One Piece: Starting with God Valley, intercepting the Dark-Dark Fruit

Once everything subsided, the area ravaged by the shockwave was completely bare, with not a single blade of grass in sight.

The people behind Xiong were stunned by what they saw. Zefa crossed his arms, a look of horror on his face as well.

Paramecia-type Devil Fruits have always been of varying quality, but the Paw-Paw Fruit was chosen by the Celestial Dragons, so Zephyr had high expectations for its abilities. However, he didn't expect the Paw-Paw Fruit to perform so well!

This level of destructive power alone is enough to prove that the Paw-Paw Fruit is a top-tier Paramecia-type Devil Fruit!

Zefa's eyes flashed as he looked at the bear's burly figure, thinking to himself that he had struck gold again!

In the crowd behind, Kizaru had his mouth agape in an "O" shape and said exaggeratedly,

"How terrifying! Are there really such exaggerated Superman types?"

A serious look appeared on Akainu's face. He couldn't help but look at Gig, who was standing calmly to the side. He clearly remembered that Kuma called Gig "Big Brother". Now that Kuma has shown such powerful abilities, what kind of ability is this "Big Brother"?

On the female trainees' side, some of those who had previously found Xiong's abilities cute were still in a daze, only Ginny clapped excitedly and shouted,

"The bear cub is awesome!"

Zefa also came to his senses. He reached out and patted the bear's waist, praising it.

"Excellent! Your ability development has reached such a level. With a little more training, I have high expectations for your future!"

Xiong scratched his head shyly, first bowing slightly to Zefa, then retreating back into the group amidst the awe-inspiring gazes of the crowd.

After he left, Ginny volunteered to step forward. Her slender figure and beautiful face immediately attracted the attention of all the male students.

Looking at the lively and beautiful Ginny, a smile appeared on Zephyr's serious face. He took out a military flintlock pistol, handed it to Ginny, and said,

“Ginny, I’ve seen your file. It says you’re good with guns. Why don’t you show us?”

Ginny didn't take the pistol Zephyr offered. To Zephyr's astonishment, she quickly turned and pulled a golden pistol from her navy vest, then abruptly turned back, smiling as she said...

"Sorry, Professor Zephyr, I still prefer the gun that Giger gave me!"

Looking at the golden pistol gleaming in the sunlight, and then at the cheap, basic one in his own hand, Zephyr coughed awkwardly twice, but he still pointed out something quite serious.

"That gun is too conspicuous; it will easily reveal your position on the battlefield!"

Ginny glanced at Giggs over there, waved her hand, and said,

“Teacher Zefa is right, but I believe Brother Giger will protect me!”

Upon hearing this, a chorus of cheers erupted from below, along with the heartbroken cries of some of the male trainees.

Giger shrugged helplessly, looking exactly like he was in Versailles to everyone else.

Seeing this, Zephyr didn't say anything and gestured to Ginny that they could begin.

Ginny's face looked rosy, and her heart was pounding.

She didn't know what was wrong with her; she had inexplicably blurted out such a sentence, which was practically a public confession.

However, Ginny wasn't some pretentious young girl; since she had already said it, there was no point in regretting it.

She held her breath and quickly regained her composure, raising her hand to fire several shots at the target placed in the distance.

Zefa has excellent eyesight; even from a great distance, he can clearly see that all the targets have been hit in the bullseye, every shot a perfect ten!

After Ginny's results were announced, another round of applause broke out, and Zephyr also gave himself recognition.

Ginny, holding her pistol, turned and looked expectantly at Giger. Seeing Giger clapping, she happily puffed out her impressive bust and turned back to the group.

Ginny embarked on the path of gunnery on Giggs' advice. Although guns are not as prominent as swords in the world of One Piece, there are still a few representative strongmen to refer to, such as Beckman and Yasopp.

In the world of One Piece, apart from monsters like Big Mom, most women are indeed physically inferior to men, which makes it difficult for them to reach the top in swordsmanship and physical combat.

If a woman wants to improve her strength, besides Devil Fruits, gun skills are definitely a good choice.

Giger was quite pleased with Ginny's performance today. He was already thinking about finding a suitable Devil Fruit for Ginny in the future, preferably one that could perfectly complement her marksmanship.

As he pondered which Devil Fruit would suit Ginny, Kizaru nudged him with his shoulder and whispered with a pout, "..."

"Your turn, Giger. Now it's time to show me your abilities!"

Giger paused for a moment, then looked up and realized everyone was looking at him. He nodded slightly, strode out of the group, and came to Zefa's side.

