"Heh, that's something to look forward to!"
On the Atlantis, Ryan chuckled darkly as he listened to El's explanation.
Over the past few days, he had finally carved out some time to study the Pluton blueprints, and he had already made some progress. With a bit more time, he believed he could develop laser weapons based on Pluton's auxiliary cannons.
Moreover, after a month of manufacturing massive amounts of explosives, he had used his Munch-Munch Fruit abilities to create a brand-new explosive formula. This new high-powered explosive was the key to completely destroying Navy Headquarters in their recent attack.
Especially remarkable was the fact that only Ryan, with his Munch-Munch Fruit ability, could synthesize this explosive. Even if others knew the formula and ingredients, they wouldn't be able to replicate it. If someone tried to imitate his method, the resulting explosive wouldn't come close to the original in terms of destructive power.
Given enough time, Ryan was confident he could create super bombs, poison gas grenades, cancer bombs, or even other biochemical weapons—perfect surprises for the World Government.
"Now, we just have to see if Jien and the others successfully bring him back..." El turned to Lillian, the Three-Eyed Girl, and smiled. "If they fail, it'll be hard to locate him again. We might have to send you out instead!"
"Hehe, no problem! Leave it to me!"
Lillian puffed out her chest, her crescent-shaped eyes beaming with confidence. In recent days, her mastery of her Glare-Glare Fruit abilities had significantly improved. As long as Vander Decken was within a few hundred kilometers of Fish-Man Island, she was confident she could track him down—even if it took some time.
"Speaking of surprises, those bounty posters from the World Government this time are something else, aren't they?" Tsuru pulled out a stack of freshly printed bounty posters, chuckling. "It seems like they absolutely hate Barry, the Mirror-Mirror Fruit user. They've marked him as a priority target for elimination!"
She pulled one from the stack and displayed it to the group. The poster depicted "Mirror Magician" Barry, the Snakeneck Tribe user of the Mirror-Mirror Fruit, with a bounty of 500 million berries—an amount that left the group astounded.
"Mamahahaha~ 500 million berries?" Linlin raised an eyebrow in surprise. "Isn't that around the same as mine?"
"You've already been bumped up to 1 billion berries," Tsuru replied with a glance, handing Linlin her updated bounty poster.
"One billion? That's incredible!" Lily's eyes sparkled with excitement as she stepped forward. "What about me?"
"Hmm, 'Green Witch,' bounty: 100 million berries!"
Tsuru quickly found Lily's bounty poster and handed it to her. Clearly, the World Government had gathered a considerable amount of intelligence on the Fallen Angel Pirates. Not only had Lily been given a bounty, but most of the crew's officers were now heavily wanted as well. This included Helen, Witt, Hajrudin, Saul, the Ace Brothers, Sanjuan Wolf, and other giant warriors who had participated in the battle. Even Gerd, the Soul-Soul Fruit user who hadn't made a move during the conflict, hadn't been left out.
"Only 100 million?" Lily pouted in disappointment. Compared to the others, who had bounties ranging from 500 million to over 3 billion, her 100 million bounty felt underwhelming.
"You were expecting more?" Gerd lightly knocked on Lily's head, exasperated. "You should know that even the Blue Ogre and Red Ogre leaders have only been given bounties of 100 million berries, and that's mostly because they've been dueling on Ancient Island for decades without any involvement in the outside world!"
"Mamahahaha~ This photo turned out great!" Linlin admired the bounty poster featuring her wielding a broken lance in her normal form. Next to her was the towering figure of El, though his image had been cropped. Clearly, this was a scene of her standing beside El. Satisfied, she smiled brightly and turned to Tsuru. "By the way, how much is El oniichan's bounty now?"
"Considering that, in the eyes of the World Government, I'm the captain of the Fallen Angel Pirates and the mastermind behind all these events—including the bombing of Marineford and the assault on Mary Geoise by the angelic Homies—it shouldn't be too low," El said with a smile. For his own bounty, he wasn't particularly concerned. After all, his current bounty was already extremely high. At the end of the day, strength mattered more than numbers.
