218 Setting Sail: Developing His Abilities

As Brom left the meeting room, he exuded an aura of anger, and the people on both sides of the road scattered, not daring to provoke the Marine Vice Admiral.

"Damn it, you've gained even greater power. But so have I, with power even greater than yours. You will surely fall into my hands. I will kill you, Bone Crusher." With Teach's rise to fame, Brom, who had been dormant for a long time, began to be targeted again.

To outsiders, this was due to Brom's incompetence, which allowed Teach to grow unchecked. They believed that a different Vice Admiral might have been able to nip Teach in the bud.

These remarks enraged Brom, who then directed his anger at Teach and the Night Pirates.

The greater the fame of the Night Pirates, the deeper Brom's shame will be, a shame he will never forget.

Therefore, Brom began training, which was unusual for him, to bring his physical condition to its peak and make further improvements. Although it was only a little, it was a huge step forward for him, who had already reached his limit.

Knowing Teach's strength, he trained hard and pushed his limits.

His efforts were noticed by the entire Sengoku, which is why they did not stop him.

Furthermore, he disregarded the World Government's orders and secretly ate the Devil Fruit.

Having eaten that powerful Devil Fruit and disobeyed the World Government's orders, his fate was sealed; he was destined not to die peacefully, even with the Marine Headquarters' pleas for mercy.

However, he was determined to kill Teach and destroy the Night Pirates. Little did he know that without knowing Teach's full abilities, he was about to face a nightmare.

"I will crush everything you have, Teach." This proud old navy man, who was at the peak of his career, had originally planned to retire in a few years, but Teach and public opinion had pushed him to this point step by step.

Brom clenched his fist tightly, and a terrifying power emanated from it. He couldn't control it and some of it leaked out. Instantly, cracks appeared on the walls beneath his feet and around him with a loud "boom".

In Teach's room.

"What's wrong, Stephanie?" Teach opened the Den Den Mushi; it was Stephanie calling.

"Hehe, Dark Emperor Teach, how heartless! You didn't even tell me what you were going to do. Maybe I could have helped you out." Stephanie said with a laugh on the other end of the Den Den Mushi, her tone tinged with reproach and her voice sweet and fluffy.

"What do you want?" Teach asked directly, knowing that Stephanie was faking it.

Upon hearing this, Stephanie clenched her fists tightly, gritted her teeth, and muttered under her breath, "That bastard."

I heard it.

"Hehe, how could that be? It must be your imagination." Stephanie's face flushed red. She hadn't expected Teach to overhear Teach. Her eyes darted around, and she quickly changed the subject, getting down to business. "Teach, you'd better work hard. Once you get into the New World, CP0 can transfer me New World."

"Oh? In what capacity? Still the head of a brothel? Those kinds of businesses in the New World should all be controlled by Stussy, right?" Teach asked curiously. "Could it be that Stussy's sister is the one who directly moved into the Pleasure Street?"

"Pah! How can you say such vulgar things? It's so weak." Stephanie frowned and muttered a curse under her breath. It was really too awful. But she quickly became serious. "No, but you're half right. It's about using the identity of the older sister. Because we look so alike, people will definitely suspect us. It's better to use this identity."

"I'll take over a part of my sister's business to stay in touch, and I have experience in running it, but mainly, I'll be running the casino," Stephanie said with a hint of delight.

"That's good too." Teach nodded.

"You probably won't be staying in Sihai for long. Do you still need to do things with the Dark Council?" Stephanie asked. This was the main reason she called. Since she was leaving so soon, the Dark Council matter probably didn't matter to her anymore.

"Of course we need it. Once it's established, the benefits will be astonishing. Compared to the chaos of the New World, money from the Four Seas is much easier to earn. Once we control the Dark Council, we'll have power, which is equivalent to controlling half of the West Blue. I can make it chaotic whenever I want." Teach chuckled softly, his tone carrying an air of domineering Haki.

"But I won't handle this now. I'll leave it to one of my companions. He'll be enough."

