Taste the Sea Properly, Bastard!

"Speaking of which, could we hide at the amusement park?"

Luffy alongside Xi Yan, Luffy grinned and said, "Anyway, we'll be hiding for three days."

"You idiot, were you even listening to Xi Yan?!" Nami roared, opening her shark-like mouth, "The Marine Admiral is here!"

Such a terrifying being has appeared here, and their target is the Straw Hat Pirates... At a time like this, instead of thinking about running away, they're thinking about playing around?

How does this guy's brain work?

Luffy turned his head away in dissatisfaction, as if protesting to Nami.

Just then, a huge figure fell from the sky and landed directly in front of them, blocking their way.

"Boom!!"

"Who is this guy...?"

After seeing the other person's appearance clearly, Zoro's pupils shrank and he exclaimed, "Shichibukai!"

Isn't this the same Shichibukai we encountered in the Thriller Bark?

Kuma, the Devil Fruit User the Paw-Paw Fruit!

"Why is this guy here?!" Usopp exclaimed in frustration.

With this guy blocking their way, are they going to get blocked by Marine Admiral?!

"This is really... a terrible situation."

Sanji's expression was also somewhat grim; he clearly hadn't expected the Shichibukai to appear.

"Heh, as expected of Shichibukai." Xi Yan sneered.

How long has it been since they killed the Celestial Dragons, and these Shichibukai are already here blocking their way?

That's really... quite competent!

"Prepare for battle," Franky said gravely.

"Shichibukai?"

Luffy looked at his crewmates with a puzzled expression and asked, "Why does everyone recognize him?"

Who is he?

"He's the one who wanted to invite Xi Yan to join the Shichibukai!"

As she spoke, Nami drew her weapon and looked at the Pacifista with a serious expression.

Although they didn't know why this guy was here, since he had already appeared, they had to find a way to defeat him.

After all... the other party couldn't possibly let them leave.

"What?!"

"Is he that Big Bear?!"

Luffy immediately became enraged, his eyes filled with fury as he glared at the Pacifista.

How dare that bastard steal his partner?

He won't let this guy get away with it!

With that in mind, Luffy entered Second Gear without hesitation.

After glancing at the Straw Hat Pirates, the Pacifista coldly stated, "Target confirmed!"

"To be... annihilated!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his hand without hesitation and aimed the launcher at Luffy.

The next moment, golden light began to gather on it.

"Get out of the way!" Sanji shouted anxiously, "It's a shockwave!"

Back in the Thriller Bark, the opponent used the power of the Paw-Paw Fruit to launch a shockwave attack.

If it weren't for Xi Yan, they might have lost consciousness immediately!

"Shockwave?"

Luffy was stunned for a moment. What was that?

"It doesn't look like it..."

Looking at the increasingly bright palm, Xi Yan's eyes were filled with doubt.

He vaguely remembered that the bear's attack method wasn't like that.

To unleash a shockwave... you at least need to compress the air first.

But the other party didn't do that; instead, they calmly raised their hands to them.

'Wait, this doesn't seem to be a shockwave!'

Xi Yan suddenly realized that the thing that had lit up in the other person's hand looked a bit like Kizaru's laser!

Considering that the opponent is Cyborg... they are very likely to possess laser attacks!

Thinking of this, Xi Yan shouted, "Get out of the way! It's a laser attack!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Xi Yan grabbed Merry and Chopper and jumped away into the distance.

After receiving Xi Yan's hint, the others also scattered and jumped away without hesitation.

The next moment...

"Whoosh~"

The terrifying laser attack instantly passed through the spot where the group had just been standing and flew towards the open space behind them.

"Boom!!"

"What terrifying power..."

Sanji glanced at the blasted-out ground behind him, and cold sweat immediately broke out on his face.

You absolutely must not get hit by this attack, or you'll die!!

"What's going on? I remember the last time we encountered a bear, it couldn't fire lasers," Chopper asked, puzzled.

As he spoke, he jumped off Xi Yan's hand, his body rapidly expanding into the form of a burly man.

