Chapter 22

Some even said they saw the shadows of the Emperor Red-Haired Shanks, the Navy, and the World Government!

Of course, add to that the furious Big Mom!

In short,

Because of these dozen monster cells, several large-scale battles occurred on the sea, and countless small-scale skirmishes took place!

The price of monster cells was also hyped to a sky-high level, reaching 1 billion Berries at one point!

Comparable to some Logia-type Devil Fruits!

25. The Whereabouts of Monster Cells and the Handling by Various Parties

New World, Dressrosa.

Doflamingo looked at the strange purple piece of meat in his hand, his flamingo-like eyes revealing a glow of excitement and greed.

"Nyeh heh heh, Doffy..."

Beside him, the highest executive of the Donquixote Family, Trebol, who was covered in sticky snot, urged:

"This monster cell was something you personally took action to grab with great difficulty; hurry up and eat it!"

The fifty monster cells Luo Xing sold to Big Mom had a dozen stolen by underworld bosses.

After countless brutal battles, one of them fell into Doflamingo’s hands.

"Fufufu, the monster cell that claims to double one's strength—I want to see exactly how effective it is."

Doflamingo did not hesitate and ate it in one bite.

A moment later, his physique began to change, and his body hair stood on end, like a hedgehog.

The cells on his body surface proliferated continuously, and the intense pain twisted his expression.

When everything stopped, Doflamingo, whose aura had become more terrifying than ever, looked up and laughed wildly:

"Fufuhahaha! What a truly amazing invention, the monster cell! It has filled my body with unprecedented power!"

"That only throne on the sea will surely belong to me! Hahahaha!"

……

Thriller Bark.

One of the Warlords of the Sea, the Shadow-Shadow Fruit user Gecko Moria, was in a fit of rage.

"How did this happen, Absalom? You actually lost my monster cell!!"

The Clear-Clear Fruit user Absalom said with a face full of shame:

"I am sorry, Lord Moria. I had already stolen that monster cell, but it was snatched away by the Red-Haired Pirates!"

"Lord Moria also knows that in front of the Observation Haki of powerhouses like the Emperor Red-Haired Shanks, my invisibility ability is completely useless."

Gecko Moria was furious, gritting his teeth and roaring:

"Damn Red-Haired Shanks, you just wait for me; sooner or later, I will turn you into a zombie too!"

"Heeheehee!"

A red figure floated in front of Moria, with several white ghosts wandering around her.

"Lord Moria, why don't we go find trouble with Red-Haired Shanks now? I can use my Negative Hollows to make him kneel before you and admit his mistakes."

Perona, who was full of tricks, said with a giggle.

Gecko Moria’s mouth twitched as he said:

"Red-Haired Shanks, I will settle the score with him sooner or later. But the enemy we need to deal with first is not him, but that bastard Kaido!"

Mentioning Kaido, Moria’s face revealed an expression of even greater hatred than before.

Because.

When he went to challenge Kaido years ago, all his subordinates were killed by Kaido!

Moria had never forgotten this deep hatred!

……

Alabasta.

The Sand Crocodile, Crocodile, said playfully to the woman wearing a small suit and revealing her round navel:

"As expected of the Devil Child who once wandered the underworld, to be able to successfully snatch a monster cell from so many powerhouses—truly remarkable!"

Nico Robin, the survivor of Ohara who had a bounty of 79 million from the World Government at the age of only eight, replied expressionlessly:

"Just luck. I have already retrieved the monster cell for you; will you eat it yourself, or let someone else eat it?"

Crocodile stood up, picked up the monster cell from Nico Robin’s hand, and admired it:

"How could I let others have such a good thing?"

His gaze suddenly turned to Robin, and a few strands of dangerous cold light flashed in the depths of his pupils.

"By the way, why didn't you eat it secretly yourself? Maybe after eating it, your strength could surpass mine, and you would never have to stay in Baroque Works again."

This was a deadly question; the consequence of answering incorrectly was death.

Nico Robin did not doubt for a second that Crocodile would kill her.

Her whole body tensed up, and she tried hard to squeeze out a smile:

"Lord Crocodile, it was you who took me in when I was at my wit's end being chased by the World Government; how could I betray you?"

Crocodile sneered: "You know what's good for you."

Then, he ate the monster cell.

Watching Crocodile, whose body surface began to undergo terrifying changes, the cold sweat on Robin’s back increased.

This man would soon be even more terrifying than before; she might never be able to escape his control.

……

Red-Haired Pirates.

As the other Emperor crew besides Big Mom to take action to snatch monster cells, the Red-Haired Pirates obtained the most, a full three.

One of them was snatched from Absalom, Moria’s subordinate.

At this moment, all the important members of the Red-Haired Pirates were gathered together, watching the three monster cells.

"Captain, how do you plan to dispose of these monster cells? Are you going to eat them yourself?" asked the fat man Lucky Roux.

Red-Haired Shanks shook his head and said:

"I won't eat this kind of thing, and neither can you."

First Mate Ben Beckman agreed:

"The biggest point that distinguishes us from other Emperor crews is that our members are not Devil Fruit users, and of course, we don't need to eat these monster cells."

Lucky Roux asked in confusion upon hearing this: "Then why did the Captain still snatch the monster cells?"

Red-Haired Shanks said bluntly: "Just to see how magical this monster cell invented by that mysterious Beasts Imperial Son-in-Law really is."

"How can we see if none of us eat it?"

Beckman brought a person from behind and threw him to the ground.

"Let this guy eat it."

The members of the Red-Haired Pirates looked over; that person was actually a big pirate with a bounty of hundreds of millions, who was quite famous in the New World.

Lucky Roux stuffed the monster cell into the big pirate’s mouth.

"Ahhh!!"

The big pirate let out a miserable howl, his body suddenly expanding, snapping the iron chains that bound him.

Red-Haired Shanks, Beckman, and the others clicked their tongues in wonder.

"This monster cell is truly extraordinary!"

Roar!

The big pirate suddenly let out a beast-like roar and actually crawled up.

"Emperor Red-Haired Shanks, thank you for feeding me this monster cell, allowing my strength to undergo a earth-shaking change!"

"I want to take revenge on you; go to hell, Red-Haired Shanks!"

Violent killing intent swept in all directions, and the powerful aura made many people in the Red-Haired Pirates change their expressions.

Everyone retreated, full of caution.

Just at this moment.

A massive sword wave suddenly shot over from the coast.

The sword wave was incomparably sharp, slicing through the center of the big pirate’s body, accompanied by a cold voice:

"This monster cell is nothing more than this."

Red-Haired Shanks was stunned for a moment, then jumped up and cursed: