Clang! Clang! Clang!
In the mine, the sound of metal collision caused by excavation continued to echo.
The shadow soldiers were very efficient and completed the excavation of the small silver mine in less than half an hour.
Coles put all the silver into the shadow storage space. Although he was not interested in money, he could not refuse this kind of free benefit.
After confirming that the entire silver mine had been dug out, Coles summoned the Shadow Dragon, then stood on the Shadow Dragon's back and issued orders.
"Walk."
The Shadow Dragon flapped its wings.
The tremendous power of flying was displayed, carrying Coles directly out of the mine, soaring into the sky against the strong wind.
The city next to the mountain.
The people only saw a black shadow passing by, but they didn't know what it was.
Suddenly, there was a lot of discussion.
"Is it the silver dragon that has been rumored recently?"
"Impossible, that doesn't look like it at all!"
"That's right, the black shadow that flew over was definitely black, it couldn't possibly be a silver dragon!"
Not long after.
There are rumors that a black dragon will bring disaster and destruction to the Kingdom of Valleran.
Of course, this is all later.
High in the sky.
The smoke and clouds were so thick that only white could be seen.
Looking from above, white smoke was rising everywhere in the Kingdom of Valleran.
This country deserves to be called the "White Country"!
Coles suddenly wanted to sketch a picture here, but thinking that it was not vacation time, he gave up the idea for the time being.
The Shadow Dragon carried Coles flying from a high altitude. There were clouds and white smoke blocking their way, so no one could discover anything.
A cool breeze blew towards him, blowing his black hair continuously.
Same.
Shirt collars also rise and fall from time to time.
Coles was in a very good mood. In his previous life, he had dreamed of having a dragon as a mount, and he never expected that it would finally come true today.
Until now.
The shadow soldiers he has are already involved in the three directions of sea, land and air, so the transportation problem will no longer affect him.
The world is so big, he can go anywhere!
Faced with the feeling of unobstructed flow, Coles felt a sense of freedom.
The Shadow Dragon is extremely fast.
It was like a black meteor, quickly bringing Coles to the nearest coast.
This coastal area is steep, rocky and sparsely populated.
Coles fell from the Shadow Dragon.
Ahead, the blue waves were surging and constantly hitting the rocks.
The waves splashed everywhere.
In the sky, a white seagull flew by, and its melodious cry was heard, bringing extreme peace.
The black shadow power surged in Coles's hand, and the black ball that sealed Connorco appeared.
He moved the black ball onto the sea.
Then…
The seal is lifted!
The swamp incarnation of Konak appears.
Connorco was extremely angry. He was trapped in a dark space before and could not resist at all. Now he had to come out and teach the other party a lesson.
"Damn it! Finally..."
However, just as Connorco revealed half of his body, he fell weakly due to gravity and fell into the void waiting for him below.
It's the sea!
The thing that Devil Fruit users fear the most is the ocean, because after eating the Devil Fruit, they become landlubbers and cannot swim.
The body fell into the sea.
Seawater rushed into the body.
Conaco felt his whole body gradually becoming weak.
He was terrified, but there was nowhere to gain leverage, so he could only sink into the sea helplessly.
The last thing Connor saw was Coles's cold and calm eyes.
Conaco fell into a coma, and then gradually lost his life due to being unable to breathe at the bottom of the sea.
Naturally, Coles would not have any goodwill towards the bounty hunter who had wanted to kill him before, nor would he show mercy and let him go.
Natural Devil Fruit users are certainly very powerful, but this cannot escape the curse of being hated by the sea.
Of course, if it is some special fruit, it can still temporarily deal with the sea, such as Aokiji's ice fruit, which can freeze sea water.
For example, Kaido, the strongest creature on land, sea and air, who possesses the mythical beast species of the Fish-Fish Fruit.
Ten minutes later.
The bounty hunter Connorco died in the sea near the Kingdom of Valleran.
Coles summoned the fishman Aaron and asked him to go to the sea and bring up Connorco's dead body.
thump!
The sound of someone entering the water was heard.
Relying on his merman's swimming skills, Aaron quickly dived into the deep seabed.
As for the weakness of being afraid of sea water, the Devil Fruit user will only feel weak when he is immersed in a certain amount of sea water.
Seawater is almost ineffective against the abilities evolved from devil fruits.
