Support and Experiment

In Whiskey Peak Town, Mr. 8 sat in the bar, beads of sweat appearing on his forehead, his legs fidgeting anxiously.

"Calm down, Mr. 8." Beside him, Miss Monday, dressed in a tight-fitting outfit, frowned, looking somewhat displeased.

"I really don't know how Mr. 8 became our leader." The muscular nun shook her head and sighed.

"Because he is very strong, he can be called the number one person below the Senior Agent. Even Senior Agent cannot match his strength. If it weren't for his personality, he would already be MR6." The swordsman with the wide brim of his hat watched the man intently from afar.

"When it comes to strength, I don't think I'm afraid of him," the muscular nun snorted.

At the bar, Mr. 8 said worriedly, "It's been six days, and Mr. 11 still hasn't returned? Our food supplies are running low."

"They usually return from their voyages in two to three days, but this time..." Monday frowned as well.

Mr8 asked anxiously, "Then what should we do?"

On Monday, after thinking for a moment, he said, "There are still boats in town, so we can only send more people out to hunt."

Mr8 immediately asked, "Then who should we send?"

"I'll go."

On Monday, he stood up and looked into the distance. Before he could speak, the woman in the nun's habit and the swordsman in the wide-brimmed hat stood up and said, "Take the two of us with you."

"Good."

Just as Monday was about to leave, the door suddenly opened, and a figure rushed into the house, shouting, "The pirates are here!"

"Pirates?"

Upon hearing this on Monday, his eyes lit up, and he said, "Quick, go greet them."

All the bounty hunters in the bar stood up and ran towards the door.

Boom!

With a loud bang, the huge pirate ship slowly sank, and the people on board jumped into the water with a splash, only to be swallowed by a giant Black Fish.

After eating, the Black Fish dived into the sea and disappeared without a trace.

The people on the shore, however, looked grim and stood there dumbfounded.

"The pirate ship has been attacked!" the swordsman in the wide-brimmed hat said blankly.

Mr8 bit his finger, beads of sweat dripping from his forehead, and said in a panicked voice, "It's been almost ten days since a pirate ship came, and it was attacked by sea fish. Damn it."

"But there's no use in being anxious now." Monday snorted and said, "Let's go back and wait. We'll set sail to hunt tomorrow."

The next day, the town of Whiskey sent out another hunting party, consisting of as many as fifteen people.

completely annihilated.

On Monday, the wide-brimmed hat swordsman and the muscular nun, these formidable bounty hunters of Whiskey Peak, never returned from the sea.

Five more days passed, and the food at Whiskey Peak dwindled.

Whiskey Peak has limited food supplies, enough to last about ten to twenty days.

They go out fishing every five days, and there are also fish in the nearby waters. In addition, they transport fish from other islands, which is enough to sustain the town's food supply.

But now both fishing boats have disappeared into the ocean, taking with them a lot of livestock bait. All things considered, there is very little food left in Whiskey Peak Town.

Therefore, three days ago, MR8 reported the news to headquarters.

Recently, three ships were seen slowly sailing towards the whisky town.

The two ships behind are engraved with the letters BW, representing the Baroque Works.

The leading vessel did not bear the BW logo, and its prow was a large, pointed horn.

"We're almost there."

At the bow of the ship stood a sexy woman dressed in desert women's clothing, with a headscarf, sunglasses, and light green hair flowing out.

On the deck of the ship stood a burly man in armor, holding a broad-bladed longsword in his right hand, who said, "What a bunch of useless trash, they can't even provide enough food for a forward outpost."

"So Mr. 0 is very angry, and we're here to take care of Mr. 8," the woman said with a light smile. Then she glanced at the man and said, "Mr. 8's strength is among the best in the entire Baroque Works. If he weren't incompetent, how could he only be ranked eighth?"

"But he's just Intermediate Agent," the man said with a sneer. "I'll take care of him."

"Then I'm looking forward to it, Mr. 5."

The woman spoke softly, a faint hint of mockery on her face, clearly indicating a lack of trust in her partner.

The three ships headed toward Whiskey Peak Town, with the cactus-shaped peaks appearing and disappearing in the distance.

But at that moment, a loud shouting came from a ship in the distance.

"What happened?" Mr5 frowned and looked into the distance.

Boom!

The ship in the distance trembled again, a huge crack appeared on the entire ship, and it slowly sank.

