Military Factory Research Institute

The two Devil Fruits are relatively clear: the Dark-Dark Fruit is Logia, and the other Devil Fruit is an Ancient Zoan - Ancient Species.

Both are very rare abilities, but Park could tell at a glance which one was more precious—it was naturally the Dark-Dark Fruit.

Filled with anticipation, Park looked at the information about the Dark-Dark Fruit: "The Dark-Dark Fruit allows one to transform into darkness and possesses the infinite gravity of Black Hole. The downside is that it cannot be elementalized, and the damage it takes will be doubled."

Upon seeing this, Park frowned. He was somewhat disappointed with this Devil Fruit; it couldn't be transformed into an element. If it couldn't be transformed into an element, then why was it called Logia Devil Fruit?

Isn't the most appealing aspect of Logia Devil Fruit their near-unbeatable ability to transform into elements?

And the fact that he suffered double the damage made him doubt the power of this ability.

Infinite gravity sounds appealing, but it's merely the force of attraction. While it may have great potential, the fact that it's here suggests it possesses some unique and powerful characteristics.

However, this is a Devil Fruit that requires time to develop, and it doesn't meet Park's current needs.

Park wanted to quickly improve his combat power and survivability, so he turned his attention to the Alligator-Alligator Fruit.

As Ancient Species Zoan Devil Fruit, his abilities are undoubtedly very powerful. His father ate the Ancient Species Kraken Fruit, and his grandfather was also Ancient Species Devil Fruit User.

Similarly, he excels in physical combat, and this Devil Fruit greatly amplifies his abilities, making him even stronger and harder to kill.

He knew about this Devil Fruit; he had seen it before, in his father's hands. His father seemed to be planning to eat Devil Fruit, but then he gave up because he found a more powerful ability: the Kraken Fruit.

Even so, the ability that his father favored must be of high quality, after all, it is Ancient Species Devil Fruit at that.

With that thought, a determined look flashed in Park's eyes. He reached out, wanting to grab it and devour it.

However, suddenly, his hand grasped nothing; the Ancient Species Devil Fruit simply vanished before his eyes, taken by someone and disappearing into thin air.

Not only that, but the Dark-Dark Fruit nearby had also vanished.

This drove Park to the brink of madness. The immense power was right before his eyes, but then suddenly vanished, shattering his hopes in an instant.

"Who! Who stole my Devil Fruit?" Park shouted angrily, his voice filled with resentment.

"Damn it, it was so close!"

Park whirled around, his gaze sweeping across the vault. The vault wasn't large; it could be seen in a few glances. But no matter what, there was no one there.

But that's impossible. There must be someone hiding in the shadows, which is how those two Devil Fruits were thrown and taken away.

However, Park couldn't find that mysterious entity; he didn't know where it was hiding.

"Come out here and give me back my Devil Fruit."

Park was panting heavily, when a soft chuckle came from the air.

"Although that's not the captain's target, we can't let you waste it so easily. Don't eat it, leave it to me." Nelson's figure appeared, instantly appearing behind Park. In terms of strength, Park's avatar was actually much weaker than Nelson.

Before Park could react, the sword, slashing through the air, struck Park directly, the sharp blade splattering blood.

Park was stunned. He looked down at his wounds and the long knife that had pierced his chest. He hadn't even noticed when it had appeared.

Why?

He couldn't believe he was going to die; he could only feel his life force slipping away.

"Because you took what we wanted." Nelson didn't mind telling Park this secret before he died, and drew his long sword.

Blood continued to flow from Park's back. He was extremely unwilling, but that was it.

Nelson suddenly appeared and delivered a fatal blow. Park was killed without even having the ability to resist.

Looking at Park lying on the ground, Nelson couldn't help but smile. He first looked at the two Devil Fruit he had just obtained, especially the Dark-Dark Fruit that Teach wanted, and then put them into his spatial storage.

With a simple reach, the key to the door that Park carried appeared in Nelson's hand.

"That way, I can go back," Nelson muttered to himself, his figure disappearing from the spot. Before leaving, he glanced at the remaining treasure; he had no intention of letting it go, but with his abilities, he couldn't take that much with him.

Once this battle is over, the entire palace will be theirs, and these treasures will naturally be theirs as well.

The Kraken Kingdom's massive military factory is located in the western part of the royal city, and even with the major events happening in the royal city, it seems to have little impact on this area.

Because the entire arsenal was constantly operating to manufacture those weapons and firearms, which were then sent to the front lines to provide firepower support for the battles there.

The entire arsenal could not be shut down, because more than 300,000 people worked there.

This military factory is quite large, occupying a huge area of land in the western suburbs of the royal city, and the entire factory is divided into three parts.

The first and largest part consists of weapons manufacturing plants, which specialize in manufacturing weapons and have production lines for various types of weapons. Moreover, these production lines are not just one or two, but more than a dozen.

The second part is the weapons research and development center, which specializes in researching more advanced weapons and optimizing existing weapons to make them outperform similar weapons. This is the reason why the military technology of the Kraken Kingdom has always been at the forefront.

The third part contains some classified information. It's a research institute, and many people know about it, but what exactly they're researching is unclear to most, except for a select few.

However, the direction is predictable: war will be the primary objective, aiming for large-scale and massive killings in order to gain an advantageous position in the war against the Tiresfa Kingdom.

At this time today, the military factory welcomed two unexpected guests: Rediat and Meinz.

