I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

Zephyr's gaze sharpened slightly.

“Sun Bear, I should have told you not to mention the Black Flame Dragon, it might cause you trouble…” Zephyr sighed inwardly.

But deep down, there was a subtle stirring within me.

The relationship between Black Flame Dragon and Sun Bear is unclear, but Sun Bear stood up without hesitation just to stop Sig... This contrasted sharply with the Marines who were afraid of Sig.

Even if it means bearing a bad reputation, are you willing to fight to the death to stop Sieg?

Zefa sighed softly, quickened his pace, and rushed towards Sun Bear.

Sig snorted coldly after hearing what Higuma said.

“Overestimating yourself. I am different from you.” Sig’s voice was deep. He held the coffin lid in one hand, while his other fist was enveloped in black flames.

"I have taken half of the Black Flame Dragon's power, and you are merely its jinchūriki!"

"Then let me use the power of the Black Flame Dragon to let you witness firsthand the difference in strength between us!"

With a low growl, Sieg stomped his foot, using the momentum to propel himself toward the sun bear, the black flames on his fist suddenly expanding.

"Sigurd!" Sun Bear roared back, advancing instead of retreating.

He imitated Sieg, with black flames burning fiercely on his fists, only smaller than Sieg's.

“Sun Bear!” Sig paused for a moment, then called out as well.

"Sigurd!" Sun Bear roared through gritted teeth.

"Sun---Bear----"

"X---G----"

The two of them simultaneously broke out in goosebumps and almost couldn't keep their expressions in check. They quickly covered their arms with black flames to avoid being recognized.

Chapter 443 The Weak

On the battlefield in the waters off Jianshan Island, the Sun Bears leaped high into the air, their bodies wreathed in ominous, dark flames.

The flames on his fist first expanded into a huge fireball with a radius of three or four meters, crashing down on Sieg like a meteorite.

The pitch-black fireball was incredibly powerful and enormous, possessing a terrifying aura that nearly engulfed Sieg's figure, leaving the other marines around in astonishment.

"Is Colonel Higuma really that strong?"

"That's true... After all, he was a marine personally trained by Admiral Zeff and Vice Admiral Garp!"

"With such power, even if Sieg wants to resist, it will probably take some effort, right? We can take this opportunity to catch up and stop Sieg."

At this moment, Sieg is in the middle of the battlefield. Although he is being blocked by Sieg, the Navy will not stand by and watch the two fight one against one.

Just like when Sigurd used the Thousand Years of Death to traverse the battlefield, as long as he pauses even slightly, the other Marines will catch up and eventually tie him down completely.

This is a battlefield between pirates and the navy, not a duel arena.

But Sieg's expression remained indifferent. He glanced at the expanding fireball in front of him, a mocking smile flashing across his face.

"too weak."

Sig reached out and grabbed the massive, imposing fireball, ignoring its imposing presence.

His movements were neither fast nor slow, quite casual, as if he were just casually poking someone.

But the moment Sieg touched the giant fireball, the seemingly powerful black fireball vanished and disappeared at an extremely fast speed, like a bubble being popped.

"How...how is this possible?"

The sun bear's eyes widened.

His powerful moves were easily neutralized by Sieg's casual jab.

But that's not all.

Sig's hands swept past the last few remaining wisps of black flame, finally gripping the sun bear's neck.

moment!

Sun Bear had already been defeated by Sieg, who easily subdued him and lifted him up by the neck with one hand.

"Click-clack..."

The sun bear struggled, making a clicking sound from its throat, but it was powerless to break free.

The difference in strength between the two sides is simply like the difference between heaven and earth!

A powerful and imposing attack was effortlessly subdued by Sieg!

Only then did the other marines realize the extent of Sig's power.

"It seems that Sieg is stronger when he's not poking people in the butt with the coffin lid?"

"If he didn't carry that cumbersome coffin lid that's bigger than a door, who could stop him?"

"Did he really use the Flying Thunder God Slash just to commemorate that Piercing Duke?"

Amidst the marines' discussions, Sig landed on the deck of a pirate ship, staring expressionlessly at Higuma, whose neck he was gripping.

"The Black Flame Dragon chose you as his jinchūriki? Hehehehe... How boring."

"You are too weak."