Otherwise, Aokiji's freezing ability would not be able to freeze the sea at all, and the ability attacks launched by other devil fruit users would not be able to pose a threat to things on the seabed.
Gurgle!
A slight sound came from the bottom of the sea.
Aaron returned to shore with Connorco's dead body.
Coles gave the summons.
“Stand up!”
Dark shadows surged on Conaco's dead body, but when the shadows were halfway solidified, they quickly disappeared.
The summoning failed!
Is it the same as Barbarossa's time, is it because of the influence of the devil fruit ability? Or is it the influence of high-level shadow soldiers
Coles thought for a moment.
Add a strong desire to summon.
"Bounty Hunter Connorco, there is a pile of priceless treasures in front of you now. Don't you want to get them?"
“Stand up!”
Under this strong summoning intention, the shadow on Conaco's body surged rapidly.
These shadow forces eventually outlined Connorco with an afro hairstyle.
"Treasure? Where is it? You..."
Connorco asked anxiously as soon as his shadow body was formed.
Coles looked at him coldly.
Connorco was suddenly startled and knelt on one knee to ask for atonement.
"I'm sorry 'King', I overstepped my bounds."
Although he believed that Coles's killing of him was unjust, he had now become a shadow soldier under the other party and could no longer resist.
Coles already knew that the senior shadow soldiers possessed previous memories and independent consciousness after summoning Lanlos.
So Connorco's words did not surprise or alarm him.
Coles said calmly: "Due to your transgression, your treasure is gone."
In fact, Coles didn't prepare any treasure.
"Thank you for your forgiveness, King!"
Connorco's uneasy mood gradually calmed down. Fortunately, Coles did not destroy him without saying a word, otherwise he would have just died once and now he would have to return to the darkness again.
Coles asked: "Do you still have the ability of the swamp fruit?"
"Reporting to the king, yes."
Connorco's shadowy body began to transform into a black swamp, which was a very strange scene.
Coles has his own guess about the fruit abilities preserved by the Shadow Soldiers.
The ability of a devil fruit will be developed through consciousness and body after being eaten.
Although the new Devil Fruit will reappear after the user dies, the undeniable fact is that the deceased Devil Fruit user once possessed this ability.
Wherever you go, there will be traces.
There must be some traces of devil fruit abilities left on the body of the dead ability user.
Coles' ability to summon shadows is to copy all the abilities of dead creatures, so it will take away this part of the remaining devil fruit power.
If nothing unexpected happens, liquor fruit and swamp fruit will still appear in this world.
Of course, this is just Coles's guess, and whether it is true or not will have to wait and be verified later.
On the other side, Connorco had already buried his body, so Coles didn't have to ask other shadow soldiers to deal with it.
After taking Connorco and Aaron back to the Shadow World, the Shadow Dragon began to fly towards the port of the warship with Coles.
While waiting.
Coles also began to organize and divide his current shadow soldiers.
He temporarily divided the shadow soldiers into seven levels so that he could have a clearer understanding.
From low to high, they are F, E, D, C, B, A, S:
F-Class Shadow Soldier:
The shadow soldiers summoned from ordinary pirates can fight against ordinary trained navy.
The orange cat is the weakest shadow soldier in Class F, with combat power close to zero.
E-level Shadow Soldier:
The representative is the Shadow Murloc. Murlocs are naturally strong, ten times stronger than humans. They possess invincible strength that ordinary people cannot match. The bounty is less than one million berries.
D-Class Shadow Soldier:
The pirate shadows represented by Atton, Bugle, and Sam have bounties of over a million, but no more than 10 million Baileys, and they have strong combat power.
C-rank Shadow Soldier:
Representatives include Shadow Knight, Aaron, Clo, Barbarossa, etc.
These shadow soldiers have their own strengths and can make a name for themselves on the sea. The bounty for their strength ranges from 10 million to 50 million.
B-level Shadow Soldier:
Representative: Devil's Ivy
The strongest plant on the Boeing Islands, it has a huge body, is very tough, can emit a confusing smell, and has hundreds of vines to attack.
A-level Shadow Soldier:
Representatives: Lanros, Connorco, and Shadow Dragon.
They all possess almost unrivaled power, and can take on a Rear Admiral or Vice Admiral, depending on their strength.
This level starts as a high-level shadow soldier, who has memories of his previous life and the ability to think.
S-level: None.
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