The Death of Vergo

Vergo took off his military coat, revealing his muscular upper body.

Expressionless, he gripped his signature bamboo staff and walked step by step toward the center of the battlefield. The chaos around him had nothing to do with him. He had only one thought: this was an opportunity.

The position of G-5 Branch commander was vacant, and he could use this chance to earn merit and rise to it.

As for the intruder's strength, he was not worried. His Armament Haki ranked among the best in the entire base, and his martial arts were even more refined, giving him immense confidence.

As he stepped out of the building, he saw Monet pulling her longsword from a passing corpse. Their eyes met, and invisible sparks seemed to erupt in the air.

"Invading a Marine Base is a capital crime."

Vergo shouted coldly, Armament Haki covering his entire body and the bamboo staff in his hand.

Monet said nothing. She merely spread her bat wings, vanished from where she stood, and appeared before Vergo. Her Armament Haki-coated claws slashed down with a piercing shriek.

Vergo raised his bamboo staff to block. A metallic clang exploded, and the shockwave sent the nearby Marines flying.

Such strength!

Vergo was startled. He stepped back half a pace to dissipate the force, spun the bamboo staff in his hand, and thrust it toward Monet's throat from a strange angle.

Monet's Observation Haki had already predicted the attack. She twisted aside, raised her left hand, and blue arcs of lightning danced across her palm.

The current traveled along the bamboo staff, paralyzing Vergo's entire body for an instant.

In that brief instant, Monet's claws swept across his shoulder, sending blood spraying.

Vergo grunted and retreated. He could feel the blood at his wound beginning to flow abnormally,