A Dramatic Change in Temperament, A Terrifying Will to Die

Chapter 85 A Dramatic Change in Temperament, A Terrifying Will to Die

At this moment, Whitebeard's demeanor completely changed. His eyes became icy cold, and his entire body exuded an aura of death that was extremely dark and evil.

Just by standing there, he exuded an overwhelming aura of power, and an incredibly terrifying aura spread out, making everyone present feel a chill run down their spines.

It was a chilling cold that came from death; some of the ground beneath the white-bearded man's feet even froze over. Although they were blood-soaked death knights, don't assume they couldn't use the power of ice.

"Welcome back, Whitebeard. This is your new weapon, the runic magic sword, and this is your armor," Rhodes said.

At the same time, he gave Whitebeard a command in his mind, telling him not to reveal his relationship with Kaido, and to declare to the outside world that he was Kaido's subordinate.

In fact, after controlling Whitebeard, Rhodes had absolute power and the ability to control him. Even if he violated their previous agreement, Rhodes could still forcibly control Whitebeard.

However, in that case, Whitebeard would become a complete walking corpse, devoid of any self-awareness. Only Whitebeard with self-awareness possesses the strongest fighting power.

At the very least, Conqueror's Haki, Armament Haki, and the use of certain Death Knight techniques all require retaining one's own personality to unleash their full power.

Otherwise, the Whitebeard's corpse would be less worthwhile than a giant soldier being transformed into a death knight.

I wonder if the Tremor-Tremor Fruit's power has been retained?

The white-bearded man nodded, glancing at the armor on the ground. It fit him quite well; it must have been custom-made for him! They'd been watching him for a while now.

"That's right, just like you think. I've been keeping an eye on you for a long time. Don't be surprised. I know exactly what's on your mind." Rhodes used his soul-linking ability to transmit his thoughts to the white-bearded man.

I am your master. The Lich King's Crown of Domination is much better. If I had the Crown of Domination, Whitebeard wouldn't have been able to resist at all, and he would have been able to use me while retaining his complete independent intelligence and personality.

Whitebeard nodded to Rhodes, slowly put on the armor on the ground, and picked up the rune sword.

The dark blue armor on the white-bearded man looked incredibly imposing, and the armor was decorated with skulls and bull horns, making him appear even more majestic and extraordinary.

As for the rune sword in his hand, Whitebeard could feel the new power within him resonating with the sword, and the combination of the two should unleash even greater power.

"Master! If possible, I still prefer my original weapon. I don't know how to use swords or anything like that," the white-bearded man said.

At this moment, the white-bearded man's voice lost its cheerful and unrestrained quality, instead sounding extremely hoarse, cold, and terrifying.

"What, what, Dad, what's going on?"

"Dad's voice sounds so strange! So strange!"

"Hey, you bastard, what did you do to Dad? What's wrong with you, Dad?" The members of the Whitebeard Pirates began to get anxious.

Although they didn't know the specifics of what had happened, one thing they were certain of: their father seemed to have been controlled by someone in some way, and his appearance had drastically changed.

"Marco, why didn't you take them with you? You should have heard my final order, right?" The white-bearded man looked at Marco and his former sons with an icy expression and spoke.

Before his transformation, he was preoccupied with protecting his sons, but after becoming a Death Knight, that feeling disappeared, replaced by a death wish, as if everything he had done in life was no longer important.

Everything became meaningless. This terrifying will to die made Whitebeard's heart grow cold. Although he remembered everything about his sons and all the laughter and joy, it was all in the past. Now he could feel nothing.

"Dad! What's wrong with you? Do you even remember us? You damned bastard, what did you do to my dad?" Marco roared at Rhodes in a fit of rage.

Bode didn't answer, but the white-bearded man spoke up, his voice equally hoarse, cold, and terrifying.

"I made a deal with my master. I accept his eternal enslavement and become his death knight, and you can live. I will take you away from here safely, but from now on, you and I will have nothing to do with each other," the white-bearded man said.

How strange! Is this the will to die? Everything I had in life has now become meaningless.

"You damned bastard, you actually controlled Daddy this way! I'll never forgive you!" Marco roared, transforming into a blue phoenix and flying towards Rhode.

Now he doesn't want to care about anything, he just wants to beat this kid up. Why did his father become like this?

"Air tremor!" the white-bearded man roared, his fist enveloped in a layer of white light, before he threw a punch into the air.

