Blood-Eyed Ninja... 'Curtain Call'!

Upon receiving the order, Cerberus broke free from the longsword in the blink of an eye, revealing its enormous body in the air!

Then, the giant beast fixed its gaze on Xi Yan, its eyes filled with icy killing intent.

"Roar!!!"

"It's that beast again?"

Looking back at the roaring, gigantic Cerberus hellhound, Xi Yan frowned and said, "This is troublesome."

However, before he could react, he noticed that the Cerberus's body had begun to fall rapidly.

Xi Yan:???

No way, is this a joke?

Cerberus:???

Cerberus looked around with a puzzled expression, clearly not expecting to find himself in mid-air.

"Gunko, catch it," said Saint Shamrock.

Upon receiving the order, Gunko frowned, his gaze towards Cerberus clearly showing some disdain.

But she had no choice but to obey Saint Shamrock's orders.

Then, Gunko activated the power of her Devil Fruit, creating an enormous arrowhead.

Then, the arrow was placed under Cerberus's body, catching the creature securely.

Cerberus:!!!

Cerberus glanced at the arrow that had caught him at his feet, a hint of surprise clearly appearing in his eyes.

However, now that it has a landing site, it no longer needs to worry about safety.

Thinking of this, Cerberus's eyes turned fierce again.

Then, it fixed its gaze on Xi Yan and roared.

"Roar!!"

The three heads roared together, their shouts instantly echoing throughout the area!

"They really know how to bark," Xi Yan said, frowning.

As if he had heard Xi Yan's words, Cerberus roared again.

"Roar!!"

Then, the collar around its neck began to spin, faster and faster!

"Buzz buzz buzz~"

Finally, the three dog heads transformed into three spinning tops, broke free from the body, and chased after Xi Yan!

"Whoosh~"

"Whoosh~"

"Whoosh~"

"Using this trick again?"

After glancing at the three spinning tops that were getting closer and closer, Xi Yan thought for a moment, and then activated his Shadow Clone Technique.

"Bang!"

A clone appeared beside Xi Yan Xi Yan, then grabbed him and hurled him downwards!

"Whoosh~"

After doing this, the clone sneered at Cerberus and then activated Combined Ninjutsu.

"Water Release: Lightning Water Dragon Bullet Technique!!"

"Buzz~"

As soon as he finished speaking, a stream of water mixed with lightning appeared beside Xi Yan and began to spin rapidly!

The next moment...

"Boom!!"

A massive Water Dragon burst forth and then swiftly charged toward the head of Cerberus!

"Roar?"

Cerberus's three Cerberus were visibly startled by the sudden attack, clearly not expecting such a move at this moment.

The next moment...

"Boom!!"

Water Dragon crackling with lightning slammed into the heads of the three dogs, instantly paralyzing them and forcibly stopping their spinning bodies!

Cerberus:???

Feeling the tingling sensation in his head, Cerberus was completely dumbfounded.

The opponent's attack could actually paralyze its body?

Then, the three electrocuted dog heads plummeted downwards, clearly having lost their ability to fly.

"Looks like it's quite effective."

Xi Yan's clone sneered, then turned into white smoke and disappeared from the spot.

Glancing at the spot where the clone had disappeared, Saint Shamrock frowned and said, "I didn't expect this guy to be able to unleash Lightning Release Technique that temporarily incapacitated Cerberus at this time."

This Blood-Eyed Ninja is even harder to kill than he imagined.

Then, Saint Shamrock glanced at Gunko and gestured for her to retrieve Cerberus.

Upon receiving the order, Gunko, looking displeased, fired the arrow and quickly retrieved the three dog heads that were sticking out their tongues from the electric shock.

Then, Gunko turned his gaze to Xi Yan, who was still falling, and said, "If he continues to fall like this, he might end up in the sea."

Although this guy looks very pale, he might escape if he were put into the sea!

"Don't worry, he can't escape!" Saint Shamrock said coldly.

Just then, the three dog heads recovered and flew back into the air.

But before they could even turn their heads, they heard Shamrock's words.

"Come back," said Saint Shamrock.

Cerberus upon hearing this, then looked at his master with some confusion.

