"Haha! This is such a tough choice!"
Burgess grinned. Of all the Devil Fruit users, he liked the Island-Island Fruit and the Huge-Huge Fruit the most.
The thought of transforming into a towering giant and destroying everything filled him with immense excitement.
He's determined to become the most famous, most dazzling, and largest fighting champion!
With its colossal, towering form, it awes the ocean!
Wang Shi saw that Burgess had a target, while Van Augur was frowning and even glanced at Cameo.
Have these two chosen their preferred abilities yet?
Wang Shi stroked his chin, "How about letting Van Augur get Bondi World's More-More Fruit power?"
This ability not only grants Van Augur acceleration and maximizes his self-defense capabilities, but also accelerates and enlarges bullets, ensuring that every bullet delivers a devastating blow.
In the future, it will be no problem for Van Augur to take down Cracker Cookie Man with a single shot.
Like Yasopp, one shot, one ship—it couldn't be simpler.
With the help of the Dachshund Cannon, it might even be able to take down an entire island with a single shot!
However, if Shiryu of the Rain could be subdued, the More-More Fruit ability would be perfectly suited to this powerful swordsman.
Also, Katrin Devon is too ugly and doesn't deserve the power of the Mythical Zoan Nine-Tailed Fox at all.
His Empress Sally happened to want a powerful Mythical Zoan ability, as she was already feeling somewhat overwhelmed by the affairs of the vast empire.
It's time to properly compensate this empress who has secured a stable home front.
In the end, it was Wang Shi who benefited from the nine-tailed fox's power.
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"Release these ability users!"
Wang Shi coldly observed these arrogant pirate prisoners.
There were fewer of these ability users than Wang Shi had imagined.
No wonder the Blackbeard Pirates in the original timeline didn't seize Devil Fruit powers from Burgess, Van Augur, Stronger Impel Down to strengthen themselves before heading to the dangerous Paramount War.
"Haha, you guys are sensible!"
"Finally free!"
"Hurry, hurry, help me unlock these Seastone Handcuffs!"
"Give me wine! Give me food!"
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The prisoners, once again labeled as great pirates, burst into excited laughter.
Meanwhile, the non-ability-using prisoners were also eager to rush out when the cells opened.
"Clang!"
As the doors to the cells of these ability users were opened, one by one they emerged.
The other prisoners in the same cell were just about to take the opportunity to rush out.
As a result, bolts of lightning and vines instantly blasted the disobedient prisoners back.
In an instant, screams filled the air.
Even the ability-wielding prisoners who had just come out were startled.
Is this Devil Fruit User the Rumble-Rumble Fruit?
They haven't had their Seastone Handcuffs removed yet, so they have very little ability to resist.
Taking advantage of the opportunity Aramaki's vines sucked a few breaths from these disobedient pirates, a satisfied expression appearing on his face.
If these great pirates weren't 'food' prepared for His Majesty's Vampire Morpher to Awakening, he would have liked to have a big meal right away.
They were just a bunch of notorious pirates; they're dead, so be it!
"Hey, hey, hey, what do you mean?"
In a nearby cell where there wasn't a single ability user, a large group of pirate prisoners began to curse loudly.
At the same time, a sense of foreboding arose in their hearts.
Could it be that these people don't recruit people without special abilities?!
"Quickly, quickly, help us unlock these Seastone Handcuffs!"
"We're comrades!"
[Avalo Pizarro] Avalo Pizarro and [Barrel] Vearth Vasco Shot immediately started yelling at the Baron of the Goa Empire.
"Bang!"
"Becoming one of our colleagues isn't that easy!"
Burgess and Bartolomeo punched the two arrogant pirate prisoners, knocking them to the ground.
This was an unexpected turn of events.
The scene caused Red Count, Bullet, and the other great pirate prisoners in the cell to freeze for a moment.
What's going on?
Weren't Wang Shi and his group here to recruit subordinates?
"Heh heh heh, what a bunch of idiots!"
"His Wang Shi is the ruler of the underworld of the Four Blues, but he is also the emperor of an Affiliated Nation. You pirates probably don't qualify to the Goa Empire."
At this moment, Shiryu of the Rain, dressed in the Chief Warden, stood in front of the bars in his solitary cell and spoke coldly.
His attire bore a striking resemblance to Baron Goa's Imperial Army uniform.
"What! He's the emperor of Affiliated Nation?"
"How dare he invade Impel Down!"
"Don't listen to Shiryu's nonsense. They've definitely left the World Government and become powerful pirates."
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These pirate prisoners, who had just been full of hope, were now starting to panic.
They shouldn't miss this chance to escape.
"Hateful!!"
[Avalo Pizarro] Avalo Pizarro and [Barrel] Vasco Shot lay on the ground, blood trickling from their mouths, their eyes glaring violently at the two bastards Burgess and Bartolomeo.
If they weren't bound by Seastone Handcuffs, they would have killed those two bastards.
"So hungry~"
[Colossal Battleship] The Sanjuan Wolf plopped down on the ground, watching the humans make a ruckus.
"Your Majesty! I want his ability to grow to enormous size!"
After defeating the Avalo Pizarro, Burgess suddenly pointed at the giant Sanjuan Wolf and revealed a wanton smile.
After much deliberation, he still preferred the power of the Huge-Huge Fruit, which allowed him to grow his body to enormous size.
"Ah?"
The Sanjuan Wolf's seemingly innocent face suddenly revealed a vicious glint in its eyes as it looked at Burgess.
What does this human mean?
Did you take a liking to his ability to inflate?
Are they going to kill him?
Are you sure?
Wang Shi was a little surprised that Burgess would actually be interested in the ability to expand.
"I'm determined to become a giant and make a grand entrance at Marineford!"
Even if Burgess, who is 3.55 meters tall, only grows ten times larger, he can still grow to 35 meters. If he can be rapidly developed to grow fifty times larger, he will be about 180 meters tall!
"Then so be it."
Wang Shi looked at the giant Sanjuan Wolf; he really wanted to subdue this guy, but Burgess was eyeing his abilities.
There's nothing we can do about that!
"Blackbeard Teach, come on, show me!"
"Don't even think about running away!"
Wang Shi used the Seven-Star Sword Spirit to influence Blackbeard Teach; right now, he's simply threatening him.
He believed that Blackbeard Teach, who was very 'sensible' and knew how to avoid danger, would obey the Wang Shi's orders.
After all, powerful figures like Wang Shi, Aramaki, Spaden, Enel are all watching him, a guy who only possesses the Dark-Dark Fruit ability and is also suffering from a deadly poison.
That's right, this guy hasn't completely absorbed all the toxins from his body yet.
The reason Wang Shi hasn't used the Seven-Star Sword Spirit yet is because he feels that this son of Rocks and alien is not so easily influenced and will arouse his vigilance and resistance.
As Rocks's son, how could this guy not have Conqueror's Haki's Haki?
It might even possess three separate soul consciousnesses, allowing it to break free from the influence of the Seven-Star Sword Spirit.
It would be better to threaten him directly and force him to carry out the Wang Shi's orders himself.
When there is enough time, the memory modification will be put on the agenda, and Blackbeard Teach, who has three soul consciousnesses, will be gradually modified.
"Your Wang Shi, please allow me to join your ranks and plunder Devil Fruit abilities for you!"
Under the watchful eyes of the powerful figures of the Goa Empire, Blackbeard Teach suddenly knelt on one knee before Wang Shi, revealing a sincere gaze.