Pirate: I, Buggy, am the Emperor, the Emperor of the Clown King!

Chapter 179 Akainu: Give me a chance, sir.

The "Domain Expansion: Masked Plaza" event has ended.

Then, everything went back to normal.

"That's how big the power gap is between us," Bucky said with interest. "I don't lack anything anymore."

Red-haired Shanks was the first to fall.

Sixteen wounds burst open on his body at the same time, and blood gushed out from the lacerations, staining his shirt red.

He knelt on one knee, the Griffin slipped from his hand, the blade embedded in the gravel beneath his feet, and he couldn't even see which blow came first.

Hawkeye's back was pierced three times, and he also had a penetrating wound in his left shoulder, right rib, and thigh.

The Black Blade Night flew out of his hand, spun a few times in the air, and then stuck into the ground at an angle.

He knelt down, supporting himself on the ground with his hands. Blood gushed from the corner of his mouth and the wound at the same time, but he didn't utter a sound.

Barrett was the most seriously injured, and because he was a tank, Bucky gave him extra care.

At that moment, the armor of the Fusion Fruit seemed to have been stripped of all its defensive significance. There were 27 deep cuts that revealed the bone, with the heaviest one cutting from his collarbone all the way to his abdomen, as if it were going to split him in two.

He fell backward to the ground, his chest heaving violently, but he didn't even have the strength to get up.

Ben Beckman leaned against Barrett, his right arm hanging limply at his sides, the gun lying at his feet.

Blood was streaming down his face, and his vision was beginning to blur.

Kizaru also has nine wounds, which means he is unlike Shanks, whose reaction speed is slowed down because his precognitive abilities are disrupted.

Because of his Glint-Glint Fruit powers, Kizaru's reflexes are extremely fast due to long-term training.

While everyone else was struggling to dodge, Kizaru actually managed to dodge several attacks.

Even so, the elementalization was interrupted by the previous attack.

Compared to Shanks, Hawkeye, and Barrett, Kizaru's injuries weren't too serious, but he wasn't much better either.

He was already lying on the ground, his sunglasses were shattered, revealing a pair of blank eyes staring at the sky.

Fujitora's sword was stuck in the soil beside him, his eyes were closed, and blood was seeping from the wound on his chest.

"—" Green Bull was covered in blood. Although he was badly injured, he chose to remain silent.

Those who understand the times are wise; Green Bull is already considering whether to surrender.

In this respect, it must be said that although Green Bull is a Marine Admiral, he joined the Navy because of the World Military Draft—and Tojima.

Unlike Tiger, Green Bull doesn't really feel any sense of belonging to the Navy.

Momousagi, Yamato, and Boa Hancock had the lightest injuries.

Although they were both knocked down, the wounds were not deep and were not in vital areas.

Bucky held back—after all, it was his pet, there was no need to kill it.

Bucky felt he was still quite merciful, as he hadn't killed a single one.

In this respect, if Bucky could stab them three or six times, he could certainly stab their heads, he just didn't do it that way.

Bucky just wanted to test how effective the Masked Plaza skill was in his current hands.

The result was perfect. Without abilities like immortality, it would be impossible to withstand Masked Plaza. With the enhancement of Masked Plaza, the speed of the Ace Throwing Knife had reached an astonishing level.

As for the four Five Elders?

Four trump cards rained down from the sky, piercing the heads of Saint Figarand Garin, Saint Marcus Maz, Saint Isambaron V. Nassshurou, and Saint Shepard X. Peter, pinning them to the ground.

The blade was deeply embedded in the ground, leaving only the hilt exposed. Black and red lightning of Conqueror's Haki continuously exploded from the hilt, like four red-hot irons.

The Five Elders' immortality is still a bit of a problem for Bucky.

After all, without immortality, even someone as strong as Shanks would be killed by Buggy with a single blow, but with immortality, one wouldn't die even if cut in half.

Unfortunately, the immortality that Im granted to the Five Elders has its limits, and they are also subject to the suppression of Conqueror's Haki.

And Ba Jin is now able to do that.

