Luffy's Transformation

With the strength Luffy, Sanji, and Zoro now possessed, it took them barely a dozen seconds to kill all the Pirates present.

They left only two Pirates alive for questioning.

"D-Don't kill us! We'll tell you everything!" The remaining two Pirates had pissed themselves and trembled as they recounted what had happened.

It turned out that after Luffy defeated Krieg last time, he had not killed him, but let him go instead.

From then on, Krieg had harbored a deep grudge against Luffy.

But because of Luffy's ever-growing reputation, Krieg had not dared to seek revenge recklessly.

That was until news of Luffy challenging Kaido in Wano Country, being defeated by Kaido, and disappearing spread across the seas alongside news of Lin Qi killing Kaido.

Krieg naturally assumed that since Luffy had lost to Kaido, Kaido must have killed him.

And even if Kaido had not killed him, he was merely a loser. There was nothing to fear.

So Krieg began his revenge against the Straw Hat Pirates.

Krieg had held something in reserve. He worried that the Straw Hat Pirates might not have been completely wiped out, so he chose the hometown of the weakest among them, Usopp.

That way, even if Usopp was still alive, they would not have to fear him. They could kill Usopp along the way and settle the score.

Krieg's original first target had actually been Nami. Supposedly, she and her two sisters were all stunning beauties, but according to his men's investigation, the island where Nami's hometown was located had mysteriously vanished.

With no other choice, Krieg had settled for Syrup Village as his target.

Krieg led a massive pirate force to surround Syrup Village, intending to slaughter every villager there in revenge against the Straw Hat Pirates.

Usopp, who had returned to