Bēng Kā… Bang Long Long!!
Thunder and lightning roared in the area, engulfing everything.
The dazzling thunderlight from above turned everything into ash. The massive palace, fragile in the face of this terrifying surge of electricity, disintegrated and vanished within the thunderlight.
The pirate force in the distance was heavily shaken by the thunder, and most of the pirates temporarily lost their hearing in that terrifying roar. Their ears bled, and their heads felt muddled.
The Homies force didn’t fare any better. Alongside the thunder, a faint dragon’s roar echoed. Although not very noticeable, it sounded like a furious roar from a god in the ears of these Homies, created from fragments of souls.
Pū Tōng… Pū Tōng…!
In an instant, chess piece Homies fell to the ground, their bodies losing their luster. White droplet-shaped souls spilled out from their mouths, dissipating into the air.
The pirates who hadn’t been stunned stared in horror at the two-thirds of their comrades who had instantly fallen. They turned their heads to look at the terrifying thunder gradually dispersing in the sky, and struggled to swallow their saliva.
What… just happened?!
With the Thunder Cloud Dragon pattern on him, Rowen, though showing no visible change on the outside, had significantly enhanced the power of each of his moves and styles.
Specific numerical values couldn’t be measured. Limited by materials, the upper limit of the Doriki testing device was only 20,000. Before the battle with Momousagi and Chaton, Rowen could easily defeat them with just his fists.
But Rowen was well aware that the gap between him and the top sea powerhouses was now minuscule.
This was the power of science!!
The thunder came and went quickly. As the surge erupted, even the ash couldn’t settle. The slender electric snakes stubbornly crawled within the giant-scale bowl-shaped pit that covered the entire palace, while a charred figure lay at the center of the pit, his breath barely discernible.
“Tsk tsk, is this all you’ve got?”
Pā Dā, Pā Dā!
Rowen approached step by step, his cold thunder halberd pressed against Charlotte Oven’s back, exerting a gentle force that made him involuntarily spit out a mouthful of coagulated blood.
The pain jolted Oven awake. He turned his head angrily to look at Rowen and roared in a low voice, “Soryu (Azure Dragon)! Are you declaring war on our BIG MOM Pirate Crew?! Mama won’t spare you!”
“Nonsense!”
Rowen spat disdainfully, causing his saliva to land on Oven’s face.
“If that fat pig who only knows how to give birth won’t come looking for trouble with me, this mission wouldn’t have fallen to me.”
If it were Kizaru, in his style, he would at most have a fight with Oven and then force him to retreat. Along the way, he’d pass along a warning to Charlotte Linlin. The Levely was about to start, so it was best not to cause any trouble.
The World Government had the ability to wipe out the Yonko, but as rulers, they couldn’t only consider eradicating bandits without thinking about governance.
The 1518 Levely would officially pass the act to suppress the Revolutionary Army. The Dragon, who intended to overthrow the government, was constantly peering at them. The Gorōsei (Five Elder Stars) had no choice but to be cautious.
It was just reluctance, not inability.
So, this dumb loss had to be swallowed by Charlotte Linlin.
Otherwise… let’s start a war!
If you attack us, we have the advantage of home field, logistical superiority, and currently, even a firepower advantage and an advantage in low-end combat power. It was clear who would be at a disadvantage.
After all, even without Rowen’s appearance changing everything, Marine’s strength was a vast chasm that not even Whitebeard’s personal appearance at Marineford could change much.
If it weren’t for him using his own mission to be killed to forcibly hold back Marine, there probably wouldn’t be too many of Whitebeard’s pirates still alive after the Summit War.
“You!!”
Oven glared at him furiously, as if trying to see through him.
This Vice Admiral of Marine, who had only risen to fame in recent years, was indeed as crazy and reckless as the rumors said.
As a Marine, he even dared to fight his immediate superiors, the Celestial Dragons, let alone a Yonko.
“Don’t look at me with the eyes you use to judge criminals. You said you weren’t causing trouble, so how did I end up here?” Rowen said indifferently, then suddenly raised his mouth.
“Naturally, I’m going fishing! The Den Den Mushi probably didn’t survive, and in your current state, you probably don’t have the strength to go back and report the message, right?”
“Fortunately, there’s still a magical thing called a Vivre Card in this world! What do you think others would do if they found out you were seriously injured?”
What would they do? Naturally, they would come to rescue you and, incidentally, bring the Anger Legion for revenge.
Oven instantly realized the consequences.
The BIG MOM Pirates would undoubtedly send a large army to rescue their comrade. However, they were unaware that the enemy they faced was the Soryu (Azure Dragon), an opponent even Mother had ordered them to avoid. Charging in blindly would only lead to a massacre!
“Invading an Allied Kingdom member is a direct affront to the World Government, which in turn disrespects the government. Disrespecting the government is disrespecting the Marines, and disrespecting the Marines is disrespecting me!”
“To settle a debt…”
Rowen’s face was filled with a fierce killing intent, his mouth contorting as he spoke like a wicked sorcerer.
“One life… is not going to be enough!”
“You… you beast!!!”
Oven glared at Rowen with bloodshot eyes, gritting his teeth. He ruthlessly grasped the Halberd, activating his Devil Fruit ability.
Hoo!
The scorching high temperature turned even the ordinary air into a lethal weapon. Inhaling a breath was enough to roast the internal organs. Knowing what Rowen was about to do, Oven activated his Netsu Netsu no Mi (Heat-Heat Fruit) ability, attempting to melt the Halberd.
However… no matter how hard he tried, there was always a tiny distance between his palm and the Halberd, keeping them apart.
“What?!!!”
Oven then realized that neither his own blood nor anything else touched the Halberd directly. Instead, there was a gap of less than half a centimeter, causing them to float inexplicably in the air and roll along the Halberd in the breeze.
