Black Blade and Awakening! The Divine Knights Are Mobilized!

"Ah, we're saved?"

With a roar from the sky, the naval soldiers on the warships below finally realized what was happening, and it seemed they were finally saved.

"It's Admiral Kizaru! Admiral Kizaru has come to our aid!"

"Great! We're finally safe!"

The sailors even cheered.

The three Admiral of the Marine Headquarters are seen as invincible symbols by all the marines!

They are the World Government's highest fighting force and the strongest guardians of justice!

And now, the strongest warrior has arrived!

The navy personnel were instantly relieved, and then--

"Leave the enemy to Admiral Kizaru! Put out the fire! Put out the fire now!"

"What's with this flame?! It's as thick as lava!"

"Vice Admiral Fire Mountain! He's covered in burns! Ship's doctor! Ship's doctor, come quick!"

While the navy was busy, in the sky...

The explosive golden light and the pitch-black Inazuma complemented each other, momentarily splitting the entire sky in two.

The photon shot backward and condensed into the shape of Admiral Kizaru.

At the same time, Abel, who was flying backward, flapped his wings to stabilize himself, and his right hand was already on the hilt of the sword at his waist.

When!!

The next instant, the dazzling lightsaber and the pitch-black blade collided with a deafening roar, and streaks of leaping, Haki Inazuma spread out.

Unlike the black lightning generated by the clash of Conqueror's Haki, the Haki Inazuma produced by the collision of Armament Haki is much weaker.

"Wow! That's incredible!"

Kizaru's mouth twisted into an odd arc, and the fastest man in the world spoke in an unbearably slow tone, "Disappearing for so many years, yet he's become this strong, practically a monster."

Abel looked at the lewd face so close to his own and calmly asked, "What do you think you can change?"

"Ooh ooh ooh ooh."

Kizaru sighed strangely, "Really, isn't that a bit too dismissive? I'm Marine Admiral, after all."

Photons emanated from Kizaru's body, instantly transforming into numerous light clones, each wielding a sharp lightsaber.

In an instant, a large part of the sky was filled with Kizaru's clones, Hundred Plans swords of light slashed towards Abel at the same time.

"It's really in the way."

Abel's eyes darkened.

The already large black wings became even wider in the next instant, and a red tengu mask was placed on Abel's face.

At the same time, green energy instantly swirled up from the black longsword in his hand, mixing with the gale, flames, and Haki, resulting in a strange, dark green flame.

"Ghostly Aura: Blazing Twin Emperors!!"

With Abel's swing of his sword, a powerful, dark green flame slash swept across the entire sky in an instant, effectively giving the sky a dark green cap.

"Oh!"

Light converged behind Abel, and a dazzling finger pointed at the back of Abel's head. "That knife... something seems off about it."

"Laser!"

A dazzling light shot out in that instant.

However, Abel's eyes flashed red, and he dodged the attack by simply tilting his head slightly. Then, he turned his body and slashed backward with the black blade.

The Black Blade wreathed in dark green flames clashed fiercely with the blazing lightsaber once more.

But this time, Kizaru's expression suddenly changed. He had transformed into a beam of light and was directly cleaved away by a sword. The beam of light he had become pierced through the sky.

Abel didn't even bother to give chase; instead, he swung his sword down towards the sea below.

Flames, gales, Haki aura, and ghostly energy converged into a single, earth-shattering inferno that swept down upon the naval fleet below.

But in that instant, a beam of light refracted downwards, and at the end of that beam, Kizaru instantly materialized.

"The Yasakani no Magatama!"

Countless points of light shot upwards, once again shattering Abel's attack.

"..."

Abel frowned. "Does he really want to commit suicide?"

"I'm sorry, it's just my job."

In the sky below, Kizaru pushed his sunglasses up to his forehead, and a serious expression appeared on his usually lewd face.

"That knife, it's the Black Blade, right?"

The sword in this guy's hand is indeed the First Generation Onitetsu, the sword of the Five Elders Saint Nusjuro, which was once taken by Roa!

But now that knife has completely changed; the blade is covered with a layer of jet black!

Moreover, that strange and terrifying aura could not possibly be released by an ordinary knife!

"You have some knowledge."

Abel's lips twitched. "Since you want to stop me, then let me show you something more interesting."

Kizaru's eyes suddenly widened.

Because he saw that at that moment, Abel's figure visibly grew taller.

The feathers on its wings shifted towards a messy and flamboyant direction, the muscles in its limbs visibly swelled, and the tengu mask on its face became even more ferocious and terrifying.