Seeing that the other party's expression did not change at all, it manipulated its head to fly back to its body, turning into black smoke and flying back into Saint Shamrock's longsword.

After glancing at the long sword in his hand, Shamrock said, "Speed up, catch up with this guy, I'm going to kill him."

"Clear."

Gunko nodded, then maneuvered the Arrow Bird to quickly chase after Xi Yan below.

Borsalino, on the other hand, caught up with Xi Yan at this time.

Borsalino glanced at the man whose expression remained unchanged, a complex look flashing in his eyes.

Then, he summoned his signature weapon, the Sky Cloud Sword!

"Clang!"

After imbuing his weapon with Haki, Borsalino said, "Let me send you on your way."

That way... the other person won't have to suffer!

With that thought in mind, Borsalino slashed at Xi Yan without hesitation.

"Susanoo!" Xi Yan shouted.

As he spoke, a pale golden light shone from Xi Yan's body, and then the skeleton reappeared on Xi Yan body.

Then, Xi Yan manipulated Susanoo swing its skeletal fist and mercilessly strike Borsalino!

"Clang!"

"Click!"

"Varied...?!"

Seeing Susanoo's Susanoo shattered in a single blow, Xi Yan's expression changed drastically.

"It seems you have indeed reached your limit," Borsalino said.

The opponent's skeleton armor is noticeably weaker than before, indicating that the opponent has likely reached their limit.

Thinking of this, Borsalino sighed silently.

'Rest in peace!'

Borsalino silently recited a phrase in his mind before intending to kill Xi Yan.

Just then, Xi Yan roared with a ferocious expression, "You want to kill me?"

"Then be prepared to be killed by me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the pale gold skull armor on Xi Yan's body immediately changed!

A large amount of flesh and blood appeared on the skeleton armor, quickly turning it into a flesh and blood armor!

Then, Xi Yan summoned his exclusive artifact, the Kido Time Piercing Spear!

Glancing at Borsalino, who was staring at him, Xi Yan stabbed him without any mercy.

"Die!"

As the attack drew ever closer, Borsalino murmured to himself, 'So, he's planning a desperate last stand...'

Borsalino, having discerned Xi Yan's intentions, sighed silently to himself.

Then, he planned to use his own methods to send Xi Yan on their way.

Just then, a terrifying pressure suddenly came from above, as if something horrible was falling down.

After sensing the area with his Observation Haki, Borsalino frowned slightly, then without hesitation transformed into a streak of yellow light and vanished from the spot.

"Whoosh~"

Xi Yan frowned subconsciously after his attack missed, then looked up at the sky.

"This is..."

As the slash drew ever closer, Xi Yan's pupils constricted. "A slash imbued with Conqueror's Haki?"

The next moment...

"Clang!"

An incredibly terrifying slash struck Xi Yan's Susanoo, instantly creating cracks in it!

"Click click click!"

Upon seeing the cracks appear on Susanoo, Xi Yan's expression immediately turned extremely ugly.

But before he could do anything, the slash, imbued with Conqueror's Haki, shattered Susanoo and struck him squarely.

"Puff!"

The Xi Yan who was struck by the slash was instantly cleaved in two!

Feeling his life slipping away, Xi Yan roared with some 'resentment,' "Damn it, if we were on the open sea, you would have no chance against me!!!"

After letting out that final roar, Xi Yan's body gradually went limp and he could no longer move.

As Borsalino watched Xi Yan's aura gradually weaken, a complex look flashed in his eyes.

He then turned his gaze to Saint Shamrock, his brows furrowing slightly, clearly displeased with the other's actions.

"I knew you could dodge my attack, which is why I didn't warn you," Saint Shamrock said calmly.

There was not a trace of respect for the Marine Admiral in his words.

Borsalino paused for a moment, then nodded without saying anything more.

What else could he say?

As Marine Admiral, what can he actually do?

Seeing that Borsalino stopped talking, a look of satisfaction flashed in Saint Shamrock's eyes.

Then, he turned his gaze to Xi Yan and said, "Gunko!"

"Clear!"

