Power of Poseidon

"Damn it! This guy Mentsumi, is completely unreliable!"

Vander Decken IX cursed angrily twice, then turned his head and saw three Merman Prince staring at him, their expressions gradually turning into grotesque expressions.

"What... what do you want to do?!"

As the captain of a pirate ship, Vander Decken certainly has some fighting ability, but most of the time he relies on his Devil Fruit ability to fight. If you take away his Devil Fruit ability, his fighting ability is not much stronger than that of an ordinary Fish-Man.

The Three Merman Princes on the other side, while not particularly talented, had all undergone rigorous training since childhood. Their combat power, though not at the boss level, was at least elite. They could easily take on dozens or even hundreds of ordinary Fish-Man!

Thinking of this, Vander Decken IX gasped, retreating rapidly on all fours, and commanded his Fish-Man subordinates:

"Quickly, stop them! Kill them!"

Fukaboshi sneered, waved his hands in a circle, condensing a huge current of seawater, and threw it out directly:

"Super Sea Current!"

The terrifying ocean current burst open instantly, and the Fish-Man crew under Vander Decken IX were blasted away by the current before they could even get close.

Even Vander Decken IX himself was pushed back by the ocean currents, eventually stepping on a giant axe and falling to the ground.

When he came to his senses, he looked around and found that his Fish-Man had either been defeated or had disappeared without a trace. He was furious, but when he saw the three merman princes surrounding him, cold sweat broke out on his face.

"Don't come any closer! You can all just die!"

Driven by fear and rage, Vander Decken IX raised his giant axe and threw it. The axe arced around the three mermaid princes and flew toward Princess Shirahoshi!

"Not good!"

"Little sister, watch out!"

"Stop them right now!"

The three mermaid princes swam rapidly toward the flying projectile. The eldest, Fukaboshi, threw his Trident, which slightly deflected the giant axe, but he still couldn't catch up.

"Ouch! It hurts!"

Shirahoshi cried out in pain as the giant axe pierced her shoulder. Fortunately, what was a giant axe to Vander Decken IX was not much different from an ordinary throwing knife to Shirahoshi. Although the wound was bleeding profusely, it did not damage the bone.

"Hahahaha! I almost forgot! My hand is still marked with Princess Shirahoshi's mark!"

Vander Decken IX picked up a weapon again and brandished it, a wicked smile on his face:

"You three, get out of the way and hand Princess Shirahoshi over to me! Otherwise, I'll turn Shirahoshi into a hedgehog!"

"You bastard! Didn't you say you loved my sister the most? How dare you use such despicable and vile means to threaten her!"

The three mermaid princes were furious, but they could only stand in front of Shirahoshi and dared not relax their guard. Manboshi was even more furious and cursed at Vander Decken IX.

"Hahaha, of course, I love Princess Shirahoshi the most! So if Shirahoshi can't be my bride, then let her die! I won't let her marry anyone!"

"You're a madman..."

Before the three Merman Prince could finish speaking, Vander Decken IX had already started throwing weapons like crazy. With the help of the Target Fruit, a large number of weapons drew all sorts of arcs and smashed directly at Shirahoshi.

"Ah!!"

Seeing so many weapons flying towards them, the timid Shirahoshi immediately covered her head with her hands and curled up into a ball.

The three Merman Prince desperately tried to intercept the attack, barely managing to block it, but they were all covered in wounds. In order to protect Shirahoshi, the three had to use their own bodies to block some of the attacks. Even though they were physically strong, they still suffered a lot of physical injuries.

"Damn it! Big brother, second brother, you two hold him off for a bit, I'm going to take him down!"

The youngest member Manboshi, yelled, and his two older brothers nodded. Then, Manboshi charged forward.

A cold smile appeared on the lips of Vander Decken IX. He took out a wine barrel from behind his back, opened it, and found it filled with cannonballs!

"Not good!"

