"Kuma! That's great! You're alright too?" Dragon was even happier to see Kuma.
He had known Kuma, Ginny, and the others since back at God Valley.
He could even be considered the savior of Kuma and the others.
Back then, when the Celestial Dragons' hunting Competition began, a Celestial Dragon had spotted Kuma and his group and was about to fire.
It was Dragon who noticed in time, tranquilizing the Celestial Dragon and saving the three of them, including Kuma.
And right now, it was precisely because of that incident that he was being pursued by CP Agents.
Now, the group had reunited once more.
The feeling of seeing friends met during times of hardship again was enough to make one want to burst into tears of excitement.
After seeing the horrific injuries on Dragon's body, Kuma quickly became distressed. He trotted over, holding out his hands which bore paw pads.
"Dragon, your injuries are so severe. Does it hurt? Uncle John said my ability can also push out people's pain, but... I still don't know how to do it... I'm sorry..."
"It's okay, Kuma. Carlo has already helped me bandage them up." Dragon smiled at him.
Ginny suddenly asked in confusion, "Eh? Where's Big Brother?"
"Ah? Oh right, where's little Ivankov?" Kuma panicked slightly and hurriedly looked around.
In the sky, a mass of air whistled past, flying toward the distant urban area.
Just then, a hideous figure flapped its wings and soared up from the city, charging toward them with a fierce expression while brandishing dual blades.
"Who dares to ruin my plans?!"
Guillaume's expression was distorted with rage; he hated Carlo, who had sent him flying, to his very core.
Just a moment ago, he had been so close to killing Dragon, Ms. Alice, and Teach.
He would have perfectly completed the mission to kill Dragon, plus earned himself a massive achievement.
At this moment, regardless of who Carlo was—the person who had destroyed his luck—he was going to take severe revenge.
However, as he soared into the sky and flew rapidly toward them, he collided head-on with a bear-paw-shaped air bubble.
"What is this?" Guillaume subconsciously swung his blades, cutting out several wind blades.
But those flying wind blades were directly knocked aside by the paw-shaped air bubble.
"What?"
Guillaume wanted to swing his blades again while simultaneously dodging to the side.
But it was already too late.
The paw-shaped air bubble whistled as it slammed into him like a giant cannonball, pinning him and smashing him back into the city buildings behind him.
An entire house was crushed and pierced through.
The paw-shaped air bubble pressed Guillaume through the roof and into the ground, causing him to cough up blood and scream in pain.
By the time he finally managed to catch his breath, he saw a child with a massive face sitting astride him with a look of utter bewilderment.
"Hee—Hah—!"
Looking at the mantis beneath him, Ivankov scratched his large head, sending a flurry of dandruff falling like snowflakes as he looked at Guillaume in confusion.
"You... what kind of thing are you? A special mount provided by the Rulusia Kingdom? Speaking of which... are there mantises this big in this world?"
"Who the hell is a mount! You damn big-faced brat! Die!"
Guillaume, humiliated and enraged, suddenly swung his blade toward Ivankov's neck.
"Holy crap! The mount is attacking its master! Captain Carlo! Help!"
Ivankov screamed in terror.
At the critical moment.
The building above him exploded.
Invisible air currents seemed to be controlled by a giant hand, whistling as they swirled in.
Rotating sand and stone outlined a materialized giant hand, which snatched up Ivankov and the mantis Guillaume beneath him like picking up chicks, flying back toward the coast.
"What is this?"
The sudden turn of events made Guillaume wary.
He swung his dual blades again, attempting to break through this giant hand condensed from wind and sand.
However, while it looked solid, this giant hand was essentially formed from wild winds and had no physical body.
Even though Guillaume slashed it over a dozen times, it had no effect whatsoever.
Just as he wanted to go and hack at Ivankov again.
He had already been carried by the giant hand above the beach and was casually tossed onto the ground.
Guillaume quickly rolled over, the wings on his back flapping as he soared into the sky. After stabilizing himself, he finally focused his gaze on where Dragon was.
At this time, he naturally also noticed the pirate ships getting closer and closer on the sea.
Seeing the winged skull emblem on those pirate ships, Guillaume's face instantly changed drastically.
The name of a terrifying pirate crew quickly surfaced in his mind, causing his muscles to tense up, nearly making him flee immediately.
"Sky Pirates!!"
He immediately saw that white-haired man who stood out like a crane among a flock of chickens.
When he clearly saw that rugged face, which looked as if it were carved with a knife and chisel, a massive tremor quickly spread throughout Guillaume's entire body.
"Heavenly King Carlo! It's actually you! Why are you here?"
"Where I am is my business. You're just a wild dog; do you really think you can control that? Let your superiors, those monsters who can't stand the light, come and talk to me instead."
Carlo smiled faintly, and from a distance of over a hundred meters, he suddenly struck out with a palm.
BOOM!!
In the next instant.
Endless wild winds appeared out of thin air in front of him, whistling and swirling above the beach. They outlined a giant wind hand over a hundred meters large, which slapped Guillaume as he flew in the sky.
BOOM!
The moment Guillaume was hit, countless mists of blood exploded from his body.
He let out a miserable scream, his limbs snapping as he crashed down from mid-air, smashing a large crater into the beach.
"Lord Guillaume!"
In the distance, the other agents who had noticed the commotion here finally arrived one after another.
When they saw the powerful CP0 Guillaume being slapped out of the sky by a giant wind hand and crashing miserably into the beach,
The faces of several agents changed drastically.
But no one fled.
The remaining seven people all grabbed their blades and guns and charged toward this location.
Some went to save Guillaume.
Others charged straight toward where Carlo and the others were.
"Quite loyal, aren't they?"
Looking at the CP Agents charging toward him, Carlo shook his head, about to casually crush these insects.
Just then, Guillaume, whose limbs were broken and who was lying in the pit, suddenly screamed hoarsely: "Idiots! Don't come over! He's Heavenly King Carlo! You're no match for him! Everyone scatter! Immediately use the den den mushi to tell the World Government what's happening here!"
His eyes glared hatefully at Carlo, at Dragon, and at the unconscious Ms. Alice and her son.
"Tell the higher-ups! Not only is the Marine deserter Dragon here, but so are Rocks's wife and child—the last remnants of the Davy Clan! And Heavenly King Carlo!"
"Have them send a Marine Admiral!"
"Yes!"
The seven agents were well-trained.
Upon hearing Guillaume's orders,
Everyone immediately scattered, fleeing rapidly in seven different directions.
At the same time, as the seven ran, they each took out a den den mushi and began dialing rapidly.
Watching the actions of the seven, Dragon's face changed drastically. He looked at Carlo and said urgently:
"Uncle Carlo! Stop them quickly! You absolutely cannot let them tell the World Government about the situation here, otherwise Ms. Alice and the others will never have peace!"