After a few seconds of silence, the crowd gasped for breath.
"Buggy, do you know what you're talking about? Can the Devil's Fruit power be extracted from the human body? Is that kind of thing possible?"
"No, what you ate before was just a [Paramecia Chop-chop Fruit], not some rare fruit of the Mythical Zoan category," clarified Gabban.
"Damn! Is it possible? But Captain Buggy doesn't seem like the type to lie!"
"Well, that's true; knowing such a secret could make life pretty complicated."
Seeing their shocked faces, Buggy couldn't help showing a mischievous smile on his clown face. He took pleasure in scaring Ceaser the most.
After all, most of his crew are old monsters who are used to all kinds of big scenes, and they are all ridiculously calmer than him on weekdays. Now this scene is much more comfortable.
After satisfying everyone's appetite, Buggy began to explain, "None of you, except Doringo, truly understands what Devil Fruit's awakening is all about, especially my Paramecia devil fruit. After awakening, as long as the imagination can keep up, it may develop various strange abilities!"
"Have you not noticed? Even the ability to Extract the power of a Devil Fruit belongs to the scope of [Chop]. With in-depth development in this direction, I don't know what abilities will be developed! This is why Devil Fruit is more dangerous and complicated than Haki!"
"If you want to deeply develop the fruit ability, your imagination, logic, and knowledge must keep up; otherwise, it will be difficult to complete the awakening."
As soon as Buggy made this remark, the other fell into deep thought. Buggy's candidness in sharing the secret of awakening Devil Fruit and the method of developing abilities surprised and delighted the crowd. They knew that such secrets are rarely shared with ordinary people, only with those who are deeply trusted.
Now the secret was also known by Ceaser and Monet. It was evident they would never be able to leave the crew under the Dangerous glint that Gabban and the others had in their eyes.
The aura exuded by such powerful individuals was real. The sheer momentum they possessed was enough to suffocate non-combatants like Ceasersa and Monet.
The thought crossed their minds, "Are these people human? Even the young master isn't as terrifying as his subordinates!"
Monet felt despair, knowing that she couldn't fully comprehend the concept of a monster who could extract the power of Devil Fruit.
For the safety of the young master, she knew she had to keep this secret. Otherwise, the Donquixote family could face swift destruction.
"Boss Buggy! I, I, I... I will never reveal this secret, even if Kaido captures me in the future! Please spare my life!" Ceaser pleaded, his terror evident.
Monet, although loyal to Doflamingo, She knew the people in front of her real monster Doflamingo wouldn't be able to save her if they wanted to kill her.
Bullet was sure that Buggy wasn't joking, and his reaction was a mix of shock and excitement. "The Clank Clank no mi!" he exclaimed in his mind.
Buggy reassured Bullet with a chuckle and suggested they go outside. The main purpose of this trip was to change Bullet's fruit ability and raise his strength to another level. Buggy revealed the [Fish Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Model Seiryu] he had specially selected for Bullet, although he jokingly said it should be referred to as a pink dragon.
Then everyone followed Buggy to the woods outside the base.
Buggy surveyed the entire island and the sky, ensuring there were no onlookers. Satisfied, he nodded at Bullet and said, "You just need to stand where you are; don't think about anything or resist."
"Good!" Bullet replied without hesitation, closing his eyes and entering a state of emptiness.
Zizizi~
Buggy pulled his hands apart, and the platinum-gold light expanded rapidly from point to line to the surface. Within moments, it transformed into a platinum-gold light curtain, enveloping Bullet.
"Chop and Extract!" Buggy commanded.
In the next second, he clasped his palms together and then clenched his fingers tightly. With a low shout, the platinum-gold light curtain instantly closed.
A bullet-shaped, platinum human figure appeared in front of Buggy.
Hum!
The platinum-gold figure was ejected backwards, while Bullet's body remained in place. The buzzing sound expanded, and the platinum-gold human-shaped light gradually shrank, turning into a platinum-gold light the size of a human head, suspended in the air.
"Fruit!" Buggy called out, prompting Gabban to throw an apple at the white-gold ball of light.
Puff!
