Taken Captive

"We cannot be delayed; we must leave quickly."

Kalifa looked at the woman in front of her, stomped her feet on the ground more than ten times in an instant, and used Shave to leave.

Swoosh.

Kalifa teleported a short distance, leaped out, and landed, intending to use Shave again, but at that moment, a figure followed and kicked out.

Bang.

Kalifa lifted her foot, then stepped back a short distance, her legs aching, and gritted her teeth as she looked ahead.

"It can actually keep up with the speed of shaving."

Kalifa looked at the woman in front of her and found that she had changed. Her legs had become ostrich legs, her hands had become wings, her neck had become a swan, and her mouth had become an ostrich beak.

"Devil Fruit User?"

Kalifa looked at the other person with a somewhat unpleasant expression.

The opponent transformed into a half-human, half-beast form, and its speed was only slightly slower than his own.

Kalifa's Shave involves stomping the ground more than ten times in an instant, using the reaction force to generate explosive speed to move forward.

But the reaction force is limited; after she moves forward a certain distance, she has to land and step on the ground again to leave.

However, her opponent's speed would catch up with hers when she landed again.

As for using Geppo to leave in the air, the reaction force provided by stepping on the air is weak, and it doesn't even have half the speed of the ground, so it's impossible to dodge the opponent.

In other words, it would be difficult for her to leave despite the other party's obstruction.

Is fighting necessary?

Kalifa looked at the figure in front of her, but the answer was already obvious, so she gripped her whip and lashed it out at the figure.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh.

The long whip transformed into afterimages, striking towards the opponent's figure.

But Cecilia dodged the whip with a swift movement, mocking, "Too slow."

"Yeah?"

Kalifa lightly touched the ground, stepping into the air and leaping forward to strike. Her long whip transformed into afterimages, weaving together into a large net.

"Geppo, Thorn Path."

Instead of retreating, Cecilia advanced, leaping into the air and striking Cecilia's wrist with her other foot.

"So fast."

The moment Kalifa extended her whip, Kalifa was already in front of him. He could certainly strike her, but he would inevitably be kicked in return.

Snap.

Kalifa took a step in the air, her body rushing forward, and landed not far away, while Cecilia also landed slowly.

"The Iron Whip remains unused."

Kalifa is skilled with Iron Whip, but the whip is relatively long and flexible. The whip's tail and body require the transfer of power when lashing out, making it slower than a direct punch. Against an opponent like Cecilia, whose speed is only slightly slower than hers, it is completely ineffective.

"Then let's fight in close combat."

Kalifa snorted and threw the whip aside, but the next moment, Cecilia was already close and kicked out.

Bang.

Their legs collided directly, and after a moment, Kalifa felt a pain in her leg and pulled it back to her standing position.

With her leg strength, she simply couldn't withstand Cecilia's kick after using the Ostrich Fruit.

In the instant she hesitated, Cecilia kicked her in the side.

Bang.

After the thud, Cecilia took a step back, her leg aching.

"This is Tekkai? It can make your body as hard as iron."

Cecilia gritted her teeth and asked. She felt as if she had kicked a Tekkai with that blow. The harder she used, the more intense the pain in her leg became.

"That's right, with your abilities, you can't hurt me."

Kalifa said coldly.

"Yeah?"

Cecilia snorted and then said, "But you can't move when you're using the Tekkai, right? Anyway, as long as I stop you, that's all I need to do. I'm not worried about you leaving."

"You guys actually know so much."

Kalifa narrowed her eyes, but dared not delay. Instead, she raised her foot, bent it slightly, and then kicked out suddenly.

Swoosh.

A wave of Rankyaku shot towards Cecilia.

Cecilia dared not meet the attack head-on. She bent her knees and vanished instantly, dodging the blow.

But as soon as she landed after leaping out, a figure pressed close behind, pointing out with the index finger of his right hand.

Shigan.

Cecilia already knew all the moves of the Six Powers, so she dared not resist and took another step, rushing to the side.

However, Kalifa simply raised her foot, unleashing a Rankyaku that struck in the direction Kalifa was moving.

not good.

Cecilia continued charging forward, about to collide with Rankyaku, when she took a step and turned to rush into the distance.

But in that instant, Kalifa pressed against her again, pointing a finger at her chest.

Cecilia quickly used her wings to shield herself.

puff.

Kalifa's fingers pierced Cecilia's wings, sending up a spray of blood.

But the next moment, Kalifa was sent flying backward. She regained her balance in mid-air, landed on one knee, clutched her abdomen, and had a trace of blood at the corner of her mouth.

"You..."

Kalifa stared at Cecilia, her expression grim.

The instant she thrust out her Shigan, Cecilia kicked out.

The moment her Shigan pierced Cecilia's body, Cecilia's knee struck her in the abdomen. She used the force to step back and barely managed to regain her balance.

"You may be fast, but I can still avoid being in direct line of fire."

Cecilia waved her injured wings and said with a smile, "But what's the point of dodging? It's better to trade blows. When you launch the attack, you're not in Tekkai form."

Cecilia could have avoided the direct confrontation, but she didn't, trading blows for damage and landing a hit on Kalifa.

"Again."

Kalifa slowly stood up, raised her right leg, and kicked out, sending out a Rankyaku.

Swoosh.

Cecilia had no choice but to dodge, but Kalifa had already closed in with Shave and fired again with her right hand.

"Again."

Cecilia held her wings in front of her and lashed out at Kalifa with her right foot.

Trading injury for injury.

Kalifa dared not confront them and could only dodge.

From then on, neither of them could gain the upper hand.

Kalifa tried to run away but couldn't, and when she attacked Cecilia, Cecilia traded blows for her.

Cecilia was unable to attack her, since she possessed the Tekkai, was very fast, and had strong attack power.

Therefore, the two are currently in a stalemate.

But at that moment, Kalifa had a premonition and suddenly leaped into the distance.

puff.

A muffled thud was heard as Zala's right hand pierced the ground where Kalifa had just been standing.

Bang.

Kalifa had just landed when a leg flashed and struck her in the chest.

Bang.

Kalifa didn't have time to use her Tekkai and was sent flying backward, crashing heavily to the ground.

Cough cough.

Kalifa coughed up blood and struggled to her feet, but Cecilia had already appeared behind her and kicked out.

Bang.

Kalifa used the Tekkai directly, causing her body to tremble violently. Although her defense increased, her internal injuries were reopened, and she coughed up blood, releasing the Tekkai.

puff.

A sharp thorn pierced through her right breast.

"This... cough cough."

Kalifa stared at the spike, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth, when suddenly Cecilia kicked her in the head.

Kalifa was thrown to the side and fell to the ground, unconscious.

"Don't kick her to death."

Zala retracted the spikes and said irritably.

"I know what I'm doing."

Cecilia laughed and glanced at Kalifa in the distance, then muttered to herself, "She's not really dead, is she?"

"You went too far. Take her away and put her on the submarine."

Zala spoke, Cecilia walked over, picked up Kalifa, and headed towards the shore.

They walked to the submarine, put Kalifa inside, and had the doctor treat and bandage her.

"Bruno is dead, Kaku and Kalifa have been captured, and even Hattori is dead."

Seeing Kalifa arrive lifeless, Lucci, trapped in the cage above the submarine, sighed, knowing that there was basically no hope of escape this time.

"You will proceed to Island Five from the other side of the island. As for the naval warships, I will handle them."

As Xia Qiu spoke, he dived down the island first and rushed toward the naval warships that were faintly visible in the distance.