I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

As for whether the Dragon King can restrain Kizaru, and for how long...

Sieg no longer had the time or energy to consider it.

"shave!"

The first wave of naval officers appeared before him in a flash, each one moving at a speed almost invisible to the naked eye.

"Storm Kick!"

Finger gun!

At that moment, the crisscrossing sword light and the slashing attacks whipped up by the storm feet completely engulfed the area where Sig was located.

The port floor was overturned, leaving long gashes, and the bluestone pavement shattered into dust, filling the air with dirt.

next moment.

Boom!Boom!

Dark flames emerged from the dust and mist, vaguely taking on a human shape.

Sig stepped out, his body bathed in black flames.

The sailors' expressions changed slightly, and they stood ready for battle. Some even subconsciously took a half step back, their Adam's apples bobbing up and down.

"Sigurd's aura has changed... he's practically like some kind of dangerous beast."

"Is he going to get serious...?"

"Don't back down! For the sake of justice, he must be arrested here!"

As the black flames swirling around his body gradually faded, Sieg's true appearance emerged.

However, his appearance has changed drastically.

Dark flames coalesced behind him into enormous black wings, which gradually unfurled with each step he took.

At the same time, the upper half of Sig’s face, from his forehead upwards, was also completely covered by black flames, like a black half-face flame mask, with the flames rising and falling with his breath.

"Are you ready, Navy?"

Sieg grinned, a smile as cold as winter.

As you can see, his teeth on both sides have become sharp, like the fangs of a wild beast, which makes people feel cold at the sight of them.

Sieg raised his hand, his deep, dark eyes glancing at the watch on his wrist.

He doesn't have much time left; he has 24 minutes remaining.

Possession Card: Bat King

Source: One Piece anime

Quality: S-grade

Limit: 2 attempts, 24 minutes (0 attempts remaining)

Abilities: Sixth Emperor - The true sixth emperor of the sea, he becomes stronger when facing stronger opponents. No matter how powerful the enemy, he can hold his own and not be at a disadvantage. His upper limit is equivalent to that of the sixth emperor.

Gifter -------------A user of the artificial Zoan-type Devil Fruit SMILE, whose body exhibits some animal characteristics.

Bat-man – Possessing biological characteristics of bats, including keen hearing and ultrasonic abilities.

If he had other options, Sieg wouldn't want to use this card here.

Bat King's card has an inherent, indelible appearance change. Once possessed, even without using the original Bat King skin, the body will exhibit some bat-like features, transforming the user into a SMILE Zoan-type Devil Fruit user.

Bat features include bat wings, the upper half of the face above the eyes, bat ears, and two fangs in the mouth.

This could potentially expose Sig's identity.

If others knew that the mighty bandit king had once transformed into a skinny, fat slob in the dark, he would face social death.

But now, I can't worry about that anymore.

Inspired by Marco's phoenix transformation, Sigurd activated the first stage of the Darkflame Master, imitating Marco by having black flames cover his bat wings.

He then opened his inventory, took out a dose of stimulant, and injected it into his shoulder.

Time began to flow again, and Sieg instinctively took a deep breath, his dark pupils shrinking to the size of pinpoints.

Boom!Boom!

The Emperor Engine, driven by adrenaline, accelerated rapidly, its roar echoing like a war drum, instantly generating immense pressure.

The stimulant hormone is a forbidden drug created by the transvestite king Ivankov using his abilities. It can accelerate blood flow and temporarily grant strong power.

In the original work, it is a powerful drug that can revive an exhausted Luffy on the spot, but it also comes with great side effects.

"The hunt has begun."

His fists were covered in jet-black Armament Haki, his hands formed claws, and then his fiery black wings flapped behind him as he suddenly lunged towards the Marines in front of him.

Out of the corner of his eye, however, he kept Dortmund in sight, even as he looked at the battlefield in the distance.

He only had 24 minutes.

He needs to break through the blockade of Aokiji and the other vice admirals within these 24 minutes and manage to kill Dol, rendering his abilities ineffective...

Without anyone by his side to assist him, it would be impossible to defeat the three generals...

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

Another sea area is the waters surrounding the islands of West Asia.

Dark clouds loomed, the tides rose and fell, and the pirate ship, shaped like a white whale, bobbed up and down on the waves.

