Luo Jie is not a rigid person. Although he decided to choose the shape of a fist, he would not stupidly crush his shadow into a fist as big as nine sand bowls.
Because the shape of the fist is not aerodynamic.
It wouldn't matter if he was still a first- or second-level newcomer. His limited speed would not involve the problem of wind resistance, but he is already a fifth-level expert. He is the first echelon of players in this generation. Subsonic combat is the norm.
If you increase the intensity, there will be a sonic boom.
At this time, the appearance that can minimize wind resistance is very important.
After careful consideration, Luo Jie chose a shape similar to a starfish, with the tips of the five tentacles just enough to form a ball, simulating the blunt impact of a fist while minimizing wind resistance.
When the tentacles are opened, they can also make grasping movements similar to human palms, and even attacks such as "finger, palm" can be performed.
In the subsequent actual combat drills, he discovered a stability issue that he seemed to have overlooked. Although the ball shape can reduce wind resistance, it will cause tumbling during high-speed flight, so he pulled out a ball on the back of the five-pointed star tentacle.
Flat water drop-shaped balanced tail.
Well……
Why does this shape look so familiar the more I look at it? Isn’t this just a squid...
Forget it, it doesn’t matter what it looks like, as long as it works.
Trying again this time, the flying posture of the nine broken corpse versions of "Shadow Mage" finally stabilized. Luo Jie simply pressed the top and edge of the balance tail into a blade shape, and when he turned it around, it also looked like a flying sword. It was like a fish.
Ate two.
[You have developed a new Devil Fruit ability, please name it.]
Oh? The system judgment passed?
Indeed, they are both fired from muskets, but single-point bullets and shotguns are two different things. It is inappropriate to call this skill "Shadow Mage" now, but what should it be called? Could it be called "Shadow Squid"?
Although it is not impossible, why is there an inexplicable aroma of cumin...
"Call it 'Shadow Fish'."
Luo Jie struggled with the name, so he could only remove the middle character that easily associates him with a night market food stall, and finally gave him a decent name.
[New skill named successfully.]
Skills don't matter whether they are strong or weak, the key is where they are used and who uses them.
After preliminary attempts, Luo Jie found that the newly developed "Shadow Fish" was actually much easier to use than its original skill "Shadow Mage".
Although it is also limited by its own shadow range, since there is no physical restraint, "Shadow Fish" is faster than "Shadow Mage" and its attack trajectory is more flexible.
The most important thing is that because it was born out of the "Shadow Mage", the "Shadow Fish" actually inherited the "Shadow Double" ability, and any of the nine "Shadow Fish" can instantly switch places with the main body.
Inexplicably, Luo Jie was reminded of the fourth-generation Hokage's famous stunt [Flying Thunder God Technique] in "Naruto", although his teleportation range can only be regarded as a castrated version.
Just when Luo Jie was about to try to see if he could use "Shadow Fish" to perform a castrated version of "Shadow Revolution", a flyer floating down from the bubble airship happened to fall at the window of the hotel room.
——The monthly slave auction will be held in the auction house in Area 1 in 3 days. All guests are welcome!
The original work did not mention the specific time when the 11 supernovas gathered in the Shampoo Islands, but the "Delyuu Incident" occurred on the day they met - "Luffy" caused a scene at the auction in order to rescue the mermaid girl "Kemi" who had become a slave.
, beat up the Tianlong people, and attracted the navy general of the headquarters to lead a team to encircle and suppress them.
If we follow this time frame, the 11 Supernovas - except for "Luffy" and "Zoro" of the Straw Hats, the other 9 people should have arrived at the Shampoo Islands one after another.
It's time to act.
While Luo Jie was developing [Shadow Fruit] in the past few days, he re-planned the focus of the next strategy.
There is an extremely key person among them who must and can only be contacted on the "Champaign Islands". Once this opportunity is missed, it will be extremely difficult to find this person.
Throwing the auction flyer into the trash can, Luo Jie tidied up his appearance a little, took his dog "Xiao Ke" and walked out of the room.
"Mr. Nightmare, do you want to go out?"
