I reached the top of Pirates

Chapter 299, page 298: Fifty Years!
In a secluded bar.

Stussy entered through the back door, where the place was already closed for the day. He sat at the bar and looked at Bruno, who was standing in front of him with a blank expression.

Looking at Lu Qi sitting next to him, he chuckled, "This place is nice, quite secluded."

"Tell me, what exactly happened?" Stussy looked at Bruno's "gray" expression, while Bruno was bewildered.
"I don't know what happened. When I woke up, my whole body ached. I couldn't use my Door-Door Fruit ability and couldn't sense anything. Also, seawater couldn't make me enter a state of weakness."

Lucci looked at Special Envoy Stussy: "What's your take on this? It's amazing, it's never happened before."

Stussy fell silent. He knew without guessing who did it, because that's how he got his Nine-Tailed Fox Fruit.

However, I never expected that he could actually keep the ability user alive.

He said calmly, "I haven't seen you before, so maybe you've offended someone?"

Bruno looked completely dazed.

Stussy didn't want to dwell on this matter any longer.
"That's settled then. From now on, I will be your superior in this city, and you must obey orders."

Lucci and the other man had no objections; they simply obeyed orders. Stusky's lips curled into a smile.

"That's settled then, I'll be going now."

You can continue with your usual routines from now on.

Don't come looking for me unless it's absolutely necessary.

We use a single-line communication system.

Yingying got up without touching the drinks on the bar, and Stusi left through the back door.

Without making a sound, I noticed several crows with dark, squinting eyes playing on the wall not far away.

A slight smile played at the corners of her lips, indicating that these couple moments were being monitored.

If I hadn't known, I probably wouldn't have thought of such a thing.

Walking down the street, I looked around at the city. It was very prosperous, and the residents had relaxed and happy faces.

"What an amazing city."

……

The concepts of spatial teleportation and doors are clearly visible in the vision.

He swallowed a spatial essence.

As spatial affinity increases, perceiving spatial concepts becomes easier, which is truly a positive change.

As Mercer was envisioning the future, he was thinking about all sorts of amazing abilities, such as spatial teleportation, spatial folding, and spatial confinement.

boom!
A muffled thud was heard not far away.
A figure descended from the sky, blasting a bear paw-shaped impact mark into the burning ground.

Mercer's gaze fell upon him. At the same time, Bear stood up and looked at Mercer, who was located not far away on the central lava lake. He recognized Mercer at a glance and his face flashed with excitement. "Mr. Thunder Emperor."

Mercer: "Bartholomew Bear".

He spoke softly.
Moses looked at him, not knowing why he had come, but he did know that Moses was a member of the Revolutionary Army.

Furthermore, during the previous cleanup of spies on the island, many revolutionaries were also killed.

However, Moses did not sense any malice from him, which is why he has not yet taken action.

The bear was startled when it heard Moses call its name.

Mercer said calmly, "I don't think I know you. Tell me, what brings you here?"

Is it for the reputation of being the world's strongest?

Do you want to challenge me, or do you want to join me?

The light in Xiong's eyes hardened. "My daughter is sick. If you can cure her, I'll give you my life."

Mercer saw a hint of a doting father in his eyes, similar to the look in Ah Jian's eyes.

Moses laughed and said, "Fate?"

Xiong nodded emphatically, his eyes behind his glasses full of anticipation.

Mercer pointed at Ace and the other two and laughed, "No matter what kind of terminal illness it is, I have a way to cure it."

But why should I treat your daughter?

The bear, who was beaming with joy, felt a jolt in his heart upon hearing the second half of the sentence. Just as he was about to speak, Moses chuckled:
"Beat those three down until they can't get up again. If you agree to that, then agree to one more condition: your daughter will be cured."

Otherwise, go back to where you came from.

Bear's expression hardened, but after only a few seconds, his gaze sharpened, and he turned to Ace and the others, saying apologetically:

"I'm sorry, I can't help it. I will definitely come to apologize in person after my daughter recovers."

Ace felt that Mercer didn't want to treat his daughter's illness. He didn't know what this man had done to offend Mercer, that he and the other two had to fight him. They were just making a fool of themselves.

At the same time, he sensed the bear's aura; it was an opponent no weaker than himself.

Ace said calmly:
"Enough talk, let's fight."

next moment,
A line of fire burst out from beside him, and in the blink of an eye, his fist, wielding knuckle dusters, slammed towards the bear's face.

Ace quickly spoke up, "Sabo, you're not allowed to steal my opponent."

Armament Haki enveloped the bear as it unleashed a punch.

Fists collided with fists.

There was a boom.

The intense flames exploded.

Both of them took a few steps back at the same time, and Sabo's eyes narrowed:
"You are strong, but I am stronger."

