Ener Goes Berserk

"Hiss..."

The rescued young woman and young man drew in a sharp breath in unison. Although they were saved, Ener's brutal methods were truly not a whit inferior to those of pirates.

Yet once they collected themselves, expressions of revenge fulfilled and deep gratification appeared on both of their faces.

This pirate had killed their father, so no matter how miserable his death, he deserved it. The man immediately ran to the woman's side and helped her up, then bowed to Ener along with her. "Thank you for saving us."

Ener nodded at them, then said to the man, "Hide... I still have other pirates to deal with."

After saying that, he added another sentence: "Protect your sister well."

The man nodded heavily.

Afterward, Ener rapidly dashed forward.

One, he wanted to rescue more people.

Two, he didn't want Smoker to steal all the heads.

Therefore, Ener killed his way through. Not a single one of these small-fry could block a single move from him.

Soon Ener fought his way to Smoker's side, only to discover that Smoker was hesitating and entirely lacking his usual prompt and decisive style.

Yet immediately he understood why, because Krieg in a full suit of gold armor, along with Pearl—who was entirely wrapped in shields like an "iron wall"—had actually made a group of pirates each grab a townsperson as a hostage.

Ener's brow involuntarily furrowed.

Troublesome.

Clearly Krieg was using these townspeople to threaten Smoker, making Smoker not dare to act rashly. Otherwise, given Smoker's strength, these people simply wouldn't be able to put up any resistance.

At this time Smoker noticed someone coming and glanced over. Upon discovering it was Ener, his eyebrows hitched upward and his heart brimmed with intense irritation. "Why did you come..."

Yet before he could finish speaking, he saw those pirates lying in pools of blood in the distance. His pupils involuntarily shrank violently. "How is that possible?"

"Swish..."

At the same time, members of the Krieg Pirates locked their gazes onto Ener the moment he appeared.

"Iron Wall" Pearl wore a disdainful look. "Another marine arrived... So what? If you dare take one step forward, I'll kill someone."

Concurrently, a fellow with an oil lamp on top of his head exchanged a glance with a nearby pirate.

"Tsk, tsk..."

The pirate immediately caught the meaning. This was to kill the chicken to warn the monkeys all over again.

He raised his blade, about to slash toward a townsperson before him.

Ener's gaze grew cold, for he understood that ordinary methods probably wouldn't break the current deadlock.

"Want to kill someone?... I'll help you..."

Then his legs exerted force, and his entire body shot forward like a cannonball. Instantly the Ice Demon in his hand flashed out of its scabbard, and amidst everyone's shock, he thrust it straight into the townsperson's body, leaving only the hilt remaining outside.

Clearly, this strike had pierced entirely through the townsperson's body, and one could even see well over half of the blade protruding from the townsperson's back.

Yet Ener did not stop, continuing onward while bearing this townsperson.

His speed wasn't even affected much, and finally the blade viciously stabbed into the pirate standing directly behind this townsperson with his blade already raised.

"Squelch..."

The blade plunged into the pirate's body, and the last tiny bit of the tip emerged from the pirate's back.

A single blade pierced through them both.

Then Ener slapped the townsperson's head with a palm. Under the formidable force, both the townsperson and the pirate behind him were knocked three or four meters away, then collapsed to the ground with a crash.

He smoothly withdrew his blade from their bodies.

The dragged-out blood spattered all over the ground.

"Gulp..."

Every townsperson present could not help swallowing a mouthful of saliva, looking at Ener with utter terror as if they were witnessing the most horrifying sight in this world.

This was a marine, after all!

Wasn't a marine supposed to come and save them?

Why were they dealing such fatal blows to them?

They couldn't understand!

They felt even more despair!

Because if even the marines were going to kill them, did they have even half a shred of a way to survive?

"Hiss..."

Krieg's crew, on the other hand, drew in a sharp breath in unison.

The fellow who had just exchanged glances wore a look of shock. "Th-this... This guy actually killed the townspeople right along with them."

This fellow was the staff officer of the Krieg Pirates. He had just exchanged glances with the nearby pirate precisely so that Ener, just like Smoker, wouldn't dare make a move against them.

Who could have expected... they would run into a guy who didn't play by the rules, leaving him somewhat at his wit's end!

"Ener, have you lost your mind? Those are townspeople!"

Smoker reacted at this point as well, shouting a stern halt.

Ener smiled diabolically. "So what? Under absolute justice, let alone civilians, even colleagues can be sacrificed. Marines absolutely do not accept threats from pirates..."

At this moment Ener discovered a tiny trace of blood stained upon his lips. Thus he stuck out his tongue and licked it, the bloody taste instantly flooding his entire oral cavity.

Yet precisely because of this, Ener seemed to have some evil attribute stirred up within him.

His gaze grew frenzied with a hint of bloodlust, and his expression turned incomparably ferocious.

At this very moment, what kind of marine was he!

He was simply more of a pirate than the pirates themselves.

Smoker's expression, however, stiffened, because he was far too familiar with this style of conduct. It was precisely the absolute justice consistently championed by Marine Admiral Akainu.

To eliminate pirates, one could use any means necessary. Colleagues, civilians—as long as the goal of annihilating the pirates could be accomplished, everything could be targeted and wiped out without exception.

Meanwhile, Ener turned his head to look at Krieg. "Who are you going to kill next? Him?"

With those words, he casually pointed his blade toward another townsperson on the other side.

"Swish..."

Ener's entire body suddenly exerted force, instantly arriving before this townsperson. Finally, amidst the townsperson's incomparably terrified gaze, Ener struck with his blade once more.

"Squelch..."

Once again he pierced completely through the body, then viciously thrust into the pirate holding this townsperson hostage.

"Ah..."

With a miserable cry, the pirate was also pierced through. Then, he delivered that same palm strike to the townsperson's forehead. Instantly, both the townsperson and the pirate flew backward, crashing down three or four meters away.

This time fresh blood spattered once again. Ener didn't dodge, so it splattered all over his body and face.

His already ferocious expression now added a touch of bloodshed. At this exact moment, Ener looked as though he had just walked out of hell.

He made everyone present feel their scalps tingle.

Whether pirate or townsperson, because this marine would slaughter everyone alike regardless of what identity they held.

"The townspeople were killed once again." Krieg's pupils also shrank abruptly to the size of pinpoints. At this moment he understood that hostages were worth less than dog shit to the madman before him.

"A demon, this guy is a demon."

At this very moment, the held-hostage townspeople were terrified out of their wits one and all. In their hearts, Ener had long since become a demon far more brutal than any pirate.

Yet Ener did not stop, pointing his blade toward the next target—the townsperson held hostage by the fellow with the lamp on his head.

The corners of his mouth tilted up slightly, revealing a bloodthirsty smile.

Then his tongue reached out once more, rolling the blood from the edge of his lips into his mouth. Afterward he actually turned to an expression of utter enjoyment, as if he had tasted some delicacy of this world.

Even Smoker, who had seen grand sights, was momentarily stunned.

Because it was simply too perverted.