Just as the three were about to act, an ill-timed voice sounded behind them.
"Hey, hey, hey. Aren't you the dog and bird from last time? Why do you keep haunting us like ghosts?"
The bodies of the three CP0 agents instantly tensed.
Several auras locked onto them in an instant.
The bird-masked man slowly turned his head.
When he saw who it was, the CP0 agent's whole body trembled.
Jango stood there smiling at him, his gaze constantly sizing up his body.
Gurgle, gurgle.
The ground in front of Kaku and Lucci rippled like water, and Señor Pink slowly rose from it.
Click.
On the roof, Container's 98K was aimed at one of them.
Señor Pink handed over healing capsules.
"You two did well. You didn't betray the captain. Otherwise, I'd be cleaning house right now."
Lucci and Kaku swallowed them without hesitation.
Immediately, they felt the pain in their chests ease, as if their injuries were slowly recovering.
The dog-masked CP0 agent's voice was a little stiff.
"Are you planning to attack us? We didn't provoke you this time. We are only cleaning up traitors."
Click.
Señor Pink lit a cigarette.
"They are already the captain's people, so it isn't your place to interfere."
Crack, crack.
Jango twisted his neck, making popping sounds.
"Speaking of which, you really don't learn. Looks like the beating from before was wasted."
"Hmph."
The dog-masked CP agent snorted coldly.
"We are not as weak as we were a few years ago. This time, we admit defeat. Let's pretend we never saw each other."
The corner of Jango's mouth lifted, and his eyes gradually turned red.
"Oh? Is that so? Then I'd like to see how much you've grown."
"Roar!"
A saber-toothed tiger man suddenly erupted and punched forward.
"Roar!"
The dog-masked man also transformed into beast form and punched at Jango.
Bang!
Their fists collided, and the resulting shockwave blasted apart the surrounding houses.
Boom!
The nearby buildings collapsed.
"What happened?"
The nearby fish-men and humans all fled, staring toward the ruins.
The mermaid warriors who had been arranged in advance began evacuating the crowd.
"Everyone, don't panic. These are human traffickers. We are handling them."
Señor Pink waved his hand, scattering the surrounding dust and smoke.
Everyone then saw a tiger and a hyena wrestling for dominance up ahead.
"Cough, cough!"
Kaku choked on the dust and looked forward.
"As expected of CP0. Their strength really is impressive."
Lucci spoke little, but his gaze carried longing.
Longing for power.
Jango grinned.
"I thought I smelled something foul. So it was a hyena."
"There should be a limit to how much you look down on people!"
The CP agent exerted strength, trying to force him back.
"Heh."
Jango turned his fist into a claw, grabbed the opponent's fist, and pulled hard.
"What?!"
The CP agent was startled. His body moved forward with the inertia, and just as he was about to act—
Bang!
Jango's fist struck him squarely in the body.
Whoosh!
The CP agent gritted his teeth and endured, his feet carving two trenches into the ground.
"Iron Body? Not bad. You trained it pretty well. But it still isn't enough."
After saying that, Jango pounced forward.
"Ora, ora, ora!"
"Muda, muda, muda!"
Señor Pink put out his cigarette and moved his body a little.
"Let me see what you can do."
As he spoke, Señor Pink charged toward the man wearing the bull mask.
"Moo!"
The CP agent immediately transformed into beast form, and a yak-man appeared before him.
Excitement flashed in Señor Pink's eyes.
This guy looked like the kind of opponent who fought head-on.
He liked people like that the most.
Bang, bang, bang!
The bird-masked man had just spread his green wings when Container fired three shots without saying a word.
Kaku looked at the six people fighting and swallowed.
"So strong. They can actually fight CP0 to this extent."
Flutter, flutter.
The white pigeon flew back onto Lucci's shoulder.
"On this ship, not a single person is simple."
Kaku deeply agreed.
He had discovered it now.
Aside from the people the captain had recruited on the Grand Line, he could not even beat the animals.
Yes, that was right.
Kaku could not beat Big White.
Kaku had once mocked Jabra for not even being able to beat a rabbit.
Jabra told him to try it himself before talking.
So Kaku went to challenge Big White.
The result was miserable.
Ever since its battle with Jabra, Big White had awakened Armament Haki.
That fight had beaten Kaku until he doubted his life.
He had trained since childhood and still did not have Haki, yet that rabbit already did.
…
Bang, bang, bang!
The close-quarters battle between Jango and the hyena grew increasingly intense.
The hyena seized a chance and pulled back.
"Six Powers Secret Art: Martial Fist!"
"Hahaha! Good!"
Jango laughed loudly, and with a buzz, his body enlarged.
"Life Return: Tiger King Form!"
Bang!
The hyena punched Jango in the chest.
The next second, he felt as if he had struck a block of iron.
Before he could react, Jango grabbed his leg and swung him into the ground.
Bang, bang, bang!
The ground shook with every slam. As Jango smashed him down, he mocked,
"That's it? I thought you people had become so much stronger, but this is all?"
Lucci watched from the side, his eyes burning.
"So this is the benefit of a Zoan's enhancement? A comprehensive improvement."
Boom!
The hyena seized an opportunity, broke free, and jumped into the air.
"Tempest Kick!"
A slash flew toward the five-meter-tall saber-toothed tiger.
Bang!
Jango shattered the slash with one punch, the corner of his mouth rising.
"Don't bring out such embarrassing tricks. If you're a man, come clash with me head-on."
The hyena ignored his mockery and kept kicking out slashes.
"Tempest Kick: Storm!"
Jango's eyes were full of disdain as he shattered the incoming slashes one punch at a time.
"Roar! Roar! Roar!"
The fish-men watching from the side roared.
"As expected of Instructor Jango! Still so mighty and domineering!"
Some of the fish-men evacuating the crowd had been trained by Jango before. Seeing Jango so fierce, they directly shouted.
The eldest prince also looked at the scene in shock.
So that group's strength was actually this powerful.
"Life Return: Power Multiply!"
The hyena unleashed his strongest move and attacked from above.
Jango set his punching stance and threw a fist at the incoming attack.
Boom!
The two collided.
The ground beneath their feet endured power it should not have had to bear and exploded apart.
Jango looked at him with disdain.
"So this is your greatest strength? Weak."
As he spoke, Jango raised his fist.
"Mighty Tiger Fist!"
The hyena crossed both arms, completely covered in Haki.
"Iron Body: Steel!"
Bang!
Jango's powerful punch struck him.
In an instant, the bones in the hyena's arms broke. He lost consciousness, and his body shot into the air.
Whoosh!
Everyone watched as the dog flew through the outer bubble film and into the sea.
"Uh."
Jango scratched his head and looked at his former subordinates nearby.
"Which one of you will bring him back? Boss said he wants them alive."
Before long, two fish-men dragged the unconscious hyena back.
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