"What's wrong with me... why, why can't I even save a companion, ahhhh..."
Almost collapsing, Luffy knelt on the ground and cried loudly, not noticing Adrian's arrival at all.
"It's noisy!"
With a bored look on his face, Adrian reached out and lightly tapped the back of Luffy's head. The latter lost consciousness instantly and passed out.
"It's much quieter now!"
"Oh yo, this little brother is so scary, he just sent a Shichibukai flying!" Kizaru squeezed his chin and said wretchedly. "If I'm not mistaken, you are Adrian, the corpse collector that Sengoku often mentioned!"
"The dignified Admiral was dragged down by an old retired pirate who has been idle for many years!" Adrian joked with a smirk. "Kizaru, if your blatant act of 'spreading peace' reaches Sengoku's ears, your wages will be deducted!"
Although Rayleigh was the first mate of the famous Pirate King, and his strength was once comparable to Roger's, but that was more than twenty years ago. He was past his prime now. It was unknown if he could beat commanders like Katakuri and Ben Beckman, let alone Kizaru, whose strength was close to the peak. But the two of them just fought in a give-and-take manner, which was a lot of fun. Adrian really wanted to give each of them a room key... or an "S card" to let them advance directly to the next round of performances.
"You are really unpleasant!" Kizaru's face darkened instantly, obviously a little unhappy.
At this time, Rayleigh first glanced at Luffy, who was being held by Adrian like a dead dog, then said with a serious face, "This young man, can you give this old man some respect and let Luffy go?"
Adrian almost couldn't help but laugh. What the hell, was up with these people who have been with Roger, do you even have respect? Everyone you meet you to bring up the 'giving respect' thing! That thirty-seven-year-old with red hair is like this, and Rayleigh, the old guy, turned out to be the same. Do they really think they are all Respect-Respect Fruit users?
"Sure!" Adrian didn't refuse, immediately nodding. "But I have to trade your head for it!"
"You..." Rayleigh suddenly became unhappy. Kizaru is right; you are so annoying. The smile on his face gradually disappeared, and his eyes became sharper. Rayleigh stared at Adrian and said in a deep voice, "It seems that since the old man has not made a move for a long time, he has been forgotten by the young people now!"
Boom!
Rayleigh narrowed his eyes slightly, and a terrifying Conqueror's Haki roared out, sweeping toward Adrian. As if there was some kind of tacit agreement, Kizaru on the side didn't move to stop it. He had just been exposed to Rayleigh's haki like Adrian and hated him for it.
Boom!
A heavy impact sounded from Adrian's body. The violent Conqueror's Haki of Rayleigh enveloped him like a hurricane. But to his and Kizaru's surprise, Adrian remained motionless in the midst of the waves.
"Old man, you don't think you're the only one who knows Conqueror's!"
Adrian had positioned himself as the opposite of people like Luffy and Rayleigh from the very beginning. Naturally, he would show no mercy now. His dark eyes flickered, and a majestic aura instantly poured out of his body, colliding viciously with Rayleigh's Conqueror's Haki.
Click!
Zizi!
As the two Conqueror's Haki collided, dark red, lightning-like energy splashed out like a raging snake, leaving cracks on the surrounding ground.
"It seems that Mr. Sengoku still underestimated your strength. I didn't expect you to have such an 'exceptional' aptitude!" Kizaru said, quite unexpectedly. In the eyes behind his sunglasses, there was a rare look of seriousness. The "exceptional" aptitude he was referring to was, of course, the Conqueror's Haki in Adrian. Within the World Government and the Marines, there had always been an unwritten rule: try to eliminate any pirate with Conqueror's Haki before they grew, regardless of the cost. Otherwise, they would become a major problem. Apparently, Kizaru also wanted to kill Adrian at this moment.
The collision between the two Conqueror's Haki did not last long and ended abruptly. A drop of sweat dripped from the corner of Rayleigh's forehead. He stared at Adrian with a complicated expression and asked, "What is your relationship with the Golden Lion? Why do I sense his presence in your Conqueror's?"
"Why should I tell you?!" Adrian asked proudly.
However, at this moment, Bartholomew Kuma, who was sent flying by Adrian, flashed and reappeared in front of him. "Give me back Luffy; his journey does not end here!"
Adrian's Super Electromagnetic Railgun had left a huge dent directly in the front of Kuma's chest. From the broken position, you could clearly see the large mechanical body inside. It must be that Kuma had already undergone partial body modification at this time.
"Bartholomew Kuma, I really want to know. As a former cadre of the Revolutionary Army and a current member of the Shichibukai, why did you agree to the request of the World Government and Vegapunk to undergo a complete transformation?" Adrian stared at Kuma and said playfully.
Kuma's physical strength, combined with the heaven-defying ability of the Paw-Paw Fruit, made him almost invincible against opponents below the level of an Emperor or an Admiral. Of course, this excluded the Emperor's top commanders with extremely powerful abilities, like Katakuri. But such a strong man was willing to accept Vegapunk's transformation and become a walking corpse without a mind or soul. The reason for this really made Adrian curious.
"It's best not to ask questions that you shouldn't know... Otherwise, you may bring a fatal disaster upon yourself!"
"Give me back Luffy, and I can act like nothing happened!"
Bartholomew Kuma's tone was still calm and gentle, but anyone could hear the anger in it. Adrian shook the unconscious Luffy in his hand with a disapproving expression and said with a smirk, "It's best not to rescue people you shouldn't save, otherwise... you may end up killing yourself!"