Benn Beckman had a cigar clenched between his teeth, smoke curling around him.
His deep-set eyes calmly watched Lynn floating above Kaido's dragon head.
"Kid."
He spoke softly, but his voice carried an unquestionable steadiness.
"You make the first move."
"So you can't say I'm bullying you for being young."
The moment he said that, the entire scene erupted!
"Mr. Beckman is actually letting that kid attack first?!"
"That's way too confident!"
"But this is exactly what you'd expect from the Red Hair Pirates' vice-captain!"
The Red Hair Pirates' members wore expressions of both surprise and acceptance.
Over on the Whitebeard Pirates' side, Jozu, Vista, and the others frowned deeply as well.
This Benn Beckman was even more troublesome than they had imagined!
Kaido's enormous dragon eyes narrowed slightly, a trace of amusement flashing through them.
"Wororororo! That red-haired brat's right-hand man sure talks big!"
Lynn blinked his large black eyes, his little face devoid of any unnecessary expression.
He did not seem to care about the other's contempt. Or rather, in his eyes, it did not even count as contempt.
Since you're letting me attack first...
Then I won't hold back!
A blood-red Mangekyō quietly emerged in Lynn's right eye, spinning rapidly!
"Amaterasu!"
Pfft!
A cluster of pitch-black flames radiating an ominous aura appeared out of nowhere on Benn Beckman's shoulder!
It was so fast and struck from such a tricky angle that it was impossible to guard against!
"That black fire again!"
"Mr. Beckman, be careful!"
A wave of alarmed cries rose from the Red Hair Pirates.
Rockstar's miserable state was still fresh in their minds!
However.
Faced with those bizarre black flames, Benn Beckman's expression did not ripple in the slightest.
He did not even look at the black flames on his shoulder.
He merely raised his right hand holding the rifle.
An invisible yet suffocatingly powerful Conqueror's Haki suddenly erupted from him!
That Haki condensed into something almost tangible and precisely covered the black flames on his shoulder!
Sizzle—!
A faint sound, like ice and snow melting, rang out.
The black flames that had been so domineering, and that even Marco's Regenerative Flames had struggled to completely extinguish, seemed to encounter their natural nemesis before Benn Beckman's Conqueror's Haki. They rapidly withered, then went out completely!
Not even a spark remained!
The entire process was smooth and effortless!
As if he had merely brushed dust from his shoulder!
"The intensity of that Conqueror's Haki... as expected, it's second only to Red-Haired's!"
"Beckman has made pitifully few moves in the past, but the outside world has always spoken of how powerful he is... Now that we've seen him, the rumors were true."
"With Conqueror's Haki like that alone, Beckman's strength is definitely no weaker than any Admiral or Emperor's commander!"
The Whitebeard Pirates' gazes sharpened as they all witnessed the terrifying strength of this Emperor's right-hand man.
Kaido's massive dragon eyes narrowed as well.
This Benn Beckman truly had some skill!
Lynn's small brows lifted almost imperceptibly.
Worthy of being Red-Haired's right-hand man.
He was far more difficult to deal with than Marco.
"Kid, your little tricks are useless against me."
Benn Beckman's voice remained calm, but his eyes had turned sharp.
He slowly raised the rifle in his hand, aiming its muzzle at Lynn.
A chilling killing intent spread from the barrel!
"Now it's my turn."
Before his words even faded!
Bang!!!
A deafening gunshot exploded!
This shot was completely different from Usopp's earlier shot!
A specially made bullet wrapped in jet-black Armament Haki and a heart-palpitating blue Demonic Aura tore through the air like a cannonball, carrying world-destroying force as it shot toward Lynn!
The air itself let out an overwhelmed wail in the bullet's wake!
That blue Demonic Aura radiated a terrifying presence that made souls tremble!
"Shadow: Yama's Final Echo!"
Benn Beckman's low voice slowly rang out only after the gunshot.
He had not held back in the slightest with this attack!
The instant he moved, he went all out!
"Not good!" Kaido's dragon eyes widened. He could clearly sense that the power of that shot was anything but ordinary!
Scarlet returned to Lynn's dark eyes!
His Mangekyō Sharingan spun rapidly!
"Buzz—!!!"
A gigantic Blue Skeleton giant emerged once more, firmly protecting Lynn's small body within!
Susanoo!
Boom—!!!!
That terrifying bullet wrapped in Armament Haki and Demonic Aura struck the blue skeletal arm head-on!
A heaven-shaking boom resounded through the skies!
The terrifying energy shockwave transformed into visible ripples and spread wildly in every direction!
The Moby Dick and the Red Force rocked violently beneath the ravaging shockwave, as though they could fall apart at any moment!
Crack—!!!
A sharp, crisp sound of shattering rang out abruptly!
Before everyone's horrified eyes!
The indestructible Blue Susanoo arm, which even Marco's full-force attacks could only leave cracked...
Actually...
Actually had a massive hole blasted through it by Benn Beckman's single shot!
Dense cracks spread from the edge of that hole through the entire Susanoo like a spiderweb!
The next second!
Bang!!!
The entire Susanoo exploded!
It turned into countless blue motes of light and scattered into the air!
"!!!!!!"
Everyone stared at the sight before them with their mouths hanging open.
That incredibly hard blue skeleton... had been blown apart by a single shot?!
"What a powerful attack..." Jozu's expression was solemn. Even his Glitter-Glitter Fruit might not be able to withstand that shot.
"Beckman... he's actually this powerful?!" Marco's face had turned utterly grave.
He knew very well that if that shot had been aimed at him, even if he could repair his body with Regenerative Flames, he would still suffer severe damage to his vitality!
Red-Haired Shanks looked at his vice-captain, a barely noticeable curve appearing at the corner of his mouth.
This was his right-hand man!
Astonishment also flashed through Kaido's flaming dragon eyes!
This Benn Beckman... had hidden himself well!
Lynn floated in midair, and for the first time, a trace of... surprise appeared on his little face.
He could sense that aside from Conqueror's Haki and Armament Haki, there was a third kind of power in that shot... a Demonic Aura similar to Zoro's and Bullet's!
Clearly.
The combination of all three powers was extremely destructive against Susanoo!
This Beckman... was far more troublesome than expected!
"Kid, your turtle shell is broken."
Benn Beckman's voice carried not a trace of emotion.
He raised the rifle in his hand again!
The muzzle remained locked onto Lynn!
The icy killing intent was even stronger than before!
"Second shot!"
Bang!!!
Another deafening gunshot rang out!
Another terrifying bullet carrying the same three powers!
The same world-destroying might!
It flew straight at Lynn's face!
Just as Lynn was about to be hit directly by the shot!
Suddenly.
"Buzz—!!!"
That familiar, despair-inducing blue light lit up once again!
A brand-new, completely intact Susanoo once more wrapped Lynn's small body tightly within it!
Boom—!!!!
The bullet once again slammed viciously into Susanoo's arm!
Another violent explosion shook the skies!
The terrifying energy shockwave surged outward once more!
Crack!
Susanoo's arm was blasted open again, covered in cracks!
But...
It had ultimately blocked it!
Though it was on the verge of collapse, though its glow had dimmed, it had undeniably blocked Benn Beckman's earth-shattering second shot!
"It... it appeared again?!"
"It recovered that quickly?!"
"How... how is that possible?!"
"This defense... isn't that completely unfair?!"
"You can instantly make another one after it shatters? How are we supposed to fight that?!"
Whether they were from the Whitebeard Pirates or the Red Hair Pirates, everyone's expressions turned somewhat ugly.
This unbreakable turtle shell was practically cheating!
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