General Lanlin of One Piece

Chapter 823 Rorschach's Golden Finger, Beckman's Death
"The ancient demon Totumjika is dead?"

In the distance, Beckman, who was holding Uta and walking away from the battlefield, had dilated pupils as he stared blankly at Totemjika who had completely disappeared in Rorschach's hands. The shock in his heart was beyond words.

Although he and Shanks did not know where Totumjika came from and how it was born, they had dealt with this ancient demon before because of what happened to Uta when he was a child. They even went through great pains and survived a near-death experience to seal it again. Therefore, they knew how difficult this demon was to deal with and how hard it was to kill.

It has an extremely hard body, and even Shanks' full-strength slash cannot really hurt it. It has the ability to control others and turn them into its own puppets. If the person who fights it does not have a strong will, then at that moment he may become an enemy and turn his sword against his former companion.

According to ancient texts, it is immortal and can only be defeated temporarily and sealed.

The way to defeat it is to launch targeted attacks on it in both Uta's Song World and the real world where the other half of Totumjika's consciousness resides, so as to destroy both parts of its body.

It can be said that this is a rule that is almost impossible to break.

But at this moment, Rorschach ignored this rule and beat Totemjika to a pulp in front of them.

No, it shouldn’t be said that there was no body left.

Because even at such a distance, Beckman noticed that Totumjika's broken body was obviously sucked away by Rorschach and sucked into his body.

Why was Rorschach able to absorb the ancient demon Totumjika?
Could it be that what he just did was the same as Barrett, that guy who was swallowing people and merging them everywhere?
Not only Beckman had this question, but also Shanks and others who were very close, as well as Zephyr, Kizaru and others who were entangled by Barrett in the distance, had this question.

In fact, before successfully devouring Kaido's vitality, Rorschach didn't know that he had this ability.

In other words, he regarded his ability as a high-level return of life, gluttony.

In fact, Rorschach had already suspected this a long time ago, because he had never suffered a relapse of bulimia since he left his hometown, which was obviously different from Big Mom's symptoms of bulimia.

Until the battle in Wano Country, when Rorschach swallowed up Kaido's vitality and the Blue Dragon consciousness in Kaido's body, his mental power became stronger than ever. After he perfectly controlled himself from the body and soul, Rorschach finally understood what this ability of his was.

He didn't know how this innate ability came about, but he knew some of its characteristics.

Its greatest characteristic is devouring.

This talent in Rorschach's body, like his soul and body, was divided into two parts: one part was fused with his soul, and the other part was integrated into the strongest part of his body, the bones.

The so-called iron bones in his body were just a benefit brought to him by his devouring talent.

It can be foreseen that this innate talent for devouring should have been the best help for Rorschach to gain a foothold in this world, and it was the so-called golden finger he obtained after traveling through time.

With the blessing of this talent, he can constantly break through himself, break his limits, rise rapidly, and grow to an unprecedented height.

But it has a fatal flaw. Its devouring is a double devouring of the body and the spirit. Physically, it craves food and nutrition. Spiritually, it craves those strong desires, or directly devours the souls of other creatures.

If it is not satisfied or is subjected to great mental stimulation, it will break out and turn Rorschach into a monster like an angsty old lady.

The reason why Rorschach often relapsed, his body was exhausted, and he could never fill his stomach when he was a child was because he did not satisfy his physical desires and did not eat enough. Spiritually, he received unprecedented warmth because his parents in this world had a child when they were old, which prevented him from going mentally wrong and turning into a monster that only knew how to devour everything.

Family affection, parental love, family care, and family warmth are also strong desires. Many people do not know how to appreciate the blessings they have and do not know how to cherish them. Many people desire them all their lives but do not get even a little bit.

After knowing the characteristics of this devouring talent, Rorschach fell into deep self-blame. He felt that he was the one who killed his parents. It was this damn talent that ruined his life, which should have been happy.

If possible, he would rather not have this talent.

But what has happened in the past cannot be undone.

Over the years, Rorschach had privately asked Morgans to collect information about rainbow fog around the world, hoping that such a thing really existed and that he could have a chance to travel back in time and make up for his past regrets. But unfortunately, he never found it.

After leaving his hometown, the sadness and pain of the past were gradually buried by time. Rorschach slowly integrated into the big family of the Navy, and received more warmth, spiritual satisfaction, and food satisfaction.

And as Rorschach developed his lightning abilities and entered the level of bioelectricity control, his devouring talent became even more terrifying.

Therefore, he continued to grow, constantly breaking through his limits and himself, reaching the unprecedented heights he has today.

