Chapter 186 - Evolved White Fang
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---The next day---
Beta Infinity World,
At this moment, Lev could be seen inside Beta Infinity World looking at the humungous plants that were reaching into the sky. These plants were none other than the Ozone Herbs that he took from the Vegetable Sky. In addition to the natural fruits and vegetables in the place, all the ingredients that could be found in the Vegetable Sky were also mixed among them.
While looking at the place, Lev spent some with Ugo and the rest of the Djinns as he ordered his clones to take good care of the plants and fruits inside as he got out from Infinity World wanting to start his adventure in the Human World and seek much more delicious ingredients that could be added in this world.
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Vegetable Sky,
In the very corner of the Vegetable Sky, Erza and Mirajane could be found together with their partners Ruffrunner, and Pouncer, respectively, as well as Lev's temporary partner Dart in the area. They were actually waiting for Lev with excitement upon knowing that they were now moving together.
"Are you two ready?" A voice suddenly interrupted the silence of the two and they found Lev wearing his combat suit covered by a nice black robe walking toward them with a smile.
"Yes!!" The two maidens then replied in unison before they pounced into Lev's embrace while the three dragons also jumped and growled together because just like them, they were also very excited for what was about to come.
"Good. Now, let's head towards our first target." Lev nodded with satisfaction before he jumped down into the clouds and disappeared immediately. He knew how high they were, but it wasn't a problem for him who could fly using his Ancient Incubus Form.
Following that, Erza and Mirajane also jumped onto their partners with Dart following Lev as they dived down even though the three of them were also capable of flying. With that, the sole house in the vegetable sky then became lonely once again since Sakie was also not inside after she decided and told Lev and the others that she would not join them and just wanted to help Lev by managing the restaurant he created since Lucuis already focused on other matters.
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---Two hours later---
Wul Jungle,
In a place several hundred kilometers south of Vegetable Sky, Lev landed down in a forest located in the Northern Wul Continent called Wul Jungle also known as Hell Plant. It is a jungle dominated by carnivorous plant life and a small number of beasts.
Their very purpose of coming to this place was none other than to seek one of the rare Gourmet World ingredients that have grown successfully in the Human World, the ingredient called "BB Corn".
At this moment, Lev and the others were slowly walking in the area while looking for ingredients from time to time since it wasn't only the BB Corn that they were targeting but also the very special fruit used to make one of the best high-quality sauces, the Wulstar Sauce Fruit, that could only be found in this area.
During their journey, Lev's group would meet beasts like Seedrops, Aloe Frill-neck Lizard, and numerous species of carnivorous plants. Killing them would be a very easy task however, Lev only used temporary Knocking on them since there really is no need to take their lives. The three Night Lights, on the other hand, were playing around the place as they started playing pranks on the beasts in the area.
Not before long, Lev and his group arrived deeper into the jungle, and surprisingly, they didn't encounter any Goblinplants, they are enormous semi-sentient plant beasts that live deep within the Wul Jungle. As no other obstacle hindered their journey, they then found a gap in the sky which they immediately started climbing.
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Above the trees,
After following the giant roots, Lev and this group then got out from the trees for which it looked like there was another land above them. They all stood on the leaves of the trees as they looked at the gigantic corn plants around the area. They did not even look into those who were small in size as they focused their attention on the largest corn plant among the rest.
"T-This is my first time seeing such a large corn. Master, can this still be eaten?" Mirajane asked with her mouth wide open upon looking at how peculiar the corn plants in this place looked. She already knew the general idea of this world, however, seeing the real thing really felt unbelievable.
"Of course. Well. This is no time to be surprised, let's cut them down and see how they taste like." Lev replied with a smile before his hands reached out to the Infinities inside his robe as he was planning on cutting down some of the big ones. Aside from cooking them out and serving them in his restaurant, these ingredients were also something that he wanted to grow inside Infinity World and mass-produced.
"Master, these corn plants are very tough to cut down." Erza reported as she tried cutting down a corn plant just larger than usual with her sword and she felt like she was cutting down a hard rock instead of a plant and it even took her quite an effort to get one.
"Universal Breathing: Twin Thunderclap and Flash." Lev breathed as he dashed forward at blinding speeds and left the other two before they could react. Just like he trained years ago, using the same form with his two swords made any style stronger, faster, and more accurate so that he could hardly feel what he was cutting however that was how normally the case until now.
As they tracked down Lev, Erza and Mirajane looked at a far distance and there they saw him standing in front of the largest corn among the corn plants. Seeing him doing nothing, the two of them immediately ran to see what the problem was, seeing him standing still and not cutting it down.
Meanwhile, Lev was having quite a little problem as he looked at the corn stalk which was only sliced halfway. He was confident that he could now cut down anything following the activation of his Universal Breathing Style and yet it didn't thoroughly cut the stalk of the largest corn plant in the area.
"Is there a problem, Master?" Mirajane immediately asked upon arriving closer to Lev and she then realized the situation upon seeing the direction in which he was looking. It is also the same with the other Erza seeing her remain silent and waiting.
