Carlos understood. If he wanted to make such a strong man surrender obediently, he must not only use Kozuki Hiyori to arouse his old feelings for Oden, but also show strong strength to let him see hope against the Beasts Pirates. Both were indispensable.
Carlos's indifferent tone succeeded in irritating the other party. Veins popped up on Shutenmaru's forehead, and he said coldly:
"Good, very good! I need to teach you a lesson!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he jumped up, but his fat body was surprisingly fast. Everyone only felt a strong wind blowing by. A cross flying slash instantly appeared in front of Carlos. The next moment, Shutenmaru followed closely, spanning a distance of more than ten meters. Holding the sharp blade in both hands, he slashed at Carlos's neck! The astonishing Armament Haki was tightly entangled on the blade, which shimmered with cold light.
He knew very well how powerful the other party was. As soon as the fight started, he used his most powerful skill—Taoyuan Ten Fists! However, the next moment, it hit the air. Shutenmaru raised his head in astonishment, but met the other person's eyes in mid-air, and froze in place.
"You, your eyes..." He didn't know how to describe these eyes. Weird, mysterious, and unspeakably heart-pounding.
Carlos frowned slightly. "What? Why did you stop? If you don't want to fight, just kneel down to show your submission."
"Bastard..." Shutenmaru's eyes sharpened. He suppressed the uneasiness in his heart and immediately launched a violent and fierce offensive. Although the blade was wrapped with the amazing Armament Haki, each blade was powerful enough to crack mountains and rocks. But they couldn't touch Carlos at all.
"Nice weapon color, good swordsmanship," Carlos commented to himself while strolling away from the violent attacks. He had come here in person this time to rescue Jack. But more importantly, he wanted to test the results of his training during this period, as well as the strength of the Nine Red Scabbards. And he was very satisfied with the effect. After activating the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, his powers of observation were greatly improved. No slightest movement could escape his eyes. Coupled with Observation Haki, he perfectly dodged every attack from the opponent. Of course, all this was based on the premise that there was not a big gap between the two parties' knowledge and color.
The figures of the two staggered back and forth, from the camp to the forest. A series of fierce and domineering slashes were fired in all directions. Countless big trees fell down one after another. Broken leaves, branches, and sawdust scattered all over the sky. The ground beneath their feet was even more shattered, filled with countless criss-crossing ravines and fissures.
The bandits on the side kept cheering loudly. "I thought this guy was so strong. He wasn't like the big guy before, who was beaten by the boss Shutenmaru until he couldn't fight back." "The guy with a bounty of 1.5 billion beli seems to be nothing more than that."
The fight between the two also attracted the attention of Jack and others not far away. "That, that's Brother Garros!" "Great! The boss is here to save us!" "What a fierce battle." After a brief period of joy, everyone began to worry. Through the faint moonlight, one could vaguely see Garros retreating continuously, as if he was beaten by the opponent and unable to fight back. Jack was suddenly startled and growled in disbelief:
"Boss Garros, you are actually at a disadvantage?" "Damn it, is this damn fat guy so strong?"
A layman looks at the excitement, an expert looks at the skill. After being unable to attack for a long time, Shutenmaru's expression became serious, and his heart became more and more impatient. He had swung hundreds of slashes at the opponent! But without exception, they were all easily dodged by Carlos. Gradually, the bandits also discovered that something was wrong.
"Coward, don't hide if you can!" "Do you dare to go head-to-head with our boss?"
"That's right, at this level you really can't tell anything," Carlos suddenly stopped moving and stood quietly.
"Good chance!" Shutenmaru's eyes lit up, and without thinking, he stepped forward and chopped with all his strength!
Clang—a clear voice sounded. A strong backlash came, and Shutenmaru's hands went numb. He couldn't help but take a few steps back. At some point, a huge purple skeleton had appeared around Carlos.
"What, what is this? Devil Fruit ability?" Shutenmaru looked shocked before he could react. The huge bones began to gradually become plump at a speed visible to the naked eye. The appearance gradually formed into a giant warrior wearing armor.
"If you can take this blow, it means you are qualified to become my subordinate. If you can't, then die," Carlos said in a deep voice, slowly raising the giant sword in his hand. Black flames and Armament Haki instantly swept across the entire blade. An overwhelming sense of terror and oppression came over him. The strong sense of crisis that burst out in his heart made Shutenmaru take two steps back suddenly, and he couldn't help but assume a posture as if he was facing a formidable enemy.
"Dark Flame Slash!" The dark sword light flashed over. Before this attack could hit, the terrifying waves escaping caused chaos in the surrounding space. Trees, rocks, everything along the way turned to ashes in an instant. At this moment, the world seemed to have lost all color, leaving only endless darkness.
The next moment, Shutenmaru screamed and flew hundreds of meters away. There was a huge knife mark on his chest that was deep enough to show the bone. Groups of black flames continued to burn his body and spread in all directions. Seeing Shutenmaru rolling and wailing on the ground, the faces of the gangsters of the Toushan Bandit Group changed drastically!
Several loyal men rushed forward to extinguish the black flames burning on his body. But as soon as they touched it, black flames swept through their bodies, and they turned into ashes without a word. The rest of the bandits' eyes widened in horror, and they all took a few steps back.
"What a terrible flame! Don't come close!" "Is this the strength of the Beasts Pirates' big sign? It's too scary..."
Jack completely forgot about the pain in his body, stared blankly at the giant warrior in the distance, and swallowed hard. "Is this the true strength of Brother Garros..."
Under everyone's frightened eyes, Carlos slowly walked to Shutenmaru. Under the burning fire of Amaterasu, Shutenmaru had completely lost consciousness but was still breathing weakly. Carlos nodded and put the black flame into his left eye. He ordered his men to rescue Jack and the others. Under the threat of this knife, the bandits only dared to huddle aside and watch helplessly.
"Boss, I just received news that the ugly boy has appeared!" "Hey, Jack, can you still move? Take this guy back and lock him up." "It's time to meet this so-called ugly boy."