How could this be!?
When his body fell from dozens of meters in the air and Magnus's icy blade flashed down upon him, Seabas was stunned.
How could he have been knocked to his knees by Magnus?
He was a Fleet Admiral, a Mythical Zoan Fruit user. His abilities naturally countered Magnus's; calling him Magnus's natural enemy would not have been an exaggeration.
Magnus's strength and speed felt unfamiliar to him.
"Fleet Admiral Jiang Ma!!!"
Kong's furious roar snapped Seabas back to his senses. The strongest trait of Zoan Fruit users was their toughness and resilience, along with their powerful recovery. Not to mention, Seabas possessed a Mythical Zoan among Zoan Fruits.
After knocking him down, Magnus had raised his blade and nearly beheaded him. But Seabas's instincts had triggered Armament Haki, and the scales provided by his Fruit ability had allowed him to barely withstand the blow.
Only a thin line of blood had appeared on his neck. If Magnus's blade had gone even slightly deeper, it would have severed his blood vessels and gravely wounded him.
Just a little more!
"Flame Burst!!!"
Terrifying flames erupted from Seabas's body, surging forth almost regardless of the cost as he tried to blast Magnus away.
But could Magnus retreat?
No!
Magnus knew perfectly well that he did not have the strength to fight two Fleet Admirals alone at once. If it had been Kong and Rona, two Fleet Admiral-level fighters still in their prime, Magnus would have fled without a second word.
To make one's Haki stronger, one had to bravely press forward when facing powerful enemies.
But that courage was not meant to send one to one's death!
Yet the Marines had underestimated him. They had not sent Kong and Rona, but Kong and an old relic instead.
"Seabas, you