On the high seas, the gleaming Golden Lion sails with several warships in tow.
In the office of the Golden Lion, Kuro sat in a chair, and the Den Den Mushi on his desk was ringing.
Besides him, Lida and Crow were also here.
Lida didn't dare to continue eating snacks there, so Crow stood even straighter.
Because Kuro's face was always gloomy; his expression hadn't been good since he boarded the ship.
Soon, the Den Den Mushi was connected.
"Hello, this is Smoker."
The Den Den Mushi transformed into an arrogant face with three cigars in its mouth.
“It’s me, Kuro,” Kuro said in a deep voice.
"Kuro, what made you think of calling me? Weren't you on a mission to escort royalty?"
Kuro took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "Smoker, my base was attacked by Douglas Barrett and Buena Festa..."
Silence fell over the other end.
“I’ve been authorized. You’re investigating, right? Report to me what the progress is, and I’ll take full responsibility,” Kuro continued.
"Did you get authorization? Damn it, headquarters has been denying that Douglas Barrett is still alive!" The Den Den Mushi said angrily.
"If he doesn't cause trouble, we can pretend he's dead."
Kuro, with a cigar in his mouth, exhaled a deep puff of smoke. "But now, even if he's really dead, let alone if he's not, I'll dig him out of the ground and grind his bones to dust!"
"It seems you're really angry, Kuro. I have indeed been investigating and have reported it to my superiors. That's why I didn't participate in the guard mission this time."
Smoker said in a deep voice, "I have found out, but I haven't confirmed the location yet. I have only confirmed that Festa, this war profiteer, has been very active recently and can be sure that he has sent invitations to many pirates. I'm almost catching up with him, but it will take a little more time."
"I'm waiting!"
Kuro said in a deep voice, "Go ahead and do it, Smoker. Find the location, and if necessary..."
He opened the drawer and took out a miniature golden Den Den Mushi.
This Den Den Mushi has no microphone; it's like a hard object made of gold, and there's a button on its shell.
Kuro gritted his teeth and said, enunciating each word clearly, "I can still activate the Buster Call!"
Buster Call!
The old man gave him the authorization a long time ago, but Kuro never used it.
This thing is a deadly weapon; it can destroy an entire region with a single use—it's an indiscriminate attack.
However, it would be an underestimation of the Buster Call to simply use ten so-called large warships for attack.
Its real threat comes from the five elite vice admirals who command the warships, and countless elite naval personnel.
This is the true power of the Buster Call.
Kuro knew about Douglas Barrett's exploits; he was defeated by the Buster Call.
The one who defeated him was none other than Lieutenant General Sakazuki.
Although the current Buster Call is not as powerful as before, mainly because the monsters have either become generals or marshals or simply run away.
But Kuro still has temporary coordination authority.
This power is very broad; Kuro can summon everyone below the rank of Admiral if he so desires.
Of course, the World Government probably wouldn't agree, but Kuro didn't care about that anymore.
All he wants is Barrett's head!
"The Buster Call..."
On the other end of the Den Den Mushi, there was a visibly pause in breathing. "Admiral Kizaru actually gave you something like this? I've never heard of it before."
Nonsense, no one had ever dared to provoke him like that before.
Even those so-called pirate alliances that had once ventured into the G-3 sea area, Kuro was not this enraged.
But this time it's different; it's a pirate's blatant provocation against him!
If this isn't resolved, he'll lose not only his face, but also his substance.
He's just a fugitive, an escaped convict. So what if he's a former crewmate of the Pirate King?
Kuro has already taken down enough old guys on his own, hasn't he?
"You just need to know that I have it, Smoker."
"I understand, I'll let you know as soon as possible."
The Den Den Mushi hung up, and Kuro hung up the receiver as well, biting his cigar without saying a word, letting the smoke from the cigar tip drift upwards.
"Mr. Clow Reed, didn't you say you were going to use the Buster Call as your last trump card to intimidate the Four Emperors?"
Kro pursed his lips and said, "Is it really okay to start now?"
He knew that Mr. Kuro had the Buster Call, after all, as Kuro's confidant, Kuro did things without telling him.
"Come on, don't give me that."
Kuro said calmly, "The Buster Call only makes the Four Emperors feel troubled, and right now, it's not the Four Emperors who have offended me, it's Barrett and Festa!"
First, his subordinates are gone, and his fortress is destroyed; there's no room for negotiation on that.
Secondly, if this matter is not handled properly, the situation he has worked so hard to achieve will return to what it was before, and those arrogant pirates will come to bother him again.
Combining the two, isn't that a blatant slap in the face to Kuro?
He, Kuro, swears he will not be human if he does not avenge this!
...
Two days later, the Golden Lion led several warships to the G-3 fortress.
It wouldn't take long to get from New Marineford to G-3, and Kuro hurried back while waiting for Smoker's message.
Although he was furious, he knew that rushing things would be useless.
Fanny has brought the situation under control in G-3 and is taking stock of the wounded for centralized treatment.
But when he actually saw this scene, Kuro couldn't hold back. His killing intent spread throughout the Golden Lion and its fleet when he saw the G-3 fortress.
The pressure was so intense that the navy men turned pale and trembled with fear.
I really couldn't control myself.
The magnificent G-3 fortress had its roof completely obliterated, as if it had been destroyed by a hurricane.
The surrounding buildings were also ravaged beyond recognition, all of them ruins. Half of the entire G-3 fortress was destroyed!
Although there were signs of tampering, Kuro could tell that it had been forcibly dismantled by brute force!
There was only one person fighting from beginning to end!
He could imagine how arrogant that bastard who had invaded the fortress was, overwhelming these navy men with sheer force, rendering them unable to breathe or move, and then fighting, destroying, and annihilating the fortress.
The fleet stopped, and Kuro disembarked from the ship, his face growing increasingly grim.
Fanny, who had received the news earlier, came out to greet him. Upon seeing Kuro, she saluted and showed a sorrowful expression.
"Vice Admiral Kuro, I did my best..."
She can't dispense medicine, but she can see patients; other symptomatic treatments can be handled by other military doctors.
So when Fanny says no, it really means no.
"The numbers are out?" Kuro didn't want to ask about this topic at all.
But there's no other way; I have to ask.
How long has it been? How long has it been since I suffered such a huge loss?
Even when he was in the East China Sea, as long as he was there, he had never suffered such a great loss.
This is the first time in recent years.
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