At the corner of the corridor, I met "Kalifa", a beautiful former CP9 agent who is currently the secretary of the pirate group. Judging from her long blond hair that was still wet with moisture, it was obvious that she had just come out of the shower.
"Why are you the only one, where are the others?"
"Master "Hancock" took "Sanda Sonia" and "Marigold" to Area 13, saying they were meeting an old friend. The others seemed to have gone to the Soap Bubble Park in Area 33."
Area 13? Old friend?
It should be "Amazon Lily"'s previous emperor "Shaoyao". This woman opened a bar called "Ripoff" on the island, and it is normal for her to have a personal relationship with "Boya Hancock".
"I'm going to do something. If you have nothing to do, you have nothing to do. Come with me."
"Kalifa" has a cold personality with a bit of a dull personality. She usually likes to be alone on the boat and does not get along well with other people. However, she has an advantage that cannot be ignored - strong obedience.
It may be the subconscious leftover from being a CP9 agent. As long as it is given in the form of an order, she will hardly refuse.
A few minutes later, "Kalifa" put on the iconic leather jacket and fishnet stockings secret agent uniform, pushed up the glasses on the bridge of her nose, and left the hotel with Luo Jie.
Luo Jie's destination is the "lawless zone" located between Area 1 and Area 29.
Compared to areas controlled by other world governments, pirates who don't like to be restricted prefer the "lawless zone" where there are no rules.
Here, "free" pirates can fight if they disagree. Street fights between two or even multiple forces are commonplace, and the cleaners responsible for cleaning can pull out truckloads of pirate corpses every day.
There are no so-called rules. As long as your fists are strong enough and you have enough subordinates, your words are the rules.
"Mr. Nightmare, we seem to be being watched."
Just after landing from the air and not walking far, "Kalifa" whispered a warning to Luo Jie.
Huh?
Luo Jie was a little surprised. In any case, he was now a big pirate with a bounty of 350 million Baileys. He was on the same level as the "Shichibukai". Even the 11 supernovas in the original work might not dare to provoke him easily. Could it be that these
I don’t know why this guy doesn’t read newspapers?
Or is it that his high reward has made these guys go to their heads?
Luo Jie touched his nose in confusion, and suddenly touched the "eye patch body" on his face. He suddenly realized that he had changed into a new skin, and it no longer matched the photo in the original reward order.
Moreover, "Kalifa" who is following him currently has no reward order, and no one will pay special attention to the 50 beli reward of the dog "Xiao Ke".
If only "Boya Hancock" was accompanying him, these unlucky people wouldn't be able to recognize his identity.
"A group of bastard fish that don't even have "dominance"..."Kalifa", it's time for you to have your own bounty order."
"Kalifa" nodded slightly, still wearing the same iceberg beauty expression that has remained unchanged for thousands of years, and her tall figure disappeared in a flash.
——"Six styles of shaving"!
Although it is also known as [Navy Six Styles], in fact there are not many people who practice this skill in the navy. These low-level people who have been at the bottom for a long time have rarely seen this advanced martial art that is only spread among a small number of people. Until "Carly"
"Dharma" appeared in front of them as if teleporting, and most people did not realize that they had stepped on an iron plate.
"Catch her! Let the brothers have fun first, and then sell her to the auction house. This condition is worth at least 5 million!"
Seven or eight people swarmed forward with various weapons in hand, and managed to create a passable coordination.
But in the eyes of "Kalifa", who mastered the two major physical skills of "Haki" and "Six Styles" at the same time, this kind of attack with only brute force is no different from a swarm of rabbits rushing towards her.
Her slender legs wrapped in fishnet stockings lightly stepped on the ground, and her whole body flew up like an elegant black swan. The long whip drawn from nowhere danced upside down, and the sharp barbs made a frightening sound like a high-speed rotating chain saw.
Buzzing sound.
——"Moonstep·Thorn Road"!
A series of crackling sounds of slapping flesh were mixed with screams. The words "happy, happy, happy" just now clearly angered "Kalifa", and she actually used "Armed Color Haki" to blunt the barbs on the whip.
