one piece: gene extraction and fusion system-Chapter 285: King Kong and the Savage Legion

The interface of the King Kong Army copycat web game reappeared.

Mio waited quietly. Behind him stood more than a thousand strong men. To be honest, the scene was a bit strange—mainly because all these men were naked.

It was... difficult to look directly at.

Mio didn't even want to look back.

That scene...

Tsk tsk.

Best not to mention it.

Mio didn't bother naming these people. Naming one or two would be fine, but naming three thousand? No thanks. There was no need for that.

While waiting, Mio finally glanced over his shoulder and ordered, "Go find some leaves and make yourselves some simple clothing. It's not good to stand here like this."

If rows of naked women had been standing behind him, Mio wouldn't have minded admiring them. But rows of naked men? That was just uncomfortable.

"Yes!"

Upon hearing the command, the men immediately scattered, heading into the forest.

In the dim light of night, pale silhouettes could be seen disappearing into the trees, making Mio's mouth twitch slightly.

Shaking his head, Mio dismissed the thought and continued waiting for the training process to complete.

[Please choose the training direction: Beast-type? – Human-type?]

"Human-type."

After the selection, a few minutes passed.

[Training complete!]

[Subject: Unnamed]

[Abilities: Steel Bones (extreme physical defense, comparable to diamond), Divine Strength (incredible power), Super Speed (extraordinary speed), Tenacity (high skin toughness), Combat Instinct (excellent battle awareness), Iron Dragon Power (unique internal power boost), Dragon Power (intimidating presence), Violent Sword (weapon and ability combined, high destructive force)]

[Strength: Marine Headquarters Rear Admiral (Combat Peak: Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral)]

[Potential: Not yet fully developed!]

Looking at the panel in front of him, Mio raised an eyebrow slightly, not too surprised. These were within his expectations. Some abilities were linked to the selected genes, and this time, he had selected ones that emphasized defense.

After all, Iron Dragon's magic, Sanwa's steel bones, and Knightmon's armor all contributed to immense defensive power. This creature wouldn't be easy to defeat.

While it might not be the strongest on the seas, it was more than enough to lead the King Kong Corps.

Yes—King Kong Corps was the name Mio temporarily gave to these newly cultivated gorillas.

With a thought, the newly trained creature appeared in front of Mio.

It was massive and bore a strong resemblance to the other gorillas, but this one had a large sword strapped to its back and wore armor that looked much like Knightmon's from the Digimon world.

As soon as it appeared, the creature dropped to one knee and respectfully bowed its head. "Master."

"Call me 'Sir' from now on. As for your name... let's go with King Kong," Mio replied.

Honestly, it was the perfect name. A gorilla with the King Kong gene—what else could he be called?

"Yes, Sir," King Kong nodded.

Just then, voices came from behind.

Mio looked back and saw the rest of the King Kong Corps had returned, now wearing grass skirts. To be fair, they looked like a band of savages—but it was still better than being completely naked. Otherwise, Mio always felt like he was part of some bizarre nudist cult.

Shaking his head, Mio instructed King Kong to stand aside and resumed his training.

One gorilla after another.

This was the first time Mio actually started to feel sick of training.

Time passed unnoticed until the next day.

Mio had trained almost nonstop deep in the forest.

Meanwhile, at the island's port—

A massive black ship slowly approached.

This was a replica of Pluton, and sitting on its bow was none other than Doflamingo. He immediately noticed the Black Glory docked nearby.

"...Looks like..."

Under his signature shades, Doflamingo narrowed his eyes as he observed the island. It seemed familiar—not because of the terrain, but because the CP organization had frequented this place for a period of time.

That's how he had come to learn that a man—rumored to possess technology centuries ahead of its time—was conducting research here.

But that was all Doflamingo knew. Even with his extensive connections in the World Government, he had learned nothing more.

And now, with the Black Crow's ship here?

Doflamingo couldn't help but smirk sinisterly. "Vegapunk... Fufufufufu... Could he really be connected to the Black Crow? Incredible."

He had long suspected that Vegapunk might have ties to the Black Crow, but he didn't expect that relationship to still exist.

Vegapunk worked for the World Government. If he was still willing to cooperate with the Black Crow under such circumstances, then that meant only one thing: the Black Crow was offering something the World Government couldn't.

Of course, Doflamingo wasn't trying to dig deeper into that mystery.

He was simply curious—what was the Black Crow doing here?

After all, Vegapunk had conducted research here. If the Black Crow had come, it must be related to that past work. Doflamingo wanted to know what exactly he intended to find.

As the replica Pluton approached the dock...

Doflamingo leapt lightly from the ship and landed on the deck of the Black Glory.

He glanced around. No sign of Mio.

Eventually, his gaze settled on Lilith. "Where's Mr. Black Crow?"

"Doflamingo?" Lilith looked slightly surprised to see him, realizing this ship must have been sent by him. But she quickly raised her hand and pointed toward the island forest. "Sir is handling something on the island."

"I see."

Doflamingo nodded and turned to head into the forest.

But then—

A chilling gaze fell upon him.

Instantly, a sense of death washed over him. Even someone as dangerous as Doflamingo felt his scalp tingle. It was as if something monstrous had turned its focus directly on him.

Asuka spoke coldly. "No one is permitted to enter until Sir returns. That includes you, Joker."

Fufufufufu...

Doflamingo turned toward her slowly, that familiar smile returning to his face, even though cold sweat dripped down his back.

Facing Asuka's impassive expression, he gave a small nod. "In that case, I'll wait right here."

With a casual motion, he jumped back to the replica Pluton.

As soon as he landed, Doflamingo sat cross-legged on the deck. He reached behind him and touched his back.

His coat was soaked with sweat.

"...Terrifying. That woman..."