"How is this possible—I can't see the future?" Shanks, covered in blood, struggled to lift his head, his eyes filled with disbelief.

His Observation Haki allows him to foresee the future, which is one of his greatest trump cards as he has dominated this sea for many years.

Just like before when he couldn't detect Wahlbo's inability to fire the Infinite Cannon—now no matter how actively he uses it, it won't work.

It is now certain that Buggy can block his Observation Haki.

Compared to the redhead who was completely unable to understand the situation, Barrett was actually in a worse mood.

"Damn it!" Barrett gritted his teeth.

"It's always like this when I fight Bucky—I lose inexplicably and can't fight back at all."

His tone was full of resentment, but even more so, a deep sense of powerlessness.

Compared to an elusive opponent like Bucky, Barrett prefers a more physical, visceral opponent like the Demon King of Go.

Fighting someone like Bucky is just too painful.

"————" Hawkeye said nothing, but silently raised his head and looked at the black and white figure standing on top of the silver giant dragon's head.

His black knife was just three meters away, but he didn't pick it up.

Because he knew very well that there was no point in picking it up.

The so-called alliance of many, the renowned Cross Society, was nothing more than a toy in Bucky's hands, a fact that Hawkeye and Crocodile knew from the beginning.

However, in their view, the gap between everyone should only be a little big, but they shouldn't have fought like this!

Hawkeye and Crocodile originally thought the difference between them was the difference between a Yonko and a Yonko's right-hand man.

In retrospect, it turns out that this is not the difference between the Four Emperors and the Vice-Emperors.

This is the difference between a naval admiral and a naval gullible!

This is ridiculous!

People started to speak up, some questioning, some cursing, and some just breathing silently.

But all the voices converge and point in the same direction.

"Why did you do this?" Ben Beckman asked, bracing himself with his remaining arm as he endured the excruciating pain.

He dared to ask that question because he felt that Bucky didn't seem to have any murderous intent.

This is already the highest IQ among all the losers present.

Bucky tilted his head, as if he was seriously considering the question.

Then he spread his hands and made an exaggerated gesture.

"To reach the pinnacle!"

"To become a true god~"

Bucky thought this statement wasn't wrong, because his goal was to become stronger.

Baji himself had no interest in killing; once his killing intent dissipated, it wasn't very strong.

But if he needs to kill people on his path to becoming stronger, he doesn't mind at all; he can kill as many as he wants.

"If there's nothing more interesting to do, then let's end this boring game here."

Bucky raised his right hand, ready to snap his fingers.

"Damn it! You!" Yamato struggled to his feet, his face full of determination and resolve, like a protagonist about to fight to the death.

And that was it, because a hand came out from behind her.

Of course, this kind of unlucky fellow wasn't limited to Dai and Momousagi, who were only slightly injured; they were also like this.

"We will not surrender," Momousagi stood up, her sword tip bracing against the ground.

Then Momousagi and Yamato both fell to their deaths.

Bucky was being gentle with their attacks, not so they would retaliate.

It was Empress Boa Hancock who caused Yamato's downfall.

Empress Boa Hancock, with one hand in each hand, pierced through the abdomens of Momousagi and Yamato.

The blood ran from back to front, dripping from the fingertips.

Momousagi lowered her head, staring incredulously at the hand that had emerged from her stomach.

Yamato turned around in disbelief, looking at the face of Boa Hancock, the Empress of the Qian Dynasty, behind him.

But the expression on that face was completely unlike that of the Empress.

"Darling~ You hit me so hard~" Empress Boa Hancock's lips moved, uttering a sweet, cloying sound.

A sound that makes your scalp tingle.

The tone, rhythm, and breath of that voice all belonged to another person.

It's Charlelia Palace!

Empress Boa Hancock's arm was pulled out of Momousagi and Yamato's abdomens at the same time, and blood dripped from her fingertips.

She raised her right hand, stuck out her tongue and gently licked her blood-stained fingers, then revealed a sweet yet cruel smile.

A couple, seemingly unassuming yet finding kindred spirits amidst the stagnant waters of the mountains, embark on a collaborative journey.

