Seize the King to Capture the Bandits

A huge, obese figure landed on the ice, blocking the path of Straw Hat Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, Usopp, Chopper, Franky, Brook, Nami, and Robin.

Straw Hat Luffy stared wide-eyed at the person before him. "Gecko Moria?"

"Shihihihi~~" Gecko Moria threw open his arms and laughed. "Straw Hat Kid, this time, I'll definitely kill you."

"This is trouble. It took quite a bit of effort to defeat this guy last time." Zoro gripped his weapons tightly, his expression grave.

Sanji lit a cigarette and said, "Since we've run into him, a fight is unavoidable."

"Super!" Franky struck a pose. "Gecko Moria doesn't have the monster Oars helping him this time."

"Alright! Everyone, give it everything you've got and defeat Gecko Moria as fast as possible!" As Luffy spoke, his body had already entered Second Gear.

Gecko Moria said dismissively, "You think you can defeat me again just by ganging up on me? How laughable."

Luffy was the first to charge at Gecko Moria, but Gecko Moria was no fool. He used his zombie soldiers to battle the Straw Hat Pirates instead.

On the execution platform, the kneeling Ace watched Luffy fight without pause and said painfully, "Luffy, why did you come here?"

Sengoku looked toward Fire Fist Ace. "Fire Fist Ace, today, both you and every Pirate here will die."

Ace did not answer Sengoku. He merely watched Luffy fight on, his heart aching.

Below the execution platform, only Akainu and Kizaru remained in the seats of the three Admirals.

Kizaru stood up, slipped his hands into his pockets, and took a few steps forward with a lecherous grin. "Those commanders are all monsters in their own right."

"If we want to keep our losses to a minimum, we can only seize the king to capture the bandits."

After saying that, Kizaru transformed into a streak of light and shot into the sky, appearing above the battlefield.

The blinding light made many Pirates shield their eyes.

Once the light faded, Pirates immediately cried out, "It's Admiral Kizaru!!"

Kizaru crossed his hands and used the power of the Glint-Glint Fruit to attack Whitebeard aboard the Moby Dick, Luo Chen included.

Yasakani Sacred Jewel.

Countless laser beams blanketed the entire area around the Moby Dick.

Whitebeard narrowed his eyes. "Hey, why's it so bright?"

Marco transformed both arms into blue flaming wings and flew out, blocking the front of the Moby Dick.

BOOM!!

BOOM!!

BOOM!!

Countless laser beams then slammed into Marco.

The powerful shockwave made both the Marine soldiers and the Pirates of the Whitebeard Pirates nearly unable to open their eyes.

When Kizaru's attack stopped,

a Marine soldier pointed at the sky and shouted, "That man is Marco, commander of the Whitebeard Pirates' First Division! I can't believe he took Admiral Kizaru's attack head-on and is completely fine??"

"How could I let you disturb our king the moment you arrived?" Blue flames burned all over Marco's body as they rapidly repaired him. "That attack worked quite well!!"

"Don't try to fool me." Kizaru replied with his usual lecherous expression, clearly not believing Marco's nonsense.

A smile appeared at the corner of Whitebeard's mouth.

Kizaru continued wearing that lecherous expression. "How terrifying! The Whitebeard Pirates."

"The Phoenix Form of a Mythical Zoan, even rarer than a Logia."

Marco completely transformed into a bird of blue flames and flew toward Kizaru.

How could Kizaru possibly allow an enemy to approach him so easily? He unleashed another attack.

Yasakani Sacred Jewel.

Countless laser beams struck Marco again, but every wound was visibly repaired at astonishing speed.

Marco continued rapidly closing in on Kizaru through the barrage.

Once he got close, Marco lashed out with a fierce kick at Kizaru, but Kizaru blocked it with one hand.

Kizaru looked at Marco with a lecherous grin. "That move worked quite well too!!"

"Bastard, quit lying!" Marco suddenly exerted more force and sent Kizaru flying.

Kizaru shot like a streak of light into the walls of Marineford.

BOOM!!

"This can't be real, can it? Mr. Kizaru?" The Marine soldiers could not believe that an Admiral, one of their highest combat forces, had been sent flying by a Pirate.

A streak of light reappeared in the Marine soldiers' field of vision.

Marco, hovering in midair, curled his lips into a smile.

After Kizaru and Marco briefly exchanged blows, the giant Marine Vice Admirals also began watching the skies, wary of the Whitebeard Pirates exploiting an opening.

Luo Chen looked up at Kizaru in the distance and called out to the system in his mind.

[System, pull up Kizaru's status panel for me.]

[Target: Borsalino]

[Logia Glint-Glint Fruit: Awakened]

[Observation Haki: SS Rank]

[Armament Haki: S+ Rank]

[Swordsmanship: S+ Rank]

[Physical Arts: S+ Rank]

[Basic Physical Strength, Stamina, Defense: S+ Rank]

[Overall Attack Power: SS Rank]

[Overall Defense: S+ Rank]

Luo Chen analyzed the data on Kizaru's panel. Judging from the numbers, Kizaru did not seem particularly formidable.

His Observation Haki had reached SS Rank, while the destructive power of the Glint-Glint Fruit had brought his overall attack power to SS Rank as well.

However, Kizaru's true strength lay in the speed granted by the Glint-Glint Fruit.

That extreme speed gave Kizaru an enormous advantage.

Even if the Glint-Glint Fruit had not awakened, it would still have been insanely powerful.

Not to mention that Kizaru's Glint-Glint Fruit was already awakened now.

Against anyone below Yonko-Admiral Tier, Kizaru could establish an overwhelming advantage.

Setting aside Devil Fruit abilities, Kizaru's stats alone were indeed nothing exceptional before those at Yonko-Admiral Tier.

But that was only in comparison to those at Yonko-Admiral Tier. With the added power of the Glint-Glint Fruit, Kizaru could basically match that level.

No wonder he had been able to firmly hold his position as an Admiral. It was not without reason.