Chapter 176 Dark Mantis
"Let's change location. This place is not suitable for a battlefield." Mantis said lightly. He has already sensed that Vic is a strong man. He cannot ignore him. This place is not suitable for a large-scale battle between the two.
"You can choose the battlefield yourself. After all, you are familiar with this place. You must choose carefully. Maybe that is where you will be buried.
I'm different from other marines. I don't like to capture people alive. The stronger they are, the happier I am to kill them! "Vick smiled and spoke in a relaxed tone, but his words were murderous.
Mantis stopped talking and walked directly to the center of the island. It is better not to fight with a powerful swordsman on the seashore, otherwise the area of the island will become smaller and smaller, and it will sink into the sea with every sword blow.
Mantis took Vic directly past many paddy fields and arrived at a small forest in the center of the island. He was followed by a large group of people, including all the people from the elite camp of the navy, several of Mantis's younger brothers, and many residents of the island.
"Is this the place? Is this forest yours? You won't be able to afford the compensation if it is destroyed. There's not much income from farming!" Vic said with a smile.
"Don't worry about it. If the forest is destroyed, we can just plant another one. Just worry about yourself!" Mantis said lightly. From the time the navy appeared until now, he has been very calm and has no sense of crisis. Of course he knows Zefa, but he doesn't care much about him.
Vic nodded, then pulled out Blood Ku and Allen, pointed one knife at Mantis, and hung the other knife at his side. The domineering shape of the blade shocked everyone. Mantis' pupils shrank when he saw the shape of the knife, and he obviously thought of something.
Mantis knew that Vic was not a weakling, so he became serious. His body began to change, becoming more and more bloated. His body no longer looked like a human. He stretched out and lay on the ground with several legs sticking out from his sides. His hands also changed, becoming long and flat, and his body became darker and darker.
There was no sound at the scene until the transformation was over. Everyone opened their mouths wide. Mantis suddenly turned into a giant praying mantis nearly ten meters long.
The mantis's entire body was shiny black, reflecting a metallic glow. Its pair of compound eyes flashed a terrifying light, and its two forelimbs had transformed into two giant black knives over three meters long. The blades seemed to be able to absorb light, and were extremely cold. The temperature around them dropped by several degrees, and it looked mysterious and powerful.
"Are you also a dual-wielder?" Vic was only surprised at first, but then he regained his composure.
"This is the first time I show this posture in front of people since I returned to this island. The upcoming battle will be fierce." Mantis's voice also changed a little, it seemed that it was because of his mouth that changed.
"Teacher Zefa, this guy looks so scary, can Vic defeat him?"
Rebecca felt a little scared when she saw the ferocious figure. The feeling of oppression was too strong. The two swords were bigger than Vic's body. One cut from them would leave Vic completely unharmed.
"Mantis is a user who ate the Animal-type, Bug-bug Fruit, Ancient Species, Dark Mantis Form.
Legend has it that the mantis is the messenger of the underworld, able to travel between the underworld and the human world. It would come to the human world from time to time at night to eat various metal ores.
It is a soul-snatching creature, and is considered a divine creature. In terms of rarity, it is no less rare than the mythical beasts.
Especially its body, which is extremely solid, and the two black swords are extremely hard and have never been damaged. It is said that they are not inferior to the supreme swords and are extremely sharp! "Zefa also looked solemn.
"Ah! What should I do? Isn't this the same as Kaido? How can Vic be a match?"
Rebecca was uneasy, but it was not her fault. She had not seen Kaido's dragon body last time, and this was her first time seeing such a strange species.
"Rebecca, don't worry. Vic's current strength is enough to defeat even the generals. There's no need to worry too much!" Wendy comforted.
"Yes, don't worry, we still have Teacher Zefa!" Barnett also advised.
"Vic will be safe!" Fredek said seriously.
Ian held Rebecca's hand without saying anything, but stared at the field with a serious face.
"It turns out that the boss is a devil fruit user. This is so shocking. He looks so powerful!"
"Yeah, I didn't expect the boss could transform into such a being. With him here, who are we afraid of?"
"The ones who should be worried now are probably the people in the navy!"
"I'm really afraid that the boss will eat that marine. He looks so scary, like a monster."
"Yeah, I hope the boss is still the boss himself, but he can't kill the navy!"
......
After the silence around, there was a huge noise, everyone was shocked by the size of Mantis. How many people have seen such a big mantis, and the species is so extraordinary. The oppressive feeling is suffocating, and this is because Mantis has restrained himself.
"You are really strong, worthy of being from Rocks!" Vic seemed to be surrounded by a black field. Only his body and the area around the two swords were in a vacuum, like a human figure with a white outline drawn on a piece of black paper.
"Mutual! Mutual!" Mantis' voice remained calm, but the tone of his voice had changed a little.
shave!
Vic disappeared in an instant, and Mantis also moved, with his two swords hanging down and quickly retracted close to his body, and then popped out at a high speed.
Ding!
Two metal collision sounds were heard at the same time. Everyone only saw Vic flying out at a high speed, and he did not land in the woods until he was hundreds of meters away. Mantis stood there without moving.
Just now, Vic was about to use both swords to chop Mantis's mantis head to test it, but Mantis seemed to see through Vic's intention, and at the same time he retracted both swords, gathered strength, and suddenly bounced out with such force that Vic was caught off guard and was knocked away.
In nature, this move of the mantis is extremely fast, and often the prey is caught by the barbed double knives before it can react.
But Mantis's two swords had no barbs. They were really two extremely sharp swords. The backs of the two swords collided violently and Vic flew out. It can be seen how ferocious this Mantis is.
Vic wasn't injured, he was just a little careless for a moment and didn't expect to be caught at such a fast speed.
Then he thought of something. There are many small eyes inside the mantis's compound eyes, which can locate prey moving at high speed. It seems that Mantis also has this ability.
"Haha, it seems that my extreme speed is useless in front of him!" Vic laughed at himself as he looked at the grooves plowed by his feet in front of him. Then he took a few moon steps and returned to his original position. Standing there was no different from before he flew out. He was clean and uninjured.
Insects are naturally very powerful, many times their own size. A mantis the length of an ordinary finger can hunt a sparrow, let alone a mantis of this size, and it is charging with power to attack. You can imagine the power of this attack. It is already very powerful that Vic can return unscathed.