Crack! Crack! The air began to shatter, and Marco, who was in mid-air, spat out blood. Then, the white-bearded man grabbed him by the neck and lifted him high into the air.

Seeing this, Rhodes was pleasantly surprised. Damn it, Whitebeard's abilities had actually been preserved!

The Tremor-Tremor Fruit, combined with Whitebeard's Death Knight ability and Whitebeard's three types of Haki.

This was a huge profit!

Besides Kaido, he now has a second Yonko-level fighter.

No, no, no, with the power of death from the Death Knight, Whitebeard's current fighting strength is even stronger than at his peak, surpassing even the Four Emperors.

After all, the current Whitebeard is not suffering from any pain or torment, and has no weaknesses whatsoever.

Moreover, if he could completely master the power of death, and even learn the techniques of the Frost Death Knight and the Evil Death Knight together, then with all three elements cultivated, Whitebeard's potential would not be much weaker than Kaido's.

"This old man has recovered to his peak strength, and is even stronger now," Kaido said from the side.

That's good. When he gets back, he can have a proper contest with Whitebeard.

This time it's Whitebeard at his absolute peak, even stronger than at his peak.

"Cough cough! Dad, please let go! I, I am your son!" Marco said, his face streaked with tears, as he forcefully pounded on the arm gripping his neck.

"Marco, why don't you obey my orders?"

"Fine, I'll take you away in a bit, but before that, don't cause any trouble. Stand quietly to the side." The white-bearded man said coldly.

"Dad, you know me, you remember me, do you remember our past? You've brought us all together, we're a family!" Marco said.

"I remember everything from before! But so what? In the face of the will of death, everything is nothing but fleeting smoke. I can't feel any of the emotions that a living person should have now, so you don't need to tell me any of this. I will fulfill my last wish before I die and send you all away," the white-bearded man said.

Just moments ago, while in his soul state, he had been so concerned about his sons, but in the blink of an eye, he felt no emotion whatsoever.

Rhodes was also secretly amazed. The changes that the Will of Death could bring to undead creatures were simply terrifying!

You clearly remember everything from your life, but you don't care at all anymore, or rather, you can't show it even if you're lonely.

"Waaah! Father! Father! I'm not going anywhere, I just want to stay by your side," Marco said.

"Since you're by my side, you have to serve your master. It's up to you to decide. My master is now Rod, and Rod is Kaido's subordinate. So you have to serve Kaido," Whitebeard said.

I almost let it slip. My master just told me that Kaido of the Beasts is the boss now.

"Damn it! Kaido of the Beasts, old man, we will definitely save you, we will definitely save you!" the members of the Whitebeard Pirates said.

"Something's not quite right, Rhodes. The will to die is indeed terrifying, but at least he'll retain some of the emotions he had in life."

"His white beard is a bit too cold right now." Sylvanas approached Rhodes and said with a frown.

"Perhaps in this world, after he transformed into a Death Knight, he underwent some kind of change, after all, he was the first Death Knight in this world," Rhodes said.

The laws of each world are different. Using necromancy from Azeroth to transform a death knight in the world of One Piece will definitely be different from the world of Azeroth.

The white-bearded man's current icy demeanor didn't seem feigned, because there was no need for it.

Rhodes has promised to take all his sons with him, and through a soul contract.

Rhodes could sense Whitebeard's true thoughts; he truly didn't care about his sons anymore, not at all.

The Whitebeard of today would only unconditionally obey any of his commands, but after transforming into a Blood Death Knight, he changed completely.

The only word to describe him now is cold-blooded and ruthless.

"This, how is this possible? Whitebeard? We finally managed to defeat him, and now Whitebeard has come back to life!" Akainu said through gritted teeth.

I've only just recovered two or three tenths of my strength, but Whitebeard has miraculously revived completely unharmed. Are you kidding me?

"Sengoku, have you noticed? Whitebeard's condition is a bit off; he seems to be being controlled. It's somewhat similar to the zombie of Shichibukai Gecko Moria," Vice Admiral Tsuru said.

"I see. The situation is very unfavorable for us. If the two Emperors join forces and cause a big disturbance, things will get very serious," said Sengoku the Buddha.

Whitebeard's strength has likely returned to its peak, and with Kaido on top of that, the Marines are in serious trouble!

(End of this chapter)