Retreat, Pursuit

Redleaf Island, offshore, on the sea surface.

"What... what is this?!"

The flying Momonga Vice Admiral, who had been blasted here, was soaking in the water, staring blankly at the sky.

His body was still covered in frost, and his right shoulder was slightly twisted. After all, the freezing effect from Yamato's attack was just a side effect; the real killing power came from the sharp shockwave.

However, at this moment, the Momonga didn't pay any attention to his injuries; he was just staring blankly at the sky.

In the sky, one black torrent after another flowed continuously, like rapidly moving dark clouds that blotted out the sun!

But dark clouds could never possess such exaggerated destructive power!

Each black torrent that fell to the ground tore a bottomless chasm in an instant, and when it fell into the sea, it carved out a path through the water.

This is practically like a natural disaster!

The world is trembling with unease!

"That guy—"

The Momonga stared in disbelief at the Giant Wolf wielding a sharp blade beneath the crimson moon. "Is it a monster?"

This level of strength is ridiculously powerful!

On the island.

Sirius ran wild with abandon.

Each swing of the sword caused the air to explode with a deafening roar, followed by a jet-black Slash Wave shot through the sky.

If it were just a matter of constantly unleashing Slash Wave, that would be one thing, but the speed at which he swung his sword was ridiculously fast; his hands holding the sword almost became afterimages.

The result was that, without stopping, the black Slash Wave seemed to connect into one continuous mass, roaring incessantly.

In the center of the continuous black Slash Wave, the three marines who were still able to stand in front of Sirius were constantly dodging between the Slash Wave.

"At this rate, we won't be able to get close to that guy at all!"

Gion shouted loudly, clearly unwilling to accept this.

One thing that must be admitted is that the enemy before her is now far more powerful than she is.

She can only constantly dodge attacks now.

Zephyr remained silent, shattering a Slash Wave with a single punch, and his body suddenly drew closer.

But in an instant, the enormous sword blade pierced through the air.

Knowing the sword's power, Zephyr didn't confront it head-on, but instead stomped on the air and launched himself upwards.

But then, the blade came again.

Geppo does allow you to stay airborne, but the speed you can run in the air is definitely not as fast as on the ground.

Left with no other option, Zephyr could only back away.

"That's ridiculously fast!"

Vice Admiral Tsuru approached Zephyr, his expression grave. "Such a massive size, yet movements even more agile than a normal person! Something's not right!"

Even someone as powerful as Kaido can only take hits when he's in his beast form!

"But that's no reason to let him get away with it!"

Zephyr swung his right foot and roared, "He must atone for his sins!"

Just now, two more disciples died at the hands of this bastard!

Storm kick!

The same magnificent slash erupted, colliding with Sirius's Slash Wave.

Boom!

However, even more Slash Wave are still hurtling in.

In fact, it wasn't just the Navy that was surprised; Sirius's crewmates were also taken aback by Sirius's sudden outburst.

Ulti clung to Sirius's shoulder, gripping his fur tightly, and exclaimed in surprise.

"What is this?! Sirius, when did you become so strong?! If you had this kind of strength, you wouldn't have been in such a sorry state when you escaped Wano Country!"

"Captain! So strong!" Even Bepo subconsciously called Sirius" Captain".

"Seimei Kikan?"

Jack asked in astonishment, "Does that move really possess such power?"

"What's strong isn't the Seimei Kikan, but Sirius!"

Yamato laughed heartily.

"That's right! I'm the stronger one!"

Sirius also shouted.

This is his most powerful combat form at present.

Strength, speed, and agility—all had reached their peak.

With the greatsword's extreme sharpness and the Inazuma mode infused with all his Haki, Sirius was not afraid to fight Zephyr.

Of course, winning will still be very difficult.

The former Admiral was no ordinary man.

At the Admiral Candidate Quasi-General realm, a full-force burst can temporarily rival an early- Admiral General.

