It should never have come to this. As planned, even if Izō's sword was stuck to him, and even if Jozu rushed over, the impact from Rita absorbing his energy would not have caused Jozu to crash into him.

In other words, Kuro went from facing Crocodile to facing Izo, going from one kind of happy slacking off to another.

Double happiness should bring double bliss.

That's how it was supposed to be!

Everything was planned by me in advance!

I went first!

But the sudden surge of Conqueror's Haki changed everything.

In that brief moment of distraction, Joz delivered a double kill.

If I hadn't covered my face with Armament Haki in time, that powerful punch would probably have knocked me to the ground.

His physique isn't very strong.

Even so, his nose and mouth were still bleeding from the punch, and his head was spinning.

He stood still, his eyes bloodshot, indicating that his Observation Haki was fully activated.

Armament Haki began to spread from his face to his body, deepening on his face, a cross mark appeared between his brows, tear tracks appeared under his eyes, and his body was enveloped in Armament Haki, like armor.

"Watch out, this guy's angry!" Joz said gravely.

Izang nodded solemnly.

In Kuja Town in the New World, they had witnessed Clow's power and knew that he was not to be underestimated.

"We'll come too."

Suddenly, a sound came from beside Izang, and the three captains approached.

The captains of the 7th Division, Lakoyo, the captain of the 9th Division, Blenheim, and the captain of the 13th Division, Atmos, gathered around Izo.

Lacyo brandished his flail and said, "Try to take him down quickly!"

"Oh dear, you're in a bit of trouble, Kuro."

Aokiji dodged an attack from a captain, turned around, and asked, "Need any help?"

"Don't mess with me, Kuzan. I'm in a really bad mood right now," Kuro said through gritted teeth.

"Ah la la..."

Aokiji scratched his head, glanced at the captains and captains surrounding him, and walked to the side. "Then I'll leave them all to you."

On his side, there were seven or eight captains, as well as Kingo, the captain of the 11th Division, and Fossa, the captain of the 15th Division. Now that Aokiji had left, their pressure was greatly reduced, and they did not want to fight the admirals unless necessary.

As for dealing with Kuro, they were somewhat willing. The captains had seen Kuro and knew his threat, so it was a good idea to deal with him first with so many people. Naturally, the captains also surrounded him along with their captains.

On the battlefield, apart from these captains and ship captains, there weren't many others who could still stand after being hit by that Conqueror's Haki.

But no matter how many pirates there are, Kuro doesn't care.

He's very angry right now.

"Captain Bucky, the Den Den Mushi seems to have recovered!"

On the other side of the battlefield, Buggy and his crew were lurking around suspiciously. They had also escaped from the sea by riding on Whitebeard's ship, but the moment they got off, they followed Buggy to a corner.

He wouldn't dare to rush into such a terrifying battlefield; he could easily die.

However, Buggy, surrounded by these fierce pirates, couldn't really escape, and he had indeed become somewhat arrogant due to Whitebeard's praise.

"Very good. Point the Den Den Mushi in Whitebeard's direction. In a moment, I'll show the world how I, Lord Buggy, collect Whitebeard's head!"

Bucky pulled out several throwing knives from between his fingers and grinned maliciously.

As the Den Den Mushi returned from its listless state in the seawater, it aimed at Whitebeard and displayed its image.

One of the blacked-out screens around the world was turned on, and those who had been anxiously waiting finally saw the images on it.

That was a battlefield, a battlefield where flesh and blood were slaughtered.

If you look in the direction Whitebeard is looking, you can also see the captains and crew surrounding Kuro.

...

call!

The first to attack was Lakshmi, who wielded his face-shaped flail, creating a whooshing sound as he attacked Kuro from the side.

Kuro glanced at him, then loosened his grip with his five fingers before clenching them tightly.

boom!

The ground beneath Lakyo's feet surged instantly, the hard ground transforming into a giant wave that crashed down upon him.

"Laque!"

Several captains rushed forward, attempting to break through the giant wave of rocks.

Kuro remained expressionless, clenching his fist again, and a giant wave of stones surged up around the captains, surrounding them from all sides.

"Bury it down, viper."

The waves of stone merged, submerging Lakyo and the captains, twisting and coalescing within them to form a massive stone pillar, with their heads protruding above it.

Bang!

Suddenly, a hole appeared in the stone pillar, and Lakyo rushed out wielding his meteor hammer. He smashed the pillar down with a single blow, freeing the captains who had been twisted inside.

“This stuff is useless to us!” Lakyo shouted.

"Go to hell!"

A loud shout came from behind Kuro, and Fossa appeared behind him, slashing down with his sword.

Kuro didn't even look; his Observation Haki had already sensed it. He slightly shifted his body to the side, dodging Fossa's slash, and then kicked back.

"Storm Foot".

A massive slash erupted from his toes. Fossa was startled and instantly raised his sword to block the attack.

At that moment, Kingo appeared next to Kuro, his fist, encased in iron armor, forcefully swinging forward.

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