"Hmph!"
Seeing the dejection among his new allies, Kaido let out a cold snort, breaking the silence.
"So what if his Seraphim is strong? Dual Devil Fruit abilities are the true way forward!" Kaido's face was filled with dissatisfaction, but also with anticipation.
"As long as you have two Devil Fruits, when their powers are combined, your strength will be second to none!"
Indeed, Seraphim were a good choice for quickly improving a faction's overall strength.
But to improve the power of an individual or their core commanders, nothing was faster than Devil Fruits.
This was why Kaido had been so dedicated to the artificial Devil Fruit trade for so long—he wanted to build a crew composed entirely of ability users.
Now, with the advent of dual abilities, not only his subordinates but even he himself had a chance to grow stronger.
"Dual Devil Fruit abilities? What do you mean?" Bullet and Redfield asked, their curiosity piqued.
"Hmm... it means exactly what it sounds like: possessing two Devil Fruit abilities at once," Big Mom laughed from the side, then looked at Katakuri.
"Surely you noticed my son Katakuri's performance earlier?"
"Ah?!"
Hearing this, Bullet and Redfield were both shocked.
"Do dual Devil Fruit abilities users really exist?!"
They knew Katakuri was powerful, but in the chaos of the battle, they hadn't paid close attention.
Thinking back now, they realized Katakuri had indeed displayed two powers: his own Mochi-Mochi Fruit and the Diamond-Diamond Fruit of Whitebeard's 3rd Division Commander, Jozu.
"But... that's impossible!" Redfield shook his head in disbelief.
"I've lived for many years and have never heard of someone possessing two Devil Fruit abilities! It goes against the iron law of the sea!"
Kaido laughed coldly. "That law is a lie. Out in the world now, the Navy's Admirals, Whitebeard and his top commanders, and even that Straw Hat brat are all dual-fruit users."
Hearing this, Bullet and Redfield were shocked again.
So many of them? Does that mean the story about exploding after eating a second fruit was false all along?
"You don't need to be so surprised," Big Mom chuckled. "That rule become false once that Leon kid invented the second Devil Fruit, and the Whitebeard Pirates somehow obtained his technology, greatly increasing their strength. So, our next focus is to develop our own second Devil Fruit and create an army of dual-ability users!"
Hearing this, Bullet and Redfield nodded, their faces still full of shock.
This Leon was just a child, yet his inventions were terrifyingly powerful.
"Enough of this," Kaido grumbled. "Queen, hurry up with the research on the second Devil Fruit, and don't neglect the Seraphim. Until we have our own dual-fruit users, those four custom models are all we can rely on!"
"Yes..." Queen nodded, and together with Judge and Caesar, he collected the lineage factors from Bullet and Redfield before departing for their laboratory.
Seeing them leave, Kaido frowned. "I wonder how the war between Whitebeard and the Navy is going now..."
"Report!" a member of the Beast Pirates stationed at their headquarters called out.
"Kaido-sama, judging from the current state of the battle, Whitebeard has shown overwhelming strength. It seems the Navy may not be able to hold on for much longer."
Kaido and the others were stunned.
"Have the Whitebeard Pirates become that powerful?" Kaido asked, a serious look in his eyes.
"Forget it. Let's see for ourselves."
Soon, they were watching the real-time footage from Marineford.
"KILL! Defeat the Navy! Save Ace!"
The members of the Whitebeard Pirates were full of fighting spirit, fearlessly pushing forward.
On the other hand, the Marine forces were retreating step by step.
The most important factor, however, was Whitebeard himself.
"Taste my power, Marines!" Whitebeard laughed, launching a devastating shockwave at the marines.
The attack was imbued with lightning, flames, and wind blades from his dragon form, and it bombarded the Marine headquarters with overwhelming momentum.
The ground and buildings shattered where it passed, and countless elite Marines dying where they stood.
Not far away, Akainu crawled out from the rubble.
He was covered in blood, with several gruesome wounds on his body where bones was faintly visible.
But he showed no signs of fear.
Instead, his eyes were filled with endless, burning resentment.
"WHITEBEARD!" he roared, activating the powers of both the Magma-Magma Fruit and the Tremor-Tremor Fruit as he charged forward with killing intent and soar to the sky.
