CHAPTER 155: [155] - STARJUN’S MISFORTUNE—CAPTURING THE JEWEL MEAT

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"That’s right, it’s nearby. And it’s heading this way, fast. It’s probably going to jump right off the Regal Plateau to find its child. A mother whose baby is missing... that’s a top priority."

Yuuki explained.

Though not human, many creatures held a deep devotion to their young. The Regal Mammoth was no different. After discovering its child was gone, it had begun a frantic search across the highlands.

Now, having likely scoured the entire plateau without finding a trace, its only option was to leave and search elsewhere.

To a human, the height of the Regal Plateau was terrifying. But to a behemoth like the Regal Mammoth, it was like a person hopping over a low wall—effortless.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

A tremendous rumbling approached. With a body of its immense size, every step the Regal Mammoth took shook the very earth, like a super-scale earthquake.

"The Regal Mammoth is coming! Wait, look—there’s a GT Robo on top of it, attacking! It must be the owner of those footprints we saw earlier."

Sunny was the first to spot it, his eyes widening at the mammoth’s colossal scale. Compared to this giant, the hundred-meter-long juvenile was a mere speck. There was no comparison.

And at that moment, they all saw a massive GT Robo relentlessly attacking the Regal Mammoth. Its assault, however, couldn’t even scratch the mammoth’s defenses. All it could do was unleash a barrage of futile, impotent explosions.

To the Regal Mammoth, its attacks were less than mosquito bites. It didn’t even bother to acknowledge them.

"I’ll take care of this one!"

Toriko shot forward without hesitation. Reaching the GT Robo, he slammed a 5-Hit Nail Punch directly into its abdomen.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

With five consecutive roars, a massive hole was blasted through the GT Robo’s body. Many of its internal components failed, and in the next second, sparks flew as the giant robot exploded into pieces.

"It lost because of its size. Otherwise, Toriko’s 5-Hit Nail Punch wouldn’t have been enough to destroy it."

Yuuki commented. Because this GT Robo was so massive, the materials used in its construction couldn’t have been top-tier, making its defense weaker than other models.

Furthermore, a smaller GT Robo could have been sent flying by the impact, thus dispersing some of the force.

But this one was too big—it couldn’t be knocked away. And its attention was entirely focused on the Regal Mammoth, leaving it completely open to Toriko’s attack.

In the end, a single 5-Hit Nail Punch took it out.

No one was surprised that Toriko had killed his enemy in one blow. That was the combat style of the Toriko world. If you get an opening, you take the kill shot, leaving no chance for a comeback.

Just as Toriko finished off the giant GT Robo, the Regal Mammoth’s colossal body charged past the edge of the highlands. Such a massive behemoth, plummeting from the sky—the impact was immense.

The Heavycliffs in the rock walls were startled, but they didn’t rush out of their dens.

In the original story, they had emerged because they mistook the commotion for Sunny and the others, which is why they had targeted them.

But now, the group was already on the plateau. The Heavycliff had no target. They weren’t about to intentionally get smashed by a Regal Mammoth, so they huddled in their nests, refusing to come out.

....

"We have to catch up, or that thing will be gone!" Sunny shouted. The Regal Mammoth’s massive size meant its running speed was incredible. Catching up would not be easy.

However, just as they gave chase, the color of the Regal Mammoth’s body suddenly changed, as if it had been dyed a shade of purple.

"That’s Coco’s poison!"

Toriko recognized it instantly. The poison was paralyzing the mammoth’s body.

The moment he finished speaking, a great bird appeared in their eyes. It was the juvenile Emperor Crow, Kiss, with Coco on its back.

"Sorry I’m a little late!"

It wasn’t just Toriko and Sunny; Coco had been invited as well.

"Coco, you’re here! That’s great! It’s a good thing you paralyzed this big guy—otherwise, it would have taken us some effort to catch up."

Toriko said with a grin. Coco then greeted Yuuki. He was very polite towards him; after all, he knew Yuuki was a super chef and a super powerhouse.

Just as they were about to enter the Regal Mammoth’s body, Yuuki noticed another GT Robo approaching. Without a second word, he pulled out a small knife and slashed in its direction.

He had no intention of using his exclusive knife on it. There was no need.

At this moment, Yuuki finally understood how Mihawk felt.

Mihawk had used a tiny dagger against Zoro because he felt Zoro wasn’t worthy of his black blade, Yoru.

Yuuki certainly wouldn’t draw his own blade for this. A small knife was enough.

....

With a single slash, a massive blade of energy instantly tore through the GT Robo. Before it could even react, it was sliced in two, exploding into a shower of fragments.

"ANOTHER GT ROBO?? Just how many did the Gourmet Corp send this time??"

Watching Yuuki cut it down with a single stroke, Toriko was stunned. They had already run into one at the arena, and now two more here. That was three already.

"There are GT Robo signals on the Regal Plateau, but they’ve already been scrapped. There’s another one inside this big guy’s stomach. And there’s one last one on its way from the Devil’s Athletics."

Yuuki explained. The Gourmet Corp had dispatched a total of six GT Robos this time. The strongest one was the furthest away and had yet to arrive.

In the original story, that one was piloted by Starjun. But now that Starjun’s had been destroyed, Yuuki was curious to see what this new one was like.

"There’s one inside, too?? THEN LET’S HURRY! IT’LL BE TROUBLE IF IT GETS THE JEWEL MEAT!"

