"Hey buddy, what exactly are you trying to do? Are you just going to watch from the sky? If that's the case..."

Roger swung his sword, unleashing a flying slash crackling with crimson lightning. "I won't hold back!"

The speed of that slash was exceptionally fast!

Kuro flashed through the air, as if teleporting, moving from one location to another.

"You motherfucker! Why!"

He gritted his teeth, angrily spat out his cigar, gripped Qiu Shui tightly, and began to flash rapidly, appearing above Roger's head. Qiu Shui then slashed down with tremendous force.

"Am I just that unlucky?!"

when! !

The sword blade blocked the slashing of the autumn water, which was wrapped in golden lightning.

Roger chuckled, "Young man, you seem a bit angry. If you don't stay calm in battle, you'll suffer the consequences."

"Think about yourself, pirate!"

Kuro's body gradually faded away, and his voice came from behind Roger. Then, a black light mixed with golden lightning flashed past.

"Afterimage Slash!"

Roger smiled confidently and was about to turn around to stop him.

"Roger!!" Jabba suddenly exclaimed, "Your foot!"

Roger, who was about to turn around, suddenly felt his footing falter. Before he could look down, the cold light had already attacked him. He suddenly lowered his body, and with a 'crack', as the gravel flew, one of his feet came free and kicked the incoming Autumn Water with domineering force.

Bang!!

The shockwave emanated from it, creating a dent in the ground beneath Roger's feet.

"What a cunning navy!"

Roger smiled, pushed off with his feet, and forced Kuro's sword backward. Just as he was about to swing his sword, Kuro appeared in front of him with several flashes, appearing not far away. Then, he raised his palm on the ground, directly towards Roger.

"A poisonous snake!"

A wave of earth was ripped up, rising high like a giant wave on the sea, rushing towards Roger.

"This is..."

Roger's eyes widened, and without stopping, he swung his sword, shattering the earthen wave in front of him.

However, just as he swung his sword to break through the earthen waves, a black light shot straight out from the collapsed soil, aiming at Roger's opening. Autumn water mixed with golden lightning pierced straight towards his heart.

Roger's pupils contracted, and his body retreated several steps in an instant. He clenched his left fist and punched the tip of Qiu Shui's knife hard.

Bang!

His fist did not touch the tip of Qiu Shui's knife, but stopped in mid-air, carrying a domineering aura like red thunder, blocking Qiu Shui.

The next instant, Roger abruptly turned his sword around and slashed straight at the figure in front of him.

Whoosh!

Before the blade could fully reach the figure, Kuro vanished, then flashed again and reappeared above Roger's head.

"Lion bites!"

Kuro swept away Shusui, distorting the air around Roger. The air was so densely cut that it tore Roger's clothes.

Just then, Roger's half-swung sword blade slashed upwards, creating a wave of air. A domineering aura emanated from the blade, dispelling the inexplicable distortion of the air.

"Lion, True, Thousand-Heart Valley!"

Kuro slashed Shusui to the side, then casually sheathed it, drawing it out instantly and unleashing a barrage of chaotic, domineering flying slashes that densely swarmed toward Roger.

"good!!"

Roger grinned maliciously, gripped the hilt of his sword with both hands, and swung it down forcefully, aiming at the incoming slashes.

Boom!!!

With a single sword strike, its immense power seemed capable of splitting the sky in two.

"Conqueror's Haki?!"

Kuro's pupils contracted, and he subconsciously held Shusui horizontally in front of him. Although he didn't see any substantial slash, when Roger slashed down, Kuro felt as if he had been hit hard, and his body flew straight up. Only when he reached a high altitude did the force disappear, bringing him to a stop.

At the same time, his slash was also directly shredded.

"That's absolutely insane!"

Kuro gritted his teeth, looking at his trembling hands with a gloomy expression.

If he hadn't blocked it in time, the force of that sword would have struck his body.

Even so, it almost made him lose his grip on the knife.

A series of high-speed attacks resulted in nothing more than tearing his clothes...

That's insane!

"Young man from the Navy, you're really strong."

Roger laughed heartily, a hint of surprise in his eyes: "That speed and technique...is that Redfield's? Have you met him? Besides, your slashes have that Shiki's style, and..."

Roger looked down at the rubble beneath his feet. "The way the earth inexplicably bound my feet, the wave of earth, and the distorted air that appeared earlier—those were abilities, weren't they? You actually have Shiki's abilities. Is he dead?"

Jabba stood to the side with a serious expression.

Shiki's abilities were beyond his expectations.

There are quite a few things in this world that can fly. I initially thought this Marine just had the ability to fly or something else, but after those few moves, something felt off.

That's the Golden Lion's ability, there's no doubt about it!

Fortunately, we are on land now; if we were at sea, it would be very troublesome.

They hadn't seen Shiki since that naval battle.

The captain escaped safely, but Shiki was swept away by the storm after the battle, and whether he died or not, they don't know.

There's no other person with such abilities.

Did he find the fruit of the Golden Lion?

But the way the Navy slashes is also very similar to Shiki's, so it's not just about finding the Devil Fruit. Did he communicate with Shiki?

However, there is no doubt that if this Marine has obtained Shiki's abilities, then it means that Shiki is definitely dead!

“Big news…” Jabba murmured.

"This has nothing to do with you, pirate."

Kuro put the Autumn Water back into his waistband and stared intently at Roger. "Now is not the time for us to talk about who associates with whom!"

This guy's usual attacks are no longer effective; Kuro has absolutely no way to deal with his powerful slashes.

The attack that broke through his Thousand Cut Valley was clearly infused with Conqueror's Haki; only such a brute attack could leave him helpless.

The idea of ​​overcoming all laws with sheer force is far too arrogant.

He was very envious...

As expected, the Pirate King title isn't something you can obtain simply by taking risks.

Leaving aside Roger, who was incredibly powerful, his crew was also a bunch of strange characters.

Jabba, who I had only heard rumors about occasionally and had never actually met, and who was on par with Rayleigh, was a pervert.

On the shallow side of the island, the atmosphere was overwhelmingly powerful.

With such a lineup, it's no wonder he became the Pirate King and left the entire Navy helpless.

If their navy were to unleash its full power regardless of the consequences, it could take down two of the Four Emperors.

However, there's really no way to deal with a pirate crew that has no power or territory and is just adventuring, especially one of this strength.