Inside the River of Death space, the crimson river continued to flow endlessly.
The environment here could hardly be called pleasant. After all, this place was essentially a soul prison formed by Nereus's own Devil Fruit power.
Rocks himself was sitting in meditation, seemingly contemplating something.
In this world where even time seemed blurred, there was little else for him to do.
"Find something to do? You mean... you can leave this place?"
"When did I ever say you couldn't leave? No matter how outrageous it may be, this is still just my Devil Fruit ability.
I control this Devil Fruit, so naturally, everything is up to me.
But I can't move too far. Roaming all over the world is impossible, though traveling back and forth between Mary Geoise and the Sabaody Archipelago is more than manageable."
The souls within the River of Death were not only resurrection tokens, but also an army belonging to Nereus. Those souls could leave the River of Death and fight.
And with a single thought, Nereus could pull those souls back into the River of Death.
When the River of Death was fully unleashed and every soul was released, the enemy would have to face countless opponents. That would be Nereus's strongest moment—and also his weakest.
Under those circumstances, he would be at his most vulnerable to being killed.
Unfortunately, Devil Fruit powers did not remain within the souls of the dead. The souls in the River of Death could only rely on things like physical techniques and Haki to fight.
"Oh, right. I ran into Harald in the Florian Triangle earlier. I told him everything that needed to be said, using your last words as the excuse.
But Harald is currently doing his utmost to serve the World Government. He believes that is