The Terrifying Power of the Kraken Fruit

"This is troublesome," Teach muttered to himself, frowning slightly. He had already seen that there were tiny holes on Pande's back, and each hole represented a tentacle.

The sheer number of tentacles made his scalp tingle, and he truly realized the trouble this ability could cause.

Currently, Pande has only partially entered the Human-Beast Form; he has not fully entered it.

However, it seems that the Kraken Fruit is different from ordinary Zoan Devil Fruit. Ordinary Zoan Devil Fruit are strongest in their Human-Beast Form, but the Kraken Fruit is different. In its fully transformed beast form, its fighting power should be the strongest.

Only in this way can the true function of these tentacles be brought into play.

However, this alone was not enough to threaten him, only to cause trouble. His figure vanished into thin air in an instant, causing Pande's eyes to narrow. Teach had completely concealed his aura, like a killer in the shadows.

Around Pande, phantoms, or rather, afterimages of Teach appeared, and enormous tentacles emerged, stretching out and sweeping across these afterimages with powerful force.

At this moment, Pande had partially entered beast form, his body becoming even larger, growing to a staggering eight meters in length.

Despite their increased size, these tentacles did not affect their speed at all; they remained just as agile.

Faced with these tentacles, Teach grabbed five beams of light with one claw, and the light transformed into a slash that swept down from top to bottom, splitting all the tentacles in two wherever it passed.

However, there were simply too many tentacles, and the force of Teach's Claw Strike was diminished by the sheer number of tentacles at the front.

Similarly, the tentacles took a detour, winding their way around Teach's Claw Strike, and continued their assault on Teach.

Using Geppo, Teach changed direction and position in the air, constantly dodging the Teach's Claw Strike as they faced her.

The tentacles broke off one by one.

However, the severing of the tentacles did not affect their movement at all; they merely paused briefly before resuming their actions, automatically healing and regenerating as they chased Teach.

Teach discovered that the broken tentacles that had fallen to the ground had all disappeared and were being devoured by Pande again, resulting in minimal loss.

The mangled remains, carried by the tentacles, were sent into a terrifying mouth hidden within the tentacles. Countless sharp teeth spiraled out of the mouth, circle after circle, until they reached its deepest point.

More importantly, there was that attraction, Teach could feel from afar.

This ability is utterly disgusting, especially when you're on the same level, and even more so when facing someone weaker than yourself.

Teach couldn't keep dodging forever, because facing those flexible tentacles and their pull, it was impossible to escape.

Therefore, the only option left is to take the initiative and attack. With his divine Observation Haki and the ability to Future Sight, he has no worries about himself at all.

Now, all he needs to do is attack Pande's main body. Although Pande has countless tentacles, it is not difficult for him.

With its body suspended in the air and its feet touching the ground, it flew swiftly towards Pande's body like an arrow released from a bow.

With one claw, two claws severed the tentacles that were trying to stop him and reach out to grab him. These tentacles followed closely behind Teach, trying to catch up.

As Pande continued to use his abilities, he grew closer and closer to his complete beast form, his entire body having grown to a height of over twenty meters.

After all, the Kraken was known for its enormous size. Pande's hands and feet had disappeared, completely transformed into tentacles. Only its head could still be identified as Pande, though it had become somewhat ugly.

Across the country, the people watching Teach and Pande's battle were initially excited. Their king was going to fight against vicious pirates. Although they disliked their king, he was doing it to protect the country.

In their minds, pirates are evil, wanting to destroy the country and plunder its wealth.

However, unbeknownst to them, Pande had completely forgotten about the live broadcast.

Their king, Pande, was transformed into this hideous form, a monster, in full view of everyone.

Some of the children who saw it were so frightened that they burst into tears.

How could they tolerate this? What was originally a battle between the king and the pirates gradually turned into a battle between monsters and pirates.

So, whom should they support?

In the shadows, an intelligence officer, holding Den Den Mushi), nodded after receiving the transmitted orders. "Hmm, understood."

He looked just like an ordinary person, blending into the crowd without attracting any attention.

Meanwhile, there were many others like him, hundreds, thousands, even tens of thousands, scattered throughout the major cities and towns of the Kraken Kingdom, mingling among the crowds watching the live stream.

Among them were spies from the Tiresfa Kingdom, intelligence agents from the Tiresfa Kingdom under the Minister of News, and even residents of the Tiresfa Kingdom hidden within the Kraken Kingdom.

"King Pande was actually a sea monster; no wonder he started so many wars."

"Pande is a sea monster in disguise, and he's the one who caused the Kraken Kingdom to become what it is today."

"The Joseph Family is the family of sea monsters. It was their conspiracy that led to the division of the Tiresfa Kingdom and the war between the Kraken Kingdom and the Tiresfa Kingdom that has lasted for so many years."

Similar remarks began to spread throughout the kingdom and among the people.

The saying "three men can make a tiger" applies here, especially with so many people involved. Many people believed the rumors about the Joseph Royal Family and the war, and began to curse and hate Pande.

Pande never imagined that his transformation, guided by someone with ulterior motives, would turn out like this.

There were quite a few intelligent people, and they all guessed that someone was secretly stirring things up, but most of them were not die-hard loyalists to the Kraken Kingdom or the Joseph Royal Family, so they all kept silent.

The few who were loyal to Pande didn't dare to contradict him in front of so many people; those who did were surrounded and beaten up.

Devil Fruit, these legendary treasures, are something many people have never heard of, and even if they have, they have never seen. They are things beyond their reach at their level. Because of their lack of knowledge, they are more easily manipulated, which is why some people say that ordinary people are ignorant.

