Seeing this, Vladimir's eyes twitched.
Hawkeye was not valuing his life, willing to be injured himself, to return the favor.
The next moment, Boom!
The entire bald mountain suddenly had a violent shaking, smoke filled the air, enveloping everything.
And at the same time, a large ship, slowly sailed in from the entrance to the sea, entering the lake.
"Hahahaha, it's a lively fight!"
On the deck, four men of different shapes stood with their arms folded, one of them wearing coarse linen clothes, his expression arrogant.
"I am 'White Emperor' Gloria, where is Red Hair!!"
He shouted loudly, his voice spreading throughout the canyon.
Seeing this person, someone's expression changed, blurting out, "It's the alliance! How could they be here? This person's bounty is 1 billion... one of the great pirates who dominates the sea!"
1 billion great pirate!
Bounties that could reach this amount, were very rare, even in the New World, where pirates with over 100 million were as common as dogs, 1 billion was a huge watershed.
300 million, 500 million, 1 billion, these were three levels, representing the Navy Headquarters' judgment on the degree of threat this person posed.
Over 100 million, below 300 million, was just a general level, if they encountered them, they would take care of them casually, not specifically targeting them.
Over 300 million, below 500 million, this was already a considerable threat, there would be dedicated intelligence personnel watching the news and movements.
And over 500 million, in the New World, was generally a great pirate, most of these people had power, if the Navy wanted to deal with them, they would have to dispatch a general-level force, usually generals were dealing with this level of pirate.
After that, 1 billion, was a level that even generals might not be able to deal with, this kind of character was quite troublesome, unless necessary, the Navy would not have conflicts with them, only when fully prepared, would they be wiped out with thunderous force.
At this moment, suddenly a great pirate of the 1 billion level popped up, everyone's faces were not very good, of course not afraid, but the swordsmanship exchange would probably be interrupted.
"'White Emperor' Gloria, the Subvert Four Emperor Alliance, one of the four big guys!"
"Big guys? Hmph, a bunch of rats! The New World has the Four Emperors, they don't dare to take action head-on, secretly calling themselves the 'Four Emperors', it's ridiculous."
"Shh... keep your voice down, it looks like they're here to find Red Hair, I don't want to cause trouble."
"Red Hair? Why would a Four Emperor be in this kind of place, if you want to find him, go to Red Hair's territory!"
"The two people on the bald mountain are still exchanging blows..."
The crowd glanced at the bald mountain, with one look, their faces couldn't help but be dumbfounded.
On the platform at the top of the mountain, the smoke had dissipated, the exchanging sides revealed their figures.
Hawkeye seemed a little embarrassed, his coat was torn, even his right hand holding the black sword, was hanging down, constantly dripping blood.
Drip drip, blood flowed all over the ground, obviously he was not lightly injured.
And looking at Vladimir, his expression was calm, not a single wound could be seen.
"Impossible... How could you have dodged!"
Hawkeye didn't care about his injuries, he widened his eyes, staring intently at Vladimir, "That distance, it was impossible to dodge!"
That was no longer a question of how fast his reaction was, but realizing that he needed to dodge, but his body would inevitably not make it in time, not to mention him, even if Whitebeard came, it would be the same.
Vladimir released the Wind King Barrier, Hawkeye could only choose to endure that strike with the least cost, because he knew, dodging was too late.
And similarly, at that time, Hawkeye decisively slashed out a slash, returning the favor to Vladimir, also reporting this kind of thinking.
However, at this moment, Vladimir was safe and sound, nothing happened.
"Hehehehe..."
Vladimir chuckled, "You can't do it, doesn't mean I can't do it. Too arrogant, Hawkeye."
Hearing this, Hawkeye's face was heavy, but he didn't refute.
He carefully recalled the previous scene, then confirmed, the other party definitely hadn't dodged, in that instant, what exactly happened?
In that instant, what Vladimir did was very simple, he first used the Wind King Barrier to distort the light, blocking everyone's prying eyes, at the same time using the smoke, to perform a concealed transformation.
He transformed into a Wraith, letting the slash pass through his body, then taking advantage of the arrival of the uninvited guests outside, then quietly transforming back.
Before and after, it was less than a second, the appearance of the Wraith, was only a blink of an eye, no one noticed, even the nearby Hawkeye could not see through.
"As expected of Phantom, it seems that you have unknown abilities." Hawkeye lightly exhaled, regardless of the fresh blood flowing straight down his right arm, he gripped the black sword, full of fighting spirit: "Come on, let me see how strong you are! Whether you're on the same level as the Sea Dragon!"
Saying this, he was about to launch a counterattack.
"Wait, haven't you noticed?"
Vladimir said softly, at the same time his gaze turned to the lake below the bald mountain, his gaze stopping on the four men on the deck, "Uninvited guests."
Following his gaze, Hawkeye was immediately shocked.
"'White Emperor' Gloria! 'Sword Emperor' Ingrid! 'God' Meredith! 'Fist Emperor' Kasrog!" Hawkeye murmured in a low voice: "Isn't this the 'Alliance Four Emperors'?"
"Alliance Four Emperors?" Vladimir paused, it was the first time he had heard this title.
"The New World has the Four Emperors, these four great pirates formed an alliance, in order to subvert the Four Emperors, privately calling themselves the 'Four Emperors'."
Hawkeye quickly calmed down, "So that's how it is, they're here for Red Hair? Saber, it seems that the exchange between us has to be suspended."
"Are they strong?"
Vladimir raised an eyebrow, carefully looking at the four people on the deck.
The White Emperor who had spoken earlier, that man wearing coarse linen clothes, in his thirties, his height seemed relatively short, he wasn't considered burly, at this moment he had his arms folded, looking with cold eyes.
And beside the White Emperor, the other three people, one wore a sword, obviously the Sword Emperor, another was very tall, probably had a height of nearly 6 meters, and the last person, was lifting a barbell by himself, it seemed that he should be the Fist Emperor.
"This is a bit interesting," Vladimir thought playfully: "This Fist Emperor is called Kasrog, is Unico's captain, right? His strength looks very good, his energy and blood are like a dragon, a Haki master, a martial arts expert."
Saber had super intuition, he could sense the other party's strength in the dark, it could be said that any one of those four, was much stronger than some of the Shichibukai, even able to compete with the generals.
As he was thinking, he heard that White Emperor continue to shout: "Red Hair, stop hiding, my Observation Haki has already sensed that you're nearby, you can't hide!"
That 6-meter tall God, with a solemn expression, spoke, "Four Emperor Red Hair, your fate has been sealed, or do you want me to force you out personally?"
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