"Horohorohorohoro..."
Perona floated in the air, surrounded by three Negative Hollows. Seeing Blueno kneeling on the beach with his hands on the ground, she became extremely excited.
During the battle on Thriller Bark, the Negative Hollows had no effect on Reddy, which completely overturned her understanding.
But now, she had finally regained her confidence.
Terry didn't understand the power of the Negative Hollows, but his reaction wasn't slow.
The moment Blueno let go, he snatched the unconscious Haya from his arms and rushed behind Reddy.
Reddy took out a pair of Seastone handcuffs from his pocket, walked over, and cuffed Blueno, who had completely lost the will to fight. Satisfied, he turned his gaze to another battlefield.
At that moment, Borsalino was being besieged by five clones with a minimum level of 12, looking slightly disheveled.
Occasionally, he would counterattack, only to be forcefully blocked by the clones' moderately strong Armament Haki.
Every time this happened, Borsalino would face the coordinated attacks of the other four clones, forcing him to flee in all directions.
The sky was blocked by Float, while the four clones below occupied each direction, completely sealing off his escape routes.
Even the weakest clone, the maid, with the support of the Weapon Fruit and moderately strong Armament Haki, stubbornly blocked Borsalino's attempts to break through and occasionally launched a threatening counterattack.
"Horohorohorohoro... How useless."
Having regained her confidence from Blueno, Perona was exceptionally arrogant at the moment, mocking the five clones for failing to defeat a mere Borsalino.
With a wave of her hand, the three Negative Hollows cheered and flew toward Borsalino.
"What kind of ability is this?"
Although Borsalino was slightly overwhelmed by the siege, the Pika Pika no Mi's abilities were extremely overpowered, maximizing his evasion. Thus, he had witnessed the entire process of Blueno being ambushed by the three Negative Hollows.
He had no intention of experiencing it firsthand.
Under Perona's command, the three Negative Hollows charged recklessly, paying no heed to the clones.
The clones had control chips suppressing their emotions, making them immune to the Negative Hollows.
But Borsalino wasn't so lucky.
"Horohorohorohoro..."
Perona was ecstatic, feeling utterly comfortable. With malicious intent, she secretly used the clones as shields, directing the Negative Hollows to ambush Borsalino the moment he engaged with the clones, piercing through the clones' bodies to attack.
For a time, the three Negative Hollows made Borsalino appear even more disheveled.
The only regret for Perona was that the clones remained unaffected by the Negative Hollows.
"Such a terrifying ability."
Borsalino nearly fell victim to the ambushes several times, but his powerful Observation Haki allowed him to detect the Negative Hollows' sneak attacks in time and evade them by turning into light.
However, the clones' Armament Haki became his greatest threat at this point.
The clones and the Negative Hollows unexpectedly teamed up to achieve remarkable results.
After a few rounds, Borsalino made a misstep and was kicked flying.
While still mid-air, a portal opened in his flight path.
Door greeted him with a flying kick, sending him soaring into the sky.
The next moment!
Float teleported above Borsalino, clasped her fists, and smashed down heavily.
Borsalino instantly plummeted like a meteor, creating a massive crater on the beach.
Meanwhile, the maid leaped into the air, her arms transforming into cannons.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A wave of firepower covered the area, stirring up even more dust.
In the blink of an eye, the five clones returned to their positions, sealing off the east, south, west, north, and the sky.
"Horohorohorohoro..."
Perona was exhilarated, naturally attributing this achievement to herself and casting a disdainful glance at the five clones.
Pfft, losers!
At that moment, a laser suddenly shot out from the dust, piercing through Perona's chest.
"Horohorohorohoro!"
Perona was in her ghost state, completely immune to physical damage, so she became even more arrogant and was about to mock Borsalino for being an idiot.
"He's a Marine Admiral, you know."
Reddy casually dropped a bombshell that left Perona stunned.
"H-He's... a Marine Admiral?"
Perona had been adopted by Moria as a child and lived on Thriller Bark her whole life, without even a bounty. She knew of the Marine Admirals' fearsome reputation but had no idea what they looked like.
Upon learning that Borsalino, who had been suppressed by five clones, was actually a Marine Admiral, she could barely speak coherently.
"So what if he's a Marine Admiral!"
After a brief moment of panic, Perona suddenly remembered that her real body was hidden in Reddy's alternate dimension, and her ghost form meant she had nothing to fear. She immediately became arrogant again.
"You can't beat a Marine Admiral, so why not go after the others?" Reddy kindly reminded Perona, pointing toward Water 7.
At that moment, several figures were rapidly approaching from the direction of Water 7.
Perona glanced at the beach where the dust hadn't settled, then turned to look at Kaku and the others rushing over. She quickly made a decision.
"Horohorohorohoro... Since it's you asking, I'll leave him to you." Perona shamelessly passed the buck, recalling the three Negative Hollows and flying toward Kaku and the others.
Meanwhile.
Kaku was frantic, charging at the forefront.
After learning from the shipwrights who had followed Lucci that Lucci had lured Reddy away, he immediately notified Blueno to go rescue him.
Because he knew that with the captain's pride, he would never obediently leave.
The only explanation was that Lucci had judged himself no match for Reddy and thus strived to maximize the benefits, voluntarily leaving the city with Reddy to earn goodwill from the shipwrights.
He then found Jabra and the others.
Although Jabra had always targeted Kaku, believing himself to be the second strongest in the team after the captain, his respect for Lucci was genuine.
The four of them didn't delay much and immediately headed to the beach to reinforce.
"Where's Kalifa?"
Jabra once again expressed his dissatisfaction with Kalifa. The mission was important, but the captain's safety was equally crucial.
Even if they couldn't defeat Reddy, having one more person would still mean more strength.
Kaku shook his head. "Kalifa is still with Iceburg. She doesn't know about the captain's situation."
Jabra didn't say anything else, just spat in frustration.
Fukurou couldn't help but speak up. "Iceburg must have received the news, so Kalifa must know too."
"Whatever choice Kalifa makes is fine."
Kaku cut off Fukurou's words, calmly defending Kalifa.
They had all undergone harsh training together since childhood, and he didn't want Kalifa to come knowing it was a suicide mission.
Fukurou obediently zipped his mouth shut.
At that moment, Perona flew over from a distance.
Kaku and the others stopped chatting and immediately entered combat mode.
"Horohorohorohoro... Kneel!"
Perona, brimming with confidence, waved her hand, and the three Negative Hollows cheerfully pounced on their targets.
"Be careful... I'm sorry for being alive in this world!"
Kaku shouted a warning but was immediately pierced by a Negative Hollow, dropping to his knees with his hands on the ground, muttering dejectedly and completely losing the will to fight.
Kumadori and Fukurou also fell victim.
Only Jabra was ignored by Perona due to his appearance.
In the little loli's eyes, the stranger someone looked, the stronger they were.
Kaku was purely targeted because he was charging at the front, so Perona assigned him a Negative Hollow.
"Nani!"
Jabra watched his three colleagues kneeling on the ground, his eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.
What the hell is this ability?
The next moment!
The three Negative Hollows circled around and pierced through Jabra, who had been momentarily stunned.
"I should be locked up until I rot."
Jabra knelt dejectedly on the ground, muttering to himself, completely devoid of fighting spirit.
Perona was thoroughly enjoying herself.
At that moment, accompanied by an angry shout, a long whip suddenly descended from the sky, aiming to ensnare Perona.
"Die!"