Shiryu of the Rain

"To do such a thing right in front of me, do you really think I can't see it?!"

"Gravity Sword - Suppression!"

A faint purple light emanated from his body, and then he suddenly drew the Gambler's Fireline.

In an instant, the powerful gravity caused the ground behind Lucci to collapse and crack.

"What a bunch of troublesome bastards!"

At the site of the collapse, a figure wearing an unusual military overcoat and hat gradually appeared, with a long knife stuck in the ground in his hand, clearly unaware of the sudden gravitational field that had appeared on his body.

"I recognize you, Impel Down traitor."

Lucci turned around, looked at the restrained Shiryu of the Rain, and spoke sarcastically.

"Hateful..."

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Jote quickly ran away from Lucci and came to Shiryu's vicinity.

As for a sneak attack?

He didn't think that brat would really feel comfortable turning his back to him.

Shiryu exerted his strength, pushed off with both legs, and forcibly left the gravitational field.

The ground where he was standing suddenly collapsed downwards, turning into a bottomless pit!

"It's all your fault, you bastard! If you had come out earlier and helped me defeat that brat, things wouldn't be like this now!!"

Jote started complaining. He had originally planned to attract the other party's attention first, and then Shiryu find an opportunity to take Doflamingo away.

Unexpectedly, in the end he only got beaten up for nothing, neither getting the person nor winning the fight.

"Who would have thought that there would be a user of the Barrier-Barrier Fruit the barrier open all the time?"

Shiryu calmly took out a cigar from the inside pocket of his coat and lit it, seemingly unconcerned about the life he had just been confined to.

"So what should we do now?"

Jote knew that continuing these pointless complaints or arguments would be useless; his immediate priority was to get out of there as soon as possible.

As for defeating and capturing Lucci and Yisheng, he doesn't dare mention it at all now.

"What else can we do? I don't think these two guys will just watch us leave. Or do you have a plan?"

After exhaling a puff of smoke, Shiryu took out a handkerchief from his pocket and carefully wiped the long sword in his hand.

Jote was speechless. His wine gourd had been smashed. He could only clench his fist and Armament Haki Hardening.

"Now that two of them have arrived, I will no longer stand idly by."

The sound of wooden clogs treading on the ground throughout their lives seemed so heavy on this quiet battlefield.

He could sense that the person who wanted to launch a sneak attack was quite strong; at least, Lucci might not be his match right now.

"How lucky am I... What kind of day is today?! First, I ran into Luffy- senpai and his crew, and now I even have the chance to see two of Las Noches's executives make a move!"

Bartholomew could barely contain his drool; his eyes were shining.

"But... Lucci- senpai, you guys have to be careful! That guy can turn invisible!"

Although he knew he didn't need to be reminded, he still shouted it out.

"An invisible person? That's a tricky ability!"

He had been standing by Lucci's side all his life.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the two officers of Las Noches stood facing each other, along with the two officers of the Blackbeard Pirates.

"What's so difficult for you?"

Lucci's eye twitched involuntarily.

"Stop arguing! Whatever you have to say, you can say it after you're dead!"

Shiryu his bloodthirsty blade, and his figure vanished once more.

"Damn it... the drunkard's boxing!"

After losing the gourd of wine, Jote's strength was greatly reduced, but he had no choice but to step forward, hoping that Shiryu could deal with the situation as soon as possible and then come to help.

"You good-for-nothing, just lie down and relax!"

Lucci had lost interest in toying with such a weakling any longer. His whip-like leg, imbued with Armament Haki and amplified by the Power-Power Fruit, lashed out heavily towards Jote.

The latter raised his hands in front of him, but he couldn't resist the immense force. Lucci's leg still struck him in the face.

"Puff!"

The few teeth that were left were completely shattered by this blow, and were sent flying into the air along with a large amount of blood.

Just as Jote's vision was going black and he was about to fly away, Lucci grabbed his legs and spun him around in the air, slamming him repeatedly to the ground.

When Lucci released his hands, Jote collapsed to the ground like a lump of jelly, unconscious.

On the other side.

Even though Bartholomew and others couldn't even see where Shiryu, they had already fought him dozens of times in their lifetime.

Shiryu's body was gradually beginning to show signs of injury, but in contrast, his life remained as serene and carefree as ever.

The former's Clear-Clear Fruit ability was utterly insignificant in the face of a man with exceptionally strong Observation Haki.

Shiryu a series of high-speed attacks, but they were all easily neutralized by his opponent, who then launched a counterattack.

"Gravity Sword: Hell Journey!"

When he blocked Shiryu's sword once again, Ikki activated his ability.

A powerful gravitational field centered on him instantly enveloped an area of several meters, Shiryu to the ground.

"You old geezer..."

He unleashed his full Armament Haki, forcefully resisting the gravity field as he swung his sword once more.

Not only were his own abilities ineffective, but his opponent's swordsmanship was also superior, and his Devil Fruit ability was exceptionally powerful.

Jote, that good-for-nothing who only knew how to put on airs and spout tough talk, had already fallen, and there was a little monster eyeing him menacingly beside him.

At this point, Shiryu had already begun to consider leaving.

"You're scared."

Ichisei keenly sensed that Shiryu's fighting spirit was waning.

"Now is not the time to start a war with you. I will remember this battle!"

Shiryu retreated rapidly and disappeared in an instant, decisively choosing to abandon Jote.

"If I let you get away like this, where will I put my face?!"

"Gravity Sword - Tiger Strike!"

With a single, powerful swing, an immense wind pressure surged towards Shiryu, who, seeing no way to dodge, hastily held his sword in front of him.

Unexpectedly, the force still struck him directly. To Shiryu, the power was like being trampled by a giant beast.

The earth shattered inch by inch with the blow of this sword, and Shiryu was swept into it by the wind pressure generated by the attack, crashing into the barrier created by Bartholomew.

The barrier was even forced back dozens of meters as a result!

"That senior is terrifying!"

Bartholomew almost thought that his barrier would be breached as well.

But when the dust settled, there was no sign of Shiryu in front of the barrier!

"Would you rather escape with serious injuries?"

He never imagined that his opponent would think of using his attack to retreat.

Unfortunately, that's not enough.

He held his sword horizontally, emanating a powerful aura of gravity. His Observation Haki had already pinpointed Shiryu's location.

Suddenly, however, he abandoned the idea of activating the meteorite and sheathed the Gambler's Fireline's Wire.