I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

"Hmm? What kind of power is that?"

In the distance, Wald was taken aback.

In its view, Barrett's attack was clearly extremely powerful and should have given her the upper hand, but she was easily defeated by that unidentified man.

Roger's gaze fell on the black flames on the steel giant's arm:

"This power...it seems I misunderstood. I thought Wang Sig had obtained Rocks' Dark-Dark Fruit..."

The power of the Dark-Dark Fruit relies more on the strong attraction created by darkness, which in turn gives rise to the ability to absorb, compress, and crush.

The effects of the black flames were somewhat similar, but Roger, who had fought Rocks many times, could still see the difference between the two.

"What a troublesome power... Isn't my Armament Haki enough?"

Barrett snorted coldly. He controlled his body, causing the arm wrapped in black flames to detach from his torso and fall heavily to the ground.

"You are indeed strong, but the battle has only just begun—"

Before Barrett could finish speaking, he saw Sieg draw a longsword.

"No, it's over." A calm voice rang out.

Sig raised his longsword.

The wispy black flames on his arm gradually spread to the blade, burning silently.

That ordinary longsword suddenly burst forth with dazzling sword light, like a crescent moon piercing the sky, mixed with surging black flames, and struck the steel giant's body in an instant.

The massive steel giant didn't have time to dodge; he only had time to raise his single arm to block in front of him.

Clang!

With a crisp clang, the sword light struck the steel giant's arm and chest.

Where the sharp sword light struck, the steel body hardened by purplish-black armor color was only held for a moment before being pierced by the sword.

The raging black flames spread rapidly from the wound in his chest, quickly engulfing the steel giant's torso and arms.

Large shards of cleaved iron, scorched by black flames in mid-air, crashed to the ground.

Sig raised his hand, gripping his sword, black flames burning on its blade, and stood in mid-air, his robes billowing in the wind. Before him stood a steel giant, tens of meters tall, its chest ripped open.

But Sieg did not stop.

This wasn't his first time dealing with Barrett; he knew Barrett was tenacious in battle and wouldn't hold back here.

clank!

The surging sword light was like a raging torrent, and the pitch-black flames were unrestrained, spreading almost into a black sea of ​​fire on the body of the Barrett giant.

In a short while, the steel giant, tens of meters tall, was engulfed by sword light and pitch-black flames.

"No! This shouldn't be happening!"

Barrett roared.

The flowing Armament Haki emanated from his body, covering the entire Steel Giant, but with little effect.

Clang!

The final strike ripped the entire steel giant apart, and Sieg vaguely saw a spurt of blood fly out from the wreckage.

Boom!

The steel giant completely crumbled, and among the shattered iron pieces, Barrett's figure emerged.

He had a long, deep sword wound on his chest, from which blood gushed out like a fountain, and he coughed up a mouthful of blood.

"Wang Xige!"

"I will defeat everyone and become the strongest in the world. I will never lose here!"

'My battle with you is not over yet-------'

Barrett landed in a sorry state, panting heavily. Just as he was about to continue fighting, he saw that Wang Sig had vanished from his sight.

Sieg seemed to have anticipated Barrett's reaction, and as Barrett gasped for breath, he appeared behind her.

"I knew you'd say that," Sieg thought to himself.

He released the strand of hair he was holding, and then the bottle of negative sparkling wine appeared in his palm.

Clang!

The bottle smashed on Barrett's head.

The murky liquor and shards of glass flowed down his head, and the bear paw-shaped bubbles, overflowing with negative emotions, seeped into Barrett's body.

The eyes of this burly man, who was always full of fighting spirit, suddenly went out of focus.

"Who wants to become stronger alone...? It's just that there's no one to accompany them."

He collapsed to the ground, his eyes vacant as he stared at the sky, unable to rise again.

This battle has now come to an end.

.........

"Barrett lost?"

"That guy's swordsmanship is amazing... he's a formidable opponent!"

In the distance, Wald's gaze sharpened.

He sensed something was wrong.

The man whose identity was unknown seemed to be stronger than Barrett, perhaps even by a significant margin.

The battle was almost entirely one-sided; before Barrett could even unleash her attacks, she was brutally beaten and brought down.

"If we add that man to the mix... our Wald Pirates might not be able to handle him."

Wald glanced behind him.

Although he himself was strong, the strength of his subordinates could not compare with that of the Roger Pirates.

Besides Roger, there are also powerful figures such as Rayleigh, Jabba, and Barrett.

Now, with another unidentified individual appearing, Wald's fighting spirit has been somewhat dampened.

Meanwhile, the Roger Pirates were even more shocked.

Barrett joined the ship at the age of 15 and fought against almost all the strongmen on the ship, with only Roger being able to defeat her.

Even Rayleigh, the King of the Underworld, could only manage a draw with him.

They were all too aware of Barrett's strength.

But in front of Wang Xige, Barrett was defeated far too quickly.

What surprised Rayleigh, Roger, and the others even more was...

"I'm not seeing things, am I, Roger?" Rayleigh stared incredulously at the suddenly listless Barrett.

"Barrett's fighting spirit has been completely destroyed by Wang Xige. This is the first time in recent years, isn't it?"

"Would a man like Barrett really say something like that...?"

Barrett has an extremely strong fighting spirit. He joined Roger's crew as a challenger and challenged Roger countless times, never winning, but he never lost his fighting spirit.

But what happened now shattered Rayleigh and the others' understanding.

This was more shocking to them than their defeat at the hands of Wang Xige.

“Not bad.” Roger gave Sieg a deep look.

"He always has some strange moves coming up one after another. I remember more than ten years ago, he beat up the Rocks Pirates' officers in the same way."

"Speaking of which...should we prepare to attack the guests watching the fight?"

Roger smiled slightly, looked up into the distance, and exchanged a glance with Wald, whose eyes narrowed and whose expression turned serious.

But then Roger frowned slightly.

"Never mind, I'm not feeling well today."

He turned to look at Crocus:

"Crocas, please take care of Barrett's injury as well."

"Everyone else... get ready to set sail!"

Roger gave a call, and the pirates responded in unison, preparing to board the ship.

"Roger, which route are you planning to take? What's the next island?" Sig asked, leaning closer.

Resin Island is located at the entrance to the New World, and pirates who arrive in the New World have several routes to choose from.

"I chose the route to Thunder Isle, a route we haven't been on before."

Roger smiled and said:

"When I first entered the New World, I heard that this route was a dead end that no one could pass through... But after Rocks went there, the island became much more normal, so I have to go there."

"Thunder Island?"

Sig immediately felt relieved.

The dangers of Thor's Isle had actually been eliminated by him and Rocks many years ago.

The remaining lightning is no longer a significant threat to Roger's pirate crew.

Stay calm!

Sig breathed a sigh of relief.

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

The port is in the distance.

Wald watched as Roger's pirate ship set sail, preparing to leave.

He clenched his fist, but finally relaxed it.

“Binjac, I admit you’re right.”

"Tell me, what exactly is the method you mentioned for dealing with the Roger Pirates?"