On a certain isolated island, the roars of beasts and the soft chirps of insects and birds echoed from time to time, for the peace of a place that had long lacked visitors was broken today!
Blackbeard lay on the ground while the other three surrounded him.
Longinus's gaze swept back and forth between Blackbeard and the other two from time to time, his brow furrowing slightly.
The Dark Fruit's suppression of Imu, the Combine-Combine Fruit's manipulation of Pluton, and Count Red's exposed memory-reading ability serving as corroboration for certain arguments of mine—these are all powers I cannot afford to discard!
If the limit of an ordinary powerhouse was Dual-Mindedness, then Longinus's limit was merely Triple-Mindedness!
The problem lay right there!
Controlling three bodies simultaneously was also an immense burden on his consciousness, which meant he had to make a choice among these three identities.
Actually, hadn't I already made a decision back when I was acting against him? Longinus smiled faintly as he looked at the fallen Blackbeard. It was true he could only control two alt accounts, but he could use those two alt accounts to lure a third person!
Compared to Bullet, who had few desires, Blackbeard turned out to be an easier target for temptation!
Most crucially, if he could not thoroughly control Bullet, he would never dare hand this ultimate weapon over for Bullet to use, even if he obtained Pluton.
Then next comes gathering more intelligence! Longinus squatted down and placed his right hand on Blackbeard's forehead.
First, he needed to know the whereabouts of the fourth Road Poneglyph from Blackbeard's memories; second, he also needed to thoroughly figure out Blackbeard's trump cards!
Though he despised Blackbeard in strategic terms, he would never lightly dismiss any enemy in tactical terms!
Only by thoroughly probing