"What… what is this?" Doflamingo stared in shock at the world shrouded in colorless emptiness.
An overwhelming pressure pressed in from all directions. Even worse, the power of his Devil Fruit was being significantly weakened. Cold sweat formed on his forehead.
Many of the crew members who had been lifted into the air by the floating island's rapid descent were now pressed down to the ground by this immense pressure.
Even the officers of the various squads struggled to move, fear etched on their faces.
"What is this?" Jack asked, staring at Raelmann in astonishment.
Raelmann nodded. Upon seeing this, Jack and the others immediately understood—this was Rosinante's Devil Fruit awakening in action.
Witnessing such a powerful ability, the crew was both shocked and exhilarated.
Truly, they were following a monster—a warrior who could lead them to the very peak. This confirmed that following Rosinante had been the right choice!
Seeing their excited expressions, Doflamingo immediately realized that this was the awakening of Rosinante's Devil Fruit.
He had read the intel before—Rosinante possessed the ability to make the world itself lose color.
But experiencing this firsthand, feeling the oppressive force of this power, was far more shocking than he had imagined.
"Rosinante… you don't have to be this ridiculous, do you? You can even do something like this? Well, I guess without such a monstrous power, you couldn't have defeated Golden Lion," Doflamingo muttered in disbelief.
As Rosinante released the awakened power of the Silent Fruit, the Eternal Silent Will manifested, sending an even deeper layer of silent force surging outward.
"Gravity, downward force… be silenced!" Rosinante's eyes gleamed.
Under the overwhelming power of silence, the floating island finally halted its fall, suspended at over three thousand meters.
"Phew…" Rosinante withdrew his awakened power, breathing heavily. The effort had taken a great toll on him in just a short moment.
"Ha! Finally stopped."
"Captain, you're amazing!"
"Long live the Captain!" The Grey Kingdom crew cheered.
"That was your Devil Fruit awakening just now, Captain? This is the first time I've seen it—it's insanely powerful!" Bartley laughed heartily as the island stabilized.
"Even though it's my second time seeing the Captain's power, it still feels unbelievable. The entire world seems to have lost its color, as if the Captain controls everything!" Raelmann said.
"Hahaha, Rosinante… this is the awakened Silent Fruit ability? I never thought a seemingly useless Devil Fruit could become this godlike in your hands," Doflamingo said, still astonished.
Despite constantly adjusting his estimates of Rosinante's strength, Doflamingo realized he had once again underestimated him.
Even top-tier opponents like Sengoku, Steelbone, or Golden Lion would be restricted in Rosinante's colorless world—but only partially. They might be limited to 30–40% of their strength, depending on their raw power.
For Doflamingo, however, his power was halved. Ordinary crew members were completely flattened by the force, struggling to move.
Even the officers had most of their strength suppressed. Only those with Healing Seals retained some capability, unaffected by the Eternal Silent Will.
"Too bad Golden Lion got away!" Jack said angrily.
"Don't worry, he won't escape," Rosinante said calmly.
"Hohoho! That's right, he can't escape!" Just as Rosinante finished speaking, a bolt of lightning struck. Enel appeared atop the floating island, carrying a person in his arms.
The figure was in a pitiful state: covered in blood, arms and legs severed, hair and body blackened from electricity, eyes rolled back in unconsciousness.
"That's… Golden Lion!" Raelmann exclaimed in shock.
"Your Excellency, if you want the Float-Float Fruit, better act quickly. This guy won't last much longer!" Enel said with a grin.
"Call Bins to come pick us up!" Rosinante said firmly. He wouldn't risk all this effort for nothing.
"Yes!" Shaxia immediately dialed Bins' communication device.
As the island fell rapidly and Golden Lion attempted to escape midair, Enel transformed into lightning and gave chase.
Though Golden Lion had lost his limbs and was near exhaustion, he was still formidable. Enel's task to intercept him wasn't guaranteed.
At that moment, Rosinante removed the Healing Seal from Golden Lion. Instantly, all of Golden Lion's injuries reappeared.
The wounds were so severe that an ordinary person would have died countless times over, and the sudden pain caused Golden Lion's eyes to roll back.
Enel's lightning struck again, finally knocking Golden Lion unconscious. With that, Enel easily captured him and returned him to Rosinante.
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