The wind blows in every direction as the four explosive marble explodes in the location of Pate.

The smoke and dust block the vicinity, that's why Captain Jiggs just looks ahead as he witnesses ten massive roots grow in the ground and enlarge forming a wooden massive hand that can swat him like a fly.

'This is going to be trickier!' with a frown on his face.

"Controlling woods, just like I think he has eaten wood wood devil fruit!" Captain Jiggs fishes out dozens of marbles in his side pockets as he readied himself to launch a barrage of attack and if the situation arises he has no choice but to use that move.

The smoke subsided as Pate just looked calmly at Captain Jiggs "What are your other motives other than my head?" a unique red blood color of the wood was enveloping him, protecting him from the explosion and only his face can only be seen peeking a look.

Splitting in four red blood wood like a tail of a beast that was attached to the back of Pate and Captain Jiggs just look at him with ponder as he wants to look for a weakness that he can target.

Normally woods are easily succumbed to fire and be burned to charcoal but this wood that was used by this kid has a terrifying resistance from fire, he could only think if he could somehow talk his way through to this noble kid and see a loophole when he put his guard down.

If he could only land one hit, then it's over.

"Did I act weirdly to be seen through by a kid." he smirked and gallantly spread his arms as he said "This island is much more than it seems if these ignorant ants think that this island was just a mystical land because of an ancient sea king. They are wrong!"

"This island was the property of the World Government hundreds of years ago and is one of the thousands of places where they can get precious and legendary materials." Captain Jiggs looked at the kid who successfully showed some emotions in his eyes.

"So noble kid, being one of the notable people and being a celestial heir doesn't mean that the world government was going to tolerate your actions. So what are you gonna do? Still fight when you will know that in my back, the World Government supported me!?"

Pate lowered his head as he couldn't believe that everyone here was destined to die, even if he didn't wash here by the waves. The marine surely would come here to get the resources that were needed by the World Government, now all of the logical scenes were put in its place.

That's why they know the underground labyrinth.

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They know where the underground forest is.

'Brat, they are here to get the carcass of the fishwheel ancestors' A burning black mist cat formed on his shoulder and said to him.

He can only sigh in defeat and as he would reply to the forest guardian a massive explosion interrupted him.

Booommmmm!~

Under Pate, a massive explosion ensues as the impact of it almost knocks him in his place and he can only urge his four blood wooden tails to block the impact.

But he saw through his vision that six black marbles were zooming in his location 'To think he prepared too many explosives here in the forest, so that is his goal in the first place!'

Six of the massive wooden hands move and catch the six marbles.

Seeing this, Captain Jiggs smiled like he won this fight already as the explosion of the six black marbles didn't happen but it produced a black smoke that rendered the 15 miles of the location of Pate into black zones where he couldn't see everything even if his hand was in front of him.

'I'll block your eyes first then.' he strode in the air as he blurred because of his speed and circled the black as he time to time flick many explosives marbles into the black smoke 'You are 100 years early to fight me ahahahahaha'

"TEN STAR EXPLOSION!"

KABBBOOOMMMMMM!!!~

A small black mushroom smoke was created as the surroundings were completely destroyed and even Captain Jiggs who tried to distance himself was thrown in the air and fell to the ground, destroying dozens of trees he crushed into but he still smiled in victory even though blood sipped out of his lips.

Standing up, he looked at the massive black smoke he created and can't help but marvel at his creation 'Explosion, sure is the beautiful result of a powerful blast!'

He strode to the location and didn't even use a moonwalk to go there as he knew that the kid wouldn't have a chance to survive that surefire annihilation.

And when he reached the place the surrounding area was still blanketed in a massive black smoke as a burnt smell spread out, he couldn't even open his eyes completely as a wave of heat almost burned his skin 'I think, I overdo it a little bit.'

But he can help but smile to see his power, the trees that are known for their hardness and terrifying resistance from fire and cold could only be blown apart because of the massive blast that focuses in one place.

"Well, I guess I can reason out that the kid was shredded to pieces. The important thing is that he is dead." he turns back and plans to leave this place to go to the place where he needs to get the thing that the mission entails.

"Urggghh!"

Captain Jiggs stopped in his tracks when he heard a groan in his back and turned to see a trace of a silhouette in the black smoke "It can't be!"

"Y-you sure are powerful!" a voice of a kid resound into the smoke but he can pick on it that he was grievously hurt.

"To think you're alive after that, you are an interesting one kiddo!" Captain Jiggs can't help but praise the kid as he knows that the kid can't move because of its heavy injury.

But he still put up his guard as he readied to detonate some of the dynamite that was buried around here and if he sees that the kid was hurt that he can't heal himself then could only kill him with his explosive marbles.

He wouldn't go near that demon kid as that kiddo can control a massive wood that can swat him to death.

Earlier explosions where the forest under Pate exploded, he used the dynamite that was buried for the preparation to sink this island to the sea but seeing that the kid has a mysterious power up he can only use some of it to end the matter quickly.

"Now I believe that the World Government dispatched you to get their things as they wouldn't entrust it to some weaklings!"

He didn't reply but looked as the smoke was blown by the wind and couldn't help but be serious as he saw an almost healed Pate that stood in the center of a massive crater.

Pate just stood and looked at the marine captain.

If he didn't absorb the blood and meat of the pirates and marines earlier he would die without leaving a piece of his body.

He was thankful that he could still envision as the dozens of marbles were shot at him even though he was in the center of the black smoke that could block his eyes.

And used the ten massive wooden hands and red blood wood tails to envelop him but still suffer a grievous injury and can only use the injected blood and meat to heal his body rapidly.

'His fighting style, I don't know how to counter attack it but at least I somehow got rid of his hidden cards earlier. I'll start from there then' looking at the serious Captain Jiggs that obviously his strength exceeded his rank

'Even though I know where he is, he is too fast.'