Ain stood on the Whitey Bay's chest, her hands gripping short swords, crossed over Weevil's massive neck...
Sig was also completely baffled—you call this thirteen years old?
Weevil's body didn't seem to have changed much from before; the only thing that proved he was indeed thirteen years younger was his "strength"!
The compatibility of the artificial Tremor-Tremor Fruit rapidly declined, causing its power to regress significantly. However... its beard and hair changed the most, while its body remained almost unchanged, still looking fat and clumsy.
Just as Ain was about to take his head, a gunshot rang out...
Weevil's neck, which was thicker than the waist of an average fat man, had been cut open, but blood was also blooming on Ain's shoulder!
"Fools! Don't stand there like idiots! Do you want to be killed by the navy? Quick... quick, grab my treasure back, then run!" Miss Buckingham yelled at her men as she put down her musket.
As Weevil fell to the ground, the crack on his neck became more and more obvious, and it felt like if he shook it any more, the part that was still attached at the back would bend over!
The hastily hired thugs were naturally unreliable, and at this point, the helmsman wanted to simply escape, disregarding their "thug Captain"...
However, Miss Buckingham shot him down with a single shot and threatened, "You filthy scum! There are definitely more Marines on their way. Without my darling, do you think you can live?"
"But... the Captain is probably already..."
"Stop talking nonsense! Get to work!"
A dozen or so Sailor gritted their teeth and jumped over to lift Weevil off the boat—two of them specifically held his head so that it looked like he was still barely on their shoulders.
Although the naval warships were practically devoid of combat power at this point, these men clearly dared not test it. Zephyr, clutching his arm and screaming in pain, was wondering if they were truly completely defenseless...
It wasn't that Zephyr was being dramatic; it was just that in the final blow, fragments of his arm bone had already entered his blood vessels and disrupted his nerves, leaving him completely unable to exert any force.
If these people dare to try, they might actually succeed in killing Zephyr —of course, some of them will inevitably be killed in the ensuing counterattack.
However, they didn't dare approach at all, and instead lifted up the Whitey Bay and tried to leave...
Ain struggled to stand up, determined to at least... exact revenge on her comrades!
However, she is also seriously injured. Although her angry gaze is quite powerful, her body simply won't obey her commands.
Just then, a flash of lightning appeared...
A Rumble-Rumble Fruit struck the deck, and the lightning coalesced into a humanoid figure—a tall "Fish-Man"—standing on the deck, watching the scene with satisfaction. The timing was perfect; both sides had quieted down, and he didn't need to lift a finger.
As for the glider flying overhead and the faint sound of a woman cursing... such trivial matters were completely unnoticed at that moment!
Everyone's attention was focused on the Fish-Man.
"Who... are you?" Ain's heart tightened, and she immediately demanded.
Normally, Ain would immediately recognize Siegfried —a high-value bounty hunter!
But right now, Ain was in a state of confusion and had no time to discern the truth.
"Just a passing Sea King... This friend seems to be badly injured, let me take a look at him." Sig said to the group of people who were about to carry the Whitey Bay "passing by".
Sig could tell how badly Whitey Bay was injured, and... just how tenacious his will to live was!
Bang--
Miss Buckingham was trying to snipe again, but Sig easily caught the lead bullet between his fingers and flicked it with a "Flying Thunder Shigan," sending the electric bullet piercing her neck and instantly knocking her unconscious.
Not knowing the old woman's identity, Sig did not immediately kill her.
Although Sieg's knowledge of the Rose Fruit allowed Sig to see that Whitey Bay and she weren't related by blood, perhaps... she really was Whitebeard's girlfriend?
Vegapunk couldn't have fabricated this out of thin air; perhaps the Whitebeard Lineage Factor was indeed given to Vegapunk by Miss Buckingham?
As for how Miss Buckingham collected it, and what she collected, Sig didn't dare to think about it in detail...
Sig has already proven himself to be worthy of Whitebeard through his actions. However, whether from the perspective of "remembering a favor" or "avoiding harm to family members," Sig has no reason to make things difficult for an old lady who has no fighting ability and may be Whitebeard's lover.
Whitebeard would be very touched if he found out...
Upon seeing this, the crew members hired by Miss Buckingham quickly put down their Whitey Bay, threw the unconscious Ba Jin back to them, and then fled immediately.
Ain's heart sank when he saw that the newcomer was also a pirate. Meanwhile, Zephyr was struggling to cover his left arm with Armament Haki, but he repeatedly failed...
Forget about the right arm; even if he wanted to cover his left arm, it would be severely affected by the nerve disorder in his right arm.
When Sig saw Violet, who had already flown back, he used "Flying Thunder Shigan" on both Zephyr and Ain, stunning them both—since Zephyr was still alive, he might be able to make use of him.
Ain's Devil Fruit ability is also worth studying...
However, they can't be allowed to see Violet. After all, Dressrosa is still Affiliated Nation of the World Government; they can't just run away.
"Ahhh..."
Amidst gasps of surprise, the glider carrying Violet landed perfectly on the deck.
Sig judged the landing spot, took two steps, and caught the glider with a swift movement—before landing, he had cleverly adjusted the wings so that the glider would circle around once before returning.
As Wind-blessed, Sig's control over wind power is quite exquisite.
After catching her safely, Violet breathed a sigh of relief and got off the deck. Looking at the corpses scattered all over the deck, she was clearly uncomfortable.
"They... are all dead?" Violet asked, sounding somewhat uneasy.
"These four are still alive... There's another one breathing under those corpses over there. I'll take you to the vicinity of the Reef Island first. Those mercenary pirates who escaped should have hidden Vivre Card on the Reef Island and are heading there. You and King Riku can steal their ship and leave."
Sig had just discovered that the direction they had left was towards the nearby Reef Island, and recalling that Whitey Bay had also headed towards the Reef Island earlier, he deduced that it was actually their secret base!
Miss Buckingham and Whitey Bay are now behind, but among the remaining pirates, the helmsman or Navigator should possess Vivre Card for guidance...
That's why Sig didn't stop them from leaving; he just considered it helping Violet get the ship across!
As long as Whitey Bay isn't around, there's no one up there who can fight, and King Riku, having rested and prepared, can completely crush them.