A moment later.
A large sea beast, which had taken the initiative to bleed but had a poor constitution, hung on the side of the Conqueror.
Dracula slowly retracted his fangs. In front of him were the dozen or so surviving members of the World Pirates.
"That should be enough."
Seeing World and the others with gradually stabilizing breaths after Dracula's treatment, Loki snapped his fingers: "Odin, wake them up a bit."
Bilibili!!!
Several thick bolts of lightning dived down from the clouds, striking accurately around World and the others. Pale blue currents wrapped around their bodies, making the skeletal outlines under their skin clearly visible.
"Ahhhh!!!"
A burning pain exploded along their nerves. World and the others let out heart-wrenching screams and opened their eyes in unison.
What filled their vision was a huge face blotting out the sky and sun. The sun was behind it, plating it with a layer of blurry light.
Loki was looking down at them, his vertical pupils emitting a cold scarlet light, as if piercing through people's hearts.
World and the others were all startled. The threat of death lingered around them like maggots attached to bones, making their hair stand on end, daring not to act rashly.
Only by truly experiencing that power could one understand how disparate the gap between them was. It was a chasm that might not be bridged even in a lifetime.
When did such a terrifying guy emerge in the New World?
"Phew~"
The sea breeze swept across the deck with a salty and fishy smell. World, tense both mentally and physically, shivered, only to realize his back was already soaked with liquid, sticking clammily to his clothes.
Turns out it was sweat; thought it was urine.
"Seems you remember everything that happened."
Shark stepped forward with heavy steps, his scales gleaming coldly in the sun, his tone so cold it had no warmth: "My name is Shark, Commander of the Paradise Fish-Men."
"You rude pirates. His Majesty Loki politely asked you for directions, but because his power was too great, he accidentally affected you. You actually dared to take the initiative to attack and offend him. You simply deserve to die!"
"But His Majesty Loki is like the sun, mercifully forgiving your offense. When you were seriously injured and dying, you were honored to receive the blessing of Queen Charlotte and were saved. You owe His Majesty Loki a life."
'Weren't our serious injuries caused by your boss himself?'
World and the others complained secretly but dared not say it out loud.
"You have three choices now. The first is to swear allegiance to the King of Elbaf, the Monarch of Paradise, His Majesty Loki, and become a glorious Earthshaker."
"The second choice is to become prisoners. After the journey ends, the rest of your lives will become the cornerstone of Paradise's construction."
"Of course, if you don't want to swear allegiance or become prisoners, you can choose the third relatively free path, where you can still contribute your strength to His Majesty Loki's power."
Shark pronounced the verdict.
"Thank you, Your Majesty Loki, for saving me from World and the others, and thank you, Queen Charlotte, for saving me. I was forcibly taken on board by their gang anyway. I am willing to contribute to His Majesty Loki."
As soon as the voice fell, Nightin immediately propped up her body to surrender. At the same time, she looked at Charlotte Linlin and asked curiously: "Lady Charlotte, what medical technology did you use? I feel like I've never been injured now."
She remembered clearly that in the battle just now, most of the bones in her body were shattered, but now she was as good as new.
"Willing to join us means we are companions. Just call me Linlin. I didn't use medicine, but an ability."
Charlotte Linlin smiled gently and pointed to Dracula on her shoulder.
"Vampire bat?" Nightin didn't understand.
While the two were chatting happily, World's crew members were breathless under the oppressive atmosphere. Seeing Nightin surrender voluntarily and remain safe and sound, someone finally couldn't hold back and looked tentatively at World:
"Boss World, what do you say?"
"What should we do?"
"..."
Facing the inquiries of his companions, World remained silent because Binjack pulled his hand.
Binjack felt something was wrong. The third choice didn't seem right no matter how he looked at it. Wait for now; anyway, the other party isn't angry yet. See the specific situation first.
"Um, I choose the third one. I am willing to give everything I have for His Majesty Loki's power." Finally, someone couldn't hold back under the oppressive atmosphere and raised his hand.
"I am deeply grateful for your generosity." Loki smiled and lowered his head, his scarlet vertical pupils suddenly focusing.
This person couldn't help but panic. In the next moment, his soul left his body and fell into Loki's hand. His body went limp and fell to the ground, unable to get up.
"Loyalty!!!"
Shark stepped forward, solemnly picked up the body, strode to the ship's rail, and threw it high towards the sea, his voice loud and solemn, "Nameless one, thank you for your contribution to His Majesty Loki! Your body returns to the sea, your will is never bound, gaining true freedom from now on!"
"!!!!"
"Your Majesty Loki, Lord Shark, I pledge allegiance, I pledge allegiance!!!"
