Captain Buggy Reaches the Pinnacle of Life

As Momousagi fled for her life, she sensed this terrifying aura and was startled. She recalled what Fleet Admiral Sengoku had told her before: Akainu might be the one among them most likely to break through their limits.

"Is this the kind of power that the Fleet Admiral Sengoku spoke of, the change that comes after breaking through the limits?"

"After rounds of battles, even Nightmare should be nearing his limit, while Admiral Akainu's strength has increased dramatically; perhaps he can..."

Overwhelmed with emotion, Momousagi couldn't help but glance back, only to find that Nightmare's right hand had already pierced through the magma man's chest.

Roy remained silent, quietly watching the monster before him, whose body bore no trace of humanity. To put it simply, it was like a turbulent mass of magma; muscles, bones, and even the heart had all vanished.

"Roar!" The Magma Monster let out an unintelligible roar, frantically trying to break free from Roy's grasp.

"Keep quiet!" Roy calmly pulled out his right hand, and used the Dream 'Maze' Lock he conjured to further seal it. Although the monster's power was almost inexhaustible, it was ultimately just a beast without intelligence, and its threat to Roy was not even as great as that of Akainu before.

"Is this the essence of Devil Fruit? Magma-Magma Fruit, the final outcome is to turn into a mass of magma. And me? Will I turn into a dream?" Roy chuckled, not feeling much in his heart. In his view, Akainu's evolution was a typical mistake. He wanted to break through his limits under extreme pressure, but instead, he was corrupted by the World Will and became a monster without consciousness.

The fact that Akainu was destined to become Fleet Admiral in the original world trajectory, ended up like this made Roy sigh with regret, and at the same time deepened his vigilance towards the original will of this world. After all, this was the Gaia Consciousness of a planet, and it should not be underestimated.

"In any case, these are excellent experimental materials. I can take them back and study them carefully. Maybe they will be helpful for my next move." Roy pulled on one end of the Dream 'Maze' Lock, like walking a dog, leading the frantically roaring Magma Monster to the frozen sea.

Sizzle!

Akainu dripped continuously from Akainu's body, instantly melting the glacier. Seawater crashed against the rocks, and white mist rose, creating a scene resembling a fairyland.

"It seems we have to seal its magma in the dream as well, otherwise we won't even be able to find a place to imprison it."

As Roy was pondering, he saw a Big Red Nose with snot running down its nose fly towards him, its feet making strange "patter-patter" sounds as it ran across the ice. "Captain Nightmare, I've finally found you! You're like a firefly in the night sky!"

"You didn't die?" Roy was speechless. In this battle, more than one of the Navy's top combatants had died. Vice Admiral and Rear Admiral fell like meteors. Most of the lower-ranking Navy soldiers and Impel Down escapees also became snacks for the Giant Sea Kings.

In this hellish war, a cannon fodder pirate with a bounty of 15 million Beli actually survived, and he looks quite energetic. I wonder if those who died will die with regrets because of this!

Buggy looked embarrassed. Couldn't he have waited until I finished licking his boots? Even bootlickers have dignity, right? So, he quickly said righteously, "Captain, you underestimate your own strength!"

"Oh?" Roy asked, quite curiously.

"Even if I only basked in a little of your magnificent glory, I gained immense power, and those marines dared not even look me in the eye," Buggy said, becoming more and more excited, as if a halo of holiness had appeared behind his head.

Shiryu and the others nearby were stunned, thinking to themselves, "This Big Red Nose is too good at licking! Did he eat the 'licking dog fruit'? Does he gain power by constantly kneeling and licking?"

Buggy felt he had no choice but to "lick" the boots; the Navy was already on his radar. If he didn't get on Nightmare's good side this time, he might get riddled with bullets one day. Anyway, a true man can bend and stretch, be strong and weak, and be tough.

"Very good!" Roy nodded approvingly, making Buggy beam with joy. "In that case, I'll leave this new pet I just got to you."

Buggy's joyful expression froze instantly, and he stiffly turned his head to one side.

"Roar!"

The Magma Monster roared furiously, frantically breaking free of its chains, and the gushing lava constantly assaulted Buggy's visual nerves.

In an instant, warm tears and wet snot spread across Buggy's comical face. Although he had been hiding and fleeing on the battlefield, he had clearly seen the final blow from former Marine Admiral Akainu, including how the latter turned into Magma Monster and was captured by Nightmare.

That's why he felt so desperate. He was someone who couldn't even handle a naval colonel, yet he was being asked to guard a former Marine Admiral. Was this giving him too much credit? Was he reaching the pinnacle of his life?

Although he'll have one more thing to brag about in the future, the prerequisite is that he has to live to see that future!

"Captain, it's me..."

"I have high hopes for you, don't let me down!" Roy patted Buggy on the shoulder and said earnestly.

"Hehehe, the captain entrusts you with guarding the former Marine Admiral, that's a huge sign of his trust in you!" Katarina laughed heartily. "I just wonder if the navy will send someone to kidnap him someday. Oh dear, wouldn't the guard be in great danger if that happened!"

Slurp!

Buggy sniffled hard. In this cold and indifferent world, only the treasure he cherished in his heart could give him a little warmth.

Seeing Sakazuki transformed into a grotesque Akainu, inhuman creature, and even captured by Nightmare and kept as a pet, Aokiji felt his anger reach its peak. He wished he could turn back now and fight the enemy to the death.

"Senior Kuzan, don't be impulsive. This must be Nightmare deliberately provoking us to go back. If we stop now, wouldn't we be wasting Senior Sakazuki's sacrifice?" Momousagi advised.

"Damn it!" Aokiji grabbed the air and shattered it, ice crystals sliding through his fingers.

Just as the two were filled with resentment, they suddenly heard the surviving navy soldiers cheer with unrestrained joy, which was mixed with the sobbing of many people who were crying with joy.

"NN has finally come to save us."

"I know N will never give up on us, but it's too late!"

"Yes, if the reinforcements had arrived a little earlier, Fleet Admiral Sengoku, Admiral Kizaru, and Vice Admiral Garp would all be alive!"

Aokiji and Momousagi looked ahead with joy, where dozens of warships were lined up in a row, and the flag of World N fluttered leisurely.