The vitality of people on the sea is indeed strong, making it difficult for them to die easily. However, they have been hit by so many Haki Bullets that penetrate Secret Holes, coupled with a series of strikes; even if they don't die, they should be seriously injured.
But now, these two look 'seriously injured,' yet their mobility doesn't seem to be much affected.
"You'll have to defeat me first if you want to talk about dying so easily!"
Kid glared fiercely at Sage, then turned to Law and said, "Hey, you've awakened, right?"
"Of course..."
Law stood up with his long sword, taking a deep breath, "For someone like this, we can't hold back anymore!"
"Heh heh heh heh..."
Sage seemed to hear something amusing and shook his head, "You still haven't thought about repaying your debt, have you? I'm a reasonable person. Just hand over the money and leave here. It seems the means against defaulters are not enough, so..."
He spread his hands, his pupils glowing with a crimson light, "I'll have to increase the punishment. I hereby declare that you are banned from holding high positions, including Captain and other key roles. As for how to enforce this ban..."
"By crippling you, it naturally enforces the ban!"
His debt collection methods are extremely effective, so much so that they were taught to Underworld debt collectors, with the Funk Brothers as representatives.
The older brother is the one with the Jacket Fruit.
Using the techniques imparted by Sage, debt collection becomes infallible. Everyone eventually pays up after these methods are applied.
Even if they don't pay, killing them and taking their assets is a form of repayment.
As for being wanted...
The Four Emperors' name is there, what use is there in putting a bounty on these debt collectors? If you have what it takes, come to O'hara, and see if Sage serves you well.
And those debt collectors below are only too happy to see their bounties rise higher; once it breaks a billion, they can become squad captains in the Disaster Pirates, formally becoming minor officers under Sage's command.
The Funk Brothers are examples, and under a series of 'debt collection methods', they now appear as offending villains to the Navy, targeting important civilians, and have formally joined the Disaster Pirates, working under Urouge, now handling debt collection operations.
"Don't talk as if..."
Kid extended his mechanical hand, "You can easily kill us! Magnetic Field!"
The metal around Sage floated into the air with a whoosh.
"Imbue! Impact!"
Sage frowned, looking at his body, just as the floating metal charged at him from all sides, enveloping him in an instant.
A normal human body naturally can't compete with metal. Combined with magnetic power, the inertia and impact brought by metal only become stronger. Once it hits...
Bam!
The scattered metal flew out, raining down on the surroundings like droplets.
Sage's whole body was ignited with the black flames representing the materialization of Haki, smiling, "That's useless, do you think my Haki is just for show?"
"It's definitely not useless!"
Kid sneered, "You've already been imbued with my Magnetic Field. This ability can't be resisted by Haki!"
The metal that flew apart seemed to have some sort of suction, floating into the air again, fiercely charging at Sage, enveloping him once more and obscuring visibility.
"Boring."
Roar!
As Sage's voice sounded from within the enclosing metal, a large flame erupted, instantly melting the metal. As it melted, it gathered into a strong wind that blew the molten metal outward and solidified it.
Boom!
A pillar-like black light shot forward, obliterating the molten metal into nothingness, completely disappearing, while the Haki shockwave continued to rush toward Kid's position.
"Room!"
Boom!!
Kid swapped places with a piece of metal, allowing the shockwave to pass by, shattering the buildings further ahead and exploding them, continually blasting to a far distance, creating a large, open area.
"Those things weren't meant to deal with you!"
Appearing on the other side, Kid redirected his position. Just as Sage broke through those bothersome metals and regained his vision, he saw that Kid had already raised his hand, with his mechanical arm gathering a large amount of metal to form a cannon.
"Railgun!!"
The immense kinetic energy combined with magnetic power, blasted out a giant laser beam, within which contained a metal shell.
This was already his most powerful move!
With such power, he was confident it could gravely injure any of the Four Emperors. Its speed was not slow, and nobody could react to it!
"This thing..."
The moment Kid flashed out, Sage's eyes gleamed red. Standing still, facing the incoming laser, his lips curved into a smile.
"The power is sufficient, but...aren't you underestimating me?"
As he spoke, the gigantic laser was already upon him. In that instant, Sage suddenly lifted his leg, striking with a knee cloaked in black flames directly at the laser before him.
"Ha!!"
The shout reverberated, making the air tremble. The metal cannonball enveloped in the laser halted momentarily, then suddenly shot skyward, turning into a meteor reaching high into the sky, exploding with a boom, lighting up the cloudy night.
The attack had been deflected by Sage's knee strike!
"Truly..."
At this moment, Sage's body appeared terrifying, his whole physique like armor, his shoulders carrying two muscular shoulder guards, and vents-like features at the shoulder joints, emitting white steam, forming a faint cloud of flame.
"A dirty firework."
Sage looked up at the sky, at the aftermath of the explosion spreading like fireworks, and chuckled menacingly.
"Now's the time!"
Suddenly, Kid shouted, "Go!"
Appearing behind Sage, Law, who had been motionless for a long time, quickly brushed a hand over Kikoku, producing a bubble-like substance that enveloped the blade.
"K-Room: Anesthetic!"
The anesthetic blade rapidly stabbed towards Sage, instantly reaching his back!
Normal abilities couldn't entangle with Sage's Haki; Kid's move was overwhelmingly powerful, yet was still deflected by the even more fearsome Sage.
This startled him yet reaffirmed his strategy.
Neither Kid nor Law thought Sage could be easily beaten in battle; they initially thought he would be injured. Then, taking this opportunity, using this highly concealed anesthetic knife to breach Sage's body, it would cause internal destruction.
Even his actions were cloaked using the newly developed Silent Domain ability, ensuring he wouldn't be discovered.
Though Sage deflected the Railgun unexpectedly, this action was complete, including using the magnetic ability to obscure Sage's vision; it was all for now!
No matter how strong the Haki, if it couldn't resist timely, it was futile.
This anesthetic effect, even piercing through the body, wouldn't be noticed!
"Got him!" Law shouted.
"Not quite."
Just when the tip of the blade was about to pierce Sage's body, the person in front suddenly sidestepped, deftly dodging the strike. Simultaneously, he lightly waved an arm, unleashing a lateral Haki shockwave that sent Law coughing blood and flying.
Before he landed, Sage's afterimage flickered behind, kicking him far away, crashing heavily into the unprepared Kid.
Sage's eyes glowed red as he chuckled, "I told you, do you think my Haki is just for show? That kind of future, I'd already seen it! But I have to commend you, avoiding my Thoughtless Shadow Kill shows some skill."
The anesthetic knife seemed to incorporate other abilities as well, its operation devoid of any sense of danger, which indeed wouldn't be detected by his 'Thoughtless Shadow Kill'. If it were mere Observation, this move couldn't be detected and would indeed penetrate.
But he's not just limited to mere Observation...
He also possesses Foreseeing the Future!
Besides passive defense, he also has active detection skills!
"Your attacks can't yet compel me to the point where they bypass my Foreseeing the Future. Enough, I've given you ample time."
Sage grinned, baring his white teeth, with black and red lightning entwining his fist, "One last question... Will you pay up?"