Chapter 291

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"Damn it, damn it, damn it."

"I'll remember this, 'Hawkeye' Mihawk of the Seven Warlords of the Sea!"

"One day, I'll definitely—Hiss!"

In a mansion, a man with an abundance of body hair was furiously cursing someone, his face contorted in anger!

Next to him were bloodied bandages scattered on the ground, indicating he had just finished changing his dressings and bandaging his wounds.

However, the pungent smell of blood in the room wasn't only coming from these bandages.

Not long ago, everyone in the mansion, including all the servants, was murdered except for two exceptions.

Given the character of 'Beast' Howard, it was natural for him not to leave any survivors to avoid exposing his whereabouts.

However, he hadn't touched a woman in many days, and coincidentally, he found two attractive ones here, so he couldn't let them go.

He thought it wouldn't matter if he killed them when he left, as such deeds were routine for him.

Now, there were many people looking for him.

When he had just returned to the West Blue, his carelessness almost led to his death at the hands of the pursuing 'Hawkeye' Mihawk.

What made him even angrier was that throughout the pursuit, Mihawk never seemed serious and never drew his black blade. He merely used a small knife, which was no different from a toy, to 'play' with him.

Perhaps in the eyes of 'Hawkeye' Mihawk, Howard wasn't worth the use of the black blade, and thus there was no need for seriousness.

Howard could only swallow this humiliation because the power gap was so great. Facing that toy knife, he could only be at the mercy of his opponent.

If his defense hadn't been relatively good, he would have been dead many times over.

Nonetheless, he was still left with numerous wounds all over his body, as if he had been torn apart.

Bang!

The door to a room was kicked open.

Inside, two beautiful women were tied up with ropes.

One was the daughter of the mansion's owner, a wealthy heiress.

The other seemed to be the wealthy man's secretary, dressed in professional attire and wearing black-framed glasses, looking mature for her age. She appeared to be in her twenties, but in reality, she was definitely not yet twenty!

Howard surveyed the two women back and forth, seemingly deciding who to 'favor' first.

In the end, he was more attracted by the status of the heiress, so he grabbed her and threw her onto the bed.

"Damn, stop your crying! If it weren't for the fact that I'm being pursued, I'd have you bear my child—heh!"

Despite the heiress's desperate struggle, how could she possibly match him? She was easily subdued.

Just as the heiress was about to be defiled.

Suddenly, several delicate hands sprouted from Howard's body. Some covered his eyes, some restrained his hands and feet, and some even attempted to break his neck directly.

The bound secretary stood up expressionlessly from the ground, the ropes falling from her body, her hands forming a strange pose.

Six Flower Anchor!

It turned out she had freed herself much earlier.

Enduring until now had been her limit; she simply couldn't watch this beast harm another girl right before her eyes.

Even if taking this action greatly risked revealing her identity, she was willing to take that risk.

To her surprise, her deadly sneak attack didn't kill the enemy immediately.

The adversary's strength and physique far exceeded her expectations!

Then, accompanied by a roar, Howard's form began to rapidly swell, quickly transforming into a white-furred Baboon about 5 meters tall.

It turned out that he was a Zoan-type user of the Baboon Devil Fruit.

After his transformation, Howard easily broke free from his restraints.

The secretary immediately wore a pained expression as the hands that had grown on Howard's body disappeared.

"Who would have thought that there'd be another Devil Fruit user hidden here? If your power hadn't been so weak, perhaps you could have successfully ambushed and killed me."

"Pity you wasted your only chance, but no matter, I won't kill you that easily."

"I've never tried a woman like you before."

"Save me!"

"No!"

The heiress tried to flee from Howard in panic, but the secretary tried to stop her, albeit a moment too late.

The white-furred, red-eyed baboon casually slapped the heiress into a pulp.

"An interesting toy, one is enough. I hate whiny women most, and I hope you won't start crying later."

The ice-cold secretary didn't respond, instead, she proved her attitude with action.

Six Arms Flower: Palm Strike Barrage!

Six additional arms sprouted from Howard's body as he started to deliver a series of continuous slaps.

Although not strong, the move was highly insulting!

The transformed baboon Howard instantly became furious, "Boring tricks!"

Armament Haki immediately covered his entire body, causing the additional arms to vanish without a trace.

With the protection of the Armament Haki, the secretary's Devil Fruit abilities could no longer affect him.

This was the first time she encountered such a thing, and she was visibly shocked.

Then, in the next moment, she was sent flying and heavily smashed against the wall.

As she landed, blood trickled from the corner of her mouth, and her consciousness blurred.

"So fragile after all, good thing I held back, otherwise, there'd be nothing left to play with."

Howard walked over, picked up the secretary, and threw her onto the bed.

His beastly form dissolved.

Before, he had reacted on instinct, but after their bout, he realized that her power was far below his, and she probably didn't even know what Armament Haki was.

Her ability was useful for ambushing; utterly useless in a head-on fight.

Now was the time to savor the fruits of victory.

Just as Howard was about to pounce, a huge hole burst open in the ceiling as if something fell through it.

"It seems I've arrived at an awkward time, haven't I disturbed your fun, Mr. Howard?"

As the smoke cleared, a tall and handsome figure appeared before Howard and the already despairing secretary.

"Who are you?"

Upon hearing his name, Howard immediately realized the newcomer meant trouble.

Someone who knew his name and dared to come here was either foolish or supremely confident in their own strength.

Considering the unlikely former, it had to be the latter, so he didn't act rashly.

The continuous, substantial blows had already tamed his fury to some extent.

"Who I am doesn't matter. What's important is that I'd like to borrow something from you."

"And what is it you want to borrow?"

"Your soul."

"Seeking death!"

Enraged, Howard once again transformed into the white-furred baboon and, strengthened by Armament Haki, threw a punch.