Of course, the biggest change was that a black cloud of flame extended down from his shoulder, passed through his armpit, circled his shoulder, and rose up, forming a ribbon around his back.

A bead of sweat appeared on Kizaru's forehead.

"Awakening?"

Flame clouds are the symbol of Zoan user after Awakening their powers.

Has this guy already Awakening?

And it's Awakening of Mythical Zoan!

This is bad!

"Now, let's try to stop them again."

Abel suddenly vanished from Kizaru's sight.

Kizaru's eyes widened instantly.

It's gone!

Wrong!

It's invisible!

But what about the breath?

Where did his presence go?

Boom!!

A warship below had exploded, the brilliant flames transforming it into a blooming flower.

"..."

Kizaru suddenly lowered his head.

When?

Boom!

The second ship was subsequently blown up.

When was this attack launched?

Not to mention that guy, even his attacks are invisible; they're completely undetectable!

Where?

Where is that guy now?

His invisibility even concealed his presence!

Boom!!

In that instant, the invisible behemoth crashed through warship after warship, and brilliant flames bloomed on the sea surface.

In just a few seconds, the naval soldiers who thought they had escaped were engulfed by flames.

"..."

Kizaru's expression froze completely.

Not a single ship could be saved?

Even someone as carefree as him couldn't help but feel frustrated at this moment.

Just as this guy said, I really couldn't stop him, and nothing really changed.

Um?

His dejection abruptly ceased, and Kizaru suddenly and instinctively conjured a laser longsword, slashing it to his side without hesitation.

When!!

Amidst a deafening explosion, the laser sword, gleaming with intense light, collided with the invisible blade.

Kizaru felt an overwhelming force emanating from the blade, and he once again transformed into a beam of light and shot out.

That's not all!

In the instant he was knocked away, he even saw that his lightsaber seemed about to be severed!

That guy!

"This is truly a terrifying feeling—"

The leisurely sigh abruptly ceased; Kizaru's face turned ashen, and he quickly swung his sword again to meet the attack.

Boom!

The invisible sword struck him hard once more, sending him plummeting almost vertically towards the still turbulent sea below.

What exaggerated power!

Just before he was about to plunge into the sea, Kizaru transformed into a photon once more and shot upwards.

The moment he solidified his body, the air around him began to ripple again.

What's even more astonishing is the speed!

Even if they were Lunarian, they shouldn't be this fast, right? How could they catch up to me during that brief moment when I was in elemental form?

While gritting his teeth inwardly, Kizaru relied on the wind generated by Abel's invisibility to judge his movements and struggled to meet him.

After struggling to parry several attacks, his laser sword was almost about to be severed. Before Kizaru could even use his elemental powers to create distance, an invisible foot slammed into his chest, sending Kizaru flying like a laser beam once again.

What a terrifying fellow!

It felt like my chest was about to be kicked open!

His strength and speed were astonishing, and the blade in his hand was incomparably sharp, even the Kusanagi Sword could hardly withstand it!

This time, Kizaru simply teleported several kilometers into the sky in one breath, using his Observation Haki to its fullest extent to sense his surroundings.

This time, he finally sensed a faint aura, appearing and disappearing intermittently.

Moreover, it streaked across the sky for several kilometers in an instant, almost pouncing on him at supersonic speed!

"Laser!"

Sensing the presence, Kizaru fired a laser beam without hesitation.

However, without warning, the faint aura suddenly refracted, easily avoiding the laser beam, and was once again within arm's reach of Kizaru.

Not only is the speed incredible, but the reaction time is also off the charts!

That's laser equipment!

Without any hesitation, Kizaru instantly transformed back into his elemental form to create distance. When he looked back at the vast sky, he could no longer sense any presence.

Kizaru couldn't help but lick his lips.

Since becoming Admiral, I have never encountered such a formidable opponent!

The ability to conceal even one's aura, coupled with the terrifying speed that can even keep up with one's elemental movement over short distances.

They couldn't utilize their greatest strengths at all.

The mission was a complete failure!

Now, where is this guy?

Kizaru remained on high alert.

Some distance away in the sky, in the air, a figure suddenly appeared.

With just a slight flap of his jet-black wings, he streaked across the sky like a black Inazuma.

Abel's eyes remained calm and expressionless.

After Awakening his Tengu Fruit, in addition to a significant increase in stamina and recovery ability, all of his abilities also evolved.

The already exaggerated power amplification is even more astonishing. The gale that it can control may not be inferior to that of Logia Wind-Wind Devil Fruit User. Its invisibility ability can suppress its aura to a level that even top-tier powerhouses find difficult to detect.

