Rocks stood tall, with long, messy dark hair flowing wildly behind his head. His slender eyes gleamed with a cruel, bloodthirsty light, and a crazed smile twisted his face.
"Celestial Dragons? They all deserve to die!" Rocks laughed maniacally and waved his hand, signaling his crew to charge onto the island. "Let this battle be my first step toward defeating the World Government!"
"Use the corpses of the Celestial Dragons to build my throne!"
His roaring laughter echoed across the island. A red-haired man, his hair and beard forming a crescent-like shape, gazed solemnly at this madman who dared challenge the world.
"Then your ambition ends here!" Saint Garling Figarland arrogantly drew his sword and faced Rocks head-on.
Violent black lightning crackled in the air as their weapons clashed. It was the manifestation of their Conqueror's Haki entangling!
The clash of their kingly wills unleashed an invisible shockwave that swept across the entire Valley of the Gods. Even Zaki and the others, far at the edge of the battlefield, felt an oppressive discomfort in their chests.
But thanks to Rocks and the chaos his crew caused, Kuma no longer needed to act as bait.
The guards had been completely drawn away!
However, the energy waves from these titanic clashes tore the Valley of the Gods apart like a broken toy.
The house that once held the Devil Fruit was reduced to rubble.
Live! I must live!
Only by finding the Paw-Paw Fruit could Zaki escape this hell and free himself from a fate worse than death as a hunted slave.
Zaki's face twisted with desperation as he clawed at the debris, his fingertips bleeding as he scraped through the ruins without a second thought.
The other three—Kuma, Ginny, and Ivankov—were also frantically digging. For ordinary slaves, this was a once-in-a-lifetime chance!
Finally, Zaki uncovered a brass box buried beneath the rubble. His eyes welled with tears of disbelief and excitement.
He had been starving for days, struggling to survive under constant pursuit. The uncle who died on the first day was only the beginning. He had watched his fellow slaves—children, the elderly, even pregnant women—fall one by one.
To the Celestial Dragons, they were nothing but points in their twisted game.
Before being transported to this world, Zaki had just been an ordinary college student. Maybe the only remarkable thing he'd ever done was sacrifice himself to save someone else.
But now, after everything he'd been through, he had reached his limit. He was determined—this box could be his salvation. The Celestial Dragons were so arrogant they didn't even lock their treasure chests. If he ate a Devil Fruit, he would gain the power he needed.
If he could leave here alive, he would find a chance for revenge!
With trembling hands, Zaki opened the box. Inside were two bizarre fruits—one blue and one purple.
Power… the power to survive… it's right here!
Kuma noticed Zaki's intense expression. At the same time, Charlotte Linlin, who happened to be passing by, also sensed something unusual.
Using her Observation Haki, Linlin instantly detected that the boy had not one, but two Devil Fruits in his possession.
Zaki's eyes flashed as entries appeared above the two fruits:
Mythical Zoan: Fish-Fish Fruit, Azure Dragon Form (Gold)
Paramecia: Paw-Paw Fruit (Gold)
His mind screamed at him to grab the Paw-Paw Fruit and eat it immediately.
Eat it and gain power! Eat it and break free!
But Linlin was faster. With a single step, she appeared behind Zaki and brought her massive hand down on his back.
Even though Linlin held back her strength, Zaki still coughed blood, his vision spinning as he flew through the air and crashed into the ground.
Against someone like Linlin, his Strong Physique entry was meaningless.
The two fruits were knocked from his hands—one landed in Linlin's grasp, and the other rolled toward Kuma.
Zaki's mind reeled, but when he came to, he felt a rush of ecstasy—he could see Linlin's entries!
Charlotte Linlin:
Iron Balloon (Dark Gold)
Food Cravings (Dark Gold)
Soul Master (Dark Gold) [Unique]
Huge Body (Gold)
Evil Pirate (Gold)
Iron Balloon (Dark Gold): Since childhood, your body has been monstrously durable. Not even a hail of bullets or a giant's strike can leave a scratch on you.
Food Cravings (Dark Gold): Your powerful body constantly craves sweets and energy. Childhood trauma can trigger uncontrollable rampages when you're deprived of food.
Soul Master (Dark Gold) [Unique]: As the user of the Soul-Soul Fruit (Soru Soru no Mi), you can manipulate the souls of others, implanting them into objects to animate them. However, you cannot remove your own soul or manipulate corpses.
Huge Body (Gold): Your size far surpasses normal humans, reaching nearly giant-like proportions despite being fully human.
Evil Pirate (Gold): You are one of the most feared and wicked pirates of this age—and the next, until someone stronger rises to replace you.
Zaki's jaw dropped at the flood of Dark Gold entries. The risk had paid off—this was a jackpot!
Her entire entry panel glowed with Dark Gold and Gold, practically blinding him.
Normal humans rarely exceeded average height, but freaks of nature like Linlin could reach 8 meters tall! At 880 cm, Linlin was the tallest known human alive.
Even then, her Huge Body talent was "only" Gold-tier compared to her Dark Gold traits.
Zaki quickly deleted the Newkama Kenpo entry. While it had given him fighting skills, the style felt awkward and flamboyant, making him look like a wannabe Newkama. Ivankov had already started looking at him with starry eyes, thinking he had found a kindred spirit.
No thanks.
If that entry had solidified, it would have been too late to delete it!
[— Reputation Entry System —]
[Host: Zaki]
[Reputation Points: 1]
[Solidified Entries: 1]
[Entries: Iron Balloon (Dark Gold), Food Cravings (Dark Gold), Huge Body (Gold), Strong Physique (Purple), Big Eater (Purple)]
[Entry Slots: 5/5]
His slots were full, but Zaki had become far stronger.
However, unlike copying Strong Physique and Big Eater, these three top-tier entries far exceeded his body's endurance. His heart pounded like it would burst, blood rushing to every cell as his body frantically adapted.
His gene chains broke apart and reformed, cells divided and mutated, his skin dried and peeled, revealing fresh new layers beneath.
Zaki's eyes bulged, bloodshot veins spreading like cracks in glass. His body felt like it was being torn apart and rebuilt from the inside out.
Acid churned in his stomach, his throat burned as if alive, and he swallowed saliva in desperation, but no energy came. His body grew thin and withered.
Yet, he still forced himself to leap forward, clutching Linlin's thick, tree-like calf, trying to hold her back!
"Kuma! Eat it! Eat it now!"
Eat it! Gain power! Gain freedom!
*Be sure to send powerstones and add this book to your Library.*