Nefer-Tum's Hand Returns!

In that instant, Vidal glanced at the 'Guiwu' who was rushing towards him. When the latter met the former's chilling gaze, the 'Guiwu' stopped abruptly as if it had been frozen in place.

Beneath the cold, ghostly mask, his expression had become twisted and ferocious; his pupils trembled, and sweat began to bead on his forehead.

Fortunately, his will was still firm. He was suddenly struck by some kind of shock, which made his consciousness a little blurry, but he quickly recovered. However, the fear in his heart lingered for a long time.

Just as 'Guiwu' was about to continue his actions, several branches with green leaves suddenly sprouted from the ground beneath his feet. In the blink of an eye, they spread up his legs and all over his body. At the same time, they grew against the wind, becoming thicker and longer at a speed visible to the naked eye, and finally merged together, transforming into a huge tree that could be embraced by two people on his body!

This sudden situation not only frightened the 'Guiwu' in the tree, but also startled Major Rogers behind Vidal.

In fact, given Guiwu's strength, under normal circumstances, with the perception provided by his Observation Haki, he would have a high probability of being able to react before the branches grew and then quickly avoid being restrained.

However, Vidal was prepared for this and used his Conqueror's Haki to deliver a single-target mental attack.

With his current strength, even if he can't knock him unconscious directly, it's enough to create a strong deterrent effect!

"Become nourishment for the Sabaody Archipelago, pirates."

Vidal watched as the 'Guiwu' was slowly swallowed by the tree trunk, and spoke the most terrifying words in a calm tone.

Before long, a large, leafy tree will grow in this port, and even if someone cuts open the trunk with a saw, they will only find the long knife embedded in it and some tattered clothes. As for him, he will be completely consumed.

"Use Green Beans to heal your injuries first, then go support Vincent; he also has an 'Guiwu' there."

After giving his orders, Vidal lifted his long legs and walked towards Kinoshita Kamakura.

He didn't interfere in the battles between the other marines and pirates around him, because it was unnecessary and he shouldn't have. Those were their own battles, the path to advancement for them.

"It's finally here!"

On the other side, Kinoshita Kamakura noticed Vidal's appearance the moment he appeared, but even he didn't expect that his 'Guiwu' would be taken down by the other party in an instant, and his face immediately turned ashen.

The ship is now immobilized, and Vidal is already upon us; he now seems to have only two choices.

One option is to surrender immediately; the other is to fight desperately for a chance to survive—perhaps something unexpected will happen as the fighting goes on?

Thinking of this, he immediately made a decision, raised his twin swords, and leaped off the deck of the pirate ship, gritting his teeth as he faced Vidal head-on!

"Marine Vice Admiral, huh? I've fought them before. If I'm careful, I might be able to win."

Kinoshita Kamakura understood a principle: the greater the risk, the greater the reward. He knew that if he captured Vidal this time, wouldn't he become famous throughout the seas?

At that time, his office could very well be promoted to one of the Grand Governor!

Indeed, if we disregard Vidal's battle record, on the surface, he, with the combat strength of Vice Admiral, seems to be evenly matched with the former, a full-fledged Marine Vice Admiral.

Meanwhile, Vidal had already walked to within about thirty meters of Kinoshita Kamakura, but he had no intention of stopping and continued to approach without expression.

However, his aura grew increasingly terrifying with each step, like an ever-expanding mountain pressing down on Kinoshita Kamakura's mind!

We must strike first!

Kinoshita Kamakura could no longer restrain himself. The oppressive feeling emanating from Vidal was growing stronger and stronger, and he was about to break down. Without saying a word, he transformed into a crimson streak, leaving a long afterimage in mid-air as he lunged out.

From the very beginning, he chose to go all out!

Vidal stopped, clasped his arms in front of his chest, and stood still. At the same time, trees rapidly grew and expanded from the ground on either side of him, quickly transforming into a pair of wooden hands with clearly visible palm lines.

[Nefer-Tum’s Hand!]

The next moment, a Sonic Boom resounded, and his wooden hand on his right side transformed into a fist, striking out amidst a circle of white Sonic Boom clouds, leaving a trail of jet-black light, and colliding fiercely with the incoming crimson light!

[Thump--]

Just as the pitch-black Giant Fist touched the Black Blade enveloped in a layer of red light, a visible, translucent shockwave, like ripples of water, surged outwards in all directions, instantly knocking down a number of nearby marines and pirates, and shattering the ground in the center into a conspicuous crater.

"So strong."

Kinoshita Kamakura tightly against the Giant Fist, gritted his teeth. He found that he could only desperately block the attack, but could not push it back even a fraction of an inch.

"Has this guy developed his abilities to this extent? His Armament Haki is clearly superior to mine!"

Suddenly, his expression changed drastically. Then, another giant black hand slammed down on him, turning him into a large red cannonball that blasted him away. He crashed heavily into a ship behind him, the sturdy armor cracking beneath his back, and the entire ship shook violently.

After a long while, Kinoshita Kamakura finally landed back on the ground. His tattered red armor and the blood around his mouth clearly indicated that he had suffered some injuries. He looked at Vidal in disbelief.

"How can the difference be so huge?!"

Vidal, however, didn't waste any words with him. His dark fist and palm struck out again, and two thick wooden pillars connected to the fist and palm stretched out wildly beside him, acting as flexible yet tough 'arms'.

"Hateful!"

Left with no other choice, Kinoshita Kamakura could only endure the pain, wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, and once again transform into a streak of red light to dodge the continuous bombardment of the 'Giant Fist' and 'giant palm', his whole body tumbling up and down between the fists and palms.

This time, he used his Observation Haki to its fullest extent, avoiding a direct confrontation with Vidal and stalling for time as much as possible, trying to wait for an opportunity that might not even exist.

However, Observation Haki is not unique to him.

Just as Kinoshita Kamakura dodged the incoming 'Giant Fist' and, while hovering close to the 'long arm' behind it, rapidly approached Vidal, a dozen long branches suddenly sprouted from the 'long arm' and quickly transformed into several smaller hands.

In an instant, a large number of small fists, enveloped in dense Armament Haki, rained down from all directions!

At this moment, Kinoshita Kamakura's Observation Haki was completely useless, not only because there were too many 'fists and palms', but also because Vidal's Observation Haki was also predicting his movements.

When one Observation Haki is targeted by another, stronger Observation Haki, the former becomes almost useless.

[Bang bang bang]

Suddenly, a series of 'black fists' slammed into various parts of Kinoshita Kamakura's body, even though he covered his entire body with Armament Haki and frantically parried with his twin swords.

At this very moment, more branches are sprouting from the thick, long main 'arm,' transforming into even more arms and fists, as if hundreds or even thousands of burly men are frantically beating him!

"Ahhh!!"

In mid-air, Kinoshita Kamakura's heart-wrenching screams echoed throughout the harbor, while on the ground not far away, Vidal simply stood with his arms crossed, coldly watching him.

Thank you so much, Canghai, for the 500-coin reward! Thank you, thank you!