Zeffyr's Arrival

"This guy!" At Marine Headquarters, the naval officers glared angrily. Such humiliation of Habel was outrageous. After all, Habel was their colleague, and those sitting here were all quite capable. They could naturally see how Mostima had acted. It couldn't be said that Habel was careless; even they might have met the same fate Habel this situation.

But more than anything, it was a sense of dread towards Mostima —dread about his strength and abilities. A mere Marine Vice Admiral could no longer threaten Mostima. Although Mostima wasn't that strong in terms of raw power, his speed and combat intelligence made him unmatched by any opponent of his caliber.

"I can only hope that Zephyr arrives soon." Tsuru sighed inwardly. This was due to insufficient information. If Habel had known more about Mostima, and had been more cautious, things wouldn't have turned out this way.

It seems that the Navy needs to strengthen its intelligence capabilities, and Mostima needs to be a key focus. Although Tsuru has confidence in Zephyr, she can't guarantee that she can capture Mostima.

They had also witnessed Mostima's speed, and its ability to fly freely in the sky.

Standing suspended in mid-air, Mostima looked down at Marine Vice Admiral Habel, whose body lay in a pool of blood amidst the piles of naval soldiers' corpses, panting heavily.

Despite having only one leg, Habel stood up and stared intently at Mostima, seemingly still wanting to fight.

"I'll finish you off with the final blow." Mostima wore a faint smile, looking like a gentle nobleman. There wasn't a trace of blood or signs of battle on him, but his words sent a shiver down one's spine.

"You devil!" Habel gasped, blood still dripping from his empty arm and leg.

Mostima smiled at Habel's words, slightly raising her hand as feathers began to gather, "Wings of God - Judgment!"

Countless feathers fell directly as Mostima spoke, coalescing into a gigantic, sword-like feather as it fell, slicing through the air with sharp sword Sword Qi and unparalleled sharpness.

Habel felt a deadly threat; the hairs on his body stood on end. He tried to move to avoid the attack, but found that no matter what he did, the tip of Jian Yu's sword remained pointed at him.

"Stop right there!" A voice rang out from afar, carrying a powerful aura that only Admiral- level expert could possess.

Zephyr is coming, getting closer and closer, but it's already too late; otherwise, he wouldn't have shouted it out directly.

Teach sensed the approaching Admiral -level powerhouses. He had encountered Garp and Sengoku before and was quite familiar with their auras, but it wasn't them who had come. Fleet Admiral Kong was even less likely to be there; he needed to guard Marine Headquarters.

Therefore, the only person who could be present was former Marine Admiral and current Navy Instructor Zephyr. Behind him were several Navy cadets of varying strengths and auras; these must be Zephyr's students.

Zephyr is still in his prime, at the peak of his life, Teach is wondering whether he should make a move.

Behind Zephyr, nearly a hundred naval cadets were rushing towards them. Leading them were two naval officers, a man and a woman. One of them, who was somewhat ugly, looked at the beautiful girl beside him and said, "Gion, after this battle, you'll accept my confession."

"Heh, Kake, if you can surpass me in the number of enemies you kill, I'll give you a chance to confess your feelings." The girl named Gion glanced at the man who had come up to her, chuckled softly, and quickened her pace, running ahead.

"Really? That's great." A smile involuntarily appeared on the face of the naval academy student named Kake, his eyes turning into hearts as he seemed to be imagining the scene of Gion accepting his confession.

The other cadets who witnessed this scene couldn't help but sigh. These two were the two monsters of this year's Naval Academy: Gion Kake. Gion, as the most beautiful female cadet in the Naval Academy, had many admirers and suitors. Currently, Kake was the Kake suitor; all the others had been driven away by him. However, Kake had Gion's personality firmly under her Kake, merely giving him a chance to confess, and whether he would accept was still a question.

Zephyr's voice came from somewhere, seemingly trying to get Mostima to stop. He hadn't expected that as soon as he approached the island, he would sense that Habel's life force was weakening and that he was about to die.

Mostima had already heard Zephyr's voice, and sneered inwardly, but his hands did not stop moving in the slightest.

Zephyr's eyes widened in surprise. The enormous sword feather fell directly down, piercing through Habel's chest, breaking through Habel's defenses, and passing through his heart. The blood-stained sword feather emerged from his back.

With this final blow, Habel coughed up two mouthfuls of blood. His life force was rapidly draining away, his strength was slowly disappearing, and without any strength to support his body, he opened his mouth, his eyes seemingly filled with regret, and then he collapsed helplessly to the ground.

Even Zefa's arrival was useless; Mostima didn't even give Zefa any face.

Zephyr appeared beside Habel, and couldn't help but look at Habel's fallen body and the corpses of the naval soldiers scattered all around, a surge of anger rising in his heart.

Mostima, seeing Zephyr already arrived, couldn't help but smile. "I'm very sorry, Mr. Zephyr, you're too late. I couldn't stop myself for a moment." Mostima bowed slightly like Gentleman, appearing very sincere, as if the fault lay not with him, but with Zephyr arriving too late.

Although he showed no outward fear, Mostima's body was already prepared to strike at any moment. Just standing there put a lot of pressure on him, though not as intense as the pressure Whitebeard exerted, but still more than he could handle.

Mostima's appearance filled Zephyr with revulsion. After killing so many people, he still had a smile on his face. Zephyr clenched his fists, wanting to capture this villain and personally send him to Impel Down to spend the rest of his life there.

Mostima always preferred to take the initiative. With a flap of his wings, he returned to the place where he had been surrounded, standing in the sky with a group of pirates and bounty hunters below.

In a short time, before anyone had left, Mostima easily killed a Marine Vice Admiral. In their eyes, this moment made them fully realize the difference in strength between them.

