Usopp's Furious Strike, Special Beam Cannon Makes Its Debut!

"Worororororo! Did you hear that? My son wants to challenge you!"

Kaido's wildly smug laughter echoed through the sky.

His enormous dragon head rubbed against Lynn's little face, saliva nearly dripping from his mouth.

The rough dragon scales made Lynn a little itchy. Impatiently, he stretched out his tiny hand and pushed away Kaido's huge face.

Then, his pure black eyes swept over the Whitebeard Pirates and Red Hair Pirates below, who stood on the verge of conflict.

His tiny figure floated atop Kaido's ferocious dragon head, completely at odds with the tense, murderous atmosphere around them.

His pink little mouth opened slightly, and his babyish voice rang clearly in everyone's ears.

"Yah."

Lynn extended a chubby little finger, pointing at Whitebeard, then at Red-Haired Shanks.

"You."

"And the people on your ships."

He paused, tilting his little head slightly as though considering his words.

"Other than you two old men."

"Everyone else."

"Come out."

"Fight me."

"Four chances."

"If I lose once."

"We leave."

The Whitebeard Pirates' commanders—Marco, Jozu, Vista... every last one of them wore dark expressions.

The Red Hair Pirates' officers—Benn Beckman, Usopp, Lucky Roux...—were gritting their teeth even harder.

Arrogant.

Overbearing.

Just as insolent as Kaido!

"KAIDO!!!"

Whitebeard's thunderous roar finally shattered the strange silence!

"Is this how you teach your son?!"

"You let him run wild on my ship?!"

"Do you really think I don't dare kill you?!"

Whitebeard was truly enraged!

His fury shot straight to the top of his head!

What kind of storms had he not weathered in his life?

Yet some brat in crotchless pants had pointed at him and declared he would challenge his entire crew, even giving them four chances?!

This was simply the greatest humiliation!

Red-Haired Shanks' expression darkened as well. The veins on the hand gripping Gryphon's hilt bulged faintly.

"Kaido, take your son and leave."

Shanks' voice was ice-cold, devoid of emotion.

"You are not welcome here."

"That was merely a warning."

"If you keep causing trouble, I won't show any mercy!"

Instead of backing down, Kaido became even more excited.

"Worororororo! Scared, are you? Red-Haired brat! Old man Whitebeard!"

"What? You don't even dare accept a child's challenge?"

"Do you distrust your own officers that much? Don't tell me they don't even have the strength to handle one little child?!"

Kaido's taunting only made Whitebeard and Shanks look even worse.

Just then.

"Captain! Let me teach this ignorant little brat a lesson!"

A figure suddenly shot out from the Red Hair Pirates' crowd!

It was Rockstar!

The one who had delivered Whitebeard a letter before, only for Lynn to snatch it away... leaving him frustrated for a long time.

Now.

This was the perfect chance to prove himself!

"Rockstar! Come back!" Benn Beckman's expression changed as he shouted sharply.

But it was already too late.

Rockstar had rushed to the center of the deck. Pointing at Lynn, who floated in midair, he roared, "Brat! Don't think beating two Shichibukai makes you special! Today, I'll show you what an Emperor's pirate crew is capable of!"

Before he could finish.

Lynn's black eyes calmly glanced at him.

There was no anger or contempt, as though he were looking at an irrelevant ant by the roadside.

The next second.

Lynn's right pupil suddenly contracted!

A blood-red Mangekyō emerged and spun rapidly!

"Amaterasu!"

Splat!

A cluster of pitch-black flames suddenly appeared on Rockstar's shoulder without warning!

"Aaaah—!!!"

A shriek so miserable it barely sounded human instantly rang through the skies!

Rockstar became like a lit torch, rolling wildly across the deck and wailing in agony!

The black flames clung to him like maggots on bone. No matter how he slapped at them or rubbed himself against the deck, he could not extinguish them in the slightest!

Instead, they only burned more fiercely!

"Rockstar!"

The Red Hair Pirates' crew were horrified and rushed forward.

"Water! Bring water!"

"No! There's something strange about those flames! Water won't put them out!"

"Use Haki! Cover him with Armament Haki!"

"It's useless! It isn't working at all!"

"Where's the Seastone?! Try Seastone!"

"Seastone doesn't work either... How is that possible?! What kind of ability is this?!"

