Chapter 166 Prelude to the War (4K)!
"Penn, are you sure you want the animal devil fruit?"
Luke asked.
T Penn nodded solemnly.
He had already decided.
During the time he went to Nine Snake Island, Luke asked him if he would accept the Magnetic Fruit.
T. Penn thought for a long time.
In the end, he decided to give up this precious superhuman devil fruit.
Is Superman weak?
Of course not weak!
The World's Strongest Man, a man hailed by the Warring States Period as having "the power to destroy the world," Whitebeard Edward Newgate's Devil Fruit is the person with the superhuman Shock Fruit ability.
You can say that Superman's Devil Fruit abilities are weird, but you really can't say that he is weak.
This type of devil fruit is more focused on the development direction of ability users.
Like the Magnetic Fruit, it controls magnetism, one of the four fundamental forces of the universe.
If you have some knowledge of physics or some rich imagination, you can develop flowers from this devil fruit.
But T Penn still refused.
Of course it's not because he is illiterate. After all, Colonel T. Penn was once a knight of the kingdom and had received systematic training from the navy.
His cultural level is really not bad.
No, it should be said that the knowledge level of every officer in the headquarters is actually not bad.
Even Lieutenant General Garp looked naive, but in terms of combat command, he was at least as good as an elite commander.
It's just that the Iron Fist is strong enough on weekdays, and it can't be encountered by Lieutenant General Garp who patiently lays out his plan.
So, why did T. Penn refuse?
"Sorry to trouble you, base commander, I will work hard to accumulate military merit and return it to you."
T Penn thanks.
He is a colonel in the headquarters. If he exchanges his military merit for Devil Fruit, he can exchange it for some Superman-type Devil Fruit with slightly inferior abilities, or a good animal-type Devil Fruit.
But if you want to exchange for rare ancient species in the animal system.
Sorry, I'm asking because we don't have this stuff in our office.
"The animal-type Devil Fruit is enough to make up for my physical shortcomings. The Magnetic Fruit is very good, but it requires significant changes in my combat system to adapt."
"The war is about to begin, and I can't let this matter affect our combat effectiveness."
T Penn explains clearly.
He thought simply. The ability of the Magnetic Fruit was indeed powerful, otherwise Kidd would not have become the supernova with the highest bounty.
But T. Penn is a swordsman.
The magnetic fruit cannot immediately improve his combat effectiveness.
On the contrary, due to the adjustment of the fruit's ability, T Penn may temporarily lose his proud swordsmanship.
But it's different when it comes to animal-type devil fruits.
Once consumed, strength, speed, endurance, etc. will be greatly improved.
Moreover, T Penn can quickly master this soaring physical strength by relying on the body control brought by the Sixth Marine Style.
Not to mention that this Devil Fruit is a very rare ancient species in the animal family.
"Are you sure? If you eat it, you won't have a chance to regret it."
Luke reminded again.
T Penn nodded.
He was very convinced and firmly believed that his choice was not wrong.
Animal-type Devil Fruits are not weak, and many lieutenants in the Navy eat animal-type Devil Fruits.
"Okay, just confirm it."
Luke nodded.
Opening the box containing the devil fruit, a spiral pattern came into view.
T Penn stepped forward and picked up the devil fruit.
He took a deep breath and took a big bite.
Then, in Luke's interested eyes.
At first, T Penn could barely keep his expression calm, but the taste was hard to describe.
Within a few seconds, T Penn's expression quickly distorted.
The skull-like face showed an expression of pain for the first time.
Well, more like a skeleton.
Luke couldn't help but groan in his heart, and then he reminded him as if he remembered something.
"I heard from people in the Science Corps that it's better to eat all the Devil Fruits. This will make it easier to unleash the full potential of the Devil Fruits."
T Penn's eyes widened and he looked at Luke, his eyes full of disbelief.
Luke nodded affirmatively.
So, T Penn lowered his head and looked at the Devil Fruit that was missing a piece in his hand.
Without even taking the time to catch his breath, he closed his eyes and stuffed the Devil Fruit into his mouth.
Bah, bah, bah.
This devil fruit with an indescribable taste was completely eaten by T. Penn.
After eating, he covered his mouth and knelt on the ground, retching.
Unfortunately, the Devil Fruit will disappear after being eaten, and T Penn cannot spit it out.
After a while, T Penn wiped his mouth.
