Time rewound to when the two of them were knocked into the sea.
After being paralyzed all over by the Lightning Release ninjutsu, the two were sent flying into the ocean without any surprise.
But they were Vice Admirals of Navy Headquarters, the backbone of the Navy and elites among elites. Naturally, they would not panic over something like this.
Because they knew that once they panicked, only death awaited them. This was experience gained through countless Life and Death Fights!
Damn it, I can't move...
Onigumo's heart was filled with fury. Who could have expected that Ninja Kid to not only possess the ability to control seawater, but to also be able to release lightning?
Why had such a monstrous guy not even had a Wanted Order before? What the hell was the Navy's intelligence department doing?!
Doberman was not feeling much better. He had thought that with the two of them joining forces, taking down this pirate would be no problem at all.
But in the end... not only had they failed to inflict any effective damage on the enemy, they had instead put themselves in danger.
If their physiques had not been strong enough, the power of that lightning could have taken their lives!
Fortunately, Observation Haki could still be used.
Onigumo has mastered Return to Life. His control over his body is even stronger than mine. I hope he recovers sooner. Doberman prayed inwardly.
At the very least, they had to return to the surface before the oxygen in their bodies ran out!
Of course, he also hoped that Ninja Kid would not take this opportunity to... Damn it!
Before Doberman could finish his thought, his Observation Haki sensed two Water Dragons suddenly appearing above them and rapidly charging toward them.
I knew it wouldn't be this simple! Doberman raged inwardly.
Boom!
The two Water Dragons struck them one after another, driving them deeper into the sea.
The enormous impact force broke several of their ribs and caused their bodies to lose even more oxygen, instantly plunging them into an extremely dangerous situation!
Once they were dragged deeper into the ocean, they might not have a chance to return to the surface!
As Vice Admirals of Navy Headquarters, being drowned to death by seawater... that was not an ending they could accept!
Damn it, move, body!! Onigumo roared inwardly. Return to Life!
Return to Life!!
Return already!!
Perhaps because of the special nature of Return to Life, Onigumo's body gradually regained its mobility.
The instant he could move, Onigumo raised his long blade and slashed apart the Water Dragon wrapped around him with a backhand strike!
Now, Onigumo faced two choices:
The first was to abandon Doberman and return to the surface by himself.
The second was to use the previous impact force to save Doberman, who had been sent flying some distance away, but that could result in him dying here as well.
At any other time, Onigumo might have simply given up, but... he could not afford to lose face now!!
A Vice Admiral from the Hawk Faction drowning to death? If the Dove Faction found out, they would laugh at them for the rest of their lives!
With that conviction, Onigumo turned his body and kicked out with both legs.
Geppo!
Bang~
The seawater rippled from Onigumo's kick, while he himself shot rapidly downward. The instant he neared Doberman, he slashed with his blade.
Splat!
The sharp long blade pierced through the Water Dragon and forcibly shattered it without harming Doberman, showing his control over his strength.
Freed at last, Doberman inwardly breathed a sigh of relief. He had finally been saved.
Next was... Hmm?
Damn it, where did this Sea King come from?!!!
In Doberman's perception, a hundred-meter-long Sea King had appeared beside him and bit down on his body.
Each of those sharp fangs was larger than Doberman's body. Unable to use Armament Haki, he would die if he were bitten!
Splat!!
Even with Onigumo's timely assistance, Doberman was still bitten on the right arm, which the creature swallowed in a single bite.
The pain of his severed arm immediately shot into Doberman's brain, making veins bulge across his face.
He turned to look at the Sea King that Onigumo had cut down with one slash and immediately noticed something different about it, causing a trace of doubt to arise in his heart.
Red eyes, black tomoe... Are Sea Kings all like this now?
Time returned to the present.
"Phew... phew..."
Doberman and Onigumo gasped heavily, greedily drawing in the oxygen from the air with the feeling of having narrowly escaped death.
If Onigumo had recovered even a little slower, both of them would have died in the sea.
That massive Sea King would never have let go of two treats like them!
Doberman knew clearly that if Onigumo had not acted, it might not have been only his arm that was gone.
Though he did not know why a Sea King had appeared here or why it had attacked them, but... no matter what, they had finally taken care of this Ninja Kid.
"Don't... don't underestimate the Navy's justice, kid." Doberman said viciously. "This is the price for underestimating us!"
"Hmm?"
Onigumo suddenly felt that something's wrong. Why had the guy struck by both of their weapons not bled?
A Logia Devil Fruit User?
But that was not right. To finish this guy off completely, the two of them had used up their last oxygen to coat their attacks with Haki. Even Elementalization would have been hit.
Unless... this guy had transformed his body into elements in advance!
But preemptive Elementalization required extremely powerful Observation Haki. Yet this guy had been struck by their sneak attack, so he clearly did not possess such Haki.
Then... what exactly was going on now?
Doberman also noticed something was wrong. He immediately looked up into Xi Yan's eyes and discovered that Xi Yan was looking at them with a mocking gaze.
That look seemed to say: You actually managed to hit me. I really was careless, huh~
The mockery in it was unmistakable!
"Welcome to my prison~"
Boom!!
The body of the "Xi Yan" struck by the two gradually began to distort before finally exploding into a vast water splash.
Rather than flying away like the previous Water Dragon bullets, that water splash rapidly gathered around the two of them, condensing into the shape of a water sphere!
Doberman and Onigumo's expressions changed. Instinctively, they wanted to use Geppo to rush out, but their weapons were all bound by the water pressure, leaving them unable to pull them free immediately!
They had only two choices now: either abandon their weapons and flee, or find a way to shatter the gradually forming water sphere.
After thinking it over, they believed that with their strength, using slashes to cut open the water sphere should not be a problem.
Yet in that brief moment of hesitation, they lost their best chance to escape and were firmly enveloped within the water sphere.
Xi Yan's figure slowly rose from beneath the water, placing his hand on the newly formed water sphere.
Water Release: Water Prison Technique!
Seeing Xi Yan appear again, Onigumo's expression turned as ugly as if he had eaten shit.
They had miscalculated. The tremendous water pressure and peculiar binding force left them unable to move, and they could only watch helplessly as the guy outside looked at them with open mockery.
"Gentlemen, do you like the gift I prepared for you?" Xi Yan asked with a smile.
Doberman was so angry that he directly choked on a mouthful of water. If his willpower had not been strong enough, he would probably have started drowning already.
Bastard!
Sure enough, people who use tactics have dirty hearts!
As if afraid they might escape, Xi Yan struck them with Lightning Release again, making Onigumo so furious that his lungs were about to explode.
Bastard!!
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