At that moment, Lu Yu seemed to think of something. He actually wanted to use the Flame-Flame Fruit against the Rock-Rock Fruit and see which was stronger. In an instant, Lu Yu unleashed Fire Fist and blasted it toward Bill. Bill immediately blocked it with a hand filled with magma, which burst from his palm on the spot. The two masses of flame rumbled through the air as they burned.
Bartolomeo shouted loudly from the side, "Senior Lu Yu is amazing!"
Desire said from the side, "So powerful!"
Bill panted as he pushed himself up from one knee. He looked at Luffy before him, and Luffy glared at him furiously. "You can't take me down."
Bill said, "Is this the strength of someone with a six-billion bounty?"
In an instant, all of Bill's subordinates sailed their ships over and surrounded the furnace, shouting, "Bill!"
Suddenly, they saw the people ahead of them. "Is that Desire? Why is she with Straw Hat and the others? Desire!"
Desire said, "Listen, everyone, Bill has..."
Before she could finish, Bill rose to his feet with a sinister grin. "Desire betrayed us. She defected to Straw Hat and wants to destroy the Silver Pirate Alliance. Aberon and Peseta have already been defeated."
"What?!" Everyone else was utterly shocked. "So the reason the Straw Hat Pirates are attacking their way in is because..."
An idea suddenly struck Bill. "Desire led them here."
Desire said angrily, "What are you talking about? Everyone, don't be fooled!"
Bartolomeo said, "It's no use, Desire."
Still furious, Desire argued, "I saw it with my own eyes! Bill abandoned our companions underground and turned them into slaves to work!"
Everyone was shocked upon hearing this, but Bill stood up and said confidently, "Hey, hey, how could I possibly do something like that