I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

Giants, mink, long-armed, long-legged, fish-men... there are all kinds of body types.

But these people showed no joy on their faces, nor did they ask Sieg for help; they simply watched him quietly.

Amidst the turmoil outside, the backyard where the slaves were held remained unguarded, seemingly confident that the slaves would not escape.

This scene startled Sieg for a moment before he understood.

Each slave wore an explosive collar around their neck. Any attempt to escape, disobey their master, or forcibly remove the collar meant certain death; the collar would explode in an instant.

A powerful individual like Rayleigh, who has mastered advanced Armament Haki, could allow the Armament Haki to penetrate the collar and directly destroy it to remove it.

But Siegfried the Bat King clearly hasn't reached that level.

"But it's not like there's no way out."

Sig stepped forward, grabbed the bars of the cage with both hands, and with a strong pull, easily bent the bars before stepping inside.

Zoan-type Devil Fruit users generally gain increased strength and speed in their Beastman form. Sigurd is currently an artificial Devil Fruit user, but he also possesses this characteristic.

"What do you want to do?" At this point, the prisoners panicked.

"Are you trying to save us? Are you crazy? With the collar on, no one can escape!"

With time limited, Sieg completely ignored the slaves' words. He stepped forward, grabbed a human slave who was trying to escape with one hand, and fiercely grabbed the collar around the slave's neck with the other, black flames flowing in his palm.

He reached out and grabbed the collar, which hissed softly as it melted and broke rapidly under the corrosive influence of the black flames in his palm. In the instant it broke, Sieg caught it and put it directly into his inventory, where it disappeared into thin air.

His movements were swift and stealthy. Before the slave could react, the collar around his neck was gone, and there wasn't even the expected explosion.

"How...how could this be?" Before anyone could even express their surprise, they heard Sieg's cold, deep voice:

"Shut up."

"If you want to live, line up quietly one by one," he said coldly, looking at the hundreds of slave prisoners in front of him.

Chapter 870 Because I'm BATMAN!

In the darkness of night.

Akainu, slightly out of breath, strode towards the backstage of the slave auction house where Sig had disappeared.

The robe covering his body was almost completely soaked in blood, which dripped down his trousers and onto the ground.

He wasn't walking fast.

Before I even reached the window, I heard a loud bang coming from inside the wall.

The next second, the entire wall collapsed, and a giant slave who had just been freed emerged from the gap in the wall, holding a thick stone pillar on his shoulder.

On the other side of the shoulder stood a large, bloated humanoid bat.

"You're getting it for free!"

The Bat King turned his head and looked at the dark mass of slaves behind him.

These slaves came from various rare races, including warrior races such as fishmen, mink, and giants.

Even among seemingly ordinary human slaves were once renowned pirates who roamed the high seas...

When they regained their freedom and took up arms, the guards who rushed to the scene were quickly defeated by the angry slaves.

"Who are you? Why did you save us?"

After defeating the guards, some prisoners pushed their way to the front of the crowd and looked up at Sig on the giant's shoulder.

Sieg didn't respond immediately, but instead took a deep breath.

Contrary to his bulky and overweight appearance, his voice was deep and magnetic.

"Because I'm BATMAN!"

The deep, cold voice carried far through the night, causing the slaves to fall into awe.

"They didn't tell us their real names? That makes sense; committing something like this would offend the underworld and even the Celestial Dragons," the slaves murmured.

"But why did he call him a bad man?"

"He's so naughty, but I like him so much..."

"Idiot, he was clearly talking about Batman."

Amid the discussion, the giant turned his head to look at the Bat King who had landed on his shoulder.

"benefactor."

"Is there anything I can do for you next?"

“I told you, you are free,” the bat-man whispered.

"The only thing you need to do is to live for yourselves."

He spread his bat wings and rushed into the night. With a slight lift of his hand, he quickly threw a collar broken in two to the ground.

boom!