"Quick, get closer, rescue them!"

MR5 shouted loudly, and not only this ship, but another ship also moved towards the sunken vessel in an attempt to rescue those who had fallen into the water.

Boom!

The ship beneath Mr. 5's feet began to rock violently.

"What exactly is that?"

The green-haired woman stretched out her right hand, reaching upwards.

Swoosh.

A vine shot out from my palm, wrapping itself around the mast above. I stepped onto the mast, stood there, and looked out at the sea.

"Miss Valentine, what did you see?" Mr. 5 looked up and shouted.

"There's a Black Fish underwater."

On Miss Valentine, standing on the mast, watching the Black Fish rushing towards him at high speed from the sea, he shouted, "It's coming! Watch out!"

Accompanied by Miss Valentine greetings, the Black Fish crashed straight into the pirate ship.

Click.

A large hole appeared in the hull of the pirate ship, and immediately a shipwright ran up and shouted, "Mr. 5, if we hit it again, the ship will sink!"

"Only two collisions and the ship can't hold on anymore?" Mr. 5's face was grim. This ship was made of extremely hard wood, but after just two collisions, it was already severely damaged.

"This Black Fish is very powerful. Let's get to the intact ship first."

Mr5 was thinking when he looked at the other ship and was about to shout for them to come closer.

Swoosh.

Miss Valentine swung down from the mast, pulling herself along with the vines, and leaped toward the ship in the distance. Halfway there, the vines disappeared. Miss Valentine reached out, and several more vines shot out, wrapping around the mast of the opposite ship before landing on it.

"Miss Valentine, take me there!" Mr5 shouted as he saw this.

But Miss Valentine ignored her and said to the bounty hunter beside her, "Start the boat and head full speed toward Whiskey Peak."

"But Mr. 5..." an Hundred Million Elder from the side said with difficulty.

"He can't even handle a sea fish, he doesn't deserve to be Mr. 5. I'm Devil Fruit User, I can't go into the water, so of course I have to leave." Miss Valentine said, glancing at the people around her, and added, "If he's killed, wouldn't you all get those vacant positions?"

"This..."

The Hundred Million Elder, seemed somewhat tempted.

"Hurry up and set sail."

Miss Valentine said coldly, "Ignore him."

"Yes."

The ship immediately started and headed off into the distance.

"Damn it."

Seeing this, Mr. 5 was extremely angry, never expecting her to abandon him.

But then his face hardened, he gripped his broadsword, and said, "We can only kill this fish. Everyone, get ready."

Fifteen minutes later, only one figure remained on the vast sea.

No, don't.

Miss Valentine lies on a ship formed by vines spreading from her body, floating on the ocean.

Her face was filled with terror as she stared blankly ahead. There, in front of the ship, was a huge Black Fish with a massive ram rising from the water, pushing the ship and hurtling towards the deep sea.

Smack

Miss Valentine lashed out with her right hand, striking the Black Fish on the head, but leaving not a single mark.

It's useless.

Miss Valentine, not knowing what to do.

He managed to build a ship with his own abilities, but his attacks couldn't even scratch the Black Fish.

What exactly is this Black Fish? It is enormous, but even more powerful. It can sink ships, and even MR5 cannot harm it.

Moreover, they targeted people; despite having plenty of food on all three ships, they didn't eat it but instead attacked the bounty hunters.

But what surprised Miss Valentine the most was that it didn't kill itself.

It never attacked itself, but instead attacked other bounty hunters who had fallen into the water, thus limiting its own movement.

Only after killing all the bounty hunters did it approach, then rammed its pirate ship, which it had created from vines, into the deep sea.

What is it going to do?

Miss Valentine. She looked at the sea fish, but to no avail, and didn't know what to do.

Actually, Xia Qiu was also somewhat lost.

What should we do with her?

She is Devil Fruit User, and although she has not been seen in the manga, she is likely Senior Agent of Baroque Works.

I'm still a little unsure how Moo became Devil Fruit User.

He ate the corpse and became Devil Fruit User.

But after such a long time, the Devil Fruit should have been transferred by now.

So Xia Qiu looked at the woman in front of him and didn't know how to start.

What exactly do you want to do?

Miss Valentine looked at Xia Qiu in front of her and asked softly.

"Puff puff puff".

Xia Qiu's head vents rhythmically spew out three streams of water.

