One Piece: Immortal, I Maxed Out Conqueror's Haki First

His gaze was calm yet cold, making the entire pirate crew tremble.

"The Rumble-Rumble Fruit! It's the Rumble-Rumble Fruit!"

"He's a lightning man who ate the Rumble-Rumble Fruit!"

A pirate cried out in terror.

In the eyes of most pirates, Logia users were invincible, let alone someone who controlled lightning.

"Wait, he... isn't he..."

"That vice admiral."

"Xia Le! He's Xia Le!"

Then someone recognized the Marine before them, and their terror only deepened.

By now, Ryan was utterly stunned.

Marine Vice Admiral Xia Le?

The Marine who had captured Roger, then defeated Golden Lion Shiki just days ago and sent him to Impel Down!

"Damn it! What's someone as powerful as you doing here?!"

Ryan bellowed in terror.

Xia Le raised his right hand, lightning flickering and sizzling between his fingers.

"The route you chose happened to pass through the area I'm guarding."

"Anyone with courage deserves respect."

"Unfortunately, people like you don't deserve mercy."

As Xia Le spoke, the electrical arcs rapidly expanded and intensified, and the temperature in the alley soared.

A moment later, Xia Le pointed.

Crackle!

Electricity crackled, branching out like tree limbs as it instantly surged toward the remaining pirates.

"W-wait!"

Ryan screamed in terror.

But in an instant, lightning struck him and the other pirates. The intense heat generated in that single moment set their entire bodies ablaze, before the terrifying destructive power of the lightning warped them out of existence.

In the blink of an eye, Xia Le's lightning had vaporized the pirate crew of over a dozen men.

Then Xia Le turned, his brows furrowing slightly again.

"Looks like the busiest stretch is still ahead."

With a flash of lightning, he vanished once more.

There were two days left until the execution.

Yet on this very day, countless crazed, ambitious pirates