“Such big talk!”
Quinn, the fallen Navy admiral, the West Sea King who had plundered Tenryuubito many times, raised the corner of his mouth, a cigar hanging loosely in his lips.
He hadn’t expected to meet this man from the news in Wano Country.
The World Government had even offered a hefty bounty of 1 billion berries. Even in the New World, a devilishly dangerous sea, there were only a very few pirates who could command a bounty exceeding 1 billion berries.
“It’s ‘疫灾’ Quinn! One of Kaido’s top commanders!”
Kozuki Hiyori’s face turned pale, her hand, which was being held by Eric, suddenly tightened in nervousness.
“You two go back into the shadows.”
Eric thought, and the shadows beneath his feet extended, engulfing the mother and daughter.
Quinn, who was up in the tree, saw this and immediately understood:
“So, this is your Devil Fruit ability? No wonder you could kidnap the oiran without anyone noticing.”
“Jūbatsu Yōsō!”
After sending the mother and daughter away, Eric clapped his hands, instantly activating his Wood Release.
“This is…?”
Quinn was stunned, suddenly turning his gaze towards the trunk of the tree beside him.
The tree trunk suddenly came to life, growing thick vines from within, instantly binding him up.
At such close range, and with such an unexpected attack, Quinn simply didn’t have time to dodge.
“What is this? Wasn’t his ability to manipulate shadows? He even pulled people into the shadows!”
Quinn’s face darkened, he spread his arms out to either side, attempting to break free.
With a ‘crack’, the wood binding him gave a slight tear.
“This isn’t ordinary wood…?”
Unable to break free instantly, Quinn’s eyes flashed with surprise.
With a roar, Quinn used his Armament Haki, and in an instant, the wood was torn apart by brute force.
“Interesting ability! How can one person have two different Devil Fruit abilities?”
As a scientist, Quinn was curious about this.
He leapt down from the tree, landing with a thud.
His chubby body shook with the impact of the landing, his fat rippling like waves.
“Two Devil Fruit abilities, never seen that before?” Eric grinned: “I ate two Logia-type fruits, the Yami Yami no Mi and the Mori Mori no Mi.”
If you’re gullible, that’s on you.
And, these two fruits were actually real.
Quinn’s eyes widened in astonishment, the facts were there, and he believed at least nine out of ten!
“Two?!” He looked doubtful, his eyes gleaming: “One person can only eat one Devil Fruit, that is the iron rule of the sea. Once you eat a second, your body won’t be able to handle it and will explode. Unless…”
Unless like Kaido!
“百兽” Kaido had fought many times against other pirate emperors and the Headquarters of the Marines, he had been captured dozens of times.
The Marines had tried many methods to kill Kaido.
Things like piercing him with a spear, sinking him to the bottom of the ocean, and poisoning him, were all useless.
Out of desperation, the Marines even forcibly fed Kaido a second Devil Fruit.
But still, he couldn’t be killed!
Of course, Kaido didn’t gain a second ability, the Zoan-type fruit he was forced to eat was reborn somewhere in the world.
“Someone can actually get a second Devil Fruit ability, your research value is ‘revolutionary’!!”
Quinn exclaimed excitedly: “Surrender, my people are all around, I promise you won’t be harmed, just cooperate with me on some experiments.”
As if in response to his words, many footsteps could be heard from outside the woods.
Hundreds of pirates entered the forest, quickly arriving at the scene.
“Quinn-sama!”
Eric released his Kenbunshoku Haki, scanning all the pirates.
“233 people… not bad numbers.”
With a clap.
Eric clasped his hands together, chanting softly: “Mokuton: Jukai Kōrin!”
Boom, boom, boom!!
The earth trembled, the entire forest seemed to come alive, countless new shoots broke through the soil, rapidly growing wildly.
The pirates who had entered looked terrified, the newly grown trees seemed to be uprooted, endless thick roots wrapping around them.
“What is this?!”
“Damn it! I can’t cut through it!”
“Get out of the way!”
However, the range of the Mokuton: Jukai Kōrin ability was extremely vast, and the pirates had nowhere to escape.
In the blink of an eye, 233 pirates were bound like dumplings, hanging upside down in the sky.
Eric found them too noisy, so he even sealed their mouths, instantly silencing them.
“Damn it! This wood is even harder this time!!”
Quinn was naturally among those who were hung up, he used his Armament Haki to try to tear through the wood, but he was shocked to discover that he couldn’t break free with brute force.
As a special target, the wood binding him was much more numerous and tougher.
“Give up, this move burned at least half a year of my lifespan.”
Eric looked up slightly, looking at the fat man hanging in the sky, he sneered: “What did you say just now? You want to use me as a research subject?”
“Wait!” Quinn quickly said: “Eric, you look very strong, no wonder you’re the man with a 1 billion berry bounty! Why don’t you join our Beasts Pirates? Kaido-sama has always admired you!”
The incident at Tenryuubito was a major scandal worldwide, and Kaido, one of the Pirate Emperors, naturally also received the intelligence.
“How can a true man be depressed and live under others?”
Eric scoffed.
Before the system arrived, he needed to join the Marines, learn the Rokushiki, and delve into Haki.
Now that the system has arrived, he still has to join the crew of one of the Emperors?
Wouldn’t that mean the system would be useless?
Quinn didn’t understand the flowery language, but he understood the meaning of that disdainful expression.
“Damn… bastard!”
Quinn cursed in anger, and the next moment, his body began to inflate.
He was already a tall, fat man, and now, with the activation of his ability, his size grew even more.
Crack, crack, crack.
The wood binding him tightened further, reaching its limit before suddenly breaking.
In the blink of an eye, a yellow brachiosaurus appeared in front of Eric.
“Hmph, don’t underestimate me, damn it!”
The brachiosaurus lowered its long neck, almost bringing its head close to Eric’s face, its mouth spewing a thick plume of smoke.
“I don’t smoke, I’m not used to the smell of smoke, don’t you brush your teeth? Idiot!” Eric sneered.
“You can only be arrogant now! I am a Zoan-type: Ryu Ryu no Mi, Model: Brachiosaurus!”
Quinn grinned, revealing sharp fangs beneath the brachiosaurus’ mouth: “This is your last chance, I want to get a live test subject! I’ll count to three…”
He hadn’t finished.
“Mokuton: Shin Sennenju!”
Clap, Eric clasped his hands together.
Thud!
In a flash, a thousand-armed Kannon statue rose up behind him.
“Little lizard, pathetic, pathetic.”
Eric smiled, mockingly, countless Kannon arms rained down like raindrops.
The brachiosaurus’ pupils shrank, widening its dragon mouth in disbelief, the wooden Kannon statue was dozens of times larger than his brachiosaurus.
In his vision, countless arms fell like rain.
And the target was him!
“Wait… wait, wait! Wait!”
The cigar fell from his mouth, Quinn shouted in panic.
However, the next moment.
Boom, boom, boom, boom!!
The earth shook, the shockwaves spread instantly to the Flower Capital, panic spread throughout the city!