When Pekoms made one last effort to turn his head back, he saw the handsome man in white standing where he had just been, still holding the palm-strike pose. Only one thought remained in his mind: How was this guy so fast?
Splash!
Pekoms was sent flying by Uchiha Hiko's sudden palm strike and thrown into the sea. The speed had been like lightning, the blow as heavy as a mountain. Pekoms had no time to react, and before he could even fully feel the pain, he had already been knocked unconscious and fallen into the water.
The other members of the BIGMOM Pirates screamed as they jumped into the sea to rescue him. Jinbe had not expected Hiko to attack without any warning.
When Hiko moved just now, Jinbe had tried to stop him. But Hiko had been too fast. Jinbe had clearly seen him flash past, yet when he reached out to grab him, he caught nothing but a white afterimage.
In that instant, Jinbe more or less realized that this human was far more powerful than the newspapers had claimed.
When his grab missed, Jinbe had even subconsciously compared him to the Four Emperors and the Admirals. If a Four Emperor or an Admiral had stood before him, could they have moved so fast that he would be unable to react?
By the time Jinbe turned around, Pekoms had already been slapped into the sea by Uchiha Hiko.
Everyone aboard the merchant ship turned ashen with despair. They could grit their teeth and endure a little friction or bullying, but now lives had been lost. The Four Emperors would never let this go.
The Pirates aboard the pirate ship had erupted in outrage. They had not expected anyone to be so arrogant as to strike a member