Devil Fruit

However, amidst the cheers of these pirates, Felix couldn't help but seep out cold sweat once again.

At first, he was not afraid, and even in those days of Impel Down, he was continually thinking of escaping to seek revenge on Longinus. To make that despicable villain, who only knew how to sneak attacks with the aid of Kairoseki, understand that he, Captain Felix, was invincible!

However, the confidence in his heart completely collapsed on the day he escaped, and countless pirates even more powerful than him died at the hands of the man opposite him.

A thousand? Two thousand? Or is it more? He couldn't remember.

All he knew was that those pirates with a devilishly fearsome reputation in the outer seas were like pigs on a case-board waiting for this terrifying executioner to slaughter them.

That's right, the executioner!

This marine is not the embodiment of justice as rumored, but rather more like a demon in human skin!

The brutal scene even woke him up countless times in nightmares, so much so that he didn't dare to have any thoughts of revenge, and only after half a year of anonymity did he gradually go back up as another small identity.

However, how long has it been? The demon of this nightmare had even reappeared in front of him!

"Why? Why did you find me? I've been cut off from the past!" Felix loudly growled as if he had an unspoken grievance.

Hearing this voice mixed with anger, horror, aggravation, and resentment, the surrounding pirates were all a bit dumbfounded. Captain, how did you manage to contain so many emotions in a single sentence?

However, they soon realized a terrible thing, that the mysterious and powerful captain they had seen was fearing that marine, a discovery that made them vaguely uneasy.

"Naturally, finding you was, it is doing." Longinus held up the paper in his hand and shook it.

"Vivre Card!" Felix, who had been inextricably linked to the underground world, was naturally no stranger to life cards, "That's impossible. How did you get my vivre card?"

"I see, you deliberately approached me in Impel Down to talk to me to take some of my nails to make a vivre card, and with your strength and the state I was in, you could have done that without me noticing." Felix's realization dawned on him.

Said Felix, shaking his head again, "No, no, the vivre cards don't point to me, but rather the mutual attraction between the vivre cards, you wouldn't be able to find me if you only had my vivre card."

"You're quite good at answering your questions." Longinus smiled, and with a flick of his fingers, he flicked out a crescent of air that struck Felix at the location of his shoulder blade, instantly punching a horrifying hole in Felix's left shoulder.

"Damn you, you bastard!" Felix was half-kneeling on the ground, his right hand covering the wound, his heart sad and helpless. The gap was getting more comprehensive. He couldn't even put up the most basic resistance.

Gulp!

The surroundings were full of gulping voices. Many pirates were even paralyzed with fear. The other side even defeated the captain, who they saw as incomparably powerful just by flicking his fingers. This gap is too big!

"Haven't you noticed yet? I was cautious about controlling the power in your wound, so it shouldn't be damaged." Longinus smiled kindly.

Felix was startled and pulled at the shoulder wound with a changed countenance.

Sure enough, a vivre card stained with blood appeared in his hand.

Felix went pale and stammered, "When the hell did you... you ..."

"With the position I was in as Head Jailer, it wouldn't be hard to knock you out and slip a life card in, would it?" Longinus spread his hands and said helplessly, "At that time, to heal your wounds quickly, I had spent the special healing potion given to me by this headquarters. It was a good thing that could only be enjoyed by officers of the rank of commodore and above, but you earned it!"

Felix's lips parted, and the look in his eyes at Longinus was like a nightmare, "Could it be that you've planned all of this ... and that you're behind my escape from the big prison?"

"Don't underestimate yourself. I only gave you a little help. For example, the healing potion that restored your strength without you noticing, or the time you faked your death during the battle with Ember by kicking in the door and sending you out in a storm with my Rankyaku. However, things like the fact that you were able to hijack the ship and escape were your performance, and I was surprised to learn that for a while."

"What do you ... want?"

"Didn't I tell you that at the time? Your fruit power is quite useful, and you've been specifically told never to die!"

"You want my power? I get it. You're trying to manipulate me to work for you!"

"No, I don't have that boring idea."

The surrounding pirates felt vaguely ominous. Was this the sort of thing that could be casually divulged?

"To be called a marine hero and for you to take the initiative to do something like this, if word gets out, it should be a devastating blow to that reputation of yours!"

"How many people would want to believe such a thing, coming from a pirate's mouth? And I don't intend to let anyone who knows the personal leave alive!"

Hearing what Longinus said, the surrounding pirates, no matter how foolish they were, understood that this marine would kill and immediately scattered and fled.

Although they were outnumbered, the other party was a mighty battle force that could defeat the captain with a single strike. They didn't dare to fight it out.

Longinus, who had long since spread Kenbunshoku Haki throughout the island, naturally couldn't let them go, kicking out dozens of Rankyaku in succession, quickly slaughtering the minions who didn't even have a reward.

"Ha ... haha!" Seeing Longinus' icy gaze cast, Felix laughed dryly twice, "Now it seems that it's impossible not to cooperate, Longinus-sama, I will be your loyal ..."

Poof!

After what seemed like a long time, Felix opened his eyes in a daze, only to feel a sharp pain in the back of his head. What had just come over him, why had he suddenly been knocked unconscious by Longinus?

Felix prepared to stand up but found his body wholly restrained and even surrounded by a ring of apples.

It's like some evil ritual is going on!

Slightly disturbed, Felix looked up to the front of Longinus and asked, "What do you want?"

Longinus didn't answer his question but whispered to himself, "On the Devil Fruit Diagram, the Fear Fruit is an apple-like form. And if we follow the future path in which the fruit is reborn nearby after Slime's death, killing Felix now should have some chance of obtaining that Devil Fruit inside him, right?"

Although he didn't know what Longinus was thinking, Felix always felt the other man's eyes were dangerous, not to mention twisting and swinging his body wildly in an attempt to break free of his bonds.

However, being chained by Kairoseki handcuffs, his physical strength wasn't even comparable to that of an ordinary person, so naturally, it was futile.

Longinus doesn't hesitate any longer, striking a finger through the skull, and Felix's eyes bulge out as if he still can't believe he's going to die here.

However, three minutes passed, and still, nothing was happening around the apple.

"Failed?" Longinus wasn't too upset about this result. He was only planning to use the Fear Fruit to make a Devil Fruit item. Now that he didn't even know if Vegapunk had researched the technology, he naturally wouldn't be too eager.

However, the moment he retracted Kairoseki handcuffs, a Devil Fruit took shape before his eyes!