Warwick, the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun, a monster that hunts in the gray alleyways of Zaun, is the terrifying howling ghost spoken of by members of Zaun's gangs.
Warwick's original self was a gang member who had washed his hands of the life, wanting to turn over a new leaf, but he couldn't escape the sins he had committed.
The alchemist Singed transformed him, but the purpose of the transformation wasn't enhancement, but an experiment.
Zaun's alchemists share the same pursuit - the transformation of essence.
Singed wanted to expose the true nature of the experimental subject - the deadly beast hidden beneath the surface of a "good person".
Warwick was born from this purpose; Singed installed an alchemical reservoir on Warwick's back, integrated with his nervous system.
As long as he felt anger, hatred, or fear, the reservoir would pump liquid fury into his bloodstream through a medicinal pump, completely awakening the beast in his subconscious.
This was the first generation of Warwick, and what Orlan holds now is the third generation.
It's not just Devil Fruit that contain Lineage Factor; Lineage Factor is more a term created by Vegapunk, encompassing many things including genetic code.
The third-generation potion in Orlan's hands is a special 강화 potion formed by fusing the genes of a Dire Wolf with Zaun alchemical potions, enhanced by Shimmer.
At this moment, in a clean white laboratory, Absalom slowly woke up. He didn't feel any pain, and correspondingly, there was no strength in his body as he had imagined.
"Orlan, is it over?"
"Not yet, we're just starting the formal process. I just modified your spinal nerves, adding an extra attachment nearby. This is also the connection device for this potion."
Orlan picked up a special reservoir. It also contained a green alchemical potion, but it was completely different from what Singed had created.
"This is a special healing potion. When your body is injured, it will assist your body in rapid healing, and it's also a stimulant.
You can control it to inject into your body to gain stronger explosive power.
And this potion can also first strengthen your body, allowing you to withstand the subsequent modifications."
Just as Orlan said, replicating artificial Devil Fruit is not something he is skilled at. In this regard, he is indeed inferior to Dr. Vegapunk, but he also has his own research on Lineage Factor.
The potion in front of Absalom is one of them. As a third-generation potion, its effect is extremely similar to that of a Zoan Devil Fruit, but it doesn't have the multi-stage transformation of Zoan; it only provides a single enhancement like a beast-man.
This can also be achieved with Lineage Factor extracted from Zoan Devil Fruit, but Absalom is already a user of the Devil Fruit, so this path is blocked.
If it were someone else undergoing the modification, the external 강화 potion tank could be removed, but Absalom is different. The Devil Fruit not only allows him to become invisible, but also allows the tools and weapons on his body to become invisible.
Absalom might look like he's not carrying anything, but in reality, he's in a state of being fully equipped.
As for the second-generation potion, the modification ratio of the second generation is lower. The third generation modifies into a complete beast-man, while the second generation is a half-beastman, commonly speaking, closer to a beast-eared girl, and the second-generation modification is irreversible.
With the third-generation potion, Absalom can choose to change back into a human form when not in combat, but the second generation cannot change back.
In a sense, this thing would be very popular in Kaido's hands. Although it's a half-beastman, this thing is much stronger than the inferior fruits researched by Caesar.
"Get ready, it's about to start."
"Yes."
The purple injection was administered intravenously, flowing into Absalom's heart with the returning blood.
Thump, thump.
Initially, Absalom didn't realize anything was wrong, but after about thirty seconds, with the blood circulation, Absalom suddenly felt his vision become somewhat blurry.
The surroundings became silent. Absalom could clearly hear his own heartbeat, followed closely by a sharp pain. Every cell in his body was alarming at this moment.
Absalom's mouth was slightly open, but he couldn't make any sound. The next moment, he suddenly clenched his teeth tightly. His teeth gnashed and even shattered, but immediately after, a row of new sharp teeth appeared.
Then his body twisted unnaturally. Under the influence of the potion, his bones were reshaping, his Achilles tendons tore and then healed with an alchemical shimmer, and necrotic flesh was replaced by newfound strength.
Body hair began to grow wildly, gray-black fur covered his body, his ears became long and slender, and their position began to move upwards.
His fingers were replaced by sharp claws, his body's muscles became more developed, and finally, he transformed into a ferocious-looking werewolf.
"Haha."
Absalom was gasping for air. The pain had disappeared, replaced by a surge of new power.
