Kuro is serious about killing!
He didn't want to break ties with pirate crews of the Four Emperors' caliber, because breaking ties with those large-scale crews would be very unpleasant and would cause trouble for everyone.
Even though Kaido and Linlin have fought so many times, they haven't actually broken off relations.
The real breakdown is like that idiot Teach, creating an irreparable situation where forces are united in preparation for a fatal blow.
The same principle applies to dealing with Shanks now.
The environment on the high seas is now extremely rare, giving Kuro a significant advantage, and he will not let this opportunity slip by.
Shanks repeatedly caused trouble for the Navy, becoming an obstacle, so Kuro naturally decided to kill him.
This is a rare opportunity and should not be missed.
Then let's kill them!
As he spoke, the six crimson ribbons surrounding him fluttered in unison, and before the Red-Haired Pirates' officers could fully regain their footing, the crimson ribbons struck them.
A light, fluttering ribbon brushed against them, just a brush...
Bang!
Raki Lu nodded in astonishment, staring at the large hole in his chest. His eyes widened in disbelief. He tremblingly reached out and touched the hole; no blood had even flowed from it, as if the blood hadn't even had a chance to move. In a daze, his body swayed, his expression contorted, and he opened his mouth, slowly saying:
"Ouch, that hurts..."
Yasopp's fate was even worse. His head disappeared completely after being brushed with the ribbon, leaving a reddish stain on his smooth neck, as if something was beginning to accumulate. His headless body swayed, then tilted backward and plunged into the sea.
The remaining four cadres were not much better off.
The man with a red dragon tattoo on his neck and sunglasses with grayish-blue hair was also hit on the head by the ribbon. Despite his unified and domineering aura protecting him, he suffered the same fate as Yasopp with a single swipe of the ribbon, his head disappearing completely.
A monkey perched on his shoulder, and a fierce-looking man had his neck swept away by a ribbon, his entire neck vanishing into thin air. His severed head fell into the sea along with his body.
A long-haired yellow man wearing a bandana with a pirate ship logo had a large hole punched in his chest with a ribbon. He fell backward and also fell into the sea.
The cadre, with dark red hair, a beast-like physique, and fangs, had his chest brushed with ribbons, causing his entire chest to disappear. He then plunged into the sea, his body severed in two, one on each side.
At this moment, the sea surface began to be stained with a large amount of blood red. With the water merging with it, the blood in their bodies seemed to react, resumed its flow, and gushed out from their wounds.
"call..."
Kuro slowly exhaled, and the six blood-red ribbons wrapped around his shoulders, waist, and thighs disappeared. He looked at Shanks and Beckman, who seemed to be still in shock, and with a flick of his finger, Luo Gui, which was floating in front of them, flew over like lightning and landed in his hand.
“That’s it,” Kuro laughed. “You see, killing is so convenient for me.”
"Laki! Yasopp!!"
Beckman was the first to react; his eyes were bloodshot, and he was trembling all over. "How dare you, you..."
Shanks was so enraged that his hair stood on end, and the pupils of his eyes became as small as pinpoints.
whoosh...
The surging sea became even more turbulent at this moment, as if something tangible was hitting the surface and making a sound.
The sky was noticeably darker.
Shanks slowly closed his eyes, sighing resignedly, "Laki, Yasopp, and everyone else..."
Men who sail the sea will eventually die at sea.
Shanks knew this principle from a young age. He had witnessed too many partings and deaths, and even his Captain Roger could not escape the torment of death.
Having sailed the seas for so many years, the Red-Haired Pirates have had their share of deaths and many crew members have left them. But the people he initially invited have always been there: Lucky Roux and Yasopp. They have all stayed with him. Although some crew members still pass away, causing grief, they have also gained more crew members, and their power has grown stronger. By the time they became one of the Four Emperors, casualties had become very low.
It's not that there are no casualties, because no one can guarantee they won't suffer any losses at sea, but Shanks believes his elite officers won't.
Even when they were stopping Kaido before, they were by their side.
Until today...
First, everyone on the ship he brought was wiped out by a laser cannon, and then his core officers were killed by Kuro with a single blow.
That ribbon just fluttered gently...
However, Shanks now realized that the ribbon must be the full manifestation of Kuro's power, just like Kaido's 'Dragon Demon' form and Linlin's 'Soul Burn' form. It was a transformation after adding power, and Shanks knew this. He just didn't understand why the power was so great.
That ribbon... its destructive power must have been extremely strong, to the point that his companions were completely unable to withstand it.
"Oh, the sea..."
He opened his eyes, glanced at the turbulent sea, and said in a deep voice, "You really can never predict what will happen next. Raki, Yasopp, your journey has come to an end."
Kuro narrowed his eyes and said, "You don't seem sad at all?"
"That's how it is to make a living on the sea. I'm prepared for it, but..."
Click!
The surrounding air seemed to shatter.
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