I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

The surrounding air was almost frozen.

Dark clouds shrouded the sea, plunging the world into gloom.

Sig's heart skipped a beat...

He hadn't had a chance to report these specific details to Locks yet, but Locks already knew.

Sig glanced behind him at Serent, whom Whitebeard called Rocks' confidant, and his heart sank.

"The thing is, Captain Rocks."

"You might not believe it, but I'm not actually that strong..."

As Sieg finished speaking, he felt the air grow even colder.

Whether it was Rocks, Serent, or Whitebeard, they all looked at him with a puzzled expression, clearly not believing him.

Sieg sighed softly and continued to explain:

"Although I don't want to admit it..."

"But when I was secretly landing on Saien Island with a small force, I was met with a shelling attack by Vice Admiral Cowell and his troops!"

"I was caught off guard, and the small boat was destroyed by a cannonball. Captain Rocks, as you know, as an ability user, I was powerless to struggle once I fell into the sea, which is why I wasted a lot of time before being swept ashore by the waves..."

What Sieg said makes sense logically.

Even the strongest ability users in this world fear the sea, including powerful beings like Big Mom and Rocks.

However, it is not impossible that they were caught off guard and attacked by the navy.

Observation Haki is not a panacea; there are countless examples of ships capsizing due to momentary carelessness on this vast ocean.

only.....

"Oh?" Lox's tone suddenly rose considerably.

He looked at Sig in front of him and pressed him again:

What kind of ability user are you?

These words shocked not only Higuma, but also Whitebeard, Big Mom, and all the pirates.

Chapter 736 The Power of the Silent Death God

What kind of ability user are you?

Lox's words left everyone stunned.

"Even Captain Rocks didn't know?"

"Even the captain doesn't know the first mate's abilities?"

For the Rocks Pirates, Higuma is a very mysterious figure.

His record wasn't bad, but he didn't actually get to make a move very often under the noses of people like Rocks.

Twelve years ago, when Wang Sig first appeared, he blocked Rocks' Dark-Dark Fruit attack in an unknown way.

On Thor Island, Sigurd displays the power of Captain Dragonfly.

What Sig showed most was actually his ability to conjure various props and items from thin air.

In addition, his mysterious disappearance for 12 years, and even the loss of his Vivre Card's effectiveness, are also very unusual. Rocks speculated that it was also due to the influence of some kind of Devil Fruit ability.

It must be someone like Rocks who would allow someone like Higuma, whose Devil Fruit abilities are still unknown, to be the vice-captain of a pirate crew.

But when Rocks brought this question to the forefront, the atmosphere became even more tense.

There was already a rift between Lox and Sieg.

After 12 years of separation, the matter of the Vivre Card remained unexplained, but Lockes temporarily refrained from asking.

This incident became a trigger, igniting the conflict between the two sides.

The fleet gradually cut through the waves, and the outlines of islands in the distance slowly came into view.

"Captain Rocks."

Sig and Locus exchanged glances, and Sig said calmly:

"My Devil Fruit ability is quite unique. Once it is exposed, it may be possible for others to find a weakness that can be exploited."

"Give me some face and don't ask anymore."

[The Face-Saving Fruit - Allows you to psychologically influence others to give you face. If the other party insists on not giving face, they will suffer a blow, but you will lose face, and the effect of the Face-Saving Fruit will be reduced. This ability is unaffected by the sea, seastone, etc.]

These words made everyone nod in agreement.

The Devil Fruit abilities in this world are incredibly diverse, but if the type of ability is known, it becomes possible to break the spell.

Take the Hobby-Hobby Fruit as an example. When the enemy knows nothing about the Hobby-Hobby Fruit, it is easy to defeat the strong with the weak and overthrow a country with one person.

However, once the principle behind this ability is understood, the threat level of remotely attacking an ability user is greatly reduced as long as the user is not touched.

Upon hearing this, Locke frowned slightly, subconsciously not wanting to press the matter further.

