I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

Chapter 1044 Original Aspiration, The Initial Leap

Something's not right.

Pirates from the Great Pirate Era might not know the secrets related to Rocks, who has long since disappeared into history.

But Dole is different.

In the old days, Sieg used the name "King Sieg" and was once the first mate of Locks, with whom he had many conflicts.

Even if Rocks is now just a dazed zombie, in theory, Sieg shouldn't completely ignore his existence and should instead focus on confronting Moria.

Just then.

A powerful aura erupted from Sieg, who stood on the roof of the mansion. His Conqueror's Haki, which burst forth instantly, surged like a tidal wave, sweeping in all directions.

Wherever it went, the dazed zombies were stunned by the Conqueror's Haki, unable to move, and fell to the ground.

"Ouch!" Moria suddenly cried out in pain.

Ah Long, whom he was holding, bit down hard on his palm. His serrated fangs, hardened by Armament Haki, made one's teeth tremble in the moonlight.

With a bite and a flick of the wrist, large chunks of flesh were torn from Moria's palm, and he quickly let go in pain.

"What the hell... it bites?"

Moria glanced at the bloody wound on his hand, feeling a pang of sorrow.

"Looks like the plan has failed," Moria muttered to himself.

His tactical strategy was blitzkrieg.

But both Gilman and the others' reactions and Sieg's appearance were much faster than he had anticipated.

Kro's series of methane explosions wiped out nearly 80% of his zombie army.

Although these zombies weren't very strong, not comparable to his collection on Thriller Bark, it was still a considerable loss.

The few zombies that didn't die from the swamp gas explosion were all taken down by Sig's Conqueror's Haki at this moment.

At this point, the only zombie still standing was Rocks, who was still confronting Kro. Unfortunately, Rocks had only recently awakened and was still in a dazed state.

The original blitzkrieg strategy has completely failed, and Moria is now at a clear disadvantage.

Sieg arrived too quickly; he hadn't even had time to erase the cadres' shadows before he arrived.

As his initial anger subsided, a hint of hesitation flashed in Moria's eyes.

He came to save people, not to die.

This change in expression was also noticed by Kro from a distance.

..........

But Dor, inside the alternate dimension, had an even deeper look of doubt in his eyes.

He stopped and looked at Sig on the roof of the mansion, hidden in the shadows, who had risked opening a tiny air door to let in outside sounds.

And with this movement, Dol finally understood... exactly what was wrong.

The sound effects are missing.

Conqueror's Haki without sound effects is soulless!

Relying on the fact that the other dimension was completely isolated from the outside world and could not be interfered with, he flashed again and rushed towards the roof of the mansion, appearing beside Sig.

Upon closer inspection, he discovered even more suspicious details.

The Sig before him was almost identical to the Sig in his memory; his demeanor, expression, and voice were exactly the same as in his memory.

Considering that ten years have passed, it is perfectly normal and reasonable for Sieg to have undergone minor changes in appearance and physique.

This should be impossible to imitate.

"This shouldn't be Sigurd... Perhaps, like the Imitation Fruit, it's some kind of ability user impersonating him."

"No wonder he stood so high and far away, and appeared with the moonlight behind him..."

"But how can I remind Moria?"

Dol frowned.

Moria clearly hasn't discovered the truth about "Sigurd" yet, and is merely facing him from a distance, resulting in a stalemate.

However, as a Marine Admiral, it is not appropriate for him to appear in front of Shichibukai Moria under the current circumstances.

Time is of the essence for both Dol and Moria... He must act swiftly.

Dor gradually calmed down and made a decision.

If the Barrier-Barrier Fruit is an impenetrable, absolute defensive barrier, then the Door-Door Fruit creates a different dimension, making them inaccessible.

As someone with superpowers, he always remains in the shadows.

Unlike a certain minotaur who only uses the Door-Door Fruit to play hide-and-seek, Dol has long since figured out a set of tactics and moves that combine his own physical skills with the Door-Door Fruit after decades of fighting.

He stood on the rooftop, behind Sieg.