The apple smashed into the platinum ball of light, and the platinum light disappeared. A purple spherical light flashed and submerged into the apple.
In just a few seconds, the big red apple transformed into an irregular round fruit with a green vine on top and a blue-grey fruit underneath. Its surface bore raised circles, squares, and triangles, each adorned with mystical Uzumaki runes.
Everyone gasped in amazement, realizing that the power of the "Clank Clank no mi" in Bullet's body had truly been drawn out!
"The Clank Clank no mi! It's the Clank Clank no mi!" Ceaser exclaimed from the back, his eyes glowing with excitement.
"This is the Devil Fruit that countless scientists have dreamed of! I've seen it in the Devil Fruit illustration; yes, this is it! It's the same!" he declared with enthusiasm.
Buggy waved at the Clank Clank no mi wrapped in a pale white-gold light curtain and suspended in mid-air. Then the fruit fell into his hand.
Ignoring Ceaser's excitement, Buggy turned to Bullet and said, "Bullet, open your eyes and see for yourself: is this the Clank Clank no mi you ate?"
Bullet, unable to contain his curiosity any longer, immediately opened his eyes upon hearing Buggy's words.
In the next second, his eyes widened in shock, and he exclaimed, "That's right! This is the Devil Fruit I ate! I know it all. I didn't expect it to be a success! It's strange; I just felt a tingling in my body before, and it didn't last long. So easily stripped off the fruit ability in my body? Won't anyone with devil fruit users meet you and die?"
Buggy rolled his eyes. "It's not as easy as you think. Didn't you forget what I told you before? Only if you don't resist. I can extract it easily without using Haki. As long as the person being stripped resists even a little, it's very difficult to succeed."
"I see, that makes sense," Bullet nodded, realizing the logic behind it. Robin and the others also shared the same view, understanding the limitation of Buggy's ability.
"Okay, don't worry about my ability," Buggy said, tossing the Mythical Zoan to Bullet and laughing. "Come on, eat this Devil Fruit; from now on, you will be the strongest creature in the world, hahaha!"
"Hahaha!" Gabban joined in, laughing loudly as well.
"I'm looking forward to seeing Kaido's reaction when he witnesses your devil fruit. Bullet has become one of the Four Emperors without making a sound. You'll have to deal with him in the future!"
"Hahahaha!" Bullet was also excited as he took the fruit. He tossed it up and opened his bloody mouth, taking a suffocating mouthful.
Crunch Munch Crunch munch—
Gudong!
Bullet chewed the fruit in two or three bites, then directly swallowed it in one gulp.
Seeing his expression as if he had eaten something unpleasant, everyone burst into laughter.
"You guys are excited!" Enel was the most curious. Although he had never seen the creature known as "the strongest creature in the world," he had acquired all kinds of knowledge in the sea these days, so he also wanted to know about Kaido's ability.
The others were also fixated on Bullet.
Suddenly, Bullet, who had looked uncomfortable, had a red light flashing all over his body. In the next second, his entire body twisted amidst the light and shadows.
Woo woo woo...
Immediately afterward, a strong wind whipped around, and dark clouds suddenly appeared in the previously clear sky.
Buzz!!!
Where Bullet stood, a huge red beam of light shot up into the sky, directly piercing through the black clouds above.
"Hey, hey! Isn't this a bit too much?" Enel couldn't help exclaiming in shock. "Who the hell has said Logia is strongest?! My fruit is the strongest Logia and yet it's so weak compared to monsters like this!"
They couldn't believe it.
Rumble Rumble no Mi?!
Monet and Ceaser, who had been focused on Bullet, almost bulged their eyeballs and turned their heads to look at Enel.
Did they hear correctly? Thunder Fruit? Isn't that the Devil Fruit that claims to be the strongest in Logia?
Just how terrifying is the strength of the Buggy Pirates?
Monet and Ceaser glanced at each other, both feeling a little numb!
"Roar!!!"
At that moment, a thunderous dragon roar echoed through the sky.
As everyone looked up, they beheld a giant dragon hovering in the sky, measuring one or two kilometers in length. It gripped golden auspicious clouds under its four claws, exuding an incredibly sinister aura.