In fact, what Rorschach didn't know was that when Dark Horse entered the depths of his memory in the Sabaody Archipelago and used his dream ability to strongly stimulate his spirit, the side effects of his innate ability recurred, and that was the short-lived Dark Kirin form.

But Rorschach was far from grown up at that time. Even if he turned into the Dark Kirin who only knew how to kill and destroy, he was still unable to compete with the generals.

If he were to enter the state of Dark Kirin again, even though he was already so powerful, he would definitely become a monster hundreds or thousands of times more terrifying than Barrett. I'm afraid that by then, the person who truly destroyed the world would be him, Rorschach, instead of Im.

However, even though Rorschach is now able to control himself perfectly, he cannot use this terrible talent indiscriminately, especially not allowing the balance between his body and soul to be disrupted.

If the vitality is too much, the body will be too strong and the vitality will be too strong, which will cause the body to collapse and become a pure soul. As for whether this soul will become a demon monster like Totumjika, or enter the underworld that this world does not know whether it exists or not, Rorschach does not know.

And if he absorbs too many souls, the various complex consciousnesses will seriously interfere with Rorschach's own consciousness, causing him to become mentally disordered and unable to control his body. It is very likely that he will become an irrational monster like Barrett due to endless devouring.

For example, at this moment, after completely devouring Totumjika's soul, Rorschach's soul now contained Qilin, Azure Dragon, Totumjika, and his own consciousness. Although the consciousness of the first three was shattered, Rorschach's own consciousness still dominated this body, but the hysterical roars, screams, crazy mumblings, crazy killing, and desire for destruction still gave Rorschach a splitting headache.

After swallowing Totemjika, he was disturbed by this chaotic consciousness and stopped in the air for a short time. Veins bulged on his face, his eyes were bloodshot, and he seemed to have fallen into a state of shutdown.

Shanks and the others, who were shocked by Totumjika's death, also noticed Rorschach's abnormality. Although they didn't know why, Shanks would never miss such a good opportunity. He wanted to rush up and attack Rorschach, but was stopped by Yixiao.

He shook his head with a wry smile on his face, "Redhead, give up. We are no match for him. Let's leave here quickly while he is in an abnormal state."

"Get out of the way! Yixiao! This guy is too dangerous. I can't let him survive in this world, otherwise, he will become a more terrifying existence than the Celestial Dragons, than... Biim!" Shanks pushed Yixiao away, ignored the obstruction, flew up, and slashed at Rorschach's neck with a knife.

"It's useless. His vitality is so strong that it's almost the same as Barrett's. We can't kill Barrett, and I'm afraid we can't kill him either. If we continue to stay, it will only increase the sacrifice. I know Rorschach's character very well. Once he makes up his mind to do something, no one can change it. Let's go! Leave here, take Luffy and Uta away, then we at least still have hope."

He smiled and tilted his head back, his voice low and full of fatigue.

But Shanks couldn't listen.

Just as his sword was about to successfully cut Rorschach's neck, a huge lightning column suddenly appeared and knocked Shanks down from the air. Everyone was startled and looked up to see Enel, who was surrounded by lightning, and appeared above Rorschach without knowing when. His originally empty eyes had recovered at this time. Although they were still indifferent, they had lost their previous dullness and became sharp and cold.

Totumjika died and was completely annihilated. Eneel, who was controlled by it, was liberated and his consciousness returned to himself.

Shanks, who was knocked down by the lightning pillar, wanted to rush again, but Luffy stopped him with his hand, and Shanks was stunned.

Luffy shook his head slowly, "Shanks, let's go, that guy... is too strong, I am not his opponent yet, let's take Uta back, back to Elbaf, when I become stronger, I will definitely challenge him, to avenge Ace, Vista, Marco, Uncle Jesus, Uncle Lakiru and the others."

Shanks moved his lips, looked at Luffy with serious eyes, sighed, and finally nodded.

"You're right, let's go back."

"What are you talking about? Go back? Haha, you are a bunch of naive guys. At this time, you still want to go back. You don't even have the courage to burn your boats, and you still want to change the world? I think you should not go back. Even if you want to go back, you can't go back. You can all die here. This closed world is just the right graveyard for pirates."

Shanks made up his mind to leave, but someone didn't want him to leave.

A violent pillar of thunder fell from the sky like a torrential rain, and slammed towards Shanks and others on the ground.

Shanks, Ikki, Luffy, Aokiji, and even Beckman who was dozens of kilometers away were affected and forcibly dragged into this brutal battle that seemed to never end.

"Enel, you're crazy!"

