I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

The shadow-formed spear shot out and pierced Doflamingo's abdomen from bottom to top, leaving him covered in blood.

Moria strode over, his massive figure engulfing the shadows of the naval officers. The ground trembled slightly with each step he took, exuding an overwhelming sense of oppression.

The heavy shadows transformed into sharp blades, severing the transparent puppet strings on Luo's body in an instant.

"Moria?" Doflamingo's forehead veins bulged, and he laughed in anger.

"You dare to stop me? I've really been underestimated..."

"Even though we are both Shichibukai, it doesn't mean you can be on equal footing with me."

Although he fears great pirates like Kaido and Higuma, he is not afraid of Moria.

"Doflamingo, you're courting death..." Moria looked down at Doflamingo, his face darkening.

His heart was removed by Law using the power of the Op-Op Fruit and is still in the hands of the mountain bandits.

If Law, the Devil Fruit user, dies, will Moria, whose heart was removed, also die? Moria wouldn't dare gamble.

"So, Law? Do you want to kill Doflamingo? I heard you have a grudge against him, right?"

Moria chuckled softly, clutching a large handful of naval officer shadows, and handed them to Law.

Do you crave power?

..........

Beside the collapsed execution platform, Sig's left hand was wreathed in fantastical black flames, while his right hand used the power of Imagine Breaker to fend off Sengoku's attacks.

At that moment, the bald man's inner voice suddenly echoed in his mind.

"Boss Sig, what's our next battle plan?"

“Next step? That’s retreat, of course,” Sieg said decisively.

"retreat?"

This unexpected answer left the bald man stunned for a long time.

"Boss Sig, our army has reached the Navy Headquarters. Now is the best time to overthrow the Navy. Why retreat?"

Like other bandits, Baldy's confidence in Sig was almost blind.

But Sig's answer at this moment puzzled the bald man.

"We are ready to fight to the death, why does our leader want to retreat?"

Sig: ?

Overthrow the navy? Why would you overthrow the navy?

Sieg was a little confused at first, but over the years, he had figured out how to get the bald man to obey him.

"There's no time to explain. In short, this is part of a larger plan," Sieg said earnestly.

"Now, we should retreat."

"A grand plan? I see." The bald man pondered for a moment, then a look of realization dawned on him.

"That's right. The Whitebeard Pirates and Roger's crew only wanted to rescue people. Once the people were rescued, the pirates' goal became to retreat, not to fight to the death. And we alone cannot fight against the Navy."

"Although we have formed a temporary pirate alliance, our goals are not entirely aligned."

"As expected of Boss Sig, he's truly thoughtful," the bald man said admiringly.

"Moreover, Whitebeard's situation is not optimistic, and it will be dangerous if we do not retreat soon."

The bald man did not directly participate in the battle, but kept an eye on the battlefield and the situation on Whitebeard's side.

After seeing that Sigir was freed, the Blackbeard Pirates launched an even fiercer offensive, and Whitebeard sustained more and more injuries.

After escaping, the pirates gained two more members, Higuma and Ace, while the Marines gained Fleet Admiral Sengoku. However, the tide of battle could not yet be turned.

"Moreover, Barrett's mood doesn't seem quite right either," the bald man continued.

Barrett had previously combined with the Ice Giant to fight Aokiji, relieving Whitebeard's pressure, but now he stopped, stepped out of the Ice Giant's body, and looked back and forth between Roger and Higuma, his fighting spirit surging.

Compared to Aokiji, he has two opponents on this battlefield whom he is more eager to face.

He had barely managed to suppress his fighting spirit before, but now he was unwilling to hold back.

Seeing that Barrett had stopped fighting, Aokiji took the opportunity to retreat and rush to other directions of the battlefield.

“Barrett, we can’t let our guard down yet…” the bald man tried to persuade her.

"Shut up!" Barrett transmitted coldly.

"Don't try to order me around! I already said, now that Sig has come down from the execution platform, don't bother me anymore."

He twisted his neck, still hesitating about which person to fight, finding it difficult to choose.

On the battlefield, Sigurdsaw looked at Barrett at the same time, both frowning.

"This is a problem. We can't let Barrett keep Roger occupied... but who else can spare the time to keep Barrett occupied?"

At this moment, Higuma had already subdued all the supernovas. He stood on the battlefield, his gaze fixed on Barrett in the distance.

"Ten years have passed, and Barrett is still exactly the same as before."

His body quietly expanded, and he had switched to the Paper Drawing Martial Body form, with the same Emperor Engine resounding in his chest cavity.

Sun Bear bursts into speed, sweeping across before Barrett can make a decision; his target is Barrett.

Chapter 1148 Countdown to the Sun Bear (3k)

Boom!Boom!

