"It hurts so much!"

Luffy grimaced for a moment, then got up from the ground and said, "Incense Burner, what do you want to do?!"

What do I want to do?

Kuro snorted coldly, his right hand slowly moving down to the hilt of the sword at his waist. "The Navy saw pirates, what else do you think they can do?"

His gaze gradually turned solemn.

This Straw Hat kid is getting stronger and stronger; he even defeated Kaido. If he continues his adventures, he might actually become the Pirate King...

Although Kuro didn't think that thing had any real significance, it was something that would cause turmoil for the people of this sea, and the World Government was keeping a close watch on it.

In that case...

"For the sake of you defeating Kaido and saving me trouble, and for the sake of your grandfather, obediently come back to Impel Down with me. I guarantee you won't be mistreated there," Kuro said calmly.

"I don't want to!"

Luffy said directly, "That place is no good at all. I want to become the Pirate King."

"You think this is a child haggling over a price? You brat." A vein bulged on Kuro's forehead. He took a deep breath, his gaze darkening. "Looks like you're planning to put up a fight. With your current strength?"

At this moment, Robin and the others also landed in the sky, next to Luffy. They quickly noticed the tense atmosphere and got into fighting stances.

Seeing this, Kuro reached out and slowly drew out the black blade of Shusui.

"Let me see for myself how you defeated Kaido, and see how much you've improved since two years ago at Sabaody Archipelago..."

"Hey, you guys go first."

Luffy's expression turned serious. He adjusted his straw hat and said, "I'll deal with him, and then I'll come find you guys."

"That won't do. You're almost out of energy." Sanji threw his cigarette on the ground and stomped it out. "If we're going to fight, we should fight together, otherwise none of us will get away."

“I had the same thought. This man is extraordinary; his swordsmanship is very strong,” Zoro said in a deep voice.

The remaining people also dismounted from the komainu and stood ready for battle.

The entire Straw Hat crew?

No, it seems like one Doraemon is missing, and there's also a robot.

But it doesn't matter, one more or one less, the situation is about the same.

Kuro twisted Shusui to the left, the blade rotated, and his entire body faded away.

At that moment, a red dot flashed in Usopp's eyes, and he subconsciously looked to the side. He saw Kuro's afterimage flash over there, looking down at Usopp. "Not bad reaction, but your speed can't keep up."

His black blade rose to the surface, and he slashed down with it.

Afterimage Slash!

It's common practice to target the ADC first in team fights.

Bang!

Just as the blade was about to fall, a powerful fist swiftly sprang to his blade, causing it to tremble and preventing the strike from landing.

He glanced at Luffy and saw him raise his fist and smile at him.

"A guaranteed kill..."

Usopp reacted extremely quickly, retreating swiftly and drawing his slingshot, "Black Helmet," to fire a "Green Star Paulownia Leaf Shuriken!"

The plant, resembling a sycamore leaf, rapidly expanded after he launched it, multiplying into numerous leaves that spun continuously, emitting a buzzing sound. Their sharpness even seemed to pierce the air, suggesting considerable power.

This thing could probably cut a person in half, but...

"snort."

Kuro simply snorted, and the rapidly launched paulownia leaf shuriken suddenly stopped, as if they had lost gravity, and all floated up.

"You think something like this will be useful to me?" Kuro scoffed.

"A Hundred Flowers in Full Bloom: The Pillar of Flowers!"

Robin crossed his arms and shouted, and the ground suddenly shook open, revealing a giant hand made up of countless arms, which slammed straight towards Kuro.

"Clap technique?"

Kuro was taken aback when he saw the giant hand. "It's a bit like Fish-Man Karate, but if this thing gets hurt, you'll get hurt too, right..."

He gripped the Autumn Water Blade, and with a tremor, he instantly shook off Luffy's fist, slashing straight towards the giant hand.

call!

Just as he swung his sword, the giant hand suddenly scattered, falling like flower petals before Kuro's eyes and obscuring his vision.

"The Song of Plunder..."

Amidst the scattered petals, a steady voice rang out.

Brook burst forth from within, drawing his staff-sword and launching a swift attack, "Snowstorm Slash!"

A chilling aura emanated from the blade as it hurtled towards Kuro.

"Soul aura? It's not just the physical body; if you're hit, your spirit will also be damaged, but..."

when!

The black blade slashed down, colliding with Brook's sword blade, and the immense force sent Brook flying.

"You're not qualified, skeleton."

After sending Brook flying with a single strike, Kuro continued to slash Shusui downwards, unleashing a golden slash that aimed directly at the fleeing Brook.

"Yohohoho, what power!" Brook adjusted his hat in mid-air, about to make a move, when suddenly a laser cannon flew out from the sky and exploded directly on the slash.

boom!

The laser cannon collided with the slash, creating a cloud of smoke.

A huge body fell from the sky, making a heavy thud on the ground.

"Super Franky is here!"

A steel robot appeared there, its enormous hand, equipped with a laser cannon, aimed at Kuro. "I've joined the battle too!"

"Franky is so cool!" Usopp and Chopper's eyes lit up when they saw the robot.

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