"Leave Jinbei to me. You focus on dealing with Lynch first,"
"I'll kill Jinbei first, then come help you," Tokikake said, drawing his sword and charging forward
Akainu and Doberman then turned their attention to Lynch, launching their attack together.
Meanwhile, the two elite Vice Admirals, Momonga and Onigumo, fight against Oven, Perospero, and Garrett.
Dalmecia, the Vice Admiral wearing a dog head decoration, faced off with Daifuku.
The battlefield quickly split into several smaller fights, with Baron Tamagou standing alone without any enemies
Thanks to Lynch's repeated defeats of Baron Tamagou, his strength had grown to a level just below Katakuri's.
No matter which battlefield he joins, it is enough to determine the victory of that battle.
"Mom, Lynch..."
Baron Tamagou hesitated for a moment between the two battlefields, but decided to help Big Mom first.
"More-More: Seventy times Gun!"
Boom!
A sudden gunshot caught Baron Tamagou's attention.
Turning towards the source of the shot, his eyes widened in shock. "Is this really a bullet from a gun?"
The bullet, larger than a cannonball, sped towards him at an unbelievable speed — at least five times the speed of sound.
"Can't escape!"
Baron Tamagou quickly raised his two pairs of large wings to block the incoming projectile, now less than 50 meters away.
Although Baron Tamagou had eaten a Paramecia fruit, his current form resembled a giant rooster with a hybrid animal-human appearance, as if he had consumed the Chicken Fruit.
His head, wings, and feet were all chicken-like, and his body had transformed accordingly.
Boom!
The cannonball-sized bullet struck Baron Tamagou's wings, which were reinforced with Armament Haki.
He was blasted back by the huge force.
"Ahem... am I okay?"
Baron Tamagou fell to the ground, surprised to find himself uninjured, looking over his body in disbelief.
Baron Tamagou had never felt so powerful before, so much so that even he couldn't fully adapt to the strength he now possessed.
If it had been his old self, the blow would have likely left him seriously injured.
"Oh? You, little chicken, are pretty strong too."
A burly CP agent with a sun mask appeared in the air, using Moonwalk to hover.
He looked at Baron Tamagou in surprise, the flintlock gun in his hand releasing puffs of white smoke.
Baron Tamagou frowned, recognizing something familiar about the man's movements.
"More... More... More-More fruits!" Baron Tamagou finally remembered who he was.
"Are you World Destroyer, Byrnndi World?"
"Hahahaha! I didn't expect anyone to remember me after all these years,"
Byrnndi World laughed, tossing aside his sun mask and revealing the rugged face beneath.
"It's really you!"
Baron Tamagou's pupils shrank in shock.
"I never thought the mighty World Destroyer would end up as a lackey of the World Government."
"And you're not from Whitebeard's era—why do you look so young?"
"What do you think I want?" Byrnndi World snorted, blowing out two puffs of hot air through his rough nose.
"They offered me a lot."
The World Government had taken World's most beloved brother hostage and promised to cure his brother's illness in exchange for World's cooperation.
There were many others like World in the World Government.
Why did the World Government build the Impel Down prison?
Slowing the rebirth of Devil Fruits was just one of the reasons.
If it was just to slow down Devil Fruit's rebirth, why didn't they kill those big pirates who were heinous and didn't eat Devil Fruit?
The real reason is that the World Government seeks to recruit powerful lackeys.
If they are willing to serve them, no matter the crimes they committed, they can be forgiven and become a respected CP member.
Of course, this only applies to strong individuals like Byrnndi World.
Those without powerful strength or a Devil Fruit are either used as playthings for the Celestial Dragons or forced to work as laborers, eventually dying from exhaustion in the Impel Down prison.
As for why Byrnndi World looks middle-aged now, it's because he's been frozen for over 20 years. But of course, he wouldn't tell anyone that.
"Hmph, you were once a senior pirate, and your reputation as the World Destroyer has gone to waste. You should die!"
Baron Tamagou snarled, suddenly launching himself into the air like a cannonball, reaching the same height as World.
"Benedi Legs!" he shouted, spinning his legs rapidly.
As a member of the long-legged tribe, his legs were twice the length of a normal person's, giving him a natural advantage in kicking techniques.
"The brats of this new era are so arrogant!" World muttered.
"More More · Hundred Times Slash!"
World drew a hand ax from his waist, and it instantly grew to a hundred meters long in his hands.
The giant ax cut through the howling wind, crashing down with immense force.
The air burned with flames from the friction of the blade, creating a deafening roar.
"Pfft~" Baron Dandan was sliced in half, his body splitting down the middle.
Though a normal person would have been dead, his skin cracked like an eggshell, and from it, a new Egg Baron emerged.
"So strong, I can't even land a hit," Baron Tamagou muttered, struggling to regain his footing.
He realized that while his opponent's physical strength didn't seem extraordinary, the fruit ability was almost incomprehensibly powerful, bordering on the perverse.
"Hahaha, little chicken, let's see how you handle my trick!"
"More More: Hundred times double guns!"
After reloading his flintlock, World pulled the trigger again.
This time, the bullet hit Baron Tamagou with even more power, leaving a cannon-sized wound on his wing, blood pouring out.
World had earned his reputation in the Rocks era, a time when Admirals were numerous and Vice Admirals were common.
His abilities were undeniable, and at one point, he was even compared to Whitebeard and Roger.
He was a man who once struck fear into both the World Government and the Marine.
The title "World Destroyer" was given to him by the World Government during that time.
Later, when Blackbeard massacred the sixth floor of Impel Down, World managed to walk out unscathed, without joining Blackbeard's crew.
This alone speaks about his strength.
He was the kind of man who could easily slice through Celestial Dragons and ships.
After the lockdown was lifted, the World Government didn't hesitate to summon the Shichibukai to deal with him.
Yet, despite all his power, he was ultimately defeated by Luffy, who had only just begun to learn how to use Haki.
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TO BE CONTINUED
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