Starting as a pirate, he rose to become the strongest Shinigami in Soul Society.

Chapter 156 Shiki: Roger, did you see that? Fate is still on my side!

After taking down Monet and Caesar, the navy soldiers quickly launched an attack on the remaining pirates, and intense gunfire erupted on the island before quickly subsiding.

There's no need to clean up the battlefield; let the corpses of these villains lie exposed in the wilderness.

Meanwhile, Bane now possesses two brand-new Devil Fruits.

"Any of them to your liking?" Bane waved the two Devil Fruits in his hand and looked at Ain, saying, "Although these two guys seem weak, their abilities are actually quite good. They are both Logia-type, one is the Snow-Snow Fruit and the other is the Gas-Gas Fruit."

"Is the Snow-Snow Fruit a lower-level ability of Admiral Kuzan?" Ain asked with a hint of curiosity.

"That's right, theoretically that's how it is, but ultimately it depends on the ability user themselves," Bane nodded.

"I will think about it carefully," Ain replied very seriously.

Without lingering there, the group quickly entered the research base.

Then another battle broke out. There were still many remnants of Caesar and his men in the research base, but Bane and his men didn't need to deal with them. They had to give their subordinates a chance to perform, otherwise how could they make contributions?

How can you get promoted and make a fortune if you don't perform meritorious service?

Even Nami mustered her courage and fought a group of pirates, cooperating with the surrounding marines to defeat her opponents.

This scene puzzled Bane, since he hadn't seen Nami actively participate in any battles since she left the East Blue with him.

Then he recalled what Fubuki had told him before he set off, and a relieved smile gradually appeared on his face.

It seems Nami also wants to change herself.

After that, the Navy rescued many children from the research institute who had been kidnapped by Caesar for experiments. This atrocity was deeply abhorred by everyone, who wished they could go back and whip Caesar's corpse again.

Zephyr and the others began arranging for these children to board the warship along with the other victims, intending to take them to Egherd to see if Dr. Vegapunk had any way to treat them.

Bane quickly found Dr. Vegapunk's former research lab, where he finally saw an artificial Devil Fruit.

He smashed the glass display case with a punch, took out the Devil Fruit from inside, and admired it for a moment.

It is almost identical to Kaido's Blue Dragon Fruit, the only difference being that this artificial Devil Fruit is pink in color, and it doesn't look imposing or domineering.

"Among mythical beasts, it can be considered a top-tier existence." Bane murmured with some emotion, then put it into the dark space.

He still has several Devil Fruits in his possession, including Mythical Zoan fruits like the Phoenix.

Unfortunately, despite possessing numerous formidable abilities, he lacked the qualified and trustworthy individuals to take them down.

This is somewhat troubling for Bane.

"Let's see how things go. Even if we don't have the right people right now, we can use them when I conquer another world in the future." Once Bane made up his mind, he stopped thinking about it.

Soon, the Navy conducted a thorough search of all the research labs here.

From here, a large amount of scientific research data was also found, as well as some ordinary artificial Devil Fruits that had not yet been transported away.

Bane looked down on this technology. These artificial Devil Fruits were simply defective products. After eating them, one would become neither human nor ghost, and would be a master at making a fool of oneself.

Even if used to build some elite force, it would be far inferior to the RC-potion that he was already planning. After all, that thing had been tested and modified by Dr. Genus, so it was safe and stable, and had no side effects of eating people. It was perfect for turning ordinary combat troops into elite forces.

But it doesn't matter. This garbage technology can be handed over to the world's major governments and the Navy Headquarters, and it can be considered a meritorious achievement.

In addition, the Navy also found a large amount of cash here, probably around seven or eight billion Berries. According to the accounts, this should be research funds sent by the Big Mom Pirates a couple of days ago, which were used to support Caesar's research on human giantification technology.

However, in Bane's memory, Caesar did not use the money for research and development at all; instead, he spent it all on eating, drinking, gambling, and whoring.

