Pirate: I'm an admiral now, what's wrong with taking a little extra money?

His experience, skills, and commanding presence were textbook perfect. In the first half of the battle, he was able to suppress Kane with these abilities.

But Kane isn't human!

This guy's stamina bar is practically endless!

Each time he was hit, the wound would wriggle and heal within a few breaths; each time he seemed exhausted, the power that erupted in the next second was even more ferocious than before.

What alarmed the Red Earl even more was that Kane's swordsmanship was growing at a visible speed during this extreme battle!

From initially being more ferocious than refined, to now, every strike carries a terrifying sense of oppression.

What's most frustrating is that, when facing this madman, his invincible trump card—"mind reading"—was completely useless!

That navy man had no thoughts of normal swordsmanship whatsoever, other than "making money" and "farming points"!

Unable to anticipate the situation, he was forced into this quagmire of pure physical exertion!

"Ha...ha..." The Red Earl gasped for breath, his crimson eyes fixed on the madman opposite him, who was also covered in blood but whose spirits were becoming increasingly agitated.

"monster……"

“Likewise.” Kane grinned, revealing a set of white teeth stained with blood. He had more wounds on his body, one of which even went through his abdomen, but the fighting spirit in his eyes was even more intense than when they first met.

[Ding! Detected that the host has achieved a breakthrough in swordsmanship during an extreme duel with a legendary pirate!]

[Swordsmanship level upgrade: Great Swordsman -> Peak Great Swordsman!]

[Disciplinary Value +50,000!]

"Oh?"

Kane felt a newfound understanding of swordsmanship, and the smile on his face grew increasingly ferocious.

"Can you still fight, Lone Red?" Kane hoisted Zangetsu onto his shoulder. "I haven't had enough yet!"

The Red Earl's pupils suddenly contracted.

This guy... is trying to wear himself out to death!

Can't drag it any longer!

The Red Earl's eyes suddenly became resolute, and he poured all the remaining domineering aura in his body into the red umbrella in his hand!

Om-!

A blood-red aura rose up, dyeing the clouds in the sky a dark red.

"That's enough, Navy!"

He leaped up, transforming into a crimson meteor that tore through the heavens and earth, aiming straight for Kane's heart! This was a desperate, all-or-nothing strike, a pinnacle of power!

Seeing this, Kane did not dodge, but instead let out a hearty laugh.

"That's more like it!"

He gripped Zanjutsu tightly with both hands, perfectly fusing the power of a peak swordsman with the power of the Storm-Storm Fruit. Wind and thunder surged on the black blade, exuding an aura of dominance!

"Crescent Moon Sky Rush - The End of the Wind God!"

A jet-black crescent moon, over a hundred meters long and carrying countless tiny wind blades and violent lightning, slashed fiercely at the blood-red meteor!

Rumble rumble rumble—!!!

A terrifying explosion, beyond description, erupted between the sea and the sky!

The two extreme forces of black and red collided and annihilated each other, and the resulting shockwave blew everything within a radius of several kilometers away! The ice surface that Kuzan had just frozen shattered into billions of ice crystals as fragile as glass, which were then evaporated into a sky full of white mist by the terrifying heat in the next second!

The three people watching from afar had to unleash their full power just to barely maintain their footing in the eye of the storm.

The smoke and dust cleared.

Kane and the Red Earl stood facing each other a hundred meters apart.

puff!

Count Red coughed up a mouthful of blood, his body swayed, but he managed to stay upright by using the red umbrella, the tip of which was already broken. His breath was extremely weak.

In contrast, Kane, though also in excruciating pain and his Justice Coat completely shredded, still stood tall and straight, his terrifying regenerative abilities rapidly repairing his damaged internal organs.

“Heh…heh heh…” Kane chuckled softly as he walked step by step toward the Red Earl. “It seems I have won.”

Count Red raised his head and gave him a deep look. His gaze was incredibly complex, containing astonishment, resentment, but above all, an acceptance of a fellow madman.

He knew that if the fight continued, he would be the one to die.

This navy is a complete monster. It's not worth fighting to the death with such a reckless monster here.

Count Red said nothing, turned around, and, dragging his heavily injured body, prepared to leave.

"Did I let you go?"

Kane's voice rang out coldly.