Amid the explosion, several guards who had been chasing after the attackers were thrown off balance and sent flying.

But as Sieg prepared to move forward, his gaze suddenly sharpened.

“Fufufufufu”

Doflamingo's arrogant laughter echoed from ahead as he strode out from around the corner of the alley with an air of utter disregard for family.

"I heard someone wrecked my place and ran away with my property... I thought some big shot had come."

As Doflamingo spoke, he raised his hand and pointed to the sky. A semi-transparent thread pulled him into the air, and his body was already rushing towards Sigurd in the air.

"Five-colored thread!"

Doflamingo unleashed a thin thread from each of his five fingers, and with a flick of his wrists into a claw shape, the five threads immediately taut and pierced towards Sigurd.

But to Doflamingo's surprise.

The bloated Bat King did not back down at all. He reached out and grabbed, his palm covered in bright black Armament Haki. He clenched the five-colored threads in his hand and then pulled hard.

Doflamingo felt a powerful force strike him and was pulled into the air by the Bat King. He didn't panic and kicked out as he approached Sig, but the latter easily blocked it with his raised arm.

"what?"

Doflamingo paused, slightly surprised and doubtful.

After the incident on the Island of Everything, his String-String Fruit ability weakened to the extreme. After a long period of dormancy, it gradually recovered its original strength.

The threads he's currently sending out are incredibly strong and sharp; they're not something you can grab with your bare hands using Armament Haki.

Despite his seemingly bloated physique, weak aura, and lack of any powerful presence, the Bat King appeared to suddenly become much stronger after being attacked.

Is this a trap? Is some powerful figure feigning weakness to lure me out?

Doflamingo immediately became alert.

Ever since returning from his treasure hunt on the Red Earth, he has become much more sensitive.

Who are you?

He paused for a moment and looked warily at the Bat King.

Sigurd remained silent, but at this moment he took the initiative to attack, his fists once again shrouded in Armament Haki, and charged towards Doflamingo.

Clang! Clang!

The two clashed repeatedly in the darkness of night, and below, houses were sliced ​​apart by sharp threads, leaving smooth, mirror-like cuts before collapsing with a deafening roar.

For a time, the two sides were evenly matched, and Bat King even seemed to have the upper hand.

"That's outrageous." Sieg's lips curled into a mocking smile.

"Boxer briefs, boxer briefs! With this little bit of strength, I'm too lazy to even use my real power."

During his brief encounter with Doflamingo, Higuma was also rapidly familiarizing himself with the power belonging to the Bat King.

He needs a powerful opponent to unleash the power that belongs to the Sixth Emperor.

…………

In the alley.

Akainu leaned against the wall, silently watching the mass exodus of slaves led by the Bat-Man.

The Batman's earlier response still echoed in his ears.

Why save these slaves?

Because he is a bat-man.

"Is he trying to say... that there's no need for any reason to save these slaves?"

Akainu took a slight breath and clutched his still bleeding chest.

He adhered to "complete justice" and never tried to understand mere pirates.

But only when he is there in person can he truly empathize and see scenery that he, as a naval officer, could never have seen before.

"He is indeed stronger than he looks. It seems that Doflamingo will not be able to defeat him."

Akainu thought to himself.

While he was secretly observing.

call out!

A figure dressed in white appeared behind him, forming a spear with his fingers and stabbing it hard into Akainu's back.

Finger gun!

But just as the finger gun was about to hit, Akainu quickly turned around, grabbed the man's wrist, and pulled hard. With a soft crack, the white-clad man's wrist was bent and deformed.

call out!

Another figure flashed onto his other side, delivering a powerful kick to his waist.

"CP0? When will this end?"

Akainu muttered to himself, slightly angered. His other fist had just emitted a dark red light, but then he suddenly remembered something, and the red light on his fist instantly went out.

In the brief moment of his hesitation, the second agent's storm kick struck him hard in the waist, a flash of blood erupted, and Akainu staggered.