Clearly, he also wants to fight.

"He must have undergone another modification," Nico Robin guessed.

If the other party can modify it once, they can modify it a second time; there's nothing strange about that.

"This guy's laser attack is about the same as Kizaru's."

Xi Yan, who had just placed Merry on the ground, quickly said, "Whatever you do, don't get hit."

"That's true, but... that's laser treatment."

Usopp felt a bit of a headache; that thing's attack speed was ridiculously fast, making it difficult to dodge.

"Instead of thinking about this, we should think about how to get rid of him!"

Franky raised his hand, pointed it at the Pacifista, and said, "Coup de Vent!"

"Bump!!"

The terrifying air cannon blast struck the Pacifista, sending him flying and crashing into a massive tree behind him.

"Boom!!"

Did it work?

"It doesn't look like it..." Franky said with a grim expression, "It's harder than I expected."

As expected of Cyborg surpassing him, his defensive capabilities are truly terrifying.

"Why didn't he use his deflection ability?" Brook asked, puzzled.

If a rebounding technique is used, Mr. Franky's air cannon will be bounced back, right?

"How should I know!"

"Perhaps he feels he doesn't need it for the time being?"

"Who cares..."

Luffy charged towards the Pacifista, shouting, "Big Bear, you better be prepared!"

"JET Rocket Cannon!"

"Boom!!"

The incredibly heavy blow struck the Pacifista, sending him flying once again.

But the Pacifista quickly stood up again and, without giving Luffy a chance to continue his attack, fired a laser attack!

"Whoosh~"

"Boom!!"

"That was close!!"

Luffy dodged the attack with a backflip, and cold sweat broke out on his brow.

That laser beam just flew right past him; if he had been even a fraction of a second slower, he would have been hit!

"Although I don't know why this guy isn't using the Paw-Paw Fruit's power, it's actually to our advantage!"

Zoro, wielding three weapons, charged to the Pacifista's side and slashed!

"Three Sword Style: 108 Caliber Annihilation!"

"Whoosh~"

"Clang!!"

The sharp, Flying Slash struck the Pacifista squarely, abruptly interrupting his subsequent laser attack.

"Something feels off."

Looking at the Pacifista who had taken a lot of damage, Xi Yan frowned and said, "Normally, he should have used the power of the Paw-Paw Fruit to bounce himself away."

Even with his incredible defensive abilities, he shouldn't be able to withstand Luffy and his crew's attacks head-on.

"I feel the same way."

Sanji also frowned; he felt that this Bartholomew Kuma he had encountered was very strange.

"Never mind, let's give it a try first."

As he spoke, Xi Yan glanced at the distant sea and then quickly rushed towards the shore.

'I'd love to use this guy to hone my Haki, but... there's no time for that right now.'

Marine Admiral could appear here at any moment, so... let's try to take this guy down.

After all... this battlefield is in his favor!

Sanji stared blankly at Xi Yan as he left, then understood his intention and grinned, saying, "As expected of him."

"Nami, you guys stay away!"

After saying that, Sanji charged toward the Pacifista, intending to hold him back.

At the very least... we need to buy Xi Yan time to unleash his Water Release Technique!

"We must fight too..."

"Merry, it's already the best we can do by not causing them any trouble."

Nami scooped Merry up in her arms and followed Nico Robin without hesitation, running towards the distant hillside.

If we had to categorize them, both she and Robin are ranged attackers; even if they need to provide support, they don't need to rush close.

"Then we..."

Before Usopp could finish speaking, he saw Pacifista in the distance fire a laser at them, which startled him so much that he immediately dove away!

"Boom!!"

"Damn it, we're almost out of cola..." Franky said.

After the previous battle, plus that powerful blast from the Coup de Vent, his cola reserves are almost depleted.

"Go find Merry, she has a stash of Coke."

"Oh, right!"

Franky remembered as well, and then ran towards Merry without hesitation.

Without cola, his fighting ability might not even be as good as Usopp's.