"Yes, yes, yes, we are willing to serve."
"..."
This demonic scene scared World and the others out of their wits. They knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, pressing their hands on their heads, afraid that their souls would also be taken away like that.
Who the hell wants this kind of freedom?
They can't handle it.
"What about you?"
Shark looked coldly at World and the other core cadres.
World glanced at Binjack beside him, his expression uncertain.
Just now he was careless, thinking of defeating the opponent head-on, which led to this outcome.
Under hundred-fold speed, he was confident he could escape.
But what about Binjack and the others?
"Still hesitating?"
Loki leaned over, grabbed a barrel of wine, placed it in front of World, and issued a sincere invitation: "Byrnndi World, right? I value your ability very much. With such power, you shouldn't just wander the sea; it's a waste! Join Paradise, become my, Loki's, right-hand man, and I'll show you what the top scenery in the world looks like!"
Although the More-More Fruit cannot be extracted for the time being, and World himself isn't that great.
It doesn't mean the current World has no value.
Just a hundred-fold speed for the ship can max out mobility directly.
Or maybe try to develop some blood-boiling combo skills.
If possible, he still doesn't want World to exist only as a prisoner in his hands.
"..."
World was silent, his fingertips rubbing the edge of the wine barrel.
This public invitation could be said to give him enough face.
Putting himself in Loki's shoes, if he had captured the opponent, he definitely couldn't be so magnanimous, but would force them directly like he treated Nightin.
World raised the wine barrel bigger than himself and said in a deep voice: "Loki, I won't give up my dream. One day I will seize this world. Just you wait!"
"Jiejiejiehahaha, I like your confidence."
Loki threw his head back and laughed.
Compared to the dispirited, old World later on, he still preferred this reckless young man in front of him.
Only such people have the opportunity to become stronger and become a help in his hands, rather than a pure tool.
As for whether he worries about the opponent betraying him.
Before being able to defeat him, the opponent has no reason to betray!
Loki looked down at World and said calmly: "However, I never regard those defeated by me as opponents. I give you opportunities and time until you can no longer see my back!"
"...."
World and the others couldn't help but be stunned.
What conceit, what spirit!
"Boss Loki! You are indeed a unique existence."
World took the initiative to raise the wine barrel and clink it towards Loki.
He was convinced of his defeat, not only because of that desperate power, but also because of the opponent's breadth of mind to tolerate his ambition, and this incredibly wild spirit!
Before his action to seize the world, let's push this terrifying horned giant to the throne of the King of the World first!
"Cheers!!"
Loki clinked glasses gently, wine splashing.
Gulp gulp!
Glug glug glug~
The two raised barrels and drank. After Loki poured all the wine in the barrel into his mouth in one breath, he put the empty barrel at his feet and announced with a laugh: "Streusen, make some food! Hold a welcome ceremony for World."
With the sea beast of poor constitution, the Conqueror started a party on the spot.
After eating and drinking enough.
Loki stood on the deck carrying Iron Thunder and looked expectantly at World beside him: "World, come, try to accelerate Iron Thunder a hundred times."
Hundred-fold speed Iron Thunder; he wants to blast this sea apart single-handedly today!
"Okay, Boss Loki." World placed his palm on Iron Thunder, trying to activate his ability. The next moment, he exclaimed in surprise: "Boss Loki, my ability cannot affect your weapon."
"???" Loki's big face fell: "Has this situation happened before?"
World answered: "No. My ability can accelerate and change the volume of all objects except living beings other than myself."
"Living beings. Then it's not your problem. Iron Thunder is a weapon that ate a Zoan fruit; he is indeed a life form."
Loki put down Iron Thunder in disappointment.
The chance for instant invincibility is gone just like that.
Damn More-More Fruit, not comprehensive at all.
"Weapon, eating a fruit?" World was dumbfounded. As a country bumpkin pirate, he had never seen a weapon eat a Devil Fruit or anything like that.
"Don't you know? That's normal."
Loki didn't care too much and pointed to the deck under his feet: "Since you can't accelerate living beings, there's no need to try others. You can accelerate the Conqueror, right? Let me see to what extent your ability can reach."
"Boss Loki, I'm afraid this won't work either." World looked troubled, "If the ship accelerates, the keel will be under immense pressure. The Conqueror is so big; if accelerated a hundred times, it will probably disintegrate instantly."
"Don't worry." Loki waved his hand, his tone casual, "The hull of the Conqueror is made entirely of the Treasure Tree Adam. Let alone a hundred times speed, even if it's several times faster, it can withstand it."
"All Adam?!!"
World was shocked.