Judging from Teach's tone, he seemed quite confident in his abilities. Stephanie had also seen footage of Teach. So, who was Teach referring to? Those officers didn't seem to be up to the task.

Suddenly, Stephanie thought of Rediat, who had appeared next to Teach at the end. "Is he your new member?"

"Yes, that's right."

"He's that strong?" Stephanie couldn't believe it. How was he recruited?

"Absolutely no problem. In addition, Lafitte will be sent to assist him. Dealing with these characters will be a piece of cake." Teach knew Rediat's strength. Based on his position as Admiral Candidate, combined with his own abilities, even if these kings of the West Blue's underground united, they would not be able to deal with Rediat.

"In that case, I'll give you a list. It contains names of people who oppose the formal establishment of the Dark Council. Once we get rid of them, the rest will be very easy."

"Okay." Teach nodded, smiled, and hung up the phone.

"Let's go, set sail!"

The five pirate ships of the Night Pirates docked in the harbor. Anchors were raised from the sea and retrieved to the ships. The Night Pirates' flag fluttered high in the wind. The crew members were filled with excitement and anticipation.

After all, most of them hadn't been to sea for over a month, and they really missed it.

The rest were all newcomers to the Night Pirates. Even Teach hadn't expected his fame to be so great. Besides, this was the Great Pirate Era, and there were many people who were unwilling to be ordinary, even in the peaceful and powerful Tiresfa Kingdom.

The Night Pirates now number 1,200, with over 400 newly recruited members, all of whom are of very high quality. They were all selected by Teach from tens of thousands of people, one in a hundred or one in a thousand.

Teach laughed, and the other crew members cheered.

On the shore and at the harbor, many onlookers gathered. "Finally, they've left," one person remarked with a sigh.

They held the Night Pirates in awe, as evidenced by their clearing out of the entire port and allowing the Night Pirates to monopolize it.

Although the members of the Night Pirates haven't caused much trouble these past two days, they are still vicious pirates after all. They witnessed that great battle; the power to easily destroy a small town and kill tens of thousands of people in an instant was a power that truly terrified them.

They couldn't feel at ease as long as the Night Pirates remained.

On the high seas, Teach is experimenting with his abilities, exploring the power of gravity, and his test subject is an innocent sea monster.

Unable to control its own body, it struggled desperately in the air, its head and tail shaking violently, but its body remained suspended in the air, as if an invisible hand was holding it up.

At that time, Teach used this ability to control Pande's movement through the air.

"Gravitational."

Teach's palm was facing him, moving closer to him. The sea beast's terrified gaze and body were uncontrollably drawn to Teach.

"Repulsive force."

With another push of the arm, the sea monster was repelled and moved away into the distance through the air.

"Gravity."

Teach moved his palm downwards, and the sea beast quickly descended towards the surface of the sea. However, it was not freed, because it could feel that the force binding it was still there.

"Anti-gravity".

Teach waved his hand upwards, and the sea monster quickly emerged from beneath the surface, rising to the same height as Teach.

After the experiment, Teach released the sea monster and sent it back to its homeland, which, although it had just returned, was still incredibly terrifying.

It's too dangerous outside, why surface?

As soon as it fell into the sea, it fled in terror, swimming rapidly towards the surface.

By changing the direction of gravity, different effects can be achieved. Even those with great strength can break free from the constraints of gravity. Furthermore, gravity is always a special force. By releasing it through Teach's hands, anyone with Observation Haki can avoid it in advance.

Furthermore, this applies to non- Devil Fruit User, but for Devil Fruit User, there is absolutely no way to escape. Once captured, they will lose their abilities, which is the origin of the title "the nemesis of the Dark-Dark Fruit- Devil Fruit."

However, no matter how it is used, it is different from real gravity, because Teach's gravity is an anomaly of darkness. When using his techniques, Teach's hands will display spiraling black energy.

With his hand outstretched, Teach once again exerted the power of gravity, and his body floated up in the sight of the surrounding members. However, he could not fly; he could only float in the air and move around in a simple manner.

