The surrounding Fur Tribe members seemed frozen, all gravely watching Sage in the center, but all of them gripped their weapons tightly, some with arms trembling slightly due to excessive force.
The young of the Fur Tribe all possess formidable self-defense skills, let alone these warriors in their prime. With their animalistic sharpness, even those without Observation Haki could sense the terrifying aura of the human in the center.
"What Pirate Emperor!"
An ape Fur Tribe member couldn't withstand the oppressive atmosphere any longer, and with his long, massive fists, slammed heavily onto the ground and charged forward.
"Black Buck!"
A buffalo Fur Tribe member next to him exclaimed, hoofing forward, with both horns coated in a layer of black.
"Oh... Haki."
Sage smiled, sidestepping, allowing the ape's fists to slam into the ground, then raised his hand and grabbed the charging horns.
Boom!
His hand barely paused, not forcibly suppressing with brute force but guiding sideways, knocking the buffalo Fur Tribe member into the ape's side, sending them both flying.
At this moment, Sage's outstretched hand revealed a orb of Haki, launching a Haki Bullet, which exploded with a bang between the two, releasing smoke.
As the smoke cleared, two figures lay prone on the ground.
"Not bad."
Sage nodded, "Indeed much stronger than ordinary pirates, physique plays a big advantage, quite excellent, much like my household servants, but not of the same type."
His household servants of the Demon Race, possessing Giant bloodline, displayed more than just physique, but also an extraordinary adaptability to environments, a race born to live anywhere.
As for these Fur Tribe members, regardless of their size, the most important attribute is agility and quickness, even for an ape.
Swoosh!
Just as he finished speaking, a gust of wind whipped across his face, and a golden feline quickly arrived before him, swinging a double-headed trident above, coated with Haki, sweeping fiercely toward Sage.
"Don't underestimate..."
Just as the trident was swung, Inuarashi also swiftly charged from Sage's side, cutting off his retreat, drawing a long sword from his waist, showcasing a different kind of Haki.
"Us!" Inuarashi continued Nekomamushi's words, thrusting forward like a flash of lightning.
"Cat Slash!"
"Inu Rush!"
"Just a more powerful sweep and a rapid thrust."
Sage lightly smiled, his body sidestepping, leaning back to dodge the thrust and sweep.
Clang!
Inuarashi's sword and Nekomamushi's trident clashed, sparking, but at the moment of contact, both cat and dog quickly reacted, swiftly disentangling their weapons and swung again.
Bam!
Just as they exerted force in their arms, the figure, which had been leaning back, suddenly spun, extending hands and feet, kicking Nekomamushi while punching Inuarashi, sending a blast that pushed them back a few steps.
"Tsk!"
Nekomamushi clutched his abdomen with a click of his tongue, exchanging glances with the retreating Inuarashi, both somewhat dazed.
Too fast...
No, not right.
Not so much a quick reaction, but as if foreseeing it ahead of time.
Inuarashi whispered, "Foreseeing the Future..."
"Mistaken!"
Swish!
As Inuarashi's vision blurred, he saw Sage already in mid-air before him, spinning rapidly, bringing down a leg like a spinning axe on his head.
Bang!
Inuarashi was struck to the ground, stirring up dust. From within the dust, that figure swiftly appeared before Nekomamushi, who wanted to counterattack but was kicked in the lower body by Sage, causing him to stagger sideways, then kicked in the ribs, flying high into the air.
"It's pure reflexes!"
Sage sneered, "You haven't reached the level where I'd need to use Foreseeing the Future."
"Boss!"
"Duke!"
The remaining Fur Tribe members exclaimed and launched attacks.
"Inuarashi Musketeer Squad, with me!"
Shishilian, a lion Fur Tribe member, drew a long sword, leading a zebra and a fox wielding dual swords directly charging forward.
"Knight's Order!"
Pedro drew the long sword from his back, striking like a leopard, and the white rabbit beside him swung sharp claws, all attacking Fur Tribe members carrying a current.
"Firearms Team? Then why not use firearms?"
Sage drew the flintlock guns from his waist, stepping back half a step, aiming at the three charging swordsmen and pulled the trigger, "Momo..."
Bang bang bang!
Three consecutive shots, bullets fired faster than them, piercing their bodies with Haki, splattering blood and toppling them to the ground.
Then, he turned, raising a gun to hit Pedro's incoming sword, the high-speed bullet collided with the blade, sparking, numbing Pedro's arm.
Bam!
Before he could react, another bullet fired, piercing his abdomen, lifting his body and crashing him to the ground.
Carrot, seizing the opportunity, finally dived to Sage's side, claws buzzing with electricity about to strike down. Sage, without even looking, swung the gun, striking Carrot's head with the barrel, sending her flying.
"Oh... I forgot to say, it's better to fight me head-on; sneak attacks are useless against me."
Sage glanced at the white rabbit, "You're a bit weak, not quite like that Knight's Order."
"I, I'm a musketeer..." Carrot cried out painfully.
The battle concluded quickly, just as Inuarashi and Nekomamushi were getting up, it was already over. The cat and dog roared, swinging their weapons once more and charged.
"You two are rather interesting, but still not fast enough."
Sage turned his head, dodging Nekomamushi's trident, then flew back with a kick, pressing down on Inuarashi's incoming long sword with a Haki-covered foot, using the long sword's force to jump up, his legs almost splitting like a split. As he kicked the cat and dog's heads one after the other, quickly spinning, he fired the remaining two bullets at their heads.
Faced with a life-threatening crisis, both cat and dog pupils contracted, forcibly halting the vibration and retreat induced by the hit. Nekomamushi flipped to the side, dodging the fatal blow, letting the bullet hit his ribs and quickly shifting to avoid the head-bound bullet, but it still pierced through the shoulder.
Just as they dodged, Sage was already in front of the still mid-tumble, nearly ground-level Nekomamushi, with the flintlock guns back at his waist. He drew a fist near his waist, delivering a powerful straight punch, sending Nekomamushi flying a great distance.
As the fist propelled him, Sage turned into a shadow, and in the moment Inuarashi managed to turn his head, a central kick like a sword nearly pierced his heart, unleashing a wind blast that sent him flying as well.
"Can't you show me something interesting?"
Sage shook his hand, looking at the surrounding Fur Tribe, bursting into laughter, "Show more techniques, so I can truly subdue you! Hohohoho!"
An existence capable of fighting Jack for five days and nights...
What could be strong about that?
The strength of that Ivory King, although unseen, Sage couldn't believe he was stronger than Weevil. Moreover, such a Zoan-type clearly lacks speed, a mere cat fighting such a clumsy being for five days and nights, was nothing remarkable after all.
But dealing with one or two wasn't Sage's goal.
What he wanted...
Swish!
"If you won't come, I'll come to you!"
Sage leaped into the air, jumping above the Fur Tribe, pouncing down like a tiger upon a flock.
Fur or not, beasts are meant to be slaughtered.