"Let Lucifer escape? Marshal Sengoku can't explain it."
"This time it will affect my career!"
Aokiji scratched his head and said depressingly.
"There's no way. With just the two of us, we can't keep Lucifer."
Kizaru covered his chest with one hand and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with the other. Endless fear appeared in the depths of his pupils.
He could clearly feel that Lucifer's strength had improved again after not seeing him for a while.
If this continues, the next time we meet, he might die at the hands of Lucifer.
At this moment, Kizaru made up his mind that he would never accept tasks related to Lucifer again.
Even if he was suspended and had his salary deducted, he would never have any further contact with Lucifer.
Being a Marine Admiral had its perks, but it was still a matter of life and death.
"Also, it's not that we aren't good at explaining things to Marshal Sengoku, it's that Sengoku isn't good at explaining things to the Five Elders."
Looking at the ruins around him, Kizaru knew how heavy the losses in the Holy Land were, and he could already imagine how angry the Five Elders would be.
Sengoku, as the Marine Marshal, would definitely become a punching bag for the Five Elders to vent their anger.
Just thinking about it made Kizaru's scalp tingle.
That night, the Holy Land of Mariejois was invaded.
Eighty percent of the Mariejois area was razed to the ground, and Marine soldiers, CP agents, and slaves suffered heavy casualties.
The most important thing was that the Celestial Dragons also suffered casualties, and the number was still quite large.
Because of this incident, Lucifer was placed on the must-kill list by the World Government.
The Five Elders issued the highest kill order, demanding that Naval Headquarters eradicate Lucifer, this evil element, at all costs.
Of course, these were things for later.
At this time, Lucifer had already flown off the Red Line, clutching the seriously injured Jack.
According to the guidance of the Life Card, Lucifer quickly found the location of the Nether.
Whoosh!
A gust of wind blew, and Lucifer appeared on the bow of the Nether.
"Captain, you're back!" Enel, Cavendish, and Baby 5 all looked overjoyed to see Lucifer return safely.
Invading the Holy Land of Mariejois single-handedly sounded bloody, but the dangers involved could be imagined.
They had waited below the Red Line, and the sound of explosions and shouts of killing could be heard tens of thousands of meters away, which showed the intensity of the battle.
"Let's go, we need to get out of here first. Marine pursuers will be here soon."
Lucifer tossed Jack onto the deck and said.
"Understood!"
Cavendish quickly went to the helm and steered the ship away from the area.
As for Enel, he was staring at Jack, who was vomiting blood.
"Who is this guy?"
"I don't know him either. I only know his name is Jack. Seeing that he's quite strong and courageous, I brought him back. There's still a shortage of people on the ship, and when I see someone with strength and qualifications, I can't just let them go."
Jack's physical skills were impressive, and he had Grandmaster-level two-color Haki. He had dared to attack a Marine Admiral, which made him very suitable for Lucifer's crew.
"Baby 5, treat him. Don't let him die."
"Yes, Captain Lucifer."
Baby 5 felt the happiness of being needed.
At this moment, Jack, clutching his chest, suddenly knelt at Lucifer's feet.
"Thank you so much. Although I don't know who you are, I will remember the grace of saving my life. If I can, please allow me to join you. I am willing to entrust my life to you!"
"Okay, let's get you treated first. If you want to work for me, you have to live."
Lucifer looked at the seriously injured Jack and shook his head slightly.
As a slave, this guy had been tortured by the Celestial Dragons and was bruised all over.
Then, Kizaru's laser pierced through his lower abdomen, and he had been kicked so hard that several ribs were broken. He was already on the verge of death.
If he wasn't treated in time, he would undoubtedly die.
Baby 5 then took Jack for treatment, while Lucifer went back to his cabin to rest.
Cavendish took the helm, while Enel flew to the mast to keep watch over the night.
Soon, the Nether disappeared into the dark night.
In the cabin, Lucifer opened the system properties panel.
Properties Panel:
Host: Lucifer
Age: 23
Devil Fruit: Word Spirit Fruit
Physique: Hell Devil
Armament Haki: Pinnacle
Observation Haki: Advanced
Conqueror's Haki: Pinnacle
Kill Points: 385,000
After killing overnight, Lucifer's kill points had reached 385,000.
