108 107 Nightmare Dragon
Red Count's move shocked everyone.
Very few individuals with abilities can develop their fruit powers to such a comprehensive level in such a short period of time.
Red Count's move once again earned him admiration from everyone.
But that's it. They understand that with Blackbeard's multi-fruit ability, even the Red Count will ultimately be powerless.
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"I didn't expect you to be so powerful. I have to ask, was that move truly the ability of the tremor-tremor fruit? Even Whitebeard in his prime couldn't create such a terrifying vibration"
Red Count asked cautiously.
Blackbeard's fruit fusion skill from earlier still left him frightened.
"Not entirely. This is the fusion technique of the Thunder Fruit and the Tremor-Tremor fruit. The explosive power of the Thunder Fruit triggers the Tremor-Tremor fruit, causing the vibrations to increase exponentially"
Blackbeard explained casually.
"It's a fruit fusion technique! How is such ability possible in this world!"
Red Count's expression suddenly changed upon hearing that.
No one besides Blackbeard can possess two fruit abilities at once, let alone master the fruit fusion technique.
That's Blackbeard's talent!
"You're just a monster!"
Red Count finally sighed.
Burgess and Aokiji also nodded their heads after hearing his words.
Red Count spoke up what they were all thinking. Isn't Blackbeard a monster now?
Such strange abilities aren't something just anyone can possess. He's truly exceptional.
"It's too early to tell now. You haven't used all your strength yet, right?"
Blackbeard said to Red Count, grinning maniacally at him
"There are only a few people in my life who can push me to use my full strength."
"They are Roger, Whitebeard in his prime, and Admiral Steel Bone Kong."
"Now, you're one of them!"
Red Count said.
As soon as he finished speaking, a stream of bright red blood appeared out of thin air and enveloped him.
Through Observation haki, Blackbeard could sense that the aura coming from Red Count was steadily increasing.
Red Count's body began to change. He grew in size, his already pale skin turning an pure white, with a pair of fangs exposed at the corners of his mouth.
His pair of vampire wings stretched out, now about four times his size.
This is the Zoan-type Bat-Bat fruit, the full vampire form!
As the transformation finished, the air around was filled with the scent of blood.
The transformation of Red Count caused everyone's expressions to change. Like a legendary figure such as Whitebeard, his abilities were even more weird. Thanks to Bat-Bat fruit, he could use its powers to maintain his strength at its peak.
"Even after so many years, the Red Count is still very strong!"
Shiryu sighed as he observed his transformation, shock by how much vitality he had
"I really wonder how powerful this mythical zoan can be," Kuzan remarked.
"This is probably the toughest opponent the captain has ever faced"
Burgess said in a weary voice. Under Red Count's ability, he remained in the state of an old man.
Hearing his words, Shiryu and Devon nodded in agreement.
The Red Count seems too casual and lacks the influence of the four emperors.
But his strength is undoubtedly at the level of an emperor.
Today's showdown can be considered a clash between emperors.
Blackbeard did not object.
Under the condition of a fair one-on-one match and both of them being in good condition, Red Count was indeed the strongest opponent he had faced.
As the Red Count unleashed his strongest ability, Blackbeard showed no restraint.
He deactivated all his fruit abilities.
Then, the black smoke of the Dark Fruit enveloped him.
With him at the center, the black smoke continued to spread, engulfing everything in its deep darkness, obscuring even the light.
A faint smile appeared at the corner of Blackbeard's mouth
"Darkness?"
Seeing his smile, Red Count suddenly felt a sense of unease in his heart.
Suddenly, some black bubbles emerged in the darkness surrounding Blackbeard.
Intense heat radiated from Blackbeard's body. In that moment, he resembled a black sun.
The seawater below was evaporating rapidly.
A large amount of water vapor in a ten-kilometer area rose into the air.
"This is..."
Red Count's expression changed drastically. This time, he felt the same as before.
"Fruit fusion technique!"
He exclaimed in disbelief.
Fruit fusion technique?
Burgess and the others' expressions changed after hearing this, and then they carefully sensed it.
Sure enough, they discovered that the Dark Dark Fruit being used by Blackbeard at this time was very different from before.
Dark Dark Fruit couldn't possibly release such high temperatures.
This temperature clearly belongs to the magma-magma fruit ability.
So, Captain Blackbeard can actually fuse the Dark Dark Fruit and the Magma-Magma Fruit?
Shock appeared on their faces.
How long has it been since the captain obtained the Magma-Magma Fruit?
Can he accomplish fruit fusion so quickly?
Even fruit fusion can't be that easy, can it?
"You sense it, don't you? This is another fruit fusion technique, combining the strongest Logia Dark Fruit and the Logia Magma Fruit!"
Blackbeard said to Red Count.
"How many fruit abilities do you have?!"
Red Count's face showed a hint of shock. He had just faced one opponent, yet the other party wielded four fruit abilities. How could he possibly fight under such circumstances?
"I have great respect for your strength, which is why I've chosen to use my best techniques to defeat you"
Blackbeard said calmly, before suddenly raising his arms.
The darkness around him seemed to come to life, erupting into black flames that billowed upwards. Beneath the flames, it resembled bubbling black magma.
"Nightmare Dragon!"
Blackbeard shouted.
All the black flames around him started to converge. After a moment, a dark fire dragon materialized in the air.
He has thoroughly studied the Dark Fruit now. Not only can he fuse Thunder and Tremor-Tremor Fruits at will, but he can also combine techniques between the Dark Fruit and the Magma Fruit.
Moreover, the skills formed by the fusion of different fruit abilities also quite have different effects.
"Vampire full form!"
Cold sweat broke out on the Red Count's forehead, and he didn't dare to be careless.
Even though he hadn't yet faced Blackbeard's Nightmare Dragon, he could sense that Blackbeard's fusion skill was even more terrifying than before!
Then, with a roar, the Nightmare Dragon rushed towards the Red Count.
Wherever the Nightmare Dragon passed, dark black flames engulfed everything.
A blood-red bat, tainted with black flames, melted instantly in the air.
"What a terrifying destructive power!"
Red Count exclaimed in horror seeing his attack instantly neutralise.
Faced with an ability attack from someone, his blood-red bat could even absorb the opponent's energy.
However, when faced with Blackbeard's move, it had no effect; instead, his own move was devoured and destroyed!
What kind of power is this?
A faint smile appeared on Blackbeard's face as he saw this.
The flames produced by the Dark Fruit and Magma Fruit are unusual; they're hotter than magma.
These flames are similar to Marco's Phoenix flames, but Marco's Phoenix flames have a healing effect.
And his flame is pure destruction!
It's hotter than magma and has the devouring and destroying ability of the Dark Fruit!
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TO BE CONTINUED
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