Zi Zi!
Rowen increased the electric current output in his arm, making the Dragon-patterned barrier even stronger. He smiled faintly.
“Getting cursed by a pirate is quite a fresh experience. With your deeds in your life, do you think you have the right to criticize me?”
Although Vegapunk was confident in the material of the Halberd, Rowen didn’t want to take any chances with Oven getting in zero-distance contact with the thunder Halberd. Thinking about Zoro’s famous blade, Sandai Kitetsu, which corroded and rusted out on Enies Lobby, Rowen felt that being cautious was definitely the right move.
Rowen’s consistent principle was to give back in kind. Dealing with wicked individuals required even more wicked methods to torment them until they were terrified.
And for Oven, a bloodthirsty maniac with a long list of crimes, a person who had brought calamity to an entire region and was wanted by the authorities, there was no doubt about how he should be treated.
“Despicable!”
Heat Denasshi – Hot Wind Fist!
Seeing that the destruction weapon wasn’t effective, Oven immediately grabbed the Halberd and forcefully pulled himself out from the tip of the thunder halberd.
At the same time, while he was in mid-air, he raised his left hand and gathered energy, throwing a standard hook punch. It unleashed a scorching stream of air, generated by heating his own fist and the surrounding air using the Netsu Netsu no Mi (Heat-Heat Fruit) ability, turning it into a blast of hot wind through the punching motion.
Its destructive power wasn’t strong, but it was extremely lethal to living beings!
Even with such severe injuries, he still resisted stubbornly. It had to be said that the strong on the sea were extraordinary individuals. Just this tenacity and determination was something beyond the capabilities of an ordinary person.
Oven’s punch wasn’t meant to kill the enemy. Rowen was a Logia Goro Goro no Mi (Thunder Thunder Fruit) Ability user, possessing Elementalization for protection. A simple hot wind wouldn’t be able to kill him. Oven just wanted to create some distance and buy himself a moment to catch his breath.
However, his plan was doomed to fail.
Watching him bravely pull himself out, with half of his intestines exposed, and then exert all his strength to punch, trying to create distance with the help of the hot wind’s impact and reaction force, Rowen’s response was simple. Faced with the incoming blast of scorching air, he once again lightly spoke a word from his mouth.
“Pierce!”
Whiz! Whiz! Whiz!
In the blink of an eye, five flawless white dart-like lights shot from the far sky behind Rowen. Following the usual swift nature of thunder, there was no way to dodge them except to evade in advance.
Oven’s Heat Denasshi – Hot Wind Fist collided with the fluid-like white lights, instantly torn to shreds!
Then, the white lights didn’t lose any momentum, piercing straight through Oven’s limbs, forcefully slamming him down from mid-air, pinning him to the ground.
Zi Zi!
“Pu…!”
Crashing heavily to the ground, Oven sprawled out like a big character, with the bones of his arms and thighs pierced through by the meteor guns, anchoring him firmly in place.
Hiss!!
The last meteor spear plunged into the ground, its violent electric current was both beautiful and dangerous. It seared a charred scar on his face.
Oven couldn’t even scream in agony. He only gazed with unfocused eyes, mouth agape, blood spewing forth, teetering on the brink of death.
“Stay put. You won’t die in the short term.”
“Don’t worry, you don’t even have the option of suicide.”
“You… despicable…”
Struggling to utter these words, Oven turned his head slightly and fell into complete unconsciousness.
Watching the ‘Minister of Browned Food,’ who was considered one of the top ten in the BIG MOM Pirate Crew, lose his combat capability and collapse right in front of him, Rowen came to a realization.
“No wonder that sneaky old man Kizaru never feared anything. Without the speed that puts us on equal footing, the combat experience and evasion skills using Kenbunshoku Haki (Observation Haki), or the unbreakable defense like Kaido, even the top sea powerhouses are so vulnerable.”
And how many people in the Sea could meet these three conditions? As users of the Goro Goro no Mi (Thunder Thunder Fruit) and the Pika Pika No Mi (Glint-Glint Fruit), they only needed to unleash the speed and destructive power of the elemental fruits to stand undefeated from the start!
Only the strongest person doesn’t have the strongest fruit?
Perhaps.
But the starting point was definitely different! In the same marathon, Rowen stood at the starting line while ordinary fruit Ability users waited miles away. This was an inherently unfair match.
Fortunately, Rowen understood this truth not too late. After all, even if he knew this truth before, his combat capability was still limited.
After all… ever since he obtained the Goro Goro no Mi (Thunder Thunder Fruit), his reaction speed couldn’t keep up with the speed of lightning. It wasn’t until he developed Supercharged Travel that he slowly accumulated experience from his daily life, integrating speed into his instincts.
So, it wasn’t considered too late to understand.
“Next, I hope this won’t provoke Big Mom’s Pirate Crew…”
Thinking of that woman known as the ‘Steel Balloon,’ Rowen couldn’t help but feel a headache.
As the ‘Natural Destroyer’ Yonko, Big Mom, removing the option of defense, was much trickier to deal with than the simple-minded Kaido!
“Well… why would I come to provoke Big Mom’s Pirate Crew?!”
“Isn’t it better to just follow the plan?”
“Am I just doing this because I have too much time on my hands?”
The Thunder Dragon Crescent-sided Halberd was slanted into the ground, and Rowen sat on it with his legs crossed, lighting a cigar. He gazed into the distance with deep contemplation, pondering about life.
Finally, he came to a conclusion…
“It’s all Sengoku’s fault!”
“Achoo!”
At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku let out a powerful sneeze, spraying droplets of saliva all over the documents. He quickly grabbed some tissues to wipe the papers clean and then looked around suspiciously.
Damn it!
Who’s cursing at me?!
(End of this chapter)
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