Chapter 313: Gross Dereliction of Duty, Shiryu Takes Office (1/2)
Chapter 312: Gross Dereliction of Duty, Shiryu Takes Office
Magellan's stomach, much like the author's, was of the sensitive sort.
Perhaps Magellan had eaten something bad as a child, or perhaps it was a side effect of the Venom-Venom Fruit. In any case, his constitution was utterly unsuited for combat on the unpredictable seas—sometimes, while he was squatting on the toilet, the enemy might already have sunk his ship.
But conversely, if he was stationed somewhere like Impel Down, the terrain itself made things much easier for him.
Furthermore, whether enemies attacked from outside or prisoners rioted from within, they would almost always have to pass through carefully constructed areas like the second and third levels. He only needed to wait for the rabbits to come to him.
The pressure of fighting was greatly reduced.
And all of this was a benefit provided by the Marines, prepared specifically to bring his strength to its fullest potential.
Magellan had not disappointed the Marines' careful consideration either. As the Venom-Venom Fruit user, he was the undisputed core of all Impel Down.
There were many powerful people in this world, but most of them excelled at physical resistance—resistance to burns from flames, resistance to blunt strikes, resistance to slashes. They were all incredibly tough in those areas.
But those could almost all be categorized as physical resistance.
Magellan was different. He used magic—no, chemical attacks.
His Devil Fruit ability was somewhat similar to Caesar's, but his development was far more advanced. He had even reached the stage of Devil Fruit awakening, able to release venom from his body and create Logia-like sprays of poison.
Moreover, his poison was far deadlier than Caesar's.
Caesar's gas could at most kill weaklings. When it came up