The Tengu Fruit further enhances his slashing abilities, and combined with the Black Blade, he fears no great swordsman on the high seas.

Finally, through the implantation of Lineage Factor, one gains even stronger defense and recovery capabilities, as well as a specially selected Lineage Factor ability called "Speed," which, in contrast to Bullet, can comprehensively enhance movement speed, agility, and reaction ability!

All of these factors combined mean that his strength is indeed only slightly inferior to Bullet's.

Even compared to monsters like Kaido Golden Lion, Abel was confident he wouldn't lose.

Even so, it's impossible to kill that Marine with the flashing light.

Unless he has a compelling reason to fight to the bitter end, there's absolutely no way to stop him unless you can kill him instantly.

There was no point in continuing the fight; since the mission had been successfully completed, Abel chose to retreat.

He took out Den Den Mushi).

"It's me, Boss. Everything's been taken care of, and I'm on my way back."

Meanwhile, in that sky...

Kizaru had been constantly using Observation Haki to observe his surroundings, finally realized something.

"Has that guy already left?"

Otherwise, no matter how well it hides, it's impossible to remain completely invisible for several minutes without launching an attack, right?

Realizing this, Kizaru sighed helplessly.

No wonder that guy looked down on me.

He wanted to destroy the fleet, and I couldn't stop him.

In their entire battle, he didn't even manage to touch him once.

In the end, the enemy even retreated, and I only belatedly realized it several minutes later.

What a terrifying fellow!

Is this the kind of guy who still loyally follows Roa?

How terrifying has Roa become in these twenty-five years?

The photos show no difference from those taken more than twenty years ago.

With a sigh in his heart, Kizaru transformed into a beam of light and descended.

Although the fleet on the sea had been completely destroyed, some lucky marines managed to survive.

Of course, the most important thing is to report what happened here to headquarters as soon as possible!

Soon after, at Marine Headquarters, Sengoku received a message from Kizaru.

"... That's it. I'm sorry, Mr. Sengoku, I can't do anything about him."

Sengoku stared intently at the Den Den Mushi in his hand, then looked up at his three old friends sitting on the sofa opposite him.

Garp the Hero, Chief Instructor Zephyr, and Chief Strategist Tsuru all had ashen faces.

"Okay, I understand. Borsalino, you take care of the surviving marines first."

Sengoku hung up the phone.

"We only knew that they had been accumulating strength for the past twenty-five years, but we never imagined that they would have become this powerful!"

Vice Admiral Tsuru rubbed his temples. Even this usually composed Marine Vice Admiral, who remained calm in the face of any crisis, now felt a splitting headache. "Abel, a descendant of a demon, was already difficult for Borsalino to handle, and there's another one, Bullet, who's probably no less formidable!"

"The strength of these two is to be expected! They were able to rival Sakazuki and Borsalino when they were just teenagers, how could they possibly be weak now!"

Zephyr crossed his arms, his voice cold and sharp, "The thing we need to consider now is what to do about the West Blue and the North Blue. We've lost ten Vice Admiral and twenty warships in one fell swoop. Regardless of the magnitude of the losses, that bastard Roa doesn't seem to be allowing us to provide support to those two seas so easily!"

Vice Admiral Tsuru and Garp the Hero remained silent.

We can't exactly send our Admiral over there now, can we?

If that happens, the tragedy that occurred more than 20 years ago will likely be repeated.

"Now we can only rely on the government."

Sengoku raised his head. "At this point, only the Divine Knight can be mobilized!"

And so soon, in the Flower Room of Pangea Castle.

The Five Elders knelt once again before the black robes of the King of the World.

"... That's the situation, Lord Imu,"

The bald-headed Five Elders, Warcury, respectfully spoke, "Sengoku requests the assistance of the Divine Knight to deal with the pirates wreaking havoc in the North Blue and West Blue."

"The navy has been infiltrated to this extent?"

Imu's voice was indifferent, "A bunch of useless trash. After dealing with Roa, it's time for the Navy to do a thorough cleanup."

"Yes!"

The Five Elders had no objection to this.

The navy is the face of the World Government, and now that it's not clean, it needs a good clean-up.

"This is Mu's world. The West Blue and the North Blue are also Mu's territory. Roa, don't even think about being presumptuous!"

Imu snorted coldly, "In that case, let the Divine Knight lead the giants into battle!"

"Yes!"

Meanwhile, Roa was also talking to someone through a Den Den Mushi a type of Den Den Mushi).

"Yo, Fisher Tiger, isn't it time to say 'long time no see'? So, you've come to give me your answer about Fish-Man Island?"

"Lord Roa..."