Werther slowly took two steps back. Make no mistake: he rarely ran from a fight.
He simply had no intention of fighting Capone Bege at close range anymore.
Seeing Werther retreat, a trace of despair entered Capone Bege's eyes. Then he hurried toward him.
Unfortunately for Bege, his Speed was nowhere near Werther's. If Kizaru had been here, he might have been able to match Werther's Speed.
Bege's reaction made Werther even more certain that the man had some way to take him down with him.
Werther had no intention of letting that happen. He retreated again, sending a pale-blue arc of Sword Aura at Bege as he moved.
As Werther had grown stronger, the Speed of his Sword Aura had become astonishing. It reached Bege almost instantly.
Slash! The Sword Aura struck Bege's chest before he could dodge.
Bege's Devil Fruit powers had improved considerably, but his Hand-to-Hand Combat was still nothing special.
Even after taking Werther's Sword Aura across the chest, Bege was not cut in two. The Castle-Castle Fruit had clearly strengthened his body a great deal.
But avoiding being cut in two was all he had managed. A massive wound gaped across his chest, exposing nearly all his organs.
Even if Werther did nothing, Bege was unlikely to survive. But Werther had already spared him once. There would be no second time.
Werther unleashed a dozen or more arcs of Sword Aura, cutting the nearly unconscious Bege to pieces.
Boom! Bege's remains exploded.
Even at a distance, Werther was blown backward by the blast.
While still airborne, Werther coated his entire body in Armament Haki.
Bang! The shock wave slammed him into a wall, leaving a great hole in it.
Werther waved away the dust and slowly stood. He looked a little worse for wear, but