Usopp, Lucky Roux, and the others scrambled around, trying every possible method.

Buckets of water were splashed on him, only to evaporate instantly!

They tried beating out the flames with clothes, but the clothes burned straight into ash!

Some even tried using Armament Haki to isolate the fire, but the black flames seemed alive. They pierced straight through the Haki defenses and continued scorching Rockstar's body!

The stench of burning flesh filled the air!

Rockstar's screams grew weaker and weaker. He was on the verge of dying!

"What kind of flames are those?!" Marco of the Whitebeard Pirates looked extremely grave.

He himself possessed the Bird-Bird Fruit, Model: Phoenix, making him unmatched in his command of flames.

Yet he had never seen such bizarre, tyrannical black fire!

The other Whitebeard Pirates were equally astonished.

"Move aside!"

Benn Beckman growled, pushing through the crowd.

His gaze was sharp as an eagle's, fixed firmly on the ominous black flames covering Rockstar.

An overwhelmingly powerful surge of Conqueror's Haki pressed down on the black flames as if it had substance!

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle—!

The previously rampant black flames gradually began shrinking after coming into contact with Benn Beckman's Conqueror's Haki.

"It worked!" Usopp's eyes lit up.

Soon.

Under the effects of the Conqueror's Haki, the black flames finally went out.

Thud!

Rockstar, charred black and smoking, collapsed onto the deck like a lump of mud. He was taking more breaths out than in, with only half his life left.

The deck fell into dead silence once more.

Everyone looked at the tiny, delicate figure floating in midair, their eyes filled with indescribable wariness and... fear!

One glance!

Just one glance!

Had nearly killed a pirate with a bounty close to a hundred million on the spot!

Such a bizarre and powerful ability was simply unheard of!

Lynn's little face still wore that calm, unruffled expression.

His black eyes shifted as he spoke in a babyish voice.

"This one doesn't count."

"It was free."

Everyone: "???"

Free?

You called that free?!

You nearly burned someone to death, and you're telling us it was a bonus?!

In truth, Rockstar was simply too weak.

He did not meet any of the system mission's conditions... so he could only be treated as a free bonus.

The moment those words came out, the Red Hair Pirates' faces turned livid!

Especially Usopp!

Seeing his brother in such a miserable state, then hearing Lynn's casual words, which even carried a hint of disdain, the fury in his chest surged straight into his head!

"BRAT!!!"

Usopp roared. His normally playful eyes were now bloodshot!

He abruptly raised the long-barreled flintlock in his hand, aiming directly at Lynn!

"You're courting death!!!"

"Hundred-Shot Silver Bullet!"

Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang—!!!

A dense barrage of gunshots exploded like firecrackers!

In an instant, over a hundred specially made bullets gleaming with Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki tore through the air. Carrying the terrifying force to rip everything apart, they shot toward Lynn like a raging storm!

Every bullet contained enough power to pierce steel!

When they came one after another.

Lining up to form a continuous "bullet stream," the destructive force they created was so outrageous that even Emperor-level powerhouses would not dare take it lightly!

"Lynn!"

Kaido's enormous dragon eyes flashed with anxiety.

He could naturally see how terrifying this move was.

Although Lynn had that strange blue skeleton protecting him... Usopp's attack was clearly stronger than Red-Haired's earlier slash. The blue skeleton probably would not be able to withstand it!

However.

Facing the oncoming bullet stream.

Lynn's tiny figure remained floating in midair, neither dodging nor evading.

He merely slowly raised one chubby... index finger.

At the tip of that finger, an insignificant purple glow appeared.

At first, it was faint, like a firefly in the night.

But the next instant!

Bzzzz—!!!

An indescribable, heart-palpitating wave of terrifying energy suddenly erupted from Lynn's fingertip!

That purple point of light rapidly expanded, spun, and condensed at a visible speed!

Spiraling energy, carrying an aura of utter destruction, compressed madly!

Everyone felt an unprecedented sense of oppression!

It was as if an invisible hand had gripped their throats, leaving them unable to breathe!

Whether it was Whitebeard, Shanks, or the top officers aboard their ships, all of their expressions changed dramatically!

From that tiny fingertip, they felt a terrifying power capable of threatening their lives!

"Special... Beam... Cannon!"

The babyish yet unquestionable declaration came from Lynn's tiny mouth.