Unlike Ging, who was visibly excited, or Beyond, who carried a serious air, Pariston seemed like an outsider, quietly observing everything unfold.
There was a faint, unreadable smile on his face, but no one could tell what he was really thinking. Miluk hesitated for a moment when it came to dealing with threats from the seabed.
It wasn't an easy task, and they couldn't rely on Bushidora for long. Every second spent protecting the ship drained a lot of aura, so they needed to handle the fish lurking below as quickly as possible.
Compared to the seabed, enemies in the sky were easier to deal with since they were more accessible targets. The creatures underwater, however, were much harder to attack.
Thankfully, Miluk had a backup plan ready.
"Lilith, inject toxins into the sea," he ordered.
"Marione, use your ability to attack the fish below."
He decided to stick to the original plan, knowing they had contingencies if things didn't go well. Lilith, a woman covered in pink, from her hair to her clothes, moved swiftly to the side of the boat.
Her once smooth, white arms suddenly showed purple-black veins spreading across them, like paint dripping down. The veins seemed to come alive under her control, and soon black and purple liquid began to drip into the water.
At first, nothing happened, but within moments, the venom started flowing faster and faster. The clear blue water around where the toxin fell quickly darkened, turning into a swirling mix of black and purple.
While the sea only changed color on the surface, the effect on the hammerhead sharks nearby was devastating. After just a few moments, several sharks rolled their eyes and lost consciousness.
Their bodies drifted, crashing into each other; some were unlucky enough to be torn apart by their own kind. This liquid was highly toxic.
[Femme Fatale]: You can actively control your body to secrete venom, and even choose the type you produce. So far, the known types include paralysis, neurotoxin, mild toxin, and strong toxin...
There's a condition in the world called "pica," where people have a strange craving to eat things that aren't normally considered food, like soil, for example. Lilith's hobby is pretty unusual even by those standards: she enjoys swallowing venom.
Over time, as she repeatedly poisons and detoxifies herself, she's developed a strong resistance to venom and even gained the ability to secrete it herself. This power is quite similar to that of Gel, the snake from the twelve zodiacs, who can also produce venom.
However, Gel's ability is more advanced and versatile. Gel can consume venom, analyze it within his body, and then create new, unique venoms of his own.
He can even transform his arms into snakes to attack. Lilith's ability, on the other hand, works a bit differently.
She can eat venom and store it in her body, then convert her aura into that specific venom and control its strength by adjusting how much aura she uses. Unlike Gel, she can't create new kinds of venom by analyzing different ones; the venom she secretes must be one she has already ingested.
This limitation acts like a built-in rule or oath she can't break. But Lilith has an advantage Gel doesn't - her venom can be released all over her body when needed, effectively turning herself into a living poison.
This not only harms enemies but also deters them from engaging in close combat, since they're afraid to touch her. Each ability has its strengths.
Gel's venom attacks are limited to transforming his arms into snakes for injecting venom, which restricts both the amount delivered and efficiency. Lilith's ability, by contrast, allows her to spread venom widely, making her a far more flexible and dangerous opponent.
Because of her unique venom skill, Lilith has earned the nickname "Poison Girl" across the six continents. Beyond intentionally brought her onto the team, knowing how much potential the [Poison] attack style holds.
It can be incredibly effective in various situations. Despite her fearsome reputation, Lilith is actually
A gentle and elegant woman who loves wearing kimonos and carries herself with the grace of a Nadeshiko.
Her fondness for consuming venom is just a peculiar hobby; beyond that, she's simply a beautiful and kind-hearted person.
The situation had become critical, prompting her to unleash a potent venom.
This poison was renowned as the most lethal across the six continents.
Just a single drop could contaminate an entire lake, and its effects kicked in almost immediately, making it one of her deadliest toxins.
She had traveled to the Dark Continent in search of even more varieties of venom, similar to Gel's approach.
However, while Gel consumed these poisons to gather information and satisfy her curiosity, Lilith's motivation was purely appetite.
To her, these poisons that most people feared were like gourmet delicacies, though they came with risks that required caution and knowing one's limits.
Having sampled nearly every venom known on the six continents, she now set her sights on the Dark Continent.
Miluk had anticipated this method when devising the plan, injecting venom directly into the sea.
Though a simple tactic, it proved effective.
Venom required patience, and even the most potent toxins from the six continents might affect creatures from the Dark Continent, given the diversity of poisons.
Sure enough, within moments, the number of dead hammerhead sharks began to rise.
Bushidora, watching from the control room, felt the impact keenly as the drain on his aura noticeably lessened.
Alongside Lilith's venom attack, Marionai's offensive techniques also proved formidable.
Marionai, a puppet girl resembling Hatsune Miku with puppet-like markings across her body and face, stood beside Lilith.
Suddenly, she stomped the ground, triggering a sharp crackling sound.
Instantly, she was lifted into the air, hovering steadily as if supported by an invisible platform.
In reality, it was the flame boosters on her back that allowed her to maintain near-hovering flight.
If Larry were to describe Marionai, he might compare her to Sasori from Naruto, since both manipulate puppets and even transform their own bodies into puppet forms.
Marionai then spread her hands wide, and from her ten fingers, countless strings of uniform thickness shot out, ready for action.
Pure white threads of thought tangled wildly in the air, and in an instant, a large number of human-shaped puppets appeared, each with a unique form.
They resembled marionettes, all puppets controlled by her.
This was a blend of the release and operation systems.
Known as [Hundreds of Puppets], this ability allows her to use her knowledge of puppetry to mentally create different puppets.
These puppets have limited freedom of movement and require precise control, but each one packs a powerful punch.
Currently, Marionette can control up to 100 puppets at once, though accuracy drops significantly at that number.
She compares her mental control to Morel's ability and concludes that the most efficient number is 68 puppets, enough to balance precision and quantity.