At the same time as the sound of his words fell, all the lightning throughout Eternal Hell began to frantically gather behind Adrian. In the blink of an eye, a ten-meter-tall statue surrounded by silver and purple lightning, with a face similar to Adrian's, solidified into a "Thunder God." A terrifying aura of destruction instantly swept through the entire Eternal Hell. Although the Thunder God looked somewhat similar to Enel's "200 Million Volt Thor" from the original story, its power, aura, and contained energy were all far superior.
Most importantly, Adrian's Thunder God didn't need to be attached to him; it could exist independently. This was something a low-level guy like Enel could never do. If space wasn't an issue, Adrian could even increase the size of his Thunder God to over a hundred meters.
"It seems our worries were completely unnecessary. The captain's strength is no match for Byrnndi," a look of excitement flashed in Bullet's eyes. "And... he's still holding back."
Joining him was really the right move! This new captain is way too much of a powerhouse. To have stepped into the Admiral rank before he was 20 years old... it's just unbelievable!
"Wow, my lord is so handsome..." Betty once again became an adoring little girl.
"Hey, don't just stand there. It's not safe here. We need to get out now," Bullet urged, looking speechless. He then led Betty away at a frantic pace.
"World, I originally prepared this move for Whitebeard, but I'm feeling generous. I'll let you be my test run with a shortened version of it... Super Lightning Gun!"
At the same time as Adrian's voice fell, the Thunder God behind him had already solidified a huge purple lightning gun. It then pulled its arms back into a throwing stance.
"It's useless! No one can be faster than my More-More Fruit100 times speed!" World sneered, completely ignoring Adrian's Thunder God. His More-More Fruit 10-times speed was already four to five times faster than Soru from the Six Styles. His current 100-times speed had reached the limit of what a human could achieve.
BOOM!
World's feet kicked off the ground, causing Eternal Hell to shake violently as if an earthquake had occurred. In the next moment, his body traveled nearly a hundred meters in a "teleportation-like" movement, appearing directly in front of Adrian.
"Little brat, let me just... Pfft!" World's giant fist slammed down, breaking the sound barrier. But in an instant, his fist stopped, less than a half-meter from Lin Xiao's face.
"This..." Blood gushed from his mouth and nose. World lowered his head in astonishment, finding a basketball-sized hole in his abdomen. The rest of his internal organs were completely incinerated, and there wasn't a single drop of blood left around the wound.
"What... when did you..." World struggled to raise his head. His eyes glanced behind Adrian, where the purple lightning gun in the Thunder God's hands had disappeared. Feeling his life force rapidly draining, World tried to speak several times but couldn't. He knew he was going to die, but he wanted to know how he had died! His More-More Fruit 100-times speed had reached the absolute human limit!
"Alright, since your More-More Fruit will soon be mine, I'll tell you," Adrian said, seeing the almost pleading look in World's eyes. "My Super Lightning Gun can reach the speed of light... the real speed of light. So the moment you moved, the battle was already over."
World was different from Bullet and Redfield, who sought power. He was more like a crazed schemer. Such a person would never surrender to anyone. So from the start, Adrian had never planned on recruiting him.
THUD!
The moment Adrian finished his explanation, the last glimmer of brilliance faded from World's eyes, and his cold body fell to the ground. If he hadn't been holding on with pure willpower, he would have died long ago. Now that he had his answer, he could rest in peace.
"VIP plundering, begin!"
In the next second, the familiar luxurious golden coffin reappeared.
Clank!
The golden lid opened, and six arm-thick golden chains shot out, dragging World's body into the coffin.
[Ding! The system has detected the body of the newly deceased 'Byrnndi World' within one day. It meets the conditions for ability looting. The system has automatically deducted 1 billion Berries...]
A moment later...
[Ding! VIP ability looting is complete!]
[Ding! Congratulations to the Host, for obtaining the "More-More Fruit" ability of the newly deceased "Byrnndi World"!]
[The system has automatically "de-scaled" the fruit, eliminating side effects such as seawater and Seastone.]
[Ding! Congratulations to Host for obtaining "Advanced Armament Haki"!]
[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for obtaining "Intermediate Observation Haki." Since it does not exceed the Host's level, it will be automatically converted into corresponding experience!]
[Current available balance: 4.5 billion Berries!]
Ten minutes later, at the port outside Impel Down.
"My lord, are you alright?" Betty asked, rushing forward with a look of joy.
"Captain, it seems there's a fight going on over at Marineford. I can feel the vibrations from that old guy, Whitebeard, from here," Bullet said eagerly. Of course, he wasn't like Betty, that brainless woman. He knew that Adrian was fine. After seeing the "Thunder God," he had already guessed that Adrian would win.
"But the warships must have been driven away by the Impel Down guards and Blackbeard's crew. Captain, how are we going to get to Marineford?" Bullet glanced at the empty port, looking frustrated.
"Who said we were going to Marineford?" A bright smile appeared on Adrian's face. Under their suspicious eyes, he stomped his right foot on the ground.
BANG!
The ground around them suddenly collapsed, but the platform they were standing on began to rise rapidly into the sky due to the power of the Lion-Lion Fruit.
"First, we're going to Fish-Man Island."
"Huh? But even if you want to go to Fish-Man Island, Captain, we're going the wrong way. Isn't it 10,000 meters under the sea?" Both Betty and Bullet were confused.
"That was before. Now, I've just hovers us over Marineford. First we'll watch the show... and then go to war!"