"I remember the adam treasure tree is a treasure tree unique to the Giant Race. To obtain enough adam treasure tree, it's best to go to Elbaf, the homeland of the Giant Race."
"The Giant Race worships the strong. If Nox, you go to Elbaf and subdue the Giant Race, then they might provide us with enough adam treasure tree."
Lesley said.
"Elbaf, the Giant Race? If I have time, I'll make a trip."
Hearing Lesley say this, Nox immediately became interested.
The Giant Race is one of the most powerful races in the World. An adult giant possesses power comparable to a Vice Admiral.
As long as they train their combat skills a little, becoming a regular Vice Admiral is absolutely no problem.
With such powerful combat strength, Nox naturally wants to recruit some of the Giant Race into his Pirate Crew.
If he can gain the friendship of Elbaf, recruiting giants will naturally be easy.
What's more, Nox also knows where the two Captains of the former Giant Soldier Pirates are. If he brings those two Captains with him, gaining the friendship of the Giant Race would be effortless, wouldn't it?
Benares Island:
Wano Country and Amazon Lily are far apart, with many islands in between. Nox chose Benares Island as the meeting point for the two.
"Shakky, make two mirrors here to serve as a connection point between Amazon Lily and Wano Country. Then we can use these two mirrors."
"To transfer from Amazon Lily to here, and then from here, transfer to Wano Country. This way, we won't have to sail for so long in a ship. The child haven't been on a ship before, and I'm afraid they might be uncomfortable."
Nox brought Shakky and Lesley to the forest behind Benares Island.
He found a hidden spot here, dug a large hole, and prepared to hide the mirrors inside.
"No problem!"
Hearing Nox say this, Shakky also understood his idea.
Since he couldn't transfer from Wano Country to Amazon Lily all at once through the mirror, he would set up a node in the middle and do it in stages.
After Shakky finished making the two mirrors, she hid them inside and then blocked the entrance of the hole to prevent others from damaging the mirrors.
"Alright, let's go!"
Shakky clapped her hands and said.
"Wait, there's something going on over there. Let's go take a look."
Nox's Kenbunshoku Haki instinctively swept over the surroundings, only to find considerable commotion at the front of this forest.
Nox, with interest, took Shakky and Lesley to take a look. Anyway, their purpose for coming out this time was also with a leisurely mood.
"Don't run! Hand over the Devil Fruit!"
Outside the forest, a group of people holding swords and knives were chasing a boy around fourteen years old in front.
What they were after was the Devil Fruit the boy held in his hand.
"Damn Wild Dog Gang, trying to backstab me!"
Emil gritted his teeth and cursed angrily.
He had originally come to this forest to hunt when he accidentally found a Devil Fruit.
He had planned to sell it for money to treat his mother and sister at home.
However, the news that he was going to sell a Devil Fruit spread to Benares Island and reached the ears of the largest gang, the Wild Dog Gang.
This news attracted the Wild Dog Gang. They first pretended to buy the Devil Fruit, but secretly planned to backstab him.
Emil himself grew up on Benares Island, so he naturally knew the Wild Dog Gang's nature.
He took advantage of the Wild Dog Gang's inattention and directly ran away.
Finally, after the Wild Dog Gang learned that Emil had escaped, they immediately chased after him until they reached this place.
Emil was only fourteen years old, and now he was about to be caught.
Once he was caught, the Devil Fruit in Amy's hand would not be safe!
"Since I can't sell it for money, I might as well just eat it!"
Emil, seeing the people about to catch up, hardened his heart and ate the Devil Fruit in his hand.
"Damn kid, stop!"
The people who were about to catch up saw Emil bringing the Devil Fruit to his mouth and roared loudly.
"Ugh, it tastes terrible!"
After eating the Devil Fruit, Emil almost threw up.
It was at this moment that the people chasing him caught up.
Seeing the eaten Devil Fruit, those people were furious. The swords of the three people in the front angrily slashed at Emil.
"No!!!!"
Seeing the slashing swords, Emil instinctively shouted and used his hands to block in front.
"Clang! Clang! Clang!!!"
However, when the three people's swords slashed at Emil, they made sounds of metal colliding.
Apart from his clothes being torn, Emil was not injured at all. The swords simply could not harm Emil's body.
"How is that possible?"
The others looked at Emil in shock, and then looked at the three people in front. It didn't look like they were acting at all.
"Devil Fruit, it must be the Devil Fruit!"
Soon, those people reacted. It must be the power of the Devil Fruit that allowed Emil to ignore the sword slashes.
"Hahahaha, you Wild Dog Gang trash, how dare you slash at this young master! Now you'll know how powerful this young master is!"
