At this moment, Ren Mori remained where he was, quietly observing the battle.
He planned to watch for a while before deciding what to do next.
However, just then, a mechanical voice suddenly sounded in his mind.
Ding!
A Summoning Fragment has been detected nearby!
The moment Ren Mori heard that, his attention immediately sharpened.
There was no way a Summoning Fragment had dropped into the sea, and it was equally unlikely to have appeared aboard his own ship.
That meant the most likely place was— Jack’s ship.
Ren Mori immediately swept his gaze across the vessel.
However, even after looking over the entire deck, he still failed to find the Summoning Fragment mentioned by the System.
“An opportunity like this doesn’t come often.
I’m not about to let it go to waste.” Ren Mori muttered to himself.
Without further hesitation, he leaped from his own ship and landed aboard Jack’s.
Meanwhile, Jack and Madara Uchiha had already resumed their battle.
The other pirates had retreated to the rear to watch—or perhaps to wait for an opportunity to launch a sneak attack.
Once Ren Mori landed aboard Jack’s ship, it did not take him long to finally spot the Summoning Fragment the System had mentioned.
“That crater…” Ren Mori stared at the large hole where Jack had fallen earlier.
“Looks like this fragment dropped from that guy Jack.” Without hesitating, he walked into the center of the crater and casually picked up the Summoning Fragment that only he could see.
Ding!
Congratulations, Host.
You have obtained Summoning Fragment ×1.
As the System notification sounded, the fragment in his hand disappeared.
Just as Ren Mori was thinking about how profitable this encounter had already become, Madara’s voice suddenly came from nearby.
“Ren Mori.” “That guy is above you.” Hearing this, Ren Mori immediately looked up.
Jack had already leaped high into the air.
“I’ll take one of you out first!” With those words, Jack gripped his shotel blades with both hands and brought them crashing down toward Ren Mori’s head.
Ren Mori’s eyes narrowed slightly.
But he did not panic.
The next instant, he waved one hand.
Countless tree roots suddenly burst from the deck.
Jack froze for a moment at the sight.
Before he could react, the rapidly expanding roots slammed into his entire body and drove him straight through the ship’s interior.
Boom!
Dust and debris erupted once again.
“Captain Jack!” The pirates behind him immediately cried out.
If anyone had the greatest reaction to Ren Mori using Wood Release— it was undoubtedly Madara Uchiha, who stood not far away.
“Wood…
Release?” Madara muttered softly.
“Ren Mori, this guy…” Meanwhile, Ren Mori slowly walked out while brushing the dust from his clothes.
“Whew.
That was close.” “That guy really has no shame, launching a sneak attack like that.” “Ren Mori.” Madara looked toward him.
“Can you handle him?” “I feel like…
I probably can’t.” Ren Mori did not try to act tough.
After all, the opponent before him was no lightweight.
As one of the Beasts Pirates’ All-Stars, Jack’s strength naturally could not be underestimated.
“I’m reluctant to give him up, but…” Madara spoke calmly.
“I’ll leave him to you.” Naturally, his intentions were obvious.
He wanted to see just how far Ren Mori’s Wood Release had developed.
Otherwise, with such a rare opportunity to relieve his boredom, there was no way Madara would willingly hand the fight over so easily.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Suddenly, a series of heavy impacts rang out from within the cloud of dust.
Thud.
Thud.
Thud.
Before long, Jack emerged.
He glanced at Ren Mori before slowly speaking.
“A Devil Fruit user?” “Looks like I made the right choice coming over here.” “You two…” Jack’s expression grew increasingly excited.
“You’re starting to get me fired up.” Seeing that Jack was unharmed, the pirates nearby immediately began cheering.
“I knew Captain Jack couldn’t possibly go down that easily!” “Looks like Captain Jack is finally getting serious!” “Yeah!
Those two guys from the Whitebeard Pirates are finished now!” Ren Mori looked at Jack standing ahead of him.
Then he glanced toward Madara on the other side.
He sighed softly.
“Fine.” “I’ve been wanting to test just where my current limits are anyway.” At that moment, Jack’s body began undergoing a tremendous transformation.
He had activated his Devil Fruit ability.
Jack possessed the— Zou Zou no Mi, Model: Mammoth.
It was a rare Ancient Zoan Devil Fruit that allowed its user to transform into a mammoth.
The form granted tremendous physical strength, an enormous body, powerful recovery, and exceptional durability.
Even a simple swing of the trunk possessed enough destructive force to smash buildings and tear apart the ground, sending clouds of dust into the air.
However, as Jack transformed into a mammoth, the entire ship began rocking violently beneath his enormous weight.
Ren Mori had no complaints about that.
It was not his ship anyway.
They could wreck it however they wanted.
Jack’s own crew, however, immediately panicked.
“C-Captain Jack!
You absolutely can’t!” “That’s right!
This ship can’t withstand one of Captain Jack’s serious attacks!” “We’re finished!
There’s no way we can stop him!” …
Ren Mori frowned slightly as he stared at Jack’s enormous mammoth form, which seemed to occupy almost the entire deck.
Jack looked directly at him.
“Well, brat?” “What are you going to do now?” “What am I going to do?” Ren Mori smiled faintly.
“Yeah, I’d like to know that too.” “But I have a feeling…” “It’ll be easier if a big guy fights another big guy.” With that, Ren Mori brought his hands together.
His voice sank.
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