One Piece: The Legend of Beasts

Just as he finished speaking, Jabba swung his arm violently, and the remaining axe spun at high speed, making sharp sounds of breaking through the air, and flew towards the two of them in a strange arc.

Seeing that the axe was coming too fast, and compared to the previous one, both the power and speed were very different. Uno knew that this attack was definitely not something Chloe could easily resist, so he jumped up, with a black wave attached to his right hand, and punched the fast-moving axe blade. With a loud "bang", the huge axe shattered, turning into countless iron blocks and wood chips that flew in all directions, leaving dense holes on the wall.

At the same time, with a muffled groan, Uno rolled over and landed steadily on the ground. His handsome face had turned as pale as paper, with beads of sweat oozing from his forehead. His left hand tightly grasped his right shoulder, while his right hand hung down weakly. Blood slowly flowed from his right shoulder and flowed down the back of his hand. His whole body was shaky and looked like he would fall to the ground at any time.

"Uno, your hand...!"

Chloe stared at all this with wide eyes, her voice full of concern and worry. Just as she was about to go up to check his injuries, she heard the same gentle voice as always in her ear.

"It's okay, I was just accidentally stabbed by the iron filings. This injury is nothing." Uno forced a smile on his face, trying to reassure her, but his heavy breathing was clearly audible.

At the moment when the axe broke into pieces, a tiny nail shot out from it with a whistling sound. The speed was so fast that Uno had no time to react. He hurriedly dodged to the left, but he was still a step too slow. With a "puff" sound, the nail hit his right shoulder squarely, piercing deeply into the flesh and even into the bones.

Compared with the piercing pain in his shoulder, Uno was more concerned about the feeling of weakness emanating from his whole body. Not to mention reaching out to pull out the nail, just standing here was extremely difficult, and he was supported by just one breath.

The nails were stuck too deeply, and the inflexible mechanical arms operating on both sides of the helmet were unable to remove them. Even if Chloe came to help, it would be of no use in the short term, and the enemy would naturally not give them this opportunity in vain.

He raised his head, fixed his gaze on the man who was slowly walking towards him, and asked calmly, "If I'm not mistaken, your purpose is to come here for those fruits, right?"

"Exactly."

Jabba put his hands in his trouser pockets, a relaxed look on his face, and answered his question very straightforwardly, "We received a piece of intelligence a few days ago, claiming that Rocks had obtained a batch of rare treasures, and wanted to use them as a gift to join our pirate group. After repeatedly confirming the authenticity of the intelligence, Captain Roger made a plan to attack Beehive Island. The so-called Grassland Island meeting was just a scam to lure your main force out. Long before that, we secretly revealed Rocks' movements to the navy. I guess those guys won't be back for a while."

"How could that be... That means the Admiral and his men are in danger..."

Chloe seemed to be frozen in place, unable to move, completely stunned by the sudden news.

After listening to the other party's explanation, Wu Nuo became calmer and sneered, "After all this time, it turned out to be a trap. The person who gave you the information should be Wang Zhi, right?"

"Who knows? Usually, pirates will do anything for profit, right?"

Jabba answered ambiguously, and did not seem to confirm Uno's statement. His eyes stayed on his injured right shoulder, and he curled his lips into a smug smile. "Come to think of it, it really surprised me. Even after being hit by seastone nails, you still have so much energy to speak!"

"Please don't make some things too clear." Uno smiled bitterly. He had tried to use his ability to destroy the nail a long time ago, but found that it was useless no matter what.

It can make you unable to use any strength in your whole body, and its purity is undoubtedly 100%.

"I have investigated clearly beforehand what kind of fruit you ate. I deliberately lured you to destroy the axe, but I didn't expect that you would fall into my trap like an idiot! Hehehe! Haha!" When he said this, he couldn't help but burst into laughter while standing where he was. His laughter sounded extremely harsh in the silent tunnel.

"Is the situation still developing in the worst direction?"

Uno didn't take his wanton ridicule to heart at all, and said softly, his voice so weak that it sounded like he was mumbling to himself, "The possibility of breaking through is very small."

"Enough of the nonsense."

The laughter gradually died down. Jabba walked up to Uno and punched him hard in the abdomen without saying a word, causing him to fall to the ground involuntarily. Then he raised his right foot and stepped hard on his back with the sole of his shoe. He shouted in a cold tone, "Hand over the mythical beast fruit quickly, and maybe I will be kind enough to consider giving you a quick death!"

"You bastard!"

Chloe couldn't bear it any longer and was about to rush forward, but Uno stopped her.

"Wait, Miss Chloe..."

Uno raised his head inch by inch, a trace of blood oozing from the corner of his mouth, and said with difficulty, "No matter what, we can't escape. Why don't we do as he says and give him the fruit..."

Chloe was slightly stunned, and then she shouted in disbelief: "Uno, do you know what you are talking about? That is a treasure that the admiral entrusted us to keep well. We must prevent it from falling into the hands of the enemy even if it costs us our lives!"

"At this point, this is the only way I can do. I can't afford torture..."

