The Real Deal Is About to Arrive
"Well then... let's give it a try."
Long landed on the One Piece ship New Witch Bellamy, walked to Bellamy's corpse, and slowly squatted down.
Including the Celestial Dragons, this is the third storyline character to die.
Unlike the previous two, this one is a Devil Fruit user.
Oboro wanted to see if he could use the system's abilities to convert Devil Fruit into skill cards.
If possible, hunting down the strongest creatures on the high seas would be the perfect thing to do!
The experience card is fine.
As the system notification sounded in her mind, a card appeared in Oboro's hand.
However, their levels are not high. After all, Bellamy's current strength may not be as good as when he met Luffy... At that time, he had at least made his way through the first half of the Grand Line.
Bloodline Card: The target is not of a special race, so the 'bloodline source' cannot be extracted.
Get to the most crucial skill card.
That is, Devil Fruit.
Skill card successfully acquired!
With a ding, another card appeared in Oboro's hand.
However, there was no joy on his face.
To prevent this "smuggler" from wantonly plundering resources in the One Piece world, the world's will had a specific plan: targets could only be converted into "resources" by the system after death, forcing him to fight powerful prey to the bitter end, leaving no room for peaceful coexistence. And now, the Devil Fruit, the most important strategic resource in the One Piece world... is subject to the same principle.
It's true that it can be converted... but what you get is just a weakened skill.
It's not a complete Devil Fruit ability.
Furthermore, the weakness of being restrained by the power of the sea has not been eliminated.
"Judging from the skill description, after the target dies... the Devil Fruit ability development is permanently stagnant at a certain level. Even if it is passed on to someone else, they can forget about becoming stronger or reaching the awakening stage... Aside from the world's will, it's because the person has died and their soul has dissipated..."
Long frowned slightly as he looked at the skill card's description.
This undoubtedly 'urges' him once again that if he wants to obtain Devil Fruit, he can only steal one that's already there, or hunt down powerful seafarers whose Devil Fruit abilities have been developed to their fullest potential, such as the Yonko. After all, the strength of the skill card he acquires is consistent with the character's ability level before death.
It's as if the will of the One Piece world is activating some kind of antivirus program to defend against this 'virus'.
We won't let him have his way.
The will of a higher world is capable of things far beyond what a lower world can achieve.
"So, while low-level Devil Fruit users are still worth hunting, their value isn't high... The power of Devil Fruit is reduced the most. Haki and physical skills are still okay, and there's absolutely no need to focus solely on Devil Fruit. They're not exactly useless cards; they still retain a portion of the fruit's power, which can be used to strengthen lower-ranking crew members... As for officers, there's no need." Oboro slowly stood up, analyzed the situation, and quickly came up with an idea. "However, what interests me more is... once I've hijacked the power of Devil Fruit, does that mean the fruit will no longer randomly reappear on the sea and will disappear forever?"
Long took off his top hat, looked up at the sky, and smiled.
A cold wind blew, causing his long hair to flutter slightly.
His eyes had a somewhat eerie look.
Dom and Yuri could not see the brilliance of the cards and the system.
They saw the captain squatting beside Bellamy's body, as if studying something.
On the other side, Dom had already used his ability to 'open a window' and board the ship. Without needing any instructions from Oboro, he began to wander around each cabin, searching for valuable items.
"Your Majesty... should we keep this ship? It looks pretty good, much better than ours now." After a moment, Dom poked his head out from behind a door and asked.
"If you like it... you can have it."
He smiled.
"Then forget it."
Upon hearing this, Dom knew that Oboro hadn't taken a liking to him.
Hell Pirates' warships, Oboro had mentioned that they would discuss them once they entered the Grand Line... because the casting techniques and materials used in the Grand Line were unmatched by the Four Blues. For now, their ships were merely temporary means of transportation.
An hour later, Oboro and his two companions returned to their ship and headed to their next job.
During this time, Dom kept complaining that Yuri had damaged the timber at the bow of the ship.
On the sea, only the Bellamy Pirates' New Witch Bellamy remained, a conspicuous large ship anchored there.
The ship's exterior was undamaged; however, there were no survivors on board.
Shortly after they left, the ship was discovered by another group of One Piece passing by...
The Bellamy Pirates, known as the Hyenas in the North Blue, considered themselves new-era One Piece. As rising stars, they received considerable media attention, so many were familiar with them. Furthermore, Bellamy was from the Noddis Kingdom, which might be one of the reasons the Donquixote Family instigated him to seek out the Hell Pirates. On his way there, Bellamy had also gathered considerable information about the Hell Pirates ... and considering the location of the incident, a discerning person could easily conclude... that the Bellamy Pirates were very likely wiped out by the Hell Pirates.
The news was quickly confirmed; someone spotted the Hell Pirates in the same area before and after the incident... the timing was basically consistent.
This also confirmed the rumors.
As fellow rising One Piece, in a head-on clash, only the stronger one will survive.
However, the circumstances of the Bellamy Pirates' deaths have also been revealed... Judging from the numerous traces at the scene, it seems that there was no fierce battle, the damage to the ship was not significant, and it seems that they were killed in a very short time.
The controversy surrounding the Hell Pirates intensified once again.
This group of rookie One Piece is absolutely different from ordinary One Piece crews. The difference is too obvious. As soon as they set sail, they did things that were enough to shock the entire sea. None of them seemed 'ordinary' or easy.
Even if they are 'newcomers', they should never be provoked! The terrifying strength they have displayed, and the signals they have sent to the outside world... are all extremely dangerous.
"Dover~"
The ship is entirely pink, with an exaggerated and flamboyant design. It is also the Flamingo, the ship of Doflamingo, one of the Seven Warlords of One Piece Sea.
Trebol put down the Den Den Mushi, 'wriggled' his feet, and approached Joker, who was lying under the parasol enjoying the sun, and called out as usual.
Dover did not respond.
"That kid is dead..."
Trebol sniffled and joked.
There was no sadness or anger in his words; on the contrary, he found it amusing.
It seems they weren't too surprised by the result.
"Fufu~ Hehehe~"
Upon hearing this, Doflamingo grinned, showing no emotional fluctuation whatsoever... because the dead Bellamy was neither 'family' nor a toy.
His laughter was sinister. "That kind of scum, being able to operate under our name for so long... he must be quite satisfied. He'd be happy to die."
"He said this to my face!"
Upon hearing this, Trebol shrugged and joined in the laughter.
Bellamy, that kid... in short, overestimating himself.
How much longer until we arrive?
However, Doflamingo's tone changed instantly and turned cold.
"Just a few more days, almost there."
"Um."
Joker responded and continued his nap.
Surrounding the two was all the fighting force that the Donquixote Family could currently mobilize.
It's the complete form!
Apart from Pica and Sugar staying in Dressrosa to stabilize the base, Gladius guarding the auction house in the Sabaody Archipelago alone, the rest of them were all present!
There's no other purpose to this trip.
Destroy the Hell Pirates!