Arceus in One Piece - Chapter 40

ochoku tightened the giant sword in his hand, looking like he was about to chop off John’s head.

However, the treasure had yet to appear. CP0’s behaviour prompted Silver Axe to act early. There were many people intrigued by the treasure of Locks. The fact that they had safely passed five years was because no one could find them.

If they attacked John directly, they might not get the treasure.

Just as they hesitated, the two members of CP0 couldn’t sit still. Their plan was to let John and Silver Axe fight each other, but Ochoku’s appearance disrupted the balance.

CP0 was renowned as the “strongest shield of the Celestial Dragons” and was the world’s most powerful intelligence agency.

The selection of CP0 members was also very strict. Mastery of the Six Powers was just the basic requirement. They had to unconditionally support the Celestial Dragons ideologically and obey the orders of the Celestial Dragons and the World Government.

The number of CP0 members was unknown. They usually engaged in secret activities, investigating smuggling of arms, secret assassinations, and conducting secret transactions with non-World Government affiliated countries or some pirates around the world.

The strength of the members varied, but even the weakest ones were able to establish themselves in the New World. They could also serve as executives in those large pirate groups.

Originally, they were just pretending to be under John’s command, but Ochoku’s appearance disrupted their plan.

What they wanted to face was a severely injured Silver Axe or John, not two pirates with bounties exceeding one billion. There was no benefit for ochoku and Silver Axe to team up against them.

CP0 was even better at assassination. In this dim environment, and with Silver Axe and ochoku’s attention mostly on John, they did not pay attention to these remnants. It might be possible for them to take advantage of the situation to balance the forces, but someone was much faster than their actions.

“Thunderbolt!”

The sky tonight was still relatively clear. Although there were a few dark clouds in the sky, they did not obscure the moon. The bright moonlight still shone on the mud at the bottom of the lake.

However, this was just a moment ago. A large amount of lightning fell from the sky, indiscriminately attacking the people below, but most of the lightning bolts targeted ochoku and Silver Axe.

Then, a huge dragon rushed out from the clouds, carrying several figures in the night sky.

“Hehehe! Old acquaintances are indeed many, don’t you agree, you bastards?”

Kaido deliberately emphasised the word “old acquaintances.” He was interested in the treasure, but it was only second to Arceus’s stone tablet.

In this regard, they were different from the people below. They were looking for all the treasures Locks had in the past, while Kaido was looking for the treasure that was originally on the ship.

At this moment, Kaido’s sudden appearance caused another change in the situation below. His indiscriminate attack method did not seem like a friendly greeting.

Calling them “bastards” indicated that he had also been on Locks’s ship. Even after transforming into an animal, certain features would still be retained to some extent. Plus, considering Kaido’s voice, his identity was no longer a secret.

“Isn’t this the apprentice brat from the ship? Now that woman isn’t here to protect you.”

“Hehehe! Stop kidding, even without Lingling, I can handle you guys just fine, Bad Wind!”

A large number of wind blades swept down. Kaido’s AOE attack was manageable for ochoku and the others, as they each had their own ways of dealing with it. However, it was a devastating blow to their subordinates.

The previous lightning and the current wind blades caused a large number of casualties among the pirates, especially those from John’s crew. They were already facing the combined attack of Silver Axe and ochoku, and now, with Kaido’s attack, there was a significant reduction in John’s crew.

“You’ve gained quite an ability, a Zoan type? Have you allied with John? You really have guts.”

“Don’t talk nonsense. John just has something I want.”

“Kaido! You and I team up to deal with these two guys. Then, forget about that thing. Locks’s treasure, we can split it evenly!”

The conversation between Kaido and ochoku made John think about recruiting Kaido, but all he received was ruthless ridicule.

“Don’t be ridiculous, Captain John would share his treasure with others? Hehehe! Are you trying to make me laugh?” Not only Kaido but even Silver Axe and ochoku laughed mockingly.

“John, look at your reputation. Even apprentices don’t believe your words. It’s better to hand over the treasure, honestly!”

“Are you two trustworthy? Everyone is just looking out for themselves. But since you both want the treasure, then go ahead and take a look, Earth Reversal Gate!”

Since just now, he had been using his Devil Fruit ability. However, this time, the range was much larger. Originally, he wanted to delay some time, and Kaido’s appearance happened to help him.

The entire lake bottom turned into a huge revolving gate, starting to flip and rotate. For a while, everyone here was lifted by the rolling earth. Under the revolving gate, a special space could be vaguely seen.

Ordinary people were powerless to resist in this environment and fell into the pit below. However, ochoku, Silver Axe, and CP0 took the initiative to rush over. They saw what they wanted down there.

“Kaido!”

“I know, hold on tight!” Watching the changes below, Kaido also rushed down with the flame cloud. For him, who could fly, the underground environment was not terrifying.

And John, the mastermind behind all this, fell into the pit with a strange smile on his face.

“Has this guy’s Devil Fruit ability awakened?”

The bottom of the entire inland lake turned into a revolving gate under John’s ability, which had already entered the realm of awakening. After awakening, the Paramecia Devil Fruit had the ability to affect the surrounding terrain. However, they still didn’t understand what kind of Devil Fruit John had eaten.

Below the inland lake was actually a giant underground cave with peculiar luminescent plants inside, filling the otherwise dark underground with dim light.

And beneath their feet was not stone or soil, but treasures as far as the eye could see. In other words, the entire area of the inland lake was the total volume of treasure.

The underground space was large, and Kaido could still fly in the air. When the other people fell down, they tumbled about, leaving only the executives still conscious. Now, their attention was all focused on John.

“This is the treasure you wanted, and it’s your burial ground. Everyone present, including Captain John, will die here. I’m going to start a new life. Goodbye, fools!”

As John spoke, he intended to open the space gate and leave, but at this moment, a strange energy enveloped him. A sense of anger inexplicably rose in his heart, and the idea of ??escape was pushed aside.

Evil Stone Tablet – Provocation, activated successfully.

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