The three mermaid princes' expressions changed, and the Manboshi, which was charging forward, stopped instantly. A dark mass of cannonballs crashed down directly towards Shirahoshi!

With a deafening roar, the three Merman Prince were blasted unconscious, bleeding from all seven orifices, their bones broken and tendons snapped. Despite this, they still managed to block all the cannonballs, leaving Shirahoshi with only a minor shrapnel wound.

"Brother! Waaaaah! Brother, how are you?!"

Seeing that her three older brothers had died trying to save her, Shirahoshi burst into tears. She quickly reached out and hugged them, anxiously asking what was wrong.

"Hahaha! Princess Shirahoshi, no one can stop me now, you are finally mine!"

"No! Mr. Vander Decken! I will not be with you!"

"Hahaha, that's not up to you!"

Vander Decken IX casually tossed out an anchor with chains that instantly bound Shirahoshi tightly, preventing her from breaking free. At the same time, her three brothers also slipped from her grasp and fell to the ground.

"Brother! Waaaaaah!"

"Stop crying, Princess Shirahoshi, hahahaha, come with me now..."

Just as Vander Decken IX was feeling triumphant, a soft voice suddenly sounded in his ear:

"Hey idiot, didn't you notice something's off about our surroundings?"

The previously smug look on Vander Decken IX's face suddenly changed. He turned his head and saw a handsome blond young man and a beautiful woman with cascading black hair standing next to him.

"Who are you? Are you here to steal Princess Shirahoshi from me too?"

As Vander Decken IX spoke, he backed away, but before he had taken two steps, his eyes turned into hearts.

"Wow... what a beautiful woman!"

The tall, long-haired beauty glanced at Vander Decken IX, snorted coldly, and unleashed a powerful burst of Conqueror's Haki, causing Vander Decken IX's legs to buckle and he to kneel on the ground.

Monster... monster!

As if suppressed by mountains, or as if seeing mountains of corpses and seas of blood, Vander Decken IX felt dizzy, his limbs numb, and his breathing gradually became difficult. Just when he was about to collapse, he heard the voice of the Blond Young Man.

"Alright, Hancock, spare this guy's life!"

"He's a Devil Fruit User, after all. I'll deal with him after I extract his Devil Fruit!"

The immense pressure receded instantly like a receding tide, Vander Decken IX finally let out a long breath, raising his head to look at the two men with trepidation. Then, he remembered their identities.

Vegapunk! Boa Hancock!

Since the battle with the World Government ended, Vegapunk and Boa Hancock's fame has spread throughout the entire sea, and their appearances have naturally become known as well.

The two of them were already at the pinnacle of male and female beauty in the Pirate World. Coupled with their powerful strength and fame, almost everyone on the sea knew them in a very short time. Naturally, Vander Decken IX was no exception.

At first, however, Vander Decken was so taken aback by Hancock's striking beauty that he didn't react immediately.

But now, even if he realized what was happening, it was too late. Vegapunk smiled and gently tapped Vander Decken's forehead. Vander Decken's breathing and heartbeat stopped simultaneously, and he collapsed to the ground.

Then, Vegapunk took out a device from his Portable Space, pointed it at Vander Decken's heart, and directly extracted a large amount of energy from it. He then took out a fruit and placed it behind the device. After a moment, the fruit transformed into Devil Fruit.

The series of movements were so fluid and seamless that in less than a minute, Vander Decken's Devil Fruit had been extracted.

"The Target-Target Fruit... it's not entirely useless. If I had left such a target on Imu back then, we wouldn't be searching for it everywhere now!"

Bejaponk said something, then shook his head, saying that there was no point in making such hindsight comments now.

In reality, after Vegapunk strengthened and subdued those Fish-Man, he didn't pay much attention to what happened afterward. He only gave Hoggs Jones a large number of Monster Cells later on, allowing him to strengthen even more Fish-Man, which also served as some experimental data for Vegapunk.

