Bankai

"That's a real shame. If you can't use our power, then you'll just have to die."

During their fight, Garin and Enel seemed to be feeling that the other's choice was not worthwhile.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, a bolt of black lightning struck down from the sky and hit the deck of the warship.

"Did you call for help...?"

Enel repelled Garin, then transformed into lightning and teleported to a higher altitude to observe the situation.

The newcomer was not humanoid, but rather a half-human, half-beast being, shrouded in white ribbon-like mist, wielding a halberd, and wearing the Celestial Dragons' signature oxygen mask.

The only difference between them and ordinary Celestial Dragons is that their masks have an additional device that looks like a gas filter.

"Let's get started, Gorm, before things get complicated."

Garin landed on the ice and looked at the people on the warship.

The Teleportation Array served as both a means for them to escape when things went wrong and a way to call for help.

"I didn't expect you guys would actually call me here..."

Gorm was clearly still in a daze, his big eyes scanning the westwards.

"Stop looking! Quickly, help us kill them all!"

Mare was sent flying back, landing right at Garin's feet, panting heavily and complaining.

"Clear!"

Gorm and Garin attacked together, thrusting their swords and halberds wildly towards Enel.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

Amidst the flashing blades and the clashing sounds of weapons, the sounds of weapons clashing filled the air.

"Looks like I'll have to deal with you first."

Kuzan watched the three engaged in fierce combat, his gaze then falling upon Mare.

Facing two members of the Knights of God at the same time, one of whom was a legendary powerhouse, he didn't know if Enel could withstand them.

Therefore, the only option is to quickly defeat the person in front of you and then go over there to help.

Don't underestimate me!

Mare swung his Fire Gun and fired several more bullets in quick succession.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, an Iceberg rapidly extended diagonally from the ground beneath Kuzan's feet, lifting him high into the air.

"Ice Ball!"

The chill around his body condensed into Ice Ball, which he then hurled at Mare with a wave of his hand.

"That's not enough, give us more!"

Mare seemed to have found his own fun, shooting the pucks one by one before Ice Ball even landed.

The crystals from the exploding Ice Ball danced in the air, like a frost or snowfall.

But after Mare had hit all the Ice Ball that Kuzan had thrown, he realized he was bewitched, because his vision had been completely obscured.

"Ice Claws!"

Just as he calmed down and carefully searched for Kuzan's presence, two icy claws suddenly grew from the ice beneath his feet and gripped his ankles.

"There it is!"

For a moment, he didn't even think about breaking free. Instead, he emptied the magazine in one go in the direction indicated by his Observation Haki.

"I'm sorry, you missed!"

"Ice Cube - Ice Block: Pheasant Beak!"

A giant, bird-shaped block of ice shot out, slammed into Mare, and exploded.

The latter coughed up a mouthful of blood, the ice beneath his feet shattered, and he was sent flying.

"Twin Halberd Spears!"

Then, Kuzan flicked his fingers, and two sharp ice halberds formed beside him, covered with hard Armament Haki, and were thrown towards Mare.

"You don't actually think you can kill me like this, do you?"

Kuzan was turning to lean towards Enel when an unexpected sound came from behind him.

"Hey, hey, hey~ Really?"

To his astonishment, Mare's wounds were constantly healing, and in the blink of an eye, they were completely healed.

"Keep going, I could play with you like this all day long!"

Mare wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, revealing a cruel and mocking smile.

On the other side.

"Divine Judgment!"

"Lightning Blade!"

Enel unleashed a bolt of lightning from his fingertip, but unexpectedly, Gorm swung his halberd and unleashed a lightning sword aura in return. The two collided in mid-air and dissipated together.

"It's the power of the God again..."

Enel was somewhat taken aback when he saw that Gorm could also use the power of lightning.

"You have more than one enemy."

Garin seized the opportunity to step forward and used his swift swordsmanship to force Enel to retreat in waves.

"Only the Celestial Dragons are the supreme gods!"

Gorm was somewhat displeased with his words and, in the midst of the melee, swung his halberd at him.

"Lightning Metallurgy: Thunder God's Twin Halberds!"