Bane had no reaction to this and simply confiscated it all to fund their military expenses.

"Write these down in the books and report back to headquarters later, saying that we seized 500 million Berries in cash," Bane instructed Nami, who was standing beside him.

Without the slightest hesitation, Nami immediately nodded and agreed, "I understand."

On the contrary, Ain was completely dumbfounded. Five hundred million Berries?

No, this place has seized nearly eight billion Berries!

You'd be more likely to embezzle 500 million Berries, but you only reported 500 million? Is that reasonable?

Thinking of this, Ain glanced at Professor Zephyr, who was lighting a cigar not far away, preparing to show off. But Professor Zephyr also looked indifferent. In the end, Ain fell silent.

Since the teacher didn't see anything wrong with it, then our actions must be righteous!

No problem!

Soon, the navy also plundered a batch of expensive scientific research instruments that could be used, and brought them onto the ship as well.

On the harbor shore, apart from Bann, all the rest of the navy had boarded their ships and were ready for a new voyage.

"Teacher, why isn't the young master coming up yet? What's he doing?" Ain asked, standing beside Zefa with some confusion.

"Eliminating traces, at least for now, is not the time to disturb Doflamingo," Zephyr said casually, exhaling a puff of smoke and tapping the ash from his cigar.

As soon as he finished speaking, waves of dark elements began to spread outwards from beneath Bane's feet. These waves expanded rapidly, as if to permeate everything, sweeping across all directions of the island. Before long, the entire surface of Punk Hazard Island was enveloped by Bane's dark power.

Then, Ain witnessed the terrifying power of nature-based abilities. On the island, whether it was barren rocks or withered jungles, even the research bases, all began to sink rapidly under the influence of this dark power, plunging into the abyss of darkness.

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

After Bane's dark power returned to his body, the edges of Punk Hazard could be seen at a glance, because the island was now a perfectly smooth plane, and even the original mountains and rivers had disappeared!

All that remained was a barren wasteland, with no trace left behind!

Anyone who comes here looking for traces of Caesar and his men will probably be completely lost!

"Let's go," Bane called out after boarding the warship.

The three warships left Punk Hazard without a sound.

Meanwhile, in Dressrosa.

In the royal palace castle of the King's Heights.

Doflamingo stared at the ashes in his palm with a gloomy expression, veins bulging on his forehead; clearly, he was furious.

The reason is that his loyal subordinate Monet's Vivre Card recently turned to ashes, which means that Monet is dead!

"Still can't get in touch?" Doflamingo asked coldly.

Behind him, Gladius shook his head gravely and said, "No one is answering, young master, I'm afraid..."

"No need for further words." Doflamingo gritted his teeth, flicked his hand, scattering the ashes on the ground, and said, "I'll go see for myself who dares to provoke me like this!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Doflamingo pushed open the window, his silken threads shooting out and catching a white cloud in the sky. With a gentle pull, he flew out.

The name "Heavenly Demon" comes from this.

Also in the new world, Flying Star Island.

Trafalgar Law had just landed on the island. He stood on a stone pillar in the harbor, gazing at the distant sea, holding a Den Den Mushi (snail phone) and communicating with the other side.

"I have arrived at Flying Star Island."

"That's right, it's just me. After all, my former subordinates were too weak and had no value to me. I've already abandoned them."

On the other side of the Den Den Mushi, Shiki was sitting on the edge of the island of Melville, admiring the sea of ​​clouds below from high above.

"Is that so?" Shiki responded, casually tossing his burnt-out cigar into the sea of ​​clouds, a hint of excitement in his eyes. "Just wait there, I'll be there soon."

After hanging up the Den Den Mushi, Shiki could no longer contain his excitement and stood at the edge of the sea of ​​clouds, bursting into laughter.

"Hahahaha, Roger, do you see that? Fate is on my side after all!!!" Shiki roared at the sky.

(End of this chapter)