when!

Just then, a dark figure rushed out from the surrounding area, bringing with it a cold glint, and was positioned on the blade.

Those were ten intersecting claw blades.

Buck felt a tremendous force in his hand, and Huazhou flew out of his hand, spun a few times in the air, and disappeared into the rocky ground.

laugh!

Buck retreated rapidly, but several bloody marks remained on his face. He looked at the newcomer with a gloomy expression.

That was someone who looked exactly like this body.

"You've got some nerve, you imposter."

Kuro, with his hands adorned with the Ten Blades, sneered at the identical person before him.

Kuro reached out and grasped his [Hana-shu], remaining silent and simply staring at Buck.

Lida, who was standing to the side, smiled and took out some cookies to eat.

Buck's expression changed, and his skin peeled away like soft mud, revealing his own appearance.

"How did you find out?!" he demanded sharply.

Kro pushed up his glasses, which gleamed coldly in the moonlight. "The hostility you exuded when you were pretending to be Cass was as stinky as a can of fermented herring. You couldn't help but care."

Lida also laughed and said, "The way you push up your glasses doesn't look like Kro's at all. Kro doesn't forget his fighting habits when he pushes up his glasses; he uses the heel of his hand. You use your fingers."

Buck narrowed his eyes. "Hate... I see. I was careless. You also have Observation Haki. You brought me here just to isolate me from those Marines so that I wouldn't be able to kill those ordinary Marines? What a clever plan."

Buck looked at Kuro and said, "You're not ordinary Marines. Did you get information about me and come here specifically to capture me?!"

"?"

Kuro tilted his head and slowly typed a question mark.

In fact, he didn't realize anything.

That Chloe was a fake?!

No, there's no difference. They both look weak.

Hostility? What hostility? Hasn't Chloe always harbored resentment and hostility towards him?

Wait, he's pretending to be Cass?

In other words, the Cass I encountered was fake?

Wasn't all that talk he gave all day a complete waste?

This guy lied to me?!

"Get out of the way."

Kuro said to Crowe in an annoyed tone, and the latter subconsciously turned to the side. Just as Kuro raised his blade, Buck suddenly shuddered, and the hairs on his body stood on end.

"Change!"

His skin surged, instantly transforming into a falcon that soared into the sky.

The Disguise Fruit, of course, can not only transform one into a human; it can transform into anything it has ever seen!

However, just as he was about to take flight, his Observation Haki detected something extremely terrifying, leaving him no time to change direction. He could only revert to his original form, falling from the sky to the ground and rolling several times.

A massive golden slash swept across the direction he had just flown, soaring into the sky and creating a striking contrast between the gold and silver of the high-flying moon.

"Unforgivable."

Kuro gripped his knife, his expression grim. "I spent so much time on this, and it turns out to be a fake..."

Buck rolled a few times on the ground, got up, and stared at Kuro in horror.

What was with that massive slash?!

Even if they came here on purpose to capture me, their fighting strength is just too exaggerated!

If you get cut by that thing, you'll die!

"hateful!"

Buck roared, "If you were just ordinary marines, I would have already completed my plan and headed to the Grand Line!"

"You're going to the Grand Line?" Lida asked, tilting her head.

"Of course, that place is paradise, but I alone certainly don't have the power to do it. If you were just ordinary navy personnel, I would have already seized your ships and taken them in through Calm Sea!"

"that..."

Lida stretched out her hand and said, "Excuse me, you can clearly transform into a flying animal, you can fly from any direction, whether it's the Calm Belt or the Upside-Down Mountain."

Upon hearing this, Buck was stunned for a moment, his mouth agape. Suddenly, he slapped his left hand with his right fist, exclaiming in realization, "Ah!!!"

Lida stared at Buck with a blank expression.

In some ways, he's an idiot.

"Is he a pirate?" Kuro asked, looking at Crocodile.

Kro nodded. "The 370 million 'Evil Imposter,' Buck Arlo, isn't worth that much in strength, but he often disguises himself as a Marine to infiltrate bases and then commit massacres. He's an evil criminal who challenges the Marines and engages in arson, murder, and looting."

"That's why they deserve to die."

Kuro slowly sheathed his sword, preparing to make a move, but at that moment, Kuro stepped forward and said, "Perfect, let's use him to test my new move."

Kuro shrugged, walked over to Lida, took out a cigar, lit it, and leaned against the large rock behind him.

That means...

Start your performance now!

Kro took a deep breath, tightened his claw-bladed gloves, and said to Buck, "Three hundred and seventy million. No matter what you did to earn a bounty, you must have the strength. You were one of last year's supernovas. Let me give you a try. The difference between us is like the opposite."

"A mere navy officer, how arrogant."

Buck scoffed, then his eyes darted around. The two people beside him couldn't see through him, but that Kuro, who could easily block his attacks and unleash such a massive flying slash, was someone they couldn't afford to mess with.

The little girl's demeanor suggested she might possess considerable strength, though it was hard to discern.

If we try to run, we'll probably get surrounded. Right now, the only option is to defeat the guy with glasses and take him hostage.

Although this guy managed to block my triumphant attack, my strength is far more than that...

"shave."

Before Buck could react, he saw Kro appear in front of him, his five claws gleaming coldly, and he grabbed down at once.

"I'll transform!"

He jolted awake, curling up into a massive, thick-shelled insect. Kro's claws struck it, creating a spark.

"this..."

Kro looked at the insect in astonishment. "Not only ordinary animals, but even powerful animals can transform?"

Kuro smacked his lips and blew a smoke ring.

There are quite a few changes. If he covered himself in fur and took a stick, he could just bloom directly.

There are many powerful animals in this world, some of which can even be called ferocious beasts, not to mention sea kings, each of which is the size of an island and is a calamity among calamities.

This pirate's transformation was merely that of a beast, and he couldn't even compare to a Zoan-type Devil Fruit user. Even an ordinary Zoan-type user's amplification is enormous. Someone like Buck, at most, only restored some of his beastly characteristics.

This insect has an incredibly high level of defense; its body is as tough as steel.

But... it's just steel.

"Storm Kick - Claw Storm!"

Kro swung his claw blades again, unleashing a blue slash from the five sharp blades. The blades flew out and merged into one, striking the thick shell directly.