He's in One Piece, but he's also part of the Phantom Troupe.

Chapter 85 I will attack in sword form—

Lord Bucky, his face bruised and swollen, was hiding in the town ruins, watching this scene with fear in his eyes.

He stared in horror at Xiao Di's current miserable state, his mouth agape.

"Thank goodness... thank goodness we escaped!"

"Captain Bucky, let's get out of here!" the few remaining henchmen behind him who could still move said with lingering fear.

Doubt had crept onto their faces; Bucky's great image seemed to have shattered.

"Indeed! Now is not the time to show off!"

Bucky turned to run away, his upper body flying far away, but his feet remained rooted to the spot.

A look of hesitation appeared on his face.

It was thanks to the appearance of Shizuku and the others that he was rescued from Bages.

With so many of his underlings already fallen... should he abandon them?

Can he escape now...?

etc.......

Just as he was hesitating, he suddenly thought of something, turned around and looked in Xiao Di's direction, his eyes showing surprise.

"This woman... seems familiar."

In a flash of inspiration, he suddenly remembered:

"Isn't this that man's subordinate?"

Could it be... that man is also on the island?!

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but tremble...

That man is far more terrifying than this group of people!

..........

"Captain?" Burgess turned to look at Machi, and said disdainfully:

"I see......"

"Hoping your commander will come to your rescue again... what a naive idea!" Burgess said with a mocking expression.

"Your team leader might be wetting his pants in that corner right now~ Hahaha—"

He then turned his head and looked at Xiao Di again.

After numerous battles, Xiao Di's clothes had already torn off, leaving her barely clothed.

Her curvaceous figure was partially revealed, especially her magnificent chest, which was almost completely exposed.

Bages stared in surprise, then a lewd look appeared on his face.

"Wow, this is quite something! Hahaha!"

"Captain, you just need her alive, right? I can do whatever I want to her, okay?" Burgess looked at Blackbeard.

The man with the black beard shrugged and said, "Of course...it's up to you—"

Then they burst into unspoken laughter—

Bages turned to look at Xiaodi, a lewd expression on his face. He slowly reached out his right hand, grabbed her remaining tattered clothes, and was about to tear them off.

Just then—

Several incredibly violent whooshing sounds streaked across the sky—

Six long white waves were plowed out of the snow.

Bages stopped what he was doing, all expression vanished from his face in an instant, replaced by a solemn look. He raised his head and gazed in a certain direction in the sky.

Not only him, but almost everyone in the Black Gang felt that intense killing intent.

The murderous aura, almost solidified, dyed the entire distant sky a heavy, dark purple.

The black-bearded man's greedy and ambitious smile vanished abruptly, replaced by a gloomy expression as he gazed into the distance.

"Something... is coming—"

"Just how many people must have been killed to create this murderous aura?!"

Bages looked utterly horrified, then his body trembled with uncontrollable excitement.

Van Augur gripped his spear tightly, a serious expression appearing on his face for the first time.

Affected by this murderous aura, Lafayette was forced to land on the ground, looking astonished.

Even the half-dead Doc Q slowly sat up straight from his sick horse, his face grave, no longer in the mood to pretend to be sick!

A tense atmosphere instantly enveloped everyone in the Black Organization present, except... Hisoka.

Hisoka finally made a move.

He raised his head, contorted his body, and revealed a strange and perverse smile, licking his lips.

Feeling that all-too-familiar killing intent, he murmured to himself:

"It's so nice to see you again, Kuroro!!!"

.........

The figure finally appeared on the horizon.

The leader was dressed in black, his face was icy cold, and his killing intent was boiling.

His black hair danced wildly in the wind, and a striking inverted cross mark on his forehead marked him as he stood on an ice spike, as if flying on a sword.

It's Kuroro!

Behind him, Bonney, Uvogin, Nobunaga, Phinks, and Feitan, also stood in a row, each with an ice spike under their feet.

That's the effect of the floating fruit.

Even Bonnie, with her free-spirited personality, sensed the serious atmosphere and kept her mouth shut, knowing full well that loose tongues can cause trouble.

She may have been on the ship for a while, but this was the first time she had ever seen Kuroro like this.

The murderous intent that seemed to taint the sky with purple made Bonnie's face turn deathly pale, her legs go weak, and she gained a new understanding of how terrifying Kuroro was.

"How many people would that kill...?"

Kuroro, standing at the head, remained expressionless, his gaze carried by the cold wind.

He saw the tear tracks on March's face.

He saw Kubi's hands, which were bruised and purple from being strangled.

He saw Nami lying unconscious on the ground.

His gaze finally drifted upwards, landing on the tiny, pitifully mangled droplet held in Burgess's hand...

How long has it been...?

It's been so long since anyone has made them suffer such a huge loss...

The guild's reputation isn't big enough... and the bounty is still too low...

The world has yet to realize just how terrifying they truly are.

That's why these ambitious people dare to reach out to them.

"Was the approach still too lenient?" Kuroro asked himself.

"Why can't people in the Hunter world be like us, their legs trembling when they hear us, and they automatically make way? Wouldn't that make things easier for everyone...?"

He raised his head and looked at Bages, his gaze colder than ever before.

"Why...did you provoke me—"

He raised his arm and pointed it at the little droplet.

Both conditions, "saw" and "had previously planted a mark," are met.

[Instant Replacement] Ability activated.

With a "whoosh,"

Shizuku and Chrollo instantly switched places, with Shizuku returning to the center of the Phantom Troupe.

Before anyone in the black group could react,

Kuroro's figure... had already quietly appeared in front of Burgess.

"You enjoy torturing and killing strong individuals, don't you?"

Kuroro gazed indifferently at the future number one captain of the Blackbeard Grand Fleet, his arm tightening to its limit, the poisoned dagger silently appearing in his hand.

Then a streak of blackness climbed up his arm, gradually turning his entire arm black, and then covered the blade of the dagger.

Armament Haki - Entangling and Flowing

Once Armament Haki is mastered to a certain level, it can not only be applied to the muscles to increase physical defense and attack power,

It can even be attached to weapons to increase their power!

The legendary swords in One Piece that gleam with a black light are all nurtured through this technique, which gradually turns their blades black.

At this moment, Kuroro used this technique to enhance the power of the dagger.

"Remember in your next life... some people are not meant to be touched."

With a soft "plop" sound—

To Bages' utter horror, the poisoned dagger pierced through his chest.

Blood splattered.

He was dressed so coldly that he was completely chilled!

"!!!"

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