"First, we need to be able to transfer all of our members in a short amount of time," Benn Beckman began.
"Because of the Marines' 'Nuclear,' we can't afford to gamble. From now on, all of us need to live in a different dimension."
Hearing this, Whitebeard, Shanks, the Golden Lion, Dragon, and the other leaders all nodded in agreement.
The Revolutionary Army had been on standby during the last war, ready to reinforce at any time, but they hadn't expected the situation to reverse so quickly.
Now, they were all discussing the future together.
"So we need to live in the Air Door's dimension?" Shanks asked.
"Yes," Beckman confirmed. "We can only be considered truly safe if we enter that other dimension. From there, we can remain vigilant and monitor the Marines' movements. This is the first point."
"The second point, of course, is to immediately search for the launch site of the Nuclear Bomb. If we obtain one, we can try to replicate it."
At this, Dragon nodded.
"Yes. I already asked Vegapunk yesterday, and even he couldn't understand how the missile was developed from scratch. We can only reproduce it if we obtain a sample."
"The last point is also extremely critical," Beckman continued.
"We must get in touch with Kaido and Big Mom for a technological exchange. They must be very interested in our advanced Seraphim technology. In return, we can ask for their multi-fruit technology."
"At the same time, they probably don't dare to reveal their own position easily. Living in a different dimension is their best choice as well. They will most likely choose to hide in the Mirror World. So, we can have an exchange. We can offer them access to our portal technology, and they will surely be happy to trade."
Hearing Benn Beckman's analysis, Shanks, Whitebeard, and the others nodded one after another.
"Very good. Just do it."
The heavy weight of worry in their hearts was finally lifted.
For the next few days, the two great pirate alliances on the sea all began searching, attempting to find any trace of the missile's launch site.
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At the same time, in the Holy Land, Mariejois.
"Leon," one of the Five Elders asked, "how fast is the research and development of the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile?"
"Probably... about half a month for one," Leon replied, then shook his head.
"But it's useless. They have taken precautions now, and it's impossible for us to easily find their new location. So, we need to continue research and development, but not for mass production. It should be used only as a last-resort strategic weapon."
The Five Elders nodded.
Indeed, no matter how many missiles they developed, it was a waste of money if they couldn't find the enemy.
And at first glance, the weapon seemed incredibly expensive.
"Next... Leon, what are your plans?" another elder asked, looking at him expectantly.
"Hehe, of course, I will continue to develop new things," Leon said. "They can make people wield three fruit abilities, so naturally, we can too."
As soon as his voice came out, the Five Elders, Sengoku, and the others were overjoyed.
"Hahaha! I was just waiting for you to say that, Leon!" Akainu couldn't help but speak with a fierce look in his eyes.
With his dual-fruit abilities and the enhancement from the Monster Cell, he could already compete with a three-fruit user.
If he had one more... he didn't believe he couldn't beat Kaido.
"Leon, I'm begging you," Sengoku said. "This time, our Marines must take revenge."
Leon nodded and smiled.
"Don't worry. It's about to be successfully developed. In addition, there is another piece of news I want to tell you."
"Hm?" Everyone looked at him curiously.
"Actually, the Monster Cells can be eaten repeatedly," Leon revealed. "After a successful use, it will continue to develop the potential in the body. Of course, the success rate will be greatly reduced with each subsequent use. Generally speaking, only people with the greatest potential can get a second boost."
Hearing this, the Five Elders and Sengoku showed surprise at first, but soon they were puzzled.
"In that case, why wasn't this announced earlier? If it had been, our Marines might not have suffered so many casualties in the war."
Leon just shook his head calmly. "That's because after taking the first Monster Cell, it takes a certain amount of time to adapt to the new strength before you can continue to take a second one. Otherwise, if you take it forcibly, there may be horrible side effects. Even if you succeed, you may turn into a mindless monster, and your sanity could be destroyed. That's not what I want."
"I see..." everyone nodded in understanding.
"Well, it seems our Marines are destined to suffer that loss," Sengoku said, his heart still very heavy.
Hundreds of thousands of his men had been killed right under his nose.
"Leon, how long will it take to research the third Devil Fruit?"
"About three days."
"Good!" Sengoku nodded coldly, a madness in his eyes.
"Then three days from now, we will come to awaken the third ability."
After the discussion, they all left.
Sengoku took advantage of these three days to offer consolation and compensation to the families of the countless Marine soldiers who had died on the battlefield.
The entire Marine Corps was shrouded in a heavy atmosphere for three consecutive days.
....
Three days passed by in a flash.
That day, Sengoku took the five Admirals, Garp, and Tsuru and quickly traveled to the Holy Land, Mariejois.
Dr. Leon was now being protected there by the Five Elders, while Sengoku and the others used a branch as a temporary headquarters.
"Leon!" Sengoku and the others looked at the young boy expectantly.
"Don't worry, it's ready," Leon nodded and pressed a button.
A silver-white box in front of him quietly opened, revealing a strange fruit inside.
"Admiral Sakazuki, here you go," Leon said, handing the third Devil Fruit to Akainu.
Akainu's eyes were filled with excitement. He hastily took the fruit.
"Thank you, Dr. Leon!"
Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately opened his mouth and ate it.
With his previous successful experiences, he had no worries this time.
The next moment, his body began to change.
He suddenly rose up, transforming into a massive, nine-headed Yamata no Orochi.
It was the Mythical Zoan Snake-Snake Fruit, Model: Yamata no Orochi.
"Whoa..." Sengoku and the others were shocked.
'Isn't that the fruit ability of Kurozumi Orochi from Wano?'
"Sakazuki, what do you think?" Sengoku hastily asked, a look of anxiety on his face.
As far as he knew, that fruit wasn't particularly powerful.
"I feel... this fruit is unexpectedly incredible," Akainu replied.
"Hm?" Everyone looked on in shock. "What do you mean?"
"Well, this fruit allows me to transform into the Yamata no Orochi," he explained.
"In my hybrid or full beast form, I have a full eight extra lives. To kill me, you must cut off all eight of my heads. Not only that, but each of the eight heads has its own consciousness and they can attack the enemy from different directions and at different speeds!"
As soon as he said this, shocked expressions appeared on the faces of Sengoku and the others.
Even the Five Elders looked on in disbelief.
"That powerful?!" they looked at each other.
They knew that a Devil Fruit's power was completely different depending on the user.
In the hands of a top-tier powerhouse like Akainu, having eight extra lives was terrifying enough, not to mention having eight heads that could attack simultaneously.
With his Monster Cell-enhanced physique, the Magma-Magma Fruit, the Tremor-Tremor Fruit and now the Yamata no Orochi form... it was simply terrifying.
"Yes," Akainu continued, sensing the power in his body.
"And my physical strength has been greatly improved as well."
"Hahahaha, that's good!" Sengoku and the Five Elders beamed with joy.
"I really hope that all of us can become three-fruit users. In that case, even if all the Four Emperors gathered against us, our Marines might not necessarily lose!"
"Yes, that day must not be too far away," the Five Elders nodded.
"It's not far away. It's today," Leon grinned.
"Hm?!" Everyone looked at him in surprise.
"Hehe, I've made so many second Devil Fruits before, so my proficiency has improved a lot. It wasn't too difficult to make five of these third fruits," Leon explained, then looked at the Five Elders.
"But it's also thanks to the funds you have been continuously sending. Even a genius can't cook without rice."
"Hahahaha, you boy! You're too good at hiding things!" the Five Elders were taken aback, then immediately burst out laughing.
"No, this is a pleasant surprise!"
Leon smiled and took out four more Devil Fruits.
"What are you four standing around for?" Sengoku laughed, looking at the remaining four Admirals who still hadn't moved.
Kizaru, Aokiji, Fujitora, and Ryokugyu looked at each other and all came forward.
"My my, how horrifying," Kizaru said, pretending to be shocked.
Aokiji picked up his fruit with a calm face.
After all that had happened, he was used to Dr. Leon's heaven-defying inventions.
"This is incredibly powerful," Fujitora said with amazement.
"Dr. Leon!" Ryokugyu eyes were glowing as he looked at the fruit, and then back at Leon, endless worship and admiration flashing in his eyes.
Since the day the Nuclear Bomb had been revealed, Ryokugyu had come to regard Leon as his idol.
"Hehe, eat up," Leon said with a smile.
The four Admirals bit into their fruits one after another.
Suddenly, the first change happened to Aokiji.
In the blink of an eye, his body transformed into a strange, divine wolf.
"This, this is... the Mythical Zoan Dog-Dog Fruit, Model: Okuchi-no-Makami!" Aokiji said.
"It also has an extremely powerful ice attribute attack and grants very strong physical strength."
"It's... it's another Mythical Zoan!" they exclaimed in shock.
Aokiji's second fruit was the Phoenix.
Now he had the Okuchi-no-Makami.
"Then, Aokiji, can your two Zoan fruits be activated at the same time?"
"I can."
As his voice fell, a pair of blue-flamed wings grew on the back of his divine wolf form.
"The superposition of the two abilities has made my body unbelievably durable, and it also grants me the ultimate healing power."
Everyone who heard this felt a chill in their body.
The Zoan-type fruit already greatly improved the user's physique, let alone two Mythical Zoans.
On top of that, he still had his original Ice-Ice Fruit, which could be combined with the ice attribute of the Okuchi-no-Makami, greatly improving his elemental attacks as well.
"It's truly terrifying," both the Five Elders and Sengoku looked ecstatic.
At this time, Kizaru's third fruit also activated.
His entire body surged with a new strength and the next moment, Sengoku's expression became extremely strange.
"Hahaha! I didn't expect it to be this fruit!" one of the Five Elders laughed with a smile on his face.
Because the ability Kizaru had just gained was none other than Sengoku's own Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Model: Daibutsu.
"Yes, it is..." Kizaru, now transformed into a golden Buddha, looked at his own body with a hint of shock on his face.
"Very good," Sengoku's expression turned into a smile, and he nodded.
He didn't mind his subordinate having his fruit ability; on the contrary, he was glad for it.
He was very clear about the potential of his fruit.
"Very well, Borsalino," Sengoku said.
"If you don't understand anything about its power, feel free to ask me."
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