied nearly half of the island, there was absolutely nothing else in sight!
This island, twenty years ago, once had a name known throughout the world, Ohara.
It gathered the largest number of scholars on the seas and housed the greatest library in the world, yet it was completely destroyed under the Buster Call ordered by the World Government simply because its scholars researched the Poneglyphs and the forbidden history.
The once beautiful and vibrant island had become utterly desolate, the entire land burned black by cannon fire, with not a trace of life remaining.
After Ohara was destroyed, the World Government established Marine Division 48 directly on top of the ruins, completely cutting off any possibility of Ohara's revival.
Even the name of the island was changed to Monte Carlo, as if trying to erase the three words "Ohara" entirely from the long river of history.
Standing on the boat, Lin Mu stared at Marine Division 48 in the distance, his eyes filled with bone-chilling coldness: "Since it has already been destroyed once, it shouldn't matter if it's destroyed one more time!"
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