Thousands of meters above the sky.
Boom boom—
Clashing explosions echoed continuously.
Weble’s dazed expression was tinged with madness:
“Damn insects!”
“Where is this! Where’s mom?!”
“Ahhh ahhh ahhh!!!”
He raised his薙刀 high and swung it at Sote.
Buzz—
As if with a slight delay, a massive slash appeared, piercing through everything in front of it, rushing towards Sote.
Sote waved his hand.
Countless fragments of the warship condensed and reformed.
They formed a colossal fist several meters high, and he placed his hand on it.
A dense Haki instantly enveloped it, turning it pitch black.
He slammed it forward fiercely. The colossal black fist, like a rocket, charged towards the slash, accompanied by a wave of air.
Boom—!!!
A mushroom cloud billowed.
The warship, under the impact of this immense explosion, was completely reduced to fragments.
Weble lost his footing and plummeted rapidly.
The fragments of the warship reassembled into a giant arrow, imbued with Haki, like a black meteor, shooting towards Weble.
The veins on Weble’s arm bulged, and he swung his blade towards the giant arrow.
A sound like a thunderclap exploded in the sky.
The giant arrow made of warship fragments, even with Haki attached, showed signs of imminent collapse.
However, Weble’s descent speed quadrupled, and he was pressed down by the giant arrow as he fell.
Meanwhile, Sote had, at some point, appeared far below.
His arm was covered in flowing black Haki, his eyes narrowed as he watched Weble plummeting.
He found his position, the muscles in his right arm swelling by a circle.
He aimed at Weble’s lumbar spine and threw a punch!
Crack—
A crisp sound, and Weble’s lumbar spine was clearly broken, but not severely.
Because…
Weble’s body did not bend at a ninety-degree angle from the inertia and impact. Instead, he angrily twisted and slashed at Sote.
Sote’s pupils contracted, and he dodged and retreated rapidly, his heart filled with shock.
What kind of physical quality is this guy…
After being pressed down by the giant arrow and then struck in the lumbar spine from below, he actually endured it…
This is too monstrous…
Sote’s brow twitched as he watched the enraged Weble.
He had only heard of pirates with monstrous talents on the seas before, but this was the first time he had truly encountered one…
Weble, seeing Sote far away and unable to attack him, furiously grabbed the arrow that was pressing him down.
He aimed in Sote’s direction:
“Ahhh ahhh ahhh!!!!”
Boom—
The arrow, controlled by Sote’s ability, was forced out of his control by immense power and shot towards Sote.
Sote’s mouth twitched, and he reached out to push.
Splash—
The rapidly fired arrow instantly turned into countless flying fragments, scattering in all directions and dissipating all its force.
He flipped his palm, and the fragments reformed into four large hands, charging towards Weble.
Sote followed closely behind.
The four large hands flew from four directions, smashing towards Weble.
Amidst the deafening roars, the four large hands compressed, firmly locking his body.
Before he could break free with his immense strength.
A faint whistling sound echoed, and an overwhelming sense of crisis stimulated Weble’s nerves.
A fierce explosion erupted from where the four large hands were locking Weble, instantly engulfing the sky.
He tried to reach for his head.
But his arms were momentarily blocked by the suddenly appearing Sote.
Swish swish—
Weble plunged directly into darkness.
Two iron bars, controlled by Sote’s ability and covered in Haki, shot from his eyes, piercing directly into Weble’s brain, disappearing within.
The four pitch-black hands locking Weble were on the verge of collapsing, but it was too late to struggle. 138 Reading Network.
Sote shifted and appeared above Weble’s head, pressing down:
“Strangulate.”
The two iron bars embedded in Weble’s brain instantly broke into countless small pieces, rapidly aggregating and rotating…
After a few screams and roars, Weble completely lost all life, his body slumping.
Blood and white matter, along with iron filings, continuously flowed from his eye sockets, nostrils, and mouth…
Sote slowly released his palm:
“That was… his ability just now.”
He recalled Weble’s final outburst in his mind.
Sote grabbed him by the shoulder and descended.
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On the pirate ship below.
Zephyr, watching Sote descend with Weble’s corpse, smiled:
“It’s done.”
Sote sighed in relief:
“Yeah… a bit of a trick.”
“His physique is quite monstrous.”
“Leave him for Brother Enel to experiment with.”
“He’ll be good material.”
Recalling the scene just now, Sote couldn’t help but feel a toothache. What kind of monstrous physique was that…
He didn’t even break his waist from that impact, and if that scene were to happen on the sea, ninety-nine percent of people would be instantly paralyzed or dead.
Yet, there were such outrageously perverted individuals… who could still twist and counter-attack…
Zephyr nodded, his interest piqued:
“Oh?”
“Tell me about the battle when we get back.”
Sote said:
“Mhm.”
“Are we regrouping?”
There was no choice. Two warships had been destroyed, meaning supplies were halved.
Zephyr looked at the cheering cadets on the distant warships:
“Hmph… regroup.”
“But first, tell them they are not allowed to graduate.”
“They’ll be drilled for another half a month.”
“To scare them a little.”
“Don’t let anyone leak this.”
“To give them a lasting memory.”
“So they don’t make such low-level mistakes again.”
Sote smiled helplessly:
“Aye aye~”
The pirate ship beneath their feet lifted off and flew towards the location of the warships…
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New World, Egghead Island, early morning.
The sun had not yet risen, but the sky was already faintly lit.
Thick fog enveloped the area.
Enel, alone, escorted the warship loaded with treasure to the designated location not far from Egghead Island.
As soon as he arrived, the sea began to bubble incessantly.
A few seconds later, a giant robot emerged from the water.
It nodded at Enel, its chest opening to reveal dense rows of robots that began to unload the treasure.
Enel yawned, feeling bored.
He unleashed his Observation Haki, sweeping unrestrictedly, and suddenly detected something:
“Hmm?”
“That is……”
An unknown distance away on the sea, a ship flying the flag of the Sobe Kingdom was sailing, followed by government escort ships.
“The old woman from the Sobe Kingdom…”
Because during the previous operation, Dragon and Bartholomew Kuma, the King of the Sobe Kingdom, were found to be connected.
Enel had recorded the electromagnetic fields of all the royal family members of the Sobe Kingdom.
For those who had been recorded, their own electromagnetic fields shone like the sun in Enel’s Observation Haki.
And the old woman Enel spoke of was the Queen Dowager of the Sobe Kingdom, Conny.
Enel shook his head:
“Taking her granddaughter on a trip…”
He withdrew his Observation Haki. Although this person was not important, he still planned to inform Sakazuki later.
After all, traveling from the South Blue to the New World was an extremely long distance… it was rather absurd.
Ring ring~ Ring ring~
The Den Den Mushi rang.