This is how Sirius assesses his current strength.

Very strong!

Of course it's very strong!

You couldn't find more than twenty people with that level of strength even if you searched the entire ocean.

"In that case, let's finish them off here!"

Having witnessed Sirius's strength, Ulti suddenly became arrogant. With a wave of her small hand, she declared, "It's good to teach the Navy a lesson."

"That might be difficult,"

Sirius laughed heartily. "It's time to retreat."

"Huh?"

Ulti was greatly disappointed. "Why?"

Black Maria laughed and said, "Don't be fooled by what you see. Your opponent is a former Admiral of the Navy. After fighting for so long, Sirius hasn't even managed to hurt him in the slightest."

Indeed, this was the case. Sirius's offensive was as aggressive as fire, but Zephyr's defense was as immovable as a mountain. Although Zephyr could not get close, Sirius could not hurt him either.

Have you contacted Luo yet?

Sirius lowered his voice.

"I've already kept him away for the time being,"

Jack said, "They should already be waiting for us in the direction we came from."

"Excellent!"

Sirius nodded. "Then, let's retreat."

The losses inflicted on the navy today have been significant enough.

Since defeating Zephyr and his two companions is too difficult, there's no need to continue the fight.

Sirius grinned. "Finally, goodbye!"

Sirius gripped the greatsword tightly with both hands, and in the next instant, Inazuma bolts shot out from the black blade.

"Sovereignty!!"

This is an unprecedentedly Sovereignty!

The jet-black Sword Wave spread out directly, transforming into a raging wind that swept across the sky.

"What is this?!"

Momousagi exclaimed in surprise.

The three of them had no room to dodge and were directly swallowed up by the black wave, then blown away.

A dark wave swept across almost the entire island, then spread directly to the other side of the island.

The giant waves surged towards the naval fleet on the sea.

"Running away!"

Sirius into laughter.

He bent his knees slightly, then exerted force in an instant, shattering the earth beneath his feet and causing the mountain peaks to tremble.

He jumped directly into the air, thousands of meters high, and when he landed again, he was already thousands of meters away on the sea.

Of course, before he landed, Yamato had already frozen the entire sea surface with a breath attack.

Even so, when Sirius fell, it still smashed the ice surface to pieces, and the seawater surged into huge waves.

"Namuji Hyoga!"

So Yamato quickly added another breath attack.

Sirius turned and looked back at the island that was burning fiercely. When he arrived, it was a fiery red, but now that he was gone, the red was even more dazzling.

"You're number one at running for your life, Sirius," Ulti with a hint of sarcasm.

"Haha, isn't this great?"

Sirius laughed heartily, "My combination with Yamato is invincible!"

"That's right!"

Yamato clenched his fist.

At least when it comes to running away, on this vast ocean, apart from Kizaru, Enel, or Kuma, no one should be able to catch them.

"Sirius, they're catching up!"

Jack said.

Sirius looked closely and, sure enough, saw a figure flying rapidly toward them in the night sky.

Zephyr!

"They're relentlessly pestering us."

Sirius shook his head.

Now it's time to show Mr. Zephyr what the advantage of speed really means.

Sirius jumped a few more steps forward, and the island behind him was almost out of sight.

But--

"You haven't given up yet?"

Sirius was somewhat surprised.

Zephyr's presence hadn't disappeared; it was still approaching.

"Never mind him," Jack said, holding Den Den Mushi. "Lo said he's seen us and we can retreat."

"Etc."

Sirius then laughed and said, "It seems Zephyr chased after you alone?"

"So what?"

"I have an idea, Jack, give me Den Den Mushi."

When Zephyr quickly caught up and arrived, what he saw was Sirius standing quietly on the wide, thick ice.

Behind him stood his companions.

"Come on, Mr. Zephyr,"

Sirius beckoned to Zephyr, "Here's your chance to beat me up."

Shanks said that the only thing he's missing right now is a fierce battle, right?