Upon hearing what CP0 said, Roy frowned at first, then relaxed. "That's certainly not a problem. However, could you tell me the purpose of this order?"
The Masked Man was taken aback, but quickly recovered. "Captain Roy is joking. I am merely an intelligence officer; how could I dare to speculate on the Five Elders' intentions?"
"Is that so? Although the lives of the Navy are worthless in the eyes of the World Government, they should still be more important than those data, otherwise, that base wouldn't be guarded by only a Rear Admiral."
Roy looked at the Masked Man with a half-smile. The Five Elders had actually given instructions on this matter before sending CP0 to the operation. Didn't that mean that the Five Elders knew he would agree all along, or that they had the confidence to make it impossible for Roy to refuse?
Roy's expression was strange. "Could it be that the Five Elders were originally planning to use this data to make a deal with him to become Shichibukai?"
The Masked Man felt uneasy under Roy's gaze, a chill running down his spine. Despite CP0's immense power, this world was ultimately ruled by strength; whoever had the bigger fist was right.
Although he was skilled in intelligence gathering and assassination, he was not strong in direct combat. Before coming here, he had witnessed the changes in Rain Base and knew that Roy was definitely a monster in human skin. If a fight really broke out, he did not even have the confidence to last a second.
Moreover, the man in front of them is a ruthless person who doesn't even give face to the Five Elders. If he were imprisoned or killed, even the World Government wouldn't turn against Roy because of an intelligence agent like him.
"Hehe, Roy joking. The two Vice Admiral will naturally have people from the Marine Headquarters contacting you. It's not my place to 'interfere'." The Masked Man chuckled twice, noticing that the atmosphere around him was a bit strange. Roy's subordinates seemed to have intentionally or unintentionally surrounded him.
He was now filled with extreme regret. He should have known better than to be so arrogant today. He had originally planned to use his Devil Fruit Ability to give Roy a hard time, but he was discovered as soon as he got close.
He remained calm even after being discovered, completely convinced that Roy wouldn't do anything to him, since the World Government's deterrence was not something anyone could ignore.
However, after he vaguely heard the Five Elders' furious shouts from the outside, and even after Roy finally got his wish and obtained the title of Shichibukai, his fear of Roy reached its peak.
What's most frightening is that he only relaxed slightly after completing the mission, and Roy immediately noticed that something was wrong.
"Perhaps I was just being paranoid." CP0 breathed a sigh of relief, but when he heard the next sentence, he couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine. "However, for me, mere suspicion is enough."
Just as CP0 was about to activate his ability to escape, he felt as if his brain had been hit by Meteor Hammer. He felt dizzy and lightheaded, as if he was about to collapse to the ground and fall asleep at any moment.
However, as a member of CP0, he was extremely determined and managed to break free from his sleepiness. But for a moment, he had a splitting headache and clutched his head tightly. His eyes, hidden behind his mask, seemed to be spitting out flames of hatred.
"What... what did you do to me?"
"Hmm? As expected of a CP0 intelligence officer, your will is indeed firm." Roy was generous with his praise, but his eyes were filled with pity. "Believe me, you will regret your stubbornness at this moment, because you will soon experience the cruelest punishment in the world, to experience endless loneliness as time goes by, and even death will be a luxury."
Dream Realm Exile·Tsukuyomi!
Crocodile curled his lip, thinking that Roy was just making a veiled threat.
He had previously captured these World Government" intelligence agents, but he was unable to pry open the mouths of these killing machines, demonstrating that the World Government's" brainwashing work was quite successful.
Snap!
The mask on CP0's face fell off and shattered into pieces, revealing a completely unfamiliar face beneath. Everything seemed perfectly normal, except for those lifeless, desolate eyes that sent chills down one's spine.
That look of utter despair and numbness was something even the slaves of the Celestial Dragons wouldn't have. It sent a chill down the Crocodile the Sand, who prided himself on having seen the hell on earth.
He was even starting to doubt his own eyes, wondering what had just happened in that split second.
"Tsk tsk, Tsukuyomi, developed after the Devil Fruit Ability reaches the third stage, is indeed terrifying. He has completely given up resisting now. Perhaps, after the Devil Fruit Awakening in the fourth stage, he will even be able to develop Kotoamatsukami." Faced with Roy's dream invasion, the mentally broken CP0 completely gave up resisting.
Roy was not surprised by this result. After all, loneliness is an extremely terrifying force. Endless wandering in a void of dreams, that kind of solitude is enough to drive even the most resolute person mad.
Even more terrifying is that in his dreams, his mind remains in a state of high arousal, like a taut spring that cannot be relaxed, to the point that he cannot even die.
"May I have your name?"
"I am Fursis, greetings to my master!" In an instant, CP0's eyes regained their liveliness, as if everything before was an illusion. If it weren't for his address, Crocodile the Sand would have thought he was hallucinating.
Crocodile the Sand and Robin, who witnessed all of this, felt a chill run down their spines. For someone as meticulous as Roy to reveal his Devil Fruit Ability right before their eyes undoubtedly meant an answer.
That is, if they cannot completely submit, they may face a fate more terrible than death. Roy's actions may well have been intended as a warning to others, a way to deter others.
Let's not mention the two of them, who were filled with anxiety and wild thoughts.
Roy asked with great interest, "Did the Five Elders have long planned to bestow upon me the title of Shichibukai?"
"Yes, this is no secret within the World Government." Fursis nodded and continued, "All these changes should stem from your Devil Fruit Ability."
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"According to the intelligence gathered by the World Government, what you ate should be the Dream-Dream Fruit." Roy nodded slightly. As expected of the world's highest authority, they actually managed to find out his Devil Fruit Ability.
It's worth noting that Roy had been keeping an eye on the relevant information, but not even the Marine Headquarters could find anything about it.
Besides the fact that the previous Devil Fruit User were too weak, it's also because the Dream-Dream Fruit was almost entirely a support ability in the early stages, making it difficult for the user to grow stronger, which resulted in this fruit being almost unknown on the sea.
Although the Devil Fruit Ability has been exposed to the World Government, Roy is not worried. Previous Devil Fruit User had only developed the most basic abilities of the Dream-Dream Fruit; otherwise, the Dream-Dream Fruit would not have remained unknown.
As for the various capabilities he developed on this basis, the World Government still cannot understand them, otherwise they would not have sent CP0 to him.
"Among the information we found, the only ability that previous Devil Fruit User developed was killing in their dreams, which is the main reason why the Five Elders dared not 'force' you too much."