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

Chapter 181 The Heroic Squad Arrives at the Demon King's Castle~

The clouds parted.

The Thousand Sunny pierced through the thick fog and clouds, landing steadily on the white sea.

The white sea of ​​clouds rose and fell slowly beneath the ship, like an endless snowfield.

The sky was grayish-white, with no sun and no clouds.

Only an extremely heavy sense of oppression came from ahead.

The Heroic Squad officially challenges the Demon King's Castle!

Everyone saw that place.

Island of the Gods!

From a distance, it looks like a black island floating on a sea of ​​white clouds, its outline appearing and disappearing in the mist.

What's truly suffocating is the aura emanating from the person standing in the center of the island.

That's something that humans can no longer emit.

Nami could sense their approach, and Buggy could certainly sense it too.

Normally, Bucky wouldn't so recklessly assert his presence, as that would greatly disrupt the lives of those around him.

But today's situation is different. This is the final game, and with most of his men gone, Bucky really feels he has nothing to care about.

Im stood at the bow of the ship, his gaze piercing through thousands of meters, fixed directly in that direction.

"I can feel it."

He's right there.

Im was filled with murderous intent, and even his usually cold voice betrayed his emotions.

Luffy clenched his fist.

The Isle of God is within reach; the final battle, which will truly determine the course of the world, is about to begin.

Kaido withdrew his fiery cloud and reverted to his human-beast form.

He and Buggy could be considered mortal enemies, after all, Buggy killed Big Mom right in front of Kaido.

As for the relationship between Kaido and Big Mom—that was truly a childhood sweetheart.

The Thousand Sunny approached the edge of God's Island, slowed down, and glided slowly along the sea of ​​clouds.

All eyes were drawn to the scene on the island.

This was once a carefully cultivated territory of Baki, but now it is deserted.

Everyone present was a powerful individual, and their Observation Haki had a wide range of perception, allowing them to sense that there were hardly any people on the island.

Considering Bucky's strength, he certainly wouldn't resort to any ambush.

Only in the very center of the island of gods, in the direction of the temple of gods, stood four women.

Nami, Yamato, Boa Hancock, and Momousagi.

They stood there, facing the ship that was slowly approaching the shore.

Behind them, the mechanical dragon Wapol lay silently.

The massive metal body resembled a small silver mountain, its scarlet mechanical eyes half-open and half-closed, and all the cannons on its back retracted, with only a very low vibration emanating from its chest.

The vibration felt like a heartbeat, or like something breathing inside.

Bucky is inside Wapol's body.

That's all.

After all, this was the game Bucky wanted from the beginning, and he couldn't possibly bring a bunch of henchmen to interfere with his game.

Moreover, Bucky has never placed his trust in his subordinates.

As Bucky once said, he never trusts anyone but himself.

When faced with Yamato, Nami, Momousagi, and Boa Hancock, Im simply walked over, completely disregarding the four of them.

If they're not in the way, it doesn't matter; if they are, just kill them. That's Im for you.

Knowing Im's personality, Luffy immediately stood in front of Im.

"Wait a minute." Luffy looked at Nami. Although a long time had passed since their first meeting, he still remembered that his men were able to survive Buggy's clutches thanks to Nami.

"Get out of the way." Im looked at Luffy with a slight frown.

"I know you're strong, but killing them now won't do you any good." Luffy turned and looked into Im's eyes.

Im looked at Luffy and remained silent for a second.

Then he turned to look at Nami.

Nami was looking at him too.

"Do you know Mu?" Im asked.

"I don't know her," Nami said.

"So, are you standing here because you want to die?" Im's voice was calm.

"I don't want to," Nami shook her head, "but if you insist on going, I won't stop you."

Nami had no intention of stopping Buggy's game, because it was pointless and she couldn't stop it anyway.

Because Bucky's behavior is so excessive, in Nami's view, as long as Bucky doesn't intend to kill everyone in the world and leaves some people to reproduce—upon closer inspection, it's not unacceptable, is it?

This is called compromise.

People don't have high expectations of Brazilians.

Im didn't say anything more.

Luffy had already walked up to Nami.

"Nami."

"Did Bucky let you stay here?"

"No," Nami said. "He let me choose for myself."

"Then why are you staying here?" Luffy didn't know why he said that, but that's what he was saying.

of.

Nami looked at him and suddenly smiled.

"Because I know him better than any of you."

"You can't win."

She said this without fear, without provocation, and without any emotion.

It's just stating a fact.

Having stayed here for so long, Nami knows all too well how terrifying Buggy is, especially since he's been doing some strange things.

Just moments before, Nami watched as Buggy led the Joker into the mouth of the mechanical dragon Wapol.

These past few days, staying by the side of the mechanical evil dragon Wapol, I could almost constantly feel the terrifying power growing within him.

Although Bucky, the Clown King, has consumed billions of souls worldwide, this does not mean that he can absorb all of them and perfectly utilize them as his own power.

