Chapter One Hundred and Forty-Three: So hanging, it must be the fruit of the human race
Returning to consciousness, Akainu reached out and took off the oxygen inhaler on the bridge of his nose, and slowly sat up from the hospital bed.
His limbs were weak and he couldn't exert any strength. He touched his head, which was still a little groggy, and frowned and asked:
"How long have I been unconscious?"
"It's been two weeks, Sakaski, this time it's really dangerous..."
Seeing him wake up, Kizaru was overjoyed, came over, and explained the situation quickly in Biliba's voice.
He held Ren without a last hit until he arrived, White Dragon's timely rescue, Whitebeard's fall, and the end of the war... These are the things that happened after Akainu fell into coma.
"I see, it's just because someone else didn't kill me that I was lucky enough to survive. It's really ugly."
Sakaski covered his still aching forehead and said with a cold face.
Kizaru: "..."
Brother, don't be so serious. Being able to save your life is already a blessing among misfortunes.
As for being defeated, it's embarrassing... Come on, he's almost completely ruined.
It is now spread across the sea that Aokiji is the most powerful general.
Why?
Because only Kuzan could barely maintain his strength. He first froze the tsunami, and then exchanged several skills with the bloodthirsty swordsman from a distance without being defeated, so...
Knowing that Sakaski would not be happy after hearing this, there was one thing that Kizaru did not say.
That is, there have been some rumors at sea recently, saying that Akainu is the weakest general in history.
You are too good, otherwise why would you lose so quickly - the people who eat melons.
The key is that these rumors are not limited to civilians. They are even spread by some middle- and lower-level soldiers within the navy. It seems that they are not just gossip, but there are signs that someone is adding fuel to the flames...
The water here was a bit deep, and Kizaru was aware of it, but he was not prepared to get involved.
Akainu didn't know that he had been killed by Feng Ping. After understanding the basic situation, he sincerely thanked Kizaru and Hakuryuu.
Of course I have to thank you for saving my life.
Just because you're ruthless when killing pirates doesn't mean you'll be the same in normal times.
Even though Sakaski always has a straight face and looks like someone owes him millions, he handles his interpersonal relationships well and he still has some good friends in the navy.
For example, Lieutenant General Jonathan, who has a nice wife, has a close relationship with Akainu.
"You're welcome, you can have a good rest and I won't disturb you anymore."
"Have a good rest and see you later."
After exchanging a few words, they found that Akainu was not in good spirits, so Artoria and Kizaru did not stay long and left.
Arriving in the corridor, Kizaru pondered for a while and said casually:
"Kate, have you noticed that there have been a lot of unfavorable rumors about Sakaski recently?"
"...I didn't pay much attention to it. I've been busy with the aftermath recently."
Artoria frowned slightly. She was not stupid. She noticed something strange through these words.
Kizaru: "..."
(乛_乛) Well, it seems that she was really busy and didn’t even pay much attention to the competition for the handsome position.
He didn't say anything more. With these words, I believe she would be alert.
In any large organization, there are three types of people: doves, hawks and centrists.
From the moment Mr. Sengoku applied for resignation, the conflicts among various factions within the Navy gradually intensified, and the undercurrents continued until the leadership position was decided.
Don't underestimate this kind of power struggle. Whoever becomes the marshal directly determines the right to speak of that faction.
Currently, the Dove faction composed of Sengoku, Aoki, Garp, Crane and Momotu has a large number of people and deep-rooted influence, occupying the absolute mainstream of the navy.
Just think about how Akainu came to power with great difficulty. He was forced to take a different approach and was forced to look for support outside the Navy. Moreover, after he came to power, he still had a bunch of people under his command who were both overly and underhandedly...
The generals of the hawk faction are obviously at a disadvantage in the navy. Although it is a bit strange, Bailong is also included in the hawk faction.
This has something to do with her decisive attitude when dealing with pirates, and more to do with the deliberate arrangement of the Five Old Stars. They don't want her to be too popular in the navy.
