CHAPTER 156: [156] - A MYSTERIOUS THUNDERCLOUD, THE LIGHTNING PHOENIX APPEARS (BONUS)

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At this very moment, Starjun vividly remembered just how quickly his GT Robo had been destroyed in the Cavern Lagoon.

Forget fighting back, he didn’t even have a chance to run before his GT Robo was annihilated. This new one was built with the latest technology. Though its appearance was still similar to a Nitro’s, it lacked fur and had a more mechanical feel.

The moment he saw it, Yuuki recognized it. This one was similar to the model Starjun piloted at the Food Honor Temple.

It was much stronger than the one from the Cavern Lagoon. If Toriko and the others had faced it, even if Toriko had a power-up from the Jewel Meat, they would have been no match for Starjun. The gap between them was too great.

And at birth, Starjun had absorbed all of Toriko’s nutrients and Food Luck, which was why Toriko’s childhood had been so harsh. He had even been so hungry that he had chewed off his own fingernails.

But with Yuuki here, it didn’t matter how strong the GT Robo was. The upper limit of these machines couldn’t even approach capture level 100. They could only play around in the Human World.

And Yuuki’s current strength was already a huge leap beyond the standard for entering the Gourmet World.

....

"That familiar aura... it’s the guy from the Cavern Lagoon!"

Coco couldn’t help but look at Starjun with a hint of pity. What kind of luck was this? To be taken out once before, and now to run into Yuuki again.

But at the same time, Coco was also shocked. Because the strength Starjun was displaying was terrifying. He was thankful Yuuki was here. Otherwise, they would have been done for.

"I didn’t expect to run into you all again!"

Starjun finally spoke, his voice filled with bitterness.

"What’s with this guy? Do you know him?"

Sunny asked, looking at the GT Robo with a mix of wariness and shock. This one was completely different from the ones they had encountered before. He felt this GT Robo had the power to kill him in an instant.

"Of course, we know him. We met him in the Cavern Lagoon, but that GT Robo was taken care of by Chef Yuuki. This one should be new, but the pilot is probably the same person."

Toriko explained simply. Sunny and Rin couldn’t help but look at Starjun with pity. What a hard-luck case. Why did he have to run into Yuuki?

"Yeah, we meet again. So, I’ll have to trouble you to get a new GT Robo."

Yuuki greeted him with a smile. Then, with a casual slash of the Melk knife in his hand, the GT Robo was instantly cut into fragments.

....

"Starjun-sama, your GT Robo has lost connection again!"

The moment the connection was severed, Joejoe contacted Starjun again. The one he had been piloting was their latest model, with significantly enhanced combat power. He never thought it would be destroyed again.

"I know. I ran into that guy from before again. Joejoe, get a new GT Robo ready for me. Also, have the intelligence department keep a close eye on that guy named Yuuki. I don’t want to run into him again."

Starjun was incredibly frustrated.

Another single encounter. This time, he only got to say one sentence. He had no power to resist. The consecutive defeats made him realize one thing: even if he had been there in his real body, he would have been no match for Yuuki.

So, all he could do now was avoid this scary guy.

At this moment, Starjun was also baffled. With that kind of strength, wouldn’t it be better to go to the Gourmet World?

Why was he meddling in the Human World? And stealing the Jewel Meat from them on top of that.

Hearing Starjun’s orders, Joejoe knew he was in a bad mood, so he didn’t ask any more questions. He also knew that with the destruction of his GT Robo, this hunt had failed.

The Gourmet Corp hadn’t been able to beat the IGO. After all, so many GT Robos had been destroyed.

....

Back in the labyrinth, after capturing the Jewel Meat, Yuuki and the others left the Regal Mammoth’s body. Because it had been knocked by Yuuki, the mammoth hadn’t moved at all.

Soon, Mansam’s people also brought the little Regal Mammoth back. After a check-up, they found no Jewel Meat inside it.

It was clear that the Jewel Meat only formed after the Regal Mammoth reached adulthood.

This wasn’t surprising. The little mammoth still needed a large amount of nutrition to grow. During this period, it would be constantly consuming the nutrients in its body. Naturally, it wouldn’t have any extra to form the Jewel Meat.

After the little mammoth was delivered, Yuuki released the Knocking on the mother. Seeing her child returned unharmed, the Regal Mammoth let out a sigh of relief and led her baby back to the Regal Plateau.

"We finally got it done! Now we can go back and eat the Jewel Meat!"

Toriko looked at the Jewel Meat Yuuki had captured. This was a real treasure. Though he hadn’t done much, Yuuki couldn’t possibly not share some with him, right?

"Let’s go. Time to eat the Jewel Meat!"

Yuuki naturally wouldn’t eat it all himself. Though the Jewel Meat was very rare, he hadn’t forgotten that besides the Regal Plateau, there were also Regal Mammoths in the old Biotope 1, and quite a few of them at that.

The Jewel Meat in those mammoths would naturally be even more plentiful. So, there was no need to hoard this piece now.

....

Since the IGO’s people had also arrived, the group didn’t have to run back themselves. They just took a plane.

"Attention everyone. There is a thundercloud ahead. We will be entering the storm zone shortly. Please prepare yourselves."

As they were flying back, midway through the journey, the pilot’s warning came.

"A thundercloud? Why would there be a thundercloud here? Did you not see it when you came?"

Toriko asked with some confusion. Why would a thundercloud appear in a place like this? The altitude didn’t seem right either.