Looking at his newly grown sharp claws, the corners of Absalom's mouth kept rising, showing a look of triumph like the Big Bad Wolf seeing Little Red Riding Hood.
"Orlan, I feel it... No, Master, I feel this power."
Just as Absalom had said before, if Orlan was willing to grant him power, then this power would be used for Orlan. At this moment, Absalom, just as he had said earlier, changed his address for Orlan.
"Don't just stand there, change back and see your original appearance."
"Yes."
The initial modification caused intense pain because it required changing the state of all cells, resulting in a series of changes like new teeth.
Once this process was completed, the subsequent processes were no longer painful.
The fur and tail retracted into his body, his teeth became flat again, but his build became significantly more robust.
"Good. Continue training with Brand. The physical enhancement only raised your lower limit. To go further, you still have to keep working hard yourself."
"Yes."
After Absalom left, Orlan went to the deeper underground library. After some traversing, he arrived in front of the specially made books and entered the Thirteenth District.
Many robots were busy inside. At this time, Oz's body had already thawed and was displayed in a large metal frame with various tubes inserted. The robots were performing a modification on it.
During the time he brought Oz back, Orlan, through research on his corpse, not only obtained information about the Lineage Factor of the Ancient Giant Race but also discovered the special nature of Oz's body.
This demon from hundreds of years ago was much stronger than his descendants. His internal bones had evolved into a special substance to support his immense weight, comparable to a special biological alloy.
Now Orlan is modifying his bones with 강화 potions to make this biological alloy even stronger, to solve the difficulty of synthesizing some special materials before the Swallow-Swallow Fruit is found.
On the vast sea further away, a Pirate ship docked at the shore.
This is Twin Cape, relatively speaking, it is the route with the highest success rate for pirates entering the Grand Line.
"Captain, why is there a clinic here? Who would open a clinic here?"
"Idiot Shanks, compared to the clinic, isn't this whale more important? Such a large whale is blocking the entrance below. If our ship hits it, we'll probably be finished."
"Huh? How could we hit it? Are you sailing with your eyes closed?"
"You guy..."
On Twin Cape, two children were bickering. One had striking red hair, and the other had a large red nose. They were Shanks and Buggy, the future two of the Four Emperors, although one is a bit... well, you know.
But for now, they are just apprentices on the ship.
Their identities also indirectly indicate the ownership of the ship - the Roger Pirates.
Originally, they had completed their voyage and reached the last island that the Log Pose could point to - Lodestar Island, but there was nothing there, which reinforced Roger's belief that that island was not the end.
Now Roger knew he had contracted an incurable disease, so he decided to set sail again to search for the true end of the Grand Line. And at Twin Cape, they accidentally met a Doctor, Crocus, who runs a clinic here.
Thump! Thump!
Two muffled thuds, Rayleigh's fists ended Shanks and Buggy's argument.
Rayleigh the Dark King, the vice-Captain of the Roger Pirates. Like most Pirate crews, in situations where the Captain can sometimes be eccentric, Rayleigh bears the heavy responsibility of managing the Pirate crew and is also the patriarch of the ship.
"You two have had enough. The adults are still dealing with other things."
At the same time, a man wearing a pink vest looked at Roger in front of him with a solemn expression, then picked up a stethoscope to repeatedly confirm that he hadn't heard wrong.
"Do you know about your condition?"
"Hmm, I know a little."
"You are going to die. If nothing unexpected happens, you should have about three years left."
As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of the others in the room simultaneously turned grim. They hadn't expected Roger's illness to reach such a degree.
"Hey, hey, hey, what are you saying? How could Captain Roger be about to die!"
"Yeah, what nonsense are you talking about! Captain Roger, don't believe him, he's definitely a quack Doctor!"
Buggy and Shanks, who were just arguing, now united their front, questioning Crocus's medical skills together.
"Hmph, if you don't believe me, you can leave."
"Buggy, Shanks, stop talking. He's right. I've indeed contracted an incurable disease, hahaha. Mr. Crocus, you're very accurate with your diagnoses."
At this moment, Roger was the only one among those present who could still laugh. Even Crocus didn't understand why this man could be fearless after knowing about his impending death.
"Wait, since you can diagnose Captain Roger's illness, you can definitely cure him, right?"
Shanks suddenly realized a deeper issue and quickly asked Crocus.
"Unfortunately, I cannot cure this disease either, but perhaps there is someone in the Grand Line who can cure him."
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