, although it did not cause the skin and flesh to be torn and the stumps were all over the floor, the whipping with such force that penetrated the bones shattered the bones and internal organs of the group of people from the inside, and the pain caused was even more intense.
Among the wailing humanoid objects on the ground, there was actually a fish that slipped through the net. It was not fatally injured due to its naturally rough skin and thick flesh. The abstract facial features on its face were distorted by extreme fear, and it struggled to escape from the tumbling pile of people.
Get up, run away.
"Kalifa" was about to add another whip, but Luo Jie raised her hand to stop her.
"Don't take action, just use him as a test."
As he spoke, a cone-shaped "shadow fish" flew out, inserted into the shadow at the feet of the fleeing man, and instantly melted into it like snowflakes entering water.
The trafficker, who was still rolling and crawling, suddenly seemed to have been hit by a restraining spell. He kept a stiff posture and stayed in place. The veins all over his body were exposed and he kept exerting force. His swollen muscles trembled slightly, but he was still unable to move at all.
It’s done.
Just as Luo Jie expected, since "Shadow Fish" can inherit the "Shadow Double" skill, it is entirely possible that it can also inherit the "Shadow Revolution" skill.
However, the "Shadow Revolution" used by "Shadow Fish" is still a castrated version and cannot control targets that are too strong.
But it is definitely more than enough to completely control the popular trafficker in front of me.
"You...are you a devil fruit user?"
In this world, if any supernatural phenomenon occurs, just think of [Devil Fruit]. The human trafficker is about to cry, and even if his brain's reaction is slow, he will know that he has kicked the iron plate.
Luo Jie did not reply. On the one hand, he was maintaining a sense of mystery to continue to exert psychological pressure on the other party. On the other hand, he was taking the opportunity to observe the effects of the new skills.
This skill is somewhat similar to the [Shadow Imitation Technique] of the Nara clan of Konoha Village in "Naruto".
But the difference is that [Shadow Imitation Technique] requires the shadows of both parties to overlap, and can only drive the enemy to do the same actions as yourself. "Shadow Fish·Shadow Revolution" can be operated from a distance, and you can control the opponent's actions with just your consciousness.
Of course, in terms of binding power, "Shadow Fish·Shadow Revolution" is far inferior to [Shadow Mimicry]. The latter can forcibly control the existence of "tailed beasts" in a short period of time, while "Shadow Fish·Shadow Revolution" has
The binding power can also bully the soldiers.
"I ask, you answer, just answer the questions and don't talk unnecessary nonsense."
"If you want to kill, kill! Ever since I started this business, I knew that sooner or later I would be in trouble..."
Hearing the trafficker yelling and swearing, "Kalifa" raised her hand unceremoniously and used the wind whip technique. Luo Jie didn't stop her, until the trafficker was whipped until his whole body was covered in blood, and he screamed like a slaughtered pig and began to die.
Then she put her hand on his shoulder.
"What do I want to know? In fact, there is no need for such rough methods at all. Do you believe it?"
With a gentle tug, Luo Jie pulled off the trafficker's entire right arm.
However, there was no blood or screams, and there was not even a wound on the right arm that was torn off, and there was only a black shadow on the cross section.
——"Shadow Revolution", which reversely affects the body by changing the shadow form.
Luo Jie just pulled it casually, tearing a big living person into... a big living person in pieces.
"I just got the devil fruit not long ago, and I'm not very clear about my abilities." Luo Jie held the trafficker's head in his hand, and said casually like a chat between friends: "Actually, I'm also very curious, if I now
What will happen to the dismantled body after the ability is released?"
"Ah! No! Whatever you want to know, I'll tell you everything!"
The trafficker who had been so stubborn just now collapsed on the spot.
The unknown is the scariest thing. If you just cut the body into pieces and die, it will be a disaster. But if the body parts are randomly put together, it will be a way of life that is even more uncomfortable than death.
"Wouldn't it be better if we cooperated like this earlier?" Luo Jie banged the head in his hand twice like a ball and asked with a smile: "Have you heard of Pirate Supernova?"
"You know, I know, there are new pirates with a bounty of over 100 million beli. To prevent their crew members from being caught by mistake, we carry their wanted posters with us."
