Devil Fruit Powers In The Tower Of God - Chapter 16

Lumen brought his team to the Hunting Area and was currently observing them as they were fighting two Elder Red Scythes. The group had already fought and killed three of the giant insects, but this was the first time they were fighting more than one at the same time.

Their teamwork was good, to say the least. Anak was fighting one of them, while rest were tackling the other.

It seemed she had lost her green hook on the previous Floor, so she couldn’t kill the Elder Red Scythe on her own. Despite that, she could fight the insect and distract it while waiting for the others to kill off the other.

Ship Leesoo was acting as a distraction and was narrowly avoiding being sliced in two. Hatsu was using that as an opportunity to attack the Elder Red Scythe with his swords. The swordsman had already sliced off the insect’s wings and was working on its legs.

Tiana and Laure were sitting in the back and sending blasts of Shinsoo at the insect. Whenever the Elder Red Scythe was about to slice Leesoo, they would shoot the insect and save him in the process.

Aleksai had accurately pierced one of the insect’s eyes with his spears and was aiming for the other eye.

And then there was Androssi. She was standing next to Lumen and continuously asking him questions. Androssi had already proved herself as she managed to kill an Elder Red Scythe on her own, so Lumen didn’t mind her too much.

“So, you are not from one of the 10 Great Families?” She just couldn’t believe that a normal Regular had managed to defeat a Princess of Zahard.

“No.”

“I’m not from the Ha Family.”

” A branch family then?”

“No.”

“I don’t believe you! You can’t be that strong and not be from one of the 10 Great Families.” Androssi had already met one Irregular that just entered the Tower, so she didn’t even think that he could be one as well.

“Believe what you want. I’m not a member of the 10 Great Families.” Lumen answered her.

“Whatever. So, how old are you?” She was adamant about finding out more about him.

“21.”

“No way! I don’t believe that!” That just didn’t make any sense to her. He is 21 years old and is already that strong? Then what has she been doing for the past couple hundreds of years?

“Why? How old are you then?” Lumen questioned her back.

“Lady? You look more like a teenage girl.”

“Teenage girl? How dare you look down upon me, I’ve already passed the 300 mark!” Her eyes widened when she realized what she said.

“300? So you are an old grandma then.”

“You!! I’m not talking to you anymore!” Androssi’s face turned red from embarrassment and looked away.

The group had already killed one of the Elder Red Scythes and were close to finishing of the other one. Suddenly, they could hear a loud buzzing sound moving in their direction.

From the West, a group of a dozen Elder Red Scythes was flying towards them. Alarmed at the large number of insects, they all had a severe expression, while trying to finish off the one they were already fighting. Even Androssi had a serious look, seeing the dozen of Elder Red Scythes flying in their direction.

Only Lumen had a calm look on his face while he was observing the reactions of the Regulars he had chosen to join his team. They understood how grave the situation is, but they weren’t running in fear like headless chickens. He was pleased with their reaction.

Once the dozen Elder Red Scythes landed, he shot two quick bursts of five light beams. Each laser accurately pierced through an insect’s head, leaving only two of them alive.

The whole group was astonished at what they just witnessed. Did he just form five Baangs of Shinsoo twice in a matter of seconds? Laure, their best Shinsoo controller, had just learned how to use two Baangs of Shinsoo, and yet Lumen was actually able to use five?

But if he could actually control five Baangs with all of them having so much destructive powers, well, that changes things. Since he could control five Baangs of Shinsoo now, then what about the future? How many would he be able to control then?

Androssi didn’t wait for his response and dashed in the direction of one of the Elder Red Scythes. “Leave that one to me!”

The realization that Lumen had most likely just played around during their fight angered her. Had he used those same lasers on her, she would have been seriously injured. She isn’t just a normal Regular, she is a Princess of Zahard! Despite that, someone had beaten her without even taking the fight seriously.

Androssi had to let some steam off, and the giant red insect was the perfect target. She started pounding the mantis and killed in a few minutes.

They finished their hunting session for the day and left the Hunting Area.

Lumen passed Monster Parts and sold off all the Elder Red Scythe forelegs for a total of 6 800 Points. Eli thought she had gotten used to him, but she was more than astonished when he dropped the large number forelegs off at the counter.

After selling off the monster parts, the group separated. Lumen made his way outside the town for his daily training, and Tiana followed behind him.

The rest of the group had decided to go to a restaurant, but surprisingly, one of them followed after the two. Anak was also walking alongside them.

“Why didn’t you go with the rest?” Lumen questioned the green-skinned girl.

When they began their training Anak, immediately noticed that something was wrong.

“You are using that pressure to train yourself, right? Can you use it on me too?” During their fight, when Lumen had increased the gravity on her, she became both slower and weaker. She didn’t know exactly what he did, but she understood that the pressure could be used to increase her strength.

Lumen wasn’t going to go around offering to help people out, but he didn’t mind helping the lizard girl. He didn’t know who would stay on his team, but Anak being a Princess of Zahard, could become someone very powerful in the future. If he could help her out and make her stay on his team, that would be good.

Since Anak was almost as strong as him physically, he increased the gravity on her to 10x. He was also using the same amount on himself as well.

Feeling the pressure that is twice as strong as the one during their fight, Anak looked at him with a serious expression but didn’t say anything. She is not the brightest, but she understood how easy he took it while fighting them.

While the three were training, the rest of the group had just ordered their meals.

“So, what do you think about Lumen?” Androssi questioned them.

“He is very strong. We might not even know his full capabilities.” Hatsu replied.

“I agree.” Aleksai had the same opinion.

“What do you mean?” Androssi asked him.

“The Shinsoo inside him flows in a very weird way. Even the Shinsoo around him is strange. It dances around him as if it’s happy to be in his presence. I haven’t seen Shinsoo act this way even amongst the Rankers in my family. The only time I’ve sene Shinsoo move similarly is with Baam.”

“Wait, are you saying Lumen is an Irregular?” Androssi exclaimed.

“I don’t know if he is an Irregular or not, but Shinsoo definitely loves him,” Laure answered her.

“It doesn’t matter if he is an Irregular or not. Lumen will either become our greatest ally or our worst enemy.” Leesoo finally spoke, and everyone turned their attention to him.

“With us being on his team, we would have an easier time climbing the Tower. But if he was on an enemy team and we had to face against them… we might not survive the encounter.”