Grinding His Teeth in Rage

"Who I am isn't important. What matters is... this Devil Fruit belongs to me now. Haha, thanks!" he said smugly, lightly shaking the Devil Fruit in his hand as if showing off his spoils to everyone.

Bartolomeo, standing nearby, froze at the sight, disbelief written all over his face. He had thought he had stumbled upon a huge bargain, only to have someone else beat him to the Devil Fruit.

Colonel Wild Dog was even more furious, grinding his teeth as he glared at Moke. He cursed inwardly, Damn it! I worked so hard to get that Devil Fruit. I was planning to use it to build connections with the higher-ups! And now this bastard stole it from me.

However, although Colonel Wild Dog was enraged, he was still wary of Moke's abilities. After all, anyone who could obtain a Devil Fruit so easily was certainly no ordinary person. So he forcibly suppressed his anger and did not attack at once.

But now that Moke knew it was a Devil Fruit, there was no way he would return it. That meant a fierce battle between them was unavoidable.

Colonel Wild Dog took a deep breath. He knew he could not hesitate any longer and had to act decisively. His figure flashed as he instantly used Shave from the Navy's Six Powers, vanishing from everyone's sight like lightning.

The next moment, he reappeared before Moke like a ghost. Without hesitation, he attacked, his index finger shooting straight toward Moke's brow like a spear, swift as lightning and terrifyingly powerful.

Clang...

Moke showed no intention of backing down before Colonel Wild Dog's attack. Relying on his formidable abilities, he resolutely prepared to counterattack. At the instant Wild Dog's finger was about to strike his brow, time seemed to freeze.

In the blink