Fighting with All His Might
"Wait!" Chess suddenly called a halt to the sled.
"Huh? What's wrong?" Krocomol looked at him in confusion.
Wapol glared at him impatiently.
"Your Majesty, be careful! There's an ambush!" Chess said, already raising his bow.
Just then, a branch in front of them swayed, and Sig jumped down from it, letting out an annoyed "tsk."
The secrecy of "Spectator" and "Telepathist" mainly lies in concealing the senses they generate when observing the other person's emotions. However, Sig is now being detected by the other person purely physically—it seems that Chess's Observation Haki has indeed taken shape.
"You are... Fish-Man Race? What are you up to, acting so suspiciously?" Krocomol noticed the Fish-Man features on Sig.
"Just a doctor's assistant preparing to remove the tumor from this country," Sig said matter-of-factly.
"Oh? So you also think those doctors who aren't completely under your control are bad for this country, right? Hahaha..." Wapol laughed loudly.
Krocomol whispered a reminder from the side, "No, Your Majesty, he seems to be talking about you."
"W-what?" Wapol was taken aback, then saw that Sig had indeed taken a fighting stance and immediately said, "How could there be such a shameless scoundrel? Take him down!"
The surrounding guards all raised their Sig and fired at Sig in unison.
However, Sig simply covered his right hand with Armament Haki and, amidst a series of metallic clanging sounds, deflected all the incoming bullets with a combination of fanning and blocking!
Putting everything else aside, at this time, the Drum Kingdom, as a major medical power, was indeed well-off. The guns used by the garrison were a level higher than the conventional equipment of the navy. They were all breech-loading guns with higher requirements for sealing, and the bullets were all steel bullets, which were indeed more powerful.
Great Pirate Era, there were many skilled individuals, especially Marine Admiral and the Four Emperors, who could influence the battlefield. However... the foundation of war still lay in the most basic Warrior and weaponry!
The story of the original work, set "two years later," revolves around arms deals, from Caesar to Doflamingo to Kaido.
However, the military strength of the Drum Kingdom is not yet sufficient to influence large-scale wars. In the original work, after Blackbeard's attack, Wapol did not dare to resist and retreated with his subordinates.
Seeing the Fish-Man before him easily deflect the volley of gunfire, Wapol was startled and hurriedly shouted, "Quick, quick! Take him down... no, stop him!"
Chess had already drawn his bow, while Krocomol struck a boxer's pose, but in reality, he was taking the opportunity to pluck clumps of curly hair from his afro and throw them at Sig.
It wasn't faster than a bullet, but it could turn in mid-air. Under Krocomol's continuous punches, Sig was surrounded by flying fluffy balls from all directions!
It's not about mind control, but rather that the hairballs carry a lot of static electricity, which can influence each other. And speaking of hair, besides static electricity, there's also...
Chess's arrows came flying. He could shoot three arrows at once when he drew his bow. It seemed like he was just "shooting off target". But as an archer with the beginnings of Observation Haki, he would not simply miss!
Three arrows struck the three fur balls squarely, and the arrowheads ignited from friction in the air. The moment the flames touched the fur balls, a flammable explosion occurred.
Moreover, the fur balls around Sig were ignited one after another!
That's right, it's hair oil, he added hair oil...
"Life Return" can enhance bodily functions in unexpected ways, such as wielding a sword with hair, striking someone with an earlobe, or even increasing the hair's ability to generate static electricity and oil.
After the series of explosions, Krocomol was about to sneer when he discovered that Sig was only slightly disheveled and had already slipped away from the center of the explosion!
The next moment, Sig flicked his wrist, and five "water droplets" struck the two of them.
However, Sig clicked his tongue – the temperature here was too low, unlike the "pleasant temperature" in the Royal Palace with its melting snow, or the moderate humidity when he sparred with Kuroobi at the beach...
Sig had already sensed that not only was it more difficult to gather the Water Power here, but the Water Power, like water itself, was also affected by the low temperature, losing some of its "flowing" properties and its power was greatly reduced.
Krocomol and Chess only got a sore face...
While the two were being whipped by water bullets, Sig stretched out his hands, and several softened steel spikes shot out towards Wapol.
Fish-Man Karate's effectiveness is limited here, so Sig simply relies on his Devil Fruit ability.
"Wow!"
Wapol, that good-for-nothing, screamed in terror, turned his head and buried his head in the snow, turning his back to Sig in a completely self-deceptive "defense."
However, just as Sig's railing had encircled Wapol and was about to tighten and drag him over, Dalton, in his bull form, charged in and leaped off a cliff several meters high, landing right in front of Wapol... in front of his buttocks.
Sig's barrier encircled both of them, but Dalton then transformed back into his Human-Beast Form, desperately using his hands to push open the space and resist the hardening and closing barrier!
"Aaaaah!" Dalton screamed, veins bulging on his forehead, glaring fiercely at Sig.
Although Dalton had always had a lot of opinions about Wapol and had repeatedly advised the old king that he hoped the king could strictly control Wapol, he was also very dissatisfied with Wapol's "hunting doctor" decree as soon as he ascended the throne.
But...
The pedantic Dalton was blindly loyal. Even if it was the people of the Drum Kingdom themselves who wanted to overthrow Wapol, Dalton would do his best to protect the royal family, at most giving them a chance to escape after repelling the rebels.
Not to mention that Dalton now sees this Fish-Man as a potential pirate, someone who poses a threat to His Majesty the King...
Seeing Dalton's desperate expression, Sig sensed his will and his fighting spirit wavered.
It wasn't that Zieg was moved by Dalton, but Sig he saw from Dalton's emotions that killing Wapol now would not have the effect of "curing the disease and saving the country".
Even if Sig risked his life to kill Wapol, in the eyes of the Snow Country people of Drum Island, they were just a group of "pirates" who had killed their king.
Even though this king was somewhat despicable, he was not completely rejected, and there were even loyal ministers like Dalton.
It's quite possible that the "worse brother" that Hiriluk mentioned has been invited back to be king!
Mooch doesn't exist in the original work, but Sig watched the movie and knows that this movie-original character is indeed as wicked as his tyrannical brother.
At this moment, Sig also understood why the World Government's attention was gradually being drawn to Dragon.
Indeed, Dragon, who spreads revolutionary ideas everywhere, poses a greater threat to the World Government than the "pirates" who occasionally destroy a few small countries and plunder everywhere!