Chapter 318: The Climax of the Battle

At first, Buggy also felt this method was flashy and impractical, but after a series of coincidences, he suddenly felt it was feasible.

However, he was now encountering his own problems; the reason the journey had been safe so far was, firstly, because his reputation was sufficient to deter ordinary imperial generals from wanting to provoke him.

After all, in their eyes, he was a monster on the same level as Shanks.

They were fellow disciples, after all; even if he wasn't as good, he couldn't be that far off.

Of course, the most important reason was that they were following behind Luffy to pick up scraps.

Looking at it along the way, it seemed like they were acting as Luffy's rearguard, but in reality, they were just taking advantage of the situation.

But now that Luffy was stuck in front, Buggy found it difficult to move forward or retreat, falling into a dilemma.

Yet his fanatical subordinates were still urging him on. It could only be said that he was once again being held at gunpoint.

"Stop shouting! I have my own rhythm..."

Buggy appeared a bit irritable at this moment. He was wondering whether to grit his teeth and push forward to maintain his presence.

However, the next moment, he only felt a sword light soar into the sky.

Mihawk, who was before him, seemed to have lost his patience; he swung the Tai'e Sword in his hand in a full circle. With him as the center, he unleashed a wave of black Qi within a hundred-meter radius.

In an instant, the air seemed to fall silent.

This sword strike was aimed at Luffy, but it wasn't aimed at him alone.

It simultaneously radiated a strange aura, as if it could stun everyone present.

All buildings within a hundred-meter radius snapped in response. Everyone within that hundred-meter range was so terrified that they all knelt on the ground, trembling.

This was only because Mihawk had given a warning beforehand; otherwise, the power of this sword strike would have left no survivors within a hundred miles.

Luffy opened his mouth wide, leaning on the ground with both hands, gasping for air.

In that very moment, he had truly felt death.

Is this the strongest swordsman in the martial arts world? It is truly terrifying.

"Forget it, forget it, fame and all that is not important anymore!"

"Better not to push my luck!"

Buggy, who had just been planning to risk it all, immediately shrank back.

In the current situation, whenever Buggy encountered trouble, he always wanted to complain about how it would have been better if he hadn't crippled his own cultivation back then.

However, everyone could understand this as a common human sentiment; the events of the past were indeed something to regret now.

But facing Mihawk, Buggy couldn't bring himself to say such things.

He felt that even if he hadn't crippled his cultivation and had kept practicing until now, he probably wouldn't necessarily be a match for this kid before him.

He suddenly thought of his senior brother. He had once heard rumors that Mihawk had challenged his senior brother, and the outcome had been a draw.

This was truly terrifying; although Buggy hated his senior brother, he had to admit that his senior brother was a once-in-a-millennium genius in the martial arts world.

And back then, he had always been a cut above him.

"It must just be that he's on par with my senior brother in terms of swordsmanship!"

Buggy consoled himself, having completely lost any intention of moving forward.

When the gap in strength was too vast, he felt that even his legendary luck couldn't save him.

Mihawk's performance completely attracted everyone's attention, especially his temperament.

Everyone appeared somewhat silent, but no one dared to step forward to provoke him.

This guy was indeed quite annoying, but he really couldn't be messed with.

"I still underestimated this guy!"

Squeezing the sand in his hand, Crocodile's eyes revealed a look of wariness.

He didn't have much interaction with Mihawk. He hadn't expected this person's strength to be so terrifying.

"Heh, if it's a person like this, he barely qualifies to cooperate with me!"

Doflamingo's expression immediately darkened.

Crocodile's words could be considered a public slap in his face.

But he didn't dare to criticize Mihawk, and for a moment, he actually froze in place, somewhat at a loss.

【Brothers, type 'Clown' on the public screen!】

【I'm dying of laughter, I actually felt a bit of a cuckold plot!】

【Doflamingo's aura was so high just a moment ago, Crocodile's sentence completely wiped it out!】

【Yeah, yeah, yeah, very impressive, very impressive, but it's useless, feels inferior to Mihawk.】

【He's so arrogant, it puts a lot of pressure on the other Seven Warlords!】

【Sigh, can only say the resistance to saving Ace has increased again, it's still a huge mountain!】

【It's okay, Mihawk didn't use his full strength either, he's just focused on hammering Luffy and won't join the main battlefield.】

【If you ask me, Mihawk is just too principled; why reason so much with the imperial court? They're just bullying you, Old Mi, for being an intellectual.】

Doflamingo felt at this moment that he had become the focus of the entire scene, only as a clown.

Furious, he no longer held back; I don't dare to provoke Mihawk, but I don't dare to hammer you?

You, Crocodile, I think I've really given you too much face!

"Sandstorm!"

Crocodile also lost his temper for real now. Who had he offended along the way? He just wanted to take down Whitebeard; why was someone always blocking him?

The battlefield became completely chaotic, and everyone seemed to be fighting with real fire, only the targets had changed somewhat.

Standing on the high platform, Sengoku scanned the entire scene and frowned slightly; even he, known as the "Wise General," could not control this chaotic situation.

What on earth are these big shots doing? Completely incomprehensible.

Crocodile was indeed strengthened. He just raised his hand slightly. A sky full of sand and wind swept through; the same move was much stronger than when he was in Alabasta, and that was a desert!

With large-scale attacks like his, there would be many innocent victims.

For example, a certain Great God Buggy who was still thinking.

He truly achieved being shaken to death by the aftermath.

But Buggy expressed, what could he do? In front, Mihawk was hacking away wildly.

Behind, Crocodile was either blowing wind or sand.

Caught in the middle, he really had no temper at all.

【Good, a direct aftermath shook this clown to death, let's see what you white-knights have to say now!】

【Laughing to death, brother, I said long ago that relying on luck won't get you far, how about that, true colors revealed!】

【Laughing to death, someone actually got shaken by the aftermath, ah, white-knights, speak up!】

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【Impossible, according to the laws of legendary luck, how could he be hit by the aftermath, this is unscientific, this is a setting problem!】

【The die-hard fans of Great God Buggy say this will be a heavy day, but after thinking carefully, they calmed down: No, it's a trap! Perhaps it's some new trick!】

【Forget it! Wake up, white-knights! A lucky player like him has already done well to get here! This clown character should have revealed his true colors long ago! Being able to pretend until now is already the author's favor to him!】

The haters had already begun to revel.

Wasn't the scene before them a hard slap in the face to those lucky players?

Sure enough, the prisoners who had followed Buggy immediately noticed something was wrong.

Why was the boss directly swept up by the sandstorm?

This didn't seem quite right.

"Don't worry, the boss must have his own ideas for doing this!"

"Exactly, what kind of character is Great God Buggy? Is his approach something we can fathom?"

"Everyone shut up, I believe the boss has his own rhythm!"

Buggy was already hanging in the sky, and these prisoners were still making excuses for him.

After all, the impression he had brought before was too profound, making it hard for them to doubt him.

"Legendary luck!"

"Legendary luck!"

Buggy, swept up in mid-air, was screaming wildly, but no one could hear him.

He was very unclear about what script the heavens had arranged for him.

"Noisy, it's time to end this!"

Mihawk seemed to be getting a bit annoyed with the fight.

He gripped his sword hilt slightly, seemingly intending to deliver the final blow.