"I'm actually quite interested in you!"
Xia Le suddenly smiled, his eyes turning toward Hawkins by the fountain ahead.
The latter's expression changed drastically, beads of sweat breaking out across his forehead.
Crackle!
Lightning suddenly flared and shot straight toward him. Before he had any chance to react, it was already before his eyes. Then it abruptly stopped, transforming into a towering figure.
"Have you calculated your chances of survival?"
"Basil Hawkins."
The soft chuckle made Hawkins tremble.
He drew a deep breath, lifted his head to look up at the towering man before him, and spoke in a grave voice.
"Certain death!"
"Oh?"
Xia Le raised an eyebrow and bent slightly, studying the man before him.
"In some ways, your Devil Fruit powers are rather useful."
"At the very least, you can clearly tell just how vast the gap between you and your enemy is!"
Hawkins's lips shifted slightly, but he dared not make any rash moves.
His cards had told him clearly that no matter what he tried, his chances of survival would not improve.
In that case, he might as well give up resisting.
Seeing him fall silent, Xia Le chuckled and raised a finger on his right hand, pointing it at the space between Hawkins's brows.
"Standing still and behaving won't change my mind!"
"Hawkins!"
As his words fell, a brilliant bolt of lightning shot out.
In an instant, it pierced straight through Hawkins's forehead.
A straw doll fell from inside his clothes. Hawkins went rigid, his scalp tingling.
"Interesting."
"You use straw dolls as substitutes?"
"So, how many attacks can your straw dolls take for you?"
Xia Le smiled as he spoke.
His fingertip kept twitching.
Crackle!
Electric light flashed again and again. Hawkins's body kept trembling and smoking as straw dolls tumbled from inside