From the Navy Admiral to the Gotei 13

Of course, Tina would not show any uneasiness at this moment, but just pretended to be disdainful.

Diarmait smiled, as if he also understood that Tina was pretending. Even though he knew she was trying to change the subject, he did not stop her. Instead, he looked at Virgo and said, "Virgo."

Vergo, who was eating a donut, glanced at Diarmuid and said, "You really won't take revenge on me, right?"

"Do I look so petty?" Diarmuid glared at Vergo.

After a brief thought, Vergo nodded and said, "Based on what I know so far, anyone who offends you, General, will basically face a bad end."

"Then you have already offended me!" Diarmait rolled his eyes.

After Diarmait finished speaking, Vergo was silent for a moment. Then, he swallowed the donut in one bite and exerted force on his feet. The figure who was originally sitting on the sofa suddenly disappeared.

It is one of the six steps of shaving.

Then, the next moment, Vergo appeared in front of Diarmait.

"Point the gun!" Virgo said with a cruel look in his eyes.

The moment he finished speaking, he pointed a finger at Diarmait's chest.

At the same time, Diarmait did not move at all, as if he was waiting.

There was a soft pop.

Vergo's fingers sank directly into Diarmait's chest.

When he pulled his finger out, there was a bloody hole there.

After stabbing his finger, Vergo went back and sat on the sofa very neatly, and said seriously: "I am just following orders." Doflamingo's eyelids twitched slightly, and he thought, why do I feel like you are taking revenge?

"I didn't use Armament Haki, but I didn't experience any elemental transformation. This proves that the Dark-Dark Fruit cannot transform into an element." Diarmait said, looking at his wound. Tina looked at Diarmait as if he were a fool, and then said, "Would you go to such lengths to prove that you can't transform into an element?"

"No, it's not to prove that it can't be elementalized, but to show you that the Dark-Dark Fruit can't be elementalized, but it can bring stronger effects than elementalization..." Diarmait said with a grin.

Doflamingo and the others didn't quite understand what Diarmait meant.

Only Teach, who was sitting in a lonely corner, looked up at Diarmait with an indescribable look in his eyes.

"Known as the most vicious devil fruit ability in history, the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit lies in... its ability to absorb all damage!" Diarmait whispered.

As the words fell, a dark aura began to emanate from his body, and the dark power quickly enveloped the wound.

Then, in front of everyone's incredible gaze, Diarmait's injuries recovered completely at a speed visible to the naked eye.

This is one of the manifestations of the Dark-Dark Fruit's abilities. Since it cannot be elementalized, it actually has a stronger effect and can absorb damage!

"This... This is too... too incredible, right? In other words, if a natural-type creature is caught by Haki, it will also be injured, but the Dark-Dark Fruit can absorb the damage no matter what the situation is?" Tina said in surprise.

"There are stronger side effects..." Tiqi suddenly interrupted.

I don’t know if it’s because he has lost all hope in life, or if it’s because he’s had a close call with death, but this guy seems to be gradually relaxing and not as afraid anymore.

"What do you mean?" Doflamingo asked.

"The Dark-Dark Fruit can indeed absorb damage. This is more practical and more powerful than elementalization. But the problem is that the absorption of this kind of damage requires more intense pain. Generally speaking, it is double the pain. The more serious the injury, the faster you want to recover, and the heavier the pain you have to endure. Think about it, when fighting with others, you will feel double the pain if you get stabbed. Even if there is no actual injury, the accumulation of mental pressure... is a very dangerous thing for anyone." Teach explained weakly.

Doflamingo tried to imagine that situation and felt that it was indeed very dangerous.

It sounds like double the pain, which is quite advantageous compared to the damage absorption.

But in reality, this doubling of pain is multiplication, not addition.

In the original story, not long after Teach ate the Dark-Dark Fruit, he was injured during the battle with Ace. Perhaps he had not yet adapted to the pain, but he would wail whenever he was hit. You can imagine how intense the pain was!

"That's a bit bad..." Virgo nodded.

Only Tina looked at Diarmait with a strange look, then said, "Isn't that the ability that suits you best?" Doflamingo looked at Diarmait with some surprise and asked, "What does this mean?"

“Perhaps for ordinary people, this is a very dangerous force, but for me, it is not stressful at all, because as long as I want, I can’t feel pain.” Diarmait grinned and said calmly.

Doflamingo? ? ?

Tiqi was also surprised and said: "No wonder you had no expression just now, I thought you were just enduring the pain."

"What kind of ability is this?" Virgo also asked.

"It is the will," Diarmait whispered. "It is the power of the will. I call it the Iron Will..."

"Can you temper your will to the point of being immune to pain? You are truly amazing." Teach said to Diarmait.

Diarmait looked at Teach strangely, wondering if it was an illusion or if this bastard was trying to flatter him.

"There's no point in saying these flattering words, Teach. Why do you think I kept you until now?" Diarmait glanced at Teach.

"What value should I have to you? For example, use me to deal with the Whitebeard Pirates?" Teach was silent for a moment, then said.

"Hehe, do we need you to deal with the Whitebeard Pirates? Do you think I can't deal with Newgate?" Diarmait sneered with disdain.

These words seemed extremely arrogant, as if he didn't take the strongest man in the world seriously at all.

But when Teach heard it, it seemed natural. Diarmait really had the capital to say such things.

"So what am I worth to you?" Tiqi asked.

"First of all, don't imagine that you can return to the Whitebeard Pirates, or go back to being a pirate. People like you only have two choices in front of me. The first is Impeldown, and the second is death. Which one do you want to choose?"

Diarmuid said this in a very calm tone.

And these words were undoubtedly very cruel in Tiqi's ears.

If he felt there was any hope, he would fight Diarmait!