Marco the Phoenix hung up the phone and sighed inwardly.

“Scarborough Island is neither too close nor too far from here; it takes at least a day’s flight.”

"The siege of three generals... Sig can't hold out for that long, we can't catch up. There's no need to tell Dad about things we can't change, it'll only annoy him."

Marco walked from the Moby Dick's cabin onto the deck.

At this moment, the battle between the Whitebeard Pirates and the Navy fleet had just come to an end, and both sides were taking a break.

Marco gazed into the distance. The Navy's warships were resting along the coast of a small island nearby, while Hawkeye Mihawk, the Pirate Empress, and others were doing their own thing, quite far away from the Navy's warships.

Apart from Jinbe and Bartholomew Kuma, the Seven Warlords of the Sea are a bunch of old men.

"Where's Dad?" he asked the crew member next to him, who pointed to the railing on the middle of the deck.

Having just finished a battle, Whitebeard sat cross-legged on the ground, raising his wine bowl to drink alone, his eyes gazing at the shimmering sea, lost in thought.

Further away, Whitebeard's sons gathered in pairs, and no one disturbed Whitebeard as he drank.

This is a common scene in the Whitebeard Pirates; Whitebeard occasionally drinks alone.

The others, being sons themselves, didn't feel comfortable interfering.

Marco was used to this scene, but this time, he was suddenly slightly shaken.

yes....

Whitebeard was the patriarch of this large family; everyone was his son. However, the entire pirate crew numbered over a thousand, and with the addition of dozens of affiliated pirate crews, the total exceeded ten thousand…

Everyone calls him "Old Man," which sounds very affectionate.

But on this ship, there was no one of his own generation who would sit down and drink with him in such a setting.

There were two such people on the ship in the past.

One is Kozuki Oden, the former captain of the second division, and the other is Sigurd, who once served on the same ship as Whitebeard.

The former has been dead for eight years, and the latter... will be soon too.

Marco suddenly hesitated for a moment.

At that moment, a sound like muffled thunder came from afar.

Looking up, the sea in the distance suddenly arched up, as if a dragon was sucking water. The sea surface rolled up like a sea serpent, twisting and turning straight up into the sky, winding forward like a sea serpent.

"It's the Serpent Current!"

"Our island is frequently surrounded by these strange ocean currents. I've heard that people who are swept up by these currents occasionally appear in the four seas."

"This current is really strong, much faster than ordinary ocean currents."

As he listened to the discussions among the pirates around him, Marco's mind raced with thoughts.

"Where's the navigator? Bring me the nautical charts!" Marco shouted.

Soon, through the nautical chart handed to him by the navigator, he determined that the direction of the Serpent Current was northward... which was roughly in the same direction as Scarborough Island.

Marco grabbed the navigator and pressed, "The Serpent Current is much more turbulent than ordinary ocean currents. If we ride this current, how long would the voyage take, given the distance from here to Scarborough Island?"

"This is difficult to predict." The navigator frowned.

"The Snake Current is mostly unpredictable; the first part might go north, the second part might go west, or even upwards..."

"If the Serpent Current passes Scarborough Island along the way... the journey might take between three or four hours and half a day. That's a rough estimate. Captain Marco, what's wrong?"

Marco's brow remained furrowed. He hesitated for a moment, then walked step by step toward the white-bearded man.

Siegfried couldn't possibly hold out against the three generals for more than a day, but if it were three or four hours... maybe there would be some hope?

"Since it's not entirely impossible, I shouldn't overstep my bounds and leave the decision of whether to provide support to Father."

Marco approached Whitebeard and recounted the events in detail.

"Has Sig fallen into the Navy's trap? Is the battle we're experiencing now also part of that trap?"

Whitebeard instinctively reached out and grabbed the naginata Murakumogiri, which was leaning against the ship's side.

But it immediately loosened again.

He asked aloud:

"Did Sig ask Izang for help?"

Marco shook his head: "No, Sig did not ask for help; it was Zang who took the initiative to report this matter."

Whitebeard paused for a moment, then let out a cold snort.

"That's alright." He picked up the wine bowl, drank the wine in one gulp, then picked up the naginata and stood up.

“Marco, remember this.” Whitebeard turned to look at Marco and said, “If Sigto Izo asks me for help, then it’s better not to go.”