"Of course..." Tsuru reached into the stack of bounty posters, pulled out El's poster, and displayed it for the group. "El, you are officially recognized as the most dangerous criminal in the world and a priority target of the World Government. Naturally, your bounty reflects that—4 billion berries!"
"What!?"
"Four billion!?"
"Wow, that's outrageous!"
The group was stunned as they looked at the poster, which showed El in a commanding pose, wielding the mighty dragon halberd. Below his photo was the jaw-dropping bounty amount.
"Tsuru, let me see!" Curious, Lillian eagerly grabbed the stack of bounty posters and began flipping through them.
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"Fallen Angel" El, Lunarian race, bounty: 4 billion berries
"Lady Demon" Irma Irene, bounty: 1.13 billion berries (Former Impel Down prisoner)
"Kaminari" Cyril Oka, Buccaneers race, bounty: 1.057 billion berries (Former Impel Down prisoner)
"Vampire" Charlotte Linlin, bounty: 1 billion berries
"Mirror Magician" Barry, Snakeneck Tribe, bounty: 500 million berries
"Barrier" Francis Bangi, Longarm Tribe, bounty: 400 million berries (Former Impel Down prisoner)
"Metal Drill" Flesh, Longhead Tribe, bounty: 350 million berries (Former Impel Down prisoner)
"Black Panther" Wade, bounty: 300 million berries (Former Impel Down prisoner)
"Shapeshifting Witch" Sally, bounty: 300 million berries
"Pet Doctor" Nef, bounty: 200 million berries
"Griffin" Moss, Mink Tribe, bounty: 179 million berries
"Schemer" Tsuru, bounty: 165 million berries
"Fallen Chef" Streusen, bounty: 150 million berries
"Flea Man" Rock, Longleg Tribe, bounty: 145 million berries
"Mad Scientist" Ryan, bounty: 130 million berries
"Evil Eye" Lillian, Three-Eye Tribe, bounty: 100 million berries
"Sea Tiger" Jien, Fish-men, bounty: 98 million berries
"Sea Giant" Sebastian, Fish-men, bounty: 80 million berries
"Minotaur" Uthan, Bullhorn Tribe, bounty: 77 million berries
"Arms Woman" Stussy, bounty: 35 million berries
"Witch" Dr. Kureha, bounty: 30 million berries
Additionally, the bounty posters for the giant warriors were listed:
"Little Devil" Oars, Ancient Giant Tribe, bounty: 333 million berries
"Shinigami" Gerd, Giant Tribe, bounty: 300 million berries
"Butcher" Hajrudin, Giant Tribe, bounty: 255 million berries
"Quetzalcoatlus Pterosaur" Gace, Giant Tribe, bounty: 250 million berries (Former Impel Down prisoner)
"Pteranodon" Jace, Giant Tribe, bounty: 250 million berries (Former Impel Down prisoner)
"Cloud Giant" Helen, Giant Tribe, bounty: 227 million berries
"Stone Giant" Jaguar D. Saul, Giant Tribe, bounty: 200 million berries
"Colossal Battleship" Sanjuan Wolf, Giant Tribe, bounty: 155 million berries
"Iron Wall" Witt, Giant Tribe, bounty: 100 million berries
"Saber-Tooth" Lacroix, Giant Tribe, bounty: 100 million berries
"Triceratops" Lonz, Giant Tribe, bounty: 100 million berries
"Tyrannosaurus" Bic, Giant Tribe, bounty: 100 million berries
"Mammoth" Kane, Giant Tribe, bounty: 100 million berries
"Carnotaurus" Cury, Giant Tribe, bounty: 100 million berries
"Green Witch" Lily, Giant Tribe, bounty: 100 million berries
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