To put it simply, although Bucky has an extremely terrifying energy reserve, the upper limit of his ability output has not increased much.

Even if Blackbeard used the Dark-Dark Fruit to extract more Devil Fruits in the past few days and strengthened the Masked Plaza, it would still be the same.

What is Bucky doing?

What are they planning now?

Nami didn't know—because Buggy never tells anyone about his plans and thoughts.

Nami only knew that Brazil was getting stronger, and that was all she knew.

"Do you agree with what he did?" Luffy's fists clenched so tightly they cracked.

"I disagree," Nami said.

"Then why don't you leave?"

"Because I belong to the captain." Nami never thought she would agree with Buggy's ideas, but she also never thought of betraying Buggy.

This statement may seem strange, but it is not contradictory.

"The only advice I can give you is to surrender. If you surrender, you might still survive. It's your only way out." Nami looked at Luffy, her voice filled with an undisguised weariness.

"If we win, we'll have a chance to survive," Luffy said.

"You can't win," Nami repeated.

"What makes you say that?" Zoro had somehow appeared behind Luffy.

"Because," Nami's gaze swept past them and looked at the people behind her, "you can't even imagine how strong he is now."

"The captain's strength is beyond what can be described as mere strength; he is both a god and a demon."

I don't know if it's just my imagination.

"These past few days I've been here, and it seems like I can hear strange sounds coming from Wapol's body every moment—it's as if I can hear the wails of countless souls."

"Perhaps these are the sounds of the machinery operating within Wapol's body, but I feel that they are human voices, the sounds of people struggling and despairing in the dark abyss."

When Nami spoke, her expression was helpless and even haggard.

No normal person could accept this.

Even though she was absolutely loyal to Bucky, it didn't matter.

Nami paused for a moment, then said, "You're too late."

"Too late?" Luffy was a little confused.

"Those might be illusions, but if they are illusions, it seems unlikely, otherwise the captain wouldn't have done that." Nami is a smart person. Before Buggy revealed anything, of course she couldn't guess anything, but since Buggy has revealed a lot of details, Nami will naturally combine them together.

"The captain will completely digest everyone's souls and then kill you all," Nami said.

"So now," Nami took a step back, standing among the other three girls, "I'm giving you one last chance—"

"Leaving here might allow me to survive."

Nami could feel a gaze directed at her from Wapol's mechanical form.

That was Bucky's gaze.

Nami knew why Buggy deliberately let her say these things; it was like how an NPC would introduce the levels to the protagonist before the game started.

In any case, no matter what Nami says, it has no effect on Buggy, because Buggy has no weaknesses that can be exploited.

"Don't talk nonsense, Nami." Luffy shook his head. "We're already here."

"Do we still need to do this pointless negotiation?" Kaido strode up from behind, his spiked club dragging on the ground.

"My son, don't you have anything to say to me?" Kaido looked at Yamato, sensing that Yamato was somewhat different.

"Father—" Yamato stepped out from behind Nami, his attitude somewhat complicated.

Yamato used to think Kaido was a bad guy, but now Yamato has realized that Kaido is actually a decent person.

Kaido's moral standards are so much higher than Buggy's, they're practically ten times higher.

Yamato has now truly realized that he was unaware of his own good fortune.

"Yamato, come here." Kaido's voice was completely different from usual.

"Let's leave here, Father." Yamato looked at his father and shook his head.

"Leave here, you'll die if you stay—if you leave, Master won't be interested in capturing you." Yamato hadn't been idle all this time; he had at least learned something about Buggy's personality.

So from Yamato's perspective, if Kaido doesn't come, then Buggy probably won't be interested in messing with him.

"I know," Kaido said.

"Then you should leave here," Yamato said.

"You are my daughter—how can a father abandon his own daughter?" Kaido said, slinging his spiked club over his shoulder.

Kaido noticed that Yamato had changed and no longer referred to herself as a man, so he started calling her his daughter.

In this respect, it must be said that Kaido is actually a pretty good father.

"I'm not going back," Yamato said.

"Whatever you want." Kaido no longer looked at her. It was rare to have so many teammates this time, so of course he had to take his daughter back.

"————" Yamato bit his lip and didn't say anything more.

Nami had already reminded Yamato that there are some things you can say and some things you can't, and sometimes you can't say too much.

"Hehehe—hahahaha!"

The terrifying laughter echoed and reverberated around them like rolling thunderclouds.

Everyone looked up.

Mechanical Evil Dragon Wapol opened his mouth.

It was pitch black inside.

One foot took the first step.

White boots, stepping on the air, felt like stepping on invisible steps.

Then there was a hand.

White gloves.

Then comes the whole body.

Bucky the Clown emerged from Wapol's mouth.

A body in black and white.

A black and white mask.

Beneath that mask, the corners of his mouth were curved.

"They're all such a rude bunch." Bucky walked out happily, everything was going according to his plan.

His core essence has now achieved its final breakthrough, but his appearance has not changed yet.