"Three Sword Style: Oni Giri!"

"Clang!"

"Damn it, this guy is so hard."

Zoro, who had landed a short distance away, glanced at the Pacifista whose clothes were merely torn and said, "We can't cut through him at all."

"Sizzle~"

"Not good!"

Seeing the laser beam flying out of the other's mouth, Zoro's pupils contracted, and he quickly lunged to the side.

"Boom!!"

"It's not over yet!"

"Rubber Jet Pistol!"

"Da da da da!"

Countless fists slammed into the Pacifista, causing his body to tremble and stagger backward uncontrollably.

"Diable Jambe!"

Sanji, whose right leg had turned crimson, rushed over at top speed and kicked Luffy hard the instant Luffy stopped attacking.

"The Ultimate Braised!"

"Boom!!"

The incredibly heavy Kicking Technique, carrying a scorching heat, slammed into the Pacifista, sending him flying into the house behind him.

"Boom!!"

"How was it? Did it work?" Brook asked as he ran over.

"I don't know..."

Before he could finish speaking, a sound came from inside the house.

"Cut."

Sanji spat and said, "So it really isn't that simple."

It seems that defeating this Shichibukai will not be an easy task.

"That's normal, after all... he's Shichibukai."

Zoro, wielding three swords, walked over and stared intently at the house, saying, "Don't forget, he hasn't used his Devil Fruit powers yet!"

"That's true."

"Tch, I really underestimated you."

Just then, a yellow light suddenly shone into the room, and it grew brighter and brighter!

"Oh no! Get out of the way!"

"Whoosh~"

"Boom!!"

A laser shot out from inside, grazing Brook and nearly setting his afro on fire.

"Asshole!!"

Looking at the Pacifista who came out, Brook angrily said, "How dare you touch my hair?!"

This is the only distinguishing feature he has that Laboon can recognize him. What if it gets destroyed and Laboon can't recognize him anymore?

Thinking of this, Brook's angry skull face twisted in pain.

"Nose Song Three-Step - Arrow Tail Slash!!"

"Puff!"

"Now you know how powerful I am!"

Looking at the Pacifista whose hair he had just cut off, Brook coldly said, "You should experience that feeling too..."

"Hello!"

"You should at least show some reaction!"

Brook was stunned as he watched the Pacifista launch a laser attack on him without hesitation.

This guy's like a robot, he doesn't react at all!

"Ultimate Kill - Atlas Comet!!"

"Whoosh~"

"Boom!!"

Several explosive projectiles struck the Pacifista, simultaneously sending up a cloud of smoke that obscured Pacifista vision.

Brook took this opportunity to distance himself from the Pacifista.

"This guy's too tough!" Chopper exclaimed.

So many attacks landed on him, but it had absolutely no effect... Is this guy a monster?

"If it weren't for that, we wouldn't have had such a tough time against Moria." Franky, having received three bottles of cola from Merry, glanced back at the Pacifista and said, "This guy's toughness...is beyond imagination."

At that moment, Franky felt a strong curiosity about the creature's construction.

What kind of metal could possess such incredible hardness?

"Who cares!"

After Chopper finished speaking, he immediately transformed into his reindeer form, intending to rush over and deliver a vicious blow to the Pacifista.

However, when he saw Xi Yan rushing back through the seawater, he ran back without hesitation.

"Um?"

Merry looked at Chopper with a puzzled expression. Why had he come back?

"Xi Yan is back."

"Boom!!"

As Chopper finished speaking, Xi Yan, carrying a large amount of seawater, rushed over.

"Xi Yan!!"

"Get out of the way!"

"Bear, savor the taste of the sea!"

Standing on the water's surface, Xi Yan clapped his hands and shouted, "Water Release: Water Shockwave!"

"Boom!!"

A massive amount of seawater rushed towards the Pacifista, forcefully engulfing him!

"Very good!"

A hint of joy immediately flashed in Sanji and Zoro's eyes. Seawater could render someone powerless upon contact with their body!

That way... they'll have a chance to kill this guy!

