A year ago, Jekai approached him, granting him this opportunity.
An opportunity to eliminate a pirate worth over a billion and destroy a top pirate crew!
His ability seemed born to counter Hawkins; as long as a curse is cast, Fried can reverse the curse.
Once Treasure accepts the curse, it becomes effective, and initially, Treasure turns into Hawkins' substitute, becoming a two-way substitute.
Treasure would bear Hawkins' damage, and Hawkins would also suffer the damage inflicted on Treasure.
Only Hawkins himself could kill Treasure.
Upon hearing the curse was effective and the ability irreversible, Hawkins' first reaction was to stab himself with a sword, but seeing two people with sinister smiles, he reconsidered and made a cut on his arm with the long sword.
A gash appeared on his forearm, blood flowed, but Treasure himself had no reaction.
"It's useless; self-harm is not within the curse's scope!"
Fried said smugly, "You can only defeat Treasure, but in this situation, you can't do it!"
Urouge was tied up, unable to move, with no one to assist.
Even if retreating, there were still those Resentful Tengu...
The curse wasn't meant to be prolonged but to prepare for an immediate kill.
"Those Resentful Tengu aren't meant for you!"
Treasure opened his arms and called to the Resentful Tengu: "Come on! Kill me!"
As long as damage is inflicted on him, Hawkins will bear it!
First eliminate a cadre, and when the Disaster Pirates are annihilated, he would obtain the disaster's treasure!
A Treasure Hunter will stop at nothing!
The Resentful Tengu made a turn, descending directly toward Treasure, with steel forks ready to pierce his body.
Screech!
But at this moment, the sound of a blade entering flesh echoed.
Treasure looked over, his eyes involuntarily widened.
Fried's head was decapitated by a long sword, soaring upward with a mist of blood.
"When did I ever say I relied solely on my abilities? My sword..."
Hawkins appeared before Fried at some point, holding a bloody long sword, turned to Treasure, and said calmly:
"It's also quite sharp."
Killing the Ability User, wouldn't the ability become invalid?
"So fast! But it's useless!"
Treasure laughed, "This solidified ability cannot be undone even by the Ability User's death; even if he's dead, it's useless! I've won this battle..."
Bang!
Before he could finish, a lead pillar smashed over, crushing all the Resentful Tengu attempting to attack into dust.
Originally binding Urouge's chains suddenly snapped, his massive body twisting his neck, revealing a sinister white toothy grin.
Treasure couldn't see it, but Hawkins saw it clearly.
Urouge's hands tore off the chains, covered with thick Haki, crushing the fortified chains!
The power of Internal Destruction!
"Do you need the monk's help?" Urouge laughed, "Rarely do I get a chance to surpass your expectations..."
"No need."
Splat!
Hawkins' arm turned into a blur, and with a flash of sword light, took Treasure's head.
"I told you, you face death. The divination's result appears perilous but is actually not dangerous, because besides divination, our strength is... strong enough!"
Beyond abilities, he wielded a sword, although not to Lily's level of a Great Sword Master, but under Sage's training, he could definitely be considered a Sword Master.
And he's a Sword Master proficient in Six Styles and Haki, and...
He drew a Tarot Card, quickly manifesting a giant cursed Scarecrow above his head.
"Use ability against ability."
Hawkins looked at the reappearing Resentful Tengu, "Curse power can break them."
He is also a powerful Ability User!