"Apologies, we don’t know either. We are flying the exact same route as we came. This thundercloud was not here before."

The pilot said, also confused. He couldn’t figure out what was going on.

"I see. I know what’s going on!"

Hearing this, Yuuki released his perception and immediately found the problem.

This thundercloud was moving. And the reason it was moving was because there was a certain creature within it.

This creature was the one Yuuki had been looking for: the Lightning Phoenix. The thundercloud always followed the Lightning Phoenix.

So, wherever it flew, the thundercloud would follow.

"Chef Yuuki, you know? What in the world is going on?"

Komatsu immediately asked.

"A Lightning Phoenix is passing by. I’m going to get some feathers. Do you want any?"

Yuuki asked. The feathers of the Lightning Phoenix were what he needed. Now that he had them, he wouldn’t need to make another trip to the Vegetable Sky.

But at this moment, Yuuki was also a bit puzzled.

Why would the Lightning Phoenix appear here? He didn’t think it was a coincidence. This altitude was not where it would normally appear.

In the end, Yuuki attributed it to Food Luck. Only Food Luck could have drawn the Lightning Phoenix here.

And he guessed this Food Luck was related to him. The reason was simple: besides him, though the others knew the legends of the Lightning Phoenix, they hadn’t seen it and weren’t particularly interested.

This meant it was his Food Luck that had drawn it here. Jiro had said his Food Luck was growing rapidly before. Yuuki hadn’t had a concept of it then, but now the situation was different.

This was the benefit of having Food Luck. As long as it was strong enough, everything would go smoothly.

Now, the Lightning Phoenix had been delivered right to his doorstep.

....

"The Lightning Phoenix? No wonder there’s a thundercloud. If I remember correctly, its feathers can be made into a wedding dress, right? It’s said that a bride who wears such a dress will have a lifetime of happiness."

Coco said. The others didn’t have much of a reaction to this, but Rin’s eyes went wide.

She dreamed of marrying Toriko and becoming his wife. But Toriko... he was similar to Goku, or rather, Kakarot.

One was a battle maniac, the other a food maniac.

"Brother!"

Rin knew she couldn’t capture the feathers herself, so she turned her sights on her brother.

"Don’t use that tone with me! Fine, I’ll get them for you!"

Sunny looked at Rin with exasperation. He knew what kind of person his sister was—a complete tomboy. That was why she was chasing after Toriko. Now, his sister was actually using that cutesy, whiny voice to act coquettishly with him. It made his skin crawl.

"I knew you were the best, brother!"

Having achieved her goal, Rin didn’t forget to praise her brother a few times.

....

As the cabin door opened, the group went directly to the top of the plane. The surrounding lightning and storm had no effect on them.

And being here, they could also block some of the natural attacks, preventing the plane from being directly blown up.

After all, there were other people on the plane. It wouldn’t be good if it crashed.

"Here it comes!"

Just as the wind grew more violent, a flash of golden light appeared. Soon, a massive creature, resembling a phoenix, emerged.

This was the Lightning Phoenix.

It wasn’t afraid of people. Seeing them, it flew right past them. Yuuki reached out, and instantly, a large number of feathers were pulled down by him. As for the others, they didn’t have his speed or strength, so they only managed to get a few.

But those few were enough to make quite a few wedding dresses.

"As expected of the Lightning Phoenix’s feathers. With this feather, the surrounding storm seems to have stopped. And even lightning striking it has no effect."

The group looked at the feathers in their hands, completely unaffected by the outside environment, and were filled with emotion. As for Rin, she was already holding the feathers and searching on her phone for what kind of clothes to make.

Every time she found a photo she liked, she would show it to Toriko. She only wanted to buy what he liked.

Having gotten the feathers, the Lightning Phoenix soon departed. The pilots also finally let out a sigh of relief. That scene just now had really scared them.

After all, a plane wasn’t anything else. If it crashed, they would most likely be done for.

Being brought here as staff, they naturally didn’t have Gourmet Cells. So, if the plane crashed, the probability of them dying was very high.

The thundercloud disappeared along with the Lightning Phoenix.

Yuuki and the others returned to Biotope 1.

....

Meanwhile, in Wul Jungle, something else was happening.

One of the Gourmet Corp’s Vice Chefs, Grinpatch, had appeared here.

He was riding his mount, a Jack Elephant Beetle with a capture level of over 85. He had come here to capture BB Corn.

In the original story, Toriko had even met him and found a chance to destroy one of his weapons.

Actually, the Gourmet Corp’s Vice Chefs all had the strength to defeat Toriko and the others. Even Tommyrod. He had purely been too reckless, but in the end, he still released his trump card.

At that time, if it weren’t for the Hellboros saving the day, and without Teppei, Toriko would have been no match for Tommyrod.

The same went for Grinpatch. If he used his full strength, the result would naturally be Toriko’s tragic defeat.

But this guy was very peculiar, much like a certain light-man from One Piece who ate the Glint-Glint Fruit.

Just like Kizaru, he would slack off if he could, and never work overtime if he didn’t have to. When fighting, just putting on a show was enough.

Grinpatch was like that. When he met Toriko, Toriko was no match for him.

Though he lost a weapon due to his carelessness, it wasn’t a big deal for him.

At this moment, Grinpatch was staring at the forest in front of him, dazed. Because there wasn’t a single shadow of a mature BB Corn cob anywhere!

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