Mr. Smoker!!
Tashigi, right behind Smoker, shouted worriedly.
Immediately, she turned her head to look at Shura Dao Payne and said coldly,
"You bastard, enough is enough!"
Without hesitation, Tashigi pulled out the long knife hanging at her waist and rushed toward Shura Dao Payne.
Clang!
Seeing this, Shura Dao Payne didn't say a word.
He did nothing at first.
A pitch-black stick fell from his cuff and landed in his palm.
Without hesitation, Shura Dao Payne gripped the black stick and charged at Tashigi with a dive.
But in the blink of an eye, Shura Dao Payne had already reached in front of Tashigi.
Facing this sudden move, Tashigi was shocked.
So fast!
A look of horror instantly appeared on her face.
She hadn't even been able to react before Shura Dao Payne stabbed her in the face with the black stick!
Shhh!
A piercing sound tore through the air!
At that moment, two fences made of iron branches suddenly appeared from behind Tashigi on both sides, flying towards Shura Dao Payne.
Shhh!!
Bang!
The sharp sound echoed.
Shura Dao Payne's body was instantly tightly bound by the iron-branch fences.
Even the black stick he had stabbed at Tashigi was trapped in a bamboo basket just two centimeters away from her forehead.
Guru~
Seeing the black stick so close, Tashigi broke out in a cold sweat.
Her pupils shook violently.
Looking into Shura Dao Payne's eyes, which were filled with indifference,
Tashigi's heart was filled with fear!
At that moment, a low voice came from behind her.
"What are you doing just standing there?!
I can't hold him back forever!"
The sudden low voice pulled Tashigi out of her fear.
Though her reply was somewhat hesitant,
"Y-yes... yes! I understand!"
Tashigi was about to attack Shura Dao Payne again.
But at that moment, Shura Dao Payne suddenly opened his eyes.
Om!!
A harsh screeching sound erupted.
A powerful repulsive force radiated steeply outward from Shura Dao Payne!
Boom!!!
In the blink of an eye, the iron branches that bound him were blown apart.
Pfft!!!
By accident, an iron branch flew through Tashigi's left shoulder.
She screamed in pain.
Both she and the iron branches were affected by Shura Dao Payne's power.
Boom!!!
Ugh!!
On the other side, Kizaru faced Shura Dao Payne with a smile.
He suddenly jumped high and hovered in the air.
"Let me see if you can dodge this trick!"
Crossing his arms, a dazzling golden light flashed in his hand.
"Eight-foot Qionggou Jade!"
At Kizaru's low shout, countless golden light bullets poured down on Shura Dao Payne like a torrential rain.
"Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa..."
Shhhhhhhhhhh!!
Above the ice, Shura Dao Payne narrowed his eyes, facing the onslaught.
The light bullets hit with continuous roaring explosions.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Thick smoke rose from the explosion of the light bombs.
After the barrage ended, Kizaru landed firmly on the ice.
Clatter!
The commotion caught the attention of the Whitebeard Pirates fiercely fighting the Marines nearby.
They looked on with concern.
"Hey!! Kizaru actually took action against a newcomer himself?!"
"Is this bullying the newcomer?"
"Our captains can't even find an opponent!"
Several pirates showed indignation for Shura Dao Payne.
Meanwhile, aboard the Whitebeard Pirates' main ship, the Moby Dick, Whitebeard looked sideways at the battle and sneered.
"Old la la la!!"
"The dignified Marine Admiral has fallen so low that he only dares to bully a newcomer!"
"Sengoku!!
It seems your Marines' strength has seriously declined!"
Hearing Whitebeard's sarcastic words, Sengoku gritted his teeth and said solemnly,
"This is war!"
Whitebeard chuckled softly.
"Whatever you say!"
At this moment, Marco shouted from the deck.
"Dad!
I'm going to meet Kizaru for a moment!
I can't let Ace's friends who came to help pay with their lives holding Kizaru back."
After informing Whitebeard, Marco activated his fruit ability.
Boom!!
His arms transformed into a pair of blue flame wings.
Marco flapped sharply and flew toward Kizaru.
Actually, Marco knew very well —
the one fighting Kizaru may have already died under Kizaru's attack!
That's one of the three Admirals — the strongest force in Marine Headquarters!
Not everyone could handle him!
Just as Marco suspected, facing Kizaru's powerful light-bomb barrage, Shura Dao Payne was indeed 'dead.'
As the thick smoke cleared, everyone saw Shura Dao Payne's battered body.
His right leg and both arms were broken by the light bullets, the severed limbs lying to the side.
His right leg and torso were pierced by several terrifying holes.
Even half his cheek was blasted away by Kizaru's attack.
Hu~
The breeze blew as Shura Dao Payne's body collapsed to the ground, lifeless.
But Kizaru did not feel victorious at all, for some reason.
This made him uneasy and question himself subconsciously,
"Are you really dead?"
At that moment, an ominous premonition rose in Kizaru's heart.
Instinctively, he glanced sideways.
There he saw Animal Road Payne, Hungry Kidō Payne, and Hell Road Payne standing silently in place, staring at him indifferently, without moving a muscle.
Even though their comrade was in danger, they did not step forward to help.
They witnessed their companion's death with cold, indifferent expressions, showing no sadness at all!
At that moment, a chill rose in Kizaru's heart.
He seemed to realize something about "fear."
"Even when witnessing your comrade's death with your own eyes, you remain indifferent!
You don't act, you don't show sadness?!"
"Are these guys even human?!"
Kizaru's eyes trembled violently.
An unbelievable look of horror crossed his face!
Those indifferent, lifeless eyes — these guys are true monsters!!
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