At this moment, the Guardian Ape transformed once again into its fifteen-meter-tall behemoth form, its blood-stained golden fur growing extremely long and fluttering in the wind like golden-red flames.

Thump!

It stomped its feet on the ground, cracking the ground around its feet. At this moment, it stopped charging, frantically inhaled, and then exhaled violently.

The air beam formed by the 'breath' shot straight at the civilians.

"Slice the Waves".

At that moment, a golden slash was faster than the air beam, catching up with it, shattering it, and heading straight into the sky.

laugh!

A stream of blood spurted from behind the gibbon.

After Kuro struck it with his sword, he floated down to it, casually spitting out the end of his cigar, his eyes serious.

He didn't understand, he really didn't understand.

A gorilla, regardless of whether it is a vengeful spirit or not, should not possess this kind of willpower.

Hatred?

The mayor of the comical town simply said that this guy loved musicals, and then he was executed by Old K. In this world, hatred alone cannot generate a strong will.

There are many strong people in the world today with strong willpower, but if we were to rank them, hatred would only be considered average.

What is truly powerful is the will to have dreams and ambitions.

In Kuro's view, the guardian ape should have died long ago. Its life force was so weak that it was like a candle flickering in the wind, but its willpower kept it moving.

That kind of willpower even shocked him.

The last thing that shocked him was a golden lion that had pulled off the ship's rudder.

He didn't feel anything when Whitebeard died, because it was inevitable and expected.

But now, this guardian ape has made Kuro experience the same shock he felt when he faced the golden lion.

Why...?

Kuro, veins bulging, stared at the stubborn ape that was sucking in air again. "Why are you still standing there?!"

brush!

His response was a giant claw; the Guardian Ape attacked Kuro.

"It's never going to end."

Kuro cursed and swung his sword, striking the arm that the Guardian Ape was swinging at, sending a cloud of blood mist flying. Then it stretched out its other claw and continued to swing relentlessly.

Just as Kuro was about to continue his slashing attack, he suddenly saw the Guardian Ape open its mouth and quickly exhale a breath, passing by him and heading straight behind.

"You bastard!"

His pupils contracted, and he instinctively swung his sword backward. He had been so shocked by the willpower of the lion ape that his mind had wavered, and the ape had seized the opportunity.

But soon he froze, because the attack was not aimed at the civilians behind him, but directly hit the high royal palace wall at the end of the street.

It's not that he didn't aim; this guy... seems to have changed his target.

Boom!!!

The city wall collapsed under the attack, revealing a huge gap.

"Oh, how terrifying!"

Old K slumped to the ground, staring blankly at the gap in front of him. Flying pebbles cut his cheek, and the pain brought him to his senses. He crawled backward on his hands and feet.

"Protect me! Protect me now! I haven't had my coronation ceremony yet, I don't want to die!"

Old K shouted loudly, and the guards reacted at this moment. They appeared in front of him with shields, surrounded him, and moved backward little by little, retreating from the other side of the city wall. Soon he was led out of the palace and fled in panic towards the street.

Aside from the king, those who ran out with him were also dancers dressed in brightly colored costumes, who dispersed one by one from the palace gate.

"Cass! Get them together!" Kuro shouted.

Given the gibbon's relentless attitude, if we were to scatter the troops and fail to eliminate it immediately, there would certainly be casualties.

I don't care what your purpose is.

Kuro gritted his teeth and said, "I'm here now, and if you manage to hurt someone, I'm not Lucilfer Kuro anymore!"

Besides his principles, he's also become stubborn. So what if he has a strong will? There are plenty of people with strong wills. If we were to take a detour just because of that, the world would have been in chaos long ago.

"Protect the people!"

Cass led the navy swiftly to the Guardian Ape, forming a blocking position. "Everyone, come behind me! Don't run around!"

As if they had found a pillar of support, all those who came out of the palace gathered behind the leader and joined the crowd.

"Let me to the very back, I am the king!" Old K shouted.

The people around him made way for Old K to reach the very center, while the guards, holding up their shields, surrounded him completely, with the civilians on the outermost edge.

This scene made Kuro frown, but before he could continue speaking, the Guardian Ape attacked again.

"Fine, I'll just finish you off completely."

Kuro held Shusui horizontally, slicing two fingers across the blade. A golden light enveloped the blade. Without even looking at the Guardian Ape's attack, he slashed forward, the golden light like the moon brushing against the Guardian Ape's body.

This beam of light caused the gorilla to instinctively close its eyes.

It didn't feel any pain in its body; the light seemed to be just light, neither painful nor itchy.

The Guardian Ape opened his eyes and saw Clow Reed flick his sword and say calmly, "It's over."

Sizzle!

The gibbon froze, its body popping and crackling like popping beans. Visibly, numerous wounds appeared on its body, blood seeping out and staining its fur crimson.

Bang!

This time, the guardian ape couldn't withstand it any longer and fell face-first to the ground, its head hitting the ground. Its 15-meter-tall body first shrunk to a normal 10-meter size, and then began to shrink again, becoming a lion with beautiful golden fur.

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