"DIE, WHITEBEARD!"
"Magma brat, you want to kill me? Come back after another few decades of training!" Whitebeard laughed confidently.
In his half-dragon form, he felt his body filled with unparalleled power, and the pain and sickness that had plagued him were gone.
"Dark Hound!" Akainu's magma transformed into a huge dog's head that lunged at Whitebeard.
Whitebeard simply met it with his dragon claws.
The two forces collided, and an energy ripple burst open as the powers of their Tremor-Tremor Fruits clashed.
The very air seemed to shatter, and a bottomless abyss was torn open in the ice.
The battle between the two was unbelievably brutal.
....
Watching this, Kaido and his group were shocked into silence.
Neither the current Whitebeard nor Akainu was someone they could match.
"The current Whitebeard is indeed strong," Redfield said in a deep voice.
"But the Navy has Leon. In the end, they can't win."
Kaido and Big Mom both smirked.
This was a fact.
Once Leon deployed the Seraphim Overlord, even Whitebeard would be helpless.
They had personally experienced its strength.
....
Back at Marineford, the war was still raging.
Fleet Admiral Sengoku stood on the high platform, his face extremely ugly.
"Damn you, Whitebeard! I didn't expect them to be so strong!"
He had thought the Navy's own power-ups were terrifying enough, but he never expected the enemy to have replicated their second Devil Fruit technology.
"If this continues, our Navy is likely to lose!"
Just then, the Den Den Mushi on his waist rang.
A strange premonition arose in his heart as he saw the call was from Impel Down.
He quickly answered.
"Fleet Admiral Sengoku..."
"Speak quickly!" Sengoku urged, his mind still on the war.
"Warden Magellan is seriously injured and has been sent to the infirmary..."
"WHAT?!" Sengoku was so shocked that he almost die from heart attack.
"What happened? Forget it, I'm coming myself!" He gritted his teeth and opened an anywhere door, going directly to impeldown.
His sudden departure was noticed by the pirates.
Seeing the Fleet Admiral leave at such a critical moment, joy appeared on their faces.
"Hahaha! Sengoku is gone! This is our chance to rescue Ace! KILL THEM ALL!"
In a moment, the pirates fought with even greater ferocity.
Whitebeard frowned for a moment, but then shook his head.
Whatever the reason for Sengoku's departure, it was a good thing for them.
"My sons! Press the attack! ADVANCE!"
"Don't even think about it!" Akainu roared hoarsely.
"Marines, we must stop them, even if it costs us our lives!"
...
Arriving at the infirmary in Impel Down, Sengoku immediately rushed over to the warden's bedside.
"Magellan!"
The first thing he saw was the scarred and sleeping form of the warden.
Sengoku's face immediately became extremely ugly.
He knew Magellan's strength was extraordinary; how could he have been injured so badly?
"Magellan! What exactly happened?"
The warden awoke, his face full of guilt as he bowed.
"Fleet Admiral Sengoku... it began when Blackbeard and his subordinates invaded Impel Down..."
"Blackbeard?!" Sengoku gritted his teeth. "So that's why he didn't participate in the war! But even with his strength, he shouldn't have been able to defeat you and three Seraphim."
Magellan nodded slightly. "Yes, Blackbeard was no match for me. However, just when I was about to defeat him, Kaido and Big Mom arrived with their entire crews through a door..."
"What?!" Hearing this, Sengoku's heart trembled, and pure anger appeared on his face.
Two Emperors joining forces to attack Impel Down!
"Then what happened?" Sengoku asked eagerly.
"Then, they released legendary criminals like Redfield and Douglas Bullet... and after a bet, those two agreed to join their alliance."
With these words, Sengoku's face changed drastically.
The two Emperors joining forces was already troublesome enough, and now with two more equally powerful figures... This was terrible news for the Navy.
"So, after they rescued them, they escaped?"
"No! They originally planned to come to Marineford to attack the Navy..."
"NANIII?!" Hearing this, Sengoku's face instantly turned pale.
"Not good! I have to get back to headquarters!"
"Wait, Fleet Admiral Sengoku, don't worry," Magellan said, stopping him.
"They wanted to go, but Dr. Leon appeared."
Sengoku froze.
"Leon?"
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