Unexpectedly, Mostima suddenly returned, causing their hearts to tighten and some of them to tremble with tension. They had no intention of escaping; there was no way to escape. The feathers floating around Mostima could turn into deadly weapons at any moment.

"See them?" Mostima pointed to the naval cadets running towards them. "These are students from the Naval Academy. They've come to wipe us out."

"They are the future of the Navy, so they need to be tempered. You are the stepping stones and whetstones the Navy has prepared for them. I have only one request: kill them. I will hold off Zephyr. You can leave as long as you can kill one person."

Mostima was a master at manipulating people, and she immediately guessed Zephyr's purpose in bringing these naval cadets here.

Mostima's words caused not only Zephyr but also the officers and soldiers at Marine Headquarters to change their expressions.

These naval cadets are in danger; they're facing so many powerful pirates, including bounty hunters.

The pirates and bounty hunters below suddenly became excited and filled with fighting spirit. As long as they killed a naval cadet, they could leave.

More importantly, Mostima's sharp words, "whetstone" and "stepping stone," pierced their hearts. They were ruthless pirates, decisive and ruthless, while these naval cadets were just greenhorns. Even if they would become strongmen in the navy in the future, for now, they wanted to kill these naval seedlings.

Thinking of this, they couldn't help but feel a sense of satisfaction, and their faces showed excited smiles.

"Damn it!" Zephyr stared at Mostima, and the next moment, his body disappeared from the spot, rushing directly towards Mostima. Visibly, the air was compressed as Zephyr's feet pounded the air, killing Mostima at an extremely fast speed.

He knew he needed to deal with the pirate in front of him as soon as possible. Although he was confident in his students' abilities, most of them hadn't fully matured and lacked combat experience. Without his supervision, the losses would be heavy, which was something he couldn't tolerate, and it would also be a huge blow to the Navy. After all, this was being broadcast live.

If he didn't get rid of Mostima, Mostima would keep bothering him or even attack his student directly. Having witnessed Mostima's strength, he knew that his student was no match for him.

At the same time, seeing how young Mostima is, he'll definitely be a monster when he grows up. It's a real pity he's not a Marine. He had originally planned to invite Mostima to join the Marines, but now, that's impossible.

Mostima killed over a thousand naval soldiers and a Marine Vice Admiral in full view of everyone. If he were to actually join the navy, what would the other naval personnel think? What would the civilians think?

"What a monster!" Mostima exclaimed. To be able to unleash such speed with just his physical body, Mostima had no intention of fighting Zephyr was charging at him. He only needed to hold Zephyr off.

As long as you are fast enough, you are invincible from the start. Just look at Borsalino, the Devil Fruit User. Although Mostima's speed is not as fast as the Glint-Glint Fruit, compared to the linear movement of light, Mostima's flight is much more flexible and can move at will. Even Geppo cannot compare to it.

"Storm Barrier!" Countless feathers spun around Mostima, creating a massive storm of blades, with Mostima at its center. Mostima controlled the trajectory of the feathers, and as he moved, the Storm Barrier moved with him.

Unlike his sparring with Teach, his movements are now completely unrestricted; the original battleground was just that training ground.

Zephyr followed closely behind Mostima, his powerful Armament Haki breaking through Mostima's feather barrier. But in the blink of an eye, Mostima disappeared and flew to another place. Facing such a powerful enemy as Zephyr, Mostima was on high alert.

During his battles with Teach and Ares, he knew that his attacks were useless against these monsters unless he used his swordsmanship, in which case he could inflict even the slightest damage.

Before further developing his Devil Fruit, he needs to reach the level of Great Swordmaster as soon as possible.

Faced with Mostima's speed, Zephyr was completely helpless. He couldn't help but curse Mostima's cunning, which prevented him from engaging in direct confrontation and instead unleashed attacks that were ineffective against him. This reminded him of the disciple he disliked.

Meanwhile, at Marine Headquarters, Borsalino, legs crossed, watched Mostima's fight with his teacher, his eyes lighting up. "Yo! Not bad, this guy's got my taste. Maybe I can go and chat with him sometime."

As soon as he finished speaking, all eyes fell on him. "Borsalino, remember, you're a Marine," Sengoku reminded him firmly.

"Yeah, of course I know. We'll just use the excuse of capturing pirates to talk to him," Borsalino blurted out, then realized his mistake and covered his mouth with one hand. "Oops, I accidentally blurted out what I was thinking."

Sengoku was somewhat exasperated with Borsalino, who still had that carefree attitude and never took anything seriously. Although the new generation of the Navy was strong, with three Logia Devil Fruit User, Sakazuki's justice was too extreme and did not align with his ideas. Only Kuzan someone he was relatively satisfied with.

However, what he didn't know was that after experiencing certain events later in life, Kuzan would become confused about his sense of justice and become lazy.

Meanwhile, Teach was observing the battle. The mermaid Keri had already fainted, having been knocked unconscious by Teach, as some scenes were not suitable for him to watch.

Mostima had no intention of engaging Zephyr in direct combat and had been avoiding him, maintaining a distance from Zephyr. If she got too close, Zephyr might seize the opportunity.

In such a clash of titans, victory or defeat often hinges on a single thought or a single move, just like the sword Mostima used to cut down Marine Vice Admiral Habel.

Especially since Zephyr's strength was far greater than Mostima's, Mostima turned the battle into a fierce chase. In the sky, although Zephyr was proficient in the Marine Six Styles, his Geppo was still no match for his actions on land.

Despite his best efforts, he could only barely touch Mostima's shadow; in the air, Mostima was far more agile than him.

The battlefield below also changed somewhat during the chase between the two, and the naval cadets became somewhat dangerous.