"This… this is it!"
"They're all golden warriors."
"One was enough to defeat Buffalo Aquite, and now ten more have appeared!"
All the pirates in the distance gasped, involuntarily looking up at the clear sky, then at the ten golden warriors majestically walking towards Paper Man. The pressure they exuded was terrifying just to imagine.
"Hmph! I'm not that idiot."
Paper Man remained calm. Instead of retreating, he took the initiative, rushing out first to attack the nearest golden warrior.
His rapier, imbued with Armament Haki, struck like lightning, piercing straight through the golden warrior. But it was useless.
The golden warrior's metallic face remained impassive. He wielded his golden great axe, splitting the earth as he brought it down.
Paper Man, with a look of disdain, prepared to pull out his rapier and dodge. He wouldn't be as idiotic as Buffalo Aquite, who not only didn't dodge but actively went to get beaten.
But the next moment, his face changed, because the golden warrior's entire chest formed a single entity, directly trapping his rapier.
In a flash, Paper Man dropped his rapier and lightly floated backward. The golden great axe slammed into the ground, tearing a trench over thirty meters long.
Immediately after, the sunlight was blocked. Paper Man looked at the nine golden warriors surrounding him, wielding various golden weapons, looking down as if to hack him to death.
However~
Rumble!!!
Cold light constantly exploded. Under the combined attack of the nine golden warriors, Paper Man, with his hands in his pockets, elegantly and evasively dodged in the gaps, avoiding all attacks.
"It's useless. I am Paper Man, who ate the Paramecia Devil Fruit, Paper-Paper Fruit. These attacks can't hurt me at all. As long as there's wind, I can drift with it."
Paper Man was very confident in his dodging ability. His body was like a light, thin sheet of paper.
Any incoming attack would create a wind pressure, and he could dodge freely by following that wind pressure. This was a very profound evasion ability.
Unless he was fixed like a sheet of paper and then pierced by a sharp object, he could dodge any attack. This was just one of the most basic applications of the Paper-Paper Fruit.
To be wanted for 360 million Berries, he was definitely not weak.
Clang clang clang!!!
Just as Paper Man was confident and arrogant, the ten golden warriors suddenly burst apart, transforming into flexible streams that forcibly enveloped the surrounding area.
With lightning speed, they intertwined and swept around, like several small tornadoes merging into one massive tornado connecting heaven and earth.
Paper Man's expression changed drastically. Carelessly caught in it, only his head remained outside, while everything below his neck was encased in the golden pillars.
Most showy was that the top of the golden pillars bloomed into a golden snow lotus, spewing out a large amount of gold dust. Many pirates in the distance were drenched.
"It's gold dust! Quickly, collect it."
"We're rich!"
The pirates and thugs were ecstatic, finding pots, pans, or sacks from who knows where, attempting to collect all the scattered gold dust.
"Damn it." Paper Man panicked.
He didn't expect the ten golden warriors to suddenly transform. A moment of carelessness led to eternal regret.
He struggled with all his might, but besides his head, nothing below his neck could move.
Thump thump~
The golden warrior standing in front of Aquite turned around and walked to Paper Man. His metallic face was utterly cold.
"Wanted for 360 million Berries, how have you survived until now?"
"If you have the guts, let me go." Paper Man forced himself to calm down. He had only been careless.
He didn't feel like he had lost.
The golden warrior said nothing. This guy was probably deluded by his past achievements.
In fact, this kind of arrogance is a flaw every strong person has. Including Kaos.
This is not an isolated case; it's a perfectly normal occurrence. Many strong people fall due to arrogance.
After all, there are many strange Devil Fruits in this world, and one might just end up getting their eyes pecked out by the goose they hunted daily. They deserved it.
Although their death was unjust, who told them to act like that! Showing off isn't something everyone can do.
The key is showing off in front of an enemy stronger than oneself. Isn't that like lighting a lamp in the toilet to find shit!
Paper Man's current predicament was a living textbook example.
The golden warrior ignored Paper Man's roar, walked into the restaurant, grabbed various fruits and black cloth found by the owner, flew up to the golden snow lotus, and directly threw them in.
Then he crashed to the ground in front of Aquite. Little Six and the others quickly grabbed their weapons, swallowing their saliva.
"Your foolishness has successfully caught my attention. I hope to see you in the New World someday. This mace is for you."
The golden warrior's right arm detached, forming a shining golden mace that slammed to the ground in front of Aquite. Engraved on it were the three characters: Golden Emperor.
Kaos did not intend to kill this simpleton. Such simple-minded fools are too rare in the vast sea.
This personality made him unable to hate him.
Moreover, this guy had a good reputation. For the sake of him having accompanied him for quite some time, he would reluctantly let him go!
"You're letting me go!"
Aquite, supported by a few subordinates, withdrew his gaze from the golden mace that had created a crater, looking at the golden warrior with great confusion.
But now his face was bruised and swollen, and his speech was a bit airy.
"Scram!"
The golden warrior turned to look at the golden snow lotus. Paper Man had already been swallowed.
"Boss, let's retreat first."
Little Six sniffled, and with the other three, laboriously carried the mace, joy irrepressible on his face.
This mace was at least four meters long, with a minimum value starting at 300 million Berries. But it was so heavy!
Yet, they had struck it rich.
"You let me go today, and I will repay you someday."
Aquite rumbled. Although he was foolish and a bit dim-witted, he understood the concept of repaying kindness.
He wasn't an ungrateful ox.
The golden warrior waved his hand with his back turned, and then the Buffalo Pirate Crew began to retreat.
However, many pirates followed, clearly eyeing that shining golden mace.
Kaos no longer intended to interfere. Spared his life was already his grace.
This was only because Aquite's personality was rather foolish and simple. If it were a cunning and slippery pirate, he would definitely not have escaped.
Whether he survived or not depended on Aquite himself.
Inside the golden snow lotus at this moment, Paper Man was already riddled with holes, pierced like a hedgehog.
The dark space around him was covered with fruits, and the golden walls were all black cloth, tightly sealed without any gaps.
Inside the restaurant, Kaos sipped red wine. If this attempt failed again, then next time he would try Sea Stone or Armament Haki.
Or perhaps these methods were all effective, just with a lower success rate. Trying a few more times might just be a blind cat finding a dead mouse.
"What is Golden Emperor doing?"
"I don't know."
"Golden Emperor previously suffocated Transparent Man, Goya Trensu, to death."
"How much hatred must that be!"
"Golden Emperor is indeed cruel and ferocious."
Many pirates shivered. Golden Emperor actually liked to suffocate his enemies to death; wasn't that burying them alive and letting them suffocate?
Suffocation, after all, was very painful. His methods were so cruel.
Of course, some pirates frowned in thought.
After all, the golden warrior had just thrown a lot of things in, seemingly a black cloth and many fruits. Were these for Paper Man's burial?
There's no need for that! Do they have to perform rituals to kill someone now??
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