One Piece: God Killer

"This island is called Kani Island." The old man sitting on the wooden frame of the stilted building explained the situation on the island slowly, "Kani, in our language, means the place of heavy rain. As you can see, heavy rain is a normal occurrence on this island."

Just ten minutes ago, Profic and others entered the village they found after destroying several traps. At first, the people in the village were shocked. Many people had already picked up various homemade weapons and rushed out of their homes. But when it was discovered that Profik and others were human beings, the atmosphere suddenly relaxed.

And when they learned that Profic and others had passed through the swamp to the west of the village, they all showed incredulous expressions. Afterwards, Profik and his party received a very warm welcome.

Matifa, who had choked on water, was weak, and was overly frightened, was arranged to live on the second floor of a stilted building in the village—it was said to be one of the few dry places in the village (although Profic had moved from that room to A handful of water squeezed out from the quilt on the bed).

The doctor in the village volunteered to help Gao Shifu and Morana treat their injuries. Gao Shifu thanked them and readily accepted the villagers' kindness. Morana declined. She just asked the village doctor for some medicine, then walked to a dark corner that could protect her from the rain and treated her wounds herself.

Many villagers also volunteered to prepare food. Uncle Fuentes, who was the most knowledgeable about food on the Profic ship, also followed.

And Profik made a request to let the villagers tell them about the island. Naturally, the villagers would not refuse this "small" request.

The old man who introduced the situation on Kani Island to Profik and others was named Danno, and he was the head of this village. He is fifty-eight years old and is the oldest person in the village. In fact, as far as Profik observed, most people in this village were between the ages of twenty and forty.

Maybe it was because the baby didn't come out, Profik thought so.

"Carnian Island, interesting." Hearing this name, Profik immediately thought of the Carnian flood event.

This rainy period that occurred during the Triassic Period on Earth is quite famous throughout geological history. The reason for this is that the Carnian flood event, a torrential rain that lasted for two million years, suddenly changed the arid environment of the Early Triassic. It seems that this island named "Carni" happened to inherit the weather system of the Carnian period-heavy rain.

The Carnian flood event in geological history had a strong shaping effect on the ecosystem in the Triassic and beyond. Later, the ancestral groups of many important species emerged, developed, and spread during this period. Of course, the Carnian flood event also brought alive many "remnants of the previous dynasty", such as the spondyloids, a group of prehistoric amphibians that once dominated the Permian period.

Thinking of this, Profik suddenly understood. Aren’t the group of aquatic predators we met today just amphibians? However, it seems that animals living on Carnian Island are not limited to Carnian animals. For example, the long-mouthed, crocodile-like Salamandera prowazekii lived in the late Permian. The leader looks very much like the Lesotho short-headed giant salamander that lived in the Triassic period, except that it belongs to an exceptionally large group. As for the one with a triangular head, it’s a salamander, and the one that looks like an enlarged version of the giant salamander is a kura salamander...

But yes, there are also dinosaurs and other ancient creatures that should have lived in different eras on the Little Garden, another island on the Grand Line that is famous for its ancient creatures.

Of course, everyone except him was still confused.

Danno glanced at Profik, closed his eyes slightly, and continued to tell the story of Kani Island: "In addition to the constant rainstorms, Kani Island is also home to many strange creatures that have survived from ancient times. That's right. , the ones you encountered - a group of ferocious, bloodthirsty carnivorous animals."

"I heard that 'there must be monsters when things go wrong'," Molana said while bandaging his wounds. "They are clearly not the same type of animals. Why can they interact with each other like a group?" Cooperate? This doesn’t make sense, right?”

"Alas!" Danno sighed heavily, "Actually, these predators would not act in unison before, so they did not pose a great threat to us."

Star asked in confusion: "Then why?" The subtext is why the predators later had a common leader.

"It's all because of the Lesotho short-headed giant salamander, the leader of that group of predators. Since you came from the swamp, you should have seen it." Danno explained, "Originally, it was just this He was an inconspicuous person among a group of predators, but for some unknown reason, he suddenly grew in size rapidly and became the common leader of these predators."

Speaking of this, Dannuo's tone was full of disbelief: "I didn't expect you to be able to cross that swamp! It's not easy, young man!"

Profik frowned: "Do they often attack humans?"

"Alas!" Dannuo sighed heavily, as if he had something to hide, "Originally, they usually only capture some small animals that come to the river to drink water or look for food, and they have basically always stayed on the same page as us. But ever since that guy became the leader, they began to attack humans often."

"Especially children, who are often attacked when passing through the swamp. There are many children in the village who have been kidnapped by them." Danno looked towards the direction of the stilt building where Matifa was resting. "Those guys seem to have little regard for children. She has special interests. That girl is your sister, right? If you can protect her, you are a good brother."

"No wonder." Profik suddenly realized that when he entered the village, although the villagers were very enthusiastic, he could feel a feeling of sadness and fear.

Moreover, this moment did wake up Profik, and he recalled the situation at that time in detail. Indeed, the Lesotho short-headed giant salamander's first target was the youngest Matifa, and then the second youngest Morana. This is completely consistent with what Danno said about being particularly interested in children.

However, he felt that what the old village chief said was not entirely true. What exactly he was hiding, Profic couldn't tell, but in the domineering perception of what he had seen and heard, the old village chief's emotions were still extremely complicated.

"But, there is nothing I can do," Dannuo shed two lines of tears as he looked yellow due to his old age. "Seeing the members of the village being taken away, there is nothing I can do..."

With that said, Danno fell silent, and Profik and his companions also remained silent. It wasn't that Profik didn't want to say anything, but that he really had nothing to say. Humans themselves are also part of the food chain, and it is natural for them to be preyed upon by natural enemies. However, since humans entered civilized society, they have gradually become the masters of every corner of the earth, and there are few creatures that can threaten Taoist dominance.

But in the world of One Piece, especially some of the islands on the Grand Line, humans are not necessarily able to become the masters. For those dominant species, hunting humans is essentially the same as killing pigs. Therefore, Profic believes that the Lesotho short-headed salamander is able to integrate predators entirely on its own. They capture humans only out of survival instinct, not malice, and there is no right or wrong distinction between good and evil. Even if we put aside the natural emotional tendencies of humans, we might even have to applaud it for its "brave resistance to human hegemony".

What's more, even if they really help, whether it is out of ecological balance considerations or due to the large number of predators in the swamp, it is impossible for Profik and others to eliminate all the predators in this water area. . Therefore, this group will definitely continue to produce leaders in a steady stream, and they will continue to attack humans...

Even the most sympathetic Morana just bandages her wounds silently - she will bravely protect the people in front of the tyrant, and also dare to break into the pirate's lair to rescue the slaves who were sold. However, facing predators in nature, she was not sure what she should do for a while.

At this time, a very strong young man in his twenties, holding a spear, came over. He said angrily: "I think those guys just want to raise us!"

"Raising?" Gao Shifu was very puzzled. Humans had always raised wild beasts for livestock or meat. This was the first time he had heard of wild beasts trying to feed humans.

Dannuo frowned: "Don't talk nonsense!"

"But..." The young man wanted to argue more, but when his eyes met Old Danno's, he lowered his head, threw the spear in his hand to the ground, turned around and left.

Dannuo sighed and said, "Do whatever you have to do, and don't cause any trouble to the guests."