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"Begone!!"
White fur, stained blood red.
"Wah ah..." Byakuran spat out a large mouthful of blood, his face twisted in agony. His entire body was directly kicked away by Volibear.
"Boom!"
The ground collapsed, smoke and dust billowed, and gravel flew.
"Cough cough, you're not an ordinary person from the Revolutionary Army…."
Byakuran, covered in blood and maintaining his human-beast form, shakily stood up. He stared in surprise and anger at the ferocious shadow walking towards him: "You are the fifth squad captain under Golden Lion Shiki, 'Tyrant' Sanjuro Balor!"
Byakuran finally remembered. He had seen information about the Flying Pirates at headquarters before. According to CP's files, "Tyrant" Sanjuro Balor, the fifth squad captain of the Flying Pirates, had miraculously escaped a calamity during the pursuit by the BIG MOM Pirates years ago, but for some reason, he had gone silent.
CP intelligence agents speculated that it was highly possible he continued to follow Golden Lion Shiki, who had kept a low profile ever since escaping Impel Down.
He never thought that he would encounter "Tyrant" Sanjuro Balor, who had disappeared for over a decade, here, and be targeted by him at that.
Such a renowned pirate, how could he possibly join the Revolutionary Army?
"What!?"
Night Raid, who had just landed and was rushing over, couldn't help but turn pale.
The Flying Pirates, more than two decades ago, were truly the undisputed overlords of the New World. Even if Whitebeard, Roger, and others were on par with Golden Lion Shiki, when it came to the power under their command, these legendary great pirates couldn't hold a candle to Golden Lion Shiki, known as the Flying Admiral.
In terms of strength at its peak, the Flying Pirates were absolutely no weaker than, and perhaps even surpassed, the current "Four Emperors."
The "Wind Ghost," the first squad captain, the "Blood Axe," the second squad captain, the "Lion Ape," the third squad captain, and others—none of them were inferior to the top generals and captains under the current New World "Four Emperors." Just by comparing the strength of this fifth squad captain, "Tyrant," one can imagine how powerful this nameless fellow was.
Although "Tyrant" was still very young back then, and his strength couldn't possibly be as strong as it is now, the fact that he was able to gain Golden Lion Shiki's recognition at such a young age and become the fifth squad captain of the Flying Pirates, suppressing those foolish and untamed pirates, was enough to prove that he was definitely not weak at all back then.
"'Tyrant' Sanjuro Balor, our CPO shouldn't have any grudges with the Flying Pirates, right?" Byakuran wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes flickering with a hint of retreat. "You should know what kind of serious consequences there will be if you harm CPO personnel!"
Even if he was brainwashed by the World Government, not everyone was willing to sacrifice themselves gloriously. At least he didn't want to die this way.
As an official directly affiliated with the World Nobles, he enjoyed extremely high power and status!
Not to mention those high-ranking officials in the World Government, even the royalty of some kingdoms had to flatter him. He hadn't enjoyed it enough yet!
"Too much nonsense!"
"Tyrant" Balor sneered. His entire body immediately began to charge wildly, and he surged forward. The earth trembled violently!
The four to five meter tall figure, with bulging muscles all over his body, and even a somewhat exaggerated physique, put immense pressure on people, making their scalps tingle.
"Damn it… Stop!"
At the same time as his heart sank, his hair couldn't help but stand on end. Byakuran didn't even think, he just wanted to retreat directly.
But unfortunately, Balor's speed was faster than his!
A gigantic tiger tail, wrapped in a tyrannical aura, violently lashed out and struck Byakuran's body.
Byakuran, as if struck by a heavy blow, spat blood and flew out horizontally.
"Tiger Slash!!!"
Sharp right claw, tearing and shredding!
His exceedingly strong Observation Haki directly locked onto Byakuran, who was flying backward. He stomped violently, and his gigantic body forcefully tore through the air, transforming into an afterimage!
His jet-black claws, shimmering with an eerie cold light, made one feel somewhat alarmed.
"Bastard, don't even think about getting away!"
Too late to rush over, Night Raid, with a mix of surprise and anger, suddenly launched a blazing slash: "Gatling Leg!"
It wasn't that he cared much for Byakuran, but if the other party was killed, he himself would certainly be doomed here; he wouldn't be able to escape.
The longer it dragged on, there might even be a glimmer of hope.
"Gatling Leg!"
The black hawk in mid-air constricted its form, directly transforming back into its human form.
His right leg also transformed into an afterimage, kicking out a blazing, light-green slash, blocking the front.
"Crush!!"
"Ah——"
The colossal slash crashed violently in mid-air.
A powerful air current surged, constantly billowing, making it difficult for people to keep their eyes open.
At the same time, there was a desperate, tragic scream that made Night Raid's face change dramatically in an instant, and their hearts sank to the bottom.
Byakuran's entire body was directly pierced through by Balor's sure-kill blow. He was lifted into mid-air, his entire heart was brutally ripped out, and his eyes were wide open in death!
...
New World.
At an altitude of twenty thousand meters, a powerful air current roared incessantly.
A small island, laden with cargo, flew across the sky. Several gigantic war-houses were in front.
From time to time, one or two huge clouds would drift past.
"...Is Doflamingo going to auction it? And then we buy it back with a high price...?" Nico Robin, sitting on the sofa, couldn't help but raise an eyebrow: "Hey, Izo, are you kidding? Isn't this just letting the other party's auction earn a tidy profit for nothing?"
"And that Dark-Dark Fruit, hasn't it already been eaten by you?"
Looking at the auction list handed over by Doflamingo, Sanji couldn't help but sneer: "Do you mean to say you want to trick 'Heavenly Yaksha'?"
Isabelle, Cavendish, and others were all surprised and looked at Sanji (Wang Zhaoji) sitting there with full of doubts and incomprehension.
The auction of Logia Devil Fruits could very likely stir up considerable unrest across the world.
Despite Germa's current wealth, if they truly intended to bid on a Devil Fruit, even hundreds of billions of Berries could be easily brought out.
But if something unexpected happened, those big figures who thought they had been played would not easily give up.
This kind of behavior, which offends people for no benefit, is truly baffling.
"I naturally have my reasons. You'll know when the time comes..."
Sanji clearly had no intention of explaining to Niji and the others. He placed his hands in front of him, a cold smile on his face: "After we return to Skypiea, first go to 'Little Garden.' We need to trade that defective Dark-Dark Fruit to that Doflamingo guy..."
"I'm quite looking forward to this auction!"