At the sight of the familiar figures leading the group, a sharp gleam flashed through Bai Ina's eyes. Just as I thought.
Although all the signs had already led him to suspect it, Bai Ina still could not help clinging to a sliver of hope. Yet those familiar faces shattered his last bit of wishful thinking.
Baroque Works.
The hunter organization under Crocodile, one of the Shichibukai.
Fortunately, Crocodile himself was not among them, which made Bai Ina breathe a little easier. But... the highest-ranking Baroque Works agents were all here.
Bai Ina's expression darkened slightly. It seemed Crocodile truly valued this batch of Dance Powder. This battle could not be dragged out—if Crocodile arrived, they would be in danger.
"Who are you people, and why have you surrounded us?!"
At some point, Lieutenant Commander Leo had drawn the twin blades from his waist. He stared coldly at the leaders of the crowd, though his gaze lingered most on the bald man standing at the very front.
Even without knowing who these people were, Leo could sense that the leaders were all powerful. The bald man in particular gave him a feeling that he could not possibly defeat him.
"Us?"
Mr. 3 Galdino curled his lips into a cold smile, reaching toward his waist with both hands. "I'll tell you once you've become wax statues!" As he spoke, he swung both hands forward, sending two masses of white liquid hurtling toward Leo and the others.
"Dodge!"
The moment he saw the wax-like liquid, images of the wax statues from earlier flashed through Leo's mind. He shouted anxiously, and a faint layer of Armament Haki immediately coated his twin blades.
The next instant, he shot into the air, his blades flashing with icy light as they struck at the two masses