"Creed-kun, if you surrender and flee now, it's not too late!"
Kizaru swung the Ame-no-Murakumo Sword, blasting Creed back tens of meters.
BOOM BOOM BOOM!
He slammed into lingering beams of light, each one exploding like a laser, shredding away at his Armament Haki until it thinned.
"Why not you being the one defeated, forced to watch me walk away?" Creed sneered.
Steel Skin!
He unleashed the SSSS–level ability he had extracted from Big Mom. His skin shimmered with metallic light.
Kizaru closed in again, sword descending. Creed raised his left arm to block, while his right hand thrust Rinne toward Kizaru's heart.
"Heh heh… planning to use the Ope Ope no Mi to take my heart?"
Kizaru elementalized, evading the strike, but the hilt of his blade crashed down.
CLANG!
Sparks flew. Kizaru staggered back, eyes wide in disbelief.
"Oi oi… Creed-kun, don't tell me that wasn't Armament Haki!"
The Ame-no-Murakumo Sword's edge was sharp enough to rival Supreme-Grade Blades, yet it hadn't even scratched Creed's hand.
"Raijin!"
Creed countered with a slash, lightning flooding the battlefield. Kizaru dodged upward, hovering in the air.
"A human shouldn't have such insane defense. It's just like Big Mom's iron balloon! Don't move—let me hit you with my full power, see if it works!"
"Fine. I won't move. But you can't run either."
Creed dismissed Rinne into his storage space. Lightning surged from his body, detonating the beams around him.
BOOM BOOM BOOM!
Explosions filled the air, but Creed didn't budge an inch. Outside, lightning armor. Inside, Armament Haki. Beneath it all, Steel Skin. If he layered Susanoo on top, his defense could spike to SSSS-level, surpassing even Big Mom.
For Kizaru, this was already more than enough.
"You're trying to tank everything and dismantle my awakened field? Truly terrifying…"
Kizaru spoke from the heart. Other than Kaido, he had never seen such absurd durability. Creed's stamina and strength were monstrous as well.
"Tch… forget it. If we keep this up, Impel Down will be rubble. I'll be the one blamed."
Kizaru waved a hand, signaling a halt.
But Creed, fully unleashed, ignored him. He locked on, hurling a massive blast:
"60 Million Volts: Thunder Dragon!"
Lightning roared, condensing into a dragon that surged at Kizaru with world-shaking power.
"This feels just like Sakazuki's signature Hellhound. Troublesome!"
Kizaru drew another Ame-no-Murakumo Sword, intercepting the beast.
BOOM!
CRACKLE!
"Ah yo yo! Lightning's even more annoying than magma!"
The dragon split apart, but arcs of electricity scorched him, his hair standing on end.
His eyes bulged. "Creed-kun… what are you doing?!"
Below, Creed stood like a thunder god, lightning flooding the skies. Black thunderclouds gathered above Impel Down, thick and ominous.
"Ten Thousand Thunders!!"
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!
Bolts rained down endlessly, turning the heavens above the prison into a wasteland of lightning.
Redfield and Falkor evacuated to a warship far from shore. Marines and jailers trembled, barely daring to breathe.
"Vice Admiral Creed is too terrifying… he's pushing back an Admiral!"
"Shut up! He's no Vice Admiral anymore—he's a traitor! Do you want court-martialed?!"
"For the Navy to throw away such talent… sigh…"
Overhead, lightning and light clashed in a brilliant duel.
Kizaru weaved through bolts, still calm.
"Your lightning may be fast, but not faster than light! You're wasting energy. Quantity doesn't beat quality. Unless… you condense photons into light-speed kicks. Lightning is useless!"
Creed laughed: "Is that so?"
"Thunder Summon!"
The storm shrank, then condensed into a massive black thunder sphere, swirling with chaotic current.
Kizaru's face darkened. "Creed-kun… you bastard."
If he dodged, Impel Down would be annihilated. If he blocked, he'd lose his speed advantage and expose himself.
"Damn it!"
"Yasakani no Magatama!!"
He erupted into blinding light, countless beams battering against the sphere. He chose to protect Impel Down.
"200 Million Volts: Thunder God!!"
Creed transformed into a colossal thunder deity, striking down with godlike force.
"You've already reached Yonko-level power! You've been using me as practice?!"
Kizaru shouted, furious at the realization. He had taunted lightning earlier, goading Creed into revealing his strongest thunder technique.
BOOOOOOOM!
The explosion shook the seas, thunder and light splitting the heavens. For miles around, all creatures trembled under the storm.
By morning, the world was in chaos.
News spread: Impel Down's first level destroyed. Admiral Kizaru defeated. Redfield freed.
Creed's name erupted across every newspaper headline.
The man who had already defeated two Warlords, earned a 2-billion bounty, and now humiliated the Navy again.
Fans screamed his name. Pirates pledged allegiance. Bounty hunters sharpened their blades.
The World Government responded swiftly: Creed's bounty rose to 3 billion belly.
The world was shaken.
And Creed? He just rubbed his temples.
"This… is troublesome."
(End of Chapter)
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