Thunder Sight: Innocence Flash

The Moby Dick dwindled to a white speck amid the distant waves. Wind pulled its sails taut, and it sailed faster and faster.

Beneath the thunderclouds, Rock slowly drew in the lightning around him.

His chest rose and fell once, then settled back into a rhythm so calm it bordered on cold.

The cost had been considerable.

He silently assessed what he had done.

Thunder Sight: Innocence Flash.

After pushing his electromagnetic-enhanced Observation Haki to its limit, he had worked backward from the concept of Observation Killing he knew from his previous life to create this lightning-based killing technique.

Extreme range.

Microscopic targeting.

Exquisitely precise Conqueror's Haki Coating.

No need for a show of force.

No visible trail.

Only a lethal strike delivered in that almost nonexistent gap between awareness and reaction.

The price was just as clear—

The sharp drain on his stamina and mental strength meant he could not use it twice in succession, much less use it often.

It was reserved for decisive kills, the elimination of key targets, and—

Turning the tables when all seemed lost.

But against monsters with Conqueror's Haki Coating at its peak, like Whitebeard or Roger, things were different.

The shield of will formed by their Conqueror's Haki would blunt part of its effect. They could sense the faintest hint that something was wrong. Even so, they could not defend against it completely; at the last moment, they could only try to lessen the damage.

Rock looked toward the Moby Dick, now almost too distant to make out.

The faintest smile touched his lips.

"First time using that move..."

"My aim was still a little off."

He murmured, "But... where it landed."

"That should leave a lasting impression."

Across from him, Newgate's pupils narrowed.

A moment earlier, he had clearly felt Rock's