Therefore, they are more willing to follow their own inner thoughts, especially now that the fervor is rising and is about to become a major trend.

"Demon Claw - Burst Slash - X!" Teach passed through the tentacles, surrounded by them. The tentacles he had overtaken were rapidly approaching him, but Teach was faster than they were moving.

He had already approached the body of the giant monster that Pande had transformed into, and to outsiders, Teach appeared to have been devoured by the monster.

Teach raised his claws, and in an instant, lightning and fire intertwined and wrapped around Teach arms. He then swung them diagonally downwards towards the center with all his might, tearing the air apart with his powerful claws.

A dazzling light flashed, instantly spreading outwards through countless tentacles.

The two slashes, one from the left and one from the right, crossed and merged together, forming an "X" shape, accompanied by lightning and flames, and streaking through the air with a crimson-gold light.

The speed was too fast, and the distance between them was too close. Pande didn't even have time to control more of his tentacles to block in front of him.

This extremely threatening attack was too much for the tentacles in front to resist. The slash passed right through them, leaving a trail of cuts and charred remains, before landing directly on Pande's body in his horrified gaze.

Just as the name of the move suggests, it exploded with a deafening roar the moment it landed on Pande, instantly engulfing the surrounding tentacles.

The fierce slash pierced right through Pande's body. Even though Pande used Armament Haki, his defense was still breached by this attack.

Because Teach's Armament Haki is stronger, the terrifying destructive power of this attack is something he cannot withstand.

But it wasn't over yet; the power of lightning and fire spread from the wounds throughout Pande's body.

The scorching heat of the flames, the destructive power of the lightning, and the paralysis caused him immense damage.

Teach appeared outside, and some people could see the huge, grotesque "X" hole in Pande 'Pande body; that attack had pierced through his entire body.

"Ah!" Pande cried out in pain. This move had severely injured him. On his body, besides the pierced flesh and broken tentacles, the lightning and flames had disappeared and been extinguished, but they left behind terrible scorch marks wherever they went.

Teach remained vigilant as Pande's body underwent further changes, for he knew that Pande's aura was not weakening, but rather growing stronger.

His vitality was increasing, so he did not launch any further attacks; this appearance was merely a trap set by Pande for him.

Seeing that Teach hadn't fallen for the trap, Pande endured the excruciating pain as his body grew larger and larger, until his head, which he could still make out, disappeared completely.

Pande finally transformed into a full-fledged beast, reaching a height of fifty meters, doubling in size from before, and his body became even more enormous.

The wounds on Pande's body are healing rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye. Each tentacle is becoming thicker, longer, and more powerful, and even more tentacles are growing out during the regeneration process.

This change was unexpected; Pande now seems to have become even more terrifying and powerful.

Compared to Pande's body, these tentacles looked very thin, but they were already quite large for Teach.

Pande glared at Teach, his tentacles, each a hundred meters long, intertwined with one another. All the tentacles on his body were like this, eventually forming eight enormous tentacles. What kind of physique was this? Teach's eyes widened, his pupils contracting. These tentacles had truly fused together, not just a collection of individual tentacles.

Seeing this, Teach couldn't help but think of the terrifying power of this ability, because Pande's enormous body, the power of a single tentacle was somewhat insufficient. Although there were more of them, anyone could see the terrifying power contained in the giant tentacle formed by the fusion of these tentacles.

Pande's head is somewhat like a squid, but its tentacles are more like an octopus.

Now, Pande's appearance really resembles the legendary North Sea Kraken. His enormous tentacles are raised high and lash down fiercely at Teach. At the same time, two more enormous tentacles attack Teach from the left and right, trying to block Teach's space to dodge.

However, while this form made Teach stronger, it also made him somewhat slower. Pande understood that this was just a battle, and he didn't think he could defeat Teach so easily.

The enormous tentacles... Teach felt a dark shadow above his head, and in a flash, he jumped to the right.

The enormous tentacle slammed into the ground, carving a riverbed through the hard surface.

Teach swerved left and right, dodging the tentacle on the right, and landed on one of Teach 'Pande detached tentacles. In that short distance, Teach quickly ran towards Pande's head.

Pande naturally realized this and, controlling his body, the tentacles under Teach's feet began to tumble, the terrifying suction force on the suction cups drawing in the air, and a huge whistling sound came from Teach's ears.

Pande's head was right in front of him when suddenly, another huge tentacle appeared above his head. In an instant, it split into thousands of tiny tentacles, which pierced straight down on Teach like spears.

There was absolutely no room for Teach to dodge between the tentacles, and with so many tentacles, this attack covered a wide area. Each tentacle was also imbued with Armament Haki, making them even more threatening.

Teach was surprised by this turn of events and swung his claw at the right side, unleashing a slash that severed the tentacles in its path.

Only the heads of Pande's tentacles were imbued with Haki; after all, he didn't waste his Haki like that.

Therefore, none of his tentacles possessed any Haki.

The next moment, Teach realized something was wrong; his Observation Haki had seen the future, a future he couldn't escape.

Three tentacles attacked Teach simultaneously, covering a very wide area. Teach had no way to dodge them, so he could only take the hits head-on.

Haki enveloped Teach's arms, which he held in front of him as a massive tentacle lashed out, aiming directly at Teach.

The entire tentacle covered Teach's body, and it was also covered with an aura of Haki. The two, one large and one small, collided directly in the air.

Immediately afterwards, the tentacles, carrying Teach's body, lashed towards the ground, striking it once more.

Everyone waited to see what would happen next, but no one was optimistic about Teach. It was unimaginable how terrifying the force of such a huge tentacle would be when it lashed out.