Besides the giant golden ship that suddenly descended from the sky, two other ships also appeared in everyone's sight on the sea.

Or rather, a ship.

Because there was another boat, a small raft, with only one man sitting inside and a pink-haired girl holding an umbrella floating around it.

The man on the raft wore a black top hat with white fur trim and carried a large black knife resembling a cross on his back. If he raised his head slightly, one could see a pair of yellow eyes like an eagle's.

Hawkeye, Jorah Mihawk!

The ship on the sea had red sails, and two sea serpent-like creatures were swimming on its bow.

That's the Kuja Pirates!

Empress Boa Hancock's ship!

"Oh! Those scents..."

Barrett looked up, his pupils almost shrinking to point, but the ferocity on his face only intensified.

"That's it! That's it!"

He roared, "Come on, use you as the touchstone, the path to my becoming the strongest!!"

"Rua hahahaha!!"

At that moment, a short man appeared on the high platform, rolling around and laughing wildly: "That's it, that's it! Fight on, Barrett!!"

He scrambled to his feet, clenched his fists, and said in a low voice, "Roger single-handedly completed the world's greatest 'festival.' I lost, but I will not lose forever. Following Roger's 'Great Pirate Era,' I, Buena Festa, will create a new era, a new celebration! That is—the Age of War!!"

He raised his hands, absorbed in the moment, and declared, "I will surpass Roger!"

laugh!!

A wisp of black light circled around his neck.

Festa opened his eyes, his face filled with disbelief. After a dizzying moment, he saw Kuro behind him with a gloomy expression.

Snap...

His head fell to the ground.

Kuro stared at the head with a hostile expression, then flicked his sword, Shusui, to wipe the blood off the blade.

"Surpass your mother's surpassing!"

Kuro cursed, "If it weren't for you, would my fortress have been destroyed?!"

The moment he appeared, Kuro flashed over and beheaded him with a single strike.

Festa is on his kill list.

This slash enraged Barrett. He turned and roared, "Kuro! Do you still need to worry about others in front of me?"

He wasn't angry about Festa's death, but simply angry that Kuro ignored him.

Why should I care about others?

Kuro grinned after hearing this, "I emptied half of the Navy's fighting force for you!"

"The Seven Warlords of the Sea! The Seven Warlords of the Sea have arrived too!!"

Below, seeing the arrival of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, coupled with the appearance of the Golden Lion, even the most dim-witted pirates knew what had happened and wanted to retreat to the port.

"Storm Kick - Chaos!"

At this moment, amidst the pirates' escape route, a series of chaotic light blue slashes burst forth, killing and injuring a group of pirates.

Kuro swiftly flashed into the group of pirates, his five fingers forming a claw, and struck a pirate rushing towards him in the throat, slamming him to the ground with a single claw.

However, the number of pirates has not decreased but increased, and they are becoming more and more numerous.

"There are too many."

Kro adjusted his glasses, preparing to continue his attack.

"Get out of the way!"

At that moment, a man who was five meters tall and wielding a large knife rushed over and slashed down with it.

"Moonwalk".

Kro jumped on the ground and soared into the air.

The man with the large sword slashed the ground, leaving a deep mark.

"Sam, the Mighty Ghost Blade, has a bounty of 94 million gold."

Kro looked down and immediately recognized the pirate. Then he looked around and saw that there were quite a few others of the same caliber.

It would be very difficult for him to handle it alone.

"Crow, what are you doing up there? Come down and get to work."

Beside him, among a group of pirates, was an empty circle filled with fallen pirates.

Lida shifted her body to the side, not even glancing at the attack behind her, and dodged a punch from a tall man. She then turned and kicked him in the shin, causing him to collapse to the ground like a lump of mud.

Kro's eye twitched. He recognized the man; it was Barry, the "Iron Fist," with a bounty of eight million six hundred and six million.

Boom...

Just then, the island suddenly began to shake.

Two stone platforms, seemingly appearing out of nowhere, flew over and landed directly beneath Lida and her companion, propelling them upwards.

"Kuro?" Lida glanced over and saw Kuro standing on the highest platform, one hand raised high, his fingers slightly bent.

Rumble...

The surrounding seawater was churning and boiling.

Slow down.

Outside the island, Mihawk saw this scene and said to the pink-haired girl floating nearby, "Little girl, don't rush to get closer."

Perona was about to float over when she heard him say that, and asked curiously, "What's wrong?"

Mihawk looked at Kuro, whose arm was raised on the highest platform, and said in a deep voice, "Kuro is activating his ability, it's best not to get close."

"ah..."

Perona suddenly blushed and asked shyly, "Are you worried about me?"

“No, this is just a simple reminder. As an ability user, you will die if you go,” Mihawk said. “You won’t even be able to get a free meal.”

Mihawk really only saw Perona as someone who did nothing but freeload.

"You, hmph!" Perona turned her head away angrily.

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