A mocking smile reappeared on Sieg's face.

“No…” Higuma let out a muffled growl from his throat, his eyes burning with fury.

"So what if I'm weak? No one is born strong... I will ultimately uphold justice in my own way!"

Sieg responded with a cold snort.

"This world is not a paradise, but a turbulent and chaotic era where the weak do not even have the right to survive."

Sieg's voice gradually rose, but his gaze became increasingly unfocused, as if he were somewhat lost in thought, with a hint of bewilderment.

"In this great pirate era filled with sin and chaos, the weak will only be swept away by the tides of the times, forever powerless, and will never have a so-called peaceful and tranquil life. They will never be able to realize any pursuits or ambitions."

Sieg's smile widened, a hint of bitterness flashing across his face before turning cold and stern.

And at this time.

Two powerful auras were approaching from both the front and rear directions of Sig.

The navy wouldn't just stand there and let him have some kind of fateful showdown with Higuma.

On a warship ahead, the wounded Vice Admiral Momonga stood with his sword, about to strike at Sieg, but hesitated slightly when he saw the Higuma in Sieg's hand.

Meanwhile, Zephyr arrived almost immediately. He also stopped in his tracks, frowning, because Sig had kidnapped Sun Bear.

The showdown with Sun Bear was a gamble in itself. It seems that Sig has successfully kidnapped Sun Bear, but has not yet started the so-called third phase.

The situation remains critical.

Sig's kidnapping of Sun Bear might make Zephyr hesitant to act, but Vice Admiral Momonga might not back down.

He is facing a difficult predicament once again.

The flying squirrel general in front of me was quite different from the general Doberman, who had been repeatedly exposed by Siegfried in a way that was both profound and simple.

Lieutenant General Doberman was more affected by Hancock's attack, which led to him being hit by Sieg's Flying Thunder God Slash and subsequently being unable to dodge Sieg's attack.

Although Vice Admiral Momonga was also wounded by Hawkeye, it was not fatal, and he still had the strength to fight again.

If Sig uses the Thousand Years of Death, he is not confident of hitting the flying squirrel.

Moreover... he didn't have much time to think.

"Sig, you're surrounded and have no chance of survival. Why don't you surrender?"

Zefa roared, his voice revealing barely concealed anxiety.

His anxiety stemmed partly from the fact that Sun Bear had been kidnapped by Sig.

The other part lies behind the thick fog, in that enormous and frightening shadow.

Zefa could sense that the enormous shadow in the distance was gradually approaching.

The shadowy figure was so large that it resembled a pillar reaching straight to the sky, its top shrouded in mist, obscuring its exact size.

Not only Zephyr, but countless marines throughout the fleet also noticed that enormous shadow to varying degrees.

This left Zefa with a lingering worry.

My intuition tells me I can't let Sieg escape again, or I must wait for the colossus in the mist to appear...

However, Sieg ignored Zefa's words.

He continued to stare coldly at the Japanese bear in his hand, and sneered:

“You pathetic weakling, you’re not even worth killing.”

"Keep living on, clinging to life, out of fear of me."

"Go and become stronger, become the strongest Jinchūriki under the Black Flame Dragon. The day you stand before me, I will... personally annihilate you all!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Sieg swung his arm and threw the sun bear in his hand directly onto the sea to the side.

At the same time, his eyes were already locked on the flying squirrel blocking his way.

"Flying Thunder God----" Sig shouted the name of the move again, causing the flying squirrel to instinctively clench its buttocks.

"Flying Squirrel!" Zephyr shouted from behind, and in a flash, his eyes met those of the flying squirrel.

The tacit understanding developed over many years between master and apprentice allowed the flying squirrel to comprehend Zephyr's meaning.

The flying squirrel breathed a sigh of relief. He nodded slightly, leaped to the side, and used Moonwalk to catch Sun Bear, who had been thrown far away by Sig, in mid-air.

Chapter 444 A Way Out Amidst Ten Thousand Armies

On the battlefield.

Sig was caught in a pincer attack, with the flying squirrel in front and Zephyr behind.

But as Sieg threw the sun bear, the flying squirrel leaped forward and caught it.

At this moment, Sig was wide open in front of him, only about a hundred meters away from the Ironclad Pirate Ship!