William never expected that his Steam Giant form would be broken through with a single blow, and that even his Logia-type form would be pulled out.
That domineering hand gripped his face like a tight band, causing him excruciating pain.
William's anger intensified. He could tolerate Sazir, but why did this stranger suddenly appear and attack him as well? Did he think he was just a figurehead among the Seven Warlords of the Sea?
"You bastard!"
William roared, and his head turned into steam, which burst out from between Moore's fingers and shot out as a steam greatsword, sweeping directly towards Moore's body.
"Ugh, it's so hot..."
Moore leaped onto the ground, dodging the scorching slash. The giant sword missed its mark, and a head emerged from it, its eyes bloodshot, roaring at Moore, "The Navy! The Navy again! I'm a Shichibukai! Don't you all know how to respect me? I'm... a great pirate!!"
The giant sword transformed into William's entire body. He stood firmly on the ground, raised one hand, his fist turning into steam, ready to smash down. "Let me show you my power, Steam Burst..."
Before the last word could be uttered and the arm could strike, Sazier sprang to his feet and punched William squarely in the face.
The punch only punched a hole in William's body. William turned his head and stared at Sazir with bloodshot eyes. "And you, you're asking for death too!"
Sazir's eyes were also bloodshot, and his face was now contorted with rage. "Don't underestimate me! I'm going to make a name for myself too. The Seven Warlords of the Sea will be enough to give me that chance!"
"Get out of my way!"
William flicked his arm, creating a cloud of high-temperature steam. Sazir crossed his arms and, just as the steam was about to touch his arms, unleashed a powerful strike, deflecting the steam. He then leaped backward, creating distance between himself and William.
Moore had just landed when he frowned, staring at Sazir's ferocious appearance. Sensing something was amiss, he asked, "Sazir?"
"Shut up! Call me by my name, Colonel Kuro. You're just a lieutenant colonel!"
Sazir glared at Moore, then, as if struck by a sudden thought, grinned maliciously and said, "You're going to die too. Once I take down this Shichibukai, I'll kill you and show everyone that I'm the one who deserves respect!"
"Intermediate ability?"
Seeing the bloodshot in his eyes, Moore scratched his head and sighed, "That's really troublesome. But since I'm your older brother, I'll rescue you first. Otherwise, if Kuro hears this, you'll get a beating later. And William, you too..."
As he was speaking, his expression suddenly froze, and he instantly vanished in a flash of white light.
The ground behind him had turned purplish-black, and a shadowy spike had appeared where Moore had been standing.
Is this it?
Moore appeared at an anchorage near the harbor, standing there with his feet planted firmly on the ground, surveying the people fighting ahead. "This thing... it made this place like this. Were you affected by it too? But..."
A red dot appeared in his eyes. "Strange, I can't find it. The aura is too mixed."
"What do you think is wrong with me!"
William wanted to continue attacking Sazel, but upon hearing Moore's words, his eyes widened, his arm returned to its steam state, and he was about to swing it downwards.
brush!
In that instant, a golden slash descended from the sky, cleaving William in two. The slash slammed into the ground, creating a large crack and causing a tremor in the surrounding area.
"I already told you, this is useless against natural-type magic!"
The severed body quickly reassembled, and William roared, "Who is it now, attacking me, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, again and again..."
He couldn't continue speaking.
In the sky, a golden figure appeared, almost glowing in the sunlight.
Although he couldn't see the person's face clearly, William recognized him immediately. As he recognized the person, the redness in his eyes subsided a little.
But soon, that fading clarity was replaced by crimson.
"What makes you so great?!"
William angrily pointed at the person in the sky, "Don't think you can scare me. Let me tell you, I've never been afraid of you!"
"Hahahaha, it's golden! It's golden!!"
At that moment, inside a clock tower in this port city, the figure burst into laughter.
"It's Kizaru, it's Borsalino! Only he is golden! He's here, he's finally here! So, what will you choose? Can you escape from this hellish vortex?!"
Kuro flew through the air with a gloomy face. He had flown over when Moore took off, but when he arrived, he found that the situation was completely different from what he had expected.
It was neither a popular uprising nor a massacre by soldiers, but rather a chaotic free-for-all where everyone was fighting each other without distinguishing friend from foe, while his subordinates and the Seven Warlords of the Sea were also engaged in battle.
Furthermore, there were some marines lying on the ground, not yet dead, but their breathing was chaotic and uncertain.
"What are you guys doing?" Kuro asked casually, chewing on his cigar.
"Kuro! Kuro!!"
He had barely opened his mouth when Sazir below roared out.
His eyes were bloodshot, and he became agitated. He clenched his fists, unleashing a fierce fighting spirit and hatred, shouting, "You are Kuro! I am Kuro too! Today I will challenge you and show you that I, Kuro, am no less powerful than you!!"
"Um?"
Kuro glanced at him, his body slowly descending, but before he hit the ground, he suddenly sensed something was wrong. He stared at the ground for a moment, then clicked his tongue. "Something's not right, Moore?"
"Yeah, I just saw a shadow trying to ambush me. Their strange behavior probably started from there," Moore said from behind. "This is a bit troublesome."
"Tsk, didn't you notice?" Kuro glanced at him.
Moore shook his head: "It's difficult. It must be some kind of ability that has hidden it."
"This ability..."
Kuro looked at the carnage ahead and immediately felt a headache coming on. "This is the most troublesome thing ever!"
It's obvious that this was the work of a superhuman!
This is also the part that Kuro finds most troublesome: the strange and unpredictable ability users on the high seas.
Because you have absolutely no idea what abilities they have, or what methods they can use after those abilities are developed.
Even rubber can carry lightning and fire; if ordinary Paramecia-type Devil Fruit users can do such incredible things, then other, more bizarre ability users can do even more.
In comparison, Zoan-type creatures seem much cuter, but this 'cuteness,' once transformed into a Mythical Zoan, becomes a catastrophe upon a catastrophe.
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