Buggy vs. Gecko Moria

Since Jozu took the initiative to stop Aokiji, Buggy naturally wouldn't invite trouble by fighting Admiral. Just as Sengoku said, this war doesn't need a process, it only needs a result. Buggy also had this goal; all he needed was to save Ace to secure his own interests.

"I am a champion of justice, Penguin Boy! Evil pirates, surrender!!" A chubby third-class marine charged towards Buggy, shouting, "Evil will perish!"

His body was quickly covered in a layer of penguin down, and his two hands swung out like flat surfboards.

"Shave. Moon-Treading Drum!" Buggy's footsteps moved as if on the beat of a drum, instantly reaching his opponent. A fierce punch struck the opponent's chest, sending him flying. Buggy then withdrew his hand, seemingly remembering something, and glanced again at the fallen marine. "This guy... I remember him being a pirate, how did he change his appearance to become a Marine..."

Before Buggy could think any further, a sharp laugh beside him interrupted his thoughts.

"Hehehe--" Gecko Moria stepped in front of Buggy, raising his arms exaggeratedly to reveal two rows of sharp teeth as he laughed, "I didn't expect to gain so much from coming here... Let me take your shadow, Buggy the Clown!"

With that, the shadow behind him transformed into countless scattering black bats, encircling Buggy and forming a black box, attempting to trap him inside!

"Gecko Moria... another formidable opponent." Buggy shifted his stance, leaped up, and broke free from the encirclement of the Shadow Box. His arms, now wrapped in Armament Haki, shot off like cannonballs, detaching from his body in the blink of an eye, and hurtling towards Gecko Moria Province!

The moment his arm struck the opponent's body, the figure before him abruptly turned into a completely black shadow, while behind him came Gecko Moria's eerie laughter, "Hehehehe--"

He transformed the Shadow Box back into a bat, then coalesced into a [Doppelman], and instantly swapped positions with the [Doppelman]. He then produced a giant pair of scissors and swiftly slashed at the shadow behind Buggy!

Gecko Moria's movements were incredibly swift; it all happened in the blink of an eye. As the giant scissors approached Buggy's shadow, the latter's body Chop-Chop at lightning speed, scattering in all directions. The once conspicuous shadow was now broken into small pieces along with the body, leaving Gecko Moria momentarily stunned and unsure of what to do next.

"Chop-Chop. A thousand needles!!"

Buggy's detached limbs hovered in the air for a few breaths before disintegrating and combining into nearly a hundred spikes and thin blades imbued with Armament Haki. These projectiles rained down on Gecko Moria like arrows. Even Moria was terrified and quickly switched positions with the Doppelman. However, Buggy's arms, which had been lying in wait, remained in place. As soon as Moria returned to his original position, he was slammed into the face by the two suspended arms and thrown backward dozens of meters like a broken sack.

Countless sharp spikes and thin blades flew back into the suspended cloak. The cloak wrapped around him, and when it opened again, Buggy's body was completely healed. He looked at Gecko Moria before him, "Don't get in my way, Gecko Moria..."

"Getting in the way..." Moria stood up, rubbing the bruise on his cheek, and immediately stuffed all the surrounding shadows into his body. "What do you take the Shichibukai for, you damned bastard? I'll show you my power... Shadow's Asgard!!"

His body began to grow enormous, his face and neck became bulging, and he looked like a frog when he lay on the ground.

"I've already absorbed the shadows of a hundred people, you can die now!"

Gecko Moria's enormous hand slammed down with a whooshing sound, and Buggy quickly jumped away. The ground was instantly blasted open, creating a crater more than ten meters wide. Gecko Moria relentlessly attacked, like a mad dog chasing someone, striking Buggy repeatedly with both hands. Ever since he Luffy a loss at Luffy's Thriller Bark, he had become more cautious, no longer daring to stuff all the shadows into his body. Instead, he controlled the power he absorbed to a limit of one hundred people. Even so, his power still increased more than tenfold. Moreover, because the shadows possessed the original owner's reaction speed and agility, he himself, now imbued with shadows, became extremely agile, his speed increasing significantly!

"The Shichibukai are all formidable opponents..."

Under Gecko Moria's fierce offensive, Buggy found it extremely difficult and had to concentrate all his efforts to fight back.

Compared to Donquixote Doflamingo and Mihawk, who had only used half their strength, Gecko Moria's attacks were almost entirely unrestrained, bordering on a desperate gamble. As a result, no one else dared to approach them, and the ground in the plaza was riddled with holes by Moria.

On the other end.

Whitebeard wielded his naginata, each strike sending countless marines flying backward. The aftershocks of the Tremor-Tremor also cracked the houses in the town, making them teeter on the verge of collapse.

"Whitebeard is attacking!"

"Set up defense!"

The oncoming navy was terrified, but they could not retreat; they could only grit their teeth and press forward.

Just as Whitebeard swung his sword forward, a foot carrying scorching lava stomped on the naginata, pressing it down hard. The collision of the two forces caused a powerful explosion around them!

The two men each took two steps back. Whitebeard extinguished the flames at the tip of his naginata. "Lava brat, you're only fit to light candles on a birthday cake..."

"If we let you continue your reckless behavior, this island will be finished..." Akainu's entire right hand turned into molten lava as he said grimly, "Wouldn't it be better to give you a magnificent funeral like this...?"

With that, his lava fist slammed towards Whitebeard, evaporating all the surrounding dust and impurities!

Whitebeard clenched his fist and shook the air, causing the air to shatter into cracks in all directions. The resulting shockwave collided with the Lava Fist!

"Dog Biting Crimson Lotus!!"

Following the initial clash, Akainu's next attack came swiftly, his entire molten arm transforming into an incredibly hot and terrifying dog-like form, slamming towards Whitebeard's face!

"Don't get too cocky!"

Whitebeard raised his naginata, imbued with a powerful shockwave, and suddenly slashed it down diagonally!

The surrounding houses were instantly shattered, and Akainu's lava arm broke apart, scattering sparks in all directions. He himself was thrown back more than ten steps by the enormous force before finally stopping, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth with a gloomy expression.