I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

"Can Skaven guarantee the information is accurate?"

Kong immediately pressed for answers.

"No mistake! Sigurd demonstrated his multiple Devil Fruit abilities at the auction... namely, the power of the Roasted Gluten Fruit..."

The sergeant recounted the situation in detail, while holding a Den Den Mushi (a type of electric telephone device).

"That certainly sounds like Sieg's style."

The expressions on Sengoku and Sora's faces gradually turned serious.

"Wait, it's not just Sig..."

Heavy breathing came from the Den Den Mushi in the sergeant's hand, indicating that the lieutenant general's condition was indeed dire.

"Another powerful..."

The lieutenant general's words came to an abrupt end.

The sergeant lowered his head, the communication having been forcibly disconnected.

"Are there other forces operating in the shadows?"

Sengoku thought for a moment, put down the senbei, and stood up from the sofa.

"Marshal Kong, I'll go there."

Sengoku put away his previous nonchalance and spoke.

He still didn't believe in the existence of the Angel Fruit, but with a bounty of one billion and intricate connections to the Pirate King's former crew, Higuma was worth Sengoku's attention.

Moreover, the other forces mentioned by the lieutenant general also made Sengoku somewhat concerned.

.............

The scene at the auction.

Teach had one hand around Vice Admiral Skaven's neck, lifting him high above his head, his gaze icy.

"Reporting on Sig's appearance is enough."

"Don't do anything unnecessary, Navy."

Click.

Without the slightest hesitation, Teach snapped the lieutenant general's neck, letting his body crash to the ground.

Behind Teach, the auction house was almost a complete ruin, with corpses lying everywhere, and the entire place was deathly silent.

"You...you monster..."

"If you're so strong, why resort to sneak attacks?"

A burly man was kneeling on the ground, half of his body stained with blood, and he was barely breathing.

A small box lay quietly on the ground beside him, but he was too weak to pick it up.

His gaze toward Teach was filled with resentment and bitterness.

Shortly after Sieg left, a massive battle broke out here, almost turning the building into ruins.

But just as the chaotic battle was coming to an end and he finally obtained the Angel Fruit, he was ambushed by Teach.

But Teach didn't even glance at the big man until he breathed his last.

He simply walked step by step to the kneeling corpse of the big man, bent down and picked up the small box containing the Angel Fruit from the ground.

"Now is not the time for me to step onto the stage and make my mark. All I can do is send you all to your deaths..."

Teach chuckled coldly, didn't look back, and walked out of the ruins with the box in his hand.

"The Angel Fruit is in my hands..."

"Then, the next target is Sig."

Even Teach, who had been patient for many years, could not hide the burning passion in his eyes now.

Teach is wary of Sieg's strength, and he is not entirely confident that he can kill Sieg and take away his abilities.

So he placed his hopes on the navy.

The Navy and Siegfried are locked in a fierce battle, while he can simply watch from the sidelines – it's perfect!

“The Marine Headquarters is very close to the Sabaody Archipelago, and Sig is not some nobody like me. It won’t be that easy for him to leave.”

Teach gave a cold laugh.

In the darkness of night.

Teach heard a commotion and gunfire coming from afar, and a disturbance had already begun.

"A naval fleet? They arrived quickly..."

.........

Port on Island 21 of the Sabaody Archipelago.

One after another, warships from the Navy Headquarters have arrived here.

General Sengoku stood on the deck of the flagship, listening intently to the report from the officer beside him.

"Seal off the entire Sabaody Archipelago! Don't let Sieg escape!"

"Immediately track down Sig's whereabouts... Report back as soon as you find Sig, and do not act rashly!"

"It would be dangerous for you to make a move against a man of Sig's caliber."

During the Warring States period, a series of orders were issued.

Judging from Sig's past achievements and the information revealed by Garp, Sig is a person he cannot afford to underestimate.

But not long after he issued the order, he received a report from his subordinates.

"Hmm? They've already found Sig?"

"Is he on island number 21 of the Angel Fruit Auction House?"

Sengoku was taken aback.

He has already taken it very seriously, deploying his naval fleet and preparing to strike hard.

So, Sieg was discovered so easily?

"Sig is so slow? He hasn't even escaped this island after all this time, and you found him so easily?"

Zhan Guo frowned, realizing that things were not so simple.

Chapter 257 Blackbeard's Greatest Encounter

At the port, Sengoku stood there, frowning, deep in thought for a very long time.

"There must be something fishy going on here!"

"Abnormal, this is extremely abnormal."

After analyzing the intelligence for a while, Sengoku couldn't help but ask:

"Did you really only find Sig? He arrived near the Sabaody Archipelago, and there was nothing else unusual?"

Even after receiving a positive reply, Sengoku still found it hard to believe that things could be so simple.

"Could it be that Sieg deliberately discovered him? Is there some other scheme he's plotting?"

This was the only possible scenario during the Warring States period.

"Lead the way, I'll go and meet Sig myself."

The final order was given during the Warring States period.

Even if Sieg has some kind of conspiracy, Sengoku can't just let it go; he can only be more cautious.

..........

Not long after.

Following the Navy's guidance, Admiral Sengoku witnessed Sieg fleeing on a certain street.

"Is it really Sieg? He seems a little different from the one on the bounty poster?"

The thought crossed Sengoku's mind, but he didn't have time to think about it further.

"You all stay away. The battle that follows is not for you to interfere with."

Sengoku hid in the shadows, carefully examining Sig in front of him, while cautiously keeping an eye on his surroundings. But the night was quiet, and there was nothing unusual about the surroundings.

Something's wrong! Something's really wrong!

The brows of the Warring States period furrowed deeper and deeper.

Although Sengoku had never met Sig, he had always been quite wary of this cunning and mysterious man.

The current situation has made Sengoku even more conflicted.

"No...no matter what tricks he has up his sleeve, we must not pay any attention to them, otherwise we might fall into his trap!"

He thought for a moment, then suddenly rushed out and blocked Sieg's path.

During the process of rushing out, Sengoku activated the power of his Devil Fruit, and his body rapidly expanded many times over, transforming into a golden Buddha statue that shone with golden light.

"Sig, what exactly are you trying to do by causing such a huge disturbance in the Sabaody Archipelago?!"

During the Warring States period, a loud shout rang out, its sound like the resounding of a bronze bell, carrying far and wide into the night.

"Marine Admiral Sengoku the Buddha?"

The fake Sig across from him stared wide-eyed, and his whole body seemed to tremble slightly.

Sengoku didn't wait for him to speak at all. As soon as he asked the question, he threw a punch at the fake Sig.

The Sengoku, who had transformed into the form of a giant Buddha, was already comparable in size to a giant. When he threw this punch, it was as if a mountain had collapsed, and his fist shone with a dazzling light like the sun.

boom!

A dazzling golden shockwave suddenly shone brightly in the night.

The earth groaned in agony, unable to bear the weight any longer, and cracked almost instantly, with countless fissures appearing and dust billowing up.