"I see……"
At the entrance of the hospital, Artoria looked at Kizaru's retreating back, her eyes flashing slightly.
As a human being, there are differences between closeness and interests, and there is no need to think about it to know that Mr. Warring States definitely hopes that Kuzan, who is of the same lineage, will take his place.
At present, it seems that it is only targeting Akainu. When the demonic wind gets stronger, it may not be able to hit her.
Especially for Zhu Yuan, this woman has been a blessing in disguise. She has recently found an opportunity for a breakthrough. I am afraid she will not be content with being on the waiting list.
But Artoria wasn't worried about anything and whispered:
"It seems that this time it will still lead to a life and death duel..."
She shook her head and walked to her office, sending a message to her brother.
Lane: [...You said someone has been hacking Mr. Sakaski recently, and may even be hacking you?]
Hakuryuu: [Well, I think the traditional method of canvassing votes within the Navy will no longer work this time. Akainu and Aokiji will still have to have a duel to decide who will be the commander.]
Renn: [Tsk, tsk, beat up my teammates...Punk Hassad Island was a little panicked after hearing this.]
Bailong: "..."
(一`′一), playing tricks again.
Renn: [Your main rival is Peach Rabbit, right? Do you want me to find an opportunity to kidnap her and imprison her in the basement?]
Bai Long: [→_→, no need, at worst I will find a place to give her a slap in the face.]
Renn: "..."
This is true, if you can't canvass votes, the worst thing you can do is flip the table and follow Mr. Sakaski's example.
He shook his head. It was a pity that he couldn't play with Peach Rabbit's super long legs of 1.5 meters...
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Akainu woke up.
The news quickly spread throughout Mariegio and caused quite a stir.
Soon, a long queue formed outside the hospital. A large number of naval admirals, including Garp, Crane, Peach Rabbit, Tea Dolphin, Huoshaoshan, Flying Squirrel and Smoker, came to visit Mr. Sakaski with baskets of flowers and fruits.
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At first glance, Akainu seems to be very popular within the Navy.
However, it is actually the opposite. He, hawkish generals such as Ghost Spider and Dauberman are not very popular in the navy.
They are ruthless to their enemies and to their own people, often sacrificing their subordinates in order to annihilate pirates. The soldiers fear them more than they love them.
When competing for the leadership position, if Akainu had not found a way to gain the support of high-level government officials and only limited the fight within the navy as usual, then congratulations to him for winning the four words "participation is the most important".
Everyone came to see him now, mainly because he was beaten so badly this time.
Even "Black Wrist" Zefa, when his arm was cut off, was only seriously injured, not to the point where he almost died on the spot.
In recent decades, among the important figures at the core level of the Navy, Akainu has been the one closest to a heroic sacrifice.
Now he has been wandering outside the gate of hell for half a month, and he finally woke up. Because of his emotions, his colleagues also came to express their condolences.
So there was a scene of long queues outside the ward.
Even Garp is here.
This time, "Fire Fist" Ace's life and death had nothing to do with Mr. Sakaski. Even if Fire Fist failed to rescue him in the end, it was CP0's fault. Of course, the old man would not have any objections to him.
Most of the time, Ka Cannon is still very good at being a good person, otherwise many naval generals would not show off intentionally or unintentionally when facing Luffy.
What shocked people was that half a day later, even the Five Old Stars came.
Although only one of the five people came, Mr. Sakaski became the most respectable person in Mariejoia today.
The old star who came was wearing a black suit, with a bald head, a birthmark on his forehead, and a splayed beard. He looked very much like Gorbachev.
This old man was the one who talked to Renn on the phone, and he could barely be considered his "grandpa".
The scene of the highest power in the world government is different. Gorbachev did not have to queue at all. He took several CP0s to squeeze out the embarrassed Lieutenant General Huo Shaoshan and entered the ward.
