Kizaru

After leaving Fish-Man Island, without the sunlight transmitted by the Sun Tree Eve, the ocean began to darken.

With the help of the ship's searchlight, only very close distances could be seen.

However, in Xia Qiu's perception, many giant monsters lived in the surrounding seawater.

However, they were not very aggressive; at least they did not attack ships proactively, but simply passed by.

"Whoosh."

The ship rapidly ascended, and as it rose, the surrounding currents became increasingly unpredictable.

Although it is not as fierce as the currents formed by the deep-sea waterfalls and ocean cliffs beneath the Red Line, it is far more unpredictable than the currents in the first half of the Grand Line.

The ocean currents churned and the ship trembled, but with a navigator like Nami, and Fish-Man like Hachi and Namul in control, the ship rose steadily.

Click.

Three hours later, the ship slowly appeared on the sea, and a thunderbolt shone in front of it, illuminating the view ahead.

The thick, low-lying clouds seemed within reach, and bolts of Inazuma struck down, leaving arcs of electricity, accompanied by rolling thunder.

Being on the ocean in such harsh weather makes one feel incredibly small.

The New World is indeed more dangerous.

"Go that way."

Nami pointed in a direction, Hachi immediately took control of the sails, while Namul controlled the rudder, sailing straight into the distance.

However, after traveling a short distance, a naval warship suddenly appeared in the distance.

Bang, bang, bang.

The moment the warship saw the ship, it opened fire in their direction.

Shells flew in, landing in the surrounding sea before exploding and sending up countless columns of water.

"There are naval warships. How did they find us so quickly?" Nami frowned.

"However, judging from the looks of it, that warship is a large warship, not Vice Admiral's giant warship. It was patrolling the area where we might surface and luckily ran into us," Heckle said, looking at the sea. "Kizaru shouldn't be up there."

"But with Kizaru's abilities, once the Navy gets a sense of his direction, he can arrive very quickly."

Ace said with a grave expression, "We must leave here quickly."

Kizaru is one of the fastest Devil Fruit User, capable of moving in the form of photons.

However, this movement can occur in two ways: moving in a straight line or by refraction.

It can either reach a certain point directly or refract continuously, appearing along the refraction path.

Regardless of the method, his movement speed is close to the speed of light, and he will arrive in no time.

Even if Xia Qiu is in the sea, it is very difficult to stop him. Even if there are obstacles, he can move forward in the air by constantly moving.

There's no need for me to pin my hopes on him falling into the water.

Moreover, his strength is extremely high. A single kick can cause a huge explosion. Although I have Armament Haki and Observation Haki, my Observation Haki is not predictive. It is uncertain whether I can be faster than his attack. Furthermore, Armament Haki is consumed. It is uncertain whether I can hit a spot and block his attack.

Therefore, it shouldn't take Kizaru long to get here, and with his abilities, destroying the ship wouldn't be difficult for him.

With so many people possessing special abilities, if they were to fall into the sea, they would likely be in serious trouble.

We need to find something for Kizaru to do.

"Give it to me first."

Xia Qiu immediately rushed towards the distant naval warship, leaving only its dorsal fin on the surface of the sea.

"That black dorsal fin."

Upon seeing Xia Qiu's figure, the sailors on the warship were filled with panic. "Could it be the dorsal fin of Giant Beast?"

"Be careful, be careful."

"He can crash into the branch office building, but don't let him hit it."

"Fire! Fire!"

"Attack him."

The Rear Admiral quickly issued orders, and the artillery landed beside Xia Qiu. The explosions created huge shockwaves, but they could not stop Xia Qiu's advance.

Wow.

Xia Qiu break through the wind and waves, and six legs stomp down.

Sea Walk, the Head Cannon.

Xia Qiu instantly arrived at the side of the warship, then concentrated his strength on his head and slammed it into the warship.

Click.

The outer planks shattered instantly, and then Xia Qiu slammed into the keel, snapping it with a crack. Xia Qiu then charged straight in, smashing through the ship.

With the impact of Xia Qiu, the massive dorsal fin sliced through the hull, cutting the entire ship in two.

Snap.

The naval warships separated directly and then slowly sank.

"Help! Help!"

"No! Help!"

Xia Qiu listened to the sounds rising and falling around her, she slowly sank and chased after the ship.

There are at least a hundred people on this ship, Kizaru will definitely organize a rescue operation as soon as he gets here, to see if he can hold them off for a while.

Xia Qiu swam back the way she came, but as soon as she returned to the ship, she heard Ace shout, "They're here."

As Ace spoke, Xia Qiu suddenly leaned forward, blocking the ship, and then the sky brightened.

boom.

A beam of light struck Xia Qiu's head, then exploded, turning into beams of golden light.

"It hurts."

Xia Qiu pulled her head back and found that her scales had sunk inwards.

As the beam of light shot towards him, Xia Qiu immediately sprang up, but he wasn't confident he could catch the beam with his Observation Haki. So he could only cover his exposed body with Armament Haki as much as possible.

The beam of light struck Xia Qiu's head. Some of the energy was refracted, while the remaining powerful energy generated extremely high temperatures, instantly piercing through the Armament Haki in that area before striking the scales.

However, Xia Qiu's scales had extremely strong defensive capabilities, and his Armament Haki was constantly replenishing, allowing him to withstand the attack.

That's amazing.

The power of the Glint-Glint Fruit is too overpowered; it grants extremely high speed, and when developed to a certain level, the energy it contains is terrifying.

When one's Observation Haki is insufficient to track Kizaru's movements, it becomes very difficult to defeat Kizaru.

If he wanted to run, almost no one could stop him; he was virtually invincible.

Unless it's a gunman who anticipates his trajectory and fires at the very end of his line of fire.

Xia Qiu blocked the attack, gritted her teeth, and waited for the next attack, this time using the Tekkai directly.

"You guys run first."

Ace's feet transformed into flames, propelling him skyward. He then raised both hands, one above and one below, and unleashed a deafening strike.

The next moment, the two palms transformed into flames, rapidly enlarging before slowly merging into a massive curtain of fire that blotted out the sky and blocked the way.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh.

Beams of light fell on the Flame Wall, but due to the extreme temperature of the flames, the air density changed, scattering the light layer by layer and gradually diminishing it.

Moreover, the flames themselves contain extremely high heat, which resists the energy of light and blocks Kizaru's vision.

The beam of light pierced through the flames, but the remaining energy fell on Xia Qiu, not even enough to break through her scales.

"You guys go first, I'll hold off Kizaru."

Ace's legs transformed into flames as he stood in the air, clenching his fists as he said, "Perfect timing to test the results of my training over the past two years."