"Who's there?!"
Van Augur's expression changed drastically. Without time to think, he hastily raised his sniper rifle and aimed toward the source of the voice.
On instinct, he pulled the trigger.
Bang bang bang bang!
A rapid barrage of gunfire erupted.
Scorching lead bullets tore through the air, accurately striking the uninvited figure standing atop the mast.
"It's him!" Van Augur's pupils shrank as he cried out.
The bullets that shot forth struck the figure like raindrops battering banana leaves, producing a rapid series of crackling sounds.
The sudden turn of events instantly put everyone on the deck on edge.
Their gazes snapped toward the mast, and when they saw the figure who had appeared there at some unknown moment, their pupils contracted as well.
"It... it's Five Emperor Uchiha Qin Yu. Why is he here?"
Avalo Pizarro, the Wicked King, wore an instantly grim expression.
As prisoners who had escaped from Level 6, they harbored particular feelings toward Qin Yu, the instigator behind the Impel Down prison break.
Of course, it was not gratitude. Deep down, they simply wanted to hunt down the young man who had freed them.
Only then could they feel that, among prisoners like themselves, they were the best.
Unfortunately, as the Blood Flag Pirates grew more active, each of their accomplishments made the gap between them increasingly apparent.
During the Battle of Sea Burial, Uchiha Qin Yu had appeared carrying Kaido of the Beasts' head, which had filled them with even greater awe.
At the very least, in their eyes, they possessed pride of their own.
However, they lacked the confidence to defeat one of the Four Emperors.
Much less Uchiha Qin Yu, who had personally slain Kaido of the Beasts.
The sudden appearance of someone who had already surpassed the level of the