The intense sense of imbalance caused the ground to tilt and sway, with some sections rising up and others sinking in.

The crack appeared right beneath Kuro's feet, causing the ground there to rise. A torrent of seawater surged and swirled from the fissure, then suddenly rose, creating a towering wall of seawater.

In the seawater, something seemed to be shimmering with light, rushing straight towards Kuro with the current.

Wow!!

Kuro narrowed his eyes and his body soared into the air. In the rising seawater, an enormous, ferocious fish head with lanterns on its head emerged, its mouth wide open, revealing sharp teeth, staring at him.

lanternfish?

Kuro had just had this thought when he suddenly realized something. His pupils contracted, and he blocked Luo Gui in front of him.

Click!

Inside the lanternfish's enormous mouth, directly facing Kuro, the air cracked open, and violent vibrations shot out from the gaps in the air, causing Kuro to groan and his body to involuntarily fly backward.

The air inside the mouth subtly refracted, revealing the figures of several people.

"Hahahaha!!"

With a familiar burst of laughter, the shape of that annoying, fat, burly man appeared in his mouth.

A black man with a black captain's hat, a three-braided hairstyle, and a black beard missing two teeth appeared, clenching his fist.

"Kuro! Long time no see!!"

Transparency?!

"Teach!!"

Kuro's eyes hardened, and as he flew backward, he raised his hand and unleashed a massive slash that struck the lanternfish's mouth hard.

Bang!!

The strike sent the lanternfish's head flying upwards before it crashed to the ground beside it, causing a tremor.

"Ouch, that hurts..."

The lanternfish made a sound that was almost like a murmur.

It was only then that Kuro realized that this thing wasn't a lanternfish, because half of its body had already crawled out, revealing a human-shaped torso and arms, with webbed fingers gripping the ground. Even the exposed half of its body was tens of meters tall.

Amid the tremors, Kuro landed below and then soared into the sky, flying to the side of the fishman. He saw the fishman's enormous mouth open, its tongue resembling a step, allowing Teach and the others to descend from it. Besides Teach, several other people stood beside him.

Shiliu, Lafitte, Depon, Van Auger, and two new faces: a middle-aged man with snow-white sideburns who looks scholarly, and a fat man who is even more obese than Teach, with a pig-like brain and intestines.

Without exception, they were all extremely tall.

Teach stood in front of Luffy, who was emitting white smoke, and lifted him up with one hand. Looking at Luffy's rolled-back eyes, he chuckled softly: "Zehahaha... He's actually turned into this? Straw Hat Boy."

call!

The sea of ​​fire ahead was cleaved open, and Zoro charged forward like a tiger. Sanji, standing beside him, also kicked a path through the fire. The two roared, "Give Luffy back to us!"

Teach glanced at them, and like throwing a chick, he tossed the object in his hand at Zoro and Sanji with his massive body compared to Luffy. The two were clearly stunned for a moment, and Sanji jumped up quickly and caught the smoking Luffy.

"You can leave him to him. He can't die yet, or he'll just be playing into the hands of those bastards in the Navy. Once he recovers, I'll need to team up with him to wipe out all the Navy here. Of course, if we kill them ahead of time..."

Teach turned around, pointed to the execution platform, and laughed loudly, "Then that spot belongs to the Straw Hats, hehehehe!"

brush!

Numerous slashes rained down from the sky.

Shiryu, puffing out smoke from his cigar, gripped the hilt of his sword and leaped into the air. Several streaks of light appeared around him, shattering all the slashes, before he landed gracefully.

"Hehehe, Kuro, so impatient, huh! I came here in person after your invitation!"

Teach spread his arms and laughed at Kuro, who was slashing at the sky: "But you look really scary."

From above, Kuro looked down at Teach and the others, and said coldly:

"Really... I thought you coward wouldn't come. I was planning to take down the Straw Hat and then slowly come looking for you. Now it's much easier."

"Hahaha, finding new allies took some time, huh? After all, you took down so many of my crew..."

Teach looked up at Kuro and laughed, "To celebrate you becoming Marshal, I've prepared some gifts for you. You'll be very surprised!"

"Bolo bolo bolo..."

The Den Den Mushi on Kuro's wristwatch suddenly rang, causing him to frown.

"Answer it..."

Teach laughed and said, "You are a marshal, how can you refuse?"

"What the hell are you doing?"

Kuro cursed and turned on his watch to answer the phone.

"Marshal, something terrible has happened! There's been a riot at Impel Down!" The Den Den Mushi mimicked a panicked expression.

Kuro was stunned for a moment, then his eyes widened and he subconsciously looked at Teach.

"Hahaha, isn't my gift pretty good?" Teach said, extending his index finger.

"You're pretty good at stirring up trouble, aren't you!"

Kuro gritted his teeth and said, then asked the Den Den Mushi, "What exactly is the situation?"

"The deputy warden is seriously injured, and the warden Hannibal is also seriously injured. Impel Down has been completely destroyed, and a large number of prisoners have escaped. The higher-ups have temporarily summoned Inspector Sengoku, Lieutenant General Garp, and Inspector Borsalino, led by Commander-in-Chief Sakazuki, to suppress those prisoners!"

"I see..."

Kuro hung up the phone and stared at Teach, saying, "Is this your purpose?"

"Hahaha, don't you think it's great?"

Teach spread his arms and shouted, "The Navy and pirates are fighting in the New World, the Kingdom's army and the Revolutionary Army are fighting in the Grand Line, so let's make it even more chaotic! Let those retired guys and those who have left the seas fight again, let the world be chaotic enough! That way, you won't get any support!"

"After all, the strength of your navy is truly terrifying. Only in this way can I come here safely and... get what I want!"

Teach pointed at Kuro, his eyes contorted with malice, "Hey, Kuro, I know where you put that thing, but I can't reach it. No problem, as long as I kill you, I'll get everything!!"

"You really are..."

Kuro gripped the Luo Gui tightly, glared at it suddenly, and the violent killing intent was as thick as water. It instantly made the people near Teach stop in their tracks, and their bodies felt as if they were under heavy pressure. One by one, they raised their hands.

"You're too arrogant, Teach! You want to gamble your future with me? I'm afraid your life won't be enough!"

"Hehehe, that's terrifying killing intent, but I'm not afraid of you anymore, Kuro!"

From Teach's hands floated the light of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit and the darkness of the Dark-Dark Fruit, as he laughed loudly:

"I've fully developed my Devil Fruit ability!!"