Chapter 40 Nannnniiiiiii?!!!!!

"I should say that, right? Hawkeye, how on earth did you condescend to be a Shichibukai? A random slash is an Admiral-level attack. It's really scary!" Buggy's words reverberated through Marineford Square because he is using a loudspeaker den den mushi.

Hawkeye's lips couldn't help but twitch upon hearing Buggy's voice which seemed to be spreading to the entire battlefield. Did this guy have a speakerphone den den mushi on him?

Doflamingo, Bartholemew Kuma, and Boa Hancock, who arrived from a distance, witnessed the previous scene. They were all shocked by what they had just seen. How did a man capable of delivering such a horrifying slash stoop so low to become a Shichibukai alongside them? With that level of terrifying strength, the Marine Admirals were nothing in comparison.

"Fufurofur——" Doflamingo chuckled sullenly. "Didn't expect Buggy the Clown and Hawkeye Mihawk to hide their true power so well? Interesting, very interesting!"

Meanwhile, Hawkeye's voice sounded, "I didn't hide it; I simply hadn't encountered anyone who could make me go all out."

As soon as Hawkeye spoke, Doflamingo's eyes twitched. Can you not insult us so quickly?

After a brief pause, Hawkeye pointed his black sword directly at Buggy with a challenging tone, "Buggy the Clown, you've managed to pique my interest! Show me your strength, the one who sailed alongside Red-Haired Shanks. As for the man who lost his hand, he's no longer worthy of being my opponent."

As Hawkeye's words echoed through Marineford Square, the vast amount of information contained in his statement sent shivers down everyone's spines.

Hawkeye's lips twitched again. Is his voice also amplified through a megaphone den den mushi? It doesn't matter. As Buggy said, a new era is dawning, and he may not remain a Shichibukai for long. Right now, it's rare to encounter someone who can truly make him fight with all his strength. Let the world witness the true number-one swordsman!

"Ha ha ha ha!" Facing Hawkeye's challenge, Buggy not only showed no timidity but raised his head and laughed uproariously. "Mihawk, I'm afraid you'll be disappointed today. My ability was born to be the nemesis of swordsmen. But let's not waste time talking. Let's have a good fight!"

"Just what I want!" Although Hawkeye was puzzled by Buggy's claim that he was the nemesis of swordsmen, he knew he had to fight to find out.

Whoosh! The next moment, the eagle-eyed figure, who was previously a kilometre away, closed in on Buggy in a few flashes, moving with the speed of black lightning. In just a few breaths, Hawkeye passed by Buggy.

Chi Chi Chi! In the next second, to everyone's horror, Buggy, who stood there seemingly unfazed, was instantly cut into several pieces!

"Uncle Buggy!!!" Luffy, who was about to engage in a fight with Doflamingo, shouted in shock at the sight.

Luffy wasn't the only one. People watching the live broadcast and those present at the battlefield couldn't help but exclaim in disbelief. Is that it? Buggy, the arrogant clown, is done so quickly? Is it too fast? Or is Hawkeye just too terrifying?

Some people were still processing what they had witnessed, their eyes fixed straight ahead, clearly shocked by the scene. However, they soon noticed something strange. Despite being chopped into pieces, Buggy's body fragments displayed no trace of blood. They didn't even seem to fall but remained suspended in mid-air.

Immediately after, Buggy's familiar voice resonated through the loudspeaker once again, "Mihawk did you really hit me with only this much strength?"

"What!?" Hawkeye, who was standing tens of meters away, was surprised this time. He didn't believe he had missed his target, but now, hearing Buggy's calm voice, he was bewildered. After all, even Logia users would be seriously injured if struck by him.

Buggy continued, "Is your Armament Haki so weak?"

This revelation left Hawkeye truly shocked, and he didn't give up. He frantically launched a barrage of attacks on Buggy, both of them playing the game of "Fruit Ninja."

Swish, chi chi chi! Streaks of cyan sword slashes filled the air. Fortunately, under Hawkeye's conscious control, all the sword slashes flew upwards. The layers of dark clouds in the sky were sliced into pieces, allowing sunlight to filter through the gaps.

"Useless, useless, useless!" Regardless of how Buggy was cut, there was no change, and his voice even carried a hint of teasing and complacency.

"What!?" Hawkeye quickly reacted, "So this is the swordsman nemesis you mentioned? Then let me try again!"

Swish, chi chi chi! The next moment, Hawkeye appeared in front of Buggy once more, slashing at him again. This time, he cut Buggy into silk threads.

The viewers of the live broadcast worldwide couldn't help but gasp in astonishment. This was too terrifying, right? They couldn't see clearly—everything happened too fast. Were people really being sliced into ribbons?

"Useless," Buggy's calm voice sounded again, even though he hadn't reformed his body yet. It was the floating meat shreds that were speaking. "Armament Haki won't work."

This time, even Hawkeye was taken aback, but he refused to give up. He desperately tried to attack Buggy, unleashing his Armament Haki but to no avail.

He had exerted such high-intensity and intensive attacks in such a short period of time that he was even starting to feel tired. If those attacks were effective, they would have worked by now. However, at that moment, Buggy suddenly moved. The floating hand of Buggy condensed into a palm wearing a black glove, which clenched into a fist and struck Hawkeye.

Buggy's voice sounded simultaneously, "You've played enough tricks. Hawkeye, now you can face my attack."

"Crushing Evil, Spreading the Truth: Death fist!'"

Hawkeye caught off guard, partially blocked the attack with his Black Sword Night and quickly covered his body with Armament Haki to resist. Boom! In the next moment, much to everyone's horror, Hawkeye vomited blood and was sent flying hundreds of meters, crashing into the high wall erected by the Marines.

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Witnessing this, everyone couldn't help but gasp. This scene left people watching the live broadcast worldwide clutching their heads, exclaiming in disbelief. The battlefield had turned into a library!

Silence!

The battlefield fell into half-dead silence!

Swish! In the next second, Buggy's body reassembled itself, unscathed. He put his hands in his pockets, calmly looking ahead. His voice echoed through the quiet Marineford battlefield, "Hawkeye, you're not bad. If you still want to fight, come at me!"

Boom! Buggy's words caused another uproar, and everyone was shocked. Did the world's number-one swordsman also lose? Was this the strength he wanted to display to the world?

Clown King Buggy! The name filled the hearts of those who witnessed the battle on the battlefield and those watching the live broadcast all over the world.

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