Flying is no simple matter; it requires him to have a delicate control over gravity. Only in this way can he fly at high speeds without affecting his combat in the air.

Even so, it drew cheers from the surrounding members. Their captain had actually flown up, relying on his own abilities—this was no ordinary feat like Geppo.

Teach's development, planning, gravitational grasping, binding, repulsive attacks, gravity-assisted combat and training, and anti-gravity flight are all part of his mastery of gravity.

Regarding anti-gravity, Teach cannot lift the entire island like Golden Lion did, because Teach's ability is gravity, not the force of gravity itself; he simply controls the direction of gravity to achieve a similar effect.

Even if Teach could do it, the income would be completely disproportionate to the cost; the price would be too high.

If Teach's gravity were stronger, he could even grab meteorites from outer space and pull them down using his gravity.

However, Teach cannot do this yet. It's not just that his gravity isn't strong enough, and he hasn't had the Devil Fruit for very long, so he can't show its true power yet. More importantly, Teach's Observation Haki range is not yet sufficient.

One can imagine just how terrifying the range of Observation Haki of the future Marine Admiral, the blind swordsman Fujitora Issho, was, and how he possessed the ability to perceive good and evil, directly distinguishing between good and bad people.

"What are you doing here? Get back to training!" Wallace shouted.

Upon hearing Wallace's words, the members who had been looking in their direction all looked away.

Wallace's role as a strict instructor instilled some fear in them, and their training had already begun two days before they joined the Night Pirates.

Life in the Night Pirates was different from what they had imagined. It was tiring, but also fulfilling. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, they trained for six hours a day, and the rest of the time was their free time.

However, those cadres and some ambitious members will spend even longer on their cultivation.

Teach glanced at them and couldn't help but smile. Several cadres who were paying attention to Teach noticed Teach smile and couldn't help but feel puzzled.

The next moment, they felt it. Teach stretched out his hand, palm facing up, and an invisible force erupted from Teach body, spreading outwards like ripples. However, it seemed to have no effect.

However, as Teach gained control, some people gradually sensed something was wrong, feeling a pressure pressing down on their bodies.

Those members who were training were outmatched. Those who reacted quickly managed to stand up, or squatted or sat on the ground, but those who lost their balance were suddenly thrown to the ground by the force.

However, it was soon discovered that it was Teach was making the move. They felt the pressure on their bodies fluctuating, constantly changing, and then gradually, the changes slowed down until they finally stopped at a certain level.

"From now on, everyone will be training under one-time gravity, and in a month it will be increased to two-times," Teach's voice rang out, informing them, and then the news was spread among the ships.

The entire gravitational field continued to expand until it covered the five pirate ships. With this, the crew's strength could be improved more quickly.

Many cadres couldn't help but smile, as they all felt the benefits of this gravitational field in making them stronger.

This was also for Teach's own sake. After eating the Devil Fruit, he could no longer train in the deep sea. He hadn't expected the Dark-Dark Fruit to appear so quickly; he had been prepared to wait seven or eight years, or even more than ten years.

Maintaining this gravitational field is already the limit. He simply cannot create another gravitational field specifically for himself. It is already quite remarkable that he has been able to develop so many abilities from the Dark-Dark Fruit he just ate.

Teach also began his training, wearing Seastone Handcuffs.

Devil Fruit User fall into the sea will become powerless and unable to use their abilities. This is an ironclad law of the sea, an unchangeable and insurmountable rule.

However, Seastone can overcome this. If one truly overcomes it completely, one can maintain all of their basic combat strength while wearing Seastone.

The truly top-tier powerhouses of the ocean are not afraid of Seastone; they can even break Seastone Handcuffs with their own strength.

That's Kaido is; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to escape from the Navy so many times after being captured.

Like the "The Lone Red" imprisoned deep within Impel Down, to prevent him from having this ability, nails made of sea tower were specifically used to pierce through his wrists and ankles and nail them in.