"What incredible destructive power!"
"With strength like that, I'm afraid even a mountain could be smashed apart with a single punch!"
"His strength has increased by so much. If Dorry had possessed this kind of power before, I'm afraid I would have lost my chance to win just now."
Dorry was half-crouched inside the enormous crater. As they watched him pull his right arm free from the ground, both Robin and Lafayette, who had fought Dorry before, couldn't help but marvel at what they were seeing.
After transforming into a giant ape, Dorry's display of strength was truly astonishing.
And it wasn't just Robin and the others who were shocked. Even the proud Klocke Dahl wore a solemn expression as he watched.
"Is this what Dorry's ability can do? Then I'll give it a try too!"
On the high platform, Brogy, who had likewise transformed into a Fengshen pterosaur, became excited after witnessing the destructive power displayed by his old friend.
He spread his wings.
The instant Brogy suddenly took flight, his enormous wings, which seemed capable of blocking out the sky and sun, stirred up violent waves of air.
Seeing this, the corner of Lafayette's mouth twitched helplessly. He once again activated the Paper-Paper Fruit, creating a gigantic paper wall to block the incoming wind.
Flying high into the sky, Brogy headed straight toward Dorry in the distance.
"Dorry, take this!"
Brogy opened his mouth and shouted toward Dorry. As he approached, he suddenly dove downward, trampling toward him with the thick, razor-sharp claws on his hind legs.
"Bring it on!"
Inside the enormous crater, Dorry heard his friend's voice and immediately looked up. When he saw the dragon claws descending toward him, a flash of excitement appeared in his eyes.
He laughed and stretched out both hands.
Boom!!!
The dragon claws collided with Dorry's palms, and the instant they met, an enormous roar erupted along with a powerful shock wave.
The hurricane-like winds swept wildly through the surroundings, and the already enormous crater collapsed even further under the terrifying impact, becoming even larger.
Dorry's feet sank deep into the mud, but his hands firmly caught Brogy's dragon claws. He then suddenly pulled back with tremendous force.
With a loud shout, Dorry grabbed Brogy's dragon claw and spun violently, turning Brogy around before throwing him far into the distance.
Brogy immediately flapped his wings.
Under the impact of the violent air currents, Brogy, who had been sent flying hundreds of meters away, quickly stabilized himself. He then turned around and flew toward Dorry once again.
However, this time, as he approached, his body transformed.
He changed from his full beast form into his human-beast form, becoming a half-human, half-dragon figure with a massive pair of wings extending from his back.
"Drink!!!"
After landing and stepping into the ground, creating another enormous crater, Brogy charged forward and punched Dorry.
Facing the attack, Dorry showed no weakness and also threw out a punch.
When their fists collided, a tremendous shock wave immediately erupted, causing countless cracks to spread throughout the already shattered ground around them.
One threw a punch.
The other answered with a kick.
Dorry and Brogy immediately became locked in a fierce battle.
Both of them unleashed power far beyond what they had possessed in the past. The aftermath of their battle devastated the surrounding terrain, and the entire island seemed to tremble endlessly beneath their confrontation.
"Captain, should we stop them?"
Robin and the others were naturally extremely shocked by the power Dorry and Brogy were displaying during their battle. However, seeing that the two giants showed no intention of stopping, Lafayette could only look helplessly toward Kaito.
"It's fine. Let them keep fighting. They need to get used to their new strength."
After watching Dorry and Brogy battle with interest for a while, Kaito waved his hand, showing no intention of stepping forward to stop them.
"Okay, let's continue with the distribution of the remaining Devil Fruits."
Kaito clapped his hands and spoke with a smile, drawing Robin and the others' attention back to him.
Immediately, everyone looked toward Zoro.
"Don't look at me. I'm not interested in Devil Fruits!"
Seeing everyone staring at him, Zoro was slightly taken aback. He quickly realized that among the Eight Tribes, everyone except him was already a Devil Fruit user.
He hurriedly waved his hand, making it clear that he had no intention of becoming an ability user.
"Well, since you're not interested, Zoro, then the remaining Devil Fruits will be left for the cadre candidates and captains to choose."
Kaito didn't mind Zoro's refusal to become a Devil Fruit user. In fact, he supported the decision.
On one hand, the remaining Devil Fruits weren't particularly outstanding. Given Zoro's potential, forcing him to eat one would only distract him from his path.
On the other hand, Zoro was the template of Hawkeye in Kaito's mind. If he wanted to reach the level of Hawkeye, he needed to maintain the purity of his swordsmanship.
Soon, under Kaito's orders, the cadre candidates and captains gathered.
Among them, Bowness, who had become a cadre candidate, had a reaction similar to Klocke Dahl when he learned about the Devil Fruits.
When he saw the Devil Fruits belonging to his former colleagues appear among the resources of the War Pirates, he was immediately filled with disbelief.
Of course, although he was shocked and had his doubts, Bowness didn't ask any questions. He simply remained silent.
Among the cadre candidates and captains, only a small number were already Devil Fruit users. Most of them were non-users.
Although the two most outstanding Ancient Zoan Devil Fruits had already been taken, the remaining seven Devil Fruits were still highly attractive to the cadre candidates and captains.
After some consideration and selection, the Bison Fruit, Falcon Fruit, Jackal Fruit, Spike-Spike Fruit, and Wax-Wax Fruit were quickly claimed.
That left the Mole Fruit and Dachshund Fruit.
These two Devil Fruits were inferior to the others, but after the selection process continued, two squadron leaders eventually chose them.
After all, no matter how mediocre a Devil Fruit might be, it was still a Devil Fruit, and it could provide a faster path toward increasing one's strength.
"Luo, Lafayette, take some people and bring over the beasts we captured!"
After the Devil Fruits had been distributed, Kaito began arranging the next resource allocation.
Following his order, Luo, Lafayette, and the others led a group of pirates to the area where the captured beasts were being held. Before long, they escorted numerous beasts back.
"Everyone, I've already explained the purpose of these beasts to you before. Those who are willing to undergo the transformation, line up according to your respective levels!"
Once the beasts had been brought over, Kaito stepped onto the high platform and looked around at the pirates below before beginning to give his instructions.
That was right.
The beasts Kaito had ordered them to capture on Little Garden were intended for transformation.
Or, more accurately, they were intended for fusion.
The Munch-Munch Fruit's fusion ability wasn't limited to inanimate objects. Living creatures could also be fused.
And after Kaito's continuous development of the Munch-Munch Fruit, his mastery of biological fusion had already reached an extremely powerful level.
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