One Piece: Ascending the Divine Path

"Wow!"

An invisible hand slammed down, and the man draped in the coat of justice was slammed into the ground, his limbs twisted and twitching uncontrollably.

"Gulp."

Caesar Courland, who was leading the way, unconsciously swallowed.

The guy who got taken down in one move was a vice admiral stationed here.

Couldn't even last a second?

But then Caesar thought again, and realized that the guy really did deserve to die!

Even though Sentomaru was escorting them, this bastard still escorted Vegapunk all the way to his ship before returning to prepare for battle.

What about yourself?

I am the ace scientist of the science corps!

  

Good riddance!

Caesar couldn't help but laugh at the thought of the incredulous rage on the guy's face when he saw him leading the group of fugitives.

"Hee hee hee hee, sir, please follow me."

Caesar even chuckled as he led the way for Knight.

This guy is pretty adaptable.

Knight thought to himself as he watched his retreating figure.

After eliminating the last defenses on the island, Knight and his team finally made it to the actual experimental storage room.

Anthony couldn't wait any longer and punched the heavy door through, then respectfully invited Knight to go in first.

Behind the main gate was a fairly spacious storage room, with many items neatly arranged.

Caesar began his introduction quite naturally.

This is Yun Tai, a machine that can create island clouds; that is an unmanned cooking machine that can automatically prepare dishes.

A small holographic projection device is placed against the wall, and a cloned sheep specimen is soaked in formalin.

The enormous and amazing robot is Vega's Power Prototype 01, and the thing that looks like a big box is the automatic changing room.

Hanging on the clothes rack are protective suits that can isolate various toxins, and artificial organs soaking in a light green container.

……

Most of them are all sorts of strange and unusual inventions.

Of course, there were also experimental weapons, such as specialized guns, cannons, swords, and prototypes of bubble guns and bubble shields that appeared later on Bullet Island, as well as laser swords, which were also prototypes.

But not many. Vegapunk didn't like making weapons; he preferred technology that could improve people's lives.

Of all these weapons, the one that caught Knight's eye the most was a sword.

This is a cross-shaped one-handed sword made of special alloy.

What makes this sword special is not its material, but the fact that it is a sword that ate the Zoan-type Snake-Snake Fruit in its Black Mamba form.

"What is a sword that has eaten a Devil Fruit?"

The Swift Swordsman Solt opened his mouth in disbelief.

"Devil Fruit weapons?"

Baginam couldn't help but exclaim, "Has Vegapunk's skill reached this level?"

"What's so great about it?"

Caesar scoffed, "I can do that too."

Although it's true that the technology was developed by Vegapunk...

Knight glanced at the guy.

This guy created a cloud of poison gas from someone who ate a salamander fruit, which is even more abstract and harder to understand.

However, it's a Devil Fruit weapon.

Knight reached in and drew the sword.

It's amazing; you can clearly feel that this sword is alive.

As we all know, after Loki demonstrated his power, the true top-tier powerhouse in this world became someone with top-tier bloodline, top-tier Haki, top-tier Devil Fruit, and top-tier weapon.

Bloodline is out of the question, but weapons still need to be arranged.

Of course, this sword is far from good enough. It can't find a god-level fruit, but it should at least be a mythical beast, right?

Knight thought to himself.

"hiss!"

Just as he was pondering, the blade of the sword in his hand had transformed into a long black snake, which was turning its head and sticking out its tongue, looking at Knight warily.

You're trying to elbow me?

Knight's eyes widened slightly.

Man!

"hiss!!"

Black Mamba immediately became docile, hissing in alarm before transforming back into a blade and feigning death.

Weapons that have eaten Zoan-type Devil Fruits possess their own will, so they need to be tamed in order to master them.

Knight casually sheathed the sword and tossed it to Salt, saying, "Here you go."

Of all these people, only this guy is a true swordsman.

Moreover, his speed combined with the Black Mamba's venom works quite well.

"grown ups!"

Solt gripped his sword with delight, then quickly said, "I will certainly not let you down!"

Knight looked around the storage room and said calmly, "Take whatever is useful with you."

"yes!"

The fugitives began to take action.

Of course, all sorts of experimental weapons should be taken, as well as useful items like holographic projections, robots, and island cloud generators.

While they were busy, Knight turned to look at Bagingom and said, "Bagingom, spend more time exchanging techniques with Caesar, especially the technique of weapons eating Devil Fruits."

After all, this old woman was once a member of the MADS organization, known as the pirate scientist.

