Among the crowd, the person who walked slowly was dragging four seriously injured people with their eyes rolled back. These people were all wearing crowns and were the kings of the four countries.
He was tall and thin, with white hair braided into two plaits that hung over his shoulders, crimson eyebrows, a gold chain around his mouth, a plum-red shirt and blood-red trousers, black leather shoes with gold trim, a wide blood-red cloak with a checkered pattern over his shoulders, a blue rose around his neck, and a slender umbrella with a bat-shaped handle in his hand.
With a wicked smile, he set down the four kings, and in a flash, appeared atop the mountain that divided the battlefield, looking down at Gaji, and said:
"What a waste of time, and we're still not done. We've already exceeded the agreed time, Judge."
Judge argued, "It's just that this navy is difficult to deal with. If it weren't for him, we would have finished long ago."
"Failure is failure, just like Roger being captured or Newgate being killed in battle. Once you fail, there's no going back."
The man shook his head. "Since I've taken matters into my own hands, the cooperation is canceled. I don't want the deposit back, and you won't get any of the other profits."
"How could you do this!"
Judge shouted, "We put in a lot of effort too!"
"Contribute?"
The man glanced at Judge, remained silent for a moment, and then nodded, saying, "Oh, so that's what you're thinking. You win the title by defeating the four kingdoms, then seize the treasure while I'm off guard. If you can defeat me, you can also gain the title of defeating 'The Lone Red.' It's despicable, which is why I hate forming alliances with others."
“It’s him, the Lone Red, Earl Red, Baron Ryderfield,” Kro confirmed.
Hearing Crow's words, Redfield looked over. "A navy officer who wants a peaceful life? Interesting. Why would he come here?"
Before he could even react, Chloe nodded again: "Oh, your boss is coming, so you had to come, right?"
"What?!"
Kro's eyes widened. This guy actually saw right through his thoughts. No wonder he's...
"As expected of a legendary figure?"
Redfield said to Crowe, "You're mistaken. The so-called legends are about leaving your name on the sea, but I'm not qualified to do so right now. That's why I came here to find an opportunity to become the strongest."
"This Observation Haki..."
Seeing this, Kuro stared at the old man standing on the high place and clicked his tongue, "Pretty impressive."
“Lucir Kuro”.
Redfield turned his gaze and said, "I know you, the famous navy officer who has recently emerged. Hmm? It's quite interesting that you think being famous is a bad thing."
So powerful that it can even read your own mind?!
Kuro's brows furrowed.
"Actually, I didn't want to either."
Redfield shook his head. "From a young age, my Observation Haki has been very strong, allowing me to easily see through people's hearts. Now, it's even stronger. But don't worry, someone like you can only read the surface of people's thoughts."
"I heard you're on the sixth floor. Did that bastard Teach release you too?" Kuro gripped Qiushui tightly, facing Redfield.
He consciously composed himself, preventing Redfield from reading his thoughts, before looking in that direction.
"ah..."
Redfield looked up at the sky and sighed wistfully. "Release? No, you can't say that. It's just that I came out of my own volition. Newgate is dead... The old guys on the sea have lost their glory. Aging is the greatest enemy. It's not that we are defeated by enemies, but by our own aging. So I came out."
He reached out and touched the moon. "I will find it, regain the power of youth, and then, following Roger and Newgate, become the strongest man on the sea, find that one and only treasure, and become the new Pirate King."
"You may continue. Goodbye."
Kuro cupped his hands in greeting and prepared to leave.
"That won't do."
Redfield smiled at him, "Until I obtain that power..."
Whoosh!
As soon as he finished speaking, he flashed and instantly appeared in front of Lida on the stone platform, his bat-shaped umbrella piercing straight at her.
"I don't want the Navy to know I've reappeared!"
The speed was so fast that Lida couldn't react at all, and she remained frozen in that eating pose.
In that instant, the stone platform beneath her collapsed, and as the bat umbrella was about to arrive, Lida, lacking support, fell downwards.
Redfield smiled slightly, and the bat umbrella he had swung out suddenly moved downwards, slashing towards Lida.
when!!!
A black knife was placed on the bat umbrella, instantly creating a shockwave that spread out in a circle in the air.
Kuro appeared opposite Redfield, his face grim. "Hey, old man, what do you want to do!"
"Nice knife. Is it yours?"
Redfield's umbrella was painted with a touch of Armament Haki, and it was entangled with the black knife. The two were locked in a struggle, making a 'crackling' sound.
Suddenly, he moved his hand upwards, and the bat umbrella slid smoothly up the blade of the Autumn Water Blade. With a flick of his wrist, the bat umbrella spun in his palm and stabbed straight toward Kuro's head.
"Afterimage Slash!"
However, this sword only struck an afterimage. Kuro's body rippled like water, and a cold voice rang out from behind Redfield.
Autumn Water transformed into black light and slashed down relentlessly.
Redfield smiled slightly, and the moment Qiu Shui struck, he vanished in a flash, reappearing on the ground. He praised, "Not bad speed, you can actually keep up with me."
He can't fly.
All those movements were performed while the person was in the air, which shows how fast they were moving.
"It's time for the old man to retire."
Kuro missed his first strike, stretched his hand towards the sky, and gritted his teeth, saying, "If you force yourself to move around, be careful not to twist your back!"
The sky was dark, and a barrage of weapons, rocks, and ships rained down from the heavens like meteors, aimed at Redfield and bombarded it.
"This ability..."
Redfield looked up and said nostalgically, "I miss him so much, and so did Skeeter..."
He gripped the bat umbrella tightly and swung it upwards with force, unleashing a semi-circular ripple slash that swept out from the umbrella towards the object descending from above.
boom!!!
Under the slash, everything was destroyed. Rocks shattered, weapons were deformed into fragments, and ships were pierced through and broken into pieces, which then scattered in the shockwave.
Several ship rudders flew out and smashed towards Kuro's forehead.
Kuro bared his teeth and clenched his fists tightly, "Lion's Might - Earth Scroll!"
The shattered objects, including the ship's rudder, reassembled into a gigantic, roaring lion's head, which lunged at Redfield.
Even if it shatters into pieces, it will still be under his control!
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