At Zefa's prompting, Giger smiled slightly and spoke.

"Hello everyone, my name is Darkseid Giger, I am fifteen years old, and I am a Logia-type Dark-Dark Fruit user."

"..."

Before Giger could even demonstrate his abilities, everyone fell silent upon hearing the words "Logia-type Dark-Dark Fruit," and the surroundings instantly became deathly quiet.

The reason everyone reacted this way was unavoidable; Kizaru and Akainu had left such a deep impression on them.

Even though Giger always maintained a seemingly harmless smile, they couldn't help but categorize him as a "monster" in their hearts.

Kizaru stared at Giggs standing in front of him and muttered to himself,

"No wonder I felt a little awkward when I first saw him. Is he the opposite of light, darkness?"

Seeing that no one reacted for a while, Gigg turned to Zefa and said,

"Teacher Zephyr, shall I demonstrate my abilities again?"

Zephyr didn't agree immediately. He suddenly glanced at Kizaru at the back of the group, making Kizaru shudder. Kizaru quickly lowered his head and muttered something.

"Oh no, why is the old man looking at me like that? It can't be anything good..."

Just as I wished, Zephyr's voice came from ahead.

"Boltarino, you are light, and Gigg is darkness. You come up here and help Gigg demonstrate the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit!"

Chapter 26 Divine Power

Kizaru's face clearly showed his reluctance. He raised his hand and said...

"Professor Zephyr, Gigg is still a newbie, and he's a Logia-type. What if we don't control him properly later..."

Zefa interrupted him curtly.

"You don't need to worry about that. Now get up here!"

"Ugh!"

With a heavy sigh, Kizaru walked dejectedly to the opposite side of Gig, while Zephyr added a comment from the side.

"Be serious later. If I find you're just going through the motions, I'll cancel your extra allowance for this month."

"What?! Professor Zephyr, you can't be joking about this!"

"Who's kidding you? You haven't had a proper fight in a long time, have you? I need to see if you've made any progress lately."

"Nasakaski also...."

"I don't need to worry about Sakazuki at all in this regard, as for you..."

Zephyr crossed his arms and glanced sideways at Kizaru, his meaning clear.

Kizaru tried to struggle a few more times, but Zephyr kicked him in the butt and roared.

"Stop talking nonsense! Let's get started!"

After saying that, Zephyr directed the other trainees to retreat to the edge of the training field, leaving the entire training field to Gigg and Kizaru, which was considered giving the two Logia-type users enough face.

Kizaru patted the large black shoe print on his butt, muttered something under his breath, then looked up at Gig and asked,

"Gig, shall we begin?"

Giger responded with a smile.

"Nice to meet you, Borsalino."

As soon as he finished speaking, Kizaru raised his hand and shot out a laser beam. The laser beam pierced through Giger's body and exploded backward, instantly creating a charred crater in the ground.

Kizaru had anticipated this situation. In his view, since Gigg was a Logia-type Devil Fruit user, he must be able to transform into an elemental form, and an energy attack of this level would definitely be ineffective. His move was purely to annoy Zephyr.

Zephyr just said he only needs to focus on the fighting and doesn't need to worry about anything else, so we'll have to leave the repairing of the training grounds to our dear Zephyr teacher!

He secretly rejoiced whenever he saw Zephyr's dark expression!

However, Zephyr knew Kizaru too well, and he shouted at Kizaru with a stern face.

"Borusalino, didn't I tell you how to deal with Logia-type monsters?"

Kizaru pursed his lips, knowing he couldn't keep up the act any longer. He raised his leg, and a layer of jet-black Armament Haki slowly coated his calf, eliciting gasps from the trainees.

"That's Armament Haki? Borsalino has already mastered it!?"

"This guy's been keeping it well hidden; I've never seen him use it!"

"Is it possible that he doesn't even need to use Armament Haki to deal with us?"

"Uh, that's true, but do you think Sakazuki can do that too?"

"That's a matter between monsters. Let's not pry. Knowing too much will only make us feel bad!"

"This Giger is going to be in trouble. Without Armament Haki, he can't threaten the other party at all."

Zephyr nodded slightly. Judging from Kizaru's performance, he had a pretty good grasp of Armament Haki.

He had another motive in making Kizaru use Armament Haki: to let Gigg, a Logia-type Devil Fruit user, experience what it's like to be hit.

Over his decades-long career in the Navy, Zephyr had met some Logia-type Devil Fruit users, and these people almost all had one thing in common: they relied too much on elementalization.