After Emil reacted, he punched the guy in the very front.
A metallic sheen appeared on his small fist. With one punch, he sent the person who was half a meter taller than him flying over ten meters away.
"Go!"
The dozen or so people who had chased him all surrounded Emil, and their swords and knives slashed down in unison.
But the result was the same as with the previous three people. Emil was now invulnerable to swords and bullets. Those swords and knives did not cause him any harm at all.
And with every punch Emil threw, he sent one person flying.
This powerful strength made Emil incredibly excited. Before, let alone being this strong, he couldn't even send a small kid flying over ten meters.
And this body that's invulnerable to swords and bullets, it's amazing!
In a short while, the dozen or so people who had originally chased him were all knocked down by him.
"Brat, you actually ate my Devil Fruit!"
Joseba, the leader of the Wild Dog Gang, arrived just in time to see Emil defeating his subordinates.
Looking at the Devil Fruit thrown away after being eaten about halfway nearby, Joseba's face was very gloomy.
"Hmph, you're Joseba, the leader of the Wild Wolf Gang? That was clearly my Devil Fruit, how did it become yours?"
Emil heard Joseba's words and retorted angrily.
"What I set my eyes on is naturally mine. Even if you ate it, I will still capture you!"
"A Devil Fruit user should also be worth a lot of money, which can make up for some losses!"
After Joseba finished speaking, he suddenly transformed into a dog-headed human. He was also a Devil Fruit user, but his Devil Fruit was a normal Zoan-type Devil Fruit, the Dog-Dog Fruit, Wild Dog form.
"Hmph, I'm invulnerable to swords and bullets now. Am I afraid of you?"
Emil heard Joseba's words and said disdainfully.
Saying that, he immediately rushed towards Joseba, swinging his steel-like fist towards Joseba's face.
Joseba dodged with a flicker, avoiding Emil's fist.
"Kid, the New World is not a place for a brat like you to mess around."
The next moment, Joseba's dog claws were covered in Busoshoku Haki, and with a fierce tear, he broke through Emil's steel body that was invulnerable to swords and bullets, leaving several deep claw marks on Emil's back that went down to the bone.
"Ah!!!!"
When had fourteen-year-old Emil ever suffered such a severe injury?
The intense pain made him scream, and the heavy injury made it impossible for him to even stand up.
Compared to Emil, a teenager with no combat experience at all, Joseba was someone who had walked on the edge of life and death several times. With one move, he subdued Emil.
"Kid, blame yourself. You don't even understand the principle of not showing off your wealth!"
"Don't worry, I heard you have a mother and a sister. I will take good care of them then!"
Joseba mocked with an evil smile.
"I absolutely will not allow you to harm them!"
Emil's eyes turned red upon hearing Joseba's words. He endured the intense pain and stood up.
"Rip!!"
However, just as he stood up, Joseba's sharp claws struck his back again, slamming him hard onto the ground.
"Kid, you're too green to fight with me!"
Joseba stepped on Emil's wound, pinning him firmly under his foot!
"Damn it!!!"
No matter how much Emil struggled, he couldn't get up from the ground. The intense pain almost made him faint.
"Hey, brat lying on the ground, do you want to join me?"
"As long as you join me, I'll help you kill the guy stepping on you. How about it? Consider it?"
At this moment, Nox, with Shakky and Lesley, walked out of the forest.
There was some regret in his eyes. He had arrived a bit late. By the time he came, Emil had already eaten the Devil Fruit. Otherwise, he could have gotten this decent Paramecia-type Iron-Iron Fruit.
"Who are you, daring to meddle in our Wild Wolf Gang's business!"
Joseba looked at Nox and the other two and shouted. Nox and the other two were all disguised, so Joseba didn't recognize Nox at all.
But he felt a powerful aura on Nox, which was why he didn't attack immediately.
"Brat, you haven't answered my question yet. If you don't answer soon, I'll leave."
Nox didn't answer Joseba's words but continued to look at Emil, who was being stepped on the ground, and asked.
"I, I promise you!"
Emil, like a drowning person grasping at a straw, agreed without hesitation.
"Seeking death!"
Joseba saw Nox ignoring him like this, immediately released Emil from under his foot, and in the blink of an eye, appeared in front of Nox. His dog claws, shining with Busoshoku Haki, fiercely tore towards Nox's heart.
"Bang!!!"
However, just as Joseba was about to touch Nox's clothes, he was kicked away dozens of meters by Nox.
"How is that possible? My heart!"
Joseba, who landed on the ground, had bloodshot eyes and was spitting blood, covering his left chest with his hands.