I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

The bar's tightly closed doors were pushed open, and an old man stepped in. Sieg turned around and looked at him with slight surprise.

“Rayle? Didn’t you leave with Barrett?” Sig asked.

"Barrett moved too fast; I couldn't stop him before he rushed out to draw the Navy's attention. Looks like that guy actually got stronger in Impel Down..."

"In that case, there's no point in me showing up again."

Rayleigh shook his head helplessly:

"However, thanks to him, I did overhear some important information."

"Garp led the navy here not to hunt you or Roger, but to find me."

"Looking for you? What have you been up to lately?" Sig asked curiously.

"I don't know, who could have come up with Garp's idea?" Rayleigh shook his head:

"Although I don't know why he's targeting me... Thinking about it carefully, it's best not to let Garp achieve his goal."

"Although Barrett caused quite a stir, she hasn't attracted Garp's attention yet. I was worried about the situation here, so I came back early."

"What about the others?"

Rayleigh had barely finished speaking when he looked up and saw Morgan silently emerge from the shadows carrying an axe, nearly startling him.

"The others hid in safe places nearby."

“By the way, Rayleigh, you’ve come at the perfect time.”

Sieg stood up and patted him on the shoulder:

“I suddenly feel that it’s safer with you here.”

Rayleigh was slightly taken aback.

Sieg thought to himself: It's safer for both of us. Roger is safer, and so am I.

"That's settled then. Since Barrett didn't attract Garp, I'll take over."

Sig said firmly.

He turned to look at Monka beside him and snapped his fingers lightly:

"Monka, silence my voice... I mean, let me speak, but not make any other sounds."

"no problem."

Monka stretched out his hand, and an invisible sphere rapidly expanded, enveloping Sigurd's entire torso except for his head.

He didn't give Rayleigh much time to react, stepping out of the shop and into the darkness, leaving Rayleigh standing there, staring blankly at his retreating figure.

Outside the shop.

As soon as Sieg stepped out of the store, he walked through the air, using his Observation Haki to observe the surroundings.

Although Garp was not found, the surrounding Marines were seen gradually moving towards the bar, including many elite officers with powerful auras.

The decision to switch places between Sieg and Rayleigh wasn't made on a whim.

He glanced around and his body shape suddenly changed.

Possessed Card: Sixth Emperor Bat King, activate!

Behind it, a pair of enormous bat wings quickly unfolded, and the upper part of its head rapidly transformed into pointed bat-like ears. In the darkness of the night, it looked as if it were wearing a black hood that covered half of its face.

"Hmm? Even without using the skin, the appearance has changed?"

Sig touched the pointed ears on his head a few times, somewhat surprised.

He has now temporarily become a user of an artificial bat-bat fruit.

Compared to genuine Zoan-type Devil Fruits, SMILE artificial Devil Fruits are like the difference between a counterfeit and the real thing.

Artificial ability users do not possess the shapeshifting abilities of Zoan-type users; their appearance is fixed in a beast-man form, and Sigurd cannot even control himself to return to human form.

"Never mind, it's just a temporary ability anyway."

Sig spread its bat wings, flapped them twice, and soared into the night sky.

"Just as I expected, its strength isn't very high, but its flight speed is very fast, and its hearing has also been enhanced."

The sixth emperor, Bat King, possesses the ability to hold his own against powerful enemies, but his maximum potential is limited to the level he demonstrated in the animated series.

This card is more than enough to protect yourself. As for trying to use this card to attack Garp, Sig isn't that stupid.

However, the Bat King's mobility is something that Luffy and Zoro, even riding their Komainu, cannot match.

It's safer to become the Bat King than to stay in the bar and keep order.

"It's just that I don't look very good... If the Navy sees me like this, it will damage my handsome image."

Sig thought for a moment, then activated the skin function. Instantly, his belly began to bulge, and fangs emerged from his mouth, transforming him completely into a large, humanoid bat.

He flapped his wings and flew upside down under the eaves of a building, looking down expressionlessly at the decadent city below and the navy searching around with flashlights.