"Hehe, I understand, sir."

Barkingom nodded repeatedly.

Bagingom?

Caesar looked at the old woman with some surprise.

This surname—

Is it a coincidence?

However, if we're going to exchange technologies, we should be prepared for the government to discover the technology leaks first.

Okay, I'll go and destroy all those documents later, and say they were stolen.

Caesar thought to himself.

"grown ups,"

At this moment, Anthony turned around excitedly, "Everything's ready, shall we go back the way we came?"

Knight glanced at Caesar. "Make up your own excuse."

"Yes, sir!"

Caesar nodded hastily.

"Let's go then."

Knight raised his hand, and invisible matter condensed into a super-huge drill, which shot into the sky with the help of the Momo Fruit.

The solid ceiling was pierced in an instant, and the rocks and soil above it could not withstand it at all, and a huge passage was immediately carved out.

Immediately, an invisible giant hand lifted all the fugitives and the selected test subjects, and they began to ascend rapidly through this passage.

Oh, the naval lieutenant commander then collapsed limply, never to wake again, Knight didn't believe him.

"Take care, sir!"

Caesar bowed respectfully in farewell.

Caesar only breathed a sigh of relief after Knight and the others had completely disappeared from his sight.

Terrifying!

That guy is terrifying! What kind of ability does he have?!

Before Caesar could think any further, his body had already turned into gas and dissipated. He needed to get his disguise ready first!

Knight led the group into the sky, preparing to return to the base's port to find a ship.

"Um?"

He turned his head in surprise and looked at the distant sky.

A very powerful aura is approaching.

He has an aura similar to Weevil, at the level of a Shichibukai.

Knight's lips curled into a smile instantly.

It seems the government has sent Doflamingo here.

I thought he wouldn't have enough time.

That would be perfect.

laugh!

The transparent giant hand supporting everyone suddenly accelerated, heading in that direction like a shooting star.

Not far away in the sky, Doflamingo, who was rapidly approaching Punk Hazard by relying on the threads hanging from the clouds, was in a bad mood as he watched the Punk Hazard getting closer and closer.

Those fugitives were exceptionally powerful; he didn't think he could handle them alone.

However, due to the threat from the Five Elders, he had no choice but to come.

So Doflamingo's plan was that if the group hadn't left by the time he arrived, he would just coast along.

Whether or not to come is a matter of attitude.

Whether or not they can stop it is a matter of their own lack of strength, and the government can't really blame them, right?

That's what he thought.

However, just as he arrived above the island, a shadow swiftly broke through the air not far away.

Doflamingo's eyes behind his sunglasses immediately shrank.

They were a group of people who were inexplicably flying in the sky.

The leader is—

"Bandi Waldo!"

Doflamingo's expression was rather unpleasant.

Did we just bump into them and were they about to leave?

How unlucky!

Knight stopped the invisible hand and looked with interest at the flashy red suit in the sky ahead.

"The Seven Warlords of the Sea, the Heavenly Demon, Donquixote Doflamingo,"

Knight spoke slowly, "Are you here to stop us?"

This guy arrived faster than I expected.

That makes sense. Dressrosa isn't far from Punk Hazard, and this guy is very mobile.

It was a perfect opportunity.

"Fufufufu,"

Despite the considerable pressure he felt, Doflamingo outwardly maintained a nonchalant smile, saying, "Starting a war with you now isn't a good idea. Just pretend you didn't see anything happen to me."

He's quite good at pretending.

Knight smiled. "If you survive."

He tilted his head slightly. "Luna, let's use this guy to test your abilities."

"Yes, Master."

Luna responded respectfully, then flapped her wings and flew towards Doflamingo.

Doflamingo's expression visibly darkened.

Don't you want it to end here?

This is a bit of a problem.

but--

He observed Luna as she flew silently towards him.

Although this woman is of the Lunaria race, her bounty is only 500 million, so it should be—

The next moment, Doflamingo's mouth gaped open in astonishment.

He saw the white-haired woman's body instantly begin to swell and stretch, red scales growing on her body, her body constantly stretching, her limbs turning into claws, her face stretching forward, and horns growing from her forehead.

"This—this—"

Doflamingo was speechless, "How is this possible?!"

What appeared before him was a deep red dragon, hundreds of meters long, coiling in the sky!

"Kaido's abilities?"

Aside from the different color and the pair of large black wings on its back, it's completely Kaido's Blue Dragon Fruit!

Is this woman a Mythical Zoan type with abilities similar to Kaido's?