Chapter 169: The Silence Fruit User
Hearing the sound, the burly man with a face full of thick flesh slowly raised his head, his eyes filled with savage intent.
He looked at Jiang Qize standing outside the cell as if staring at prey, his gaze brimming with vicious, icy light.
"Brat, don't let me find an opening. Otherwise, I'll eat you alive!"
Erdema bared his mouthful of yellow teeth and snarled ferociously at him.
At the same time, he struggled against the shackles on his hands, producing clanking sounds.
"You won't get the chance."
Jiang Qize smiled.
This man was one of the pirates captured during the dragon hunt. Conqueror's Haki couldn't make him submit, so he had been locked up in the prison as material to be used later.
Moreover, he was a Devil Fruit user—the Silence Fruit. It could make a certain area and the user themselves produce no sound at all, or block other people's hearing.
If used properly, it was a very powerful fruit, but only if wielded by someone strong.
This was the vessel he had chosen for the Emperor Crocodile.
Raptorex and the others no longer needed these flashy abilities. The Emperor Crocodile's strength was still a bit lacking, and if it relied on ambush tactics, the gap in strength could be reduced.
The only uncertainty was whether the Silence Fruit would work against Observation Haki.
Observation Haki was the power to sense one's surroundings and emotions. If the Silence Fruit had no effect on Observation Haki, then its usefulness would be greatly diminished, since most strong fighters in the New World possessed Observation Haki.
"Just you?"
Erdema curled his lip in disdain. If he hadn't been captured by that giant, would this brat dare speak like that? "Just me."
Jiang Qize smiled faintly, then opened the cell door and walked inside.
Erdema's eyes lit up, and a trace of cruelty appeared at the corner of his mouth. He was ecstatic inside. "Come on. Get closer. A little closer."
Because his hair hung down, this expression was hard to notice.
But the corners of Jiang Qize's mouth lifted slightly as he walked right up to him.
"Die! Hahahaha…"
Erdema burst into wild laughter and lunged at him.
But Jiang Qize was faster. His jade-like hand instantly grabbed Erdema by the throat and lifted him high into the air.
"Ugh~" Erdema immediately felt suffocated, his face turning bright red in an instant.
"I told you—you won't get the chance."
Jiang Qize said with a smile. Then, under Erdema's wide-eyed stare, he gently tightened his grip.
Erdema's head slowly drooped down, his eyes closing.
Of course, he wasn't dead.
Jiang Qize then opened the synthesis interface, pulling the Emperor Crocodile into it, and also placing Erdema inside.
Ten million Berries deducted.
Buzz!!
A burst of light flared.
The Emperor Crocodile's phantom gradually transformed into a five-meter-tall man, equally fierce and intimidating, the kind that could serve as a door guardian. His pupils still carried a trace of golden light, vertical like a beast's.
[Name]: Emperor Crocodile
[Type]: Aquatic Predator
[Abilities]: Transformation (can transform into humanoid form), Death Roll (those bitten are either killed or crippled), Intermediate Armament Haki, Intermediate Observation Haki, Silence Domain (within 50 meters, can control all sound) [Strength]: Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral!
Fifty meters—not bad. It could be upgraded later.
Most important of all was the transformation.
Jiang Qize closed the status interface and then walked out of the prison.
...
In a small village in the East Blue.
"Hahahaha… Lads, loot to your hearts' content! Once we finish this job, we'll charge into the Grand Line and become Pirate King!"
At the entrance of the village, a group of vicious pirates had landed. At their head was a two-meter-tall blond young man dressed in flamboyant clothes, holding a gun as he laughed and shouted.
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