At this point, Uno's trembling left hand slowly pointed to his coat pocket, and his voice was so weak that it was barely audible, "Take it, the fruit is right here..."

"Tsk, how boring! You can't even resist until the last moment."

A look of disappointment appeared on Jabba's face. He moved his shoes off his back and roughly tore open his coat. With a "thump", a fruit slipped out of his clothes and rolled on the ground for several times before stopping.

He bent down to pick up the fruit, carefully observed it for a while, and finally nodded with satisfaction: "It is exactly the same as in the illustrated manual, it is authentic."

Looking at the happy expression on his face, Uno seemed a little worried and asked weakly: "According to the agreement, you will give us a quick death, right?"

"When did I ever say that?"

Jabba had a sinister sneer on his face, which was creepy in the darkness. He pulled out a pistol from his waist, pointed it at his left arm and grinned, "Torturing creatures and enjoying their painful struggles is the greatest pleasure in life. If I don't break all your limbs and make you scream for an hour before chopping off your head, I will definitely feel uncomfortable for a long time afterwards..."

"Really? Your pleasure is really bad."

Uno sighed, raised the corners of his mouth, and forced a smile that only belonged to a winner. "Then I'm afraid you won't get what you want."

After saying this, without any gesture, the fruit that Jabba had been holding in his hand suddenly buzzed, and the color of the surface faded quickly visibly, revealing the metallic shell inside. As the round lid on top opened automatically, a dazzling beam of light gushed out from the inside and spread out to the surroundings, forming a large net composed of countless rays of light. Before Jabba could react, he was covered in it in an instant.

With a "bang", the pistol flew out of his hand and fell far to the side.

"What is this? Let me go!"

Jabba struggled violently, twisting his body continuously, but the net of light remained motionless. It kept tightening as he struggled, and soon wrapped him up tightly. He couldn't even move a finger. Whenever his skin came into contact with the light, it made a burning sound.

Twenty minutes ago.

"Eh? Are you kidding? How can there be two identical fruits?!"

Looking at Chloe's extremely surprised expression, Uno smiled casually, took out the fruit that had just appeared from the table drawer, and compared them one by one with the fruit in his left hand. Whether in size, texture or color, they were exactly the same, and there seemed to be no difference at all from the outside.

"Out of interest, I once asked Miss Stussy for a special metal. This material can change its shape freely. When it comes into contact with a certain substance in the air for ten seconds, it will read all the information of the substance and then change into a corresponding shape."

Uno gently squeezed the fruit with his right hand. The rough texture from his hand was no doubt the same as the real devil fruit. "In addition, I also added a newly invented optical capture device in it. As long as it falls into the hands of someone other than me, the machine will automatically sense it and accurately cover the person in the net. If you try to break free by force, you will be injured by the laser. This is a measure that must be used to deal with emergencies."

"Emergency? You mean...?"

"If we encounter an enemy along the way, and it is a strong enemy that we cannot defeat alone, I will give the imitation fruit to the enemy. Once the optical net successfully traps the enemy, Miss Chloe, listen carefully."

Uno handed the devil fruit in his left hand to the girl, staring at her pretty face intently, and said word by word, "From now on, you will eat the Fish Fruit!"

After hearing this, Chloe was stunned in place, and for a moment she didn't react to the meaning of the words. After a while, she asked hesitantly, her voice trembling slightly: "But I heard that this is what the admiral wants to leave for..."

"I know, but now is not the time to dwell on this."

Uno knew what Chloe was going to say next, and immediately interrupted her, his tone becoming excited, "No matter what, the fruit must not fall into the hands of the enemy. At the same time, you who transform into a blue dragon can also change the situation of the battle to a certain extent. If it is the admiral and Mr. Kaido, I believe they will agree with you to do this! Please!"

"Right now! Miss Chloe!"

Looking at Jabba who was entangled in the light net and had no way out, Uno shouted with the little strength left in his body. Chloe immediately understood and took out a scaly fruit from her shirt without hesitation. She opened her mouth slightly and moved it close to her lips without any hesitation.

——If I eat this fruit, Uno and I will be saved, and then I can go find Sister Seorizu...

puff!

A sudden sharp pain interrupted Chloe's thoughts. She looked down slowly and saw an arm piercing her chest from the back. Blood kept flowing down the palm, forming a shocking pool of blood on the ground.

"what......?"

Chloe's eyes, which were once full of life, became blank and empty. She stared blankly at the cold hand stretched out in front of her chest. As if she hadn't reacted to what was happening yet, the fruit slipped out of her hand and fell straight to the ground with a dull sound.

The strange voice sounded in his ears, and Uno felt an inexplicable palpitation. He turned around with great effort and saw the thrilling scene. His pupils suddenly contracted, and the astonishment on his face was beyond words. It was as if his chest was hit heavily by a huge hammer. For a moment, his brain became empty, as if he had lost the ability to think at this moment.

"It was a close call. You almost succeeded~"

As the hand was quickly withdrawn, blood gushed out of Chloe's chest, causing her to fall straight back.