He stood up pretending to be nonchalant.
"How's it going? It smells good. Have you felt the power of the fruit?"
Luke almost said what was on his mind.
T Penn nodded, and with a thought in his mind, there was a crash.
A pair of wings suddenly grew on his back, and the skin on his body gradually turned blue and hardened.
"Animal type, ancient species, Aeolian pterosaur, not only improves my physical strength, but also provides me with the ability to fight in the air."
T Penn was a little excited.
Air superiority plays a very important role in both individual and group battles.
"And the base commander, I can feel that there is still a power in my body that has not been tapped out."
"Of course, it's a Devil Fruit after all. If you can reach your full potential by eating it, then you don't even need to develop it!"
Luke was unceremonious.
He then threw the matching pamphlet in the small box to T. Penn.
T Penn caught it in a hurry.
"This is."
"It is the development direction of the previous Fengshen Pterosaur ability users collected by the Navy. You can take it back for your own reference."
"Go to the training ground and get used to it. I have something else to do, so don't come to me yet."
After T Penn finished eating the fruit, Luke changed his previous gentle attitude.
He simply pulled out the
T Penn scratched his head.
But he didn't think much about it. The base commander had always been like this, and his gentle attitude before made him feel a little weird.
Now after his scolding, T Penn felt quite comfortable.
Peipian Peipian retracted his wings and went to the training ground to adapt.
The door opens, the door closes.
Calm returned to the house.
Luke was silent.
He stared at another small box on the table.
That is the box containing the magnetic fruit.
Originally, Luke firmly believed that only by pursuing physical strength could one become the top strong man in the world.
However, when he thought about Doflamingo, Straw Hat, and Pluto Rayleigh, whom he had let go, he failed to kill him directly.
And those high-ranking Celestial Dragons.
Luke was silent for a long time.
Perhaps in the not-too-distant future, the foggy space will usher in powerful Haohoumi, allowing him to lie down and become an immortal.
But, can he just wait here for the strong to come in and come to the rescue?
He is Marine Luke, the bastard of the North Sea, a man determined to become the strong one to end the entire old era.
Will you need to wait for help from others?
Even if it’s me!
He is a dragon swimming in the sea, not a dragon lurking in the abyss.
Instead, the flying dragon is in the sky!
The clock in the room was ticking.
Luke slowly picked up the box.
Click——
The box is opened.
On the ninth day of the seventh month in the Haiyuan calendar, the Marshal of the Warring States Period stood on the high platform of the execution ground.
The weather is sunny, the wind is blowing and the clouds are white.
Navy coats fluttered in the wind, and the soldiers in the audience silently tightened their swords and muskets.
Everything looked as peaceful as usual.
But, it’s just “like”.
No one knows what the outcome of today’s battle will be.
Will they fail?
Or a big victory?
The navy didn't know.
But when they saw the figure standing on the high platform and the shining word "justice", all the navy present were filled with excitement.
They might die.
But die on the battlefield, die on the battlefield dedicated to justice, and die without regrets!
Even if their justice may be a joke in the eyes of many people.
"It's so scary~"
General Kizaru sighed lazily.
He didn't seem to be nervous at all about the success of this extremely large-scale battle.
Sakaski held his cigar in his mouth and remained silent.
But the fighting intent revealed in his sharp eyes already showed that he was ready to attack with thunderous strikes.
As for Qingzhi, he may not have woken up yet.
He rubbed his eyes, seeming to confirm something.
Doesn't he know that it's time for the finals?
Luke was a little skeptical.
Shichibukai. Oh no, it should be said Sanbukai. They were sitting on the lower floor looking at the Gate of Justice.
Moonlight Moria is eager to try.
Compared to the other Shichibukai, he may be the only pirate willing to contribute in this battle.
Although in the original timeline, he was killed in one blow.
But this cannot be said to be because of his water skiing, but because he is not good at it.
When he was young, he was given a stick by Yonko Kaido to get rid of his addiction, and the development of the domineering energy technique Devil Fruit was stopped.
When he reached middle age, he was beaten to the ground by the new pirate Straw Hat.
Not only did he lose his last strength and spirit, but he also lost his last hometown.
Now, I just hope that I can fight a good comeback and regain my territory.
However, facing this enhanced version of the top war, Moria's ending this time may be even worse than the original plot!
Empress Hancock blushed and glanced at Luke from time to time.