A piece of Treasure Tree Adam capable of building the keel of a small or medium-sized ship costs tens of millions, maybe enough to buy his head.
The Conqueror is a thousand meters long; how much Adam did this cost?
Saying it's worth tens of billions is not an exaggeration.
"That's right. Come on, let me see your strength."
Loki also asked Apollo, Odin, and Kraken to retract their forms and land on the deck.
"Okay!! Everyone, hold on to something nearby. Conqueror, hundred-fold speed · Advance!!!" World was eager to activate his ability.
Buzz!!!
The More-More Fruit ability activated fully. The speed of the Conqueror soared at a speed visible to the naked eye. The ship instantly turned into a black shadow and disappeared from the spot. The hull cut through the sea surface, forcibly ploughing a huge seawater cavity. White waves piled up on both sides like city walls.
Most people on the deck, even if prepared, were instantly pressed firmly onto the deck by the powerful pressure.
"Oh ho!!! Thrilling!!"
Loki stood at the bow as if rooted, shouting excitedly. His scarlet hair flew high behind him, high-spirited.
This feeling reminded him of the adrenaline rush when riding a roller coaster as an ordinary person in his previous life.
Just one word: awesome!
But the awesomeness was only temporary. In just a moment, the ship's speed slowed down visibly.
"?" Loki cast a questioning look.
World's legs went soft directly, and he collapsed on the deck, saying weakly: "Boss Loki, I have no strength left; I can't hold on anymore."
Accelerating such a thousand-meter giant ship consumed even more exaggeratedly than he imagined. Stamina disappeared like opening a sluice gate to release water; he couldn't hold on for long at all.
"..." Loki was speechless.
No wonder he is so weak even with such a top-tier ability like the More-More Fruit.
Not only is the development poor, but the physique is also trash among trash!
Needs to be drilled properly.
"Rest well. Streusen, make something for World to eat."
Although the Conqueror lost the hundred-fold speed blessing, it still galloped on the sea at a speed unimaginable to ordinary people due to inertia. The waves on both sides of the hull surged along like white wings.
Nearby sea.
A three-masted ship pulled by two Yuda snakes was moving slowly.
The ship's logo was a skull with nine snakes. The overall style was dominated by red, with bucket arches and flying eaves on the cabin, carved beams and painted rafters, revealing a bit of ancient oriental charm.
Kuja.
"Strange, why did the wind suddenly pick up? And it's getting stronger."
On the deck, Toritoma, who moonlighted as a navigator, frowned, held down her hair messed up by the wind, and looked towards the east in confusion.
The sea surface was calm.
Humidity in the air and wind direction didn't change rapidly; there was no sign of a storm appearing.
This sudden strong wind was really abnormal.
"Isn't the New World just like this? The weather is inexplicable."
"Yeah, yeah, no need to worry so much, Toritoma."
"As long as it's not a storm that can overturn the entire ship, the Yuda snakes can take us out."
Around, a group of Kuja warriors chimed in.
"That being said, I still feel something is wrong." Toritoma raised her telescope and looked east.
A black dot magnified rapidly in her eyes, followed by a ship she had never seen before entering her sight.
The ram on the bow was like a wolf and tiger. The emblem was a multi-element diagram with one hand holding a hammer, one hand wielding a blade of thunder, and the sun hanging behind the head.
There were people standing on the deck.
No, why are the people so small?
No, no, it's the ship that's too big!!
Realizing this problem, Toritoma's face changed drastically, turning pale instantly.
That wasn't a ship; it was clearly a moving hill charging on the sea!
The strong wind just now wasn't a natural wind at all, but the wind pressure stirred up by this giant ship galloping!
Looking at the opponent's route again, finding that the two ships vaguely overlapped, Toritoma screamed and shouted: "Captain, a mountain-like ship is approaching, and its route overlaps with the Perfume Yuda's advance. Stop the Yuda snakes quickly, or we're going to collide soon."
"Mountain-like ship?" Gloriosa's Observation Haki expanded, and her face changed drastically: "Too late. I'll go block it. Everyone prepare to abandon ship!"
Before her voice fell.
Gloriosa bent her legs slightly, her figure rising from the ground like an arrow from a string, stepping on the air and speeding towards the Conqueror. Haki surged quietly around her, ready to resist the impact head-on.
"Really troublesome." Shakky also stepped out of the cabin, standing on the deck, ready to support.
"Ahhh~"
"It's Lady Shakky~~"
"Even her walking posture is so beautiful~"
A group of Kuja members instantly looked at Shakky with hearts in their eyes, immersed in Shakky's charm.
Completely forgetting the crisis close at hand.
Observation is mutual.
At the same time, Loki also discovered traces of the Kuja.
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