Chapter 219: Decomposition Fruit
"You can come aboard first as a trainee crew member."
Jiang Qize spoke.
His words stunned everyone present. They all froze, staring at him in disbelief.
Then the surrounding pirates instantly exploded into an uproar.
"What?! Even that counts as qualifying for a trainee crew member?"
"Damn… then I can do it too. I'm stronger than him—my dream is to rule the world…"
"My god, are the Dragon Flame Pirates' recruitment standards really that low?"
"No way, I want in too…"
The pirates' confidence surged in an instant, and one after another they rushed forward.
"Captain Summoner, I also want to join the Dragon Flame Pirates! Take me in!"
"Me, me, me! I'm stronger than him—my bounty is ten million!"
"Ten million and you dare come out? I'm at eleven million and I'm not even bragging!"
"Tch, a twenty-million bounty is right here!"
The pirates began shouting out their bounties, arguing until their faces were red and their necks thick.
Jiang Qize swept his gaze over them.
Buzz!!
A powerful burst of Conqueror's Haki surged out, instantly sweeping across the crowd.
Everyone around froze for a split second, then one by one their eyes rolled back as they slowly collapsed.
Thud thud thud…
In an instant, the ground was covered with countless "bodies."
Tekas stared blankly at the scene, completely at a loss.
As for Camon and the others, they looked at him curiously. They didn't understand why the captain would let someone this weak join, but they weren't opposed either—after all, they themselves had been very weak when they first joined the Dragon Flame Pirates.
"There's going to be a major battle involving the Dragon Flame Pirates soon. I hope you won't die."
Jiang Qize looked at him and said flatly.
This was also a kind of advance warning.
Tekas snapped out of his daze. "Mm, mm, got it, Captain."
A look of wild joy appeared on his face.
He hadn't expected that he would really be able to join the Dragon Flame Pirates.
This was a pirate crew worth tens of billions—everyone inside was a powerhouse with bounties of tens of millions.
As for the major battle, he didn't think too much about it. In his mind, what pirate crew would dare start a war with the Dragon Flame Pirates? Not to mention this was Marine territory.
What he didn't know was that, more than ten kilometers away, dense ranks of warships were slowly approaching.
…
"What Devil Fruit did you eat?"
As they walked, Jiang Qize asked.
Tekas followed behind and hurriedly replied, "Captain, I ate the Paramecia-type Decomposition Fruit. I can decompose things I come into contact with, but right now I can only decompose ordinary things."
"Decomposition, huh?"
A glint flashed through Jiang Qize's eyes.
"Can you control the size of the area you decompose?"
"Yes, Captain."
"Then use your ability to attack me."
Jiang Qize stopped, extended his hand, and jet-black Armament Haki covered it.
"Captain…" Tekas was shocked, eyes wide as he stared at him, not daring to move.
"Hurry up. At your current level, you can't hurt me."
Jiang Qize said calmly.
Even setting aside Armament Haki, his skin alone had terrifying defensive power. Ordinary famous blades might not even be able to break through it.
"Yes, Captain."
Tekas nervously clenched his teeth, then stepped forward. A faint glow appeared around his hand as he pressed it toward the pitch-black hand gleaming with a metallic sheen.
Jiang Qize watched closely. The moment Tekas's hand made contact, he clearly felt his Armament Haki being rapidly decomposed—within one second, one-fifth of the Haki at that spot was broken down.
However, it was quickly replenished.
"Mm, not bad."
Jiang Qize withdrew his hand.
After testing it, this Devil Fruit was extremely powerful. If it were used by him, he reckoned no one would dare take even a single hit from him.
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