"This little brother, it's not so easy to kill me... Bang!"
Before Rayleigh could finish speaking, a gold coin, far exceeding the speed of sound, had already slammed into his right shoulder. The surprise attack sent Rayleigh's strong body flying through the air.
"Ugh..." Rayleigh's scream soon echoed across the island. His right shoulder was deeply caved in, blood gushing out, and his arm hung limply, mostly useless.
"Hiss... what a terrifying attack. Is that guy a monster?" Sentomaru, who had been watching the battle from a distance, was suddenly drenched in a cold sweat. Although he also had Observation Haki, he hadn't captured the trajectory of Adrian's Super Electromagnetic Railgun at all. He hurriedly pulled out his Den Den Mushi to contact Kizaru. Even with four or five Pacifista standing nearby, Sentomaru felt that he couldn't hold the situation here at all.
"You've been abandoned by the time, but you always want to jump out and find a sense of existence. The Golden Lion was like this, and you, Rayleigh, are also like this..." Adrian stood over Rayleigh with a smirk, stepping on his chest. A sickening "click" of bone cracking sounded. "Can't you old guys find a place to live in peace? You all have to rush out one by one to die!"
"You really killed the Golden Lion!" Rayleigh's pupils shrank, and the expression on his face was extremely complicated. He now somewhat regretted why he had come here to swim in this muddy water. Although he was very optimistic about Luffy, he wasn't so much that he was willing to give his life for him. And the black-haired boy in front of him—no matter his cunning or his methods—made Rayleigh, who was used to seeing strong winds and waves, feel a shudder. He now agreed with Adrian's words. As a remnant of the old days, he had indeed been abandoned by the new era. The sea was destined to be set ablaze by an unprecedented storm, and this era was beginning to become turbulent.
"That's right, that useless old guy didn't dare to take revenge on the World Government and the Marines directly, but instead wanted to prove his strength by destroying the East Blue. He really was a bullying waste!" Adrian didn't hide the look of contempt in his eyes at all. He somewhat admired the Golden Lion's behavior before he escaped from Impel Down. But with the mighty Float-Float Fruit, instead of challenging the world, he researched some kind of "IQ" medicine and attempted to destroy the East Blue, which was at the bottom of the overall strength scale in all the seas. It really made him feel that the Golden Lion truly didn't have an "IQ" in his brain.
"Rayleigh, before you die, do you have any last words?" The pressure from Adrian's foot gradually increased. Blood continued to overflow from the corner of Rayleigh's mouth, and even breathing became difficult.
But just when Rayleigh thought he was going to die, the murderous pressure was suddenly released.
Boom!
Adrian kicked Rayleigh away, then walked back cursing. "What the hell, I almost forgot. I don't have much spare money to waste!"
If you counted the bear who was about to be preyed on, Adrian had had 1 billion Berries left in his hand, which was only enough for one [VIP Plundering]. And in the upcoming Summit War, whether it was Whitebeard's "Tremor-Tremor Fruit," Ace's "Flame-Flame Fruit," or Marco's "Zoan: Mythical Zoan: Bird-Bird Fruit: Phoenix Form," they were all things Adrian coveted.
In contrast, Rayleigh's Haki could only be put on the back burner. Adrian now felt as if he had happily gone to a brothel and asked two beautiful girls, only to find he didn't have any money in his pocket. It was a truly disappointing feeling.
"Go away! It's best for you not to let me see you next time!" Adrian wasn't too bothered. He paid no attention to Rayleigh, who was fleeing in dismay, and walked straight to the place where Bartholomew Kuma had been devoured. With a slight upward flick of his finger, a bloody corpse was pushed up from a depth of 200 meters underground by the quicksand.
"VIP Plundering, start!"
In the next second, a huge golden coffin with an extremely luxurious shape fell from the sky, under the horrified eyes of Sentomaru.
Clatter...
The golden lid opened, and six golden chains as thick as arms shot out of the coffin, instantly dragging Bartholomew Kuma's body inside.
[Ding! VIP ability looting is complete!]
[Ding! Congratulations, Host, for getting the "Paw-Paw Fruit" ability from the newly deceased "Bartholomew Kuma"!]
[The system has been automatically "scaled-free," eliminating side effects such as seawater and Seastone.]
[Ding! Congratulations to Host for obtaining "Advanced Taijutsu Grandmaster"!]
[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for obtaining "Primary - Observation Haki." Since it does not exceed the Host's own level, it is automatically converted into corresponding experience!]
Adrian was not surprised that Kuma's Observation Haki was only "Primary." In the original story, when Kuma arrived at Thriller Bark, he was hit by Zoro's One-Sword Style: Lion's Song. He remembered that Zoro at that time was not at the level he was two years later. As a Shichibukai, Kuma didn't even know how to use Armament Haki. This was somewhat beyond Adrian's expectations.
But thinking about it carefully, since Kuma had the overpowered ability to bounce off anything with the Paw-Paw Fruit, there was truly no need to practice Armament Haki anymore. As long as he practiced his physical skills to the peak, he was basically invincible.
"Now I can return the corpse to you!" Adrian said to Sentomaru, who was frozen in fear in the distance. He then picked up Luffy and walked in the direction of the port. His next stop was the Holy Land Mariejois, at the top of the Red Line.