"No. I'm just a bit surprised." Lev replied with a smile before he started cutting down the stalk by not only using different kinds of Universal Breathing techniques but also with the help of Armament Haki and Weapon Aura. It was the first time Lev used such techniques in unison during the years that had passed, and the worst thing is, he used it to cut down a corn stalk.
'Looks like I still haven't eaten enough to cut this thing down.' Lev thought in his mind but he did not feel bad since he really didn't give it his all knowing that the original breathing styles were used to cut down demons and not as peculiar as the BB corn who had an imaginable sturdiness.
After having the largest BB Corn in the area, Lev couldn't help but smile before he immediately put it back in his inventory and dealt with it later. Following that, he told Erza and Mirajane to get the other BB Corns that he would harvest so that they could head back to the ground to look for the other ingredients they had come for.
After an hour, Lev finally put everything inside his inventory totaling twelve pieces. It was quite a lot knowing the fact how large it was however, despite taking such a number, there were still a lot from the place though they were not as large as the ones that he had taken.
Following that, Lev and the others did not waste any more time as they headed down with a smile of success printed on their faces, especially Lev himself from which he decided to leave behind a clone of himself to act as his eyes in the area.
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On the ground,
After heading down from above, what Lev and the others saw was a group of Goblinplants welcoming them in surprise. They were varying in size seeing some were enormous while the others were of average height. One of which was probably even the leader of the group seeing its body size and different colors of its body.
As Erza and the others were surprised by the sudden appearance of such beasts, Lev wondered what prompted these beasts to welcome them. However, the answer to the question appears itself upon hearing screeching and roaring sounds coming from a particular direction and there they saw another group of Goblinplants running toward them while three dragons were playfully following them from behind.
"T-These young Night Light. Sigh." Lev sighed after seeing that it was Dart, Ruffrunner, and Pouncer's pranking that they had come here. He then just smiled thinking that they really were still children and still loved to play and would still take to become as mature as Ulmer.
Following that, Lev just headed down without fear before finally stepping onto the ground. He was about to deal with the Goblinplants but stopped midway after hearing a very loud howl. It was a howl that was very familiar to him added by the fact that the system suddenly notified him of something.
"F-Finally it finishes. Let's go! White Fang's evolution has been completed." Lev said with excitement as he changed form and already started flying and headed back to Vegetable Sky and completely forgot the ingredients that they still had to find.
Meanwhile, Erza and Mirajane immediately called on their partners as they also felt the same way as Lev since they had known such a fact back in Area 7 and they were excited to see how much White Fang had evolved.
After the absence of the three Night Lights, the Goblinplants then finally freed from being tormented however, they could be found doing nothing as they only looked in a particular direction before seeing them leaving the place making the area quiet once again. The smaller and weaker beasts who have gone hiding from their presence also feel relieved as they can now return back to their homes.
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Earth,
White Fang's presence upon her successful evolution caused quite a disturbance in the Gourmet World, especially to the "Eight Kings". If they felt a chill and fear fifty years ago, now was quite the opposite as they all felt the birth of something else above them. Even the beasts all around the planet feel the same way, especially the beasts living in the Gourmet World.
Meanwhile, the people living in the Human World had a different undertaking of this sudden phenomenon as a sudden 'State of Emergency' happened due to panic. However, unlike ordinary humans, people like Ichiryu and persons of his caliber all felt like déjà vu as they were very familiar with it.
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City of Hope,
After flying at full speed, Lev arrived at his home in no time and immediately used Infinity Castle to teleport, even though he could just use Flying Thunder God Technique, toward the City of Hope where White Fang was evolving. Erza and Mirajane also followed Lev back to Area 7 as they also wanted to see White Fang.
Inside the City of Hope, a large population of kids and adults could be found living in the city as these people were the personnel Lev recruited back from the Human World. They were transferred here to train under Sebas however, Lev didn't have time to greet them as he was heading to the Arena where White Fang was staying.
Following Lev's arrival in the arena, his eyes immediately glued to a wolf creature of humungous size. However, identifying it as a wolf would not be appropriate anymore seeing the large wings it had and a blue-colored gem in the middle of its forehead.
"W-Wow, so beautiful." Mirajane could not stop himself from praising after seeing White Fang's appearance after evolution. It was also the same with Erza as she looked at White Fang with awe and amazement.
"White Fang." Lev, upon seeing the transformation happen to White Fang, immediately called her out and his eyes widened upon seeing her gigantic size shrinking to the point that her size appeared to be the same as a normal wolf. However, that was not the end of it after White Fang's voice suddenly echoed which greatly surprised him.
"Master." White Fang replied with excitement as she ran towards Lev and started licking his face after fifty years of slumbering. Though she was sleeping all the time, she could actually sense what was happening around her and was grateful for the peace that his clones had given her.
"Looks like you've gained a lot this time, White Fang." Lev said with satisfaction upon knowing that she was now capable of conversing in human language. Following that, he immediately looked into her status to see the changes that happened to her after her evolution.
With that, Lev then started conversing with White Fang while caressing her furs with the latter lying down with satisfaction as she conversed back to Lev with excitement making the other two feel left behind and just listen to them.