Chapter 167

"Nose Fancy Canon!" Mr. 5 exclaimed in an outraged voice, his tone losing all calm as he flicked the booger in Byron's direction.

"What the hell, man?!" Byron said with a horrified expression, jumping to the side to avoid the flying bogger. "That's fucking gross!" He added, his face a mixture of disgust and astonishment as he watched the bogger explode, decimating the ground where he stood a second ago.

"I have eaten the Bomb-Bomb fruit, becoming a Bomb human," Mr 5 said, regaining his calm tone as he slid his hands into his coat's pockets. "I can make any part of my body explode..." he added with a lazy shrug.

"That doesn't mean it's okay to throw boggers at people!" Byron said with a scowl, waving his hand to the side, slicing the air to vent his anger. "Learn some manners, you filthy bastard!" he added with twitching eyes.

"I don't need to be polite to a dead man," Mr 5 said, casually taking his hands out of his pockets as he began picking his nose again. "Double Nose Fancy Canon," he exclaimed, flicking the two boggers he fished out in Byron's direction with both of his hands.

"Now you've really pissed me off!" Byron said with a scowl, two wings sprouting on his back as he flew into the air, dodging the two explosions and diving towards Mr 5.

Mr 5 was unphased even as Byron reached him, brandishing two axes while swinging at his head, as a white hardened wax wall suddenly appeared, blocking Byron's attack.

However, much to the surprise of candle wall creator, Mr 3 and Mr 5, the defensive technique didn't delay Byron much thanks to the incredible hear radiating from his axes as they cut through it like, well, hot axes, through a candle..., Leaving Mr 5 defenseless.

And just as Byron was about to cut the shocked Mr 5's torso, a wave of liquid wax suddenly dragged the latter away from the attack, delivering him to safety.

"How troublesome, Gane..." Mr 3 said with a frown, adjusting his glasses, already considering how to flee the scene, but he didn't show it.

"Wax Wave," Mr 3 exclaimed, plunging his hands into the ground and creating a wave of liquid wax, heading straight for Byron as he intended to use it as a distraction to run away and find a different opponent.

However, he quickly changed his mind when he saw Mr 5 charging towards Byron, quickly realizing what his colleague had in mind.

"Fire Wave," Byron exclaimed, imitating Mr 3 as he lunged his axes into the ground, creating a fiery wave that clashed with the wax, quickly consuming it and revealing Mr 5 behind it.

"Kick Bomb, Mr 5 shouted, kicking towards Byron, who blocked the attack with his axes, frowning at the upcoming explosion that sent him skidding backward with scratches all over him.

"Wax-Wax Sculpture: Harpoon," Mr 3 gestured with his hand, creating several wax harpoons as he began throwing them on the blonde musician.

"Breeze Breath Bomb," Mr 5 retrieved his revolver and began blowing air into its chamber, firing three shots at Byron as barely visible bullets that would explode upon impact.

Byron looked at this and wisely dodged as he flew into the air, the two Baroque Works agents' attacks, hitting the ground where he stood and creating a massive explosion.

Byron quickly set his sights on Mr 3 and dived towards him with flame radiating from his entire body, intending to take the slimy man out of the fight first before dealing with Mr 5.

"Candle Wall," Mr 3 exclaimed, creating multiple wax walls that Byron continued to cut through without any effort until he suddenly found himself surrounded by it.

Mr 5 suddenly appeared as he entered the wax encirclement through a hole likely created by Mr 3, shouting, "Full Body Explosion." He spread his arms apart as he exploded, the force of his attack only amplified by the tight confinement of Mr 3's wax.

The explosion was loud enough to alert everyone nearby as it shattered the hardened wax dome into smithereens, sending dust and debris flying everywhere, making it hard for everyone to see the result of the attack.

However, Elly was the first to smile as she shook her head and resumed fighting Bon Kurei just before the dust settled, revealing Byron in his giant crow form, seemingly unscathed.

"That was close..." Nyron said in a deep voice, fire leaking from his peek as he spoke. "But now that you've forced me into form, there's no need to let this fight go any longer..." he added, flying into the air as he opened his peek, a gigantic flaming sphere generating just outside of it as he aimed at Mr 5 and Mr 3.

"Fiery Burial!" Byron exclaimed, and the fiery sphere went flying towards Mr 5 and Mr 3, who had no time to react, exploding and creating a giant explosion that almost reached Byron himself despite floating very far away from the ground.

Byron then landed on the ground, turning back into his human form and leaving without bothering to check on the two Baroque Works agents.

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"It looks I'll have to get serious soon... the others are all nearly finished their fights..." Kozue muttered to herself, jumping back as Mikita came crashing towards her from above, only to duck as Zala came swinging her flail-like forearms at her.

Having decided to end the fight quickly, Kozue jumped into the air with Geppo, intending to take Mikita, who was floating in the air, preparing for another attack, out of the battle first.

She quickly flew towards Mikita, much to the latter's horror as she had never seen anyone walking on air before, delivering a knee to her abdomen, and smacking her neck with her sword's handle, making her lose conscience and plunge towards the ground.

"My oh my..." Zala said with a raised eyebrow, amusement in her tone as she watched Mikita's unconscious body hit the ground. "You're not bad... but you'll need more than that to take me down," she added with a chuckle, uncaring about her colleague's defeat.

She was Mr 1's partner, while Mikita was Mr 5's partner for a reason.

"The end result would be the same, nonetheless," Kozue said as she landed on the ground, putting her sword back into its sheath.