Pirates: Who is the real sun god?

On the island, in the experimental base.

Kaido carried a mace and walked around the base unscrupulously. When he encountered anyone blocking his way, he would just blast them away with his mace and would not give way at all.

However, when he arrived at the treasury and saw the broken iron wall, he exploded and roared domineeringly, "Who the hell is taking advantage of me?"

boom--

A giant dragon flew across the sky, spewing a scorching breath towards the island, and a huge energy ball emitting a breath of destruction smashed into the laboratory.

Boom kaka——

The laboratory was destroyed, the island shook, and cries and shouts for help resounded through the sky.

After seeing the laboratory destroyed, the giant dragon above the island floated up contentedly, and slowly disappeared into the horizon.

……

at the same time

The three Barretts who escaped were rowing with all their might, but the shock wave caused by the shaking of the island still created a huge wave.

"This is a joke!"

Looking at the huge waves, Abel's face turned green. He didn't expect that he had just escaped death, but he would have to experience life and death again.

Ryan said nothing. He tightened his grip on Luke's back and held onto the edge of the boat tightly. However, his trembling body could not stop the fear in his heart.

"Hold on tight." Barrett looked at the huge waves that were getting closer and closer, his face looking a little grim, but fortunately there was no violent storm this time, and the boat was not a big ship, so he jumped into the water decisively, exerted all his strength to lift the boat into the air, and avoided the huge waves at a high speed.

Fortunately, this was not a natural phenomenon. Although Barrett tried his best, he still managed to avoid the waves.

However, he fell into a coma as soon as he returned to the boat. He was overdrawn throughout the day.

……

As night fell, the roars of animals could be heard one after another in the woods, and an enticing fragrance wafted into Barrett's nose.

Hiss—it hurts.

Barrett rubbed his head and slowly opened his eyes. A piece of unknown animal meat was roasting on a blazing bonfire. Abel, Ryan, and Luke, who had woken up at some point, were all silently gnawing on the meat with gloomy expressions, and they didn't notice that Barrett had woken up at all.

Cough cough--

Looking at the expressions of the few people, Barrett coughed twice, grabbed the sizzling and greasy roasted meat and started eating it in big mouthfuls.

The three of them seemed to come back to their senses. Looking at Barrett eating meat with big mouthfuls, they seemed to have found their backbone and couldn't help but smile.

"Brother Shanks."

Luke seemed very excited to see Barrett awake.

Woohoo——

"Little Luke you're awake."

Barrett swallowed a mouthful of meat and looked at Luke with a smile.

Um--

Luke nodded happily, watching Barrett eat the meat with big mouthfuls. He felt the meat in his hand had taste again and started to swallow it with big mouthfuls.

Barrett looked at Luke and smiled. He didn't talk to Luke anymore. Instead, he turned to look at Abel and said while eating meat, "I know your situation. Let's talk alone later."

Um--

Abel nodded and buried his head in eating the meat.

Then, Barrett asked Ryan, "Sister Ryan, do you know where we are now?"

"I don't know. We checked when we first arrived on the island. There is no one living on this island, only wild beasts." Ryan shook his head, looking a little gloomy.

"How many days was I in a coma?" Barrett continued to ask.

"Three days." Ryan stretched out his finger and gestured.

"Three days. Have you found any inhabited islands or ports along the way?" Barrett continued to ask.

"It seems there is one, but when I was about to go to the island, he stopped me." Ryan frowned and pointed at Abel, with a hint of dissatisfaction in his tone.

When Abel heard Ryan's words, his body stiffened and he buried his head deeper, exuding a feeling of loss.

"Sister Ryan, he was right to stop you from going to the island, because no matter if it was you or him, once you went to the island, it would immediately attract people's attention and attract the navy and the world government."

Barrett glanced at Ryan indifferently. He didn't expect that after going through so much, this woman was still so naive. He wondered if she was just a dead person in the eyes of the Navy and the World Government?

Ryan was stunned when she heard this. After Barrett's reminder, she also figured out the key point. She was indeed not suitable to appear in front of people, and she became silent.

However, Barrett's words startled Abel who was standing beside him. He suddenly raised his head and looked at Ryan. No matter how stupid he was, he understood that the woman next to him was just like him, someone who could not appear in public.

"Sister Ryan, do you remember how far that island is from us?"

Barrett ignored the two of them and spoke while eating meat, appearing extremely calm.

"It's not far from us. We can get there in half a day by using a small wooden boat." Ryan made a rough estimate.

"Yeah!" Barrett nodded. "That's great. Let's go there tomorrow and finish what we promised you."

Ryan nodded with a complicated expression, and without further asking, he quietly picked up the meat and continued to eat. For a moment, everyone fell into silence again.

Barrett didn't say much, he just buried his head in eating the beast meat, using his life to quickly digest it and restore himself to his peak condition as soon as possible.

Half an hour later, Ryan held Luke in his arms and fell asleep. Barrett got up, patted Abel who was lost in thought, and walked into the forest.

Abel was stunned for a moment, then stood up and quickly followed Barrett.

The two walked one after the other, and no one spoke along the way. Until they were far away from the campfire, Barrett suddenly stopped and said, "Lunalia."

