More and more people gathered around Lucci, until a dense, dark mass surrounded him, too many to count.
These puppets were all powerful. They had been pirates before stumbling onto Mist Island and falling into Bruce's trap.
Becoming puppets had not weakened them in the slightest. That alone showed how terrifying the Puppet-Puppet Fruit was.
Bang! Several pirates with bounties over a hundred million surrounded Lucci and attacked relentlessly. Others rushed in behind them. Though Lucci thought little of them, the sheer numbers put him on the defensive.
"Wahaha... Lucci, go on down to hell! When I get serious, no one but our captain can stand against me." Bruce grinned smugly and swept out his arm like a general commanding an army. His puppets surged toward Lucci in a dark tide.
Buck fled all the way over. When he saw Lucci surrounded, his eyes darted. He rushed in amid the chaos and quickly touched him.
Then Buck turned and left. Stone was fighting several puppets, panting hard and drenched in sweat.
Suddenly, Lucci appeared. "How's it going? Need a hand?"
Stone nodded at once. "Then what are you waiting for? Get over here and help!"
"Sure." Lucci stepped up beside him, and they stood back to back. Stone had his guard down. Without warning, Lucci punched him in the back of the head and shouted, "You let your guard down!"
"You..." Dazed by the blow, Stone saw stars and collapsed. Buck hurried over with his men, and before long they had captured Stone.
"Lucci, why?" Stone glared at him and demanded an answer.
Lucci gave him a look reserved for idiots. "I'm not Lucci!"
"Take him away!" Buck waved a hand, and his men dragged Stone off.
Buck spotted Zoro approaching in the distance. An idea struck him, and he