Chapter 54: Parting
Diana lifted her hand, pointing her finger at the Marines with precision. A burst of Blood Bullets formed at her fingertips—tiny energy bullets infused with magic that glowed reddish-blue. With a flick of her finger, she sent them flying at the Marine soldiers, each one piercing their targets with terrifying accuracy.
"Attack!" Nezumi shouted, panicked, as he saw his men dropping like flies. His confidence wavered, but he hastily gave the order to fire. His men scrambled to load the cannons aimed at the Dreadnought, determined to obliterate it.
"No need for that," Dave said with a smirk, and in a flash, he used his telekinetic powers to envelop all the cannons. With a twist of his fingers, the cannons imploded on the spot, crushing under the pressure of Dave's telekinesis and causing damage to the Marine ships themselves.
The once-arrogant Nezumi paled as his ships took the hit. His men were either dead or incapacitated, and the cannon fire he had so proudly ordered was now useless. "W-what... what is this...?" Nezumi stammered, his arrogance giving way to fear as the situation spiraled out of his control.
Rhodes stepped forward with a confident grin. "Looks like you're coming with me," he said as he approached Nezumi, who was now frozen in place, terrified of what was to come.
"You can take the ship to Logue town there you will find a good Marine named Smoker, just go to him and if he ask for prof just tell him that he can go and see the Islands under this guy to see whether you are lying or not" Dave said as Rhodes nodded and then he went on the Marine ship.
"By the way, you can keep this; I don't need it anymore," Tony said, tossing the Ifrit Mech Armor to Rhodes. With his new Turbo energy, Tony had advanced far beyond the capabilities of his old suit, and at points, it even outperformed the Ifrit.
Rhodes caught the armor, but before he could thank Tony, Dave stopped him. "Hold on," Dave said, taking the Ifrit suit and tinkering with it for a while. Soon, the Ifrit Gauntlets transformed into intricate tattoos that sprawled across Rhodes' hands and forearms.
"There, now no one can take it from you," Dave explained. "Just act like you've eaten a Devil Fruit. Call it the Mythical Zoan: Flame Demon Form." Rhodes looked at the tattoos, nodding appreciatively as he thanked Dave. With that, he turned and began directing the remaining Marine sailors on Nezumi's ship, preparing to leave the crew with one final salute.