"Then have you seen a female pirate named "Joelle Bonny" recently?"
"Joelle Bonny" is the only woman among the 11 Supernovas, a user with the [Sui Sui Fruit] ability, the adopted daughter of the "Tyrant Bear" of the Seven Warlords, and a very important role in the later stages of the original work.
Luo Jie was not looking for her to get her on board, but for other reasons.
"I know, I know!" The trafficker couldn't nod, he could only blink desperately, and his tone was urgent and flattering: "Although that female pirate is very beautiful, she looks like a dissatisfied rice bucket. The outside world calls her "Big Stomach"
"Female Bonnie"...It's very easy to find her. Except for sleeping time, she is either eating in the restaurant or on the way to the restaurant."
"Thank you for your cooperation."
Luo Jie nodded with satisfaction, threw away the trafficker's head, and snapped his fingers.
The shuttle-shaped "shadow fish" flew out of the shadow, and the trafficker's shadow gathered first. The limbs scattered on the ground were accurately connected under the guidance of the shadow, and reassembled into their original appearance.
The trafficker seemed unable to believe that Luo Jie let him go like this, and when he was about to leave tentatively, Luo Jie's "Wait a minute" made him immediately startled.
Luo Jie didn't mean to go back on his word, he just reached out and took off the money bag from his body, and at the same time picked it up again on the wretched wretches on the ground.
The trafficker didn't feel any physical pain, but instead let out a sigh of relief.
That's right, it's best to ask for money. If you don't want money, it will be life-threatening.
After Luo Jie took "Kalifa" out for a certain distance, "Kalifa" seemed a little confused and couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Nightmare, are you going to let those people go like this? Leave them alive, why not?"
More people will suffer, and this is not called kindness."
Luo Jie smiled, stopped and turned around and said, "I don't know, Kalifa, you have such a strong sense of justice. What makes you have the illusion that I am a very kind person?"
"Kalifa" was about to speak when she suddenly saw several struggling humanoid shadows pinched in Luo Jie's hands.
"These are the shadows of those people? Mr. Nightmare, when did you..."
"Kalifa" paused, and she suddenly remembered Luo Jie's abnormal "robbery" behavior just now - "Shadow Cut" is an ability that can only be used at close range when the target cannot move. It must have been at that time that Luo Jie
Secretly peeling away the shadow of those traffickers.
At the same time, in the sunshine cast by the dense canopy of the mangrove, a group of shambling human traffickers looked at their burning bodies in horror. They had no idea what was happening and did not know how to hide under the shade of the trees. Instead, they were like headless flies.
He rolled on the sun-drenched ground, trying to extinguish the flames on his body, and was eventually burned into humanoid ashes amidst screams.
[You killed "Human Trafficker A" and received 200 points. 】
[You killed "Human Trafficker B" and received 200 points. 】
…
The shadows in his hands dissipated one after another, followed by lines of kill prompts appearing in the visual projection.
"A group of scum with a combat power of only 5. The two of them together are worth less than a zombie soldier."
Luo Jie shook his head indifferently, not feeling the slightest bit guilty for breaking his promise.
…
The lawless zone is a gathering place for pirates and is dotted with large and small restaurants.
Finding someone in thousands of restaurants is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Fortunately, what Luo Jie is looking for is not some unknown little fish. The supernova born every year attracts the attention of all pirates. "Big Stomach Girl Poni" is an extremely rare female pirate captain.
In the pirate world, which has always been dominated by men, the attention will only be higher.
After asking some passing pirates, Luo Jie learned the specific location of "Big Stomach Girl Poni".
The "Mangrove Restaurant" is located at the foot of the mangroves in Area 24.
The Shampoo Islands are composed of 79 Yarchman mangrove trees. The closer to the core area of the tree trunks, the more expensive the land price is.
The scale and quality of a restaurant that can be opened at the foot of a mangrove tree can be imagined.
Luo Jie walked into the door under the guidance of a well-dressed waiter. If the tables were not filled with the fishy smell of the sea and the guests who were closely guarding their bodies, the splendid interior would not have looked like a restaurant dedicated to receiving pirates.