Originally, I wanted to take down the long-nosed guy and the orange-haired woman I saw, but since they ran away, forget it.
"Flying Six..."
Misty approached with the bowstring in hand, glanced indifferently at the siblings, "Are these the kind of people the Governor wants to take in?"
"Hehehe, after all, they're still a fighting force, and we're seriously short on manpower, otherwise, the Governor wouldn't want to organize a Martial Arts Tournament."
Sipher laughed, "We also need to show some goodwill. The Governor said if he loses, we'll join Kaido, and if he wins, these people will join him. It's probably been discussed, in case any problems arise... at least we won't be held accountable."
"We won't lose."
Misty said, "The Governor will never lose!"
Boom!
Just as Sipher was about to say something, his ears twitched, and then a loud noise erupted from above. He looked up, a red dot flashing in his eyes, and smiled, "Oh... that aura, it's Urouge, found the target."
...
In a corridor somewhere in the main tower, a loud explosion erupted.
Franky pressed down on his right wrist with his left hand, revealing a cannon barrel as his palm flipped down, firing forward. However, the cannonball was sliced open by that person's blade, only causing smoke to explode around.
The person was tall and obese, resembling a sumo wrestler but with more muscle than a typical sumo, sharp teeth, long green hair, and wore a horned military cap.
His upper body was only covered by a cape with flame patterns, shoulder to chest had wing-shaped tattoos, lower body wore orange flame-patterned double-breasted pants, and he wore wooden sandals.
"It's useless!"
He gripped a long sword with many small sharp blades and shouted, "I've defeated so many guys like you!"
At this moment, he was fighting Franky.
"Defeated many? A man like me, how could there be many? Stop joking!"
Franky struck a pose with both arms together, shouted, and unleashed a machine gun from the twin points on his chest, firing directly at Sasaki.
"Such a freak!"
Sasaki swung his blade, the sword with small sharp blades rotated from the hilt like a long drill, stirring up strong winds, dispersing the incoming bullets.
"Fighting with you tarnishes a swordsman's honor!" Sasaki shouted.
"What kind of swordsman are you?"
Franky retorted, "I've never seen a swordsman with a spinning sword!"
"Not only can my sword spin..."
At this moment, Sasaki's form suddenly swelled, becoming enormous. His human body gradually transformed, becoming an upright triceratops!
In his Human-Beast Form, the bone plate around his neck rotated like a propeller, driving his massive body to take off!
"I can spin too!"
Sasaki, also known as 'Full Spinner Sasaki,' one of the Flying Six, with a bounty of 472 million Belly, Zoan-type Dragon-Dragon Fruit·Ancient·Triceratops Form!
The Flying Six are the Flying Six not because no one can match them; in fact, that 'Sea Sound' Apoo is also a formidable guy, but he's not Zoan-type, nor an Ancient type.
To become Flying Six, one must be Ancient type; otherwise, the recently joined Drake wouldn't have been selected into this rank.
They are the absolute elites in 'True Hitters'!
"Heliceratops!!"
The propeller-like rotating bone plate seemed to acquire some sharpness, sweeping gusts around, forcing Franky back a step.
This thing cannot be withstood head-on!
"General Franky!!"
Franky struck another pose, and a giant mechanical body flew out from the back of the corridor. He climbed inside, operating the robot, crossing his hands defensively against the spinning Sasaki.
Simultaneously, cannon platforms extended from the robot's shoulders, gathering laser energy, ready to fire.
Boom!!
Just as the two were about to clash, a massive silhouette dropped between them from above. Franky's laser hit the silhouette, and Sasaki's spinning bone plate scraped sparks off it but couldn't advance further.
Their attacks exploded dust on the silhouette, leaving them both momentarily stunned, then they each retreated two steps.
"No need to fight."
Amidst the smoke, a large hand embraced the column-shaped silhouette, gradually revealing itself.
It was a Sky Islander with a constant sly smile, one hand raised upright, embracing a lead column, dressed in monk's robes, wearing big prayer beads.
