Chapter 251

He is a dignified Navy Admiral; how could he possibly join an enemy pirate faction?

But upon careful thought, he realized it was not entirely impossible.

Only now, having lost his place in the Navy, did Kuzan understand more clearly.

Though the world is vast, it seems that apart from the Beasts Pirates, there is truly no other faction capable of accommodating him.

Kuzan stood in place, pondering for a long time.

Then,

he slung a single-shoulder bag over his back, mounted his bicycle, and took only a single penguin with him.

He prepared to first travel to the North Blue, where war raged.

215: Fujitora and Green Bull join the Navy; Vergo consumes the Bat Fruit, Mythical Zoan type!

The Germa Clone Army advanced with incredible speed; in just over ten days, they had already conquered most of the North Blue.

The strongest nations in the North Blue were the first to be annihilated; the idle and useless royal families were slaughtered to the last man.

The Navy and World Government forces located in the North Blue were also uprooted entirely.

Among them, several Revolutionary Army strongholds were likewise destroyed.

The entire world was shaken.

Even the most dull-witted person could see at this moment that

the Beasts Pirates, the mysterious Fifth Emperor Luo Xing, and the strongest creature in the world, the Fourth Emperor Kaido, were about to contest hegemony over this sea against the World Government, which had stood for eight hundred years!

This was unprecedented!

Even Rocks in his day merely attacked God Valley; he never truly ruled a single sea.

As for Pirate King Luo Jie, although his name was immense, in fact he never posed a substantial threat to the World Government.

Luo Jie's greatest achievements were one: reaching Laugh Tale and learning the truth of the Void Century.

The other was initiating the Great Pirate Era just before his death.

Yet Luo Jie did not make the truth of history public.

Clearly, he believed the time was not yet right.

He believed that even if the history were revealed, the World Government could not be overthrown.

He merely placed his hope in future generations, hoping that someone within the Great Pirate Era would inherit his will.

In comparison,

the Beasts Pirates directly engaged the World Government, fighting for territory and hegemony; undoubtedly, they were far more domineering and formidable.

And facing the Beasts Pirates' increasingly aggressive posture, the Navy and World Government certainly would not remain without action.

The Navy launched a global recruitment drive, enlisting new combat power from across the world.

Although the destruction of Impel Down and the occupation of Sabaody had already driven the Navy's prestige down to a historical ice point.

Yet the Navy remained the greatest power on this sea, and the new Navy under Admiral Akainu, holding high the banner of Absolute Justice, still attracted a considerable number of people to join.

Even some top-tier powerful individuals were among them.

Such as a blind old man leaning on a cane, who turned out to be a Gravity Fruit user.

During the Navy enlistment test, he effortlessly crushed a Navy Headquarters elite Vice Admiral.

This matter even stirred the retired former Fleet Admiral Sengoku.

There was also an unruly fellow with green hair who flew to Navy Headquarters with a blade of grass stuck in his back.

This person's ability was terrifying; he could absorb nutrients from within the human body and convert them for his own use.

According to this fellow, he had not eaten a single meal in several years.

The blind old man and this green-haired fellow quickly rose to fame within the Navy, hailed as rare, monstrously powerful monsters in the world.

The retired Sengoku uttered a sigh:

"Fujitora and Green Bull both possess the strength of a Navy Admiral!"

These words greatly boosted the morale of the new Navy led by Akainu.

After all, the former Admiral Kuzan had left the Navy after losing the battle for the position of Fleet Admiral.

With Akainu ascending to Fleet Admiral, two Admiral positions suddenly became vacant.

Fujitora and Green Bull happened to be able to fill these two positions.

However, another person had already set his sights on one of the Admiral seats.

This person was naturally the spy Luo Xing had planted within the Navy, currently the G-5 Base Commander, Ghost Bamboo Vergo.

Vergo once defeated the traitorous former Admiral Black Arm Zephyr, and was praised by Sengoku at the time as having the bearing of an Admiral.

Yet Vergo still maintained a certain gap from true Admiral-level strength; although his Seniority and Merit surpassed Fujitora and Green Bull, he might not necessarily be able to compete with the two of them.

For this reason, Vergo also felt anxious.

Just then, a call from Luo Xing arrived from the North Blue.

Vergo hurriedly answered.

Luo Xing's voice came through:

"Vergo, you must seize this opportunity of the Navy's global recruitment to ascend to the rank of Navy Admiral."

Vergo's face showed shame as he said:

"I do not know where Fujitora and Green Bull suddenly appeared; both of them possess monster-level strength. This subordinate... this subordinate fears he may not necessarily be their match."

Luo Xing, being a transmigrator, had already considered this point.

He said calmly:

"It matters not; I have a method to enhance your strength in a short time."

Vergo was overjoyed.

"Go to Sleep Ancient Town and consume that Bat Fruit, Zoan Type, Vampire Form. Your nickname is already Ghost Bamboo; this Devil Fruit must suit you perfectly."

Having Vergo consume the Zoan-type Bat Fruit was a plan Luo Xing had formed the moment he saw the Red Count in Impel Down.

The Red Count was old and frail; the Bat Fruit could restore his youth, proving the immense power of this Zoan-type.

After consuming it, Vergo's strength would instantly surge to match that of an Admiral.

After hanging up the phone,

an overjoyed Vergo immediately led the G-5 warships to Sleep Ancient Town.

The world is undergoing massive tremors.

Amidst the turmoil lies a prime opportunity for ambitious heroes to emerge.

Yet Blackbeard Marshall D. Teach, who should have made a huge splash in this turmoil, is now in a wretched state, having nearly died.

Blackbeard lies in a dilapidated wooden hut, spitting out mouthfuls of seawater from time to time, cursing:

"Damn Rainy Shiryu! Damn the Fifth Emperor Luo Xing! Damn the Beasts Pirates!! I will make them pay someday!!"

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Blackbeard was furious, his heart filled with immense grievance.

On that small island at the entrance to the New World, he had happened to capture one of the Supernovas, Jewelry Bonney, intending to trade her to the Navy for a warship.

But with terrible luck, that elusive Fifth Emperor Luo Xing somehow arrived again through the Anywhere Door.

Plus, the Navy had dispatched Admiral Aokiji,

so Blackbeard had no choice but to flee once more.

However, Rainy Shiryu, Archfiend, and others, who should have joined Blackbeard's crew in the original story, pursued Blackbeard relentlessly, intent on total extermination.

Archfiend, Catarina Devon, and the other four had consumed Monster Cells of the Ghost Class, while Shiryu had consumed one of the Dragon Class.

How could Blackbeard's pirate crew, with only five members, stand against them after their strength had surged so dramatically?

Not to mention they had to guard against Luo Xing and Aokiji.

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Even though Blackbeard exerted every trick he knew, the small sailboat he was on was still destroyed.

The entire Blackbeard crew sank into the sea.

As a Devil Fruit user, Blackbeard drank a belly full of seawater on the spot and fainted dead away.

Fortunately,

the Fighting Champion Jozu, who was at least loyal and brave, searched the sea for several days and finally found Blackbeard.

Blackbeard was also incredibly lucky; he was still alive.