Four Abilities, Devil Fruit? (Seeking Flowers)

"Alright, enough with the chatter. Still want to keep fighting?" Patri Vic said calmly.

"Of course. Our battle isn't over yet."

Though Roger was inwardly stunned by Patri Vic's abilities, their fight wasn't finished, so he naturally had to continue.

"Earth Style: Earth Dragon Bomb!"

A dragon's head formed from gathered mud appeared beside Patri Vic, its massive maw spewing mud bullets at Roger.

"Puff puff puff!!!"

The mud bullets came in rapid succession, and they were coated with the power of Armament Haki.

"Swish swish swish!!!"

Roger swung his blade repeatedly, unleashing one terrifying Sword Qi after another to destroy the incoming mud bullets.

But there were too many, and plenty of the mud bullets struck his body. Roger had no choice but to cover his entire form in Armament Haki to withstand the barrage.

"Swish!"

While slashing out Sword Qi that tore through the air like a gale, Roger steadily closed in on Patri Vic.

"Earth Style: Earth Dragon!"

Suddenly, a massive stone dragon emerged behind Patri Vic, radiating an awe-inspiring aura as it lunged at Roger with its gaping jaws.

"Divine Absolution!"

Roger gripped his rapier with both hands, veins bulging on his arms and forehead, and poured all his strength into a strike against the charging stone dragon.

"Boom!"

The two immensely terrifying forces collided, and a violent surge of energy swept out in all directions in an instant.

Roger's body was pushed back several meters by the stone dragon's power, carving a deep trench into the ground.

"Crack!"

Though Roger wasn't as towering as Whitebeard, his body contained an astonishing amount of strength.

The stone dragon's head began to fracture, then its body cracked apart, until it finally shattered completely.

Breaking the stone dragon had consumed a great deal of Roger's Haki.

"Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation!"

Just as Roger let his guard down for a moment, Patri Vic suddenly appeared not far away and spewed forth a surging sea of flames, radiating scorching heat.

The firestorm, like a ferocious demon, engulfed Roger entirely in the blink of an eye.

The blazing heat made the surrounding seawater nearly boil.

"F-Fire?" Rayleigh stammered in shock.

"H-He... he can use fire too?" Gaban, standing beside Rayleigh, was so stunned he could barely form words.

Four different powers in total, each one more breathtaking than the last.

It was hard to imagine that a single person could wield the strength of four Devil Fruits!

Even though they had seen it with their own eyes, everything before them still felt like a dream—unreal and unbelievable.

They wanted to curse out loud: Is this even a human?

By now, Gaban and Rayleigh were completely lost in shock over Patri Vic's abilities.

They had forgotten that their captain was still deep within the sea of flames.

The scorching heat made even the distant pirates watching shudder.

If that fire touched them, it would surely kill them on the spot.

"F-Four... four... four... four Devil Fruit user!"

Among the onlookers, a man from the News Coo agency was utterly stunned by the sight.

He had already been shocked enough when he learned Patri Vic was a dual Devil Fruit user.

Now, he had stumbled upon an even more explosive piece of news.

A man with four Devil Fruit powers had appeared on this sea, and he was from the Rocks Pirates.

If such a bombshell report were published, it would surely capture the world's attention.

"Gurarara... No matter how many times I see it, Vic's abilities always send a chill down my spine." Whitebeard laughed heartily.

He often sparred with Patri Vic, so he naturally knew just how terrifying his power was.

Patri Vic gazed at the sea of flames before him, unmoved. He didn't believe for a second that mere fire could do anything to Roger.

Then, a figure slowly emerged from the blaze, his entire body—and his clothes—coated in Haki.

But his upper garment had already burned to ashes.

Roger patted off the lingering flames, took a deep breath, and said, "Vic."

"What is it?" Patri Vic asked, puzzled.

"Do you think we could become friends?"

"What do you mean?"

"This is the first time I've made friends with a monster." Roger took a deep breath and laughed.

"Go to hell, Roger." Patri Vic replied with a dark face.

"I'd sooner believe tomorrow is my death day than believe you're human." Roger shot back.

Four completely different abilities—Patri Vic was a wielder of four Devil Fruits!

Roger had no idea how to describe his shock; no matter what, he refused to believe Patri Vic was human.

"Then go die tomorrow." Patri Vic laughed.

Even if he claimed to be human now, probably few would believe him.

"Still want to keep fighting?"

"No, no, fighting any further would just be asking for trouble." Roger waved his hand in refusal.

He didn't want to continue, afraid Patri Vic might pull out another new ability.

"Alright then, since the spar is over, we'll be on our way." Patri Vic waved at Roger, ready to leave.

After all, their purpose in coming to the first half of the Grand Line was to find Byrnndi World.

The spar with Roger had been a spur-of-the-moment thing, plus he was genuinely curious about Roger's strength.

But before their fight could reach a conclusion, Roger had stopped.

"Hey, Vic, why rush off? How about a drink? It's getting late, why not leave tomorrow?" Roger urged.

Having finally met someone so unique and interesting, Roger naturally wanted to keep him around and talk more.

Patri Vic didn't answer him, glancing instead at Whitebeard in the distance.

Whitebeard gave a slight nod. "No need to rush finding Byrnndi World. Rest for a night; we'll set sail tomorrow."

"Fine." Patri Vic nodded without objection.

"Patri Vic!" Gaban suddenly called out to him.

"Hmm?" He turned, puzzled.

"I... how can I stop being human like you?" Gaban gathered his courage to ask.

What he had seen and heard today, he felt he would never forget for the rest of his life.

After all, Patri Vic, as a wielder of four Devil Fruits, had left a huge impact on his mind.

But what he didn't know was that the future would be even more shocking, as Patri Vic would unlock even more abilities.

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Patri Vic swept him a dark look.

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