The roar of the Emperor's engine resounded from within the chest cavity of the sun bear.

"shave!"

Sun Bear flashed and appeared beside Barrett, delivering a powerful punch to her chest.

"Hmm? You're Higuma?" Barrett took a half step back, his Armament Haki subtly covering his body. He tilted his head to look at Higuma, somewhat puzzled. His brows furrowed.

"The so-called Black Dragon General... is it just that you defeated Sig, with that little power?"

Barrett snorted coldly.

He was defeated by Roger countless times, and by Siegfried several times as well.

Both of these are peaks that Barrett must surpass... but this recently famous Lieutenant General Black Dragon is still a bit lacking.

Barrett herself was also an extremely skilled martial artist, and from the punch Higuma had just landed on her, she had roughly judged Higuma's strength...

"Don't be ridiculous. How could someone with that kind of power possibly defeat Sig? There must have been something fishy about that so-called decisive battle on Falling Mountain Island, right?"

Barrett gave a cold laugh.

He raised his arm and threw a punch, a fierce gust of wind swept through, the two exchanged blows, and in the howling air, Higuma was forced back about ten steps, while Barret remained standing in place.

"Lieutenant General Higuma... Oh right, I heard that he was also injured after the decisive battle on Luoshan Island. Has he not recovered his strength yet?"

"That must be it... Barrett can only act arrogantly now!" The navy men looked worried.

In the distance, Kizaru's gaze fell on Higuma's back, and he shook his head inwardly.

As a participant in the so-called victory at Luoshan Island, he knew the inside story of that battle.

While most of the credit does indeed go to Higuma, the participants in that battle included not only Higuma, but also Kizaru and Onimen, an ace combatant from CP0.

This is a three-on-one situation, not a one-on-one victory.

Moreover, when Kizaru made his move from the shadows, Higuma's condition was already precarious, and it seemed that the outcome was already decided, with Higuma about to deliver the final blow. That's why he made his move decisively.

Even so, the three of them still found themselves in a fierce battle before Higuma finally finished them off and captured Sig.

Of course, the general public and ordinary naval personnel don't need to know this much.

Creating a powerful image of a righteous hero can help boost morale, just like Garp, the naval hero who stopped Rocks at God Valley. --- The truth about God Valley was not like that; Roger was also involved in the battle, but the power of discourse fell to the navy.

"There were indeed some inside stories behind the victory at Luoshan Island... but Higuma's strength is indeed formidable." Kizaru stroked his chin.

"So it seems he really was injured in that battle and hasn't recovered yet?"

Kizaru's eyes flickered for a moment before finally landing on Sig, Ace, and the others in the direction of the execution platform.

With the Warring States period keeping him in check, he launched a light-speed attack from an extremely distant location, much like the Void Shattering Incident of that year, which often had a remarkable effect.

His fingertips gleamed with golden light, and he was about to launch an attack when suddenly a blue figure pounced from the side.

"Phoenix Seal!"

Marco flapped his wings, his feet transforming into bird claws as he launched a flying kick that struck Kizaru squarely in the side, sending him flying to the ground and creating a deep crater.

"We finally managed to rescue Ace and Sig, we can't let you ruin things," Marco said, catching his breath.

Kizaru is extremely fast, but Marco, who possesses the rare ability to fly, can still fly through the air and quickly move across the battlefield, even though he is not as fast as Kizaru.

The Phoenix Fruit granted Marco an extremely strong self-healing ability. Although this self-healing ability has its limits, Marco still has some energy left.

Until his strength is exhausted, unless he encounters sea stone or seawater, he is an unkillable phoenix.

.......

"That's it? That's it?"

Barrett's punches rained down, one after another, clashing head-on, forcing Jiri Xiong to constantly parry and retreat.

Barrett possesses an immense amount of Armament Haki and is extremely skilled in physical combat. Like Higuma, she excels in close-quarters combat, giving her a significant advantage at this moment.

"You really disappoint me. You're not even as good as Aokiji. If this is all the power you have, you're just wasting my time."

Barrett made no attempt to hide the disappointment in her eyes, and her gaze once again drifted towards Roger and Sieg.

"You really underestimate me..." Higuma said expressionlessly.

Barrett's strength and speed surpass those of her current shadow clone form. If Barrett were to join the attack on Roger and Sigurd, Higuma might not be able to stop her.

He now has two options: one is to use the abilities of certain cards.

Li Jing's abilities, such as the card, are too conspicuous, so he has never used the Shadow Clone Technique.

Namika still has two uses left, but she can use one more on her shadow clone.

However, it is clear that in Sengoku's eyes, the current Sig is an enemy, and in Barrett's eyes, the current Higuma is also an enemy. These two disguises belong to different camps and have different hostile relationships, so there is no loophole to exploit.