Upon receiving the order, Gunko immediately summoned some smaller arrows and then mercilessly fired them at Xi Yan!

"Puff!"

"Puff!"

"Puff!"

Numerous arrows pierced Xi Yan's body, quickly turning him into a leaky vessel!

However, Xi Yan showed no signs of resistance during this process, clearly indicating that he was on the verge of death.

A moment later, Xi Yan's aura completely disappeared, clearly indicating that he had been killed by Gunko.

Sensing the change in Xi Yan's aura, Saint Shamrock said, "It seems this guy is really going to die this time."

Judging from the other party's behavior just now, they probably don't have the ability to revive, otherwise they wouldn't have made that expression.

However, just in case, Saint Shamrock still had Gunko take out his pocket watch and let the other party count the time.

"Is this really necessary?" Gunko asked, frowning.

Given the other party's behavior, is it still necessary to count the time?

"It is necessary," Saint Shamrock nodded.

Seeing that Saint Shamrock had said so, Gunko didn't know what else to say.

Then, she took out her pocket watch and began to calculate the time.

Meanwhile, the Xi Yan, which had been severed by Saint Shamrock, reached the sea surface and blasted it apart!

"Boom!!"

The two severed pieces of the corpse smashed into the sea, creating two huge craters!

Then, Xi Yan's body gradually floated up and returned to the sea surface.

Meanwhile, Saint Shamrock kept their Observation Haki locked onto the area below, trying to see if the aura of the Xi Yan would reappear.

However, their worries were clearly unnecessary, because the aura of Xi Yan never reappeared after it vanished.

Glancing at the blood-stained seawater below, Saint Shamrock waited patiently.

Soon, more than ten minutes passed, and Xi Yan's body was still floating on the sea.

"It's been more than ten minutes," Gunko said, putting away his pocket watch. "This guy should be dead."

"Then let's pick him up and take him away," said Saint Shamrock.

"Yes!"

Upon receiving the order, Gunko immediately sent over two arrows, which lifted Xi Yan's two severed bodies.

Looking at the lifeless corpse, Saint Shamrock's expression suddenly became somewhat sentimental.

'How wonderful it would be if this person were willing to work for us,' Saint Shamrock thought to himself.

What a pity.

After shaking his head, Saint Shamrock withdrew his Observation Haki and sheathed his longsword.

"Alright, let's go back," said Saint Shamrock.

Gunko and Borsalino, who had also suppressed their Haki, nodded and then planned to leave the place following Gunko's arrow.

Just then, the sea suddenly began to surge, as if some enormous creature was about to burst forth from below.

Sensing something amiss, Saint Shamrock immediately frowned and looked at Xi Yan, saying, "Is the guy still alive?"

Wait a minute, this guy is definitely dead, even his breath has disappeared!

What's underwater?

With that in mind, Saint Shamrock decided to use his Observation Haki to investigate what was causing the commotion.

But before he could unleash his Haki, a colossal creature suddenly emerged from the sea!

"Bump!!"

It was a Sea Kings about 100 meters long, and it looked like an eel.

"Roar!!"

The eel- Sea Kings roared, then without hesitation, it bit down on the group of people in mid-air!

Upon seeing this, the group immediately retreated to create distance, but Xi Yan's corpse could not escape the gaping maw of this Sea Kings.

"Snap!"

With a single gulp, it swallowed Xi Yan's entire body!

Saint Shamrock:!!!

Seeing Xi Yan's body being swallowed by the Sea Kings, Saint Shamrock's face immediately bulged with veins.

How could they possibly hand over the Blood-Eyed Ninja, whom they had worked so hard to capture, to this beast?!

Thinking of this, Saint Shamrock drew his longsword.

"Clang!"

Then, without hesitation, he slashed down!

"Whoosh~"

An incredibly terrifying Flying Slash shot out from the longsword and landed on the body of the eel -Sea Kings in the blink of an eye.

"Puff!"

With a single blow, it sliced its body in two!

"Awoo!!"

The Sea Kings, its body severed, let out a painful roar before crashing heavily onto the sea surface, creating a huge splash!

Subsequently, the area was stained red with the blood of the eel Sea Kings!