Fighting CP9 Alone

Lu Zhuo looked at them and suddenly gave a cold laugh. "In that case, I've heard a lot about the Six Powers. Let me see them for myself. Don't disappoint me."

Nami and Luo followed Lu Zhuo, leaping ashore together.

"Nami, you and Luo go straight to save Robin. I can handle things here!" Lu Zhuo's Observation Haki covered half of Enies Lobby. Seeing Robin about to leave its range, he gave the order.

Nami knew these people were no threat to Lu Zhuo, so she nodded and instantly turned into a cloud, drifting up into the sky.

The people opposite them changed expressions slightly at the sight.

Blueno suddenly leaped high into the air, stepping on Geppo as he quickly pursued the cloud Nami had become.

A cold glint flashed in Lu Zhuo's eyes. The sword in his hand shot from its sheath.

The next moment, a powerful sword pressure bore down on Lucci and the others, while a streak of sword light slashed toward Blueno in the sky.

Feeling the fierce sword light, Blueno was horrified. He hurriedly used his Devil Fruit ability, trying to divert it.

Lu Zhuo watched and gave a cold laugh.

If you could develop that Devil Fruit ability to its full potential, maybe you could dodge any attack. But as things stand...

Blueno had just diverted one streak of sword light when his body erupted in a spray of blood. A full fifteen streaks of sword light pierced through him!

"Blueno!" The CP9 members, already pressed down by Lu Zhuo's fierce sword pressure, instantly saw red.

Luo, standing beside Lu Zhuo, suddenly opened ROOM and vanished in a flash.

The white bear Bepo stayed aboard the ship with Conis.

Seeing how powerful Lu Zhuo was, the CP9 members' hearts sank.

Lucci truly was the strongest among them. His strength had probably reached the level of a top Vice Admiral, and Lu Zhuo's sword pressure had almost no effect on him.

In an instant, Lucci transformed into a leopard. He sprang forward several times and pounced on Lu Zhuo.

Lu Zhuo watched his movements, a strange light flickering in his eyes.

Although Lu Zhuo had also learned Soru and Geppo through his own inventions, watching the genuine Six Powers revealed many shortcomings in his versions.

After all, one was something he had deduced and worked out through practice, while the other was the culmination of centuries of Marine experience.

If Zephyr had calmly analyzed Lu Zhuo during their battle, he would easily have realized that Lu Zhuo's Geppo and Soru weren't authentic. But Zephyr had been too flustered at the time to tell the difference.

Using Soru and Geppo, Lucci reached Lu Zhuo in an instant. With an angry shout, he thrust out a finger, which pierced the air like a gunshot.

Lu Zhuo returned his sword to its sheath and swayed his body rapidly. No matter how Lucci stabbed, he couldn't hit him.

The CP9 members watched in shock.

"Is that... Kami-e?" Unable to land a hit, Lucci shifted his feet slightly and vanished, reappearing dozens of meters away.

Kami-e? I'm using real Observation Haki!

Lu Zhuo sneered to himself. He wasn't quickly finishing them off because he wanted to glimpse the essence of the Six Powers.

The next moment, Lucci roared and charged again.

At the same time, all the others rushed forward, except for Jabra.

Jabra used Geppo and suddenly chased after Nami, who had already drifted far away.

A flash of anger crossed Lu Zhuo's face at the sight.

The next moment, he too vanished, leaving Lucci and the others to strike at empty air!

"Jabra, watch out!" When Lucci saw Lu Zhuo disappear, he immediately sensed something was wrong and hurriedly warned Jabra in the air.

But the next moment, Lu Zhuo had already appeared behind Jabra.

Jabra was startled. He had no time to wonder how Lu Zhuo could use Geppo and hurriedly put his entire body into Tekkai.

Lu Zhuo looked at him, a cold smile forming at the corner of his mouth.

He raised his right hand, pressed his index and middle fingers together, and thrust them fiercely toward Jabra.

Finger Sword!

This was Finger Sword, a technique Lu Zhuo had invented based on the Six Powers' Shigan. He had abandoned it because its power was too weak.

But now that he had seen the genuine Shigan, Lu Zhuo immediately put the two techniques side by side for comparison and used Jabra to practice.

Thud! Thud!

Several sounds of sharp objects piercing flesh rang out, making Lucci and the others below glare in fury.

Jabra screamed and fell from the sky.

How could mere Tekkai stop my Finger Sword, infused with Haki and backed by sword pressure?

Lu Zhuo sneered, though inwardly he sighed. Even after improving Finger Sword, it was still a useless technique. As a swordsman, it seemed all he needed was Soru and Geppo. There was no need to learn the rest.

Tekkai was inferior to Armament Haki.

Kami-e was inferior to Observation Haki.

There really wasn't much worth learning. The only thing that impressed Lu Zhuo was how the Six Powers trained the body.

But after using Enel's lightning to temper his body, Lu Zhuo feared no one in a fight based purely on physical strength, except for monsters like Garp.

Seeing Lu Zhuo casually kill two CP9 members, Lucci's face turned ashen, and a trace of fear showed in his eyes.

Lu Zhuo hadn't even drawn his sword, yet he was already this strong. How powerful would he be once he did?

The other CP9 members thought the same thing, and despair appeared on their faces.

Yet in their hearts, they were bound to obey orders without question: anyone who invaded Enies Lobby had to be eliminated!

Lu Zhuo looked down at the CP9 members and sneered. "No one else coming up? Then I'll come down!"

At his words, the people below steeled themselves again.

They all used Geppo and charged toward Lu Zhuo.

At the head of the group, Lucci unleashed a powerful force. Every leap cracked through the air; his movement speed had clearly reached the level of a bullet.

Lu Zhuo slowly shook his head. He didn't even reach out. Zhankong flew out of its sheath on its own.

In the original story, CP9 had tormented Luffy and his crew until they were thoroughly battered. In the end, they had only barely won thanks to a willpower that might as well have been a cheat and the protagonist's plot armor. In Lu Zhuo's eyes, they were no better than scraps of paper.

A hint of excitement burned in Lu Zhuo's eyes. Ever since Zhankong had become a Supreme Grade Sword, he had found that everything matched his deductions exactly.

He could finally wield this sword!

In that case, let's try out my new move on you. Lu Zhuo smiled faintly as Zhankong flashed beside him and flew toward Lucci and the others.

Flying Immortal from Beyond!

The next moment, Zhankong danced through the air on its own, unleashing a burst of brilliant sword light. It was like a tiny sun, so bright that no one could keep their eyes open!

The light lasted for several seconds before gradually fading.

When it finally disappeared, Lu Zhuo gave a gentle wave, and Zhankong flew back, settling beneath his feet.

Now, the only one left in front of him was Lucci, his body covered in sword wounds so deep they exposed bone.

The others had vanished from the world, leaving not a trace behind.