Chapter 246: A Hidden Card, the Straw Hat Pirates in Peril / Chapter 247: Dark Green Slashes, the Sword Intent Domain Opens Again

"Stand back! This man is beyond your ability to handle!"

As he watched the newcomer, Zoro's expression gradually turned serious.

Just like back then, when he and Kuina had still been together. The person who had come that time had been the same: his aura was dark and unreadable, he wore black from head to toe and a pair of sunglasses, and his entire body radiated killing intent as black as ink.

Luffy stood where he was without moving. Seeing him spacing out, Nami casually tugged at him. Unexpectedly, one of his arms was stretched into a noodle.

"Luffy!! Your ability works again!!"

Hearing this, the newcomer chuckled and said in a strange tone, "No wonder Moonlight? Moria was instantly killed! Did that person use the Forbidden Law Realm?"

The Straw Hat Pirates were all stunned. This was a new term, one they had never encountered before.

"Heh heh! You don't know?"

Seeing the Straw Hat Pirates' bewildered expressions, the newcomer did not rush to attack. Against these youngsters who had not even reached Admiral level, he had more than enough room to spare.

But he knew just how terrifying that woman was. During the previous Buster Call, it was not only the Marines carrying out the order who had died.

Three of their fellow Dragon Guard members had died as well. They were no ordinary people, either. Each was a super-powerful fighter with Admiral-level strength—the World Government's hidden foundation.

This time, the five of them had come prepared to die. He knew that if they wanted to accomplish their goal, they could not use ordinary methods. That was also what the captain of this operation had said on the way here.

Moreover, all five of them had the same thought: capture Robin, obtain the Sword Case, and use it