Akainu was a little surprised when he saw the five old stars coming in.
It turns out that I have so much face...ahem.
Well, this must be something important, otherwise these five uncles would not take the initiative to visit a martial soldier like him.
He went to visit the sick Wulaoxing.
At this time, he had not yet become a marshal. Mr. Sakaski did not dare to show off his authority in front of his immediate superiors, so he quickly got down from the hospital bed, stood up, and gave a military salute.
His wings are not strong yet, and he still relies on the support of his boss, so Akainu behaves quite modestly.
"You're welcome, sit down, Sakaski, and take a good rest during this time. The future of the Navy still needs you to carry it."
The first sentence of Wulaoxing has a clear meaning.
Akainu already knew that Sengoku was preparing to resign. His eyes flashed when he heard this, but there was no emotion or anger on his face. On the other hand, Ghost Spider and Dauberman looked surprised.
The above is to support...
"Sakaski, tell us in detail about your fight with the swordsman Ren."
After a few simple greetings and a few hints, Gorbachev got down to business.
Hearing these words, Akainu looked calm. The boss came here in person. Of course, he couldn't just come to visit him who was not even a marshal of the navy. He didn't have that much face.
"You two, please go out for a while."
Next to them, several CP0s wearing masks unceremoniously drove away the Ghost Spider and Dauberman, and closed the door.
Akainu was not surprised. As soon as he woke up, a CP0 came in and told him that he could not talk about the swordsman Ren to the outside world.
"After I was knocked flying to the small town of Malinfando, he followed closely..."
Sakaski began to recall the battle that day, his brows furrowed and his face gloomy throughout.
Telling about his experience of being defeated by a pirate was not a pleasant thing for him.
Regarding that battle, he recalled it countless times in his mind after he woke up. He also thought about what mistakes he made during the battle, and what would be the result if he learned his lesson and fought again.
To be fair, that battle was a bit unfair.
Ren is aware of Akainu's abilities and moves, and has already prepared for and responded to his "Phantom Dog".
And Akainu didn't know some of Ren's trump cards, because he got the information from Kizaru, and Kizaru couldn't force out all his moves.
Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you be victorious in every battle.
Therefore, Akainu suffered a bit of a loss in terms of intelligence, but Ren took off the blood armor and weakened his own defense, so it was almost even.
After reviewing it several times in his mind, Akainu determined that if they fought again, he would have about a 30% chance of winning.
However, there is a premise, this is without considering the white-haired and silver-eyed Ren in the formal state.
Otherwise... even if you fight ten times, it will be difficult to win even one.
"You said that during the final battle, his appearance changed somewhat, turning into white hair and silver eyes, and wearing a strange robe with patterns of the sun, moon and stars, similar to the strange robes worn by wizards and priests?"
"Yes."
"Are there any other characteristics? Tell me even the smallest ones."
The five-old star Gorbachev looked very solemn, while several CP0s next to him were recording this precious information with pens.
Akainu frowned, recalled it carefully, and said, "The skin seems to have turned a little darker."
Several CP0s immediately used pens to write down this information in their notebooks.
It can be seen that the World Government attaches great importance to the information about the bloodthirsty swordsman and does not want to let go of any information.
The fruit awakened and changed its appearance and clothes... Wu Laoxing touched his chin, pondered for a moment, and continued to ask:
"You said, in that posture, he doesn't smell like a human being?"
"I'm not sure, at least I've never seen such a powerful human being. Even more than 20 years ago, Roger and Whitebeard couldn't reach that level."
Wulao Xing: "..."
cp0: "..."
Roger and Whitebeard are clearly past their prime, which is a bit scary.
"If we fight again, there is no chance of winning?"
The five old stars looked at Sakaski with burning eyes.
He is well-informed. In his opinion, Admiral Akainu is still very strong. He is considered the best among all admirals in the past 800 years. He is not much inferior to Roger and Whitebeard back then.