Hearing there was another one inside, the group was alarmed and decided to go in immediately to prevent it from capturing the Jewel Meat.

As for the one still on its way, it wasn’t the priority. The one inside was.

"In that case, I’ll stay outside. If the paralysis wears off, I’ll re-apply it. And I can stop the GT Robo that hasn’t arrived yet."

Coco offered.

"Let’s all go in together. You’re no match for that GT Robo. As for the Regal Mammoth, that’s easy. I’ll just add a layer of Knocking—no need to keep using your poison."

Yuuki said. Judging by the aura of the approaching GT Robo, Coco was no match for it. If he stayed behind rashly, he would just be one-shotted.

The plot had already changed. It wasn’t impossible for one of the Four Heavenly Kings to be killed now.

"Is that GT Robo really strong?"

Toriko, having personally destroyed one, asked with some doubt.

"Remember the one you met in the Cavern Lagoon? This one will be even stronger than that!"

Yuuki stated. From its aura, it was indeed stronger. As for whether it was piloted by Starjun, that didn’t matter.

"Then let’s go in together!"

Hearing this, Coco no longer insisted. It was no joke; he still had vivid memories of how terrifying that GT Robo was. If he had to face it again, he would be instantly defeated.

Since this one was even stronger, he certainly wouldn’t dare to face it.

"What are you guys talking about? What happened in the Cavern Lagoon?"

Sunny asked with confusion. He wasn’t there at the time, so he naturally didn’t know. Coco then told him what had happened.

"That GT Robo... when we met it, we instantly went into combat mode. It felt like if it made a move, we would die. If it weren’t for Chef Yuuki and Knocking Master Jiro being there, the two of us might not have made it back!"

Coco shook his head. That GT Robo was simply too strong. Hearing this, a chill went down Sunny’s spine. Though he didn’t know how strong the current Coco was, he had seen Toriko’s combat power.

....

Just like that, the group entered directly through the Regal Mammoth’s mouth.

"Are we sure we won’t just end up in its stomach if we go in like this?"

Komatsu asked with some concern. He still remembered the countless skeletons he had seen before. The Regal Mammoth’s digestive ability was clearly quite strong.

"No, the Regal Mammoth’s internal structure is very special. Its digestive organs, including its eating and excretion functions, are all handled by those two unique trunks."

Because of the massive labyrinth within its body, the Regal Mammoth lacked many internal organs. Its digestive system had been replaced by its two trunks.

One trunk would suck things in, and in that instant, digestion and nutrient absorption were completed. The other trunk would then spray out the bones and waste. The efficiency was incredibly high.

As for its abdomen, that was completely occupied by the giant labyrinth.

Soon, the group followed the Regal Mammoth’s throat down and arrived at the labyrinth’s entrance. There, they ran into the GT Robo that had entered earlier.

The moment they met, Yuuki destroyed it in a single move. The reason was simple: he found it disgusting.

The pilot of this GT Robo was an absolute, unadulterated pervert who liked to dig out the eyeballs of other creatures and collect them.

An operation like that... the only thing Yuuki regretted was that the pilot’s real body wasn’t here. Otherwise, he would have killed him on the spot.

This was why he had no favorable impression of the Gourmet Corp Besides Midora and Starjun, the rest were more or less deviants.

Midora didn’t care about anything but eating. Starjun had his own bottom line. Though he had done plenty of dirty work, he was much better than the others.

And after learning that Toriko was his brother, even though they hadn’t spent much time together, Starjun would still risk his life for him, nearly dying at the hands of his own father.

The vast majority of the Gourmet Corp were perverts and criminals. There was no problem in killing any of them.

"WHAT A DISGUSTING GUY!"

Seeing the collection of eyeballs, Sunny and the others wore expressions of disgust.

But since it had already been destroyed by Yuuki, there was no need to dwell on it. As for the giant octopus inside, it had sensed the danger outside and didn’t dare to come out.

This giant octopus lived inside the Regal Mammoth, a kind of parasite.

It had been tamed by the GT Robo’s pilot after it arrived and was now hiding inside its body.

Though it was dozens of meters long, it could compress its body to a very small size. That was how it was hiding inside the robot.

Now that the GT Robo was destroyed, it didn’t dare to make a move. It just wanted to wait for them to leave before coming out.

Yuuki himself couldn’t be bothered to eat such a thing. It was better to find the Jewel Meat.

Only after the group had left did the giant octopus quietly slip out and enter the labyrinth.

....

Yuuki, however, had already figured out the entire maze. Though it was very complex, it wasn’t a problem for him.

Normally, it would be impossible to find the location of the Jewel Meat.

Its location was very special, in an enclosed space. The light inside was from the Jewel Meat itself, shining through the walls of flesh.

Yuuki came to the nearest passage, sliced open the wall with one cut, and walked inside. He then saw the massive Jewel Meat.

"So this is the Jewel Meat! The light is so dazzling!"

When Toriko and the others saw it, they felt their eyes could barely handle the brightness.

"What a beautiful ingredient!"

Sunny was also full of admiration.

"Let’s take it and get out of here. By the way... that last GT Robo is here!"

Just as Yuuki’s voice fell, the final GT Robo appeared at the entrance of the cave.

It locked eyes with Yuuki and the others. The pilot, Starjun, his face instantly fell. He never thought he would be so unlucky as to run into Yuuki again...

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