Shanks gritted his teeth. He had never hated someone so much as he did today, and he had never wanted to kill someone so much as he did today.

He wanted to rush to the sky and kill Enel with the most cruel means. But Shanks resisted the urge and did not act on it. He knew that if Enel was determined to escape, he would not be able to catch up with him.

Even with Rorschach as bait, Enel also has long-range attacks beyond visual range to use. He can even give up protecting Rorschach and instead chase Beckman outside the battlefield, thus putting both Beckman and Uta in great danger.

And as Yixiao said, it is probably impossible to kill Rorschach in a short period of time. As one of the few people in the world who knows the truth about the Celestial Dragons, Shanks knows how difficult it is to kill this monster with almost infinite vitality.

"Let's go! He's just strong on the outside but weak on the inside. He can't stop us from leaving!"

Shanks was not irritated by Enel's words. He decisively followed Ichiro, Luffy, and Aokiji and rushed towards Beckman in the distance at a high speed.

Just as he said, Enel at this moment had indeed consumed too much physical strength. The thunder he struck seemed to be endless in number and the scene was spectacular, but in fact the intensity of the current was greatly reduced. It might be okay to deal with ordinary pirates, but it was obviously not enough to deal with Shanks and others.

But even so, his lightning strike caused considerable interference and restraint to several people.

Although this world was created by Uta, anyone who enters without Uta's permission still needs to abide by the normal rules of physics.

For example, a person who does not have the ability to fly cannot fly freely in the air.

Those who are running on the earth will fall down if the ground beneath their feet suddenly breaks.

When Shanks and his companions were fleeing towards where Beckman was, Enelu, seeing that he could not hurt them, quickly turned to bombarding the ground with lightning, shattering the ground in their path, causing them great trouble, forcing them to borrow Yixiao's ability to continue on their way.

But how could Yixiao be any better than Enelu at this moment?

After a series of battles, he was exhausted. At this moment, he was flying in the sky with a few people, but he couldn't speed up. He immediately became a target for Enelu and was madly electrocuted by countless lightning. Although Shanks and others helped to resist, the speed of advancement was inevitably slowed down.

Several people were filled with anger and murderous intent, but they could do nothing.

To make matters worse, Rorschach woke up.

The moment he opened his eyes, he grasped the current situation. The tall figure disappeared immediately. Then, Shanks and the others who were flying headfirst felt a huge breath approaching at a very fast speed.

"Rorschach!"

Several people were horrified and looked back quickly, and saw a phantom-like ball of light, drawing a trail of lightning and fire in the air, like a comet, shooting from a distance, and in an instant rushed to a place not far behind them.

They were about to stop to deal with Rorschach's attack, but Rorschach, who was charging like a comet, did not stop and flew straight past the four of them.

Shanks's expression suddenly changed. He turned to look at Beckman, who was less than a few kilometers away, and shouted hoarsely, "Beckman! Run! Run!"

Even without Shanks's roaring warning, Beckman also felt the horrifying and fatal crisis. Without any hesitation, he turned around and ran with Uta in his arms, using all his physical strength and bursting into extreme speed. He even burned his vitality, and his whole body became hot and red, with steam billowing out of it.

Because Beckman's ability to predict the future told him that he would die if he was caught up by Rorschach.

Beckman was not afraid of death, but he could not let Uta, whom he had rescued with great difficulty, fall into the hands of the navy again.

Blood-colored steam oozes out from Beckman's pores. He seems to have turned into an unstoppable sea train. Holding Uta, he bursts out at the fastest speed of his life and runs forward.

But Rorschach was faster than him.

With a loud bang, a tall figure slid over Beckman's head and hit him in a parabola less than ten meters away. As soon as he landed, he turned his hand and punched down.

The air sank under the ferocious giant fist, and this unstable space was broken and twisted, as if it was about to burst open. Before the fist arrived, the wind raised by the fist had already broken Beckmann's hair, and the skin on his body piled up backwards like waves.

Beckman knew he couldn't escape, so he roared and threw Uta in his arms towards the flying Shanks. He drew his sword like lightning, held it with both hands, and slashed at Rorschach.

The domineering color shone around his long sword, and the determination to inflict heavy damage to Rorschach even at the cost of his own life boiled in Beckman's heart.

But the next moment, Rorschach's fist fell like a landslide, and Beckman's long sword, along with his arms, were pressed down by Rorschach's fist, stuck in his chest, and then flew out from his back, taking his entire upper body with him.

"boom!"

The strong wind swept in like a raging tsunami. A cloud of blood mist exploded where Beckman was standing, but was blown away by the strong wind, leaving no trace at all.

(End of this chapter)