I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

"Is this the application of telekinesis? I wasn't able to completely avoid it either..."

Rixiong's gaze sharpened.

Whether it's Observation Haki or any other combat prediction ability, it either relies on physical senses or combat experience that forms muscle memory.

The so-called skillful evasion of attacks is nothing more than judging the enemy's attack location by observing the enemy's attack movements, the direction of the wind sound when the projectile cuts through the air, and the subtle changes in airflow felt on the skin, thereby achieving evasion.

Katakuri's Observation Haki, which allows him to foresee the future, is another matter.

And this experience in anticipating attacks... is no longer of much use at this moment.

Sig's flying sword attacks were not handheld, but telekinetic, moving remotely like a gazelle's horns, leaving no trace.

Eliminating air resistance means there is no whistling wind.

After being accelerated by telekinesis, the flying sword moves extremely fast, attacking more than ten times per second, making it difficult to judge with the naked eye.

The turbulent airflow around it not only interferes with the sun bear's attack movements, but also affects its ability to predict enemy attacks.

This bizarre attack is something even the incredibly fast Sun Bear cannot completely avoid.

It's not that it's impossible to avoid... but seeing such a bizarre attack for the first time, past combat experience won't be of much use, and more time will be needed to adapt.

"It seems he inherited powerful skills from Sigma...but it's a pity."

Higuma secretly shook his head.

"It seems that the strength of this power is not strong enough to directly affect my body, so it can only indirectly affect my movements by controlling the airflow and attacking by controlling the flying sword."

He clenched his fists and slammed them to his sides, creating a violent explosion in the air. His fists sent invisible shockwaves through the air, deflecting bullets and flying swords from all directions.

"This force is not strong enough."

Sun Bear took several steps with his feet, leaping towards Sig in the air. He occasionally raised his hand to block flying sword bullets, and sometimes relied on his iron-like body to withstand the attacks.

Some of the flying swords and bullets struck his naked and muscular body, leaving streaks of blood that dripped down.

Under the setting sun.

Hundreds of flying swords danced wildly in the air like lightning, machine guns roared, and Sieg continued to pull back, retreating in the sky.

Even so, the distance between the two sides is gradually decreasing.

"In close combat, there's no doubt about him. Even with telekinetic flying swords and a hail of bullets, all they could do was slow him down. He's really tough."

Sig narrowed his eyes as he watched the approaching sun bear.

"It seems that Admiral Higuma has the upper hand..." CP0's Flying Eagle, who was secretly observing, said.

"It's hard to tell whether we have the upper hand or the lower hand right now. Don't forget that the bandit king was just being overwhelmed by General Higuma, but he was completely unharmed."

Another CP0 member shook his head and took out a Den Den Mushi from his waist.

"We just received word that reinforcements are almost here." He continued:

"The reinforcements are Admiral Kizaru from the Navy, and our CP0's ace combatant 'Oni Mask'."

"Now is the time to race against time. I hope that Admiral Higuma can hold out against Sig for a little longer."

Enveloped in telekinesis, surging flying swords shot out from all directions like the wind, accompanied by turbulent air currents.

"This kind of attack... is not enough."

Sun Bear continuously used Moon Step, his figure becoming a blur as he flew through the air, heading straight for Sieg.

At this moment, Sieg was only about ten meters away from him.

One flying sword after another blocked his way, but he punched them hard, bending or breaking them all.

"Not enough! Still not enough!"

Higuma's fists moved like the wind; no matter how many bullets and flying swords were fired, they could only slow him down, not completely stop him.

"Sig! You wanted to turn the tables? Let me see what you're really made of—"

Ri Xiong roared, shattering another longsword flying through the air into hundreds of pieces, but suddenly his face turned pale.

"So...so hard."

Looking down, he saw that his right fist, from which he had just shattered the longsword, was gushing blood, and a deep wound that revealed the bone was visible.

No matter how strong an iron block becomes, it is still flesh and blood. Compared to the hardest sea stone in the world, it is just asking for trouble.

"It's Seastone!"

Seastone swords exhibit extremely high hardness when the thickness is insufficient, but at the same time they are brittle.

Sieg had hidden the Seastone Sword among hundreds of flying swords, and now the truth was finally revealed!

While Higuma's casual punch shattered the Seastone Sword, it also severely injured his fist.

