"Imperial Guardian Fire Dragon Emperor!"
A giant fire dragon descended from the sky, its head lunging to bite at Evil Governance King Pizarro.
"Super-Heavy Desert Diamond Treasured Blade!"
The black sandstorm transformed into sharp weapons, slicing toward Evil Governance King Pizarro's waist.
Evil Governance King Pizarro briefly weighed his options and chose to take the hit from the [Imperial Guardian Fire Dragon Emperor].
He adjusted the mechanical gauntlets on his arms, coating them in Armament Haki as steam hissed from them. "Sky-Shattering Violent Explosion!"
"Are you looking down on me?!"
Crocodile's expression darkened; the enemy had actually ignored his attack.
The black sand blade carved a large gash into the Evil Governance King's waist.
"Erosion Reincarnation!"
The sand blade dissolved into black sand particles and began absorbing the moisture from the Evil Governance King's body, causing the skin near the wound to instantly wither and crack.
The Evil Governance King screamed in pain, turning to attack Crocodile. "Tyrant Emperor's Fist!"
Sand surged from the ground, transforming into walls that blocked the Evil Governance King's attack.
Patterns of evil spirits were carved into the walls, drawing gasps of surprise from the onlookers.
"So cool! This looks incredibly powerful!"
"Captain Crocodile's control over sand is truly formidable!"
"Do these evil spirits have any special abilities?"
They were just for show... in reality, they were no different from ordinary walls.
"Old Sand, your Devil Fruit Ability is already well-developed. Why not put some effort into the artistic side? Maybe you could become a sand sculpture artist in the future..."
Crocodile had taken someone's advice, and looking at the feedback now, it seemed to be working quite well.
The Evil Governance King also froze for a moment upon seeing the evil spirit patterns, only to easily punch through a dozen layers of walls... Was it just a bluff?
But the shattered walls turned back into sand and formed individual evil spirits that pounced on the Evil Governance King.
"Desert Hell: Hundred Ghost Performance!"
"Flashy nonsense..." the Evil Governance King roared. "Watch me smash them to pieces!"
However, a black shadow descended from the sky. "Flying Dragon Emperor: Zenith."
A giant katana slashed across the Evil Governance King's body; unable to dodge in time, one of his arms was severed.
"You are the first one who dared to turn your back on me." The flames behind King had completely vanished, all converted into offensive power.
"I [Bleep]—you two [Bleep]—"
The Evil Governance King finally couldn't take it anymore and began cursing loudly.
He wasn't allowed to surrender, and he was being attacked by an emperor's second-in-command and a Shichibukai simultaneously. Did they think he was one of the Four Emperors?
Since the broadcast was still live, the News Coo quickly censored the audio...
"He broke after just two of them? His mental fortitude isn't even as good as Catarina's over there; she's still holding on!"
"It's different. Even though there are more people over there, only Captain Hancock is attacking. This side is different..."
"I feel like Pizarro did his best. It hasn't been easy to hold out this long."
"There's no other way. These two won't back down for each other, and neither is willing to withdraw, so they can only attack together."
"Nothing more to see here. Let's go look elsewhere."
A bunch of spectating officers quickly withdrew to find the next battlefield.
Evil Governance King Pizarro slumped to the ground. "Just do it."
He was tired. Let it all be destroyed, quickly...
"You do it." King sheathed his long blade; killing an enemy who didn't resist was boring.
"Why me?" Crocodile didn't want to do it either. The broadcast was still on, and it was beneath him.
A sudden light returned to the Evil Governance King's eyes. "Then I surren—"
"No way. Captain Buggy said you must die!" the two said in unison.
This was too much bullying!
The Evil Governance King slammed his fist into his own heart, leaving his final words: "I [Bleep] you all!"
"There's nothing left to film here. Go elsewhere." Crocodile drove the News Coo away.
Once the News Coo had left, flames and shifting sand destroyed the Evil Governance King's corpse altogether.
Rule number one of the Buggy Pirates' combat manual: unless you are 100% certain the enemy is dead, you must remember to finish them off.
In fact, the first three rules were all exactly that.
"How brutal!" Members of the Red Hair Pirates happened to see this scene. "They won't even let a dead man be."
"Terrifyingly cautious fellows," Beckman said.
"What should we do? We thought we'd get a good fight, but it turned out like this."
Yasopp looked around; only a few battlefields were still active.
Diamond Jozu was in a passionate brawl with Jesus Burgess. Burgess's strength was only so-so; it was a mystery how he became the Captain of the Blackbeard Pirates' 1st Ship.
The area where the Blackbeard Pirates' truly powerful member, Shiryu of the Rain, was located was shrouded in a massive black cube, from which the sound of clashing blades occasionally emanated.
It should be Hawkeye and Shiryu fighting, while Moriah stood outside with a cold sneer; that black cube was likely his handiwork.
Jack and Lucky Roux were fighting Vasco Shot, nicknamed 'Heavy Drinker'. It looked very lively, but Yasopp knew Lucky Roux was just messing around.
That guy's strength was among the top tier, even in the Red Hair Pirates.
Marco of the Whitebeard Pirates was fighting the Blackbeard Pirates' doctor, 'Death' Doc Q. This was the only battle with no onlookers.
The area was filled with toxic mist, but Marco didn't care at all. Doc Q, who originally looked terminally ill and on the verge of death, had already dismounted and was running faster than a normal person.
That tall white horse had already collapsed on the ground, its fate unknown.
The only place they could intervene now was Laffitte's side.
"Let's go. We'll head over there and take a look," Beckman said.
He noticed that Flower Sword Vista, who was fighting Laffitte, seemed a bit off.
The Red Hair Pirates arrived at Laffitte's location in a grand procession.
"Don't interfere! This is my fight!" Flower Sword Vista said loudly.
He swung his dual sword and engaged in a fierce battle with Laffitte.
"Where are your flower petals, Vista?" Beckman asked.
Vista fell silent for a moment. In a gap between attacks, he violently flicked his cloak, and some rose petals scattered from it...
"Too stiff. Vista became famous for this and made the routine seamless; yours is too obvious." Beckman saw through the flaw at a glance.
"I've heard that 'Demon Sheriff' Laffitte is skilled in hypnosis. It seems Vista has already fallen for it."
"As expected of Beckman, you spotted even a tiny flaw," Laffitte sighed.
Vista had stopped his attacks and stood blankly on the spot.
Bad luck to run into such a show-off.
Laffitte could hypnotise Vista into performing simple attacks against him, but he couldn't accomplish highly complex commands.
He saw Beckman had already aimed a pistol at him and knew his life had entered its final countdown.
Almost the entire Red Hair Pirates were here; no matter how many schemes he had, he couldn't find a way to escape.
"I didn't expect to die at the hands of you hypocrites today." Laffitte sheathed his sword in his cane.
"Oh? Why do you say that?" Beckman asked.
"Do you guys even count as pirates? The only one truly practising the way of the pirate is Captain Blackbeard. He uses violence to make the world feel fear. What about you?"
"Using the banner of pirates while not doing anything a pirate should..."
Laffitte wanted to say more, but the gun in Beckman's hand had already fired.
"Well said, but it's meaningless..."
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