Pirate: This Marine has two Rinnegan.

Immediately afterwards, Rocks' right arm transformed into the shape of a gun, and Rocks nodded in satisfaction upon seeing this.

Suddenly, a weak voice reached his ears.

"You bastard, you actually killed the king..."

"Um?"

Lockes turned to look and saw that it was Dalton, the so-called captain of the guard.

With a disdainful smile, Lockes raised his hand to release his dark power, but this time only a few wisps of black smoke emerged from his palm, and the resulting gravitational pull was barely more than a gentle breeze.

Lox's face immediately darkened. He stared at his palm and said resentfully,

"Damn it! Has the power of darkness finally run out?"

The reason he was able to use the power of darkness even after Chiga took the Dark-Dark Fruit was because the original Rocks had almost perfected the Dark-Dark Fruit and had a high degree of fusion with it, so some dark power remained in his soul.

However, this dark power is ultimately non-renewable, and it was completely exhausted after absorbing Wapol's Gluttony Fruit.

Dalton took the opportunity to get up from the ground. Several white wisps of gas came out of his nostrils, and then a pair of bull horns grew on his head, and his face was covered with brown and black hair.

He is a Zoan-type Devil Fruit user, specifically the Ox-Ox Fruit in Bison form.

Loss, who was upset about his depleted Dark Power, noticed Dalton's change and his eyes lit up.

It wasn't that he was interested in Dalton's fruit; in his opinion, it was just an ordinary Zoan-type fruit, which was practically useless except for slightly enhancing physical constitution.

However, it can test another ability of the Gluttony Fruit, which is to devour other ability users and use their abilities!

Lockes let out a strange, cackling laugh, then flashed and instantly appeared in front of Dalton.

Such speed was beyond Dalton's reaction time; he was swallowed whole by Lockes almost without any resistance.

After swallowing Dalton, Lockes patted his stomach dramatically, as if he had just had a hearty meal.

Then, a pair of bull horns, exactly the same as Dalton's, sprouted from his head, and his hands turned into bull hooves.

However, given his size, if it weren't for the pair of bull horns on his head, he would look like a large black bear.

He stomped his foot hard on the ground, and a crack a hundred meters long spread out of the earth under his foot. An ordinary bison fruit was naturally incomparable to that of a top-level powerhouse like Rocks.

As he reverted to his bison form, Lox's expression became increasingly grotesque. He opened his arms wide and laughed loudly, throwing his head back.

"Hehehehe! Just as I expected, it can even do better than the Dark-Dark Fruit in terms of devouring!"

After laughing for a while, Locke gradually stopped laughing. He lifted his foot to leave, but suddenly stopped in his tracks.

His Observation Haki fluctuated, indicating that someone was lurking nearby!

"Hmph, looks like there's still one fool who doesn't know his own limits!"

Lox suddenly turned his head to look in one direction and immediately saw a small head peeking out from next to a big tree.

The small figure immediately panicked and tried to escape, but how could he possibly escape from Lox's grasp?

He bumped into Lockes as soon as he turned around.

Lox looked down at the little guy and noticed that it was wearing a big red hat with a pair of antler-like decorations on the sides. Its face was obscured by the hat.

It wasn't until the guy slowly raised his head in fright that Lox could see his face clearly.

He raised an eyebrow and almost blurted it out.

"Where did this raccoon come from!?"

The little guy immediately bristled when he heard Rocks call him a raccoon.

He even forgot the horrific scene that had just unfolded, and shouted...

"You...you bastard! You're the raccoon dog! I'm a reindeer! A reindeer!!!"

However, Lox persisted in his opinion, frowning as he spoke.

"What?! It's a talking tanuki? What's your name?"

"I told you I'm not a tanuki! My name is Chopper!"

After a couple of defiant words, Chopper's inner fear returned, and he swallowed hard and became obedient.

Chopper only wanted to go out today to bring Dr. Kureha a newspaper, but he ended up seeing that tyrant Wapol fighting with someone, and then getting beaten up in just a few moves.

He was initially quite happy, because in his eyes Wapol was an absolute tyrant and a great villain who had killed Hiruluk!

But when he saw Rocks kill Wapol directly, the kind-hearted man felt a little sorry for him. But something even more astonishing happened: the man who killed Wapol actually ate Chelton whole!

This was completely beyond Chopper's comprehension, so much so that he froze on the spot and forgot to run away, only to be discovered by Rocks.

Now he really couldn't run away. He could only stand in front of Rocks, trembling all over, afraid that Rocks would eat him up in the next second.