Chapter 869 Batman XXXL

The night sky was covered with dark clouds, and a cold moon weaved through the clouds, casting dappled, pale moonlight.

The Sabaody Archipelago is a bustling area, located at the midpoint of the Grand Line, and is an important maritime transportation hub.

This bustling island boasts the dreamlike Chambord theme park, a dream for children all over the world, as well as vibrant commercial districts.

But beneath this veneer of glamour lies a lawless zone, a haven for filth and depravity, where human traffickers, underworld leaders, and pirates from the first half of the Grand Line all congregate.

Under the night sky, Sigurd, in his bloated Bat King form, hung upside down from the eaves, coldly watching the patrolling navy below.

He tilted his ear slightly and heard the noise coming from Island 11 in the distance.

After being possessed by the Bat King, Sigurd's hearing was greatly enhanced, allowing him to hear distant sounds even in the darkness.

He heard noises from two places: one was from Barrett in the distance, and the other was from the commotion on the neighboring Island 13.

"Is it the slave market on Island 11...?"

Sieg had an idea.

Whether it was Barrett or Rayleigh, their purpose in taking the initiative was to distract Garp, buy time, and wait for Roger to recover.

Barrett's method was to directly attack the navy.

As for Sig...

Shaki's Bar is located on Island 13, two adjacent mangrove islands that are not too far apart.

In the moonlight, he spread his bat wings and flew through the air.

Who is it?

On the ground, several naval officers looked up alertly, only to see a huge black shadow flash by in the air.

Before they could even react, they were hit hard in the stomach and collapsed to the ground.

"Enemy attack!"

"Someone is attacking us again... Is it a Zoan-type Devil Fruit user?"

The other navy personnel nearby also became alert and chased after them, flashlights in hand, only to see a huge humanoid bat soar into the sky, flapping its wings repeatedly, and quickly disappearing into the night.

"Besides Barrett, are there other pirates hiding here?"

The leading naval officer looked rather grim.

Ordinary pirates don't usually attack the Navy, as it only invites danger, especially in the Sabaody Archipelago.

"Has Lieutenant General Garp still not been contacted?"

"Where was Vice Admiral Garp at this crucial moment...?"

Amid the discussion, the navy personnel split up and chased after the direction in which Sig had disappeared.

..........

Under the cool moonlight, a bulky bat silently flashed through the air.

Sig flew quite fast, and before long they arrived at the human trafficking market on Island 13.

As you can see, a riot has broken out here, with thugs from the underworld moving through the streets and alleys, also searching for someone.

Sig hovered in the air, its black wings unfurling, but no sound came out.

After being silenced, and combined with Bat King's speed advantage, almost no one could detect his whereabouts.

"It seems a Celestial Dragon slave has escaped..."

Sig's pointed ears twitched slightly, allowing him to hear the whispers of the crowd below.

“If we create chaos here and rescue the slaves, as long as the commotion is big enough, Garp will definitely not sit idly by.”

"There's no need for a direct confrontation with the navy; simply stalling for time will suffice."

With his fist covered in glossy black Armament Haki, Sieg flapped his wings and slammed into the back window of a human auction house.

This scene also came into the view of Akainu, who was still lingering in the area.

He glanced at Sig's departing figure, then at the navy chasing after him from the direction of Island 11, and was somewhat surprised:

"The criminal that Lieutenant General Garp is so eager to capture, is he the one?"

Akainu hesitated for a moment.

Bat King is bloated with a protruding belly, and looks like a slightly more menacing villainous henchman. He's basically an XXXL version of Batman, and doesn't look like a powerful great pirate at all.

"The place he went into was a human auction... What would a mere pirate be doing there..."

In the darkness, Akainu stared in the direction Higuma had left, his fist clenching unconsciously.

...

The backyard of the population auction.

Sig bent one knee, his fist touching the ground, and landed in a classic superhero style.

But when he looked up, he didn't hear any cheers, only saw numb gazes falling on him, devoid of any emotion.

There were no guards, only prisoners of various sizes in the cages.