Top-notch combat power.
"Yeah, I'm not sure."
Even though he felt a little aggrieved, Sakaski did not try to show off.
If Renn didn't have the second form of white hair and silver eyes, and learned the lessons of this failure, he still dared to say that he could fight with the opponent.
But as soon as the opponent activates the second form...
mmp, that means hanging it on the wall, which is contrary to common sense and cannot be played at all.
"There is no chance of winning, is it because we can't crack the opponent's fruit that causes thousands of soldiers to fall together after awakening?"
"Well, it's hard to break the blockade alone."
Akainu recalled the moment when he was surrounded by tens of thousands of special weapons and the surrounding area fell into absolute darkness. The smell of death was so strong, just like an ordinary person suddenly falling ten thousand meters under the sea, dark, depressed, desperate, and helpless...
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It's like a suffocating nightmare that you can never wake up from.
It was so depressing and terrifying that even thinking about it now made him feel a little uncomfortable.
Of course, there is no solution to the problem of thousands of soldiers falling together. Akainu has a way to solve it.
He added solemnly:
"If Porusalino and I join forces, and I use the meteor volcano to block those weapons for a moment, and he breaks through with all his strength, it is still possible to break through the blockade of ten thousand soldiers.
Or, if Kuzan freezes those weapons with all his strength for a moment, I can cause the volcano to erupt and allow the magma to impact, giving me a chance to break through the blockade."
"It takes two people?" Wulaoxing asked with a serious expression.
"Yes, one person defends and one attacks, so that we have a chance of winning."
"Where are the four emperors?"
"Red hair, big mom has no chance, Kaido may have some hope." Akainu thought for a while and said.
Red Hair is very strong, but he has a mortal body and the possibility of breaking through the blockade of ten thousand soldiers alone is very small.
As for Big Mom, it's not that he looks down on her. The natural system is useless to avoid damage, and the steel balloon body can't resist the special weapons released by Ren. She is a bit bulky and can basically be reduced to a living target. Maybe her performance is not as good as him.
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It is also the strongest creature, with rough skin and thick flesh, strong domineering power, strong vitality and defense, and can fly into the sky and escape from the earth. There is hope that one person can break through the blockade.
As for the Empress, her abilities and defensive specialization are almost as good as the Barrier Fruit, but...
However, her overall strength will not exceed Kaido.
Anyway, from Akainu's point of view, in a one-on-one fight, only Kaido has the ability to compete with Ren for the strongest position. The others may not even be able to pass him, so they should just go to sleep.
Twenty years ago, Karp would have given it a try, but now he might as well be content with his retirement.
The Five Old Stars also felt that except for "Hundred Beasts" Kaido, it would be difficult for anyone else to deal with the bloodthirsty swordsman. He asked again:
"What are your chances of winning if you and Kuzan join forces?"
"I don't know. It depends on how long the swordsman Ren can maintain that form, or how many times he can release such awakening skills. If it's only once, the chance of winning is quite high. If it's 2 to 3 times, it's likely that both sides will suffer.
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If he can use that move more than three times, it will be useless for the two of them to join forces... Of course, this is unlikely.
Porusalino told me that after defeating me, the swordsman Ren was injured and his condition declined. It seems that 2 to 3 times of blockade by ten thousand soldiers should be his limit."
Wulao Xing: "..."
That's also very sad. Even Roger or Whitebeard couldn't play the combination of Warring States + Zefa at the same time.
cp0: "..."
It's really terrible.
If two generals join forces, they only have a chance of winning. It seems like a 50-50 odds, but not a sure win.
If you think about the golden lion who was beaten up by Garp and Sengoku together and had to go to Impel Down to pick up soap in the end, you will know what kind of monster the Demon King is.
Wu Laoxing's heart moved and he thought of the daughter of God: "Where is Kate?"
"She unlocks the Holy Spear, so she can naturally break the blockade."