The two traveled swiftly from the coast of the Kraken Kingdom to the royal city at an extremely fast pace.

Both of them hid in Rediat's Shadow Space, while Rediat controlled the movement of the shadows, moving among the shadows of various buildings.

Their target is a research institute at the heart of the military factory. Once they take down this institute, their mission will be complete, and the rest of the military factory will naturally be left to the people of the Tiresfa Kingdom.

The shadow moved swiftly, unnoticed by anyone. Rediat knew the location of the research institute perfectly, and he had memorized all the intelligence within the entire military factory.

The shadow clung tightly to the wall, blending into it, moving along the walls of the research institute, and slipping through the gaps in the wall, directly entering the interior of the institute from the outside.

Rediat's abilities make him the perfect infiltrator; he cannot sense any presence, and even if he sees them, he may not be able to guess their identity.

The two men's current goal is to combat the research into prohibited weapons and eliminate all such poisonous gases and pathogens.

The two were unfamiliar with the internal workings of the research institute, but since the institute was quite large, they spent some time touring the entire facility to determine their target location.

After touring the entire research institute, I realized that the whole institute was prepared for research on pathogens and toxic gases.

Inside, everyone wore clothing that could isolate them from air, thus protecting them from germs.

Even the air felt extremely dangerous to both of them, which is why the already deceased intelligence officer died after going inside again.

Their arrival was never intended to remain low-key. Seeing that the situation was about to change, Meinz decided to take action first. His main concern at the moment was dealing with the lieutenant Vice Admiral- level expert guarding the area.

He exchanged a glance with his brother, Rediat. "Yes, let's begin."

As Meinz's body dissolved into air, it left, flew out of the Shadow Space, and entered the research institute. Now, Meinz controlled his power, isolating himself from the surroundings, using the air to block out the poisonous gas and germs.

Although these things might not be of much use to him given his physique and strength, he released his Observation Haki and secretly manipulated the surrounding air, arriving at a relatively clean room where the person guarding the research institute was hiding.

Inside the room, a man opened his eyes. Having spent so much time in this research institute, he wouldn't say he knew the entire institute inside and out, but he was certainly very familiar with it.

However, just now, he couldn't help but sense something strange; indeed, there was a hint of being watched.

The air was moving slowly and rhythmically. When he noticed this, Meinz stopped being so careful. He hid in the air and quickly manipulated it, enveloping the surroundings and the entire room. The man was inside the room.

However, the air currents whipped up a strong gust of wind that swept outwards, causing chaos and near-out-of-control conditions within the research institute.

A test tube containing poison gas or germs suddenly fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.

A strange gas was emanating from the area. "Watch out! On your positions, Level 1 alert activated!" shouted one of the leading researchers.

As soon as he finished speaking, all the researchers around realized what was happening and rushed into the research room, closing the door tightly. Meanwhile, the toxic gas intensified in the corridor outside.

The lead researcher walked to a spot, pressed a button, and instantly, several rotating nozzles appeared on the ceiling above the research institute's corridor.

Intense flames shot out from the nozzles, swirling downwards; through the transparent glass, everything outside the research lab appeared a deep crimson red.

"Can high temperatures kill toxic gases and germs? Yes, they can." Seeing this, Rediat nodded in agreement; this was a weakness of most germs.

The toxic gas was incredibly concentrated and highly corrosive. Even wearing protective suits couldn't protect against it. Looking at the man who dropped the test tube, part of his thick protective suit had been corroded away at his knees. This was before he had even come into direct contact with the gas, yet it had such a strong corrosive effect. You can imagine how toxic this gas is.

Normally, although there may be toxic gases in the outside air, the protective suit can completely block them.

This is an emergency device to prevent unexpected situations. It seems this isn't the first time; they've had experience with it on several occasions.

Not only the member who had close contact with the poison gas, but also other researchers, ran to a device that resembled a recovery chamber, lay inside, pressed a button, and were met with intense heat. Flames erupted, burning their bodies.

However, they did not die; they just felt hot. The flames were burning away the toxic bacteria on their bodies, but the intense heat was completely blocked by their protective suits. These specially designed protective suits, capable of withstanding high temperatures, contained astonishing high technology.

The methods for removing toxic gases and germs are basically the same.

Suddenly, a powerful aura spread and erupted. The entire research institute was filled with researchers; how could they possibly withstand Meinz's Conqueror's Haki?

Therefore, apart from the powerful figure who was blocked by Meinz, all the other researchers fell into a coma.

Meinz also perfectly controlled the range of his Conqueror's Haki, which was contained within the entire research institute.

Meinz activated an air barrier, causing the flowing air to condense again, seemingly sealing everything off. This time, their target was the mysterious man; they needed to eliminate him first.

Meinz's Conqueror's Haki surprised the mysterious man and made him even more dangerous.

Three hurricanes, formed by the swirling and twisting of air, surrounded Meinz's body; this was just the beginning.

A powerful hurricane swept towards the mysterious man, who stretched out his hand, and a blue circular barrier appeared around him.

"Isolate the air." The man spoke, and the powerful hurricane was immediately blocked, unable to approach.

Recalling the man's words, the erudite Meinz couldn't help but think of a Devil Fruit, the Isolate Fruit, a rather abnormal ability that can isolate everything.

The hurricanes in Meinz are formed by flowing air. Since the air is blocked, it means that his abilities are almost ineffective against this man.