Chapter 224: Battle Inside the Base!
"Huh?"
"Why aren't you moving?"
"Oh… right! I forgot to tell you—this little cutie of mine was modified using your Mink Tribe genes."
"Surprised? That's not even the best part!"
"Just wait... there's more!"
"Ah gah gah gah—!"
The tall, thin scientist let out a shrill, manic laugh that echoed through the facility. If the rest of the Dragon Hunter Pirates had been here, they would've killed him on the spot.
Frankly, he deserved it.
"Captain, let me handle this one," said a massive figure that stepped forward—his thick fur jet-black, resembling a towering bear.
This was Bill, a warrior of the Mink Tribe and a frontline combatant in Conrad's unit.
"He's all yours, Bill," Conrad nodded, placing a hand on his shoulder.
Moonlight streamed faintly through the ceiling vents above, casting a pale glow across the chamber. Bill's eyes instantly turned blood-red, electricity crackling from his fur as the Sulong form began to awaken.
The very next moment, he lunged.
His powerful limbs propelled him forward, fists wrapped in lightning-enhanced Electro, crashing into the six-meter-tall bio-engineered brute.
But the strike—despite its force—failed to cause significant damage.
The monstrous man simply stood his ground, body hardened through grotesque modifications. He took the hit without flinching.
"Ah gah gah… you thought that would hurt?"
"You call that power? That's all the Dragon Hunter Pirates have to offer?"
"Pathetic!"
"We are scientists—masters of the human body! You're obsolete!"
CRACK!
Before the lunatic could finish his taunts, a white-haired Mink Tribe warrior shot forward from the flank, gliding like lightning.
Electricity surged across his blades, infused with Armament Haki, as he leapt and sliced with surgical precision.
Within a second, the monstrous giant was dismembered—severed limbs hit the floor, followed by a heavy, wet thud as blood sprayed across the hall.
The "surprise" the scientist had hyped up?
Slaughtered before he could blink.
Conrad stepped forward, eyes cold and unimpressed.
"Did you really think we were going to fight one by one?"
He looked down at the trembling figure in the observation room.
"This isn't a duel. It's war."
Conrad's time with the Dragon Hunter Pirates had changed him. The captain's creed had become his own: Even when hunting rabbits, lions fight with all their might.
Using teamwork to overwhelm opponents wasn't cowardice—it was smart. Efficient. Brutal.
Letting Bill take the first strike was a feint—meant only to distract, to lull the scientist into arrogance.
And it had worked perfectly.
"H-HOW!?"
"You… you killed my masterpiece!"
The scientist—his face pale—panicked as Conrad marched toward the observation chamber.
BAM!
Conrad slammed his armament-covered fist into the transparent barrier that separated them. The shield shook but held.
"Ah gah gah...! You think that will break it? This is our most advanced defense system!"
"You beasts won't—"
BOOM!
Another blow. Then another. Behind Conrad, other Mink Tribe members joined in, unleashing a coordinated assault. The protective shield began to crack.
The scientist's expression shifted—from smugness to horror.
"No… no! This can't be happening!"
Hairline fractures splintered across the barrier. The scientist stumbled backward.
> "I-I'm too important! I'm on the cusp of a breakthrough! I can't die here!!"
Frantically, he pulled a dozen syringes from his belt and stabbed them all into his body at once.
Scarlet fluid surged through his veins.
His tall, wiry frame began to mutate—muscles expanding grotesquely, fur sprouting across his arms. His body twitched and spasmed violently.
"Is that... the same drug Pekoms used last time?" Conrad muttered, stepping back.
"No… it's something stronger. Everyone, stay alert."
"Heheheh… GAHAHA…!"
"You rats think you can kill me? Let me show you… the peak of scientific evolution!"
"I am Pilu, and I—!"
CRACK!
A hand punched clean through the weakened shield, seizing the madman by the throat.
"Die."
It was over in an instant. With one squeeze, Finks crushed Pilu's neck and tore off his head.
The scientist's body went limp, collapsing in a heap.
Finks' Sulong form stood tall behind the shattered shield—her mane crackling with static, eyes glowing with primal fury.
"Finks! Are you alright?" Conrad rushed to his side.
Finks was panting, her body trembling slightly. Her transformation had been the most complete among them—far more stable than the others.
But even so, the Sulong form always came with a cost.
"I'm good, Brother Conrad," Finks exhaled.
"Let's keep moving. These bastards dared to experiment on our tribe... That's unforgivable."
She slowly deactivated the Sulong state, her body returning to normal, though visibly strained.
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Meanwhile, in the control room...
> "M-Master Snooki… they activated the Sulong form… indoors..."
The assistant's voice trembled.
Until now, they'd believed Mink Tribe warriors could only transform under direct moonlight. But Finks had proven otherwise.
And if the others could do the same...
The facility would be a slaughterhouse.
"This is... PERFECT!!" Snooki shouted, eyes gleaming madly.
"We must capture that one! She's the most valuable specimen yet!"
His obsession drowned out all fear. Finks was a dream come true—a breakthrough in his unethical research.
"B-But Master—"
"DO AS I SAY!" Snooki snapped, eyes filled with killing intent.
"Unless you'd prefer to become another test subject?"
The assistant went pale.
"U-Understood, sir!"
He scrambled to the console and slammed the switch, opening the next chamber.
Back with Conrad's team…
BOOM.
The next set of doors slid open with a hiss.
"Tch. Looks like they're feeling confident again," Conrad muttered.
"Let's see what their next 'experiment' looks like."
The crew advanced, stepping into an even larger space. The room was dome-shaped, dimly lit—almost theatrical.
From the shadows emerged a woman in a sleek white lab coat.
Her presence was strange—almost otherworldly. Her coat hung loosely over her shoulders, but aside from it... she wore nothing else.
"Welcome~" she purred, voice dripping with seduction.
"My lovely little cuties…"
She licked her lips as her gaze fell on Conrad, her eyes gleaming like a predator eyeing fresh prey.
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