Horns like a deer, head like a camel, eyes like a rabbit, neck like a snake, belly like a mirage, scales like a fish, claws like an eagle, palms like a tiger, and ears like a cow!
A creature that only exists in the myths and legends of people appeared before their eyes.
"The sense of oppression is overwhelming!"
"Bullet! Did you master it to this extent just after eating the fruit?"
"This Guy is already a monster!"
"Hahahaha, I can't wait to see Kaido's reaction after witnessing the power of the current Bullet!"
"Vegapunk, this man is truly terrifying! He can even copy Devil Fruits abilities; what can't he do?"
"I'm an idiot! Looking at the Devil Fruit produced by the SAD factory now, it's nothing but rubbish! Master Buggy is right; the gap between me and Vegapunk is too vast!"
As they witnessed the spectacle, everyone was filled with emotion.
"Hahaha," at the same time, Bullet laughed excitedly from above the sky and said, "As expected of a Mythical Zoan fruit ability, it's truly formidable! Buggy, to thank you for helping me choose such a powerful fruit, how about we have a little spar? I feel like I have boundless energy throughout my body now! You might not be my opponent anymore!"
"Roar!" While speaking, Bullet couldn't help but exhale a mouthful of dragon's breath towards the dark clouds above the sky!
Scoff!
In the next instant, an orange-red dragon's breath spewed out from Bullet's mouth, transforming into an energy wave several kilometers long that instantly pierced through the dark clouds and exploded above the sky.
Rumbling!
The dark cloud that had formed due to the fruit's ability was blasted into a huge pothole in an instant, allowing the sunlight to shine through once again.
At this moment, Bullet hovered in the sky, his red dragon body shining under the golden sunlight, resembling the mythical dragon, exuding an oppressive aura!
This kind of presence was truly incomparable to someone like Momonosuke.
"Hahahaha! Very well, I'll grant your wish," Buggy exclaimed, feeling excited when he witnessed the scene. He had recently developed a new move using the Chop-Chop Fruit, and he wanted to test it out now that the weather had cleared.
Right now, he wanted to spar with Bullet!
"Bullet, don't cry when I'm done with you!" Buggy laughed heartily as he transformed into a platinum streamer and soared into the sky.
"Hahaha! Bullet is in for a beating. I'll step back a bit and watch the show up close; this is not to be missed!" Enel trembled with excitement.
"Oh! Let the fight begin, let the fight begin!" Doringo also cheered eagerly, spreading its six pairs of black wings and taking to the sky.
"Hahaha, Bullet is in for some trouble," Gabban chimed in with laughter.
"Captain Buggy, don't disappoint us," Kalifa urged.
On the side, Robin, Monet, and Ceaser were all surprised by the scene unfolding before them.
How could these Guys be so casual with Captain?
Fighting the Captain for fun? How many people dare to challenge the Yonkos just for fun?
Seeing their expressions, Gabban explained with a smile, "Buggy doesn't care about these things. Although you're under his command, as long as you don't go against his principles, being with Buggy is like being with friends. You don't have to be too formal. As Buggy said, on board, everyone is a partner and a comrade-in-arms, not distinguishing high and low subordinates."
After speaking, Gabban paid no heed to their reactions and focused on watching the battle in the sky expectantly.
Partner or comrade-in-arms?
This Four Emperors-level pirate group seemed to be different from what they had expected.
Robin, having spent some time with Buggy, somewhat understood and accepted Gabban's statement. However, Monet and Ceaser were taken aback!
For them, people of this level were superior, so how could they treat others so casually? After all, they had seen Doflamingos pirate group before!
Boom!!!
Just as they were pondering this, a massive explosion shook the sky.
The battle had begun!
Meanwhile, at Dressrosa...
Doflamingo spoke into the phone bug, "Kaido, Buggy has taken over the punk Hazard. This matter is beyond my control. How do you plan to handle it?"
Kaido burst out laughing, "Is it the Clown King Buggy? The New World just got more interesting! Punk Hazard, right? Well, I'll go meet him then!"
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