MTLNOVEL Chapter 59: RBTC: Chapter 59
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The sight that met his eyes didn't make Buggy fear the Marines. What made him apprehensive was the figure standing on the bow of the warship.
It was none other than Sakazuki, the future Fleet Admiral, the Marine Marshal, who had rushed here after receiving information about Buggy.
Facing Sakazuki, Buggy was definitely wary. He possessed the powerful Magma-Magma Fruit, a Logia-type Devil Fruit. At this time, his strength was definitely not to be underestimated. How could Buggy not be wary of him?
Back on the ship, Buggy told everyone what he had seen, emphasizing Sakazuki. He also explained his Magma-Magma Fruit and some information about Logia-type Devil Fruits. He also reminded everyone to be extremely careful. If they couldn't defeat him, they could drive the Glory away first. He would hold Sakazuki off.
Soon, the warship stopped about ten meters away from Buggy and his crew. Sakazuki didn't immediately attack as he usually did when encountering pirates. Instead, he stood on the bow, looking at Buggy.
Buggy also looked at him, at this future Fleet Admiral, his current enemy of life and death. They stared at each other, neither making the first move. Time seemed to stop.
"Brat, surrender. Although the order from above is to bring you back alive, it doesn't say that you can't be missing some parts. To avoid some pain, you should surrender now."
Looking at Buggy's age and his own strength, Sakazuki believed he would definitely win this time. To avoid trouble and to avoid accidentally killing Buggy in the battle, he did something unusual. He didn't attack immediately. Instead, he started to persuade him to surrender.
"You must be Sakazuki, one of the three Marine monsters. Your strength is indeed powerful, but it's not powerful enough to make me surrender without a fight. Surrender is impossible. Don't waste your words. Let's settle this with our fists."
Buggy was very disgusted by the other party's condescending tone and the look of victory on his face. He hadn't even fought, yet he was acting like he had already won. He was incredibly arrogant.
"Hmph, brat, I'm giving you a chance. You don't know how to cherish it. Then, you'd better be careful. Don't die under my fists. I need to bring you back alive."
Sakazuki had given Buggy a chance, but he didn't cherish it. There was no need to say anything more.
Hearing Sakazuki say this, Buggy knew it was time to attack. He immediately tried to activate his newly awakened Haki.
This was to eliminate the other party's Marines. The other party's high-level strength might be similar to theirs, but they had a lot of soldiers. Buggy estimated that there might be hundreds or thousands of Marines on these warships.
If he left them, Weevil and the others would be very dangerous. They might be caught off guard by these numerous Marines. To eliminate this threat, he had to try to use his newly awakened Haki.
But his Haki had just awakened. He couldn't use it whenever he wanted. At first, Buggy's Haki didn't react. When Sakazuki was about to move, his Haki finally reacted slightly. In an instant, the Haki pressed down on Sakazuki and the Marines.
In an instant, the Marines with weaker strength fainted under the pressure of the Haki. They fell onto the warship's deck.
Many Marine officers barely resisted the pressure. But this force didn't have much effect on Sakazuki. At first, his body seemed to be under pressure, but then he didn't react at all.
Sensing the force and its effect, Sakazuki's face instantly turned dark. He didn't expect this kid to have awakened Haki at such a young age. This strength wasn't anything special in the New World, but here, at this age, it was enough to prove Buggy's potential. If he didn't eliminate him now, he might become a sea lord in the future.
Seeing most of the Marines behind him fall onto the deck, Sakazuki didn't show any concern. Instead, a hint of disdain flashed across his lips. He then said, "A bunch of trash. The rest of you, hold off his crew. I'll finish this battle quickly."
Without waiting for the officers who were barely standing to react, Sakazuki's figure disappeared from the bow.
Buggy, who had been watching Sakazuki, saw his movement. After he disappeared instantly, Buggy also withdrew his Haki.
He had achieved the desired effect. Next was his battle with Sakazuki.
Buggy immediately used his Observation Haki. He quickly discovered that Sakazuki's figure appeared in the air. His fist was covered in flames, and he was punching down towards Buggy.
