Thunder God Altar, Rumble-Rumble Fruit

Redfield dodged the lightning python from Light Pen at high speed, closed the distance in a flash, and unleashed a slash.

Light Pen reacted quickly, raising his arms to release a massive sword-wave of energy that forced the approaching Redfield back, while simultaneously striking his two drums with both hands.

"Thunder God Drums: Twin Dragon Strangling!"

Each drum released a thick bolt of lightning, vaguely resembling lightning dragons, which intertwined and slammed into Redfield in an instant!

"Armament Haki: Hardening!"

Redfield held his cane sword horizontally to block, his wrists turning black just in time to barely cover his arms, though the coating flickered as if unstable—it seemed his mastery was not yet refined enough!

"How? How could anyone block the Thunder God's divine punishment? Impossible!"

"Thunder God Drums: Judgment Thunder Penalty!"

Light Pen struck his drums frantically, sweat beading on his forehead as both drums erupted with blinding light. The released lightning merged into a lightning pillar as thick as a water barrel, surging toward Redfield to annihilate him.

"Wind, Fire, Water, Lightning: None I Cannot Cut—Sword Cut Thunder!"

Redfield gathered his momentum and charged into the lightning pillar without a hint of fear, slicing through the discharge at high speed before appearing behind Light Pen.

Light Pen stared at his own chest in disbelief as a sword mark slowly appeared, followed by a spray of blood, and he collapsed to the ground.

On the other side, Fish-Man Tom uprooted a tree to sweep through the guards, while Shakky and Antonio finished off the enemies who had been dazed by Crocus.

They were also quite diligent in collecting the rare Slash Dials and Thunder Dials. The Qilin Lion charged into the crowd, knocking people aside or snatching them up to toss into the air; despite being shocked and slashed multiple times, it bore many wounds.

Yet it seemed unfazed, its defense proving quite sturdy, as the ordinary Slash Dials and Thunder Dials failed to inflict any critical injuries.

The Memory Seahorse managed to scavenge a delicious meal, while Wuzhu could only fly in the air to watch the battle. Brook did not intervene, watching his crew's performance with leisure.

Being a hands-off captain was quite nice, provided one's subordinates were all powerhouses; however, if one wasn't strong enough themselves, they couldn't suppress such powerful crew members!

Shakky snatched the two drums from Light Pen's body, along with the two on his arms, which looked twice as large as the other Slash Dials—clearly top-tier specimens.

She collected the spoils with satisfaction. With the guards mostly cleared out by the crew, they grabbed a random Birka Island resident to lead them to the place where they worshipped the Thunder God.

In truth, it didn't take much guessing; it was obviously the place where lightning frequently struck. Under the threat of Brook and his crew, they soon arrived at the foot of the highest peak on Birka Island.

The summit was perpetually shrouded in dark clouds with constant lightning strikes. To their surprise, there was an altar at the peak, and Brook walked straight up to it.

The residents of Birka Island slowly emerged from their homes, and upon seeing their fallen god, they rushed to drag him back to the village for treatment.

A massive altar appeared before Brook and his group, with four tall metal lightning rods standing at the corners—a contradictory fusion of ancient atmosphere and technology.

Walking into the altar, Brook immediately spotted the Devil Fruit resting on the offering table, covered in lightning patterns, causing his heartless chest to throb once more!

He quickly stepped forward to pick up this mesmerizing Devil Fruit. Had he not already eaten the Revive-Revive Fruit, how he would have loved to consume this one: the strongest Logia, the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, which offered top-tier attack power and speed.

How he wanted to eat it!

Meanwhile, Fish-Man Tom was examining the murals inside the altar and discovered depictions of other extraterrestrial races—Moon People? Fairy Vearth? Blue Sea? Sky Island? The relationships were complex.

According to the guide, legend had it that long ago, Moon People from Fairy Vearth came here seeking energy because the resources on the moon were nearly exhausted.

They flew down from the Sky Island and discovered Birka Island, a place of perpetual lightning, where they built devices to harvest electricity, returning periodically to collect the energy.

However, a great riot apparently occurred on the moon, and all contact was lost. The site was gradually revered as a divine miracle by the natives, who began to worship it.

After countless years, they suddenly discovered that the fruit they had placed on the altar had transformed into a golden holy fruit covered in lightning patterns, and they believed the god had descended once more.

They continued to worship this Thunder Holy Fruit, which never rotted and remained filled with divinity, leading the residents to believe even more firmly in the miracle.

"Captain Brook, there are actually blueprints for building a flying ship here!!!"

Fish-Man Tom had unearthed books, documents, and blueprints from a high-tech-looking drawer; these were the designs for the ships the Moon People used to fly down from the Sky Island, all powered by lightning!

"Fantastic! We shall build a flying ship in the Sky Kingdom before we set off for the New World!!"

Brook said excitedly, and the rest of the crew looked forward to the birth of the ship with great anticipation!

"Gold is the best conductive metal; we shall build a golden flying ship, hahaha~"

"Amazing, Captain Brook! We'll be the most extravagant pirate crew ever!"

"There's more, Captain! Beneath this altar is a device for storing lightning. If we add that to our ship, it will surely be even more powerful!"

"Excellent! This island must be incorporated into our Sky Kingdom!"

Brook couldn't help but jump for joy. Now, the question remained: who should eat the Rumble-Rumble Fruit? Redfield or Shakky?

"Tom, this time you must build the world's strongest flying ship. Combined with the Ancient Warship blueprints I gave you earlier, our future pirate ship is in your hands!"

"I understand, Captain Brook! I will definitely create the world's strongest flying ship!"

Fish-Man Tom was also teary-eyed, filled with passion, eager to start working immediately to combine the advantages of the flying ship and the Ancient Warship to design an epoch-making pirate vessel!

"Redfield, this strongest Logia Devil Fruit, the Rumble-Rumble Fruit—do you want to eat it?"

Redfield's talent and aptitude were far superior to Shakky's, and his unique Observation Haki was a perfect match for the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.

Shakky looked at Redfield with envy, her eyes filled with longing, but she would abide by the captain's arrangements—at worst, she would just find a Mythical Zoan later!

Redfield understood Shakky's feelings, but since Captain Brook had specifically asked him, it was clear the captain intended for him to have it.

Although he had always felt that being a "hammer" (unable to swim) was a fatal flaw for a Devil Fruit user, it was different with the Rumble-Rumble Fruit; turning into lightning and flying would be effortless.

"Captain Brook, you will be the person I respect most for the rest of my life!"

Redfield knelt on one knee, took the strongest Logia Rumble-Rumble Fruit from Brook, and with a firm gaze, consumed it!

Lightning erupted everywhere. Redfield endured the nausea and finished the rest of the fruit, feeling the power surging through his body!

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