"No need to go. I'm already awake!"
As soon as Baccarat finished speaking, the clone in the nutrient pod opened his eyes. They were filled with exhaustion and weakness.
You could tell from his gaze: it was Chaos.
That unmistakable B-like aura was impossible to hide.
"BOSS, you're alive!"
Betty's voice rose slightly, as if Chaos really had died.
"What do you mean, alive? I never died."
The nutrient pod silently shattered. Chaos stood naked on the ground and rolled his eyes at Betty.
This body was essentially his clone. At the moment of his death, his consciousness had transferred into it. It would probably take quite a while to recover his peak strength.
There was little difference between this and starting over.
First, there was his soul power. He was now weaker than an ordinary person, after all, he had lost half of it.
Then there was his physical strength. Compared to his former cellular reproduction and regeneration, this clone's body was only a little stronger than an ordinary person's at best.
On top of that, he had no idea why the Soul-Soul Fruit and Gold-Gold Fruit had disappeared again.
In other words, Chaos was no longer a Devil Fruit user.
"BOSS, you're so weak!"
Feeling Chaos's frail aura, Betty looked at him with disdain and contempt.
She wasn't bragging.
She could crush him with a single finger.
"Given BOSS's talent and the experience he's already gained from rebuilding his strength once, the second time should be familiar territory. It shouldn't take long for him to return to where he was."
Crocodile blew out a ring of smoke, then continued, "We can go see the battlefield now."
"With so many Super Great Ivans this time, there's no way that guy could've survived!"
"Let's go!"
The group entered the separate