Chapter 274: Logia: Smoke-Smoke Fruit!

One place...

Two places...

Three places...

After searching through place after place, even Locke lost track of how many locations he had run through.

To call God Valley a mere canyon is truly an exaggeration of its scale.

It was supposedly just a canyon, yet it was packed with a massive amount of architecture.

It is worthy of being the "Heavenly Paradise" used by the Celestial Dragons for their pleasure.

Theater!

Hypermarket!

Convention Center!

Gourmet Street!

Amusement Park!

Machinery City!

There were also countless places without nameplates, or those burned and destroyed in the flames of war, making it hard to distinguish their original purpose, filling this man-made canyon to the brim.

Every kind of place imaginable was there, dazzling the eyes; one could only gasp at their capacity for indulgence. The architectural styles varied, but the only commonality was the opulent and magnificent interior.

Locke searched along the way.

Although he didn't have the good luck to find treasures, he managed to dig up two more Devil Fruits.

A total of three Devil Fruits.

The places where they were placed were more or less the same—all left somewhat casually on tables or chairs, showing no sign of being valued by their owners. They didn't even bother to put them in a box or a drawer, as if they were insignificant items.

"I always feel like something is wrong."

Locke couldn't help but frown.

Are Devil Fruits really that ordinary to these people? With the status of Celestial Dragons, ordinary Devil Fruits are indeed useless; they have high security, and there are plenty of ways to improve their strength, so there is no need to give themselves the weakness of fearing the sea for a little power...

From this perspective, it is understandable that they wouldn't care about ordinary Devil Fruits.

However!

"Even if they don't care about the Beli value, Devil Fruits shouldn't be such common items, right? How could they have so many..."

Locke's brow furrowed even tighter.

Instinctively, he felt something was wrong, an indescribable sense of dissonance.

The value of Devil Fruits is indeed nothing to the Celestial Dragons, but the rarity of the fruits hasn't diminished. Moreover, judging by their level of attention toward Devil Fruits, it doesn't look like they would order their subordinates to search for them; it's as if they were just ordinary items within easy reach.

Strange!

Too strange!

Suspicion repeated in his heart, but now, it was clearly not the time or place to investigate these things in detail.

Time,

Place.

Neither supported Locke in searching or thinking deeply; this is something that absolutely does not need to be doubted.

He could only temporarily suppress it and bury it in his heart.

Clatter, clatter—

With a series of clattering sounds of jewelry, another large pile of treasure was pocketed by Locke.

Filled to the brim.

Everyone was loaded up.

"Hoo, hoo, hoo..."

"Those guys are really rich."

Lei Ounai waved the sharp claws on her hands in annoyance, her milky voice carrying a unique cuteness.

Milk-fierce and milk-fierce.

Having grown up in the slums, she was dumbfounded when facing these extravagant guys. The level of luxury was unimaginable, refreshing her worldview; the dazed Lei Ounai seemed to have had a door to a new world opened for her.

"Truly a group of filthy maggots!"

Esdeath's face was as cold as frost.

Her already cold and noble face became even more unapproachable as a thin mist of cold air permeated the air.

Even Esdeath, who had once been a General and knew the filth among the nobles and had seen their decadent and luxurious private lives, couldn't help but feel shocked in her heart when looking at the extravagant posture of the Celestial Dragons.

Luxury!

Too luxurious!

And this luxury was clearly achieved by exploiting the people below.

"Parasites!"

The cold two words were filled with endless chill.

Just for their group alone, the treasures and Beli scavenged from the ruins, broken walls, palaces, and halls... even excluding the invaluable Devil Fruits, the other gains converted into Beli were more than enough to cover the military expenses for the continuously expanding army of the Noxas Empire for a year.

You must know!

Her gains after conquering and plundering dozens of kingdoms in the North Blue, after deducting consumption, were only this much.

"Hmm?"

"There's movement!"

Najenda, who had been keeping her beret pressed over her silver hair and hadn't said much, suddenly raised her head.

Boom, boom—

The power in the mechanical arm armor in her hand began to roar.

Not far away.

The little loli who was watching the situation to prevent any accidents sent out a warning.

'Gao Tianyuan · Three Imperial Gods'

The moon phase flashed, blooming with strange divine light.

The detection power of Tsukuyomi among the Three Imperial Gods felt the approach of danger. Anything that could make a Teigu at the edge of the Admiral level feel threatened must be power above the Emperor level.

"Danger!"

Esdeath's face turned cold.

Frost quietly permeated her face, and the power of the Demon's Extract quietly emerged in her hands.

"Is there another battle!"

Lei Ounai licked the claws on her hands, her face carrying a hint of faint excitement. Compared to always bullying the weak, fighting against powerful guys was more in line with her preferences and habits.

Lion!

Always a proud and arrogant creature!

"Hmm!"

"Roar!"

Yoru and Akame, who were positioned as assassins and reapers, didn't say anything, but both made ready-to-strike movements in unison.

Holding their breath and focusing, they stared ahead, waiting for the moment to arrive to deliver a fatal blow.

"A big guy?"

Locke frowned slightly.

The Qi and blood in his body boiled like a long dragon, turning into a thin blood aura that wrapped around his body, intertwining with the pitch-black Armament Haki to form a murky black-red wave of air, with a very strong sense of oppression.

Within his field of vision.

A figure, short in stature but with an incredibly powerful aura.

Only as tall as an ordinary person's waist, yet exuding an aura ten stories high.

Wisps of smoke lingered incessantly around him. ===== CHAPTER 276 =====