Kizaru remained calm and casual: "Little brother over there, can you explain to me what's going on?"
"As one of the Warlords, in-fighting is against the rules of the World Government."
"Even you won't be an exception."
Sensing the dangerous aura emanating from Kizaru, Gawain indifferently put Guanze Masamune back into the scabbard.
Clang!
The sound of the blades rubbing against each other seemed extremely harsh at this moment.
"Crocodile is secretly plotting to overthrow the regime in Alabasta. I was hired by Princess Vivi to assist her in handling this matter."
"Yeah?"
Kizaru tilted his head with a playful smile on his face: "That doesn't seem to be the information I got."
"The Warlord, White Knight Gawain, has captured Princess Vivi and is using her to demand compensation from the Alabasta royal family."
"In order to rescue Princess Vivi, Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and you fought a great battle at Nanohana city..."
"During this time, even Golden Lion came here!"
Gawain frowned; he knew that with the Marines's intelligence system, such a mistake would never happen.
Even if Jabra and others passed the information about Alabasta back, it should not be such information. After all, they had no reason to betray him.
That is…
"Directed at me?"
"Don't say such harsh words."
Before Kizaru's voice fell, the sword in Gawain's hand had already cut into his body.
The sudden burst of terrifying speed startled even Kizaru at this moment.
As the oldest of the three current admirals of the Marines, Kizaru has fought against countless strong men and even personally experienced the era of the three legendary rivalries.
But he had seen only a handful of people in his life who could push their speed to this extent with just their physical bodies!
Swish!
Guanze Masamune passed through Kizaru's body, but Gawain had no sense of hitting a solid entity. He turned around and found that Kizaru's figure had already appeared in the distance without him noticing.
Gu!
With a piercing noise, a golden beam of light condensed in Kizaru's hand and turned into a long sword, which was extremely sharp yet filled with a different kind of domineering aura.
But when Kizaru spoke, the tone he spoke was full of helplessness: "Although I am not willing to fight a monster like you, my relationship with the old man is not that good."
"But..."
"Could you please stay here and help me investigate?"
"Otherwise, it will be difficult to explain to both the World Government and the old man."
At this moment, the fighting spirit rose in Gawain's eyes.
He didn't know what Kizaru's purpose was, but what he knew was that staying here would do him no good.
Once the follow-up reinforcement arrives and chooses to encircle him, things will become difficult.
Moreover, improving the Conqueror Haki depends more on tempering one's own will. At present, it is a long way to find the corresponding leeks, so it is better to rely on himself!
"Let's fight first!"
Whoosh!
The sand under Gawain's feet suddenly exploded, and his figure disappeared directly in mid-air.
With his lightning speed and the exaggerated physical enhancement brought by the Demon Form, Gawain's speed has now reached a point that even he himself cannot understand!
He didn't know how fast it was, but what he knew was that in the previous battle, when the sound of the explosion reached his ears, the blade had already cut the opponent into two pieces.
But this time…
Ding!
A laser sword suddenly blocked Gawain's attack.
Kizaru steadily took the impact of the sudden burst without even taking a step back!
"Such a speed..."
"Ko~wa~i~ne~"
Kizaru still looked confused, but he already had some understanding in his heart.
If Zephyr had faced Gawain at this time, he would have been no match for Gawain's current combat power.
As long as Gawain had half of his current strength, he would be able to defeat Zephyr, who was both physically and mentally weak at the time.
But…
"Come to think of it, you're pretty unlucky."
"If it was Kuzan or Sakazuki, you could still get away with your speed, but unfortunately, your opponent... is me!"
Kizaru's teasing and lazy voice faded, and he took a slight step back; then, with the blessing of his devil fruit, he shot towards Gawain!
Swish!
The lightsaber slashed across Gawain's face, sticking to the dragon's scales and bringing out a series of sparks.
It also made Gawain break out in a cold sweat.
In the more than one year since he traveled through time, Gawain had fought against three legendary or emperor-level pirates.
If he says that Hawk Eyes's sword is sharp and powerful, it has the momentum to cut off everything in front of it and break all laws with one sword.
Golden Lion is domineering and violent, relying mainly on the Float-Float Fruit. Every move he makes causes strange changes in the celestial phenomena, and his moves reveal his absolute control.
Then, what Kizaru has mastered is absolute speed, a speed beyond imagination, a speed that surpasses all living beings and things!
This was also the first time that Gawain was crushed by someone in the battle of speed, except for the first time he faced Kuro.
"This is... the Admiral?"
"Interesting!"
Gawain's mouth widened.
If it was just a doubt at the beginning, what he is now absolutely sure of is that Kizaru is stronger than the current Golden Lion!
How much more Conqueror's Haki experience can he bring to him?
Sparks flashed all around Gawain as Kizaru's slashes kept hitting his body, but it could not break the defense of the Battle Armor.
"Ah."
"It's more difficult than I thought."
"It seems like I need to put more strength in my hands."
When the lazy voice reached Gawain's ears, the lightsaber in Kizaru's hand had already passed across his face.
Hiss!
Sparks flew from the dragon scales that were strengthened by the Battle Armor, accompanied by spots of scarlet blood.
The defense was broken?
Gawain's pupils suddenly shrank.
He had personally tested the Battle Armor's defensive capabilities and found that they were definitely not inferior to King's innate racial ability and were even more comprehensive.
Gawain could understand why Golden Lion's slash with Conqueror Haki broke through it.
But now it was broken by Kizaru's lightsaber, which was completely beyond Gawain's expectations.
How did he do that?!
The only answer he got was Kizaru's even faster slash. Golden light flew across the ground, and in the blink of an eye, he slashed towards Gawain again!
"My opponent is an admiral; I won't have that much time to think."
"Just do it!"
Gawain raised his hand to block Kizaru's attack, but unexpectedly, the latter retreated at the touch and, in an instant, turned into a laser and shot toward him again.
For a while, the entire desert was filled with golden light, almost more dazzling than the sun in the sky.
Even though Gawain's Observation Haki had reached the point where he could foresee the future for several seconds, he was still in a very miserable state for a moment, with many wounds on his body.
Although he has the blessing of three physical features, these minor wounds will not have any effect on his combat effectiveness.
However, the key point is that the more Gawain watches Kizaru's fighting style, the more familiar it looks.
Relying on the speed advantage, he constantly took the initiative to attack and then retreated immediately, not giving the opponent any chance to stalemate.
Isn't this the classic routine of the super-speed brought by Pussyfoot Maneuver and Flash Step plus the Extreme Force to break the defense that he used before?
At this moment, Gawain couldn't even sympathize with his former enemy.
Disgusting, really disgusting.
If relying too much on devil fruit ability can achieve this, then he wants this devil fruit ability too!