Xiong's gaze turned serious. This young man was strong, no less so than himself, but for Bonnie's sake, he could not and would not lose.

Squat down into a horse stance, raise your hands at your waist, and the surrounding air and flames converge and compress.

The bear slaps its paw.

The next second, a series of orange-red bear paw-shaped air compression cannons flew towards Sabo.

Seeing this, Ace's figure disappeared into the shadow beneath his feet, and then the shadow transformed into a black shadow that appeared behind the bear in the blink of an eye.

He leaped up and unleashed a powerful shot.

Thump! The bear was kicked away.

In mid-air, the bear's hands formed a hugging shape as it gathered in front of its chest, compressing the scorching air around its hands into its palms.

Bear paw impact.

Seeing Ace charging towards him, crushing the ground, he suddenly unleashed the pressure cannon in his palm.

Ace's gaze sharpened, his right arm transformed into scorching steel, and flames rapidly gathered as he unleashed a punch.

Bang!
A dazzling white light appeared, followed by a blinding shockwave that spread outwards.

The two of them were blasted away together.

Sabo appeared in front of him in a flash and unleashed a high-heat flaming fist.

Suddenly, the bear slapped itself, and with a loud "pop!", it instantly teleported to the ground.

Sabo's gaze sharpened. "The ability to teleport?"

Thunderous.

Just then, the Thundercloud Dragon, which had transformed into a thundercloud in the sky, unleashed its power, and a terrifying pillar of lightning fell from the sky, subduing the bear.

"Aaaaaah!" The screams of agony kept coming from the bear's mouth.

As the lightning dissipated, the bear's entire body turned charred black, and it exhaled a plume of black smoke, its body radiating numbness and excruciating pain.

Panting heavily, he looked at the thunderclouds in the sky, and then saw Ace and Sabo charging towards him from the left and right respectively.

Clap your hands together and pull them outwards, and two red bear paw bubbles will pop out.

Compress them separately in the palm of your hand.

The next moment, he teleported to Ace's side and slapped him.

"Yin Yu Shang Tan. Modified."

The red bear paw air cannon landed on Ace.

The next moment, Ace's eyes widened suddenly as unbearable pain surged from all parts of his body, accompanied by a feeling of numbness.

With a "pop!", the bear teleported behind Sabo, and with its other hand, it slapped the Yin Healing Bomb at Sabo.

Sabo frowned and transformed into a torrent of flames, forcing the bear to leave.

In the blink of an eye, he teleported behind Ace and injected the Yin Healing Bullet into his body again.

Terrifying pain and injuries surged through his body, and Ace suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood, kneeling on the ground.

His pupils dilated uncontrollably, and he thought to himself: This ability is so abnormal.

Just as Xiong was about to finish off Ace with another blow, Ace's pupils suddenly contracted, and a terrifying aura spread out. Black and red arcs of electricity coiled around his body, and with a deep breath, terrifyingly high-temperature flames erupted from within him.

The bear immediately teleported away.

Ace spat out a mouthful of blood, staring at him with a cold gaze: "A little pain is nothing special. You think you can defeat me like this?"

How could I possibly have the face to stay here then?

He then looked at Sabo and the Thundercloud Dragon in the sky, his gaze resolute:

"None of you are allowed to make a move. This guy is my prey."

Sabo looked at Messer in mid-air not far away with a questioning look in his eyes.

Moses looked at Ace's defiant gaze and laughed:

"If you lose, I'll have your sister Peipei teach you a lesson."

Ace's eye twitched. Then he couldn't afford to lose even more. Piper was too cruel.

Armament Haki wrapped around his steel fists adorned with brass knuckles, while flames and shadows intertwined around his body.

The next moment, flames erupted, and the figure rushed in front of the bear.

With a single punch, scorching flames erupted.

The bear's gaze sharpened, and it unleashed a pressure cannon strike.

With a loud thud, a terrifying shock spread outwards.

The battle between the two quickly escalated to a fever pitch, with both having reasons why they absolutely could not afford to lose.

Punch and kick.

Flames and impacts.

High speed and teleportation.

Punch to the flesh.

The two roared and punched each other.

As time passed, Moses observed that the two remained evenly matched.

He then stopped paying attention and began to focus on absorbing the power of flames and space.

To grasp the concepts of fire and space.

In her mind's eye, Peipei smiled:

"This bear-like guy is really strong; he's actually on par with Ace."

His Devil Fruit ability is also very powerful; it seems he can deflect anything.

Runti said, "His super-fast movement looks like spatial movement, but it is not actually a spatial ability."

It bounces its own body away; the bounce speed seems to be customizable, but the maximum speed is currently unknown.

