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"Enel, you go rescue Jessica. The rest of us will deal with King."
Buggy sent Enel to rescue Jessica because of his speed. With him, Jessica would be safe.
Buggy also directly pointed out Jessica's location. She was currently in a cell west of the skull-shaped building.
"Understood, Captain."
Following Buggy's direction, Enel's Observation Haki detected Jessica's location. He instantly transformed into a bolt of lightning and disappeared.
After Enel left, Buggy led several of his main crew members off the Glory. The rest of them directly piloted the Glory and ascended back into the sky.
Following behind Buggy were Weevil, Daddy, Shiryu, Lafitte, Brook, Achino, and Kuro.
The rest of the crew remained on the Glory. Their overall strength wasn't very powerful. They wouldn't be of much help in the upcoming battle. To prevent any accidents from happening to them, Buggy sent them up into the sky with the Glory. Of course, he also left a few crew members with some strength behind, just in case something unexpected happened in the air.
Arriving in front of the giant skull-shaped building, Buggy directly released his King's Haki, enveloping the building.
Since Buggy had already arrived, there was no need to hide. Their previous plan had already been successful. The forces that needed to be separated had already been separated.
And their worries had been eliminated. With Enel going to rescue Jessica, she would definitely be rescued safely. Without this worry, the next step was a direct clash. Buggy was also curious to know where he had offended the other party.
As Buggy's King's Haki pressed down on the skull-shaped building, some of the weaker members of King's pirate crew inside the building instantly fainted. The stronger ones, however, had serious expressions on their faces as they resisted the pressure.
King, inside the building, naturally felt the King's Haki. He quickly activated his Observation Haki to check the source of the King's Haki.
When he discovered Buggy, a cruel smile spread across his face. He straightened up, and a King's Haki even stronger than Buggy's erupted from his body. It then collided with Buggy's King's Haki.
Buggy, outside the building, naturally felt the clash of King's Haki. He wasn't surprised. These old monsters from Rocks' pirate crew having King's Haki was normal. He wouldn't be outdone. He increased the release of his King's Haki. The two Haki clashed violently in the air. But even so, Buggy's King's Haki was steadily pushed back.
But Buggy didn't give up. His King's Haki continued to fight back. After a stalemate, Buggy retracted his King's Haki. He knew his King's Haki wasn't the opponent's match. There was no need for him to continue this stalemate.
When Buggy retracted his King's Haki, King's King's Haki didn't press its advantage. He also retracted his King's Haki.
Buggy, outside the building, felt that the other party had retracted their King's Haki. He knew that King was about to come out. Buggy stood motionless, staring at the front door.
Not long after, more than a dozen figures emerged from the door and walked towards Buggy and his crew. The leader was King.
"Hahaha, kid, I never imagined you would be so bold. You dared to come directly to my territory. Are you looking to die?"
King was a little surprised that Buggy had arrived here. He couldn't understand how Buggy had directly reached this place. Of course, King didn't care about a junior like Buggy. Since Buggy had arrived in front of him, there was only one path left: death.
"I don't know what grudge I have against you, nor why you kidnapped my crew member. Can you answer my questions?"
Before starting the battle, Buggy wanted to understand the origin of this fight. He also wanted to know what grudge King had against him and why he had gone to so much trouble to lure him here.
"Kid, you killed a Devil Fruit user who ate the Sacrifice Fruit in the first half of the Grand Line, right? He was my brother. How could I not avenge his death?"
Hearing King say this, Buggy recalled his memories. The village chief seemed to have said that someone would avenge him before he died.
Thinking about this, Buggy suddenly realized. He didn't expect that there was someone on that nameless island who had such a close relationship with the great pirate King from the New World. And King had come to seek revenge on him. It all made sense. King had a blood feud with him for killing his brother. It was normal for King to seek revenge.
"Hahaha, then let's fight."
Having understood the situation, and with such a great grudge, there was no need for them to talk further. The next step was a fight to the death.
King smiled cruelly when he heard Buggy say this. He instantly disappeared. Seeing King disappear, Buggy also instantly disappeared.
Weevil and the rest of them fought against the dozen or so figures behind King. The battle immediately erupted.
At Loki Port on Hive Island, Moria and Tiger also fought against the two divisions of King's pirate crew who had arrived. Although the enemy outnumbered them, under Moria's Devil Fruit ability, this advantage didn't give King's pirate crew much of an advantage.
One by one, pirates fought against the bats that Moria's Devil Fruit had manifested. Tiger and his crew directly confronted the stronger pirates. The battle became intense. The captains of King's pirate crew and their members weren't weak. It wasn't easy for Moria and his crew to deal with them. The battle fell into a stalemate.
After Buggy and King disappeared, they collided in the air. Then, they clashed continuously in the air at incredible speed. At first, their clashes were evenly matched. But as the battle continued, King began to gain the upper hand.
King wasn't a Devil Fruit user. He was a swordsman at the level of a Great Swordsman. And his Observation Haki was exceptional. He could almost anticipate every one of Buggy's attacks. It was as if he had Observation Haki that was similar to predicting the future. If it weren't for Buggy's Devil Fruit ability, which countered swordsmen, King might have had a huge advantage.
Although King couldn't cause much damage to Buggy in the early stages, as time passed, he relied on his advantage in Observation Haki and his combat experience. Buggy was cut by King more and more. As a result, Buggy began to fall behind.
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