In any case, given the enhanced state of Hoggs Jones and the others, taking over Fish-Man Island would be a piece of cake. Vegapunk merely used his mental power to instruct those people to reduce their killings, and didn't care much about anything else.

Afterwards, Vegapunk also went to the Hard-Shell Tower, wanting to see Princess Shirahoshi. However, when he arrived, Shirahoshi was just leaving with three Merman Prince, so he followed them.

Originally, Vegapunk intended to capture Shirahoshi directly, but after thinking it over, he realized that she was, after all, the current Poseidon, and besides summoning Sea Kings, he didn't know what other abilities she might have. If he couldn't control her, things would get complicated.

Since Vander Decken IX, this time, was the perfect scapegoat to personally take the lead, Vegapunk naturally cast him as the villain.

To be honest, Vander Decken IX was a complete failure, more trouble than he was worth. He was almost beaten to a pulp by the three Poseidon, and only managed to turn the tables through despicable means. But in reality, he had already ruined his own life.

Even if Vegapunk didn't intervene, this guy's fate was sealed—death! As for the reason...

With a slap from Vegapunk, Vander Decken IX, now lucid, looked up and suddenly heard a loud scream.

The piercing screams not only startled Vander Decken IX, but also Shirahoshi, who was bound by the anchor and chains. When they looked up and looked around, they saw the shadowy figures surrounding them.

Among these figures, a Bald Sea Monster, crying like a 200-meter-tall child, was running over with a pitiful expression.

"So many monsters! Help! Captain, there are monsters!"

With a clanging sound, Vander Decken IX made a sound of teeth clashing. He had finally seen clearly what was causing the Bald Sea Monster to wail in terror—it was the overlord of the deep sea, a giant Sea Kings!

It wasn't until he faced these giant Sea Kings that a hint of fear arose in Vander Decken IX's heart.

This was no longer the feeling of Vander Decken IX as just a bystander watching the Sea Kings leisurely swim around Fish-Man Island. Instead, it was the feeling of being stared at by all the giant Sea Kings, as if he would be devoured in the next second!

It was at this moment that a rational thought vaguely arose in the mind of Vander Decken IX:

He was pressuring Shirahoshi so much because she was a mermaid princess and Poseidon who only appeared once every few centuries, but...

If this mermaid princess and the Poseidon are really angered by him, can he withstand the wrath of the Sea Kings she summons?

Before Vander Decken IX could come up with anything, he felt his collar tighten and was pulled up by Vegapunk.

With a smile on his face, Vegapunk carefully examined Vander Decken IX and spoke softly:

"Um... what's your name again? The Flying Dutchman? Or from Henan? Never mind, it's not important!"

"You've always coveted Poseidon's power, haven't you? Now, here's a perfect opportunity for you to experience Poseidon's power firsthand, so make the most of it!"

Vander Decken IX paused for a moment, then suddenly seemed to realize something, turning his head with a look of fear on his face:

"Wait a moment..."

"Go forth, flying people of Henan!"

The unfortunate Vander Decken IX was thrown out by Vegapunk. Although he regained his swimming ability after his Devil Fruit powers were extracted, even his strong swimming ability could not save him from the Sea Kings's punishment!

Before Vander Decken IX could make any other move, a turtle-shaped Sea Kings instantly bit his two hind legs, another lobster-like Sea Kings grabbed his two front legs with its pincers, and finally an octopus-like Sea Kings wrapped its tentacles around his upper body.

With the three Sea Kings exerting their power simultaneously, Vander Decken IX was torn into three pieces before he could even utter a scream. Blood instantly spread, only to be completely diluted and disappear by the seawater.

"Ah!"

Seeing such a brutal scene, Shirahoshi shrank her head slightly. It seemed that her fear was conveyed to the Sea Kings around her. The Sea Kings circled Shirahoshi twice, touched Shirahoshi slightly, and then swam away leisurely after she calmed down.

"Such amazing power... Is this Poseidon?"

Hancock looked at the scene before her and said with some surprise.