Glorious said, "The admiral doesn't seem to have any ill intentions towards him; it just doesn't feel like he wants to kill him."

Mercer chuckled, "This guy is quite interesting."

Mercer watched the two engage in a high-speed battle.

one day later,

Unable to defeat Ace, Kuma sensed that he was becoming increasingly agitated.

Even his Observation Haki was used intermittently, while Ace gradually got into the zone and began to fight more and more easily.

Bonnie is still waiting for me at the hotel. It's been a whole day. Has she eaten the snacks I bought for her? Is she worried about me? I can't keep playing. I have to go back to find her.

"No, no, no, I must win. Only by winning will the Thunder Emperor save Bonnie."

Two conflicting thoughts kept colliding in my mind.

My mind inevitably wandered.

A flash of anger appeared in Ace's eyes, and he roared, "Who do you think you are? You dare to be distracted while fighting me!"

He leaped up and charged forward, and the next moment, his right fist, crackling with black and red electricity, slammed into the bear's face.

Boom!
The bear's figure flew out and was hundreds of meters away in the blink of an eye. The next moment, a sharp and ear-piercing sonic boom rang out.

The ground beneath Ace's feet exploded, and his figure rushed toward the bear at lightning speed.

The bear rolled on the ground to its feet, its entire body covered in charred and tattered remains.

I shook my head vigorously, the scenery in my eyes was blurry.

At that moment, Ace appeared in front of him, and the high-temperature flames instantly heated Zhou Zhou, while his steel fists continued to strike.

A series of fist imprints, entwined with black and red electric arcs, were etched onto the bear's body.

The bear's body trembled as it backed away.

He wanted to muster his will to fight back, but he was now being perfectly suppressed, and his consciousness was becoming increasingly blurred.

Ten minutes later, Ace, riding on the bear's chest, punched him in the face.

A cracking sound of bone breaking rang out.

The bear's face was charred black, blood was flowing, and his consciousness was fading. He gasped for breath, and Ace silently got up and looked at him:
"Don't think about anything else during a battle; a moment's distraction could determine victory or defeat."

At this moment, the bear reached out and grabbed Ace's calf, making a bitter sound:
"Mr. Ace, can you exchange my life for my daughter's life?"

Please, please save her!

Ace looked at him and said calmly, "You're going to trade your life for your daughter's, and then wait for her to come back to us for revenge?"

What kind of brain-dead person could say such idiotic things?
"You're quite a big guy, it's a pity you don't have a brain."

She relentlessly and venomously criticized him.

The bear looked completely dazed.

Watching this scene from a short distance away, Messer's eyes flashed with satisfaction. "Ace has grown up. But he's a bit sharp-tongued. I wonder who he learned that from."

Pepe retorted, "You still have the nerve to say that? Who do you think he learned it from?"

Runti quickly followed up with a sarcastic remark: "It's not that I'm talking about him. I'm not familiar with Ace. I learned my sharp tongue from you."

Mercer's lips twitched.

At this moment, the bear reached out and patted its chest, pulling out red bear paw bubbles.

They auctioned the land off with great force.

With a loud bang, the injuries inside the body were transferred out.

Once the bear had recovered, it stood up and looked at Moses, its eyes pleading:

"Mr. Lei Di, could you please give me another chance to save my daughter?"

Moses looked at him and said calmly:

"Three choices, select one of them"

1. He worked for me wholeheartedly for fifty years.

2. Three top-tier Devil Fruits.

3. The Paw-Paw Fruit inside you.

Xiong's gaze was somewhat vacant, but after only a few seconds of consideration, he spoke:
"I don't want to die. Top-tier Devil Fruits are extremely rare. We have a grudge against the World Government, and they won't let us go. Will you still take us in?"

Mercer said calmly, "Choose a few."

If he bites down with his fangs, he will die if he loses his Paw-Paw Fruit. He doesn't want to die; he still wants to watch Bonney grow up happily.

The Thunder Emperor is very strong, so let's work for him.

"I choose option 1. For the next fifty years, my life will belong to you."

Moses said calmly, "If you dare to go back on your decision, I'll kill you."

Bear looked at Moses with excitement, "Then when are we going to treat my daughter?"

Moses's gaze shifted slightly, and his ultra-wide-range Observation Haki spread out to sense the aura on the Eternal Ship.

The next second, an oval-shaped portal opened in front of the bear, and on the other side of the portal was a hotel living room.

Moses said calmly, "Your daughter is inside. Go in and bring her over."

Bear was shocked and a sense of lingering fear welled up inside him. Bonnie was right behind him, and she quickly ran inside.

Sensing Ya Dabao's location, a spatial portal began to open before him, and Moses' voice rang out:

"Dabao, come here."

(End of this chapter)