No kidding, even Rocks would have to offer me a cigarette.

"Hiccup~ What kind of wine is this, Brother Luo? It tastes good, but there's a little too little of it~"

Feeling the stinging, spicy sensation on his tongue, Kaido momentarily thought the potion was some kind of strong liquor.

Until the moment the medicine enters the stomach.

Kaido's expression suddenly changed slightly.

"Brother Luo...did you brew this yourself? The alcohol content seems a bit high..."

The burning pain from his stomach caused Kaido's face to turn red, and then all the pores on his body opened up, his muscles tensed and turned red, making him look like a terrifying crimson monster!

"Boss Kaido... could he have drunk poison?"

"Hiss~ This is terrifying! Is this what a power struggle looks like? Even though Kaido had already relinquished command, he still couldn't escape the poison..."

"Shh...don't talk nonsense...How could Boss Kaido die from poisoning? I think he's just suffering from constipation due to poisoning..."

Looking at Kaido, who seemed to have been steamed to death, the surrounding pirates whispered among themselves.

However, before they could finish speaking, Kaido widened his eyes, picked up his spiked club, and walked directly in front of them, angrily shouting at them.

"You bunch of bastards! Brother Luo would never harm me! Back when Brother Luo and I met at sea, you guys weren't even a part of it!"

"If you dare to say another word, I'll smash you bastards to death with my spiked club!"

Seeing Kaido's body burning up as if he had really taken poison, Rahu couldn't immediately gauge the effects of the potion.

After all, this was just the first batch of drugs developed by scientists.

If it really has a toxic effect, then things are hard to say.

A man stood quietly in place, propping himself up with a spiked club, waiting for the drug to take effect, which took a full three minutes.

suddenly!

Kaido felt his body suddenly become empty, as if a mysterious power had suddenly appeared within him.

Moreover, at this moment, Kaido could clearly feel that his body was no longer affected by the Devil Fruit's power.

Upon contact with the faint scent of seawater in the air, they will fall into a state of weakness.

Although the amount of seawater mist in the air is extremely small, its effect on ability users is negligible.

However, Kaido, whose Observation Haki is extremely sharp, still noticed this subtle change!

"This bottle of liquor... has eliminated the side effect of being hated by the sea when using Devil Fruit abilities!!!!"

How is it possible!!!

Does that mean I can now become a multi-Devil Fruit user like Law?!

Kaido looked utterly astonished. With a look of extreme shock, he snatched a freshly forged sea stone from the hand of a nearby pirate and held it tightly in his hand!

boom! ! ! !

In the instant that the muscles in his fingers suddenly burst forth with tremendous power, this piece of Seastone, which could instantly render any Devil Fruit user powerless, was crushed into pieces on the ground by Kaido as if he were grabbing tofu!

"ORLULULULULULU! I knew Brother Luo wouldn't hurt me!!!"

"Hahahaha! All I have to do now is find the next Devil Fruit ability that suits me..."

"I'll become the second strongest pirate in the world!!!!"

"Oden!!! Wash your neck clean!!"

After casually tossing the seastone fragments in his hand onto the ground, Kaido's eyes revealed an extremely sharp edge.

Since the war at Mary Geoise, Kaido's strength has been steadily increasing over the past few years.

However, since his physical strength had almost reached its limit, this improvement was quite slow.

Now, with Rahu's help, he can once again choose a Devil Fruit power that suits him!

This is undoubtedly a huge enhancement!

In the next selection, you can add another Zoan-type, or any of the Paramecia-type or Logia-type Devil Fruits!

He is able to adapt quickly!

This will allow one's strength to break through to an even greater level!

"Looks like it's working well!"

Rahu quietly watched Kaido, who was running wildly like a monkey, and once again increased his stakes against the scientist father and daughter.

This gene-based drug, which could supposedly change the entire world, was merely a superficial study by the scientists under his command!

The entire process from the initial research to the final results for this drug took less than a month!

The person who can develop immortal pure gold is indeed terrifying!

"Drink this gene serum, and you'll gain the power of a second Devil Fruit!"

