Pirates: Rush to the Peak

"Captain, forget it if there is no treasure. It seems that I was wrong this time."

Master Cooley said from below.

"Yes, Captain. If not, forget it. We have more gold than we can spend anyway."

The crew members were also trying to persuade them.

"Who said there isn't one?"

Kuro looked up with excitement on his face.

"Come and take a look, everyone."

After Kuro finished speaking, a group of people ran up to the stone platform and looked at the big hole in the ground that Kuro had blasted. The hole was filled with gold and jewels.

"There really is a treasure here, it's just buried underground."

"I almost got fooled. I thought this place was a scam."

"Captain, is this the batch of heavenly gold presented to the Celestial Dragons?"

"That should be right. Did you see that gold medal? The pattern on it is the hoof of the Celestial Dragon."

Kuro pointed to a gold medal on the pile of gold and said.

"Okay everyone, let's dig out all the treasures in this cave together."

After Kuro finished speaking, the crew members took out their weapons and started digging for treasure in the hole.

Soon, people dug out a mountain of gold, silver, jewelry, two wooden boxes, and several weapons in the cave.

I thought it might be some famous weapon, or a pirate's private collection.

Unexpectedly, every knife I pulled out was covered in rust. Some of the knives even broke as soon as they were pulled out of the scabbard. They were completely a pile of garbage.

After throwing away the scrap metal, people began to become curious about the two wooden boxes on the ground.

"Brother Ryan, what treasures do you think are in these two wooden boxes?"

"I guess it must be very valuable because it is wrapped in golden cloth. Could it be the treasure of the Celestial Dragons?"

"It's possible! Brother Ryan, I suspect that there may be a diamond the size of a basketball inside."

Kuro looked at Ah Er and the other man and saw that their words were getting more and more outrageous, so he went up and punched each of them in the head.

"Don't be too ridiculous. These two wooden boxes are not as big as basketballs!"

After saying that, Kuro picked up one of them and tried it. The wooden box was locked inside and it was locked very tightly. Kuro couldn't open it directly.

"If you pry it open, you'll know what's inside, right?"

When Ah Er heard this, he quickly pulled out his Fengshan and started destroying the wooden box.

After chopping for a long time, he finally cut open the wooden box. After opening it, he found a devil fruit inside and a yellowed paper underneath.

The fruit is dark red all over, and the top of the fruit looks like two sharp claws.

Kuro picked up the note underneath, it was the Human-Human Fruit's Mythical Beast Form, the Hell Devil Form.

"It's actually a mythical beast, and it's a hell demon."

Kuro muttered to himself while holding the devil fruit in his hand.

"Kro, do you want this fruit? Although I haven't found the vampire fruit, this one is also a mythical beast, and it has a powerful demonic power."

When Cloe saw the devil fruit in the captain's hand, he hesitated.

"It's okay. There's another wooden box. There should also be a devil fruit inside. Let's see what's inside before making a decision."

Noticing Kuro's hesitation, Kuro consoled him.

With A'er's operation, another wooden box was opened, and inside was a devil fruit with a bird feather pattern.

After Kuro took out the fruit, he took out the paper under the fruit.

It says Animal-type Bird-Bird Fruit, Golden Eagle form.

"Kro's is an ordinary animal, but the golden eagle can be called the king of birds. You can decide between these two."

"Or, we should continue to pursue the vampire fruit I mentioned before. It's also possible, but we have no clue at the moment."

Kuro placed both fruits in front of Kuro and gave him the choice completely.

Clo looked at the two fruits in his hand, and thought of the one the captain had mentioned, and was at a loss for a moment.

"Captain, I chose this one. Rather than searching aimlessly, I chose a powerful fruit that can exert its power as quickly as possible."

Finally, Cloe decided to eat the Human-Human Fruit's Mythical Beast-type Hell Devil Form.

Just as he said, not only is it uncertain whether he will find it if he continues looking, but he has also passed the stage of developing his strength.

"Well, I respect the decision of every crew member, so eat him."

After listening to this, Kuro nodded, indicating that the crew could make any decision.

Clo picked up the fruit and took a bite. The delicious smell filled his mouth, but he seemed to have no sense of taste and finished it in two or three bites.

"Ah, the power is filling my whole body!"

As soon as he finished eating, Clo's body swelled up, two black wings extended from his back, and his hands turned into claws.

Like a scimitar of wind power, two sharp horns grew out of its head, fangs grew out of its mouth, and its feet turned into animal claws.

A thick tail hung from behind its buttocks, and black flames spewed out of its mouth.

"Captain, this power is so wonderful. I feel like I can tear anyone apart easily now."

Clo looked at his paws, his face full of excitement.

"This is an illusion caused by the sudden increase in power. Once you gradually become familiar with and master this ability, it will be fine."

Kuro poured a bucket of cold water on him without hesitation.

"Hahaha, Clo, let me help you get familiar with your current strength!"

As Ryan spoke, he gathered the mace in his hand and hit Cloe with it.

"Hahaha, I can't thank you enough, Ryan!"

Clo flapped his wings and flew up, instantly avoiding Ryan's mace.

Then the two claws of Armament Haki attacked Ryan's chest. Ryan directly defended himself with Armament Haki, but under the double attack, a cut was still made on Ryan's chest.

"How is it possible? My Armament Haki didn't block it."

Ryan couldn't believe it. His armament color could even block the captain's iron fist, so how could it be scratched?

"No, it's not that your Armament Haki didn't block it, it's that Clo's claws cut through the Armament Haki."

Crow, who was watching the battle from the sidelines, could see clearly that even he was surprised by the sharpness of Crow's claws.

"Hahaha, so that's how it is. Kuro, you really did get an amazing devil fruit."

Ryan laughed at Cloe after hearing the captain's explanation.

"I didn't expect that he was so sharp. When I touched you, I only had a feeling that I could tear your body apart."

Cloe looked at his claws with satisfaction and was surprised at how sharp they were.

"Then I'll go on, Chloe, and experiment a little more."

"Mecha fusion!"

After Ryan finished speaking, the gold and iron on the ground turned directly into metal particles, wrapped around Ryan's body, and turned into a suit of golden armor.