On the barren wasteland of Long Whale Island, corpses were strewn everywhere.
Skyler was sitting on a corpse, taking stock of his spoils.
Combat points had increased again!
Clap, clap, clap…
At this moment, the sound of applause came over.
A group of powerful figures with extraordinary auras revealed themselves from the dense forest ahead.
One of the bald guys stared mockingly at the blood-soaked swordsman, shouting with exaggerated movements: “Impressive!
Truly impressive, how long has it been since such a sharp and aggressive newcomer appeared in the first half of the Grand Line?
But you completely disregard us old fellows…”
“It seems that ever since Fire Fist Ace, the only one who has garnered so much attention is Cavendish, the Captain of the Beautiful Pirates…
I heard that guy is also a swordsman who cannot be underestimated.”
A woman with wavy curly hair and an enchanting figure chimed in with a laugh.
“You two should stop joking around…
This little fellow is not easy to deal with, perk up, or you’ll be killed in a moment.”
“In this vast sea, there are no seniors or juniors; whoever has the bigger fist is the master!”
Along with the conversation, all the executives of Mond’s forces on the island had arrived.
Skyler turned off the system, remaining silent as he simply used a rag to wipe the blade.
He knew that he wouldn’t need to enter the town for the other party to come looking for him…
Indigenous organizations like this cared deeply about face and reputation.
Mond even less likely would let him disrupt the island’s business and cause panic.
Therefore…
after killing the people, Skyler intentionally waited here.
His gaze looked toward the middle of this group of people, at that stalwart figure slowly revealing its full appearance from the shadows of the forest.
Slightly curly blonde hair, plus a suit that was about to be burst open by bulging muscles, with a cigar clamped in his mouth.
The criminal with a bounty of 29 million, Titan Mond!
He was over two meters tall!
This kind of height was common everywhere in Pirate King, quite ordinary.
There were even many who weren’t of the Giant Race, yet were still several meters or even over a dozen meters tall.
These subordinates of Mond were no pushovers either; judging solely by their gazes and auras, they were not a bit weaker than Tils, and perhaps even stronger.
Mere bounty couldn’t measure a person’s strength.
Being able to do business with Sand Crocodile meant they were already no ordinary characters.
“Hoo!”
Mond removed the cigar from his mouth and exhaled a smoke ring, “Demon, Qin…
I appreciate you.
You are clearly different from trash like Tils.
A person like you is worth me giving another chance to.
Join me…
or die.”
At this time, Skyler’s appearance looked somewhat frightening.
The ground underfoot was littered with the remains of those he had cut down, but this scene full of murderous aura—or rather, this battle record—did not cause Mond and his group of subordinates the slightest bit of panic.
After all, those who died were just small fries.
They had their own territory in the Grand Line; what kind of big winds and waves had they not seen?
“Leave one alive.”
However, Skyler glanced over the few of them and calmly said a single sentence.
What he meant was that among this group of people, one must be left alive.
“Hehe…
You’ve got quite a wild tone, let me test your skills!”
With a light shout, the knight-dressed man brandished the heavy greatsword in his hand, lunging forward in a single bound with heavy sword pressure.
Obviously, he was also a swordsman.
The man wore a ferocious expression, sticking out his tongue to lick his lips.
But just as he approached Skyler, his expression suddenly shifted slightly.
He jerked his head to the side, and his sure-to-hit strike was also interrupted.
Bang!
As this person withdrew and retreated, the steel helmet on his head was struck flying by a force, landing several meters away.
Then, blood flowed from the side of his face…
Such a fast blade!
The executive’s disdainful expression immediately turned solemn.
Staring once again at Skyler, who seemed not to have moved at all and was still sitting on the corpse, he turned back to tell his companions: “You were right…
I can’t handle him by myself.”
“Careful, his blade is very fast!”
Just now, if it weren’t for the armor on his body and the helmet on his head, he likely would have met his end.
What was terrifying was that a notch had appeared on the armor from just a single slash.
“Being able to slaughter a rising pirate supernova of the Grand Line…
this sense of achievement is also quite satisfying.”
“Do it!”
Seeing this, the remaining few successively struck poses and surrounded Skyler.
“Charge!”
As soon as the words fell, the group moved like agile rabbits, pouncing toward Skyler almost simultaneously and at the same frequency.
Their coordination was extremely tacit.
Just as everyone was about to box Skyler in, the figure on the corpse vanished abruptly.
What was fast about Skyler wasn’t just his blade, but also the movement technique derived from his physical functional reactions!
Within the formation, the bald man standing at the eleven-o’clock position…
sensing something bad, instinctively raised the small arm shield worn on his hand, but his resistance was clearly ineffective.
The surface of the shield was directly sliced into two by the black blade tip.
Just as the blade light shifted and was about to thrust toward his face along the momentum.
At the critical moment, a large hand grabbed his collar and yanked him away, dodging this fatal blow.
Skyler’s blade was precisely grabbed by a large hand covered in fine yet hard scales…
Looking closely, it was Mond.
At this moment, the latter’s physique and appearance had changed; his entire body was densely covered with a layer of carapace, and a short tail had grown out from his coccyx.
Beast form.
Zoan-type Devil Fruit user!
Catching a bare blade with bare hands, Skyler’s sharp blade didn’t seem to hurt him.
“Kid, I regret your death, because you could have lived.” Looking down from above at Skyler—who was gripping the hilt and trying to wrench his weapon free—Mond flashed a mouthful of large white teeth and smiled.
Such powerful strength!
Pure grip strength was even greater than the previous Marine major.
Skyler narrowed his eyes slightly.
This battle was different from the previous ones.
In the past few massacres, although there were many enemies, they were all very weak…
Like Tils and Major Therne, either they fought him one-on-one, or they missed their entrance timing and could only fight alone.
Yet Mond and this group of people came specifically for him!
What they played was teamwork, ganging up on him alone.
Fighting many against one, Skyler’s attention would definitely be divided.
“Without a blade, what will you do?
Hehe…”
“Come, let big sister pamper you properly…”
Seeing that Skyler’s weapon was restrained by their boss Mond, a phantom-like figure instantly flashed behind him, issuing an enchanting and sexy voice.
The woman opened her lips, revealing a pair of fangs, and bit toward Skyler’s neck.
She was shockingly also a Zoan-type Devil Fruit user, her delicate body as soft as boneless flesh, resembling a snake.
“Got him!”
“Open the genetic lock!”
Abruptly, Skyler moved his thought, letting go of the hilt.
A surging power burst forth from the cells within his body.
Without even turning around, he immediately reversed his hand, spreading his five fingers and grabbing the woman’s head like a pair of pliers.
“You guys…
did you misunderstand something?”
Skyler’s fingers began to contract and exert force.
The choked woman could hardly make a cry for help, only flailing her hands blindly.
With Skyler’s action, her skull emitted shattering sounds.
In the end, with a bang, it was forcibly crushed to pieces.
Skyler flicked the white brain matter stained on his hand, gripped the hilt once more, and looking at the stunned Mond in front of him, said: “Who told you that without a blade, I wouldn’t be able to kill people?”
Swish!
Speech finished, the black blade that had been tightly gripped by Mond and unable to be pulled away a second ago was effortlessly slashed upward by Skyler.
Accompanying this was Mond’s sliced-open backhand.
“You guys…
don’t seem to be all that strong either…”
Skyler said indifferently.
Hearing these words, every single person present felt a chill run down their spines.
It was as if a basin of ice water had been poured over them from head to toe.