The Devil Fruit inside the box was purple and pineapple-shaped.
Victor had read the Devil Fruit encyclopedia.
Therefore, he recognized this Devil Fruit.
It was the Zoan Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Titan Form!
Mythical Zoans were even rarer than Logias!
Moreover, Zoan Devil Fruits housed wills within them.
Titan—that was the legendary Titan race of gods!
At that moment, the white-haired old man smiled as he looked at Victor. "It should suit your fighting style very well."
"Yes." Victor was very satisfied.
The old man with glasses said, "Eat it, then make full use of its power. While upholding the authority of the World Government, you'll also obtain everything you want."
"Mm." In front of the Gorosei, Victor took a bite of the Devil Fruit.
It was truly, horribly disgusting...
When he swallowed the first bite, he nearly threw up.
However, after swallowing the Devil Fruit, a great deal of information appeared in Victor's mind.
The Gorosei exchanged glances.
The present was just like the past.
They had chosen Victor now just as they had chosen Sengoku in the past.
Among the Navy's new generation, they needed someone who possessed both wisdom and courage.
Victor was worth cultivating.
Moreover, the Gorosei believed Victor was controllable.
After all, the World Government could give Victor everything he wanted.
After leaving the Chamber of Power, Victor encountered Kong in the corridor.
Kong was speaking with a bald old man.
Although the old man was advanced in age, his body remained strong. The insignia on his military uniform revealed his identity.
The current Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Glenn.
Glenn was already eighty-six years old, which was quite advanced in age.
He had met countless people, and whether in strategy or strength, he was outstanding among his generation.
Glenn looked toward Victor.
Victor straightened and saluted Glenn. "Commander-in-Chief."
"When I first saw you, you were only this big."
Glenn gestured with his hand, then said to Victor with a smile, "Ah, who would've thought that so many years would pass in the blink of an eye."
Glenn walked over to Victor and patted him on the shoulder. "Anderson would be proud of you, our youngest rear admiral."
After saying that, Glenn entered the Chamber of Power.
"We're going to meet the Gorosei. You go back first," Kong said to Victor.
Victor nodded, then left Pangaea Castle.
Victor prepared to return to the New World.
He had now obtained even greater power.
In the world of the Pirate King, without the awakening ability of a Mythical Zoan, it would be impossible to participate in the later peak battles.
Luffy's Nika Form could restore his condition to its peak.
Kaido's awakened state was probably similar.
That was because Zoan awakening abilities inherently came with the ability to recover one's condition.
What Victor needed now was military merit, which he could obtain by being promoted to Marine Admiral.
He would become the youngest admiral in Marine history.
However, before Victor could return to the New World, Sengoku assigned him a new mission.
"Buster Call."
Victor received notice of the Buster Call.
The target was a country called Rattal.
A Buster Call was a merciless attack that burned everything to the ground. It consisted of ten warships, five vice admirals, ten rear admirals, and the Navy's elite force of ten thousand soldiers.
This time, Victor was assigned to it.
They also intended to temper Victor through the operation.
If Victor performed poorly during this mission, it would affect his future.
Therefore, Victor naturally couldn't hold back.
The fleet assembled at Marineford. The next day, it departed Marineford and sailed toward Rattal.
"Senior, who's our target this time?"
This was the first Buster Call for Wright, Connor, and the others.
They had only heard the name, yet already found it rather "impressive."
A Buster Call—surely it meant they were going to subjugate demons!
Of course, that was merely how one might interpret it from the name.
Victor looked at Wright, Connor, and the others, then suddenly said solemnly and seriously, "You must remember one thing."
Wright, Connor, and the others listened attentively.
Victor said to them, "You're soldiers. No matter when or where, you must obey your superior's orders."
"Yes!" After hearing Victor's words, Wright and Connor nodded.
"Remember those words for the rest of your lives."
Victor patted the two men on the shoulders as he spoke.
The Kingdom of Ratar was a small island nation with a population of less than one million.
Although the country was small, it had once been an affiliated nation of the World Government.
Later, its resources were exhausted, leaving it unable to pay the Celestial Gold, and it was forgotten by the world.
Yet this small island nation, forgotten by everyone, was now facing annihilation.
At that moment, ten warships stopped in the waters off the Kingdom of Ratar.
Strangely, not a single ship could be seen around the Kingdom of Ratar.
Could it be that no fleets came here to trade?
The covers were pulled off the naval cannons, and their muzzles aimed at the towns on the island.
"Fire!"
Sengoku gave the order to fire.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Hundreds of naval cannons aboard ten warships fired in unison. The shells fell onto the island, instantly raising towering flames.
The shells landed in the town, destroying a house with a single blast.
The entire house was instantly swallowed by flames.
The residents inside did not even have a chance to escape.
At that moment, Wright, Connor, and the others observed the situation on the island through telescopes.
They saw civilians with nowhere to flee on the town's streets, one after another blasted into chunks of flesh.
These civilians all shared one common trait.
Their bodies were emaciated, and the surface of their skin was ulcerated, as though they had been infected with some kind of disease.
"Senior, they don't look like pirates or criminals."
Wright couldn't bear to watch any longer. He turned and asked Victor.
Victor smoked and said calmly, "Do you remember what I told you before?"
Wright nodded with difficulty.
Victor said, "We're soldiers. A soldier's duty is to carry out orders."
Connor clenched his fists, his face filled with confusion. "But why are we shelling civilians?"
Wasn't the Navy's justice supposed to suppress the strong, protect the weak, punish evil, and promote good?
Victor smiled and said, "Just carry out the orders."
"I..." Connor hesitated, unable to continue.
Victor smoked. He could sense someone watching him.
Was it someone sent by the Gorosei?
Were they testing his performance?
If so, then they could watch carefully.
Absolute loyalty!
The shelling continued for more than an hour.
The entire island was burning, and the entire royal capital had been reduced to ruins.
After such intense shelling, how many survivors could possibly remain inside the royal capital?
At that moment, Sengoku's voice came over the ship's broadcast. "Prepare to land. Leave no one alive."
Victor looked at Eric, Kennard, Wright, Connor, and the others. "After landing on the island, don't leave a single survivor, not even a rat."
"Yes!" Eric, Kennard, and the others were deeply shaken.
But this was an order. It had to be carried out!
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