The appearance of the Shadow Fruit was, without a doubt, an unexpected surprise.
At least for Brian, this powerful Paramecia-Type Fruit was itself a tremendous asset.
"I won't trade this fruit for anything less than an Ancient Type or higher Zoan-type Devil Fruit."
Having made up his mind, he put away the Shadow Fruit and looked at the remaining fruits, reaching out his hand once more.
Brian picked up a slender fruit with a surface covered in an interwoven pattern of black and deep red, resembling a spider's web.
The fruit eerily exuded an indescribable, viscous sensation, as if the very air within reach was bound by spider silk. Its shape was like an inverted hourglass—rounded at the bottom and tapering at the top—possessing a bizarre yet coldly beautiful biological aesthetic.
The moment Brian touched the fruit, as if in response, the image of an inexplicably alluring spider flashed before his eyes.
Nodding thoughtfully, he took out the illustrated guide and flipped through it.
Soon, information surfaced, confirming what he had seen.
Ancient Zoan Type: Insect-Insect Fruit: Giant Jorōgumo Form!
This was the fruit's name, signifying that Brian would once again have a Beast Girl under his command with Vice Admiral-level combat strength.
Even more delightfully, this fruit was an Insect-Insect Fruit, the first of its kind among his forces.
Insect-Insect Fruits make up a very small proportion of Zoan-type Devil Fruits, but each one possesses extraordinary, formidable strength.
Fruits like the Ant-Ant Fruit, Mantis-Mantis Fruit, and others might seem very weak at first glance, but the reality is quite the opposite. Most recorded users of these related fruits have become top-tier powerhouses renowned across the seas.
They are either great pirates who carve out their own territories or high-ranking officers famous within the Navy—truly remarkable.
To put it simply, consider a seemingly ordinary Ant-Ant Fruit. After consuming it, the user gains monstrous strength capable of lifting four hundred times their own weight. If such power were given to a master of physical combat, who could withstand it?
The Mantis-Mantis Fruit is similar, with its sharp scythes and extreme speed, perfectly suited for a swift swordsman path—also an excellent direction.
Beyond these, fruits like the Mosquito-Mosquito Fruit and Cockroach-Cockroach Fruit, though few in number, are all incredibly powerful.
But enough digression—back to the main topic.
The Giant Jorōgumo Fruit allows the consumer to transform into the ancient Giant Jorōgumo form.
This is an extinct prehistoric giant spider, massive in size, capable of weaving ultra-strong webs that can capture birds in flight.
Upon transformation, the user not only gains immense strength and astonishing speed but, more crucially, possesses extraordinary crowd-control abilities and paralyzing venom.
High-Pressure Silk Spray: The user can, through specialized glands in the abdomen, spray ancient spider silk under high pressure, with far greater toughness and adhesiveness than ordinary spider silk.
This spider silk not only possesses exceptional tensile strength, but also effectively resists ordinary blade cuts and flame burns. The webs can solidify instantly, used to create traps, seal off battlefields, restrict enemy movement, and even capture massive Sea Kings. In terms of area control, nothing surpasses it.
Neuroparalytic Toxin: The Beast Girl Spider's venom has potent neuroparalytic properties. The ability user can inject the toxin into enemies through fangs or by attaching it to spider silk.
This toxin acts extremely quickly, capable of rendering powerful martial arts masters unable to control their bodies within seconds, turning them into lambs for slaughter. Its concealed nature makes it a perfect assassination weapon in one-on-one combat.
Eight-Legged High-Speed Movement: After full transformation or partial beastification, the ability user gains eight limbs. This not only grants climbing ability and grip strength beyond human imagination, but also provides ultimate movement speed and evasion capability on complex terrain and web-covered battlefields.
Brian's heartbeat quickened slightly, his face filled with unconcealable excitement.
He knew that the Beast Girl corresponding to this fruit would be a top-tier area controller, combining the advantages of control, restriction, assassination, and toxins.
The discovery of this Ancient Type fruit greatly boosted Brian's confidence in the legion's combat power. Once the Giant Beast Girl Spider appears, the team's fighting strength would rise another small but joyful step.
Brian carefully placed this eerie fruit into the core position of the safe.
So far, information on seven Devil Fruits had been confirmed—five Paramecia Types and two Zoan Types (one Ancient Type and one Common Type). Such gains were already quite remarkable.
Especially several Paramecia Type Devil Fruits, whose corresponding abilities weren't too bad either, leaving Brian quite satisfied.
"The eighth one!"
Brian picked up the third-to-last fruit in the safe.
This fruit was deep brown overall, with a smooth, glossy surface, its patterns resembling constantly flowing oil.
It emitted a faint industrial odor. Though lacking astonishing energy fluctuations, its Logia Type elemental nature made its value undeniable.
Devil Fruit Encyclopedia: Logia Type: Oil-Oil Fruit!
Without further ado, the encyclopedia opened, and information immediately appeared.
The Oil-Oil Fruit allows the eater to Elementalize their entire body into oil, generating and freely manipulating large quantities of viscous grease. This ability not only grants the user basic elemental defensive capabilities but also utilizes oil's properties for large-scale area control and trap deployment.
Brian's eyes narrowed slightly, a satisfied smile curling at the corner of his mouth.
"The Oil-Oil Fruit—" he evaluated, "though not a top-tier destructive Logia Type, its tactical value is quite excellent."
He meticulously analyzed this fruit's tactical positioning.
Terrain Control: The ability user can instantly cover large areas with extremely slippery or sticky grease, completely paralyzing or disrupting enemy mobility. On ship decks or complex battlefields, it's an excellent means of creating chaos.
Defense and Suffocation: High-density grease can extinguish ordinary flame attacks and cover enemies' mouths and noses, causing rapid suffocation. Additionally, grease can serve as a defensive layer, cushioning most physical attacks.
Firepower Support: The oil's extreme flammability makes it the perfect partner for flame or explosion ability users. It can instantly turn the battlefield into a sea of fire, multiplying the attack power of fire-based Beast Girls.
If this fruit were paired with fire-control masters among the Beast Girls like Berlos or Agni, it would absolutely create a top-tier "visual feast"!
Brian felt reassured.
He knew he needed to keep this fruit for himself.
Unlike the Smoke-Smoke Fruit, a somewhat dispensable Logia Type, the Oil-Oil Fruit's ability to synergize with the Beast Girl Legion was proof enough of its value.
Brian thus specially marked this eighth Devil Fruit—the Oil-Oil Fruit—as "Logia Type Environmental Control" and included it in the core list alongside the Ancient Type.
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