"After all, he was already hit by El's lightning cannon and slashed by El's God's Bane.
Finally, his entire body was pierced by Kurohitsugi, and he was bleeding profusely.
He was extremely weak!
Although he could barely open his eyes, he found it extremely difficult to even sit up.
El slowly approached Shiki and said calmly, "You lost, Shiki."
"You are strong. It is my honor, Shiki, to be defeated by an opponent like you!" Shiki said with a forced smile.
Although he was on the verge of death, he did not choose to rage in his helplessness.
Instead, he calmly accepted his death.
After all, on the path to conquering the world, one must naturally learn to accept death!
"If you had heeded my warning earlier, none of this would have happened, Shiki."
If Shiki had heeded his warning and not provoked Roger.
He wouldn't have had to attack Shiki, and the favor he owed Roger would have been repaid.
But this guy, Shiki, insisted on attacking Roger.
And he... because he had accepted Roger's commission, he had to go to great lengths to deal with him!
"Hahahaha... Kill me or torture me as you please, El, because I am the loser," Shiki laughed heartily.
Shiki calmly accepted his defeat and the fate that followed.
"Wait a moment, El. You helped Roger because he commissioned you, right! Our Flying Pirates currently have ten Devil Fruits. We commission you not to kill Golden Lion Shiki!!!"
A pirate under Shiki shouted towards El.
It was well-known throughout the New World that El had established a commission agency in the New World.
As long as enough Devil Fruits and precious treasures were provided.
One could commission El or the pirates under him to handle matters.
From this, they inferred.
The reason El helped Roger was precisely because he had been commissioned!
To prevent El from killing Shiki, they were willing to offer ten Devil Fruits in exchange for Shiki's life!
It should be known that Devil Fruits are treasures of the sea, inherently rare.
Moreover, most of the Devil Fruits in this sea had already been acquired by the World Government.
There were very few Devil Fruits circulating in the sea.
Ten Devil Fruits represented all the gains of the Flying Pirates since their creation!
"Oh?"
El raised his head and glanced at the pirate upon hearing this.
The pirate, noticing El's gaze, broke out in a cold sweat.
"Then, bring them out," El said slowly.
Roger's commission was only for him to deal with Shiki.
But it did not require him to kill Shiki.
Now, Shiki was heavily injured and posed no threat to the Roger Pirates.
The favor he owed Roger had also been repaid.
And now, he could obtain ten Devil Fruits. Why would he refuse such a benefit?
Upon hearing El's words, several pirates exchanged glances, then quickly rushed to the storage room inside the ship's cabin.
They took out a total of ten Devil Fruits and placed them before El.
El scanned the Devil Fruits and then stored them in Kurama's mental space.
After completing all this, El glanced at Shiki but did not deliver the killing blow.
After all, not to mention that Roger's commission had been fulfilled.
Even if Shiki were allowed to live, he would pose no threat to him.
His current strength already surpassed Shiki's.
Even if Shiki's strength were to improve further in the future.
But... his strength would absolutely not surpass his own.
"Thank you, El."
Upon learning that he would be allowed to live, Shiki, covered in blood on the deck, smiled faintly.
El glanced at Shiki and said nothing.
Instead, he turned his gaze to Kaido in the sky and warned him.
"Are you still going to continue fighting, Kaido? You have already lost."
Shiki had already been defeated. If Kaido still wanted to continue fighting.
He wouldn't mind joining forces with Roger to eliminate Kaido.
Hearing El's words, Kaido, who was in mid-air, suddenly stopped his assault on Roger.
He could not deal with a terrifying opponent like Roger alone.
Now, Shiki had been defeated, and El was still in his prime.
If he continued to fight, he had no chance of winning!
Seeing Kaido stop, Roger sheathed his blade and said with a smile.
"Your strength is quite good, Kaido!"
Kaido was currently very young.
However, his strength was not weak.
Although he was being suppressed in a one-on-one fight with Roger.
It was due to his strong physique that Roger had not been able to defeat him in a short period.
"Next time we meet, I will definitely kill you, Roger!"
Kaido's eyes blazed with intense fighting spirit as he stared at Roger.
If not for El's intervention in this battle today.
Roger would have already died under his and Shiki's combined assault!
"Hahaha... I'll be waiting for you, Kaido!" Roger laughed heartily.
Kaido snorted coldly and said nothing more.
He then plunged directly into the sea.
King had just been instantly killed by El.
However, Kaido knew that King's physique was extremely special, and he wouldn't die from that attack.
So now, he intended to retrieve King from the sea.
Seeing that everyone around had stopped fighting, Rayleigh sheathed his blade and looked around, saying.
"Is it over? This battle ended much faster than I imagined!"
Rayleigh had initially thought it would take at least a few days and nights to determine the victor.
But he had never expected that after El intervened in this war, the battle would end so quickly!
"If any other great pirate from the New World had assisted us today, we might have fought with Shiki, Kaido, and the others for days. But... today, it was El who assisted us!" Gaban sheathed his axes and pushed up his glasses.
They had all witnessed El's strength.
Such terrifying combat power that surpassed the entire sea, even surpassing Rocks!
If not for El quickly defeating Shiki.
Otherwise, this battle would certainly not have ended so soon.
Buggy swallowed and then whispered to Shanks beside him, "This guy is too strong, Shanks. Should we... go and follow that guy!"
Buggy had realized that El's strength was even more terrifying than Roger's!
In his opinion, following such a man would lead to an immeasurable future!
Hearing this, Shanks patted Buggy and said seriously.
"What are you talking about, Buggy? We are members of the Roger Pirates."
"I feel like if we follow El, wouldn't we be able to gain more treasure?"
"Idiot, as pirates, we should have the awareness of pirates. How can we so easily abandon Captain Roger and follow someone else?" Shanks said sternly, crossing his arms.
"What a shame," Buggy sighed.
Buggy now regretted not joining El's side back then instead of the Roger Pirates.
.....
In mid-air, Roger landed before El using Sky Walk and said with a smile.
"Thank you for your trouble this time, El."
To be honest, if El hadn't appeared at the critical moment.
Their Roger Pirates might have been wiped out today.
"The favor I owe you has been repaid, Roger. Next time you have a commission, remember to bring Devil Fruits. Of course... if the quantity is small, I won't do it," El said faintly, glancing at Roger.
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