Buggy reacted immediately. He covered his entire body, including En'yō, with Armament Haki. The other party was a Logia-type Devil Fruit user. If he didn't cover himself with Armament Haki, he might not even be able to hurt him.
After covering his entire body with Armament Haki, Buggy raised En'yō and used Soru (moonwalk) to charge towards Sakazuki, who was rapidly descending.
Soon, the two collided in the air. Buggy's sword and the other party's fist made a loud roar. Buggy was at a disadvantage in this move. The fist, with its massive impact force from above, directly sent Buggy flying towards the ship.
But he quickly stabilized. In an instant, he used Soru (moonwalk) and appeared behind Sakazuki. He swung his sword, and En'yūzan (Flaming Moon Blade) spun rapidly, slashing towards Sakazuki's back.
Sakazuki was as if he had eyes in the back of his head. He instantly stabilized his figure. A lot of smoke erupted from his right arm. His flaming magma fist instantly expanded to a huge size and quickly met Buggy's Flaming Moon Blade. The Flaming Moon Blade was instantly pushed back by the fist and shattered in a moment. Sakazuki, with this fist, attacked Buggy in front of him.
Weevil and the others below instantly engaged in battle with the remaining Marine officers. This time, they weren't at an advantage. Those who could become officers under Akainu's command were not weak, including the soldiers. Those who were weak might have been directly eliminated by Akainu in some battle.
The Marine officers weren't at an advantage because of their strength, but because of their numbers. They didn't have the habit of fighting alone. Instead, they cooperated with each other and attacked Weevil and his crew.
Several powerful Marine officers were attacking Weevil, Shiryu, and Lafitte.
The situation was relatively better for Kuro and Hogback. They were only facing a few weaker officers.
These people couldn't intervene in the battles of Weevil and the others, so they could only attack the weaker Kuro and Hogback.
But Kuro's situation wasn't much better. He also had to protect Hogback. This meant that he couldn't fully utilize his speed advantage. They could only barely protect themselves.
And their battle was taking place on the Glory. It hadn't spread to the Marine warship. Of course, the ship was inevitably damaged in the battle.
Buggy and Akainu in the sky had exchanged hundreds of blows in an instant. Overall, Buggy was at a disadvantage. The other party's fruit was not only a Logia-type but also the most powerful Logia-type. The other party could turn into an element. Even if Buggy aimed for a moment and slashed at him, he could turn into an element locally and dodge, completely unharmed. Sakazuki's stamina and martial arts were also excellent. For Buggy at this stage, he had almost no weaknesses.
Buggy's Split-Split Fruit couldn't achieve the effect of a Logia-type element. He could occasionally dodge the other party's punches by splitting himself, but sometimes he would take a solid punch. Sakazuki's punches weren't easy to take. Even with Buggy's current physique, he had sustained serious injuries.
After another collision, Sakazuki's fist instantly turned into countless magma fists. From afar, they were like countless cannons, carrying magma, attacking Buggy again. Facing this move, "Meteor Volcano," Buggy was directly hit by one of the punches. He was sent flying towards the other party's warship by the immense impact force.
In an instant, a large hole was torn open in the steel warship. Buggy was seriously injured again by this punch.
After crawling out of the pit, he didn't immediately charge towards Akainu. Instead, he used Soru (moonwalk) and instantly flew onto the Glory. He quickly slashed out several sword energies towards the Marines attacking Weevil and his crew.
"Retreat!"
After saying this, Buggy flew towards Akainu again.
Weevil and his crew weren't at an advantage. He was at a disadvantage. He had no choice. He could only use this attack from Akainu to attack the Marines around Weevil and his crew.
In this situation, Buggy could only have them retreat. If they dragged it out, the Marines would recover, and no one would be able to escape. This attack was also to allow Weevil and his crew to escape the Marines' encirclement and retreat successfully.
As for why Buggy slashed out several sword energies and then immediately charged towards Sakazuki in the sky, there was no other way. If he let him free his hands to attack Weevil and his crew, the situation would be even worse. So, he had to continue to restrain Sakazuki and prevent him from interfering with Weevil and his crew's retreat.
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