As Luke expected.
After three days and three nights of fierce fighting, Lucci and Auf fought fiercely, and both were seriously injured before the winner was finally decided.
On the other side, although Wyper and Lucifer fought extremely fiercely, in the end, no one could do anything to the other.
The battle ended in a draw.
"It's because our Netherworld Pirates' medical resources are strong enough. Otherwise, if someone lets them do this, they will be ruined..."
In the office on the top floor of the skeleton building, Robin looked at Luke speechlessly.
Wyper was slightly injured, which was okay. He was a lineage factor warrior, and his injuries could be recovered quickly.
Auf and Lucifer, two special zombies, were not a problem with Dr. Hogback around.
But Lucci's injury was not light.
This guy really risked his life to win.
Even though he was already more of a monster than a human, but it would take at least ten days to a half months to fully recover.
After all, they couldn't always rely on Mansherry to heal all the injuries by consuming her own lifespan.
"It doesn't matter. After such a brutal battle, he will undergo a significant transformation. It's not entirely a bad thing."
Luke gently embraced Kalifa and sat there.
He took the grapes that the other party brought with a blushing face and tasted them while saying indifferently.
"You are the captain; you have the final say!"
Robin rolled her eyes.
At present, the power of the Netherworld Pirates is constantly expanding, and its strength is increasing day by day.
But their every move is under the surveillance of various forces, so she, the housekeeper, can't help but be careful.
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, Luke seemed to sense something and looked at the coast in the south.
Sizzle... crackle…
Without warning, a dazzling bolt of lightning illuminated the sky, drawing the attention of countless people on Hachinosu Island.
Boom!
A massive pillar of lightning descended from the heavens and struck down fiercely.
Rumble…
"Is this... an intruder?"
Looking through the huge window, Robin was surprised to see the movement in the distance.
The only one who could do this was Wyper.
It was obvious that his Mantra had already detected the intruder.
So, he launched the attack without hesitation.
"Two guests are here, I'll go meet them!"
Luke smiled.
In an instant, he disappeared from the spot.
At this moment, on the southern coast of Hachinosu Island.
A tall figure carrying a small house on his back stood there.
Before him lay a massive, deep, circular crater over ten meters in diameter that was charred black and still crackling with residual lightning.
It was enough to make one's scalp tingle.
"Damn it..."
"How did this guy get in?
"He looks familiar… I think I've seen his bounty poster somewhere before!"
"That's 'Tyrant' Bartholomew Kuma! He has a bounty of 290 million Belly!
"I heard he is the king of the Sorbet Kingdom in the South Blue!"
Pirates and zombies, all holding weapons, came after hearing the news.
Looking at the tall figure in front of them warily, they surrounded the place with unfriendly eyes and looked at him covetously.
Someone quickly recognized him as the infamous pirate "Tyrant" Bartholomew Kuma, a figure who had gained significant attention in the past two years.
"Sorry, I have no ill intentions here..."
Standing over six meters tall, Bartholomew Kuma gazed at the sky, where a figure had suddenly appeared, bathed in lightning.
His deep, magnetic voice carried a surprising gentleness: "I simply wish to meet your captain, Obask Luke!"
"Oh?"
Looking at Bartholomew Kuma, Wyper narrowed his eyes in surprise.
His Mantra could sense that there was a weak breath inside the house carried by the other party.
"Luke-sama..."
Suddenly, a human-shaped shadow emerged from the bottomless charred pit.
The pirates and zombies all saluted there.
"Obask Luke?"
Bartholomew Kuma's pupils contracted slightly.
The hidden yet overwhelming aura of the man before him sent a chill through his heart.
"Retreat!" Luke waved his hand.
"Understood"
Upon seeing this, the surrounding pirates and zombies quickly retreated while Wyper came to Luke's side, curiously looking at Bartholomew Kuma in front of him.
Since Kuma had come here deliberately, he clearly wasn't an enemy.
"You are a cadre of the Revolutionary Army, Bartholomew Kuma, right? The power of the Paw-Paw Fruit is really incredible. You can actually break into here quietly..."
Luke crossed his arms and glanced at the strange paw-shaped pads on Kuma's hands while chuckling.
"So, tell me, why did you come here?"
"Revolutionary Army officer?"
Wyper raised an eyebrow in surprise.
He hadn't expected Kuma to be affiliated with the Revolutionary Army, a group that had been rapidly rising in recent years and drawing intense suppression from the World Government.
The Revolutionary Army mainly operated in the four seas and the first half of the Grand Line.
"I didn't expect your intelligence to be so powerful, but I have already withdrawn from the Revolutionary Army..."
Bartholomew Kuma looked deeply at Luke and said in a deep voice.
"My apologies for the sudden intrusion..."
He didn't try to hide anything and spoke solemnly: "My daughter, Bonney, has a rare and special illness..."
"I heard that both the Op-Op Fruit user and the Repair-Repair Fruit user are in the Netherworld Pirates."
"Perhaps this is the only place in the entire sea where she can be cured!"
"So, I wanted to come here and try my luck!"
In truth, coming here was an enormous risk.
Even the leader of the Revolutionary Army, Dragon, had advised him against coming to Hachinosu Island because, in the past two years, there have been rumors on the sea that the Netherworld Pirates have mastered a method to seize the devil fruit ability of others and have been hunting people everywhere.
As the Paw-Paw Fruit user, Kuma knew he could be a target.
It's easy to attract the other party's covetousness.
If things go wrong, they may threaten him with Bonney.
But in order to cure his daughter, he is unwilling to let go of this only hope.
Bartholomew Kuma was determined to risk his life and rushed over with his daughter Bonney.
"You should know that this is the headquarters of the Netherworld Pirates, not a charity!"
Luke was unmoved and smiled.
He naturally knew what disease Bartholomew Kuma's daughter, Bonney, was suffering from.
At present, only the Netherworld Pirates can cure the other party in this sea.
But he is not a kind person, and he will not help the other party for free just because the other party has a pitiful life experience.
"Of course, I have made all the psychological preparations..."
Bartholomew Kuma's face was serious.
he bowed deeply to Luke and begged: "As long as Bonney can be cured... Please, Captain Luke!"
Because Bonney was in the small house on his back.
There were certain things he couldn't say outright.
But Kuma believed Luke would understand his meaning.
As long as he could cure his daughter, he would be willing to exchange his life for her.
"Dad..."
A crisp, childish voice came from inside the small house.
Kuma's voice softened as he gently reassured her: "Bonney, it's daytime now, you can't see the light, don't come out..."
"Luke-sama..."
At this moment, Law arrived, accompanied by Bepo.
Hearing Kuma's conversation with his daughter, Bonney, Law glanced at the sealed-up small house in surprise, then back at Bartholomew Kuma with curiosity: "Your daughter... What kind of illness does she have that prevents her from seeing sunlight?"
"Sapphire Scale Disease!"
"What!?"