"Gurgle, gurgle..."

"Um?"

Hearing the strange drinking sound, the two instinctively looked to the side and immediately saw a figure struggling in the water.

"Luffy!!"

Xi Yan:...

After discovering that Luffy had also been submerged, the people of Xi Yan were stunned.

Why didn't this guy use his rubber powers to grab that tall tree?!

I specifically warned him, but this bastard still got hit by the seawater?

With a speechless expression, Xi Yan manipulated the seawater to throw Luffy out, along with Zoro and Sanji.

"Bump!"

"Bump!"

"Bump!"

"Cough cough..."

Luffy, who was lying on the ground, started spitting out seawater, and tears welled up in his eyes.

"I... I almost thought I was going to die..."

However, no one paid him any attention; their immediate priority was to take down this bear!

"Xi Yan succeeded! That bear guy has already touched the seawater!" Usopp exclaimed excitedly!!

But after he finished speaking, Usopp realized something was wrong. Why... did that guy not seem to be in pain?

Shouldn't waves several meters high crashing against a person with superpowers render them powerless?

"That's a bit strange."

Standing on the water's surface, Xi Yan frowned as he watched the Pacifista thrashing about in the current, a hint of doubt in his eyes.

In order to deal with the ability user, he specially brought seawater over and soaked the guy in it.

But now... why does he still look so energetic?

Is it just my imagination?

Just as Xi Yan was wondering, the Pacifista in the water suddenly moved.

He raised his hands and launched a laser attack at Xi Yan on the water's surface.

"What?!"

Xi Yan's pupils contracted. Could an attack really be launched underwater?

Is this guy really Devil Fruit User?!

"Whoosh~"

"Boom!!"

"Boom!!"

Two laser beams flew out from Xiong's hands, but because they were in seawater, their aim was clearly off, and they couldn't hit Xi Yan at all, instead darting around aimlessly.

"Ah!!"

Chopper was so startled by the laser that it almost hit him that his hat flew off.

If he had tilted his head even slightly more, his head would have been severed!

"What exactly happened? Why can he continue to launch laser attacks even after entering the seawater?"

"Not only that, he didn't use the Paw-Paw Fruit's ability to repel the seawater just now..."

The more they looked, the stranger it seemed, as if... the guy in front of them wasn't Bartholomew Kuma himself.

"Heh, I see, so it's an imposter." Xi Yan sneered.

The Devil Fruit User are vulnerable to seawater will not change, because that's the rule!

The only possibility that the opponent wouldn't be countered by seawater is that they aren't a power user!

Looking at the Pacifista struggling to stand up, Xi Yan said, "I just don't know if you're that bear's twin brother or a mechanical weapon created by the World Government..."

If it's the former, that's fine, but if it's the latter... that means the World Government is capable of mass-producing such weapons!

Hopefully it's not the latter, otherwise nobody knows how many more of these kinds of monstrosities will follow.

"Sizzle sizzle~"

"Whoosh~"

The laser beam below interrupted Xi Yan Xi Yan's train of thought, and at the same time, it solidified his resolve to kill this guy right now.

"I don't know what you are, but... just lie down obediently!"

"Lightning Release - Earth Flow!"

"Sizzle sizzle~"

"Boom!!"

The terrifying Thunder Force struck the Pacifista at a speed invisible to the naked eye, causing his body to tremble violently.

Then black smoke billowed from his mouth, and his body trembled as he collapsed.

Clearly, for these Cyborg, Lightning Release is the most effective way to counter them.

Seeing the Cyborg fall, Xi Yan released the Water Release Technique beneath his feet, allowing the seawater to spread freely in all directions.

Then, he used a Instant Body Technique to appear above the Pacifista, Armament Haki quickly covered his fist!

"Armed Monster Strength Fist!!"

"Boom!!"

The incredibly heavy attack shattered the Pacifista's head!

"Sizzle sizzle~"

"Sizzle~"

"Sizzle..."

After trembling for a moment, the Pacifista ceased operations altogether.