"Akainu, is your information accurate? Are you sure that Orochimaru is in this place?"
Kizaru asked Akainu beside him with a strange tone of voice.
Akainu was clearly also slightly uncertain.
After all, the Marines came from the Pirate World. It was somewhat difficult to obtain accurate information about other worlds. It was already not easy to find clues.
"What are you making a fuss about? How would I know? Why don't you search for him yourself?"
Akainu started to get annoyed.
This Kizaru really wasn't helpful, he was still holding a grudge because Kizaru had abandoned him and Aokiji last time. Now he even dared to doubt him.
At this moment, the three of them were very vigilant.
This wasn't the first time the three of them had come here. Last time, they unexpectedly encountered the resurrection of the two brothers Hashirama and Tobirama. As a result, instead of gaining benefits, Akainu and Aokiji were imprisoned.
They had experienced Hashirama and Tobirama's power.
Now they still had trauma.
At that moment, a white bird swooped down from the sky, its target being the three of them.
Aokiji looked up, extended his right arm, and let the bird land on his arm.
The bird humanly raised its wing and pointed in one direction.
"Target found, let's go!"
Akainu's spirits lifted. He immediately led the two toward the direction indicated by the white bird.
This bird was a special information bird brought by Akainu and the others from the Pirate World. It belonged to a special type of bird under Morgans, dedicated to gathering information. Its flying ability, vision, and intelligence were all among the best.
Morgans, as the supreme ruler of all news birds in the Pirate World, had absolute control over the press world. In some cases, he could even influence the direction of public opinion.
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In the dense forest, a striped monster snake climbed an old tree. Its red tongue extended in and out. Demonic light flickered in its vertical eyes.
"Hiss hiss hiss..."
After discovering Akainu and the others' traces, the monster snake immediately withdrew, disappearing into the bushes in the blink of an eye.
"Oh? Someone is invading?"
In the underground laboratory, Orochimaru, who received the news, narrowed his eyes. He turned around slightly surprised, looking upward, the corner of his mouth slightly curved. His hands quickly formed seals. The ground cracked. A large python raised him up, winding its way toward the surface.
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"Gugugu—"
The white bird called out, its wing pointing downward.
Akainu and his two companions immediately stopped, suspiciously looking around.
"Here?"
Kizaru looked around at the empty surroundings and said: "Where is the person here?"
As soon as his words fell, the three's faces slightly changed. At the same time, they felt vibrations and energy fluctuations coming from underground. The three of them jumped high at the same moment.
Just as the three jumped, a large snake head broke through the ground, bursting out with a pale-skinned man whose waist was tied with a hemp rope with a purple ribbon.
"Finally found you... Orochimaru!"
Akainu's eyes blinked, he recognized Orochimaru.
As long as he was found, it was easy to deal with. Orochimaru's ranking was below the three of them. Although the difference wasn't too far, they came with three Admirals. He didn't believe they couldn't control him!
Orochimaru observed the three Admirals and also recognized them. He stuck out his slender snake-like head and licked the corner of his mouth. He grinned and asked: "Three Admirals from the Pirate World? You came looking for me?"
He was slightly confused, why did experts from another world come looking for him?
Akainu said coldly: "That's right, we came looking for you. There's something we need from you. Come with us!"
As soon as these words came out, Aokiji and Kizaru rolled their eyes.
This Akainu, clearly asking for help, but why did his tone sound like catching a criminal? It would be strange if that person was willing.
Sure enough, Orochimaru was basically not someone easy to talk to. Hearing Akainu speak like that, he immediately sneered: "So, you three came to look for trouble. Good. I'm also very interested in many things in the Pirate World. You three seem to be Devil Fruit users mentioned on the Gold List. Since you've already come, stay here and become my experimental subjects!"
While speaking, Orochimaru had already launched an attack.
"Kuchiyose no Jutsu!"
Orochimaru, who was in the air, quickly formed seals. The surrounding bushes trembled. Countless snake shadows crawled out from there, directly coiling around Akainu and his two companions. The number was very frightening, vaguely intending to bury the three of them in a sea of snakes.
Akainu frowned. He hated these reptiles very much. His entire body suddenly emitted thick fire. Half his body turned into magma, releasing thick smoke.
All the snakes crawling on his body immediately burned, falling to the ground one by one, dying very miserably.
Aokiji also transformed into an ice man. A large amount of cold air came out of his body, freezing the snakes into ice blocks, which fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.
Kizaru didn't launch a counterattack. Instead, his entire body transformed into photons and reappeared on the other side. The snakes that had completely coiled around him immediately lost their target, falling in confusion, some even looking bewildered.
"Truly worthy of being the strongest Logia-type Devil Fruit. Interesting, interesting!"
Orochimaru saw the changes in the three of them. Instead of being afraid, he became more excited. He couldn't help but clap his hands: "This ability to transform the body into natural attributes is truly an extraordinary skill! Why don't you stay here and become my experimental subjects? As long as you give me time, I can definitely make you stronger!"
Orochimaru had thoughts in his mind. The strength of these three people was beyond doubt, and their bodies had special effects. If he injected genes from Jūgo into the bodies of the three of them, they might actually be able to withstand and obtain the highest level Curse Mark.
That way, the strength of the three would more than double.
Of course, a Curse Mark like this would cause great changes to them, even transforming them into monsters. Clearly these three Admirals were unwilling to do this.
"Ame no Murakumo."
Kizaru drew a shimmering golden light sword from the air, swinging it with one hand. The large cloak on his back fluttered in the wind.
Akainu launched the move Ryūsei Kazan (Meteor Volcano). Countless magma fists shot across the sky and struck the dense forest. While emitting thick black smoke, the fists left large craters in the ground. Countless snakes were killed, becoming charred.
"Freeze!"
At some point, Aokiji's figure had disappeared from his spot. A moment later, he had already arrived behind Orochimaru. Extremely sharp cold air sprayed out, all hitting Orochimaru's body, freezing him and the large python beneath him into a giant ice block.
"Success!"
Although Aokiji was slightly confused why Orochimaru had suddenly become so careless, he still showed joy after successfully capturing him.