As Enel deflected Garin's attack, the sudden surge in temperature in his hands refined his weapon, transforming it into two identical short halberds, which he then used to fight the two men.

"Flame Blade!"

As Gorm's halberd fell, flames burst forth from its tip.

"The God said that he looked strange, and it turned out he was a bastard."

Enel withstood the attacks from the two with both hands. Although he was sweating a little, he still mocked Gorm.

"I'm actually starting to look forward to seeing you crying and begging for mercy on your knees later."

Gorm smiled.

"200 Million Volts Thunder Body!"

As Enel's pupils contracted and dilated, his aura grew increasingly powerful, and the lightning emanating from his entire body rapidly spread from his twin halberds to the weapons of the two men.

"It's useless. Whether it's fire or lightning, it's nothing to fear from an Awakening Mythical Zoan Kirin!"

Garin was forced back by the powerful electric current, while Gorm seemed unaffected and continued his frenzied attack.

"Is his Haki this strong...?"

Garin looked at his trembling hands.

Even with his Haki restored, he was still caught off guard and felt a little numb from the electric shock.

"Thunder Magnetic Storm!"

As Enel spun, a giant ball of lightning formed between his twin halberds and was hurled toward Gorm.

"It's no use..."

The latter thought the lightning had no effect on him, but the next moment he was hit by the magnetic storm and fell to the ground, his body charred black.

"A hopeless case..."

Garin gave Enel no chance to catch his breath. Taking advantage of Gorm's fall, he raised his longsword, which was wrapped in Conqueror's Haki, and charged forward.

"Watch the God slaughter you one by one..."

Just as Enel was blocking it and preparing to go all out, a sudden, intense sense of crisis struck him.

He suddenly exerted his strength to shake off Garin, and then his figure flashed. Although he was not seriously injured, he was still pierced through the right abdomen by the halberd.

"You are not..."

Enel was stunned to see Gorm completely unharmed. After taking that blow, it was impossible for him to recover so quickly.

He then swiftly slashed an "X"-shaped wound on the man's body with his twin halberds before kicking him away.

"Don't forget me!"

Even though Enel reacted immediately, he was still stabbed through the shoulder by Garin.

"I see..."

He seemed to have figured something out, and with his right hand, he plunged his short halberd into Garin's body, slamming him violently to the ground. Then, he withdrew his long halberd and slowly lowered it.

"They seem unkillable; we need reinforcements."

Kuzan frowned as he looked at Enel, who already had two cuts in his body.

If this continues, we'll be worn down and killed.

"I'm sorry, but since I arrived, I've already activated the device to block Den Den Mushi. Your time is up."

Gorm stood up; the wound on his chest had begun to heal, as had Garin.

The three Knights of God stood together again, seemingly confident of victory.

"Hey Kuzan, you'd better run. The God are getting serious. If you don't run, they might kill you too."

Enel touched his wounds, somewhat annoyed; he hadn't been injured like this in a very, very long time.

"Then it's up to you."

Seeing that his expression did not seem like he was laughing, Kuzan used Geppo to leave the battlefield at lightning speed.

"Don't think you can get away!"

Mare raised his Fire Gun and aimed it at Kuzan in the air.

"Divine Judgment!"

The lightning instantly annihilated him, but in the blink of an eye, he was completely healed.

"It seems you still don't understand. Although I don't know how your captain did it, you seem to have no way to kill us."

Garin stroked his long beard, his eyes looking at a dead man.

"I've heard that monsters that can't be killed by ordinary means need to be killed with Spiritual Pressure."

Enel did not launch another attack, but instead sat down cross-legged amidst the puzzled gazes of the crowd.

"Have you given up struggling? It's a pity you have no way out. It's an honor for you to die at the hands of the Knights of God."

Gorm picked up the halberd and twirled it in his hand.

"Death? What a joke! Who do you think I am? I am Enel, the Captain-Commander of the Eleven Divisions of Las Noches."

His pupils flashed with lightning as he inverted his twin halberds and planted them into the ice. An aura of unparalleled power began to spread.

"Bankai."

"Katen Kyokotsu, Withered Pine in My Heart!"