One Piece: Nobody has more Devil Fruits than me.

Chapter 92 Crocus and Laboon Join

Crocus, who was the lighthouse keeper at Twin Capes, promised York, the captain of the Rumbar Pirates, to take care of young Laboon 52 years ago. Over the years, he and Laboon have become closer than family.

He wouldn't have accepted Roger's invitation if it weren't for finding that group of people.

Therefore,

"Since you know that..."

Before he could finish speaking, Russell interrupted him, "Then take it with you to find them! Even if those guys are already dead, if it doesn't believe you, let it go and see for itself!"

Crocus smiled wryly and said, "Don't joke around, you have no idea how big Laboon is now."

"How big is it?"

Before Ella and the others could react, they felt an unusual vibration.

“You’ll see when you get there,” Crocus said.

As if in response to his words, huge ripples appeared on the sea not far away.

A colossal, chilling blue figure slowly rose from the water, its massive head pushing against the surface of the sea, creating huge waves, and a pair of round, jet-black eyes staring at Russell.

Its head is covered with numerous shocking old scars, stretching from its forehead all the way to its back.

"What a huge whale!"

Even Ella, who had seen many enormous things, couldn't help but be surprised.

"This kind of creature is already in the category of Sea Kings, isn't it?"

Grace also noticed this enormous creature.

As for the other pirates in the Demon Pirates, their faces turned pale when they saw the enormous creature before them.

"Hey, hey, hey, this is way too big!"

Is this whale some kind of special species?

"If you didn't know better, you'd think it was a sea king."

It's too big.

Even its exposed head is bigger than the Snard.

This thing is already in the category of medium-sized Sea Kings, or do all Sea Kings in the Grand Line look like this?

"How could someone like that possibly make it to the Grand Line?" Crocus said with a wry smile.

The waterway can't accommodate such a large vessel.

Russell looked at Raab in front of him, his eyes shining.

That's right, it's at least three or four hundred meters.

That's definitely quite challenging.

"You should know that Devil Fruits are miracles of the sea!"

Russell snapped his fingers, and immediately all the strange beasts not far away returned to their original forms.

Giant beasts, some tens of meters tall, made a dazzling appearance.

Even though they knew the details of these strange beasts, they were still startled by these wild animals.

Honestly, these dozens of wild beasts could form a pirate crew with a bounty of over 100 million.

They are all elites who have survived Russell's more than ten years of high-intensity sparring.

The "Striving King" can become a hero of the new generation of navy after only two years of training on warships, whereas they have been honing their skills for decades.

Crocus, having been on the Pirate King's ship, was quite knowledgeable. "Is this one of your abilities?"

Russell laughed and said, "Of course, I can make Labus look like they did just now, and then I can have it join us."

While maintaining Labs' physique might be a bit of a burden for Russell, on second thought, this kind of weight training isn't so bad.

Russell continued, "You accepted Roger's invitation largely because you wanted to help that whale find those people, right?"

Those pirates have all turned into skeletons now.

There is no doubt that Russell's proposal did indeed tempt Crocus.

His remaining years can now be described as being dedicated to Raab.

"Is this considered a transaction?" Crocus asked.

"That's up to your own interpretation. Anyway, I really like this whale."

For so many years, it has been crashing into the red clay, and even though it has been left with many scars, it has never stopped.

This is the perseverance and fighting spirit that soldiers need most!

Russell didn't use his Shape-Shape Fruit to recruit any large Sea King; size was just an appearance.

He said calmly, "If you're not worried about it getting hurt and not getting medical treatment, then you can just stay here alone until it dies of old age."

Crocus: "..."

This guy is just bullying an old person.

Crocus agreed, putting down his newspaper and extending his hand to Russell, just like when he introduced himself aboard Roger's ship years ago, "Crocus, guardian of Twin Capes, favorite food is grilled giant squid..."

Bucky, standing next to him, loudly added, "And one of the best doctors in the world!"

“Who said that?” Ella asked.

“Hey, it was First Mate Raleigh who said it,” Bucky exclaimed.

The pirates screamed, "The legendary pirate, the right-hand man of the Pirate King, Dark King Silvers Rayleigh!?"

That was a legendary figure.

Crocus was somewhat dissatisfied, "Why didn't Rayleigh remove the 'one of' from the end?"

That sounded rather arrogant.

But Russell liked his arrogant subordinates!

Crocus hadn't expected to end up a pirate again. He looked at Russell with some curiosity and asked, "Aren't you going to ask me about the One Piece?"

He originally thought that Russell's goal in recruiting him was this.

The pirates must have been very curious, but Russell didn't seem to want to ask at all.

"The One Piece? Haha, if I wanted it, I'd go see for myself." Russell said arrogantly, "Everything in the world is mine, and the One Piece is just one of them!"

Crocus looked at the man before him and sensed the same spirit in him as Roger had back then!

There's no one in this vast ocean who can resist the existence of a great treasure.

“You guys step back first, I need to have a good chat with this big guy,” Russell said, walking towards Labour.

Kurokas originally intended to communicate with Laboon, since this big guy needed his special tranquilizer to calm him down when he went berserk.

No sooner had he spoken than Russell leaped up and punched Raab in the head.

"Holy crap?!" Crocus's eyes widened.

"Attack! They've made it up there!" the pirates exclaimed.

Rab let out a painful whimper, and his eyes suddenly welled up with tears.

A huge lump visibly bulged on the top of his head.

"Hey, you'll make Laboon angry if you do that!" Crocus was so shocked he almost jumped up.

Before he could finish speaking, he saw Raab staring at Russell with a wronged expression, not daring to make a move.

Wild animals are inherently afraid of Russell's aura.

"Hahaha, come and become my partner too! You big guy, weren't you looking for someone? From now on, that sea area will be ours, and you can find whoever you want!" Russell laughed loudly.

Raab seemed to understand and let out a shout.

With a change in light, the giant whale transformed into a strange beast similar to the snake mother.

The pirates were stunned.

Labu is several hundred meters long!

Even Russell was breaking out in a cold sweat. "Ah, consider it a form of training with added weight. From now on, Laboon will be in charge of guarding the ship. I can't guarantee when you'll turn back into your original form."

Maintaining such a large object in its current form certainly requires a considerable amount of physical exertion.

The Devil Fruit can't stop for a moment!

Chapter 93 The Demon Arrives

Whiskey Peak.

The only town on Cactus Island.

The island is shrouded in a thin layer of mist all year round.

There are countless islands like this along the Grand Line; they are quite common.