After all... the type of Devil Fruit isn't really that important.

For example, Kaido, the new trainee pirate on the ship, is he a person who ate the Dragon-Dragon Fruit or a dragon who ate the Bull-Gorilla Fruit? Does anyone care?

Rocks himself knew that the pirate crew was a mixed bag, with all sorts of people harboring different intentions.

It's not unreasonable for someone like Wang Xige, who rejoined a pirate crew after 12 years, to be wary of the other pirates on board.

Just as Lockes was about to answer, he caught a glimpse of the outline of an island in the distance.

At first glance, the island appears uninhabited, with only forests and mountains visible, seemingly a typical uninhabited island.

“Wang Xige, since you’re not willing to talk about it now, let’s go to the island ahead and have a private chat.”

As Lox stretched out his right hand, a dark vortex emerged from it, and a powerful suction force suddenly arose, pulling the two bottles of wine towards him and grabbing them with his large hand.

"Go! Change course and dock!"

"Lox gave the order."

Soon, the pirate fleet had reached the shore and docked.

The uninhabited island is surrounded by a pale golden beach, while further away there are dense forests and low hills. A stream can be faintly seen flowing down from the mountains and disappearing into the forest.

In the mountains and forests, one can faintly hear the chirping of insects, the calls of birds, and the roars of wild beasts.

The pirates disembarked and rested on the beach, chatting and laughing among themselves.

Locus glanced at Sig and strode toward the deeper part of the island.

Sig could only follow closely behind.

Before leaving, Lockes turned back and glanced at Silent.

“Serrent, don’t let anyone interrupt our conversation.”

"it is good."

Serente nodded, and with a wave of his hand, an invisible wall appeared out of thin air, between the beach and the deeper forest of the island.

"The Wall of Silence".

Suddenly, the pirates realized that the sounds of insects and birds from deep within the island had abruptly disappeared.

On the other side of the wall, Sig saw the pirates staring in surprise, pointing and whispering, but he could no longer hear their voices.

"Silent Death God Serent, so he's a user of the Silence-Silence Fruit?"

Sig glanced at Silent, then at Lox ahead.

This is a very dangerous sign.

With Serent's abilities, it was impossible for other pirates to overhear his conversation with Rocks.

This shows that Lox is determined to have a private talk with Sieg about the things they hadn't finished discussing before.

What awaits Sieg next is probably not something good.

"Wang Xige, come with me."

Suddenly, Lox, who was standing in front of him, spoke.

He leaped into the air, using the Moonwalk technique, and soared towards the uninhabited island hill in front of him.

Rocks was incredibly fast; his feet touched the moon as he flew through the air, becoming a blur as he sped toward the deserted island.

"What amazing speed! No wonder he's Captain Rocks!"

"Captain Rocks has no weaknesses. Not only does he possess the strongest Devil Fruit, but his physical skills are also by no means weak!"

Amidst the exclamations of the pirates, some also turned their gazes to Sigurd behind them.

After Rocks took to the air using Moonwalk, Sig could only follow step by step on the air.

Sig walked on air as if it were flat ground, but he was still much slower than Rocks.

Although he didn't hear the discussions, Sieg felt a chill in his heart as he sensed everyone's gazes turning towards him.

Is this a show of force?

Sig and Lox didn't spend a very long time together.

However, he also knew that Rocks was not jealous of talent and ability. Since the establishment of the Rocks Pirates, he had been constantly recruiting strong people.

He didn't reject the ambitious Golden Lion, nor did he give up on the cruel and troublesome Bigom.

As long as someone is powerful enough, Rocks will accept any offer.

He doesn't like those who are weak and easily give in.

Since Lox was already determined to make a show of force, Sieg had no other choice.

The best approach is to confront them head-on.

Thinking of this, Sieg reached behind his head, quietly plucked a hair, and then used the Thousand Years of Death technique on Rocks in the distance.

Instantly.

His figure sped up considerably, becoming a blur as he quickly caught up with Lox from behind.