"You killed so many people, but you didn't kill me. Did you not want to kill me?" Miss Valentine asked, her voice trembling.

"Puff puff puff".

In Xia Qiu, three more streams of water gushed out.

"Please let me go."

Miss Valentine, looking at the sea receding into the distance, filled with immense panic.

But Xia Qiu remained unmoved and continued to push it into the deep sea.

"What exactly are we supposed to do?"

Miss Valentine was puzzled. This sea fish was strange; it didn't kill itself, but instead pushed itself into the deep sea.

But at this moment, Xia Qiu was underwater, suddenly sensed a huge creature approaching from afar. Judging from its shape, it should be a sea monster.

"That's fine."

Xia Qiu realized that the sea monster was still 500 meters away, and suddenly dived into the ocean.

"They've left?"

Miss Valentine breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this scene. Although she had been pushed into the sea, as long as she wasn't killed, she could still go back.

But at that moment, it felt a tremor coming from beneath the sea surface.

boom.

Five enormous tentacles emerged from the seabed, smashed through the ship, and swept towards Miss Valentine.

"Um?"

When Miss Valentine, she raised her hands, and countless vines spread out from her palms, enveloping her.

Splash!

Xia Qiu's tentacles entwined Miss Valentine, but the vines resisted his contraction.

"This ability is really troublesome."

Xia Qiu thought for a moment, then flipped over and wrapped her arms and legs around the other person, pulling them into the sea.

The vines couldn't stop the seawater from seeping in. Miss Valentine came into contact with the seawater and immediately became weak, but the vines remained.

Seawater can render Devil Fruit users powerless, but their abilities will not disappear.

Luffy's body remains made of rubber.

Aokiji once used his ability to plunge his hand into the seawater and freeze it.

Secondly, there is Mr. 3, who later became the user of the Melt-Melt Devil Fruit ability. He can use the candles he makes to create boats on water.

Although the vines did not disappear, the seawater suffocated her, and the increasingly tightening tentacles reduced the amount of oxygen in her lungs.

"Ugh."

Miss Valentine, but to no avail; she opened her mouth, only to have seawater poured in.

Xia Qiu tightened her tentacles, moving away from the sea monster and maintaining a distance, awaiting Miss Valentine's death.

"Gurgle."

As her oxygen ran out, Miss Valentine's eyes bulged, and her body gradually weakened.

Is he dead?

Xia Qiu sensed that the woman was no longer responding, waited a while, and then suddenly turned back and swam towards the sea monster. When he got closer, he found that it was a huge sea cat.

"Um?"

When Hai Mao saw Xia Qiu, he paused slightly, somewhat suspicious. The two were about the same size, and Hai Mao hesitated, unsure whether he should attack.

But the next moment, Xia Qiu released her wrists and threw the woman down.

Miss Valentine's body sank with the sea, while Xia Qiu moved far away from this place.

"What is that?"

The sea lion saw the corpse, slowly approached, and bit it in one bite.

Click, click.

With just two bites, Miss Valentine was swallowed whole. Xia Qiu sensed this, felt relieved, and continued to walk away.

After eating the corpse, the sea cat did not chase after Xia Qiu, but instead swam away to the other side, swinging its huge pectoral fins.

After it swam a certain distance, Xia Qiu followed again, maintaining a certain distance.

The situation regarding Moo's change was rather complex, so I need to experiment with it again.

This is a sea cat, also a marine mammal, which is perfect for conducting experiments.

Five minutes, ten minutes.

Fifteen minutes passed, and the sea cat in the distance remained unchanged.

"It seems that eating the corpse of Devil Fruit User is fine. At least for a minute after death, eating the corpse will not transform you."

Xia Qiu killed Miss Valentine this time, leaving the corpse for less than a minute before the sea cat ate it.

Fifteen minutes after the sea cat ate it, it still hadn't become Devil Fruit User.

This proves that the Devil Fruit User's power transfers within one minute of death.

As for a shorter time, Xia Qiu felt there was no need to try again.

It seems that Moo's incident was a coincidence; I wonder what the reason was.

Xia Qiu felt relieved. In the future, after killing Devil Fruit User, he would leave a minute for the power to transfer before he could eat.

This way, I can confidently and boldly carry out my plans, and the plans can be implemented more effectively.

Xia Qiu thought to herself and rushed toward the sea cat.