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Chapter 129: Wano in Chaos! Jack the Drought vs Marco!

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"Queen... Queen-sama..."

"No way... This can't be happening..." Several Beasts Pirates collapsed in terror, their eyes wide with disbelief.

The notion of a man capable of rivaling Whitebeard... it was all a lie. The man before them possessed power beyond their comprehension. The gap between Ian and Kaido was even greater than the gap between them and Kaido.

This was beyond human. This was the power of a God, a Devil. To obliterate Queen, one of the All-Stars, with a single punch... it was a feat of unimaginable power.

"Bastard! Where did you come from?!" Headliner Babanuki choked back his fear, taking a deep breath. His elephant trunk twitched, and he let out a seemingly involuntary sneeze, firing a cannonball from his trunk towards Ian.

Ian casually caught the projectile, crushing it to dust in his hand. His calm, indifferent gaze swept over the remaining Beasts Pirates in the quarry.

"W-what do you want?!"

Daifugo, the Artificial Devil Fruit user with scorpion abilities, raised his guns and fired at Ian in a panic. But Ian, a blur of white, moved like a phantom, passing through the hail of bullets. In an instant, hundreds of Beasts Pirates, including several Gifters and even a few Headliners, were reduced to ashes.

"A devil! A devil has come!" Dobon, the Artificial Devil Fruit user with hippopotamus abilities, shrieked, his usual bravado replaced by sheer terror.

Ian, utilizing Sonido and Geppo, moved with blinding speed, his Observation Haki and soul-sensing abilities guiding his movements as he struck down pirate after pirate. The vast prisoner quarry was now littered with bodies, only a handful of Beasts Pirates remaining.

The Wano samurai prisoners, who had been watching from a safe distance, exchanged glances. Finally, a small, old man, Hyougoro, stepped forward, mustering his courage.

"My lord... are you an ally of Princess Hiyori?" The former yakuza boss of Wano, trembling, knelt before Ian.

"An ally? I suppose you could say that." Ian stopped before Hyougoro and the other samurai.

"Really?"

"Thank goodness!" the others erupted in cheers, their bodies shaking with excitement. Having witnessed Ian's devastating power, they knew that if anyone could defeat Kaido, it was him.

"My lord, what are your orders? What should we do?" Hyougoro asked, his voice filled with anticipation.

"Gather the remaining able-bodied warriors and head to the Flower Capital. Your princess awaits. It's time to take down Kaido." Without another word, Ian vanished, his form dissolving into the air like a wisp of smoke.

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Wano Country, Kuri region, Bakura Town.

Princess Hiyori's impassioned speech had ignited a rebellion in Bakura Town. The samurai who had remained loyal to the Kozuki clan, waiting patiently for their chance to rise up, finally unleashed their pent-up fury, clashing with the Beasts Pirates stationed in the town.

Under normal circumstances, Bakura Town, under the watchful eye of Jack the Drought, one of the All-Stars, would have easily quelled such an uprising.

But today, Jack was preoccupied. Facing the legendary Marco the Phoenix, he had to exert his full strength to avoid being swiftly defeated.