Lynn appeared in front of Saint Charlos in an instant.
Luca's ferocious grin froze, and his heart trembled.
H-How was this possible?
This slave... this damn slave, how could he be so fast?
And how dare he?
How dare he attack a Celestial Dragon? Wasn't he afraid of being hunted down by a Marine Admiral and Cipher Pol?!
All the guards nearby stared wide-eyed, their faces filled with terror as they looked at Lynn standing before Saint Charlos.
How could this slave be so fast and possess such powerful abilities?
Boom!!
His muscular arm, wrapped in golden lightning, smashed into Saint Charlos's legs with devastating force.
A terrifying power erupted in an instant.
Almost at once, Saint Charlos's legs were blasted into a cloud of blood.
The powerful impact sent his entire body flying, and he crashed into the wall like a kite with its strings cut.
Lynn looked at Saint Charlos lying on the ground, his eyes full of killing intent.
After gaining access to the 90%-developed brain he shared with DC Lynn,
One Piece Lynn had improved his Haki training methods and all his other techniques.
The Fist Gun he had just used was an adaptation of the Finger Pistol from the Six Powers.
But he hadn't chosen to kill Saint Charlos right away.
To escape Celestial Dragon City, he would either need the power to destroy the entire city or a plan that could get him all the way to its exit.
His plan was to take a Celestial Dragon hostage and escape.
Intense pain surged through Saint Charlos's lower body. His face was pale and contorted with agony as he let out a piglike squeal.
"Kill him! Kill him! Kill that damn slave! I'll cut him to pieces!!"
He pulled a golden pistol from his pocket and hurriedly fired at Lynn's head.
At Saint Charlos's command, the guards and his personal bodyguards attacked Lynn.
Countless bullets tore through the air, raining down on Lynn and Penny behind him.
Even the giant slave who had been crawling on the ground earlier clenched his fist and swung it at Lynn.
Behind Lynn, Penny looked tense. Gripping her pistol, she fired repeatedly at Luca and the others.
The other slaves in their cages, meanwhile, watched as if it were all a joke.
Although Lynn had just shown terrifying speed, tremendous strength, and golden lightning,
They still didn't think the two of them could escape.
After all, killing a Celestial Dragon would bring a Marine Admiral down on them!
Light spilled from behind Lynn, shrouding his face in shadow.
Crackle, crackle...
Golden electricity surged, and an oppressive aura radiated from his body.
The bullets had no effect on him.
They could only tear his clothes; they couldn't even pierce his skin.
Luca stared wide-eyed at the slave before him.
He couldn't believe a slave could possess such powerful abilities.
Had he eaten some kind of powerful Devil Fruit?
"Switch to Seastone Bullets!!"
He turned and shouted to the guards beside him.
At that moment, a pair of blood-red eyes, like a Mangekyo, suddenly appeared before them.
Those eyes possessed a power that could ensnare the mind.
In almost an instant, all the guards lost consciousness and fell into an illusion.
Holding their guns, they turned to face the guards beside them.
They pointed their dark muzzles at one another's heads and pulled the triggers.
Bang! Bang! Bang!...
The gunshots rang out without pause as the guards were shot down by their own men.
As for Kaku, the Cipher Pol agent, he recognized Lynn's illusion technique the moment he saw his eyes.
Now drenched in sweat, his face pale, Kaku stared fixedly at Lynn.
Th-This slave, how could he...
Kaku was utterly shaken.
After all, he was second only to Rob Lucci in strength.
He prided himself on having the strength of a Marine Vice Admiral. Not only did he possess the power of the Giraffe Fruit, but he could also combine Tempest Kick with the two swords in his hands to wield Four-Sword Style.
But this man before him...
If not for his Giraffe Fruit and Observation Haki, he would have fallen into that illusion the moment he saw those eyes.
A bead of cold sweat trickled down Kaku's forehead, and he couldn't help swallowing.
An invisible, terrifying pressure emanated from the man before him, making Kaku's heart pound violently.
Through his Observation Haki, the man seemed like the fiercest shark-whale in the depths of the sea, ready to swallow him whole at any moment.
"Kill him already, Kaku! I want to cut the flesh from his body piece by piece!!"
Saint Charlos's voice came from behind him.
Kaku cursed him as a "useless bastard," then gritted his teeth and charged.
The instant he rushed forward, his body shot up from three meters tall to seven.
His neck grew long, and giraffe-like spots appeared across his body, along with a giraffe's nose and face.
He drew the two long swords at his waist and slashed at the man ahead.
"Four-Sword Style: Tempest Kick!!"
Four slashes, each three or four meters long, swept toward Lynn.
The floor was torn apart, and the terrifying slashes hurtled toward the slaves.
Lynn remained expressionless and simply extended one hand.
Golden electricity surged as his cells rubbed together at incredible speed.
His terrifying strength and formidable body slapped away all four slashes Kaku had unleashed.
Gulp!
At the sight, Kaku couldn't help swallowing.
Cold sweat streamed down his forehead as if it were flowing freely.
The next second—
Lynn appeared before him like a ghost.
Kaku's heart jolted, and he hurriedly dodged to the side.
"Shave!"
But Lynn was much faster than him.
A massive, sinewy arm suddenly grabbed Kaku by his long neck.
Even though Kaku coated his neck in Armament Haki in an instant, it couldn't withstand such immense, terrifying force.
Chakra was extracted from Lynn's cells and intertwined with the golden electricity.
"Electric Current Drive: 120,000 Volts: Chidori!"
Terrifying lightning appeared in Lynn's palm in an instant.
Then the violent current surged into the neck of the man before him.
Before long, the Celestial Dragon's personal bodyguard had become a charred, blackened corpse.
The slaves who had been watching the show were stunned.
"W-What's going on?"
"Since when did Lynn have powers like that? Did he eat some kind of Devil Fruit?!"
"Could it be... that they really can escape?"
"Hey, don't joke around. Celestial Dragon City has a fighting force even more terrifying than Marine Headquarters. How could they possibly escape?"
"..."
Hearing those remarks, the delight on Penny's face faded at once.
She walked up to Lynn and asked, looking lost:
"What should we do now?"
Lynn raised his head and looked at Saint Charlos in the corridor outside.
He was crawling down the hallway, but because of his obesity, he was panting after only a couple of movements.
When he felt Lynn and Penny looking at him, Saint Charlos's pale, fat face trembled.
"You..." He turned to look at the two damn slaves behind him.
"Don't come any closer!!"
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