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

Chapter 64 Zoro: I'm going to become a user of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit!

In fact, Bane's initial idea was to develop a powerful, standalone gravity sphere, like the "Planetary Devastation," which, once released, would forcibly attract and gradually seal everything around it, making it impossible for them to escape.

It's just a little regrettable that he hasn't developed his abilities to that extent yet. In other words, he has the idea, but he can't do it yet; he can't condense that unparalleled, terrifying gravity into a sphere.

He is not capable of doing it yet; perhaps it will take him some time before he can achieve that.

However, while he couldn't condense the unparalleled gravity into one place, he could still disperse it and create energy spheres with strong gravity.

Just like now.

The dozen or so dark energy orbs, like tiny black holes, each emitted a powerful attraction. This attraction was not insurmountable; perhaps a strong person like Ikki could resist it with his own strength. But Enel simply did not possess that ability.

Therefore, he had no way to escape this irregular gravitational zone. The moment he tried to teleport, he was torn apart by gravity into his current dismembered state.

"What have you done?!" Enel was truly panicked at this moment.

He understood, of course, that the most important aspect of his proudest ability was his almost unparalleled speed. With this speed, he could remain invincible, creating enough distance to unleash his terror with the power of thunder countless times.

In other words, he's the one who hits people, but no one can hit him!

But now, he is restricted, trapped in this area, and unable to escape!

Undeterred, Enel unleashed a torrent of lightning, seemingly attempting to destroy everything around him and escape this place by unleashing his energy.

But it was no use. No matter how powerful the lightning elements or how surging the lightning power he released were, they were quickly absorbed and digested by the surrounding dark spheres, as if they could never be satisfied.

Enel was not given another chance to perform. Perhaps if Zoro hadn't spoken, Bane would have already started trying to persuade him to surrender, but now there was no need for that at all.

Bane remained standing in the same spot. Indeed, from beginning to end, he did not move an inch, appearing so relaxed and at ease.

"Universal Guidance." Bane slowly raised his right hand, which was already stained with darkness, aimed it at Enel, and whispered.

The dark spheres that were originally distributed around Enel suddenly collided violently, bringing Enel's shattered body back together. However, because it was suppressed by the dark spheres, it appeared somewhat distorted and strange.

These dark spheres converged, their powerful gravity pulling at each other, causing a conflict within a tiny space that distorted the space around him.

This pulling sensation was completely unbearable for Enel to adapt to. Fortunately, his abilities had not been sealed, and his elemental transformation could offset the force of this conflict; otherwise, he would have been seriously injured!

Before Enel could recover from the conflict, he was swept up by the dark spheres and, following the dark gravity emanating from Bane's hand, crashed into Bane at an incredible speed.

By the time Enel came to his senses, Bane had already grabbed him by the neck.

At the same moment, Enel also felt Crocodile's fear. He could no longer feel the thunder power that he was so proud of and considered to be the power of a god!

It's as if he's never been a power user at all!

Enel seemed to want to say something more.

However, Bane had lost interest in listening.

From the hand gripping Enel's neck, a torrent of dark elements erupted, enveloping Enel completely at an incredible speed, leaving not a single gap.

"Nami," Bane called out calmly.

Nami, very skillfully, turned around and picked up a piece of fruit from the table where Bane had been eating watermelon, and quickly handed it to Bane.

At that moment, even though he knew he couldn't see, Yi Xiao still opened his eyes and stared intently at Bane's movements.

He knew back in Alabasta that Bane's Dark-Dark Fruit could steal the abilities of his enemies, but at that time, he was upstairs and did not witness it firsthand.

Now, of course he needs to observe carefully.

As he took the fruit, Bane suddenly exerted force in his hand, and there was a cracking sound, as if something had been snapped in two.

Without a doubt, it was Enel's neck shrouded in darkness.

This symbolizes that Enel, who called himself the god of the Sky Island, had his life taken away.

Then, Bane closed his eyes and sensed the darkness in his hand. After a moment, as if he had caught something, he suddenly opened his eyes. The darkness in his hand quickly collapsed, revealing Enel's irregular corpse. At the same time, an inexplicable power, enveloped by the darkness, was pulled out of Enel's corpse from Bane's hand.

Without any unnecessary movements, Bane pressed the power shrouded in darkness directly into the pear in his hand, injecting it into this ordinary fruit.

Strange patterns gradually appeared on the fruit, and soon it turned into a golden-yellow Devil Fruit that seemed to be crackling with lightning.

Without a doubt, this is the Rumble-Rumble Fruit!

"This!" The most shocked person was naturally Waver. Ignoring his injuries, he jumped up from the deck, staring in disbelief at the scene. "This is the Rumble-Rumble Fruit? You actually managed to steal his power? Isn't it said that after a Devil Fruit user dies, their power will randomly re-evolve anywhere in the world?"

"The world is vast, and there's nothing unbelievable about it. Go out and see more of it, and you'll learn a lot of the truth," Bane said casually without explaining anything.

Nami was already very familiar with this, after all, she had personally witnessed how Crocodile's Sand-Sand Fruit fell into Bane's hands.

So there was nothing unusual about it. Zoro was also seeing this process for the first time, and his expression showed some surprise, but that was all.

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

With a smile, he couldn't help but sigh, "The so-called invincible Rumble-Rumble Fruit, after encountering the most ferocious Dark-Dark Fruit in history, really doesn't know what to say."

Bane smiled but didn't say anything more. He handed the Rumble-Rumble Fruit to Zoro and said, "Here you go, Thunder Swordsman Roronoa Zoro."

"A lightning swordsman?" Zoro chuckled, taking the Rumble-Rumble Fruit. "Just like that?"

"Of course not. Keep it with you for now. Once we've finished dealing with the rest, I'll take you to a brand new place you've never been before. You'll understand without me saying a word then," Bane immediately stopped him.

Zoro didn't ask any more questions, and although Nami was curious, she didn't press the matter. She smiled and knew that Bane had some unknown secrets.

He was indeed curious about the secret, but he wouldn't pry, because he knew that once everyone had built up enough trust, Bane would tell them anyway, even if he didn't ask.

That's right. Even now, although Yixiao has joined the group, as a group of smart people, they all know that they haven't built up enough trust in each other yet.

This is perfectly normal. Trust is something that is gradually built up over time and becomes unbreakable.

After giving the Rumble-Rumble Fruit to Zoro, Bane didn't linger. He casually tossed Enel's corpse into the river and said, "Alright, now that the first goal is achieved—the Rumble-Rumble Fruit is in hand—it's time to move on to the second: find the Golden City, light that lamp, ring that bell, and finally... take this golden city away!!!"

If it were anyone else, they probably wouldn't have been able to carry away a whole city's worth of gold in one go, but what can you do when Bane is a user of the Dark-Dark Fruit?

Just send it directly to the dark space to store it, and you can take it out whenever you need it.

The ship started moving again, and Bane looked at Weber and said, "Now, you can seriously consider whether you want to come with me or not, Weber."

Weber paused for a moment upon hearing this, then smiled and said, "I think I should first inform the village to prepare enough Sky Beasts for you."

"That makes sense, doesn't it? Hahahaha," Bane replied with a loud laugh.

(End of this chapter)