With his roar, the beast's mouth in the lion's head widened even further, and a blinding white light suddenly burst forth from the bow of the ship. The thick white aurora had not even reached the Red Fox before its form was engulfed by the light.

What is the most powerful creature on the high seas?

Some say it's Kaido, others say it's the former Whitebeard.

But the Navy knew that the real threat wasn't them, but the Golden Lion, which possessed strategic-level capabilities.

Of course, that was Clow Reed after he obtained the Float-Float Fruit.

His ability to utilize his power far surpasses that of Shiki.

With its superior position, it can only attack others, not be attacked, especially a modified ship like the Golden Lion, which possesses the old man's abilities and Vegapunk's technology. Its laser cannons can easily destroy an island.

The tsunami was just a ruse; Kuro knew they could handle a tsunami of that magnitude, and they knew it too.

However, the time it took to break through the tsunami was enough for Kuro to allow the Golden Lion to charge up its energy!

Wow! What amazing light!

Lida poked her head out from above and shouted excitedly, "KuroKuro, aren't you the best in the world on the sea?!"

"How can you talk like that?"

Kuro smoothed his bangs and arrogantly declared, "I'm number one in heaven and earth!"

boom!!!

The laser struck the Red Fox and also blasted into the sea, creating a massive tsunami wave that rippled outwards from the still water.

Kuro, of course, wouldn't let this opportunity slip by.

He clenched his fingers, shouting, "Lion's Might - Sea Roll Earth Treasury!"

The waves suddenly rolled up and transformed into the shape of a lion's head, twisting, spinning, and roaring, returning to the center that had stirred up the waves.

At the same time, whirlpools began to appear in the surrounding sea, and their rotation intensified, causing the center of the whirlpools to be bottomless.

The Red-Haired Pirates are the only Yonko crew whose entire crew are not Devil Fruit users, but so what? At most, they're not afraid of falling into the sea.

But for Kuro, falling into the sea was no different from death.

The ocean itself is under his control.

"Hmph, the fake Aquaman only knows how to cry. He's useless except for his huge size. The real Aquaman can control the ocean!"

Kuro snorted, "I can have Poseidon's name too. My Golden Lion is about the same as 'Pluto,' which can destroy an island with one shot. And what about Uranus? As long as it's related to power, I can do it too. It's just a sky attack. Crocodile, that idiot, is always thinking about 'Pluto.' He should improve his own strength instead."

Poseidon, the sea god, is said to be able to summon sea kings to fight.

That would be troublesome for those who sail the seas, but it certainly wouldn't be for Kuro; he didn't believe that sea kings could escape his 'Sea Roller Jizo'.

Pluto, the god of the underworld, can destroy an island with a single shot; his Golden Lion is no exception.

Uranus, the king of the gods, is unknown to him, but he can still strike from the sky.

Ancient weapons, simply because they have the word "ancient" in them, do not represent advanced technology; they only demonstrate the incompetence of modern people.

The modern surpasses the ancient; that is the true meaning.

The laser beam gradually faded, revealing what lay beneath.

A depression appeared out of nowhere in the sea, and seawater kept filling it. At the center of the depression, the whirlpool that should have been stirred up was suppressed by the strong Conqueror's Haki. However, the Red Fox had completely disappeared, leaving only a few sampans drifting there.

On the sampan, Shanks, his cloak tattered, gripped the rapier Griffin and assumed a defensive stance, panting as he stood on the sampan.

Beside him, on the sampans, stood several officers of the Red-Haired Pirates, all dressed in rags. The blond man from before was still alive, but his body was covered in burns. Apart from Ben Beckman, the other officers also had burns of varying degrees.

That laser cannon is very difficult to defend against.

Moreover, these are the only cadres left.

The hundreds of people brought by the Red-Haired Pirates were all blasted away by this attack, leaving not even bones behind.

Shanks couldn't possibly withstand this level of area-of-effect damage alone; he survived because of his own formidable strength.

"Keep building up energy!"

Seeing this, Kuro smiled disdainfully and loudly ordered the navy on the ship to begin charging up energy.

Although Shanks' Conqueror's Haki caused many Marines to faint, he brought his elite troops with him on this expedition. Even so, Shanks' Conqueror's Haki was too overwhelming. There were probably not many who could move freely, and even these people were unable to fight under the suppression of Conqueror's Haki, but they could still control the ships.

Isn't that something anyone with hands can do?

Although it was much slower, Kuro was an air-to-ground attacker, so he had plenty of time to play with Shanks until his energy was depleted.

Moreover, Shanks and his crew no longer even have a ship, which is like a particularly beautiful woman lying naked on that old pervert's bed.

Who could resist that?

Can you resist the urge to be a pervert?

It's not a pleasant feeling to be at the mercy of others.

Especially someone like Kuro, who has no airs of a strongman, will run away if he can't win, will adapt to the situation, and will come up with the best solution.

He lacked the boldness of a strongman and the aura of a conqueror, but that didn't matter. Although he envied it, he didn't need it.

No matter how skilled you are at using Conqueror's Haki or how talented you are, there are still limits to it to some extent.

At least they can't fly, right?

"How can you lose when the dragon is charging in head-on?"

Kuro laughed, looking down at Shanks. "Tell me, how many of my shots can you withstand? And how long can you hold off my attacks?"

Whoosh!

As soon as he finished speaking, the seawater around the sampan stirred up another tsunami, rushing towards Shanks and his crew from all directions.

Honestly, if Shanks were on his own island, and if that island were even a little bigger, Kuro really wouldn't be able to handle him, and might have had to fight Shanks in a real battle.

But he was so confident that he sent a ship to intercept him at sea.

That's like sleeping on the floor in the toilet—not far from poop.

What makes them dare to intercept me on the high seas right under my nose, a user of the Float-Float Fruit? Where does their confidence come from?

The fame of the Four Emperors is not something to be trifled with.

"You see, when it comes to saving face, I'm still the best."

Kuro laughed, "Even the ocean gives me face, it can create a tsunami when it wants to, and it can make it rain when it wants to!"

Splash!

Large raindrops fell again, like countless blades striking their bodies covered in Armament Haki.

Air-to-ground attacks will wear them down. Rely on tsunamis and Azure Dragon Rain to deplete their strength. Once the laser cannons are fully charged, fire a few more shots, and sooner or later they will be completely buried in the sea.

As for close combat, it's unnecessary.

The ability users are a unique feature of the game; if you don't like it, don't play.