Charlia Palace had actually been observing the situation all along, but had not yet taken over the Empress's body, because it was not the right time to make a move.

Now that Bucky's plan has been completed, there is no need to continue hiding.

"Ah, I didn't control my strength a bit well~" Bucky shrugged, not taking it seriously at all.

Empress Boa Hancock's body had already been surgically altered to create a split personality.

The young empress, who suffered childhood trauma, and the adult empress, their two consciousnesses were forcibly separated.

Even the Empress herself was unaware of this; it was a mental breakdown created purely through drugs and medical modifications.

From a medical perspective, psychedelics are actually quite easy to use; otherwise, there would be no need to ban them.

While strong individuals may develop strong drug resistance, they can increase the dosage.

In Boa Hancock's view, it was because she had been subservient to Bucky for so long that she was under too much mental stress.

After all, Bucky was playing some pretty tricky games, completely disregarding her as a human being.

So while Bucky was playing tricks and increasing the dosage, Empress Boa Hancock was completely unaware.

Charlia ate the Soul-Soul Fruit, a lower-level fruit of the Soul-Soul Fruit, the Soul Transfer Fruit. Under normal circumstances, the target needs to lose consciousness in order to take control of the body.

But when it comes to someone with a dual personality, she only needs to take over one of their personalities.

Then, Bucky modified the Empress's body.

A special capsule is implanted behind his eye; when the eyeball is moved, it can be triggered to inject a drug that causes unconsciousness throughout the body.

When Charlia uses the Soul Transfer Fruit to control her body, she can move beyond normal physiological limits and is completely unaffected by the drug.

When the little empress with a dual personality is controlled, although she cannot take over the empress's body, she can still move her eyes slightly.

This was Bucky's insurance policy; he took precautions wherever possible, just in case someone sabotaged his plans.

He even deliberately revealed some information to Yamato, which allowed Yamato to guide Shanks' thinking when they were communicating.

This is one of Bucky's little habits. He digs a hole here and there, just in case he needs it later.

In short, it's always good to have more insurance.

Although we haven't used this insurance yet.

Bucky's gaze swept over the fallen people, finally settling on the four Five Elders who were pinned to the ground.

"Isn't the one who's been hiding coming out yet? You're not exactly loyal to the Five Elders of the World Government either."

Bucky snapped his fingers.

The Conqueror's Haki on the four ace throwing knives surged simultaneously, and black and red lightning exploded, spread, and erupted on the blades like four mad giant snakes.

"Aaaaaah!"

"Aaaaaah!"

"Aaaaaah!"

"Aaaaaah!"

The four elders let out painful wails.

Their immortality was forcibly obliterated under the suppression of the Ace Throwing Knife, their bodies disintegrating, shattering, and turning to ashes like sand sculptures scorched by the sun.

"Aaaaaah!!"

Screams echoed through the ruins before fading into silence.

In the end, only four throwing knives remained stuck in the four pools of ashes.

The Five Elders, who once ruled the Old World, died just like that—a death that seemed utterly meaningless.

"Not coming out? Then I'll call roll." Bucky's words had barely left his mouth when the ground suddenly shook violently.

A crack appeared a few meters in front of Pakistan, and orange-red light surged from the ground.

It's magma.

The molten lava flows across the ground, solidifies, and is then covered by new lava.

The scorching heat distorted the surrounding air, and a figure emerged from the lava.

Admiral Akainu.

Although Akainu was blown away by Wapol's Infinite Cannon on the previous Grand Fleet, the Infinite Cannon's attack range was too wide at that time, causing its power to be dispersed.

It can blow Akainu away, but it can't kill him.

So Akainu will definitely join the battle, but he just hasn't found an opportunity to make a move yet.

"Oh, so the stray dogs underground actually dare to step forward?" Bucky looked at him with interest.

Akainu stood in the lava pool, heat waves rolling around him.

He pulled down the brim of his hat, covering half of his face.

"You'll find it boring, won't you?" Akainu's voice was calm, completely different from his usual violent and fierce image.

In this respect, it must be said that Akainu's personality is completely different from his appearance; he is actually very thoughtful.

