"Anas, you take Robin and the others back first."
"Yes, my Lord!"
Anas nodded, picked up the unconscious Crocodile, and led Robin, Vivi, Bones, and the others towards the giant gate.
"Wait!"
Kizaru couldn't help but speak, his eyes shifting, hesitating whether or not to make a move first.
Hawkeye and Shaya were definitely not to be trifled with. Anas and the others were the key, as Hawkeye and Shaya would be difficult to keep.
"Heh, trash!"
Anas gave a disdainful look and continued towards the gate.
"Oh, how scary, even a dog dares to look down on me..."
Kizaru said, his eyes darkening, but his tone carried a hint of pressure.
Immediately after, as Anas and the others were about to enter the giant gate, Kizaru extended his finger, and countless photons condensed into a brilliant golden light at his fingertip.
After compression, the light particles could form a laser-like beam, and the terrifying force contained within it could cause a large explosion!
"Whoosh!"
The moment the photons condensed, Mihawk immediately drew his sword, and almost instantly unleashed an extremely intense slash, rushing towards Kizaru!
"Laser Beam!"
The sudden slash forced Kizaru to change his target. The newly condensed light immediately pointed at the slash, then erupted suddenly.
Boom!!
The brilliant Laser Beam stubbornly shattered the slash. Under the terrifying force of the confrontation, the entire capital city echoed with a deafening roar.
Amidst the surging airwaves, many people were blown back hundreds of meters.
"Oh my, what a scary slash, world's strongest swordsman. So then..."
Anas and the others had just stepped through the gate, which made Kizaru's face very grim, but he still spoke playfully.
"Speed is power. Have you ever been hit by a Light Speed Kick?"
Before Kizaru's words finished, his body had already disappeared. His figure appeared almost instantaneously in front of Shaya, and with his leg transformed into light particles, he delivered a kick.
"Light Speed Kick!"
"Yes, the target is Shaya!"
Kizaru knew Mihawk well, but he was very curious about the unknown Shaya.
"Bang!"
A black sword, imbued with Armament Haki, suddenly appeared between Shaya and Kizaru. Its sharp sword intent bloomed to the extreme, followed by Mihawk's horizontal slash!
"Tear!"
The air ripped, and a powerful sword energy erupted almost instantly!
"Whoosh!"
Observation Haki detected, Kizaru retreated in an instant, immediately soaring into the sky, and said with a smile, "You're truly loyal, Mihawk. Do you know what you're doing?"
"Are you trying to betray the World Government? Shichibukai!"
"World Government? What does it have to do with me!"
Hawkeye's tone was extremely decisive. Could the World Government make his swordsmanship stronger?
Could the World Government allow him to go to other worlds?
His loyalty to Shaya was a path to becoming stronger and witnessing a vaster world, not serving a World Government that could be destroyed by Shaya at any moment.
"Oh, it seems your master is truly terrifying!"
Feeling Mihawk's conviction, Kizaru was astonished. For such an arrogant powerhouse to be willing to submit, it showed that Shaya's strength was extremely formidable.
Then, it was even more necessary to probe!
Since Shaya wasn't making a move, he would use a powerful attack to force Shaya to act!
"Yata no Kagami!"
Kizaru's body suddenly became semi-photonic, his palm facing the entire tavern.
Countless light orbs condensed from his palm, containing terrifying power capable of crumbling mountains and splitting seas.
Just at this moment—
Kizaru's body paused, and Mihawk and Shaya couldn't help but look into the distance.
"Whoosh!!"
Under the shocked gazes of everyone nearby, an incredibly terrifying slash appeared!
The slash, nearly a thousand meters long, was like a giant crescent moon descending upon the earth, displaying magnificent power as it tore through the air.
The blazing slash carried a dreadful aura, forcing the surrounding civilians to bend their backs, as terrifying as a grim reaper's scythe.
"Damn it!"
Seeing that this slash was directed at him, Kizaru was furious and immediately aimed his Yata no Kagami at the slash.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!!"
The Laser Beam of the Yata no Kagami directly enveloped the entire slash within its attack range.
Each Laser Beam that struck the slash unleashed a roar, like the might of heavy artillery.
"Ah ah ah! Run away…"
After the slash was annihilated, the entire street was already in ruins, and countless people screamed in terror as they fled.
"Buzz buzz buzz!"
Suddenly, a violent storm erupted in the sky, and a majestic pressure swept in, causing Kizaru to pause his attack, while Mihawk was quite surprised.
"This is… Haoshoku?"
Shaya gazed into the distance and suddenly saw a red-haired person slowly approaching a few hundred meters away, exuding immense Haoshoku.
"Crackle crackle…"
On the street and even a thousand meters away, countless people fell to the ground unconscious, like dumplings, their eyes rolling back.
It was as if no one could stand under this pressure; everywhere he looked were "corpses." But what surprised Shaya was… a man holding a den den mushi directly plunged a dagger into his thigh, blood flowing ceaselessly. He endured the intense pain without fainting, instead desperately filming the distant scene.
"I salute you, you're a true man!"
Shaya marveled, this reporter was definitely a good man, unafraid of any danger.
"Thump-thump-thump…"
The steady footsteps approached from afar, making Kizaru's expression even uglier. He grumbled with some annoyance, "He's so damn showy!"
Everyone kneeling upon his appearance, the newcomer was clearly a complete show-off.
"Hahaha, I finally found you, Mihawk!"
Hearty laughter rang out, his distinctive Red Hair fluttering wildly. He looked at the aloof Mihawk with joyful surprise, even quickening his steps.