And this was the opportunity that Sieg was waiting for.

He reached out and pinched a strand of hair that he had prepared in advance.

Flying Thunder God!

As Sun Bear bowed his head in pain, Sig had already appeared behind him, holding a wine bottle that shimmered faintly in his hand.

The Mountain Bandit King's Wine Bottle!

However, the bottle missed its target.

As if he had anticipated this, Higuma turned around with lightning speed, grabbed Sieg's wrist with one hand, and flicked his finger in the air, causing the bottle to shatter instantly.

call out......

A beam of light rose from the shattered bottle, exploding into a green firework that illuminated the dim sky.

"The bottle has random firework effects attached, isn't that amazing? No wonder it's the King of the Mountain Bandits' bottle." Sig sighed helplessly.

At that moment, Higuma's deep voice rang out:

"This time you've fallen for my trap. I saw through your scheme, and approaching you would have been courting death."

"Storm Kick - Triumphant Bird!"

He stepped into the air, spun around, and with a whirlwind kick, a blue slash formed into the shape of a large bird and swept across the sky like an eagle seizing its prey. It slammed into Sieg's chest and abdomen, knocking him to the ground like a meteor.

Rumble!

The slash of the Tempest Kick carried Sig's body to a slam into the ground, its remaining force tearing a wide trench in the earth beneath him, causing the ground to sink.

The sun bear followed closely behind, landing on the ravaged land.

"The Seastone Sword? I already found it in my inventory, I was just playing along."

Higuma said in a low voice.

In that attack, Wei Ben was deliberately blown away by his strong wind, and now he landed hundreds of meters away.

However, Sieg was hit squarely by Lan's kick, and a long, narrow wound appeared on his chest, indicating a serious injury.

The big piece of meat was long gone.

Not only that, the Armament Haki gloves were also completely torn apart by the force of this attack, and could no longer cover the palms. Sig could feel that the thin membrane covering the body had disappeared.

The protective function of this glove has been rendered ineffective.

"It seems it's over."

Sun Bear lowered his eyelids and watched as Sig swayed as he stood up from the ground and dusted himself off.

"Yes, it's over."

Sieg caught his breath, stood up, glanced at the tattered gloves, and casually put them into his inventory.

Higuma's expression suddenly stiffened, and his muscular body swayed a few times.

He felt as if tiny knives were rapidly moving through his body, cutting open blood vessels and rupturing internal organs, with intense pain surging from every part of his body.

He heard Sieg whisper:

"The Seastone Sword is a trap, and my approaching you from behind is a second trap."

"The Seastone sword that you shattered with your own hands has been broken into pieces. While you were attacking me, I used my telekinesis to envelop several Seastone fragments and they entered your body through your mouth and nose."

"Before those few strands of psychic power are completely exhausted, the final destination of these tiny blades can reach your heart."

The sea stone fragments were very small and, having eliminated air resistance, were difficult to avoid. They quietly entered the esophagus of the sun bear without its noticing.

"If I had no other choice, I wouldn't have used this method to end things."

Sieg shook his head inwardly.

After his shadow clone disappeared and returned, he also had to personally experience the pain of the Seastone shards cutting into his body.

But he had no other choice.

In close combat, he was completely outmatched by Higuma, and even with the help of telekinesis and Veben in ranged combat, he was still at a disadvantage.

But in battle, the strong are never guaranteed to win.

Even if the skin is harder than steel, the internal organs cannot be indestructible and without any flaws.

Throughout the entire battle, Sig did not use the limited number of Possession Cards or Item Cards, and the battle was already coming to an end.

Under the last rays of the setting sun, Sig and Higuma gazed at each other in silence.

Sig snapped his fingers lightly and reopened his inventory. In the final moments before time stopped, he had a few words to say.

"Are you willing to accept this?" Sieg asked in a low voice.

"After ten years of hard training, he still lost to me in the end."

Higuma glanced at him indifferently.

"You know what my answer is, why ask me such a pointless question?"

Despite saying this, Higuma hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"No matter which version of me it is, I have never cared about winning or losing, or about reputation."

"As for effort?" Higuma scoffed.

"Psychokinesis is the result of your influence and the deal you made with Vegapunk in a parallel world after you completed the DLC."

"Training hard in the Navy is certainly not easy, but the path to becoming a bandit king is never simple either," Higuma sneered.