Luke was a little strange. He remembered that he had never provoked the empress.
Moreover, he had almost flattened the empress's front armor with one punch.
Can you like him just because of this?
Or just say the empress is fine.
Hawkeye was beside the empress, and this time the black knife was not placed behind her back, but in her arms.
His eyes were calm and he didn't care about anyone present.
Only when I glanced at the three Tianlong people on the high platform on the other side, my mood fluctuated slightly.
How could Wulaoxing agree to let these losers come out?
Hawkeye was puzzled.
But what he didn't know was that Wulaoxing was actually forced to do nothing.
I don’t know what these idiots who have had enough to eat and have nothing to do are thinking.
After knowing that only one Rayleigh had been captured, he was about to be publicly executed together with him.
They didn't want to care about these three idiots.
After all, the Tianlong people have too many unreasonable demands.
If all of them are dealt with and realized one by one, Wulaoxing will be unable to do anything even if he is tired and does the splits.
But I don’t know which beast actually sent the news that Saint Charles and three others were beaten back to the Holy Land.
So much so that everyone in the Holy Land knew that a Celestial Dragon had been beaten.
Although other Tianlong people laughed at these three guys, Saint Charlos, they were actually beaten by inferior creatures outside the Holy Land!
However, they all brought up one thing.
That is, the dignity of the Tianlong people does not allow anyone to offend.
The criminals who attacked the Celestial Dragons must be severely punished!
This matter reached the end and even alarmed Mr. Im in the small garden.
Lord Im thought for a moment.
Unexpectedly, he chose to agree.
This is the real reason why the Five Old Stars ordered the public execution of Pluto Rayleigh.
Otherwise, they are stupid, and the order that has been maintained with great difficulty is changed because of the stupid ideas of a few evil dragons.
The Tianlong people were attacked not once or twice.
But Lord Im's orders are rare.
Is it because the prophesied number of twenty is coming, so Im-sama will choose to change?
Wulaoxing tried to figure out what Master Yimu really thought.
Turning back to the battlefield, the Tianlong people on the high platform also noticed Hawkeye's gaze.
Saint Charles covered his mouth in surprise.
"Father, is he?"
Saint Roswader nodded, but he did not explain much.
Mihawk's matter was very complicated, and he didn't know much about it as it had something to do with that adult.
And the most important thing now is to appreciate how the villain who attacked him died tragically in front of the eyes of people all over the world!
Saint Roswader smiled gradually.
Warring States looked around, noticed the eyes of several people in the dark, and nodded slightly.
This time, two Yonko regiments were provoked at the same time. Naturally, it was impossible for their navy to deploy according to the original battle plan.
Not only did the military strength double, from 100,000 to 200,000, but strong civilians were also recruited from all over the country.
The kingdom's guardian knight, bounty hunter, and some strong men who are friends with the navy.
Moreover, the world government is rarely generous this time.
Not only did they mobilize the three armies, they also dispatched the masters hidden in the Holy Land.
Although it is only used to protect the Tianlong people.
But that's enough.
Sengoku believed in his own judgment, they would win.
"Have they not sent anyone to the Undersea Prison yet?"
Sengoku asked in a low voice.
The assistant stepped forward.
"We're almost there, but there's news from the Undersea Prison that pirates are attacking."
"The one with the white beard, or the one with red hair?"
Warring States remained calm.
Now that the person is already on the way to be escorted, the pirates who attacked the underwater prison are undoubtedly doing a useless job.
"I don't know. Warden Magellan is fighting those pirates. It will take a while to find out who they are."
the assistant answered.
Hearing this, Warring States understood.
It seems that those who attacked the underwater prison were not the main force.
Otherwise, the information sent from Impel Down City would not be a notification but a request for help.
"Okay, I understand. If there is any change over there, please inform me at any time."
Warring States nodded slightly.
The assistant nodded in understanding and got off the platform.
His work is also very arduous, and the escort of Fire Fist Ace and Hades Rayleigh is just one part of the task.
What really needs to be controlled is a battlefield with more than 200,000 people!
Luke looked back.
He looked into the distance.
This time, with so many variables, will the Whitebeard Pirates still choose to sneak in through the submarine coating?
Will he join forces with Red-haired Shanks to directly attack Marine Fando?
Luke didn't know.
However, feel the power surging within your body.
He smiled.
No matter what, the Navy will not lose.
This battle is their victory!