He's in One Piece, but he's also part of the Phantom Troupe.

Chapter 87 There are really a lot of monsters on this sea!

The situation on the field has become extremely critical.

The life of a tiny droplet is like a candle flickering in the wind, ready to be extinguished at any moment.

Meanwhile, Machi, the only doctor in the group, is being held hostage by the other side.

Kuroro made his judgment almost instantly.

The Black Gang can be attacked at any time, and there will be plenty of opportunities to encounter them in the future. If Shizuku and Nami don't receive treatment soon, they probably won't be able to hold on.

The biggest difference between the Black Gang and the Phantom Troupe is that the Phantom Troupe values ​​the importance of its members, while the Black Gang consists entirely of ambitious individuals with no sense of camaraderie.

"Deal. Hand over my people, and I can let you leave alive—" Kuroro said coldly.

Seeing Kuroro nod, Teach cautiously led his crew to retreat slowly, leaving Van Augur, who possessed the Teleportation Fruit, to hold the two hostages in check.

Teach and the others cautiously escaped to the Gibeck Sword on the shore, and the sailboat slowly sailed away.

Seeing that his boss had safely escaped, Van Augur looked at Kuroro and said:

"Same ability user, oh, until next time—"

Then he slowly released his hands and his figure disappeared from the spot.

The members of the Phantom Troupe quickly helped Nami up from the ground and untied Machi and Kubi.

Bages's body lay there, cold and lifeless.

Machi flashed to the side of the two wounded, and instantly activated [Nen Thread Stitching]. Countless Nen threads wrapped around her hands, passed through a silver needle, and she began stitching the two bodies at a dazzling speed.

However, as the treatment progressed, Machi's complexion became increasingly pale, and her hands began to tremble.

Kuroro walked over to her and patted her on the shoulder.

"Stop, Machi—"

"Captain..." Machi raised her head, her eyes filled with helplessness.

"Xiao Di's injuries were too severe. I have stitched up all her external wounds and stopped the bleeding."

However, she has many internal bruises caused by the trauma, and if she doesn't receive timely treatment, she probably won't last much longer...

"Nami's situation is even more bizarre. She has no external injuries whatsoever, yet she is suffering unimaginable pain. I don't know how much longer she can endure..."

"I'm so useless..." Machi's eyes were full of self-reproach.

"I'm so useless!"

"As a medical professional, I feel helpless in the face of their current situation..."

"It's not your fault... Machi," Kuroro said softly, trying to comfort her.

【Niansi Suturing】The ability to suture wounds and even perfectly reattach severed arms is an extremely rare skill.

You can't expect it to be all-powerful!

Kuroro raised his head and looked at the tallest mountain on Drum Island behind him, which was covered in snow.

A castle can be vaguely seen atop the mountain.

"If this were anywhere else, we probably wouldn't be able to do it."

"Thank goodness this is Drum Island, I know someone who can save them!"

"There's still time—"

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The sea breeze, carrying the stench of blood, swept across the deck as the Sword of Gibeck slowly sailed away from this dangerous sea area.

The moment Van Oka's figure appeared on the bow of the ship, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"That was quite a mess..." Teach wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

"I almost got caught here."

A somber atmosphere, as if the crew had survived a catastrophe, filled the deck.

Everyone's face was filled with lingering fear.

Since that man was able to kill Burgess with a single blow,

This means that anyone on the ship, except for Teach himself, could become the next victim.

"Advanced Armament Haki..." Teach licked his chapped lips, a greedy glint in his eyes. "What an alluring power."

But then he immediately showed a confused expression.

"I don't understand..."

"How could such a powerful pirate crew suddenly appear? I've never heard of anything like it before..."

Having previously served on the White Group, he had seen and experienced much, recognizing almost all the renowned and powerful figures on this vast ocean.

I had never heard of Kuroro or the Phantom Pirates before...

A person with advanced Armament Haki could never be an unknown individual!

"Can you tell what kind of abilities the other person has?" Teach asked Van Augur, who had similar abilities.

Van Oka pushed up his glasses, his gaze behind the lenses sharp as an eagle's:

"It seems to be completely consistent with my teleportation fruit ability."

"And that's exactly what I don't understand..."

"It's impossible for two identical Devil Fruit abilities to appear on this vast ocean."

"So you have no clue..."

"Drug Q, what about you?" Teach turned to the sickly man slumped on horseback.

Lying sprawled on the sick horse, Doc Q recalled the scene from just moments ago, his expression turning grave, and he slowly spoke:

"Besides that teleportation ability, I discovered something else."

"The other party seems to possess some kind of ability, which can release invisible energy to keep my poisonous miasma out."

"I'm not sure if this is an application of domineering style?"

After thinking for a moment, Teach shook his head. "Of the three types of Haki I know of, none can do that."

"That's another thing that I find strange..." He looked utterly bewildered.

"That power...it seems like a completely new power system—"

Lafayette looked very unwell, seemingly still shaken.

"It's not just teleportation; the opposing team also has a member who can make objects fly."

When Kuroro and the others first appeared, they were flying in the sky on ice spikes.

"About this ability..." Teach stroked his chin.

"I don't know why, but it always gives me a vague sense of familiarity..."

Lafayette continued:

"I took the opportunity during the retreat to observe the others as well."

"That burly, bushy-haired savage looked just like Bages."

"The guy in samurai clothes has two famous swords at his waist; he's obviously a swordsman."

"Wait!" The black-bearded man suddenly looked shocked.

Upon hearing the mention of the famous sword, Blackbeard finally understood where that vague sense of familiarity came from...

"Those two swords are... Sakura Juu and Ki Kurei! They're Shiki the Golden Lion's swords!"

"So, even the Golden Lion was defeated by them?!"

Teach looked on in astonishment.

The other side is... a pirate crew capable of hunting the Golden Lion!

"There are so many monsters on this sea!"

"Could that levitation ability be from the Float-Float Fruit?!"

Teach truly lives up to his reputation as a ruthless tycoon who can endure for over a decade for the sake of a single fruit. His meticulousness is such that he has almost figured out the general outline!

"We're still missing a lot of information about this group! Looks like we need to be more vigilant!"

"Could it be that some of them are capable of extracting Devil Fruits?"

"But as far as I know, the only Devil Fruit that can be separated from its fruit in the Earth Encyclopedia is the Dark-Dark Fruit, right?"

Teach looked completely puzzled.

Thinking of this, Teach narrowed his eyes, his gaze slowly shifting to Hisoka, his eyes burning with intensity:

"You seem to know them? What's your relationship with them?"

Hisoka nodded quite calmly, but he would definitely not give Teach any information about the Phantom Troupe.

Because that would also expose his true nature.

"Hmm~ I do know it." He toyed with a playing card that had somehow appeared between his fingers.

"However, the word 'know' might not be quite accurate... more precisely, it should be..."

The relationship between 'prey' and 'hunter'~

Hisoka pressed the playing cards to his lips, his eyes gradually turning sinister:

"That man named Kuroro... is the best prey~"

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