"Because from now on, no matter the fight, it will be stopped by this monk, then... resolved by this monk."
"'Strange Monk' Urouge!"
Sasaki exclaimed, "Why are you here!"
As both belonged to the Four Emperors, the Seven Stars under the Disaster Pirates were also quite famous. Even within their Flying Six, there were often debates about whether the Seven Stars were stronger or they were.
The bounties on these guys were too high, and some of them felt rather dissatisfied!
Including Sasaki.
Of course, he didn't know about the Martial Arts Tournament, but among the Seven Stars, the lowest bounty was the 'Ogre' with six hundred and fifty million, which made him very displeased.
And the one in front of him, who was obviously just a Super Rookie of the same era as Drake, now had a bounty that was absurdly high, reaching eight hundred and sixty-six million!
Almost double his.
"Why come here?"
Urouge chuckled darkly, "Destiny's guidance? Captain's orders? Maybe both. But most importantly, this monk has now encountered you."
"A subordinate of the Disaster Pirates..."
A voice rang from within General Franky, "Did you come alone? Or did the Disaster also come over?"
Urouge glanced sidelong, "Who knows?"
"The Disaster... Che! Another one here to challenge Captain Kaido, I'll take you down first, then that robot!"
Sasaki pointed his rotating blade at Urouge, "I'm really displeased with your bounty, but the bounty... doesn't mean everything!"
He dashed forward, viciously chopping down with the blade spinning like a drill.
Bang!
Sparks flew again.
Urouge lifted his lead pillar, blocking the blow, and laughed, "The power of a dinosaur is indeed terrifying, but... still not enough!"
He flicked the lead pillar, instantly deflecting the drill blade, and the massive lead pillar swung with unusually flexible movements, quickly thrusting forward, striking Sasaki's face, knocking him backward and sending him flying.
Immediately following, Urouge's grip on the lead pillar suddenly loosened, letting it slide back. As it slid to the end, he swiftly grabbed it again, forcefully thrusting backward, crashing into General Franky behind him.
Boom!
A strange force exploded a shockwave from the end of the lead pillar, forcing the sturdy steel robot to stagger back, and from inside the robot came a distinct groan of pain.
Urouge grinned even wider, the heavy lead pillar spinning almost into a circle in his hands, before heavily landing on the ground after a swing.
"Fighting this monk, you must not be careless, or else... I will have to consecrate you!"
Sasaki covered his face, slowly lifting his head, his hand on his face now full of blood, his eyes filled with shock.
"Haki that attacks internally... Internal Destruction?"
With his Zoan-type qualities, even a heavy hit shouldn't have knocked him down, let alone made him bleed.
Only Internal Destruction Haki could achieve this level of damage!
Meanwhile, General Franky also stood still, clearly Franky inside was not feeling well.
The blow directly penetrated the metal exterior and hit the body inside.
"Exactly."
Urouge admitted indifferently, "Being a High-Ranking Officer in the Disaster Pirates isn't easy. Although this monk loves to consecrate, without the corresponding strength, I'd only be consecrated by others. Since I'm in this position, naturally I need to put in more effort."
Sage has always taught them, besides self-training, he never neglected the growth of his subordinates' strength.
Though not hand-holding guidance, he provides direction, sets a goal, and checks on it regularly.
Even the goals set were ones he thought could definitely be reached, never wrong.
If by that time it's not achieved, the problem wasn't aptitude, but their own issue.
Urouge, having followed for so long and managed to stay firmly in the Seven Stars, aside from his abilities, more so, he has honed substantial Haki skills and formidable Body Techniques!
Without a couple of special skills, one couldn't stand firm internally!
Though Sage always mentions some Teacher Kai, Teacher Ka...
But in their eyes, as a guide, Sage is the number one teacher in the world!
Besides, he personally enjoys this sort of thing.
In Renedia's words...
Sage has the number one bite in the world!