Kill Two, Battle Smoke Ghost!

Bartolomeo crawled out from the ruins, his sharp, jagged teeth stained with blood.

He could not understand it; he had clearly been training twice as hard, so why hadn't he caught up to the strength of Daddy Babaya? Instead, the gap between them had only grown wider!

He could not accept the fact that he had been defeated by Babaya in a single strike; he had to clash with Babaya one more time!

"Barto! Run! Run to the Marine Branch!!"

Granny Yubaba sensed that Babaya's killing intent had intensified. She knew the slaughter would not end easily today, and to save her grandson, she could only urge Barto to seek a chance at survival from the Marines!

"No! Granny! I don't believe he's that strong!

All brothers! Kill him! Keep blasting him for me!

Devil Fruit abilities consume stamina too, wear him down until he drops!"

Bartolomeo, his face twisted with murderous intent, pulled the pistol from his waist and fired first. Seeing this, the other gang members immediately unleashed a second wave of concentrated fire.

"Barto!! Get out of here!! Are you not listening to Granny?!"

Granny Yubaba shouted sternly. Enduring the injuries on her hands and body, she slowly stood up and walked step by step toward Bartolomeo amidst the roar of artillery, desperate to drive this fool away.

But the next moment, a pale green, transparent giant emerged from the smoke and fire of the bombardment, and a forty-meter-long blade, carrying an unstoppable force, swept across the area.

Within the Barto Family, a large number of gang members who were firing guns and cannons were sliced in half at the waist, flesh and blood splattering instantly, and the entire Barto Family headquarters was cleaved in two by the blade, collapsing with a deafening crash.

Smoker, who was rushing over on his Smoking Motorcycle, saw the Barto Family headquarters suddenly collapse and a transparent giant emerge, continuing to swing a massive blade at the nearby buildings.

This left Smoker somewhat stunned; since when had such a powerful Devil Fruit user appeared in the East Blue?

"Could it be Daddy Babaya?"

Smoker quickly recalled that when Daide destroyed the Krieg Pirates, he had transformed into a small armored giant, but that armored giant had only been four or five meters tall, while this transparent one was now twenty or thirty meters high!

Had his strength really skyrocketed to such a terrifying degree?

Kuro of a Hundred Plans was also shocked to see this terrifying giant, but soon, his eyes filled with reverence and anticipation. Perhaps this captain could truly lead them toward the Grand Line and step into the New World!

"Run! Barto!!"

Granny Yubaba screamed in near-despair. This Babaya was too terrifying; he was impossible to deal with. His strength was already enough to step into the New World; even the Grand Line could not stop him!

At this moment, Granny Yubaba felt deep regret. Had she known, she would have let him go to sea back then and let Dezaya go with him; it wouldn't have ended like this today.

The Barto Family she had worked so hard to build was gone!

Destroyed just like that at the hands of Babaya!

She had once followed a pirate crew to the New World, only to be crushed and forced into a frantic escape. She never expected that even after returning to the East Blue, the weakest of the seas, to establish the Barto Family, she still could not escape the fate of destruction.

"All of you, go to hell!!"

Daide stepped on Granny Yubaba, crushing her flat like an ant; he did not want to see the face of this old woman any longer.

"No! Granny!!"

Seeing Granny Yubaba crushed to death, Bartolomeo the Cannibal finally shed tears, looking with venomous hatred at the giant that Babaya had become!

But the next second, Daide held his blade with both hands and slashed toward Bartolomeo.

"You go down and join her!"

Daide showed no mercy; those who hated him, those who annoyed him, all had to die!

"White Blow!"

A spiral column of smoke surged toward Bartolomeo at high speed, seemingly trying to save the gang leader. At the same time, a massive amount of smoke surged toward the giant, enveloping it to obstruct its vision—no one would kill under his, Smoker's, watch!

"Useless!"

Daide sneered, ignoring the smoke. His Observation Haki could clearly sense Bartolomeo's position. His giant blade suddenly shifted, directly cleaving Bartolomeo, who was caught in the giant hand of white mist, into two pieces.

A generation of gang leaders in Loguetown of the East Blue had fallen!

Daide laughed wildly!

He had finally vented all his pent-up frustration!

"Damn you, Babaya! How dare you kill someone right in front of me!!"

White Hunter Smoker was furious. The smoke covering his body wrapped around the giant, intending to suffocate it slowly. He did not believe that Babaya could maintain this state for long!

After all, the more powerful the Devil Fruit technique, the more stamina it consumed!

Since he was now waiting for the enemy to tire, and as long as he didn't run into the giant's physical attacks, he would surely be able to wear down Babaya's barrier giant!

"Not only am I killing people in front of you! I'm going to beat you up too!!"

Daide expressionlessly dispersed the barrier giant, his hands instantly turning pitch-black as he slammed them toward a spot in the smoke.

A figure was instantly sent flying.

Once Daide landed the hit, he pressed his advantage, unleashing a continuous barrage of attacks on Smoker!

He had once brushed past Fire Fist Ace, and Smoker the White Hunter had to take some responsibility for that—it was he who had driven Fire Fist Ace away so quickly.

"Damn it! Someone in the East Blue actually knows Armament Haki!!"

Smoker the White Hunter was caught off guard. Otherwise, given his strength, even without using his elemental form, he would not have been suppressed by Babaya like this using only his martial arts!

He struggled to thrust his Seastone weapon, the Jitte, toward Babaya, attempting a sneak attack on the clueless Babaya as well.

"Seastone weapon? I've got one too!"

Daddy pulled out a small rod with a piece of Seastone embedded at the tip and thrust it toward Smoker in return.

"What! You even have this!!"

Smoker cursed loudly. Armament Haki and Seastone weapons were rare even in the Grand Line, yet they appeared on this small-time pirate in the East Blue!

Daddy possessed both Armament Haki and a barrier to block his Jitte, while he had few ways to counter the threat of Seastone!

"Smoker! What kind of garbage did you learn from Zephyr? You haven't even mastered Haki!!"

Daddy's right fist turned pitch-black, and he smashed it into Smoker's face, blasting him away and leaving a trail of blood in the air.

Daddy would not hold back just because Smoker was a truly righteous Marine; they were enemies now, locked in a life-or-death struggle between Marine and pirate!

Kuro of a Hundred Plans, who had arrived from behind, saw Daddy locked in a fierce battle with the Marine Captain. Trusting in Daddy's strength, he sneered and began to systematically eliminate the underworld members of the Barto Family.

Cleaning up the tail for the captain was the duty of a crewmate!

The intense battle between Daddy and Smoker soon attracted more and more onlookers. Marine branch troops had arrived, and the crew of the Big Daddy Pirates appeared one after another.

The two sides clashed without a word, igniting a massive chaotic brawl in Loguetown. Other pirate crews that had quietly landed in Loguetown also rose up, baring their fangs.

There were pirates fishing in troubled waters to ambush the Marines, others looting and grabbing what they could, and, of course, those who wanted no part of it and left Loguetown immediately to enter the Grand Line!