Within the 'chat room' set up by Bruna, language barriers no longer hindered communication.
The Masked Man's words, filled with rage, were heard by everyone.
'Kin, huh?'
Law wasn't surprised at all.
Many creatures survived by sticking together, and humanoids were naturally no exception.
Since they already considered the Masked Man a humanoid, having kin was normal.
'However...'
Law shook his head slightly, his gaze towards the Masked Man sharp as a blade: "Don't be in a hurry. If you want to make threats, there will be plenty of chances later."
The Masked Man immediately stared at Law with an extremely resentful look, as if he could skin Law alive if circumstances allowed.
"I guarantee, you will experience the most painful deaths."
Perhaps thinking escape was hopeless, the Masked Man, facing such a situation, wasn't being low-key at all.
Everyone exchanged glances, feeling the Masked Man lacked any self-awareness.
Just then, Kuro, who had come over to join the commotion, materialized a familiar hammer and abruptly struck the Masked Man's face, which had no Nen protection.
A dull thump… the cracks on the mask became more apparent.
Struck suddenly by a hammer, the Masked Man was a bit dazed.
"Huh? Guarantee?"
Kuro, having transformed into his cat form, swung the hammer again.
Thump!
"Let's see you guarantee."
Thump!
Without Nen protection, the Masked Man's endurance was quite limited. After these few hammer strikes, he was somewhat dizzy.
With another hammer blow, the mask on the Masked Man's face suddenly cracked with a snap and fell to the ground.
It was a face lacking moisture, with prominent veins, no nose, and pitch-black eye sockets. The eyeballs were very small, like inlaid rubies, emitting faint red light.
A trickle of blood flowed from the Masked Man's forehead, sliding down his face to his chin.
Seeing the Masked Man's ugliness, Kuro raised his hand again, wanting to deliver another hammer blow.
Law stopped him promptly. If Kuro continued hammering like this, what if he accidentally killed the Masked Man?
However, Kuro's actions also reminded Law.
They were about to interrogate for information. Given the Masked Man's displayed temperament, they couldn't give him a chance to commit suicide.
Thinking this, Law didn't hesitate, completely treating the Masked Man as fish on a chopping board. Using his hand as a knife, he dissected the Masked Man's body in front of everyone.
Crush the teeth, cut out the tongue.
Extract the bones, separate the torso.
Search within for organ-like structures.
Seeing Law's actions, Sheila and a few others couldn't take it and retreated first.
Before retreating, they gave Law several reproachful looks.
As the person involved, having his body toyed with like this, the Masked Man was mentally numb.
He somewhat realized these humans' motive for keeping him alive.
Soon, Law found a heart-like organ and experimentally applied pressure.
The Masked Man immediately cried out in pain.
One of the traits contained within God Hand was amplifying pain effects by tens or even hundreds of times.
Once a vital point was controlled, any being responsive to pain could hardly endure such torture.
"Alright, we can officially begin."
Law held the heart-like organ, looking seriously at the Masked Man's remaining head.
Continuous, unrelenting pain was a powerful tool for interrogation.
Whether you're a god or a ghost, extracting information was just a matter of time.
As Law squeezed the organ, the Masked Man's screams echoed in the room.
Netero and the others had initially been captivated by the Nitro Rice and other plants. However, with Nique there, without Law's permission, getting close to the Nitro Rice was difficult.
And just then, the Masked Man's screams drew their attention.
Following the sound, the scene that greeted their eyes was undoubtedly cruel.
But no one present sympathized with the Masked Man.
They silently approached. With Law's consent, through Bruna's tentacles, they also entered the 'chat room'.
Then, the chat room was filled with the Masked Man's curses directed at Law.
Because it was telepathic communication, the Masked Man could scream in pain while simultaneously venting hatred at Law.
The former was physical vocalization, the latter was mental vocalization.
After entering the 'chat room', Cheadle and the others finally understood why Law had been so confident about extracting value from the Masked Man earlier.
Barrier-free communication and a pain-inflicting device.
Combined, it truly was an interrogation method no one could withstand.
They silently listened to the Masked Man's extremely unpleasant curses, then looked at Law, finding he showed no reaction.
The skeleton observed the tortured Masked Man, feeling profoundly heavy-hearted.
Encountering an executioner like Law could only be considered the Masked Man's misfortune.
But then, thinking of his own involuntary situation, his mood grew even heavier.
This high-intensity torture continued for thirty full minutes before the Masked Man finally broke down completely.
If it were anyone present, they probably couldn't last even ten minutes.
After subduing the Masked Man, the curses ceased, and the chat room became much quieter.
Law got straight to the point, starting to ask questions one by one.
The specific effects of the Core Energy, and all information regarding humanoids.
As the Masked Man answered each question, many points overlapped with the intelligence the skeleton had provided.
The number of humanoids wasn't large, scattered across the Dark Continent.
They had no fixed settlements but usually possessed a type of large-scale instrument.
In modern society's terms, it was large transportation vehicles.
What surprised Law was that the Mountain Ship encountered earlier in the Ancient Labyrinth City was one of the large-scale instruments the Masked Man mentioned.
And what provided energy to the Mountain Ship was the Core Energy the Masked Man had found deep within the underground ruins.
Such Core Energies were found in many places across the Dark Continent, mostly hidden in undiscovered ancient human ruins.
However, although the Mountain Ship was a hybrid of magical beasts and instruments, it was hard to imagine such a small piece of Core Energy could support the Mountain Ship's flight.
Following this piece of intelligence, Law followed the trail, asking about the Masked Man's tribe's 'transportation vehicle', which was a large disc made from various mixed metals.
The survival principle of humanoids, like the experience the skeleton gained over a long time, was not settling in one place. So they chose to turn their settlements into movable [Sky Cities].
But there were always exceptions. Among multiple humanoid groups, some chose to settle in a certain airspace.
According to the Masked Man, that area was called the Magnetic Zone, its periphery enveloped by chaotic stone storms. Even large flying magical beasts, once caught in the chaotic stone storms, would be annihilated instantly, leaving no whole corpse.
Only by mastering a special method could one enter or leave there.
In a sense, for the creatures settling there, the Magnetic Zone was like the Hide-and-Seek dimension, offering extremely high security.
As the Masked Man revealed piece after piece of intelligence, everyone listening privately felt shocked.
They suddenly realized that the existing intelligence humans possessed was truly the tip of the iceberg.
Whether it was the Gatekeeper Tribe or the humanoids, they were all genuine potential threats.
Because the Six Continents where humans resided were the [Holy Land] in the eyes of most intelligent beings, an absolutely irreplaceable [Noah's Ark].
With the means humanoids currently possessed, reaching the Six Continents wouldn't be difficult at all.
The reason they couldn't go was due to… the Menders.