"As for the choice, we can wait a while. My scientists are already developing artificial Devil Fruits."

"If nothing unexpected happens, your next Devil Fruit will be a Logia-type, the artificial Rumble-Rumble Fruit!"

Rahu's tone was as calm as still water, as if he had nothing to be happy about regarding the information that he could become a dual Devil Fruit user.

That makes sense, considering that Rahu already possesses a blend of over a dozen different Devil Fruit abilities within his body.

For others, having an additional Devil Fruit ability might directly increase their strength by one or even several times.

But for Rahu himself...

Ordinary Devil Fruit abilities are no longer sufficient to significantly enhance one's strength.

Unless it's an extremely rare ability~

for example.....

Whitebeard's Paramecia-type Tremor-Tremor Fruit!

Or perhaps it was taken by Garp's son Monkey D. Dragon during the God Valley battle—a Zoan-type Dragon-Dragon Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Hurricane Mode!

These two Devil Fruits are considered to be among the three most destructive Devil Fruits, along with the Logia-type Magma-Magma Fruit!

At this stage, Rahu has only obtained one Magma Fruit with relatively strong penetrating power.

Regarding the abilities of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit and the Hurricane-Dragon Fruit, these two extremely precious Devil Fruits.

There isn't enough time to absorb it yet.

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Chapter 189 The Shocking Navy

Marine Headquarters, Malinfando.

Inside the Admiral's office.

At this moment, all the elite vice admirals and other senior naval officers of the Navy Headquarters had gathered in the spacious conference room.

But what's puzzling is that almost all of these high-ranking naval officers had gloomy faces, their dark and heavy expressions as if they had encountered evil spirits!

The entire conference room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

As if time had frozen, everyone's eyes were fixed on the marshal standing on the podium.

They sat quietly, so quiet you could hear them breathing.

At this moment, Kong Gu was forcing himself to remain calm and speaking in a calm voice on the blackboard.

That wanted poster that was completely deleted several years ago.

Although his tone was very calm, his eyes revealed an extreme fear and dread.

The gloomy atmosphere sent chills down the spines of all the naval personnel present, as if a storm was about to break.

Apart from some marines who have just been promoted to vice admirals in the new era and have not yet seen much of the world.

The remaining lieutenant generals who had participated in the battle stared blankly at the images that Kong Gu had pasted out.

"Really?... That guy... wasn't he killed along with Rocks a few years ago?"

"Oh dear, this is really bad news. The reappearance of a man like this is not a good thing for our navy~"

"How terrifying! He really is a very frightening man!"

The Navy Headquarters has recently mobilized three newly promoted Vice Admirals to serve concurrently as Admiral candidates...

Akainu Sakazuki, Kizaru Borsalino, and Aokiji Kuzan's expressions changed constantly.

Sakazuki looked slightly serious.

Borsalino's usually squinted eyes were now wide open!

Cold sweat dripped down Kuzan's forehead, clearly indicating that he recognized the man on the wanted poster.

Meanwhile, Garp, the naval hero who was also sitting below the stands, put away his usual carefree and nonchalant manner.

Garp didn't believe in such things at first.

However, when senior agents from the CP organization under the World Government presented him with a photo of a person's back taken on Arkas Island...

Garp was completely stunned!

This terrifying event happened so suddenly!

The man who was once called a demon from hell has reappeared in the world!

"Marshal Kong, I believe the veracity of this matter still needs to be verified..."

"If that evil spirit really didn't die... why has it taken so many years for it to reappear now?"

"And the location that was filmed by the CP organization was actually a small tavern on Arcas Island, in the first half of the Grand Line?"

"The most crucial thing is that the demon's size and physique don't seem to match its original appearance, do they?"

"There are definitely some hidden secrets behind this... We need more accurate intelligence sources... to avoid causing unnecessary panic."

At this time, Tsuru, who had been promoted to Chief of the General Staff of the Navy Headquarters, also revealed extreme fear in his eyes.

However, as the representative of the think tank, she still maintained basic rationality and analyzed the authenticity of the matter.

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