The black storm transformed into dragon claws, leaving three deep, bone-revealing scars on the Pacifista.
The power of flames surged into the Pacifista's body through the scars, triggering an explosion.
A man in a black robe with red square tattoos on his left face appeared before everyone.
"Commander-in-Chief!"
The morale of the Revolutionary Army side instantly soared.
The leader of the Revolutionary Army, Monkey D. Dragon, joined the battlefield.
"Did you invite him, Captain Buggy?" Hawkeye asked.
"No, actually, the Revolutionary Army and I just happened to cross paths; we have no connection at all," Buggy said.
"Since I've decided to join the Buggy Pirates, my position is the same as yours; there's no point in hiding anything." Hawkeye didn't believe Buggy's words at all.
Two-thirds of the Revolutionary Army's high-ranking officials were here, and he still claimed to have no connection with them?
"Why is it that no one believes me when I tell the truth?" Buggy launched a [Thunder Roar Cannon] in coordination with Hawkeye's slash, striking the Pacifista.
"Just like your strength, you hide your true face too deeply," Hawkeye said.
"I'm curious about one thing: does Shanks know your true strength? I remember him inviting you to set sail together back then..."
"Have you been eavesdropping the whole time?" Buggy recalled that the first meeting between Buggy, Red Hair, and Hawkeye should have been in Loguetown.
"I just happened to overhear, and Crocodile and Dragon were also there at the time, weren't they?" Hawkeye said. "Now fate has brought us together again."
"The insignificant nobodies of back then have now become pivotal powerhouses on the sea."
"Let me see the swordsmanship of Pirate King Gol D. Roger; let's see what difference there is between the same technique in your hands compared to Shanks..."
Hawkeye stopped his hand, his sharp eyes looking toward Buggy.
"So that's your goal?" Buggy released his Conqueror's Haki and infused it into his sword.
"Actually, Captain Roger didn't teach much..."
Buggy searched through his memories of learning swordsmanship. "This move is called [Divine Departure]."
Black sparks leaped on the sword, transforming into crisscrossing sword qi that flew toward the Pacifista.
The Pacifista tried to repel it with the paw-paw fruit, but the power of the Conqueror's Haki Infusion struck directly into its body.
Buggy could see blood bursting from the Pacifista; its heart inside had been shattered by the power of the Conqueror's Haki Infusion.
Shattered along with it was the sword in Buggy's hand.
It was only a high-quality weapon and couldn't withstand the power of Conqueror's Haki Infusion.
The swordsmanship was crude, but the intensity of the Conqueror's Haki was not inferior to Shanks'.
No, it was even a bit stronger than Shanks'. Within Buggy's Conqueror's Haki, there was an aura of swallowing the world.
Hawkeye stood to the side,e evaluating Buggy's swordsmanship.
My friend, why did you bet the new era on Luffy instead of choosing to create an era yourself like Buggy?
We, people, haven't grown old yet... Hawkeye swung the black blade Yoru, charging toward two other Pacifistas.
Buggy went to help Bonney.
"You guys go and capture the leader here." As he passed by the side-character quartet, Buggy ordered them to capture Spandam, "Don't let him escape."
Spandam was just a waste with low combat power; the four of them should have no problem catching him... "Alright, Captain." Mr. 3 finally found something to do. "Let's go, let's go catch him."
"Licky, remember that guy's scent, don't lose him..." Mohji discovered Spandam's trail and began directing the lion Licky.
Buggy was actually a bit surprised to see the lion Licky sniffing around like a dog.
To be able to train a lion like a dog, maybe this Mohji guy is a beast-taming genius?
The mature version of Bonney was evenly matched with the Pacifista, the two sides locked in a fierce battle.
Buggy watched for a while and felt a bit dizzy.
Bonney's figure was already very good, but he didn't expect that after her age became mature, there was actually still room for development.
The white short-sleeved shirt was doing its best to cover her, but its strength fell short of its will; Buggy was truly afraid it would snap under the strain.
"Captain Buggy, go help others. I can still hold on." Green light occasionally flickered on Bonney's body, and her injuries were rapidly healing.
I'm afraid your clothes will give out first... "Your ability to heal yourself isn't infinite, right? Is it converted through food?" Buggy flashed forward and joined the fray.
"That's right, so I eat constantly whenever I have time," Bonney admitted readily.
A single Pacifista wasn't hard to deal with; the paw-paw fruit couldn't achieve perfect defense.
Especially after mastering the Pacifista's weaknesses, Buggy used his Chop-Chop ability to decompose the Pacifista's mechanical parts, revealing the core flesh and blood tissue.
Then he used [White Lightning] to easily paralyze the Pacifista.
"Is the gap in our strength really this large?" Bonney looked at the fallen Pacifista, feeling unwilling in her heart.
Among the Supernovas who debuted back then, their strengths weren't that different.
Who would have thought that in just a few years, someone would ascend to the position of the Four Emperors, while others became great pirates with 3-billion-berry bounties.
And she even had to rely on others' help to rescue her father.
"Comparing yourself to me? I'm much older than you..." Buggy looked at Bonney's expression and suddenly hesitated.
"I forgot the Captain is a figure from the previous generation." Bonney reverted to her teenage form, throwing her complicated thoughts to the back of her mind.
"But Captain, have you seen Luffy? Is he really that strong?"
"How should I put it? It's not a question of whether he's strong or not, but that fighting him is a very painful thing."
Buggy felt that if Kaido were given a chance to choose again, he definitely wouldn't fight Luffy.
If nothing else, those constant recoveries were truly unbearable.
Before Buggy cultivated Magnetic Field Rotation to the top level or mastered fusion capabilities, he also didn't want to have a conflict with Luffy.
However, Luffy's goal was the great treasure; he could play his pirate house-playing treasure hunt game while Buggy went to conquer the world; the two didn't conflict.
But with Hawkeye and Crocodile joining, perhaps they could take down Wano Country; that place's terrain was a perfect logistics base.
The Nine Red Scabbards... Buggy wanted to see if they could defend Wano Country without the help of Luffy's crew.
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