Devouring Sea Kings, Surging Strength!

Rocks wanted to go to Elbaf to see an old friend and invite the Giant King to join his pirate crew.

Dimon had no interest in that. That old friend was not his friend.

However, Rocks's words reminded him of something.

The Elixir of Immortality worked on all living things. It worked on the Giant race, on other races, and even on other creatures... of course it would be useful!

This meant that his targets did not have to be limited to the pirates on Hachinosu Island.

With that thought, Dimon immediately refused Rocks.

"Harald is your friend, not mine. I'm not going."

After saying that, he gave Kaido a meaningful look before leaving the Skull Grand Hotel.

Outside the hotel.

Hachinosu Island was even livelier at night than during the day, with pirates everywhere looking for entertainment.

Dimon waited by the entrance for a while before Kaido came out.

"You need something?"

"Do you want more Elixir of Immortality? Help me with something, and I'll give you a cup."

Kaido was immediately intrigued. Although he was already ageless and immortal, it was still an unparalleled fine wine for satisfying his cravings.

"What do you need? We're friends, so just say the word!"

"Come out to sea with me and catch some Sea Kings. Catch them alive!" Dimon teased, "With your strength, can you do it?"

"Who do you think I am? But... why catch Sea Kings? Do you want to eat their meat?"

Kaido wore a look of disgust. "Sea King meat tastes awful. I once caught a few myself when I had a craving."

Sea Kings were the most powerful species in the ocean. They inhabited seas all over the world, usually enormous in size and vast in number, with all manner of bizarre appearances. Like kings of the sea, they were known as "Sea Kings."

"So, are you in or not?"

"I'm in!" Kaido waved a hand boldly. "I'll definitely help you!"

What a good buddy!

Dimon found it amusing. As expected of pirates—fine liquor was all it took to make them work for someone.

"I'll make some preparations first. We'll leave early tomorrow morning. Meet me at the port."

After parting with Kaido, Dimon did not hurry home. Instead, he found a hospital and bought several medical injection needles.

The Elixir of Immortality did not necessarily have to be drunk. Injecting it directly into the target's body would have the same effect.

After buying the needles, Dimon returned to the Elixir of Immortality Bar and spent another 100 Demon Points to make a bottle of Elixir of Immortality.

He then used the needles to draw out the wine from the bottle for later use.

"This should do it. Devouring Sea Kings might even be better than devouring pirates!"

It was well worth trying.

With his preparations complete, Dimon slept soundly.

The next day, at the port.

Kaido arrived as promised and had even prepared a ship for the trip.

It was not the Jebec Sword. It was somewhat smaller than Rocks's ship, and Dimon did not recognize the pirate flag flying from it.

"Where did you get this ship?"

"Stole it."

Kaido grinned. What a stupid question. For pirates, if they wanted something, they just had to take it.

If only Dimon could brew the Elixir of Immortality, the Rocks Pirates would have kidnapped him long ago.

Dimon was gradually becoming accustomed to the way pirates did things. He chuckled. "Then let's go."

The two boarded the ship. There was also a group of pirates aboard, each one bruised and battered. It was obvious that Kaido had beaten them badly.

"Heh heh, Lord Kaido!" The captain wore a fawning expression, baring a mouthful of broken, bloodstained teeth.

Dimon laughed. "What pirate crew are you from?"

"Lord Dimon! I am Bill, captain of the Hell Pirates. They call me 'Evil Ghost' Bill, and my bounty is 174 million berries!" Bill answered respectfully.

At those words, Dimon was speechless. He recalled that Monroe, whom he had devoured the previous night, seemed to have been a member of the Hell Pirates as well.

"Set sail. We're heading to the Calm Belt."

Not long afterward, the pirate ship raised its sails and set out.

Unlike ordinary Sea Kings, the large Sea King they were targeting lived in the Calm Belt.

After two days of sailing, the ship neared the Calm Belt, but Captain Bill refused to go any farther.

"Lord Dimon, Lord Kaido, if we continue, we'll enter the Sea Kings' nest. We may get in, but we won't get back out. There's no wind there."

Bill clung to Kaido's pant leg and wailed, "We really can't go any farther!"

