"No need to chase!"
Seeing that Enel and the others still wanted to pursue, Drake waved his hand to stop them.
He was very clear about Kuzan's strength; even if they all attacked together, they could defeat him, but they couldn't kill him.
Ahead was the Sea, and although Enel and the others could use Moonwalk, fighting on the Sea was still very restrictive; they could easily fall into the Sea if not careful.
"Alright, we'll let this guy off the hook."
Enel said with a shrug.
"Lafitte, what have you decided?"
Futsu no Mitama returned to its sheath, and Drake walked up to Lafitte to inquire. His original purpose for coming to this island was to invite Lafitte to join his team.
"Boss, I've decided. I want to join your team. I want to become even stronger!"
After witnessing Drake's strength, Lafitte naturally had no reason to refuse. Instead, he was very willing to join such a powerful team.
"Lafitte, welcome to Reverse Current Sand. My name is Drake, the boss of Reverse Current Sand. His name is Enel, and this is Audrina Malik."
After hearing Lafitte's answer, Drake smiled and introduced his companions beside him to Lafitte.
"By the way, Lafitte, have you eaten a Devil Fruit?"
Drake asked curiously.
"No, Devil Fruits are so expensive. As a security guard, where would I get the money to buy one!"
Lafitte said, waving his hand.
In recent years, Nox has extensively collected Devil Fruits, causing the price of Devil Fruits to rise steadily. Even the most ordinary Devil Fruit can now sell for a hundred million.
Now is not the era of inflation twenty years later; a hundred million now is comparable to three hundred million twenty years from now!
"Your strength is still a bit weak. Take this Zoan Bat-Bat Fruit, Ancient Zoan Devil Fruit, Night Bat form and eat it. I hope you can become stronger as soon as possible!"
Drake took out a Devil Fruit and handed it to Lafitte.
Lafitte was different from Drake and the others. Lafitte hadn't received systematic training since childhood, so his current physique and strength were far behind Enel and the others. Drake planned to use a Devil Fruit to make up for this gap.
When Drake left the Limitless Sea, he specifically asked Nox for a few Devil Fruits to train his subordinates. This Ancient Zoan Devil Fruit was the strongest one.
"Ancient Zoan Devil Fruit? And it can fly? Thank you, Boss!"
Hearing Drake's words, Lafitte was very excited. Devil Fruits with flying ability are always scarce, and what Lafitte wanted most was a Devil Fruit that could fly.
Lafitte didn't hesitate and ate the Devil Fruit on the spot.
Limitless Sea:
"Mama, I'm back!"
After Valent returned to the Limitless Sea, he immediately went to Athena's office to report to Athena.
"Valent is back. Come, Mama knew you were coming back today and specially prepared the food you like to eat."
After seeing Valent, Athena happily had people bring all the prepared food to the office.
"It's delicious. Mama is still the best to me. Father just knows how to make me train and become stronger all day."
Seeing so much delicious food, Valent immediately started eating heartily, not forgetting to complain while eating.
"Oh, you. Your Father is also doing it for your own good."
Athena smiled.
"Mama, I'm sixteen now. Can I go out and train like my older brothers?"
Valent said excitedly.
"You'll need your Father's permission for this."
Athena said. She naturally knew what her son was like. Valent was a bit lacking compared to Drake and Gaenie, which was why Nox was so strict with Valent.
"You can certainly go out to train if you want, but you have to let me see how much your strength has improved in the past six months. If your strength isn't enough, you're not qualified to go out and train."
Nox happened to walk in at this moment and heard Valent's words.
"My strength has improved a lot in the past six months!"
After seeing Nox, Valent's tone of voice immediately became a little weak.
After all, he had been beaten the most by Nox since he was a child, and among Nox's many child, he was the most afraid of Nox, and also the one who gave Nox the biggest headache.
Because Nox found that this son of his was a bit "Buddha-like," or rather, lazy. His desire to become stronger wasn't as strong as the other child, to the extent that his strength was a bit weaker than his four older brothers and sisters at the same age.
With Gaenie and Drake ahead of him, Nox found that one of his sons was falling behind. Shouldn't he try every possible way to make this guy keep up with the pace? This was the reason why Nox was so strict with Valent.
"Since you say so, then come with me now. I want to see how much your strength has improved!"
"Also, don't eat these things. You might just throw them up later."
Nox directly picked up this kid, Valent, and took him away.
"Mama, you have to save these for me. I want to eat them when I come back!"
Valent shouted in a hurry.
Soon, Nox took Valent through the Mirror World to an uninhabited small island.
"Come on, let me see how your progress has been on Thunder Island over the past six months."
Nox said, looking at Valent in front of him with a smile, his hands in his pockets.
"Laser Cannon!!"
Valent's gaze was solemn. He raised his left hand, and endless lightning condensed on his arm, emitting a dazzling purple thunder light.
"Your move takes too long to charge and is too slow to fire."
However, before Valent's Laser Cannon could even begin to fire, Nox appeared by Valent's side with a flash.
Nox was seen surrounded by blood, which combined with Busoshoku Haki to form two dark red whips.
One whip interrupted Valent's Laser Cannon, and the other whip directly sent Valent flying.
"Lightning isn't light; lightning can turn. Your elemental movement style is too straightforward. Do you think you're Kizaru?"
Valent, who was whipped away, immediately elementalized and shot towards the sky, but Nox appeared in front of Valent one step ahead and whipped Valent flying again.
"Thunder Star!!!"
After Valent was whipped away, he elementalized again, and countless bolts of lightning burst from his body, turning into thunder meteors that rushed towards Nox's location.
"This move is not bad, but your Kenbunshoku Haki is a bit poor; you haven't fully utilized the effect of this move."
"You could even combine these thunder meteors to form a lightning net to envelop the enemy, making it difficult for the enemy to dodge."
As for the incoming thunder meteors, Nox dodged all of them as if taking a leisurely stroll; not a single one touched his clothes.
"Damn it, why isn't anything working!"
Looking at Nox's smiling appearance, Valent was filled with anger. He especially wanted to punch that face, but he didn't have the strength to do so!
Needless to say, Nox continued to play like this, letting Valent use all his abilities, then Nox would point out the flaws and weaknesses, and then give this little guy, Valent, a beating.
Compared to his daughters, Nox never went easy on his sons. When it was time to beat them, he would beat them, otherwise, these little brats would cause trouble if they weren't disciplined for three days!
"Your strength has indeed improved well, and you've listened to my advice. You haven't relied too much on the power of the Thunder Fruit and know to train your physique and Haki."
Only after beating Valent for a full hour did Nox let him go with satisfaction.
"Father, so does this mean I can go out and train?"
Valent, looking like a pig's head, immediately became excited after hearing Nox say this.
"Yes, you can. But after you go out to train, don't underestimate anyone in the World. Your current strength is still too weak. Facing those top-tier powerhouses, there's nothing you can do except run away!"
Valent's Thunder Fruit is very strong, as long as he is a little careful not to be ambushed, generally there won't be much danger on the Sea. If he can't win, he can at least escape.
The fear is that this guy, Valent, might capsize in a ditch, get restrained by Sea Stone, or foolishly go head-to-head with those top-tier powerhouses, fighting to the death without retreating.
"Hahahahaha, Father, don't worry. I'm Valent. Besides Father, no one can catch me!"
Valent laughed heartily.