Cherish Life, Stay Away from Tekkai

Indigo stood quietly in place. He was a doctor, not a combatant, and would only intervene when Ahua Trio were in danger.

Meanwhile, in an impact crater within a pile of rubble behind the boulder, Corus slowly crawled up.

"Cough cough! Cough cough cough!!"

He touched his chest and coughed.

On his chest, a shallow but long knife wound was gushing blood.

"Sir, are you alright?"

At the edge of the pit, Sada and the other two looked at Corus's wound with grave expressions.

"Fine."

Corus waved his hand, then looked down at the bloodstains on his hands, a fierce glint flashing in his eyes.

He had indeed underestimated the Silver Hair. If he hadn't put on Armament Haki at the end, he might have been instantly killed by the Silver Hair.

That fleeting glint of light from the blade prevented him from even using his Devil Fruit ability.

"How's the situation?!"

"The Silver Hair Crew let Bada go deeper into the area."

"It's alright."

Corus straightened his shirt and hair, then continued walking.

"Did you really think there was no one defending the rear?"

This is the World Government's most important source of raw steel ore!

He was the mastermind behind the attack on Bass three years ago, so he certainly knew more about it.

The matter of the island.

Three years ago, a massive collapse occurred in the mine shafts beneath this Ore Island, resulting in the deaths of a large number of slaves.

Slaves dying is one thing, but the deaths of so many slaves delayed the mining of ore and, more importantly, the production of the World Government's arms factories.

That's why the tragedy of Bass happened.

Otherwise, it would be truly impossible to destroy a country for the sake of a Devil Fruit, especially since that country was World Government Member States.

All of this is for the sake of the population, for the tens of thousands of miners on Bass Island.

Compared to the World Government's arsenal, destroying a small country is a trivial matter.

Corus, along with the three Black Gun, stood atop the giant mountain once more. Without even glancing at Ahua Trio, who were locked in combat with the Cipher Pol members, his gaze immediately fell upon Kuta.

"Silver Hair, do you know who you're fighting against?"

"Oh..."

Kuta's figure suddenly disappeared and instantly reappeared on the giant mountain, standing opposite Corus.

He raised his Wine Gourd, gulped down two mouthfuls, then lowered his hand, looked at Corus, and chuckled softly.

"Who are you going against? You ask me who I'm going against?... Isn't it you guys?"

As he spoke, he tilted his head and joked, "Could it be the whole world? Hahahaha..."

"And you..."

Kuta's smile vanished, replaced by a cold expression. "You can't possibly represent the whole world!"

"We cannot represent the whole world, but the Flag behind us represents the whole world."

Corus looked at Kuta with a gloomy and indifferent gaze.

Do you really want to be at odds with the whole world?

"Oh... to be at odds with the whole world?"

Kuta's lips curled into a smirk as he looked at Corus, a hint of murderous intent flashing in his eyes. Without another word, he quickly drew his sword.

"One Sword Style · Iai · Slash Wave!"

A massive, crescent-shaped, silver-gray Slash swept diagonally toward the four of Corus.

"So what if we're enemies!"

"You lot don't really think I can't kill you, do you?!"

As he spoke, his figure flickered, and Slash first, instantly appearing behind Black Gun, leaving only a fleeting afterimage in his original spot.

This guy is the only one here who can inflict fatal damage on Ahua Trio, and Kuina.

He wasn't comfortable leaving this guy here.

So the first person he killed was this guy.

"Well...!"

Black Gun had just used Shave, and before he even left the ground, he suddenly felt a chilling aura coming from behind him.

But he had just used his power and couldn't even change direction. Then, a cold light, like the Death God's scythe, instantly sliced across his neck.

His Observation Haki sensed Kuta's presence, but his body couldn't react at all.

Puff--!

His body, which had just jumped, froze in place, as if he had been frozen in place by a spell.

Black Gun rolled his eyes, looking at Kuta who was so close to him. His lips moved as if he wanted to speak, but he couldn't. His eyes were full of resentment.

He knew Kuta terrifying, but he never imagined he could be this terrifying. Among the Navy and the World Government, only Kizaru could rival his speed.

For people of the same level, equating speed with weight, which is equivalent to strength, is inaccurate. At that point, the competition should be about reaction speed.

However, from the perspective of two people with different abilities, speed is power, and that is the real truth.

This is why Kizaru is so strong.

Because your attacks can't hit the opponent, while you can't dodge the opponent's attacks.