But the problem was that Diarmait had only glanced at him before and he almost died. This overwhelming strength really made Teach unable to muster any thoughts of resistance.

What's more, he himself is not a man of integrity and backbone.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been beaten to death by Newgate's outburst before his death, and would not have cried for his father.

It is better to live a miserable life than to die. Teach understood this principle very well. Therefore, after a brief thought, he had no intention of bargaining with Diarmait. He asked directly, "What will it cost me to go to Impelton?"

"It's not a big deal. Don't make me sound like a demon. I just want to know how the Dark-Dark Fruit can take away other people's abilities?" Diarmuid asked.

Tiqi was shocked, but then he put on a wry smile and said, "You know this too?"

"What do you mean?" Doflamingo frowned and interrupted.

"As far as I know, the Dark-Dark Fruit can take away the power of other people's devil fruits. In other words, even if you eat the String-String Fruit, I can take away your String-String Fruit and even give its power to other people. Of course, you will most likely die." Diarmait said with an evil smile.

"Ah, this..." Doflamingo felt a little horrified when he thought about it.

"Hunting for abilities, this is my top secret. Back then, the reason why I knew so much about the Dark-Dark Fruit wasn't just because of the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia..." Teach said with a sigh.

Diarmait was not surprised, because the information about the Dark-Dark Fruit in the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia was not very detailed, and as one of the parties involved, he naturally knew about it.

"Due to some coincidences, I learned the truth about the Dark-Dark Fruit. This devil fruit has the power to temporarily restrain the overflow of abilities at the moment of killing other ability users. Although the time is not long, as long as you find the right ordinary fruit, you will be able to guide and control the rebirth of the devil fruit power to a certain extent. Although it sounds incredible, it is not a particularly complicated problem. The reason you ask this is because you haven't killed an ability user with the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit. If you kill an ability user, you will instinctively feel that throbbing. By then, you will understand without me explaining anything." Teach explained helplessly.

Diarmait himself actually had this suspicion, but he was worried about something going wrong, so he spared Teach's life. After all, it would be easy to kill him, but if there were any troubles later, he would have to spend time figuring it out himself, so it would be better to ask him first.

It's not a big deal anyway.

After receiving a definitive answer, Diarmait nodded and said, "Very well. I'll prepare a comfortable private room for you in Impelton." Teach glanced at Diarmait and said with a forced smile, "Should I thank you?" "Of course, but you're welcome," Diarmait said with a wicked smile.

Chapter 363 The gathering of the Seven Warlords of the Sea under the King of Alabasta!

Alabasta, the land of rain.

At this moment, on the second basement floor of the Rain Feast Casino, Nicole Robin was standing at the end of the corridor, seemingly waiting for someone.

Not long after, a figure slowly walked down from upstairs.

The figure had a tall stature and an almost perfect face. His expression looked a little cold, yet seemed so natural.

The Seven Warlords of the Sea. The Pirate Empress. Boa. Hancock!

In front of her, there was a waiter leading the way. The waiter almost didn't dare to look back at Hancock, as if he was completely overwhelmed by her beauty. Looking at her any longer would be blasphemy. When Hancock walked up to Robin, he asked with a slightly condescending expression, "You are Nicole. Robin? Crocodile's deputy? You don't look very good?" Robin didn't respond. Instead, he said to the waiter, "Okay, Master Hancock, I will be the one to receive you from now on. You can go and do your work." "Yes, Master Robin," the waiter replied quickly, then left in disgrace.

Only after the waiter left did Robin look into Hancock's eyes.

Hancock also stared at Robin with an oppressive look.

It seemed like a secret contest between two women.

But it was only three or five breaths. The next moment, Hancock smiled warmly and said, "It really is you, Robin!" Robin also smiled brightly and said, "Long time no see, Hancock."

Robin undoubtedly knew Hancock, and it seemed that the two had a good relationship.

Back then, both Robin and Hancock were in G-7.

The age difference between the two is also similar, Hancock is only slightly one year older than Robin.

They were the same age, lived together, and both joined the Navy for their own reasons. During the time they lived in G-7, they had a very close relationship and were good sisters who could talk about anything.

Of course, we had to say goodbye later because we took different paths.

Robin was transferred to Marine Headquarters, Marineford, and joined the Intelligence Department.

Hancock returned to the Amazon, while Lily became the captain of the Kuja Pirates and one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

Come to think of it, they haven't seen each other for many years.

"How is it? How do you feel here? Did that bastard Crocodile bully you?" Hancock asked with a smile.

Robin shook his head and said, "It's not a matter of bullying or not. That guy doesn't trust me at all. I'm just carrying out my mission."

"How about waiting until this is over and returning to the Amazon with me? Lily, you're currently serving as a deputy to the Shichibukai anyway, so why not become my vice-captain later? Hahaha," Hancock invited with a smile. Robin winked at her and said, "I wouldn't consider it..."

Then, the two chatted a little bit about other miscellaneous topics.

When the time was almost up, Robin said, "Okay, if you have anything to say, let's go downstairs and talk about it. Now let's do our business. They are all waiting, and you are the only one missing." "Am I the last one?" Hancock said in surprise.

She thought she was pretty fast.

"That's right." Robin nodded.

Soon, under Robin's leadership, Hancock regained her arrogant and somewhat cold expression and came to the third underground floor.

After entering Crocodile's office, she finally saw the situation inside.

Crocodile was sitting behind his desk at this time, with a slicked-back hair, a smoking cigar in his mouth, and a defiant look on his face.

And on the sofa, there were two people sitting.

One is Mihawk, who is known as the world's greatest swordsman. He is sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed, holding a red wine glass in his hand, as if he is tasting Crocodile's collection.

That huge black knife stood casually beside the armrest of the sofa at night.