Count Red paused, slowly turned around, and revealed a murderous intent in his eyes: "Kid, always leave yourself an out. Forcing me to my death won't do you any good."

"Benefits?" Kane laughed, a laugh of utter arrogance. "The words 'know when to stop' don't exist in my dictionary!"

"Kuzan! Borsalino! Sakazuki!"

Kane whirled around and roared at his three stunned companions in the distance.

"It's your turn! Surround him! Today, either he leaves behind four billion Berries, or he leaves with his life!"

"Oh dear, there's really nothing I can do about it~" Borsalino's figure transformed into a golden light and instantly appeared to the left of the Red Earl, light gathering at his fingertips.

"Oh my god... Kane, you really know how to order people around." Kuzan yawned, and the ice path beneath his feet spread out, blocking the Red Earl's escape route.

"Hmph! It should have been done long ago!" Sakazuki's roar descended from the sky as he transformed into a massive lava meteor, violently crashing down on the Red Earl!

The Red Earl's face finally darkened completely.

He was already exhausted from the one-on-one fight. Now, he had to face three other monstrous Logia-type Devil Fruit users?

"The Navy..." the Red Earl's voice seemed to be squeezed out from between clenched teeth, "You are courting death!"

He completely abandoned the idea of ​​escaping, his eyes flashing with a crazed light.

Since we can't escape, let's drag these little devils down to hell with us!

"bring it on!"

Even when severely injured, the lone Crimson at its peak still unleashed terrifying combat power that made one's heart tremble!

Despite his battered and bruised body, he managed to withstand the combined attack of three future generals!

"A dog gnaws at a red lotus!"

Sakazuki's lava dog head was smashed by the Red Earl's umbrella, and the splashing lava sizzled on his body, but he didn't even flinch.

"The Kusanagi Sword!"

Borsalino's lightsaber was deflected by the Red Count with the handle of his umbrella, narrowly grazing his neck.

"Protruding beak!"

Kuzan's Ice Bird was crushed by the Red Earl's foot!

But two fists can never beat four hands.

Especially since the main attacker is Kane, a madman with an unfathomable health bar!

"Lie down!"

Kane's figure was like a ghost, appearing time and again in the blind spots of the Red Earl's defenses, his Moon Slash bringing a tricky and deadly arc.

Sakazuki went even further with his "trading injury for injury" fighting style, preferring to take a heavy blow from Red Earl with his shoulder rather than leave a hole in him with his Lava Fist!

Borsalino and Kuzan continued to harass and control the situation, making the Red Earl's predicament even worse.

The battle lasted from the early morning of the second day until dusk.

As the last rays of the setting sun sank below the horizon.

With a clanging sound.

The red umbrella that had accompanied the Count for half his life finally broke in two.

puff.

Baron Redfield, a legend on par with Roger and Whitebeard, finally exhausted his last bit of strength and knelt on one knee on the ice field stained with blood and lava.

He did not fall; his spine remained straight. But his heavy breathing and the numerous, deep wounds covering his body proclaimed his defeat.

Opposite him, Kane was shirtless, revealing his muscular back, and although he was also panting heavily, his face wore a greedy smile like a wolf seeing fresh meat.

"Hey, Red Earl."

Kane, knife in hand, approached step by step, the ice beneath his feet creaking.

"Can you still dance?"

Chapter 75 If we can't beat them, let's join them!

The cold wind howled, carrying the stench of blood from the ice.

Kuzan, Borsalino, and Sakazuki formed a triangle, trapping the lone red figure in the center and blocking all his escape routes.

Sakazuki's face was filled with coldness, and the lava on his fist was still hissing, as if it would pierce through the chest of the legendary pirate at any moment.

"It's finally over~"

Borsalino, on the other hand, looked languid, as if he were about to leave work, muttering to himself.

"We'll have to ask Kane for triple pay for the overtime we get back..."

Kane did not rush to issue the execution order.

He walked slowly across the broken ice to the Red Earl.

Under the watchful and weak gaze of the other party's scarlet eyes, with a "clang," he plunged the Heavenly Lock Moon Slayer into the ice in front of him.

He slowly pulled a pack of cigarettes, most of which were soaked in seawater, from his pocket, picked out a barely smokeable one, put it in his mouth, and lit it with a "click."

Take a deep breath, exhale through your lungs, and exhale the mist.

White smoke drifted between the two.