The third slash struck the masked man. Both swords shattered, the mask cracked, and his body was diagonally severed in two.
The fourth slash targeted Saint Maffey. The rapier snapped, the Light Cannon dissipated, and her body was cut in half at the waist.
After completing all this, Raiver teleported back to his original position.
Click.
The Black Dragon Blade returned to its sheath.
Space Imprisonment was lifted.
The bodies of all four simultaneously disintegrated, turning into black particles that scattered with the wind.
The God's Knights—all "dead"—
Though they possessed Undying Bodies, their revival would require at least several hours this time.
The forest fell into dead silence.
Marco, Jozu, Vista, Katakuri, Perospero... these future Officers of the Four Emperors were all left utterly dumbfounded.
The formidable enemies they had struggled against for half an hour without success... had lasted less than four seconds before Raiver.
"Gurararara!" Whitebeard broke the silence. "Raiver, your blade is still as swift as ever!"
Whitebeard believed he alone could also annihilate the entire God's Knights, but he couldn't achieve the same clean, decisive efficiency as Raiver.
"Mamamamama!" Linlin laughed heartily. "The Five Elders and the God's Knights are dealt with! Let's quickly clean up the aftermath, take the treasure, and leave!"
Raiver nodded, fully expanding his Space Perception.
The entire Dormon Island now resembled hell.
Celestial Dragons were wailing, fleeing, begging for mercy.
Pirates were chasing, slaughtering, plundering.
Blood stained the earth, flames devoured the buildings.
And within his perception, the number of Celestial Dragons on the island was sharply decreasing.
The pirates, like sharks drawn to the scent of blood, frantically searched for every hidden Celestial Dragon.
They severed heads, stuffing them into cloth bags—proof for claiming bounties.
Four hours later.
The final group of pirates set sail and departed.
Dormon Island had become a dead island.
Not a single living Celestial Dragon remained.
All valuables had been looted clean.
Buildings burned.
Seawater flooded in through the island's fissures; the island was slowly sinking.
...
The New World, a certain uninhabited deserted island.
Over a dozen massive Pirate Ships surrounded this small island.
The three at the center were most prominent:
Raiver's Silver Divine Right, Whitebeard's White Moby Dick, and Linlin's pink Queen Mama Chanter.
The rest belonged to Golden Lion's fleet; he had brought the most personnel for this operation, a full eight ships.
On the broad grassland at the island's center, the spoils were piled mountain-high.
Raiver, Whitebeard, Golden Lion, and Linlin sat encircling the treasure chests, while the other Officers stood a short distance away.
The atmosphere was both excited and tense—after all, dividing the spoils was the stage most prone to conflict.
"Shihihihihi!" Golden Lion spoke first, pointing at the five treasure chests. "Five Devil Fruits, four of us. How do we split them?"
His gaze swept over the chests, eyes gleaming with greed.
Devil Fruits, especially powerful ones, were symbols of strength in the New World, the foundation for expanding influence.
Raiver said calmly, "For this operation, I spent a fortune to acquire the intel, and I led the initiative."
"I took down two Five Elders and the entire God's Knights. So... I want two Devil Fruits."
He paused, looking at the other three: "One each for you three. As for the treasure, we split it equally. Any objections?"
Whitebeard stroked his crescent-shaped beard and laughed heartily: "Gurararara! No problem! That's fair!"
Linlin also nodded: "Mamamamama! I agree!"
Golden Lion did the same: "Fine! We'll do as you say!"
But then another issue arose.
Shiki pointed at the five identical treasure chests: "But we don't know which fruits are inside.
If we check the encyclopedia first, whoever chooses first will definitely pick the best ones, leaving the last person at a disadvantage. I propose... a blind selection."
"Blind selection?" Linlin frowned.
"That means choosing chests without looking at the encyclopedia," Shiki explained. "Whatever you get depends entirely on luck. That's the fairest way."
Whitebeard thought for a moment and nodded: "Makes sense."
The three looked at Raiver.
Raiver slowly nodded: "Then blind selection it is."
But the moment he nodded, a faint, almost imperceptible red light flashed deep in his pupils.
Spatial ability - X-ray vision.
Raiver's gaze pierced through space, directly seeing through the treasure chests to their contents, and also reading the Devil Fruit encyclopedia descriptions.
The five Devil Fruits in the chests were:
Snake-Snake Fruit, Mythical Zoan, White Snake Form!
Snake-Snake Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Green Snake Form!
Bird-Bird Fruit, Ancient Zoan, Griffin Form!
Paramecia Type - Mochi-Mochi Fruit!
Paramecia Type - Quick-Quick Fruit!
Raiver understood completely.
"Then I'll choose first," he said.
Under the gaze of the other three, Raiver reached out and took the two chests containing the Snake-Snake Fruits, one in each hand.
Golden Lion followed immediately after, almost snatching the third chest - the Griffin Fruit.
Linlin hesitated for a moment before taking the fourth chest - the Mochi-Mochi Fruit.
Seeing this, Raiver's expression turned peculiar, and he thought to himself:
"Katakuri, what's meant to be yours will still be yours - you can't escape it no matter what.
Blame Kaido for this - if not for what happened three years ago, you would have already eaten that Azure Dragon Fruit."
Whitebeard wasn't worried though - since it was a blind selection, he'd just leave it to fate.
He picked up the last chest - the Quick-Quick Fruit.
As Shiki was happily preparing to open his chest, Raiver suddenly stopped him: "Wait, Shiki."
Shiki looked puzzled: "What is it?"
Raiver explained: "We'd better not open the chests in front of everyone.
This way, nobody will know which Devil Fruit anyone got.
And since nobody knows if theirs is the strongest, it'll prevent any feelings of resentment."
Hearing this, Shiki was momentarily stunned before understanding: "Gehahahaha, Raiver you're clever as always."
Next, the four divided the remaining treasure equally.
Raiver collected his share - a small mountain of treasure - into his Space Warehouse.
Then he boarded the Divine Right with Jiexi Jieming and departed first.
Whitebeard and Linlin also withdrew one after another.
Finally, only Golden Lion's fleet remained.
On the deserted island, Golden Lion eagerly opened his treasure chest.
Inside was a golden fruit with feather patterns covering its surface.
"Bird-Bird Fruit, Ancient Zoan, Griffin Form..." Golden Lion looked at the encyclopedia and grinned:
"Not bad! While it can't compare to a Mythical Zoan, it's still a top-tier Ancient Zoan!
My Flying Pirates are going to gain another powerful fighter!"
He contentedly stored the fruit away and gave the order to set sail.
...
On the Moby Dick.
Whitebeard opened the treasure chest, looked at the Quick-Quick Fruit Encyclopedia inside, paused for a moment in surprise, then burst into laughter:
"Gurararara! The Quick-Quick Fruit? Not bad, not bad! Perfect for that kid Vista!
His sword is already fast, and with this fruit, he'll become the 'World's Fastest Swordsman' from now on!"
Marco, Jozu, and Vista gathered around.
Upon hearing that the old man was giving him this top-tier Paramecia Type fruit, Vista trembled with excitement: "Old man... this is too precious..."
"What nonsense are you talking!" Whitebeard patted his shoulder:
"You're my son! Who else should I give good things to if not my sons?"
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