Finally Meet!

Inside the alternate dimension of the Door-Door Fruit.

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The sharp thorns that grew from the tree branch pierced the muscles of his right arm, but no blood flowed out. The man showed no sign of pain and continued to try to break free of his restraints with a cold expression.

"That's interesting. The surface feels almost identical to the human body, but the inside is hollow, or perhaps filled with some kind of energy?"

Vidal saw that as the spikes were removed, the damaged 'wound' was visibly healing rapidly, which aroused his even greater interest.

"So attacking just the outer layer of this body won't cause any damage at all. No wonder Zoro from the original timeline couldn't get anything out of 'DJ,' who looks like a kappa, with his Three-Sword Style: Oni Giri. So its core must be..."

Suddenly, Vidal's right hand transformed into a palm blade, instantly piercing the soldier's chest, and then he grabbed something inside the soldier's body.

At the same time, the latter's expression changed drastically, and an indescribable fear surged into its heart. It didn't know what was wrong with it, but it felt the most extreme sense of crisis.

Just then, Vidal activated the power of the Woods-Woods Fruit. With a flick of his hand, beams of green light burst forth from the soldier's body, and the next second, the soldier vanished into thin air!

"Wow?!"

The little manatee was surprised to see that all that remained in Vidal's hand was a crooked branch with a green shoot at the top.

"Interesting, very interesting! Is this Lily Carnation's ability?"

Vidal made no attempt to hide the excitement and greed in his eyes. As Devil Fruit User, he already knew the specific function of the branch when he grasped it.

Simply put, the core function of this tree branch is to maintain a kind of energy operation similar to Photosynthetic Energy, and to automatically absorb sunlight to recharge the former. However, it does not have the ability to store light energy, so every night it transforms from a lively 'person' into a tree branch until the sun rises again the next day.

The most crucial one is the former. Vidal sensed a trace of Photosynthetic Energy, but this energy was more complex than Photosynthetic Energy, or rather, it was turbid.

It is clear that the energetic bodies of these vegetative patients, as well as their lifelike memories, emotions, and thoughts, all originate from this peculiar life energy!

Strangely, not only the vegetative patient they had captured, but also all the others searching outside, were uniformly expressionless, their eyes filled with only cold indifference.

However, judging from their actions, they do indeed possess the intelligence of normal humans.

But the most amazing thing is not just that. According to Vidal's memories from his previous life, if the original bodies of these plant-like people ate Devil Fruits, they could also use the fruit's abilities!

"It seems that to truly understand and grasp the essence of this energy, I still need to find Lily, the one in question," Vidal pondered, stroking his chin.

This branch with green shoots is merely a receiver; it does not possess the ability to generate magical energy itself, so it cannot be used to learn how to create and control magical energy.

But as long as Lily is essentially a plant, it means that I, Devil Fruit User, can also create such lifelike plant life forms just like her!

"Let's go see Woonan and that magical carnation!"

Vidal casually tossed the branch to the ground, then led the manatee deeper into the island, eager to get started.

"Master, news has come from the front that nothing has been found except for a huge crater."

A soldier with green shoots on his head entered the small building filled with treasures and gold, and reported expressionlessly to Wulong, who was sitting upright in a wide chair.

Wulong was completely unconcerned about the soldier's indifferent attitude, because this was an adjustment he had specifically asked Lily to make. One of Lily's abilities was to materialize the creatures from his memories. These creatures possessed everything about the original body in his memories, including memories, emotions, personality, abilities, and so on.

The problem is that these soldiers' original bodies were basically all killed because of him, or even by his own hands. Under such circumstances, they cannot be allowed to have free and complete memories, otherwise their first target would be him, Woonan.

Therefore, adjusting, altering, and controlling memories and consciousness is necessary. Fortunately, they are all Lily's creations, so they are not difficult to manipulate.

"Keep searching. He must already be on the island. Besides, that guy is a full three meters tall. He's such a big target, he can't be hidden!" Woonan coldly ordered.

"Yes!"

The soldiers responded and quickly left, plunging into the raging storm. But the person they were looking for had already arrived at the main gate.

Standing in the alternate dimension, Vidal, with the little manatee beside him, gazed wistfully at the three-story wooden building inside the gate, letting the soldier who had gone in to report earlier run out in the rain and quickly pass by him.

He looked up at the dense dark clouds overhead and felt that it would be difficult to see the sun today, and he was also somewhat displeased with the heavy rain outside.

"Little manatee, open the door, let's go in."

"Wow!"

The little manatee nodded obediently upon hearing the order, then completely ignored the green seedling soldiers guarding the area and hopped over to the tightly closed wooden gate.

The peculiarity of the Door-Door Fruit's alternate dimension lies in the fact that everything there corresponds to the outside world exists, but only objects have normal obstructive functions. For example, one can stand on the ground, lean against walls, and naturally, a door can also prevent entry.

As for water, fire, and wind, they are basically just virtual images that don't actually feel wet or hot. Reaching into the fire is like walking through air.

In other words, if you encounter the ocean and step into the water, you will definitely not drown, nor will you be able to swim, but you should be careful not to fall in and die.

The same applies to humans and wild animals. Even if people inside and outside stand in the same place, they will not collide with each other. The difference is that people outside cannot see people inside, while people inside can see people outside.

However, there are ways to overcome obstacles encountered in other dimensions; the little manatee can simply open another door above it.

Just now, the little manatee jumped to the front door, then gently touched it with its little hand, and a small door opened up on the surface of the door, leading directly to the other side.

It's safe to say that there's no place in this world that Devil Fruit User can't enter!

The two, one big and one small, swaggered through the small door and soon saw Vidal sitting as if he were a king on an exquisite wide chair, Woonan face extremely gloomy.

However, his attention was instantly drawn to the small flower on Woonan's shoulder, which was what he cared about most.

"Finally, I've met you, Lily Carnation!" Vidal stared intently at the smiling little flower.

His gaze then shifted to Woonan.

Next, he figured out whether the other person had betrayed him voluntarily or was being controlled by Lily.