Black Gun rolled his eyes, took one last look at the sky, the resentment in his eyes dissipated, leaving only a trace of reminiscence.

He dedicated his entire life to the World Government, only to discover on his deathbed that he didn't have much of his past to recall.

The images that resonate most deeply in their memories are the few happy moments they had as children in the orphanage.

How long ago was that?

He didn't know.

Kuta looked at the last glimmer of light in Black Gun's eyes, a complex emotion flickered in his gaze. He felt no sympathy for these CP0 members.

These guys are actually an organization born from the evil of the world.

They are mostly war orphans who were raised and brainwashed by the World Government from a young age.

Is it pathetic?

It's both tragic and not tragic.

Sadly, their thoughts are no longer their own.

What's truly pathetic is that these people have committed far too many evil deeds in their lives and deserve no sympathy whatsoever.

Before the last glimmer of light in Black Gun's eyes disappeared, Kuta vanished from his original spot and reappeared where he had been standing, overlapping with his afterimage. Without any knowledge of Corus three, he completed the killing of Black Gun.

Chapter 36 Cherish Life, Stay Away from Tekkai

Corus stood still, his expression focused on the oncoming Slash. He stretched out his hands, fingers spread, and pushed forward.

Meanwhile, Sada and Kuru beside him made the same move as Black Gun, shooting off to the sides with a "whoosh".

Unaware that Kuta had already killed one of them, Corus looked at Kuta with haughty eyes.

"Silver Hair, now I'll show you my power."

As he spoke, an invisible, transparent shield suddenly appeared in front of him, blocking the attack between him and the Slash.

He looked disdainfully at the silver-gray Slash before him and shouted, "I am a Paramecia Bounce-Bounce Fruit user who can reflect any attack back!"

Bang--!

Kuta's Slash was blocked by the transparent shield in front of this guy.

Corus felt the power Slash to him through the barrier from the slash, stared at Kuta, and arrogantly shouted, "Is that all the power you have? I thought you were much stronger!"

As he spoke, he pushed forward with both hands.

"You can have your own Slash returned to you!"

The Slash that had just been locked in a stalemate with him suddenly Guotou and charged towards Kuta.

"That's interesting."

Kuta Taigang merged with the afterimage, and a smile flashed in his eyes as he watched the Slash turn and head towards him.

"Rebound everything?"

"Then let me try and see if you can really bounce everything back."

As he spoke, he gripped the hilt of the Zankū with his right hand and exerted force, causing the veins on his arm to bulge and his arm to instantly appear larger.

Then, an aura of unparalleled dominance rose from his body, causing several wisps of purple lightning to appear out of thin air around him.

Kuta stared at Corus, his purple-black Haki instantly Coating around Zankū, and then he pushed off the ground with both feet.

Whoosh--!

Ignoring the Slash that was reflected from his face, his figure vanished instantly in front of the Slash and reappeared in front of Corus.

He raised the knife and slashed down forcefully.

"God Slash!"

He could reverse everything. If he truly had the ability to reverse everything, the World Government would have sent him to fight the Four Emperors long ago.

He didn't believe it was possible to reverse everything!

It's not Barrier-Barrier Fruit. Even if he did have the Barrier-Barrier Fruit, he could still wear him down.

Thump--!

The purplish-black blade collided with the transparent shield in front of Corus, producing a deafening sound that echoed across the entire coastline, like the tolling of a bell. The shockwave, along with the resulting wind pressure, instantly propelled the blade in all directions.

Corus looked at Kuta, who was so close to him, with a confident expression. But before he could even smile, a sound like a mirror shattering suddenly came from in front of him.

It was this voice that completely pulled him back to reality.

It has become a reality.

"Click!"

"Click..."

He couldn't believe his eyes, staring intently at the shield he had created with his abilities, his hands trembling as he used all his strength to desperately try to stabilize it.

But it was all in vain.

The next instant, to his horrified gaze, the transparent dome in front of him shattered, and even the surrounding space was covered with cracks like a spider web.

Kuta looked at Corus, then threw his head back and laughed heartily.

"Isn't that arrogant?"

"Try being arrogant again! Hahahaha..."

Then his laughter stopped, and he looked down at Corus with a cold gaze.

"If that's all you've got, then go die!"

With that, he exerted force with his right hand, easily shattering the transparent shield in front of Corus, and then quickly slashed towards Corus's chest.

As Corus watched the blade flash so close to his face, his pupils contracted sharply, and his mind raced.

"It's too late!"

Judging from the sharpness of Kuta's strike, there was no way he could have blocked it.