"Get in when you're told to get in. What's with all the nonsense?" Kaido kicked the man to the ground.

Seeing this, Dimon waved a hand. "Forget it. Lower a small boat for us, and we'll go in ourselves."

Both he and Kaido were immortal. Skilled and fearless, they had nothing to fear.

Upon receiving the order, Captain Bill felt as though he had been granted a pardon. Tears of gratitude streamed down his face as he immediately ordered his men to lower a small boat.

Dimon gave a light leap and jumped down.

When Kaido jumped down after him, his weight nearly crushed the little boat.

"You row."

Dimon grabbed the side of the boat to steady himself, then tossed the two oars to Kaido.

Kaido's mouth twitched. "At least take turns..."

To get his drink, he could only resign himself to working hard.

"Come on, brother, don't be so stingy. Not that I should be one to criticize you, Kaido, but there's a saying: the capable should do more."

"..."

Kaido had no retort.

He grabbed the oars and began rowing at high speed. Driven by sheer manpower, the little boat shot forward like it was flying, practically skimming over the sea.

Great waves rose across the surface, and in the blink of an eye, the small boat charged into the Calm Belt.

On the pirate ship, the members of the Hell Pirates stood on deck watching.

One underling asked, "Captain, should we leave now?"

"Idiot, we'll get killed! Drop anchor and wait here!"

Kaido rowed with all his strength, sending the small boat racing across the sea.

About half an hour passed.

Dimon looked around. There was nothing but sea in every direction, without a single landmark. He could no longer tell east from west.

"Kaido, did you bring a Log Pose?"

"I don't have one of those!"

Kaido stopped rowing and frowned as he surveyed the surroundings. "This is the Calm Belt, right? Why aren't there any Sea Kings?"

They were lost!

For a moment, Dimon did not even have the energy to complain.

Sure enough, he was a reckless brute. Dimon had been careless.

"Hm?"

Suddenly, Kaido narrowed his eyes. "Something's coming up from below. Watch yourself, Dimon."

The little boat began shaking. The surrounding seawater bulged upward, and with a thunderous boom, a colossal creature emerged from the depths.

It was a black-and-white spotted horse—at least, the part protruding above the water was a horse's body.

The small boat sat atop its head, lifted high into the air.

Dimon leaned over and looked down, unable to help exclaiming, "It's huge!"

One eye of the horse-headed Sea King was twice the size of their boat. Its portion above the water alone stood over a hundred meters tall.

"Hmph, leave it to me!"

Kaido gave a disdainful grin and leaped into the air.

He had not brought any weapons. He merely clenched his right fist, Armament Haki gathering around it into a crimson blazing sun.

"Wait, capture it alive!" Dimon hurriedly shouted.

"I know."

Kaido descended from the sky, his fist slamming viciously into the horse-headed Sea King's back.

BOOM!!

With a deafening crash, Armament Haki penetrated the horse-headed Sea King's body and directly shattered its spine.

A cry of agony rang out, drawing even more Sea Kings into view.

Affected by the shockwave, the small boat fell from the horse-headed Sea King's head and crashed into the sea.

Dimon held on firmly and examined the struck area.

"A high-level Armament Haki technique—internal destruction? I see. That really does ensure it survives. At least it won't die immediately."

As he pondered, the tranquil sea around them turned turbulent in an instant.

Drawn by the horse-headed Sea King's screams, one massive Sea King after another surfaced.

"Oro ro ro ro... This is exhilarating!"

Kaido had already fallen into the rhythm of battle and launched an attack excitedly.

Taking the opportunity, Dimon pulled out a syringe, plunged it into the Horse-Head Sea King, and injected the Elixir of Immortality.

At the same time, he leaped onto the horse head, pressed down with his right hand, and silently activated Devour.

Terrifying Demon Power erupted, enveloping the Sea King.

Rustle!

In just a few seconds, the entire Sea King crumbled into dust and scattered, sucked into Dimon's palm.

In an instant, Dimon felt a powerful force burst forth from within his body.

His strength surged!

At the request of many readers, a VIP membership ad-free feature is now available.

Click to view