He pointed his finger like a gun at Sieg's back in front of him.

The pitch-black Armament Haki dyed his fingers black, and then, centered on his fingers, an air door quietly opened.

This air door is so small that it can only accommodate an arm's width of space.

From the outside, it appears as if an arm has quietly appeared in the shadows behind Sieg.

"Finger Gun - Hidden Gun!"

All the strength in his body gathered at his fingertips, and with a slight tremor of his fingertips, a tiny crescent-shaped air bullet was quietly launched out, emanating from his body's Armament Haki!

This air bullet travels at extremely high speed, yet it is almost completely silent.

This was a general's attack, launched silently from within another dimension!

"Ok?"

Sig, who was confronting Moria, suddenly shuddered slightly. In that instant, his body shape changed rapidly, and his originally thin back suddenly swelled up.

But it was too late.

puff!

The air bullet silently pierced his back, blood gushing from his chest, and the powerful force propelled his body forward, causing him to fall from the rooftop.

The shattered shell flew through the air high in the sky. Kro's expression changed slightly as he caught a fragment.

The bloodstained arm that had stretched out from the void retracted into the shadows with lightning speed, and the air door immediately closed.

The change happened so quickly that no one had time to react.

"what happened?"

"Someone launched a sneak attack?"

"Sieg was ambushed?" Moria was also startled, then suddenly remembered the anonymous letter that had appeared out of nowhere, and his expression darkened slightly.

At first, they were shocked and incredulous, but then their attention was drawn to the figure lying on the ground.

Sig's face slowly changed, transforming into a burly man with blond hair. His chest was already soaked with blood, while his robes billowed high on his back.

"It's an imposter, seemingly someone with superpowers in disguise..."

Moria's gaze turned cold, then he became utterly enraged.

He almost chose to retreat because of an imposter... while the real one hadn't even shown up yet!

"Unfortunately, it was discovered?"

Chloe pushed up her glasses with the heel of her hand, shook her head slightly, and the glasses gleamed coldly in the moonlight.

Caught off guard by a night attack, and facing a Shichibukai, he had no time to gather all his subordinates on the island and could only use the cards at his disposal to launch a surprise attack.

Aaron was there to distract Moria, and while Kroo took the opportunity to kill 80% of the zombies with a swamp gas explosion, he was not the most crucial figure on the battlefield.

Instead, it was Gilman who appeared last.

Gilman possesses the ability to mimic, thanks to his Insect-Insect Fruit, Den Den Mushi form.

While connected to Sig's Den Den Mushi, Gilman could perfectly mimic the voice, expression, and appearance.

Impersonating Sieg, he confronts Moria.

According to Kro's observation, Moria had already wavered, and if the standoff continued, he might choose to retreat.

Besides buying him more time, this would also allow him to gather his other subordinates on the island, and perhaps even launch a counterattack against Moria...

But what Klopp didn't expect was that there was a third party involved off the field.

Moreover, the third party who launched the sneak attack was extremely powerful... Kro looked at the Den Den Mushi shell fragment he was holding in his hand.

Den Den Mushi (snail den) and snails belong to the same family of creatures, and the hardest part of this creature is its hard shell on its back!

This is the key reason why Gilman always preferred to speak with his back to others.

"The third party outside the venue has not yet shown up... It seems that this incident is bigger than expected."

“And… that strange zombie.” Kro looked at the pale-faced zombie, Lox.

Kro loosened his tie and his gaze flickered.

"Unfortunately, these zombies have no sense of smell or taste."

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

High in the sky, inside a small boat that was rapidly flying forward, enveloped by telekinesis.

Click.

The Den Den Mushi in Sig's hand was disconnected, and the Nen wave stopped.

Sig glanced at the outline of the Island of Everything below.

Because he received an alarm, he used his telekinesis to speed up his journey, which consumed a lot of his telekinesis, but fortunately he was already very close.

"Luo, come and take my place, just for a little while."

Sigurd stood up and had Law open the ROOM space, using the power of the Op-Op Fruit to teleport repeatedly.