"No."
"No!"
Blackbeard took a deep breath. He could only accept reality now; otherwise, the guy in front of him wouldn't let him go.
As long as the green hills remained, there'd be no shortage of firewood.
Clearly, Sarutobi Hiruzen had somehow learned the secret of his dual Devil Fruit ability. To keep Blackbeard from taking the opportunity to swallow another fruit, he'd first blocked Blackbeard's second Devil Fruit ability.
But no matter what... he had to stay alive first.
"Then hurry up and extract these fruits."
Sarutobi Hiruzen waved a hand and ordered him.
He even took out a few apples, clearly prepared in advance.
Blackbeard gritted his teeth. Under Sarutobi Hiruzen's pressure, he could only gather the Dark-Dark Fruit's power in his hand
and begin the process.
The black mist around Blackbeard formed a curtain, completely shrouding the area. Then he reached out with one hand and plunged it straight into Enel's heart!
Black mist billowed, and a glow representing the power of a Devil Fruit appeared: a translucent, blue-purple ball of lightning.
The lightning ball stirred, wanting to leave, but the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit enveloped it tightly, leaving it nowhere to escape.
Blackbeard then held the lightning ball in one hand and an apple in the other, bringing them together.
The apple slowly changed shape, becoming a purple fruit marked with lightning patterns.
"Damn it..."
To obtain the Dark-Dark Fruit, Blackbeard had memorized the entire Devil Fruit Encyclopedia, so he naturally recognized this Logia Devil Fruit, the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
Greed and regret welled up inside him.
The Rumble-Rumble Fruit was one of the top Logia fruits. It was no weaker than the Tremor-Tremor Fruit!
If only...
Blackbeard watched Sarutobi Hiruzen pick up the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, gritting his teeth so hard they nearly cracked.
If this