Rocks, chin in hand, looked down at Chopper with interest and asked,

"So why can you talk? And why can you stand up like a human?"

"I...I became like this after eating a strange fruit!"

"A strange fruit? Does it have spiral patterns on it and taste particularly bad?"

"Yes!"

Recalling that extremely disgusting smell, Chopper immediately nodded his little head like he was pounding garlic.

Rocks finally understood: Chopper must have eaten a Devil Fruit.

Thinking of Devil Fruits, a wicked smile immediately appeared on Rocks' face. He continued to ask,

"So besides being able to walk upright and talk, what other abilities do you have?"

Chopper was so frightened by Rocks' expression that his fur stood on end, and he replied tremblingly.

"No...that's all!"

"Gone?"

Rocks was taken aback, his brain racing as he tried to find a Devil Fruit with a similar ability, and he actually thought of one.

Just thinking about the name of this fruit made Lox's expression quite interesting.

Chapter 255 The Marineford War Begins!

Thinking of the fruit's name, Rocks looked at Chopper with undisguised disdain.

That's right, Chopper's Devil Fruit is the Human-Human Fruit, which is completely useless to humans.

Even adding just one more suffix would instantly transform it into a god-tier fruit, but unfortunately, it remains a pure, unadulterated Human-Human Fruit.

If we had to add a suffix, it would only be "Human-Human Fruit - Landlubber Form" or "Human-Human Fruit - Commoner Form".

Rocks naturally lost interest in Chopper as well, and he kicked Chopper directly, sending him flying into a tree where he passed out.

A newspaper fell from Chopper's body. Rocks bent down, picked it up, and casually glanced at it.

The newspapers prominently featured news that the Navy and the Four Emperors were about to engage in a decisive battle at headquarters, and Rocks could hardly believe his eyes.

Gradually, his expression became incredibly exaggerated, and he shouted,

"Are you kidding me!? Has the world gone mad!?"

After he calmed down, he began to consider whether he should participate in the battle, but when the image of Chiga appeared in his mind, he shook his head.

"No, with that monster around, I'd better be careful!"

After saying that, Lockes turned and left. He knew that under the circumstances, developing his own power was of utmost importance!

The death of the King of Drum Kingdom did not cause a ripple in the world, because all eyes were now on the navy.

In the seven days leading up to the battle, the entire sea seemed to calm down; this was the calm before the storm.

Finally, the appointed date arrived.

In the square in front of Half Moon Bay,

Countless naval officers and soldiers stood solemnly on the shore, gazing at the sea.

Of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, all but Doflamingo were present. They stood in a slightly higher position, heads bowed, silent.

Only Hancock occasionally turned her head to look at the center above, where the four admirals of the Navy were sitting.

Akainu, Aokiji, and Kizaru formed a triangle around Chiga, with Chiga's seat in the middle. Chiga's seat was noticeably higher than the other three admirals' seats, creating a scene of being surrounded by stars.

Generals are supposed to be of equal rank, but this arrangement seems to be telling others that, although they are all generals, Chiga's status is higher than that of the other three generals.

However, no one in the Navy raised any objection to this. They all felt it was a matter of course, and if anyone disagreed, they could go and have a go at one of the Four Emperors.

The four admirals sat upright in their chairs, exuding an air of grandeur compared to the other standing naval officers and soldiers.

Akainu and Kizaru sat with their legs crossed, arms folded, or hands clasped together.

Aokiji stood with his legs spread wide and his arms casually draped over the armrests of the chair.

Chiga sat in the same posture as usual, with her legs crossed, one hand supporting her cheek, and her eyes closed as if she were dozing.

Everything that happens at headquarters today will be broadcast live around the world via video call, and Chiga's performance is exactly what people want to see.

Cocoa West Village,

A group of villagers sat together, holding their breath and staring intently at the images played on the video Den Den Mushi.

When the camera turned to Chiga, a commotion broke out in the crowd.

Nami grabbed Nojiko's sleeve and shouted excitedly.

"Noki, look! It's Chiga-nii! He's so cool!"

Nojiko's eyes never left Chiga. She smiled, patted Nami's head, and said...

"I see, it looks like Chiga-nii is asleep."

"Hmph! He must be faking it, but I like it! Hehe!"

Compared to the two women, Bellemere's expression was much more serious. She knew perfectly well what this war meant, so she stared at Chika in the image and murmured,

"Chika, you have to be careful!"

Mary Geoise, in a palace

Charlia was also watching the live stream from the Navy Headquarters. When she saw Chika's image, a blush rose on her face, and the Chika doll she was holding was so tightly that its head was almost separated from its body.