Enel

At Enel's command, when they entered the forest, only a few low-ranking Divine Soldiers came to stop them.

For the Shandia warriors who had prepared for years, dealing with them only took a little time.

Cifer had no habit of wasting time on fodder. Enel had already entered the range of his Neural Scan!

"Let's go meet this so-called god! His three subordinates are there too."

His finger lightly swept through the air before him, and the space ahead was instantly torn open by a rift.

"Kamachi, Brahm, I'll leave this side to you!"

"Got it!"

Wappa entrusted the battlefield to his two powerful and reliable childhood friends, then strode into the space Cifer had torn open.

Hina, Gan Fall, and KureKke followed him in. Once Cifer stepped inside as well, the spatial rift closed again without leaving so much as a ripple.

As for Wright?

He was not a combatant to begin with, so of course he stayed behind in Cloud Hidden Village to look after the children.

They disappeared?

Enel, who had been quietly observing Cifer and the others from the shrine with Mantra, froze. Several people had suddenly vanished from his Mantra's perception.

He did not believe that those people capable of instantly killing Shura would be instantly killed by mere Divine Soldier fodder.

Bang!

The space within the shrine rippled, then shattered like glass as Cifer and the others stepped out.

"A Devil Fruit ability?"

Enel could only attribute such an unheard-of method to a Devil Fruit, but he still believed his Rumble-Rumble Fruit was the strongest.

"Honestly, wasn't living peacefully good enough? Why did you have to come challenge a god?"

"Enel, give me your life!"

The instant Wappa saw Enel, rage surged through him. He immediately raised his Burning Cannon and fired.

Unfortunately, the flames passed straight through Enel's body. He remained as arrogant as ever, showing no reaction whatsoever to Wappa's attack.

"Hina, go teach them a lesson!"

Cifer sat down on the ground. He wanted to see just how far Hina could go with Haki enhancing her strength.

"Hina is not your subordinate!"

Her words were far from polite, but she still slowly stepped forward. The three Priests gathered in front of her.

"Cage!"

With nothing more than a closing and opening motion of her hands, Hina's ability bound the three Priests, sending them rolling across the ground.

"Hina is very disappointed."

After taking a deep drag and exhaling smoke, she showed her disdain. Those three seemed to possess Observation Haki, but they were too weak to react at all.

Their hand-to-hand combat was even worse. Once caught by the Cage-Cage ability, they could not break free and could only roll around on the spot.

She recalled the various dials the people of Sky Island had mentioned. It seemed that the Priests all possessed powerful dials as combat tools.

Who would have thought that striking before they could use their dials would make things this easy? Power gained through external tools was ultimately fleeting.

"S-So strong!"

The three people behind her were dumbfounded. Those were Priests who ruled Sky Island alongside Enel, yet they had been rendered completely helpless after just one exchange.

"Yehahaha~ A Paramecia Devil Fruit? What a pity. It's useless when you face a Logia god!"

Enel still sat arrogantly on his throne, even voicing his contempt for Paramecia fruits.

Seeing that punchable expression, Hina rubbed her fists and walked up to him, then threw a fierce punch at his face.

"Useless..."

While Enel was still sneering arrogantly, that iron-like fist had already slammed into his face. After a dizzying spin, his entire body was sent flying.

He crashed through many objects in the palace before finally stopping beneath a shattered wall.

"She actually hit Enel?!"

Gan Fall knew full well how powerful Enel was, which was why the sight before him felt like a dream.

"It hurts!!!"

Enel shook his head and stood up.

"Woman, how were you able to hit me?"

The concept of Haki did not exist in his worldview. That was one reason he believed himself invincible: no one could strike him.

"Don't think that eating a Logia Devil Fruit makes you invincible. Down in the Blue Sea, there are plenty of ways to deal with Logias."

Now it was Hina's turn to mock him. This was the first time she had seen a Logia foolish enough to take an Armament Haki-infused punch head-on.

"30 Million Volts - Raiju!"

The Golden Tonfa in his hand struck the drum on his left shoulder, summoning a lightning wolf that charged toward Hina.

Boom!

Her left fist struck the lightning wolf's head. Armament Haki prevented it from wrapping around her in elemental form, and with a tremendously exhausting blow, she barely managed to shatter it.

Hina's fist had gone numb, and sweat drenched her body. Her Armament Haki was still not strong enough, making it somewhat difficult for her to face such a powerful Logia.

"It's not over yet! Sixty million..."

Before Enel could finish speaking, Hina, using the Six Powers, had already flashed before him.

But when Hina swept out her hand, she caught nothing. With Enel's Mantra and lightning speed, once he became serious, Hina still found it difficult to touch him.

"60 Million Volts - Raigo!"

Enel flew into the air and struck the drums on both shoulders in succession, summoning a dragon-shaped lightning beast. It was incredibly fast, and Hina had no time to evade.

"Watch out!!!"

Just as KureKke and the others shouted anxiously and the three Priests rejoiced wildly, Cifer used Sound Step and appeared in front of Hina.

With a casual wave of his hand, the lightning dragon was completely destroyed. His effortless manner left Enel looking utterly stunned.

"Cero Oscuras!"

At that moment, Enel's Mantra gave him a powerful warning. His mind kept repeating the same words: Dodge! If I don't, I'll die!

Cero Oscuras was incredibly fast, and Cifer surpassed Enel in every aspect. By the time Enel's Mantra sensed it, the attack was already nearly upon him.

"Puh!"

When Cero Oscuras struck his abdomen, Enel could not help coughing up a mouthful of blood. He had never suffered such damage in his life.

Sent flying dozens of meters, Enel lay motionless on the ground.

"God!"

The three Priests struggled desperately, trying to move closer to Enel. Behind Cifer, Hina's expression was complicated.

"So this is the Blue Sea's strongest?!"

Wappa and Gan Fall were both filled with disbelief. He had easily stopped Enel's lightning dragon and killed him in a single strike?!

"Seems I used a little too much force."

That Cero Oscuras had contained fifty percent of his strength. He had not died just like that, had he?

If he died that easily, it could only mean that they were not fated to meet.

As his chest began to rise and fall continuously, Enel's aura gradually recovered. In the blink of an eye, he sprang upright from the ground.

"So he passively used electric shock therapy?"

His face was pale as he looked at Cifer. That swift blow had nearly taken his life. Fortunately, the electric current had massaged his heart and brought him back to life.

"Divine Judgment!"

A bolt of lightning shot straight toward Cifer.

Cifer spread open his five fingers, and all the lightning crashed into his palm. He slowly raised his other hand.

"Is he going to use that move again?!"

Cero Oscuras had cast too great a shadow over Enel. The instant he saw Cifer raise his hand, he used lightning to teleport away.

"200 Million Volts - Discharge!"

Appearing above Cifer, Enel aimed both palms at him, intending to defeat him with maximum-output electricity!

"Too slow!"

Before the lightning could finish gathering, Cifer's fist had already landed on Enel's face.