The reason is simple: Bucky now feels that this kind of plot is a bit like the hero team challenging the Great Demon King, and the Great Demon King, whether he wins or loses, must have two forms, right?

So fight first, then transform!

As Bucky moved forward, each step he took caused the surrounding air to vibrate.

The Conqueror's Haki is as abundant as if it were free, radiating outwards like a tsunami.

Like a creature at the top of the food chain, it finally raises its head at this moment, looking down at its prey.

Endless black and red lightning silently exploded, spread, and converged around him.

Bucky unabashedly displayed his presence and power, directly intimidating everyone present.

Im, Saint Figarand Shamrock, Mamaya Junko, Saint Shepard Somaz, Saint Lemosif Kiringom, Kaido, Shanks, Hawkeye Mihawk, Devil's Heir Douglas Bullet, Ben Beckman, Jabba, Kizaru, Akainu, Fujitora, Green Bull, Aokiji, Zephyr, Dragon, Luffy, Zoro, Loki, Katakuri — it's a pity that the combined aura of so many people is still less than that of Buggy alone.

The clash of Conqueror's Haki spread like a typhoon.

"Attack!" Im roared, pushing his hands forward with a vengeance. Countless black flame bullets erupted from his palms, trailing long flames as they traced eerie arcs in the air, hurtling towards Wapol from all directions.

This is the first time I've met Bucky, so the rider needs to test the waters.

"It's no use." Bucky didn't even raise his hand.

The black flame bombs exploded the instant they approached, as if they had been smashed to pieces by an invisible hand.

"Im, that's all you've got," Bucky said.

"You brat like me have no right to judge me!" Im's demonic energy swirled like a storm, and for the first time, his voice carried genuine anger.

"Is that so?" Bucky tilted his head. "Then watch closely."

"What?"

boom!!!

Bucky simply waved his hand, and a terrifying purplish-black beam of light was unleashed.

Destroy the aurora.

No compression, no power building, no starting stance required.

That destructive power was unleashed directly in the most primal and violent way.

Wherever it passed, the air disappeared, time seemed to be distorted, and the sea of ​​clouds and the edges of the islands beneath its feet were torn apart.

The destructive aurora borealis struck the group's formation directly.

Im was hit first.

The demonic energy he summoned was torn apart like paper. His entire body flew backward in the pillar of light, and half of his body cracked and shattered like porcelain with its outer shell peeled off, with black mist spewing out from the cracks.

"Lord Im—!!" Shamrock swung his sword, the blade wreathed in black and red Conqueror's Haki.

But the purplish-black beam of light didn't even pause; it tore his sword, along with his arm and shoulder, and blasted him into the distant sea of ​​clouds.

"Don't stand there! Attack together!" Jabba charged in from the side, brandishing his axe.

Then there's Kaido.

Then comes Katakuri, Kuzan, and Zoro.

Then there's Luffy.

Then it's everyone.

Im regained his balance while flying backwards, raised his hands, and his demonic energy transformed into weapon shadows, which he threw towards the crowd.

Nemesis, the Blade of Heavenly Punishment.

Wrathful Sword - Gram.

The Demon Sword - Stiegmar.

Void Sword - Woh.

Chaos Sword - Tohu.

Flagrach, the Sword of the Sea God.

Longinus the Spear.

Xingtian Axe.

Demon Sword Muramasa.

King's Holy Sword - Broken Steel Sword.

The Undying Holy Sword - Durandal.

Thunder Vajra - Vajera.

Reincarnation Flying Wheel - Suda Mountain Disc.

Consciousness Warhammer - Sharul.

Borderland Holy Lance Rongomminiad.

Storm God Blade - Kusanagi Sword.

Demon-Slaying Scythe - Halper.

Obsidian Battle Staff - Makuwitt.

Netherworld Whip - Binding of the River Styx.

The Last Scepter - Apophis.

A total of 20 weapons appeared in the hands of different people. If someone did not have a weapon, the demonic energy would directly transform into a weapon. If someone had a weapon, the demonic energy would transform into the weapon's shadow to strengthen it.

"Gentlemen," Im's voice came from above.

"Regardless of the outcome of this battle, M will take responsibility for everything that follows."

The parrot seemed to have reverted to its appearance 800 years ago, when everyone worked together to defeat the enemy.

"Kill!" Kaido roared, transforming into his beast form. He took the Thunder Vajra and charged forward first.

"Take me with you!" Jabba grabbed the Xingtian Axe and followed.

"We don't want to die in a place like this." A cold glint flashed in Kuzan's eyes.

"Aokiji—" Akainu took down the cursed sword Muramasa and glanced at Kuzan.

Although he didn't use it much after becoming an admiral, Akainu himself is actually a great swordsman.

"Go," Kuzan said.

Sky Island.

Island of the Gods.

The final war has begun.

"The Divine Gate - Eight Thousand Heroes!"

"Gravity Blade: Hell's Journey!"

"Thunderous Eight Trigrams - Blazing Wind!"

"Gods, beware!"