"how do you know."

Upon hearing the word Lunalia, Abel's pupils shrank sharply and his whole body trembled continuously. He was very shocked.

"I know your goal. It just so happens that my goal does not conflict with yours. It's just that I am still weak now and am accumulating strength. Are you willing to follow me in the future?"

Barrett's tone was calm, but there was a hint of arrogance in his words, which made people feel a little convinced.

"I have no goals, I just want to live."

Abel was silent, the fire in his eyes flickered, and finally he shook his head.

"Don't you want to go back and take a look at the Red Earth Continent? Have you forgotten the hatred of generations?"

Barrett spoke softly, but to Abel it sounded like a bomb, hitting his heart continuously and causing his body to tremble involuntarily.

"Who are you and why do you know all this?"

Abel's voice was filled with fear, and he was obviously frightened.

"You don't need to care who I am. You just need to know that we are on the same path. One day in the future, I will take you to that land openly."

Barrett looked directly at Abel and said word by word, "Or, I will make that continent vanish into thin air and disappear in the long river of history."

"So, tell me what you decide."

Barrett stared at Abel with captivating eyes and spoke in such a domineering tone that Abel felt dazed.

After a long while, Abel knelt on one knee and looked at Barrett firmly. "Abel greets the boss. From today on, I will help you wholeheartedly and wait for you to take me to annihilate that land."

"Don't worry! I won't let you down."

Seeing Abel's loyalty, Barrett couldn't suppress the joy in his heart. After all, Flame's strength is second to none in One Piece, and the most important thing is that he is extremely loyal. Once he recognizes his master, he will hardly betray him.

In the original work, there were a large number of traitors under Kaido, but only Flame Scare always stood with Kaido. This is why Barrett wanted to subdue Abel so much.

Barrett helped Abel up and whispered, "My real name is Douglas Barrett, but for now you have to call me Shanks."

Um--

Abel didn't ask any more questions, but just nodded quietly.

Then, Barrett took out three devil fruits and pointed at the two devil fruits he got first and said, "I have encountered these two before, and I don't know what kind of fruit they are. The other one I brought out from the laboratory, and I don't know what kind it is, but it looks like it should be an animal, but I don't know what kind of animal it is. Do you want to choose one now and try your luck, or wait until you are sure before choosing."

When Abel saw Barrett take out three devil fruits, his heart was shocked. Everyone knew how precious the devil fruits were. He didn't expect that Barrett would value him so much. He was deeply moved.

After careful observation, Abel discovered that the scarlet devil fruit seemed to be calling him and had infinite attraction. He picked it up involuntarily and took a bite. In an instant, his face twisted into a piece.

"what about the taste?"

Barrett looked at Abel curiously. When he read the original work, he was very curious about the taste of the devil fruit. The original work only said that it was unpalatable, but no one discussed to what extent.

Now that I see the person involved, I naturally want to know and dig deeper.

“It tastes terrible—”

Abel frowned.

Soon, Abel's body changed rapidly. First, the black wings on his back quickly expanded and turned into red wings, burning with red flames, but with a touch of pure white in the middle.

call out--

A moment later, Abel transformed into a giant bird and suddenly flew across the sky, instantly dyeing half of the sky red.

The giant bird was scarlet in color, with a chicken head, a snake neck, and colorful tail feathers. Its body was burning with red flames, and it held its head high in the sky, looking extremely noble.

"Nima, I regret it."

Barrett looked up at the sky, his face full of pain and regret. Even if he was stupid, he understood at this moment that what Abel had eaten was the rarest mythical beast species of the Devil Fruit, and it might also be the legendary divine bird, the Phoenix.

"Thank you, boss."

After a moment, Abel regained his human form and bowed to Barrett. At this moment, the red wings on his back disappeared, returning to his original state, except that his height increased a lot in an instant, and a red rune inexplicably appeared on his forehead. The whole person exuded a noble air and his appearance became more handsome.

"Nima, why didn't I try it in advance!"

Barrett was filled with envy, jealousy and hatred, and he regretted it so much. This fruit was not only a mythical beast species, but most importantly, it had the effect of beautifying the face. If he ate it, with his rough appearance, he could at least become a male god.

"Brother, what is the power of this fruit?" Barrett suppressed the shock in his heart and asked sourly.

"Bird-Bird Fruit - Mythical Beast Type - Suzaku Form." Abel grinned, his face full of satisfaction and his heart also filled with deep emotion. He did not expect that Barrett would actually give him such a precious fruit.

"Perhaps the name Abel is no longer suitable for you. You have escaped from hell and been reborn. From this moment on, you should stand in the sky and be the high and mighty king of the sky. Use the anger in your heart to ignite the sky and burn the high and mighty gods. From now on, your name will be Jin!"

Hearing that it was the Four Symbols Vermillion Bird, Barrett's heart ached and he wanted to cry. He wanted to slap himself hard, but the person had been eaten, and there was nothing he could do. He could only silently suppress the regret in his heart, patted Abel in a pretentious manner, and walked out of the forest with a domineering tone.

"Burn the sky? Don't worry! Jin will do it."

Abel looked at Barrett who was slowly going away, a charming smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he instantly accepted his new name.