Before invading Mariejois, Lucifer only had 80,000 kill points, but this time it more than quadrupled, with a total gain of more than 300,000.
This was Lucifer's biggest gain since going to sea.
Mariejois was indeed one of the top hunting grounds in Lucifer's mind, and the harvest did not disappoint him.
In terms of hunting grounds, apart from Mariejois, the lair of the New World's Four Emperors pirate groups was also a prime location.
The Four Emperors' lair was full of strong people, and by killing any one of them, a huge amount of kill points could be gained.
And above all of these, it was the deep-sea prison Impel Down.
Impel Down housed countless pirate prisoners, with the last floor full of pirates with bounties over 100 million, including many legendary pirates.
If Impel Down were to be destroyed, Lucifer could gain an enormous amount of kill points—possibly more than he could imagine.
Whether it was the lair of the Four Emperors or Impel Down, they were the hunting grounds Lucifer had set his sights on early.
Lucifer would go to these places in the future.
In this invasion of Mariejois, in addition to these gains, Lucifer had additional rewards.
With a wave of his hand, 5 Devil Fruits appeared on the table.
The Marine support came so quickly that Lucifer only had time to loot one Palace of the Celestial Dragons.
But the harvest wasn't bad—he got 5 Devil Fruits.
Lucifer had never seen the Devil Fruit illustrated book, so naturally, he didn't know what kind of fruits these were.
"System, can you identify these Devil Fruits?"
If any of them had strong abilities, Lucifer didn't want to let the system recycle them; he wanted to keep them for himself.
"Ding, it takes 3,000 kill points to identify a Devil Fruit. Do you wish to proceed?"
Identify with kill points?
Lucifer hesitated.
Each identification costs 3,000 points, so for five fruits, it would be 15,000 points.
That was already the value of a decent Devil Fruit.
"Forget it, I'll recycle them directly. If I want better abilities in the future, I can just buy them again."
Lucifer made up his mind.
"System, recycle 5 Devil Fruits."
"Ding, 5 Devil Fruits were successfully recycled, and 65,000 kill points were obtained."
65,000 points for 5 fruits—an average of 13,000 per fruit. It wasn't bad.
Looking at this harvest, it was clear that these fruits were just ordinary ones, with no peak abilities in them.
Otherwise, there would have been more kill points.
"Fortunately, I didn't waste the points on the identification."
Lucifer called up the system store. With 450,000 kill points, a new record high, he was ready for another purchase.
"System, buy Peak Observation Haki."
Lucifer gave the order in his mind.
"Ding, Peak Observation Haki was successfully purchased. 200,000 kill points were deducted. The remaining kill points are 250,000."
A surge of power merged with Lucifer.
Lucifer activated his Observation Haki, instantly covering a radius of 10,000 meters.
However, this was far from the limit.
Lucifer's Observation Haki kept expanding—10,000 meters, 20,000 meters, 30,000 meters, and up to 50,000 meters—before Lucifer began to feel a bit exhausted.
However, as long as Lucifer wished, his Observation Haki could continue to expand its range.
The Peak state of Observation Haki offered abilities far beyond the advanced level.
It could cover an enormous area, and its functions—sensing attacks, predicting movements, detecting the strength of creatures, sensing their emotions and thoughts, and determining the location and number of objects outside his field of vision—were all significantly improved.
"There can't be many people who've cultivated Observation Haki to its peak."
"There are even fewer who can surpass me."
On the sea, the strong specialize in the Haki they are best at.
And Armament Haki is usually the first choice.
Though Observation Haki can sense an enemy's presence and predict their moves, it is naturally weaker than Armament Haki, which has both offensive and defensive capabilities and can even restrain Logia users.
Therefore, 90% of the strong prefer to practice Armament Haki.
While there are many who can cultivate Armament Haki to its peak, few can reach the peak with Observation Haki.
"Ding! It has been detected that the Host's consumption of kill points has exceeded one million, and the system store has been updated."
Suddenly, an electronic sound echoed in Lucifer's mind.
"System store update?"
Hearing the system prompt, Lucifer quickly directed his attention to the system store.
After the update, many more items were added to the system store.
Just like with Conqueror's Haki, a new realm appeared above the peak level.
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