Black Cat Pirates Completely Defeated

The gist of the news:

The Straw Hat Pirates defeated Clown Buggy in Orange Town. The overlord of the East Blue had fallen. The report suspected that the entire crew had worked together to defeat Buggy, whose current whereabouts were unknown.

To Jango, whether they had defeated Buggy together was completely unimportant.

Because three years ago, the entire Black Cat Pirates crew had challenged Buggy, only to be instantly defeated by him alone. Captain Kuro had been gravely injured and nearly died.

So even if the Straw Hat Crew had defeated Buggy together, it still meant their overall strength vastly surpassed his own side's.

And what if they had defeated him one-on-one? Jango did not even dare think about it.

No matter what, the Black Cat Pirates would come to an end today.

At that moment, Captain Kuro was fighting Chouchou with everything he had.

Damn it, do I have to use that move?

Chouchou had already seen through his speed, and he could no longer harm Chouchou at all.

Instead, Chouchou had sent him flying with a single claw strike, and he happened to crash down beside the hypnotist Jango.

When Jango saw Kuro arrive, he immediately said,

"Captain Kuro, take a look at this first. The Straw Hat Pirates, they..."

"Shut up! That dog bastard on the other side! I will slice it to pieces."

Furious, Captain Kuro had no interest in listening to Jango. He shut his eyes, and his body began swaying as though he were drunk.

"Scoop!"

In an instant, Captain Kuro completely vanished from sight.

Cold sweat dripped down Jango's forehead as he immediately ran into the distance.

Because once Captain Kuro used that move, he could no longer distinguish friend from foe.

"Eh, even if he used Scoop, there's no way he can beat the other side. Forget it. If he won't listen, let him do as he pleases. I'll hide somewhere first."

Jango muttered to himself as he fled.

Scoop was Captain Kuro's signature killing move. His movement speed became so fast that even he himself could not tell which direction he was going, slashing at everything around him without distinguishing friend from foe.

That was why the crew still feared Captain Kuro even though he had left the Black Cat Pirates three years ago.

At that moment, everyone on the beach was within the hunting range of this dark assassin, Kuro.

Watching the scene, Can Yue finally no longer felt quite so drowsy.

At last, he can cause Chouchou a little trouble.

On the other battlefield, Zoro had already secured victory.

The two Cat-man Brothers, one fat and one thin, were gasping heavily. Their bodies were covered in sword wounds, and they looked like they would not last much longer.

Just as Zoro prepared to finish them off, the Cat-man Brothers suddenly dropped to their knees and began kowtowing to him.

"Lord Zoro, we were wrong. Please don't kill us."

The two curled up on the ground, their bodies trembling.

That behavior instantly made Zoro lose all interest in fighting.

"Sigh." Zoro put away his swords and walked into the distance, thinking, I'll let Luffy decide what to do with these guys later.

Just as Zoro's hands left his swords, the Cat-man Brothers revealed sinister smiles.

They no longer looked afraid. In an instant, they lunged at Zoro, extending their clawed gauntlets as they attacked him.

"Damn it." Zoro's hairs stood on end. As he turned to face them, he immediately prepared to draw his swords and fight. Even if he was bound to be cut, Zoro would still face his enemies head-on.

At that moment, something unexpected happened. An invisible attack pierced the Cat-man Brothers through the chest. Blood spilled from their mouths, and they were most likely beyond saving.

"Who was that?"

Zoro had already drawn both swords and was cautiously watching his surroundings.

Naturally, this attack had been Captain Kuro's doing after he unleashed Scoop.

Not only the Cat-man Brothers, but even the Black Cat Pirates' fodder who had been knocked down the slope by Can Yue's Luffy's Whip were being cut down or killed one after another by this unknown attack.

Because Chouchou was so massive and had not yet figured out Captain Kuro's fighting style, he also had a few shallow claw wounds on his body.

At that moment, Chouchou, transformed into a giant dog, flared his nostrils and rapidly swept his gaze around.

Suddenly, Chouchou let out a tremendous roar toward the direction where the hypnotist Jango was hiding. "Roar!"

A terrifying sound wave imbued with Demonic Aura swept forward, striking Captain Kuro, who was still attacking indiscriminately.

The powerful shockwave severely injured Captain Kuro and carved a sunken trench three meters wide and thirty meters long into the beach.

The sound wave continued all the way toward the giant boulder where Jango was hiding, leaving an indelible scar on the nearly five-meter-tall rock.

Can Yue watched the scene with a smile and muttered, "Not bad."

But Usopp, Nami, and Kaya, who had also seen the sight, were so shocked that their entire bodies tensed and their pupils trembled.

"Chouchou is amazing." Nami's feelings were extremely complicated. Last night, Chouchou had still been a puppy she could pet however she wanted. Now, he was a ferocious beast capable of easily taking lives.

"One roar directly changed the terrain." Cold sweat dripped down Usopp's forehead.

Suddenly, Usopp had an idea. He said to Kaya, who was still staring blankly, "Kaya, look. This is the skill of the giant lion I fought when I was ten. Its effect was even more terrifying than Chouchou's."

Kaya was amused by Usopp's exaggerated lie, and much of her tension faded.

It was also because she had relaxed that Kaya's gaze drifted toward Can Yue, who was still smiling. Her head immediately began spinning, and all strength left her body. Grasping Usopp's arm with her last bit of reason, she said, "I feel a little dizzy. Take me somewhere farther away to rest."

The moment Usopp came into physical contact with Kaya, he became so excited that he scooped her up and ran toward the boulders behind them.

Nami watched this scene thoughtfully and smiled faintly, as though she had learned something.

Nami fell forward. "Oh my, Can Yue, I'm scared. Catch me."

Can Yue got goosebumps all over from Nami's coquettish tone. With a look of disgust, he shifted his body aside, and Nami instantly fell flat on her face.

Below, Captain Kuro, who had been struck by Chouchou's Dog Howl Technique, crashed into a giant boulder. Blood poured from his mouth, and his entire body was nearly riddled with comminuted fractures. He could no longer rise.

Jango had escaped disaster only because he had hidden behind the boulder. He looked at Captain Kuro, who was already sprawled limply on the ground.

Then, right before Captain Kuro's eyes, he opened the Bounty Posters of Can Yue and the others one by one for him to see.

White-haired Swordsman Can Yue, bounty: 30 million Beli.

Straw Hat Kid Luffy, bounty: 20 million Beli.

Pirate Hunter Zoro, bounty: 15 million Beli.

Since Nami had not done anything particularly noteworthy, the Marines had not issued a bounty for her.

Chouchou was regarded as a pet dog and had been ignored.

The terrifying bounty amounts made cold sweat pour from Captain Kuro, who had been beaten back to his senses.

Even Zoro, who had the lowest bounty, was not much different from him.

And that White-haired Man had actually reached 30 million.

"How is that possible? Thirty million is Clown Buggy's bounty! It's impossible for anyone in the East Blue to have a bounty that high."

Jango, standing nearby, let out a self-mocking laugh. Slowly opening the newspaper, he showed Kuro the biggest headline in the East Blue section.

Captain Kuro used his barely movable right hand to push up his glasses and fixed his gaze on the newspaper.

When he saw the contents of the article clearly, his mouth suddenly fell open, yet not a sound came out.

A phrase slowly echoed through Captain Kuro's mind.

"Overestimating oneself."

Then Captain Kuro rolled his eyes back and lost consciousness.