"Silver Wolf!"
Claude's body contorted, and silver wolf fur erupted, his hands transforming into claws, his legs into wolf legs, and even his head began to change, gradually becoming a wolf's head.
The power of the Silver Wolf Fruit!
In an instant, Claude transformed into a standing silver wolf!
Bai Ye tilted his head and asked, "The Silver Wolf Fruit and beastification, Iron Block techniques and hardening? You didn't recruit those three as your subordinates because they had abilities similar to yours, did you?"
"Not subordinates, but pups!" Claude said solemnly, "They are all my children!"
Bai Ye shrugged, "Whatever, it's all the same. Since you love them so much, go and accompany them!"
As Bai Ye spoke, he stepped forward and punched out.
Poison Dragon!
A large amount of poison gathered, forming a poison dragon that charged forward, rapidly approaching Claude.
But Claude's speed was incredible!
Facing the incoming poison dragon, Claude flickered, circled around from the side, directly evading the poison dragon's attack, and then sprinted towards Bai Ye.
Bai Ye was not entirely surprised by this.
If the Poison-Poison Fruit had any significant drawbacks, besides the lack of burst damage, it was...
Attack speed!
While the attack speed of the Poison-Poison Fruit couldn't be called slow, it was generally mediocre. Against fast opponents, it was difficult to land hits.
However, the weaknesses of the Poison-Poison Fruit were all relative.
Just as the Poison-Poison Fruit lacked burst damage, its sustained damage was terrifying.
Although the attack speed of the Poison-Poison Fruit was average, even if an opponent managed to evade, it would be difficult for them to get close to Bai Ye, because in the state of the Poison-Poison Fruit, Bai Ye's body was untouchable.
As long as one touched him, they would be injured by the poison. In fact, even getting too close to Bai Ye was not allowed, as Bai Ye possessed not only poison but also toxic gas.
So, what choice did Claude have?
Of course...
Ranged attacks!
Stardust Bullet!
Claude extended his hand towards Bai Ye. Immediately, a large amount of silvery-white light reappeared, like scattered starlight, which then condensed into Stardust Bullets that shot towards Bai Ye.
Bai Ye curled his lips. A wise choice.
Since melee combat was out of the question, ranged attacks were the only option.
However...
The power of the Stardust Bullets was not enough to kill him, and without close combat, the physical attributes enhanced by the Silver Wolf Fruit's wolf form would be meaningless.
Bai Ye waved his hand, and a large amount of flames shot forward.
Boom, boom, boom!
Upon contact with the flames, the Stardust Bullets exploded continuously, emitting loud bangs.
Bai Ye looked at Claude and said, "See, it's useless..."
Before Bai Ye could finish speaking, his pupils suddenly contracted.
Under the cover of the Stardust Bullets, Claude had actually charged towards him, instantly appearing before Bai Ye and embracing him with his arms.
At this very moment, Bai Ye was covered in corrosive poison. The instant Claude hugged Bai Ye, his body began to sizzle, and the intense pain caused Claude's body to tremble.
But...
"Got you!"
Claude's silver fur was rapidly burned, turning black. His flesh was also continuously corroded by the poison, and his flesh quickly became pitted and bloody.
However, Claude looked incredibly excited.
Because he had hugged Bai Ye, preventing Bai Ye from using 'Soru' to create distance.
Then...
Claude opened his gaping maw, baring his sharp wolf fangs, preparing to bite Bai Ye's head.
"So that's how it is!"
Bai Ye now understood Claude's intention.
This guy wasn't planning to exploit the Poison-Poison Fruit's average attack speed, but rather its other drawback – the lack of burst damage.
The Poison-Poison Fruit was a type of sustained damage, meaning it was difficult to kill someone instantly!
Claude had seen this, intending to kill Bai Ye before Bai Ye could kill him...
Kill Bai Ye!
But...
Looking at Claude opening his maw and revealing his sharp wolf fangs, Bai Ye remained indifferent.
"A good strategy, a pity..." Bai Ye said, "You can't kill me!"
The moment Bai Ye finished speaking...
Shadow Ball!
Gengar suddenly appeared from the shadow behind Claude, grinning widely and floating in the air. It conjured a Shadow Ball in its hands and hurled it towards Claude's back.
Boom!
The Shadow Ball hit Claude's back, emitting a deafening explosion.
A powerful shockwave spread out as the Shadow Ball detonated, sending Claude flying backward.
Bai Ye had secretly released Gengar from its beast-taming ball beforehand and had it lurking nearby!
On the other side, after rolling several times on the ground, Claude struggled to get up. At this moment, Bai Ye approached him, stepped on Claude's chest, and forced him back to the ground.
"Since it's so painful, don't struggle anymore." Bai Ye said, "Go and accompany your pups!"
The moment Bai Ye finished speaking, a large amount of poison flowed from his body, continuously dripping down and completely engulfing Claude's body.
"Ah..."
As the copious amount of poison covered him, Claude let out a terrible scream. By the time Bai Ye turned and disappeared down the street, the screams gradually faded.
"Bad luck!"
After Claude died, Bai Ye couldn't help but complain.
With Claude's strength, Bai Ye believed he should have possessed quite a few God Stone fragments, but none dropped.
However, this was purely a matter of luck, and Bai Ye could do nothing about it.
The good news was...
Bai Ye's Sin value instantly reached 770 points!
Claude's strength was not much greater than Adam's, who had pushed Bai Ye to the brink of death, but Claude had a very high Order value.
After all, Claude and the other three Bai Ye had previously defeated, when working together, made it easier to earn Order points. Furthermore, Claude was the strongest, so most of the Order points would naturally accumulate on him. This was why Bai Ye's Sin value increased by nearly two hundred points after killing Claude.
"Only 230 points left. With a bit more effort, I should be able to receive a mission soon."
Bai Ye showed a hint of excitement. After all, he had been nearly halfway from reaching his Sin value goal, but with Claude's assistance, reaching one thousand Sin points now seemed achievable very quickly.
As Bai Ye was contemplating this, suddenly, a television set in the window display of a shop on the side caught his attention.
On the television screen, being interviewed was Director Gordon, and behind Director Gordon, being loaded into a car was...
The Joker!
The Joker had been caught!