Akainu looked at him in surprise.
He had not considered the issue of White Dragon before, because Kate had been expelled from the World Government a long time ago.
The daughter of God is a true deity.
She is not human, so why would they join forces?
It's not surprising that she defeated Kaido or the Demon King in single combat. Do you really think that being comparable to ancient weapons is a joke...
Hearing that the holy spear could break through the blockade of ten thousand soldiers, Wulaoxing's face was not very happy.
His slightly weird attitude also moved Sakaski's heart.
Is it his imagination?
He always felt that the people in the World Government didn't seem to want her to be that strong.
This is a bit intriguing. The daughter of God should be one of the trump cards of the world government, but the five old stars trust her...
…It feels like I don’t have enough trust in him.
The water was too deep, and Mr. Sakaski immediately eliminated the distracting thoughts in his mind, unwilling to participate in the whirlpool of power struggle.
That is much more dangerous than the competition for the leadership position.
Not only him, Kuzan also obviously kept a distance from her, so Porusalino lay down early and didn't mind taking her to play with him.
Wu Laoxing stayed in the ward for about three hours and asked for every detail before preparing to leave.
Seeing him preparing to leave, Akainu couldn't suppress his curiosity and asked:
"The government has no record of the swordsman Wren's ability in the past?"
With such a powerful ability to control thousands of weapons and almost all natural elements, he didn't believe that this could be a devil fruit that had never appeared before.
Maybe it has left a great reputation in the long history.
"No, his ability is somewhat similar to the superhuman Weapon Fruit, but its power and performance far exceed the limits of the Weapon Fruit. There is no record of this fruit within the government!"
Akainu: "..."
(?_?),real or fake?
There couldn't be any important secrets, so I hid it from him on purpose.
"However, judging from the information you provided, this fruit reminds me of the legendary ability. Not surprisingly, it belongs to the Human Fruit-Phantom Beast Species."
"Um?"
Akainu raised his eyebrows and subconsciously retorted, "But the blockade of thousands of soldiers falling together has the typical characteristics of the awakening of superhuman fruits."
"No, no, you don't understand."
Gorbachev, the Five Elder Star, touched his beard and said with an inscrutable expression, "Some Devil Fruits appear to be superhuman ones, but are actually human fruits and phantom beast species."
Akainu:(???)
You seem to be teasing me.
It's a super-human being, but how can it turn into an animal-type?
"However, the swordsman Ren seemed to have said during the battle with me that this is the Armed Fruit Awakening Skill."
Armed Fruit and Weapon Fruit have similar effects and are obviously superhuman.
In response to Akainu's arguments, Gorbachev laughed dumbly, secretly thinking that young people still have too little experience.
The world still thinks that the rubber fruit is a superhuman type, but only a few of them old men know that it is an animal type, a phantom beast species, a human fruit, and a Nika (sun god) form.
He shook his head, secretly scolding Ren for being cunning and hiding his abilities so deeply, and explained:
"Sakaski, that kid is lying to you. He has white hair and silver eyes, and even his appearance has changed. He must be a phantom beast."
"But……"
"No but! The power of that fruit obviously exceeds the category of superhuman. It can only be the Human Fruit-Phantom Beast Species."
The implication of this is that if it is so ridiculous, it must be the Renren Fruit·Phantom Beast Species.
Akainu: "..."
(￣?￣;), I always feel that this old man is a little too obsessed with Renren Fruit and Phantom Beast Species, as if he is possessed by a demon.
Next, as if to show that he was not talking nonsense, Goro Hoshi took the notebook in the hand of a CP0 in front of Akainu and decisively crossed out the words "Superman type: Armed Fruit".
Akainu: "..."
(?_?), he just looked at me and said nothing.
"Weapons are used for fighting... to control and control various weapons..."
The five-old star Gorbachev murmured to himself, pondered for a moment, and wrote the phantom beast species, the human fruit, and the god of war form.