Therefore, Akainu has a feeling that Buggy values ​​having fun, meaning that when things are not serious, Buggy prioritizes having fun.

"Yes, that's right." Bucky nodded. "I'm debating whether to kill you all, but I also think it would be boring after that."

"How about giving us another chance?" Akainu raised his head and looked directly into Buggy's eyes. "I will gather all the remaining strong people in the world."

"Tsk tsk tsk, who else can you summon?" Buggy laughed. "Judging from our previous performances, the power gap between us is an insurmountable chasm, isn't it?"

"So you're refusing?" Anyway, Akainu was out of options now, so he could only do his best.

"—I'll give you face, of all the Marine Admirals, you're the only one I truly admire." Buggy looked at him, a meaningful smile curving his lips beneath the mask. "But I have one condition~"

"Speak." Akainu's expression remained unchanged, only his hands were trembling slightly.

There was no way around it, the pressure was just too much.

With the world so devastated by Buggy's scheme, Akainu can only try his luck and see if it works.

If we can gather all the remaining forces in this world and defeat Bucky, then perhaps life will be alright in the future.

But if the world were really ruled by someone like Buggy—Akainu thinks it would be better if it were ruled by the Celestial Dragons.

While those born as Celestial Dragons may enjoy killing and destroying nations, they wouldn't go so far as to kill the entire world.

But Pakistan will.

A truly exceptional birth!

"Call me 'Sir,' then beg me~" Bucky looked at the tough guy in front of him, finding it hilarious~

"Please, sir, give me a chance." Akainu could be described as flexible and resilient; although he was frustrated, he spoke decisively.

"Hahaha, this is hilarious! You're really good at knowing when to back down!" Bucky laughed.

"If I gather you all together and deal with this once and for all, it'll save me the trouble of searching everywhere later." Bucky turned around and snapped his fingers.

Empress Boa Hancock, or rather Charlia, grabbed Yamato in each hand and flew towards Wapol.

As for how she can fly?

Of course, it's Bucky's clown magic.

"My dear, you are so kind~" Charlia exclaimed in admiration.

In her opinion, Buggy's actions were nothing, including the fact that he almost wiped out the Celestial Dragons.

However, before the operation began, Charlia Palace called away the female Celestial Dragons she usually played with—although this was a bit unusual, the events of this time were so bizarre that no one would guess it.

Even a fool would never imagine that Bucky would suddenly do something like this.

"I'm going to Sky Island first. Fishman Island is meaningless now. We won't be living underwater in the future. Gods will be above the sky," Bucky said.

"OK~" Then Empress Boa Hancock tilted her head and said that Charlia Palace was going to Fishman Island and taking her people with her.

Bucky led the group into the gaping maw of the mechanical dragon Wapol.

Wapol's massive jaws slowly closed, and then he prepared to fly into the sky.

Bucky is going to complete his final evolution on the Sky Island.

It just so happens that the power of this final stage of evolution will be beyond imagination, and he also needs some spectators.

Ghost Masked Beast —

Although Bucky felt he was now able to easily defeat all the strong opponents, including Im.

But if it can evolve, why doesn't it evolve?

"Don't waste the last chance I'm giving you, everyone."

Bucky's voice floated down from the sky, like a pronouncement from the ends of the earth, echoing in the ears of everyone who was still awake.

Come find me on Jaya Island!

"I'll be waiting for you at the top of Dark Tornado Mountain~"

While Bucky can't create a Dark Tornado Mountain that turns the entire world into material, he can create a fun, entertaining version.

For example, using the island clouds surrounding the sky island and the white sea of ​​clouds in the sky as materials, you can sculpt a cone that rotates upwards.

After all, the real Dark Tornado Mountain wasn't built; it was created by altering and distorting the world through a special process.

In the world of One Piece, Buggy obviously couldn't create this with his bare hands.

Even if you asked the Dark Lord, the Clown King himself, to make this, let alone Bucky, you couldn't.

The Dark Four Heavenly Kings, including Clown King, all used Dark Tornado Mountain, which was created by Molecular Beasts.