"Zehahahaha..."

"I don't think there's any Devil Fruit in this world better than the Yami Yami no Mi."

Blackbeard let out a wide, manic laugh.

"Tch, you Marshall folks are all the same," Kevin said with undisguised disdain.

"Jiro, don't waste your energy," Ghidorah said, bumping into Jiro.

"Hmph…"

Jiro, bumped slightly, lifted his enormous head and let out a cold snort, releasing a puff of white smoke.

Ghidorah's three heads each possessed independent consciousness, yet their memories were fully shared, and the main body remained under Ghidorah's complete control.

It sounded paradoxical, but in truth, it made them frighteningly powerful.

He had known this from the moment that Devil Fruit had appeared.

Even though consuming it meant never being able to return to human form, he had still chosen to eat it.

Because this fruit had a far more secret power.

Just like Blackbeard's Yami Yami no Mi—if events were to follow the original canon, that guy would eventually go after the Gura Gura no Mi.

No doubt, that was a terrifying fruit.

But pairing the Yami Yami no Mi with the Gura Gura no Mi? Only a fool would do that.

Back in the day, a fool like that did emerge from the Blackbeard family.

And was ultimately crushed to death—by Ghidorah.

Ghidorah's enormous golden beast-eyes stared coldly at Blackbeard for a long while.

"Blackbeard, do you have a death wish?"

"Well then…"

"When I get out of here… it will be your time to die!"

As his words echoed out, Ghidorah raised his hideous dragon head (from now on, let's just call it that for simplicity).

Jiro followed closely behind, while Kevin looked at the two dragon heads with confusion, seemingly a bit out of sync.

ROAR! ROAR!

A sharp, piercing screech suddenly split the air. The very atmosphere began to tremble.

ROAR!

Kevin, finally catching on, looked startled—then tilted his head back and let out a howl of his own.

Bzzz... Crackle...

Golden rays, like electromagnetic beams, erupted simultaneously from the three dragon heads' mouths.

"Graviton Beam!"

Violent energy beams blasted upward, striking the ceiling with a deafening explosion.

The shattered stones caught in the gravitational wave were drawn into the beams and obliterated.

Air currents were ripped apart. Dust whirled around the rays. Golden electric serpents flashed chaotically.

The sight was like a cosmic nebula—a visually stunning and overwhelming display that left everyone dumbfounded.

BOOM! CRACK—CRACK—

The sound of earth and stone splitting echoed out. Massive cracks spread across the fortress's vaulted ceiling.

"Stop him!!"

Magellan roared in fury at the unfolding chaos.

"I don't know what that is… but it's really terrifying!"

Even Kizaru, normally the laid-back and sarcastic admiral, now had fear clouding his eyes.

This was no longer the lazy man who once joked about beating the Yonko when the paycheck was right.

He was fully aware—whatever that creature was—not even the Five Elders' salary would make facing it worthwhile.

But now was no time to slack off!

Damn you, Sengoku! You've screwed me!

Filled with resentment, Kizaru leaped into the air. His hands glowed with intense golden light—

"Yasakani no Magatama!!"

Shu-shu-shu-shu-shu...

Like a Gatling gun of divine light, his glowing hands fired a barrage of dazzling golden bullets.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The usually low-effort admiral had now gone full firepower—his light bullets hammering into the right dragon head.

"Venom Demon!"

In the middle of the explosions, three horrifying, snarling purple poison dragons, cloaked in venom mist, rushed at Ghidorah's left head.

Blackbeard, refusing to fall behind, pushed his powers to the max. With a loud stomp, the ground beneath him cracked like a spider web, and he launched forward like a cannonball. Dark energy billowed behind him like smoke, making him look like a humanoid meteor charging straight for Ghidorah.

That Devil Fruit—he had to have it!

Bullet glanced at the nearby Redfield, hesitated briefly, then turned and ran toward the lift.

Redfield also paused for a moment, smirked coldly, and dissolved into a swarm of blood-red bats.

Seeing this, Shiryu of the Rain wisely stepped out of the way.

He loved killing, but he wasn't brain-dead.

Those two? Not people you mess with. He wasn't suicidal!

"Dark Vortex!"

In the blink of an eye, Blackbeard reached Ghidorah and unleashed a massive fistful of dark energy that looked like swirling black smoke.

The darkness surged, layering over itself as it climbed Ghidorah's neck, exploding with a loud boom and beginning to devour.

At the same time, Magellan's poison dragon slammed into the left head, dissolving and engulfing its thick neck in a toxic cloud.

Feeling the devouring pull of the dark energy, Ghidorah's golden beast-eyes shifted slightly. He glanced down at Blackbeard and let out a cold sneer in his heart.

What a bold guy!

"Waaaahhh! What is this?!"

Kevin, who had been hit by the venom dragon, stopped his graviton beam and began screaming in panic.

"Bastard!"

Jiro, whose beam had also been cut off by Kizaru's attack, turned his furious golden eyes toward the sleazy old admiral.

ROAR!!

He fired a graviton beam straight at Kizaru.

BZZT!

The rough, electrified gravitational ray surged forward at lightspeed. Caught off guard, Kizaru had no time to dodge and had to elementalize instantly.

But to his horror, the moment the beam grazed his shoulder, an overwhelming gravitational force ripped at his body.

Cold sweat poured from Kizaru's face. He quickly finished elementalizing and dodged to safety.

Whooom... BOOM... BOOM...

The terrifying beam tore through the air, leaving concentric ripples, and shook the walls with its impact.

Ghidorah wasn't sure how strong Impel Down was in the original canon.

But the one in this world? It was truly a fortress.

Even when Shiki escaped, he used the regular route.

Trying to brute-force your way out? Dream on.

Drip. Drip.

Kizaru landed on top of a prison cell, his previously sleazy face now deadly serious. He clutched his bleeding, torn shoulder, his heart pounding with fear—

That beam could actually hurt him.

"Aghhh! So hot!"

"Sluuurp..."

Kevin, still wrapped in Magellan's poison, screamed like a banshee—then lowered his head and licked the venom off his body.

"WTF?!"

The prisoners on Level 6—including Magellan—were instantly stunned by the scene.

What kind of move was that?!

That was lethal poison! Is this guy insane?

Sluurp...

His snake-like tongue, dripping with gooey, shiny slime, licked off a huge swath of venom in one go.

"Phew... I thought it was acid... scared me half to death!"

Seeing that his skin was totally unharmed, Kevin breathed a sigh of relief—then went back to licking.

WTF?!

He's fine?!

Everyone watching lost their minds.

That's the damn Doku Doku no Mi's venom!

And this guy's just licking it like it's a lollipop?!

Is he for real!?

In no time at all, Kevin had licked the entire poison dragon clean, like it was candy—then let out a burp filled with poisonous mist.

Then—

Kevin's expression suddenly twisted in pain, like a kid who had just accidentally eaten wasabi.

He looked around, spotted the dark energy coiled around Ghidorah's neck, his golden beast-eyes lit up—and dove straight into the blackness.

BLEAUGHH!!

Blerghhh...

A wave of vomiting echoed out—followed by the sound of splashing fluid.

Blackbeard, still desperately channeling his darkness and trying to extract Ghidorah's Devil Fruit, froze mid-laugh—

What the actual hell?!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!?!

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