"You're even stronger than my priests."
Flashing behind Katrina, the man looked surprised. He had felt a strong impact from her punch, which could have easily punched through a rock.
"Who are you? The Donquixote Family and Chris Pirates don't have anyone like you! Are you a Logia user?" Katrina turned around, looking at him with caution. The ability to turn into lightning was something only a Logia-type Devil Fruit user could do.
"My name is, Enel! A God!"
Enel pointed to himself, a look of unbridled arrogance on his face.
This man was indeed Enel, who had recently come down from Skypiea. The Skypieans and the Shandian tribe had completely sided with Aeridar and Enel. All of the Shandians had relocated to Upper Yard, and with the four priests and dozens of divine soldiers, plus the Shandian warriors, ordinary pirates wouldn't stand a chance.
So, bored, Enel used the Vivre Card and Den Den Mushi Aeridar gave him to come down to the Blue Sea.
Before Aeridar arrived in Aznat, Enel contacted him and immediately turned into lightning to rush to his location. As for saving Ward, it was because Aeridar had shown Enel the files of his crew's main officers and the captains of his subordinate pirate crews. Enel recognized Ward and decided to save his life.
"A god?"
Katrina was stunned for a moment, and then her expression instantly soured. Her face became incredibly insane and twisted, and her eyes filled with hatred. Katrina shrieked, "You're here to capture me again, aren't you?! You damn Celestial Dragons! I will never be captured by you again! I will kill you!"
Along with her shriek, Katrina clenched her fist and punched at Enel. Her punch was as ferocious as a raging fire, almost creating a sonic boom.
"Nani?"
Enel was baffled. He couldn't understand why she had suddenly gone insane, talking about being captured and Celestial Dragons.
However, having suffered a defeat to Aeridar, Enel knew that Armament Haki was a weakness for Logia users, so he didn't dare to take the hit with his body. He raised his golden staff to block the attack.
Clang!
In an instant, Katrina's small fist smashed onto Enel's golden staff.
A visible shockwave erupted, and the powerful force caused the staff to vibrate violently.
Feeling an enormous power transfer from the trembling staff, Enel was forced back. His feet dragged along the ground, leaving two distinct, ten-meter-long marks before he managed to stop.
"What incredible power!"
Enel's hands trembled, and his face was full of shock. He couldn't believe that a random woman he met in the Blue Sea would have such terrifying strength. If she had coated her punch in that so-called Armament Haki, he would have been severely injured.
Judging from that single punch, his four priests combined probably couldn't defeat this woman.
"Die!"
Katrina screamed in madness. She raised her slender right leg and swept it out. The kick became a blur, fast and sudden, with a whistling sound that tore through the air.
"Damn it!"
Enel was enraged but didn't dare to meet the attack head-on. Electricity flashed around his body, and he turned into a bolt of lightning, soaring into the sky.
When facing Katrina, who excelled in close-quarters combat, Enel's weakness was immediately exposed. Even though his Devil Fruit power was strong enough to destroy an island, he would be completely outmatched if Katrina got close.
After all, she had a bounty of 400 million Berries based on her close-range combat skills. Having been defeated by Aeridar's martial arts, he instinctively created distance when facing another martial arts expert.
However, Enel was too arrogant to accept being bested on his first stop in the Blue Sea.
Rumble!
"You damn woman! How dare you show disrespect to a god! Die!"
Enel was furious. He struck one of the drums on his right shoulder with his golden staff. "30 Million Volt: Thunder Bird!"
The drum he hit glowed with brilliant lightning. The electricity shot out from the drum, forming a phoenix-shaped lightning bird. Following the direction of his staff, it flew toward Katrina at high speed.
"So it is lightning... a Logia user?" Ward, still on the ground and heavily injured, said in shock. "Could it be the legendary Rumble-Rumble Fruit?"
"What does it matter if you're a god? I'll just slay a god!" Katrina screamed in madness. She didn't dodge or evade the approaching lightning bird. She coated her entire slender right arm with Armament Haki and punched the head of the incoming lightning bird.
CRACK!
Zap!
RUMBLE!
A brilliant blue-white light exploded. Lightning flashed, arcing across the ground and charring the earth. Soon, when the light and electricity faded, an unharmed Katrina appeared before Enel and Ward.
"Heh heh heh... What does it matter if you're lightning? What does it matter if you're a god? Heh heh heh..." Katrina laughed maniacally.
Her Haki-coated right arm had shattered the lightning bird, and the invisible Haki wrapped around her body, protecting her from the overflowing electricity.
It was clear that Katrina's Armament Haki was formidable, otherwise, she wouldn't have broken through Ward's defenses with a single blow.
"You damn woman, I will make you understand the consequences of angering a god!" Enel was enraged. He extended his left hand toward the ground below.
Rumble!
His left hand completely transformed into a thick column of lightning and shot out with a deafening roar.
Whoosh!
At the same time, Katrina instantly disappeared from her spot as Enel's lightning column slammed into the ground.
Rumble!
The earth groaned, and a brilliant flash of lightning erupted. The terrifying bolt blasted a crater several meters in diameter. When the lightning dissipated, small bolts of electricity still crackled inside the crater.
Swoosh!
Enel suddenly tilted his head. A small, blackened fist brushed past his ear. Enel immediately swung his golden staff backward.
Thud!
The air shook, and a gust of wind spread out.
Katrina, who had appeared behind Enel, flipped and retreated. At the same time, Enel landed on the ground and pointed his golden staff at Katrina. "Woman, you have some impressive power. How about becoming my goddess?"
"Huh?"
Both Katrina and Ward stared blankly, their expressions completely frozen.
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