After a while, he felt that it was inappropriate to take the name of a god directly, so he changed it to the form of the Phantom Beast, the Human Fruit, and the Lord of War (God of War).
Well, that's a little more tactful.
In this way, there are phantom beast species, Renren Fruit, and Nika (Sun God) form, and there are phantom beast species, Renren Fruit, and War Lord (God of War) forms.
Both are god-level fruits, maybe the latter is stronger.
"When I look at it this way, I feel much more comfortable."
Wu Laoxing exhaled a breath of turbid air and felt refreshed.
Akainu:(￣□￣;)
"Sakaski, Phantasmal Beast Species, Human Fruit, War Lord (God of War) Form, what do you think of this name?"
Akainu: "..."
good, very good.
You are the leader, and whatever you say is what you say.
Even if you change the superhuman type to the human fruit and the phantom beast type, I will accept it. As long as the old man is happy...
In the mood of Mr. Sakaski, Wu Laoxing nodded with satisfaction and left the ward with a team of CP0.
After the leader left, Sakaski showed a confused and stunned expression.
It turns out that some Devil Fruits are named like this, and he said it was a new experience... shit.
You're just talking nonsense and bullying him for not studying well, right?
After the five-old star "Gorbachev" returned to power, he communicated with "Lincoln", "Churchill", "Gandhi" and "De Gaulle".
"What do you think?"
"According to the information provided by Sakaski, it is indeed a species of phantom beast."
"When the power is stimulated to the limit, the color of the hair and eyes changes, and the effect of the ability is similar to the awakening of the superman, and it is indeed very similar to the Nika form."
Several people discussed and argued for a while, and finally decided on the name of Francis D. Lane's Devil Fruit ability: Phantom Beast, Human Fruit, and War Lord (God of War) form.
It’s not surprising that the name of the Pirate Empress’ Meteor Pegasus form was also decided upon by them.
If the characteristics of her ability horse were not too obvious, it would also be the Renren Fruit·Phantom Beast Species...
In short, for a completely unknown, difficult to classify, and very powerful ability, just add it to the phantom beast species, and there is a high probability that nothing will go wrong.
Even if a mistake is made, can't it just be corrected?
What a big deal it is, what to call it, it's not up to their world government to decide.
………
New World, Hongye Island.
In the center of the commercial street, in the hotel suite, Ren was sitting in the living room, holding the Zhenzhen fruit in his hand, with two rays of silver light shooting out of his eyes, scanning the spiral patterned orange like a CT scan.
At this moment, the system prompt sounded in his mind.
[Information change completed...]
The expression on his face was a bit astonished, and Ren opened the character panel.
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Name: Francis D. Lane (Lane Ackerman)
Age:25(20)
Haki: Armed Haki (top level, can achieve "hardening", "entanglement", "external release" and "internal destruction".)
Wisdom and information domineering (top level, foresees the future, can sense the opponent's thoughts and emotions, and can analyze and capture the enemy's weaknesses when combined with the "eye of delusion".)
Overlord color domineering (top-level, can intimidate, frighten and stun enemies, can be freely controlled, can be entangled.)
Swordsmanship: Top swordsman.
[Remarks: Master of Swordsmanship (a)→Demon Blade·All Things Cut (a), the conditions are insufficient and cannot be promoted.]
Physical skills: first-rate~top level
Devil Fruit (awakened): Superman type·Armed Fruit→Animal type·Phantom Beast Species·Human Fruit·Army Master (God of War) form.
[Remarks: It has been certified by this world, automatically optimized, and automatically changed.]
Special abilities: Eye of Deception, Immaculate Holy Body (Level 5), Shock Wave (power promotion in progress, progress: 15%).
Identity: Captain of the Lionheart Pirates and King of Demons.
Strength evaluation: The "strongest" goalkeeper in the world in 800 years.
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Renn: "..."
There are so many flaws that I don’t know what to say at the moment.
