William thought of many things in that instant.
They secretly stole the kingdom, but it was essentially unsuccessful, which was not enough to alarm the Golden Lion.
What he did before? He believed he had done those things very carefully and discreetly, and even if he had been discovered, he would only have been wanted in the East China Sea.
Although he really didn't want a bounty on the East China Sea and was constantly on guard, he had a plan in place should one come up with one.
Sometimes having a bounty isn't necessarily a bad thing. Without a bounty, he lacks fame, so he often encounters reckless pirate crews robbing his merchant caravans, which forces William to frequently send people to deal with the situation, and sometimes even has to take action himself.
However, if there is a bounty, he can use the fame of the bounty to deter pirates, and even deter the Navy.
The intimidating power of famous pirates also makes the Navy hesitant to act against them.
So back then, he created this kind of cigar with the ability to both curry favor with the Navy's high command and use force to deter them should a bounty be placed on him. He used both methods to prevent the Navy from taking action against him.
Because his style of doing things is not that of a pirate who burns, kills, and plunders, he is the kind of pirate that the Navy can 'put aside for the time being,' since there are too many pirates on the sea who are more despicable than him.
Even with a bounty, the marines in the East Blue will prioritize other pirates. Given time, he can still make ample preparations and use the East Blue as his base to advance into the Grand Line.
He couldn't understand why Jin Ni would deliberately seek him out.
If it were just a chance encounter, William would accept it, but judging from the situation, what the man was holding seemed to be a portrait of himself, meaning that he was aiming at him.
Why would a pirate with no bounty be targeted by Jin Ni, who now enjoys immense prestige and is a Vice Admiral in the New World?!
But now that we've encountered this opportunity, no matter what, it's a chance!
"Make your move!" William shouted.
Suddenly, from Kuro's side, Swir appeared, gripped a dagger, and leaped down to stab.
"Oh? There's no sound?" Kuro glanced in that direction.
call!
A whooshing sound came from the side, and Kro appeared there instantly, thrusting his left elbow forward and striking the dagger with a crisp clang.
“A technique similar to the Silent Step…” Kro smiled at Swell above.
Bang! Bang!
Two gunshots rang out, and Elmira swiftly drew her twin pistols, the bullets hurtling towards her.
Whoosh!
But the bullet had only traveled halfway when it was struck directly by an arrow shot from the middle of the way. The arrow spun once in the air, and the moment the arrowhead fell, it struck the other bullet, knocking both bullets away.
Kikyo pulled out another arrow and aimed it at Elmira over there.
"Watch me!"
Montblanc leaped into the air, his foot slamming down like a battle axe, unleashing a devastating "Diamond Smash!!"
Bang!
Before his body had even fully landed, a blur shot out from below. Lida didn't even transform; she simply blocked Montblanc's downward-pressing foot with one hand and smiled at him.
Montblanc was startled, somewhat incredulous. What was with this kid's strength...?
Montblanc was very confident in his strength, which was something that ordinary people could not withstand.
But the brat not only blocked it, he blocked it with one hand, making it seem so effortless.
After smiling at him, Lida suddenly slid her body inward, passing through the air directly, and with one hand she turned into a palm, struck Montblanc in the abdomen.
"Flashstep!"
Montblanc then took a step in mid-air, forcefully retreating backward. As he retreated, he clenched his fist and took another step forward with his other foot, closing in again and throwing a punch at the brat.
"Moonwalk...?"
Kuro glanced up, his brow furrowing slightly. "Seriously, don't just change the name of Moonwalk just because someone knows it."
But this move made Montblanc believe he had dodged the brat's powerful punch, only managing to press it against his abdomen; even if there was extra force, it was within his expectations. What he had seized was the opening in the brat's punch, allowing him to unleash a more explosive strike.
"Kid, sorry, but you're the enemy!" Montblanc shouted, his fist almost touching Lida's body.
"idiot."
Lida simply responded with a nonchalant remark.
Her hand rested on Montblanc's abdomen, pressing directly against his imposing defenses, her five fingers hooked together.
"Absorb vital energy!"
Montblanc's mouth was slightly open in the air, his eyes unfocused. His body, which should have been muscular, suddenly gave the illusion of being emaciated. He was still muscular, but it seemed that he wasn't.
It seems that all his energy and spirit have dissipated.
He fell slowly from the air like a rag doll, almost floating to the ground.
“Power, strength…” Montblanc raised his hand and cried out weakly, “My power is gone.”
Lida used Moonwalk to leap through the air, looking down at Mont Blanc below, a slight smile playing on her lips.
Kuro also smiled slightly.
There aren't many martial arts masters these days who could defeat Lida.
As her own domineering aura increases, she can directly use her abilities to absorb the essence and spirit of those whose domineering aura cannot compare to Lida's.
Just like Law's ability, Haki can defend against his ability to cut, but if Law's Haki is stronger than the opponent's, no, it doesn't even need to be stronger, because he has further developed his ability, as long as the combined strength of both is stronger than the opponent's Haki defense, he can easily cut through the enemy's body.
Montblanc's imposing presence is nowhere near as great as Lida's.
Is it really pointless for them to just stay by your side?
In terms of physical skills alone, Lida is already among the best in the world.
Her ability is a natural counter to physical combat practitioners.
"Montblanc!"
William exclaimed, looking up at Lida in the air, "Damn it, is she an ability user?!"
He slammed his fist into the ground, and a column of scorching steam erupted from the earth beneath Lida, shooting straight at her.
But soon, the column of steam was swept up by a gust of wind and dissipated outwards.
Because Kuro swung his sword.
"What kind of destructive power can something so light have?" Kuro said casually, but then he looked at the hole in the ground caused by the protruding steam column and nodded: "But you played with your ability quite well, much better than Smoker."
Steam, clouds, and smoke are essentially the same. If you don't attack these natural phenomena directly with your abilities, they lack a certain mass. For Clow, who now possesses the Float-Float Fruit and makes good use of the wind, this ability isn't very effective.
However, a Logia type is still a Logia type.
Will it be domineering, or natural...?
This thing is really hard to kill.
But Kuro didn't intend to kill him; instead, he had an excuse to increase his bounty.
Nature department!
The bounty can't just keep rising.
Kuro gripped Shusui tightly, his eyes contorted with rage.
Go to the New World and experience what danger really is!
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