That Flash of a Blade You Can't React to in Time

He touched his chin with his right hand, and golden light flashed on his right foot. He then kicked Kuta in the waist.

"Speed is weight; have you ever been Light-Speed Kick?"

"Hey! Didn't I already tell you? Don't be in such a hurry!"

Kuta's eyes flashed red as he turned his head to look at Kizaru had suddenly appeared.

Choke--!

The Zankū flashed out of its sheath and slashed swiftly to the right.

Block--!

A loud crash echoed throughout the Navy Warship, and the resulting wind pressure propelled the aircraft rapidly outwards.

"I said, Pikachu."

"What?"

Kizaru was too lazy to correct the new nickname that Kuta had given him.

"Pikachu" is much better than the insulting term "Yellow Monkey"!

Kuta looked up, peering through the golden light at Kizaru, and asked, "Will the World Government give you a bonus for this mission?"

"Bonus!"

Kizaru paused, his hand stroking his chin, then roared at Kuta, "Stop joking, Silver Hair!"

"Didn't I already say? I didn't join the Navy for the salary!"

"Oh!"

Kuta gave a curt reply, clearly in a perfunctory manner, which instantly darkened Kizaru's expression.

Sensing the Navy Warship still sailing below, a red light flashed in Kuta's eyes, Observation Haki instantly swept across the entire Navy Warship Fleet on the sea surface.

As soon as the lieutenant generals began naming the Vice Admiral, the naval soldiers on Navy Warship instantly sprang into action.

"That won't do!"

Kuta looked up at Kizaru and said, "Well, Pikachu, do you know the ultimate consequences of this Buster Call?"

"Have no idea."

"I didn't know you were coming."

"Well! These are things for the Fleet Admiral and the World Government to worry about. We're just the executors. Why think so much?"

Kizaru looked at Kuta, a smirk playing on his lips. "Well! I'm telling you, Silver Hair, with me here, you can't stop the Buster Call!"

"Oh!"

Kuta stared at Kizaru, his eyes widening, and then an overwhelming aura erupted from him.

"Overlord"

"Haki of a king?"

Kizaru looked at Kuta, a hint of shock flashing in his eyes.

"This is troublesome."

The Navy already knew from Smoker's report that Kuta possessed Conqueror's Haki, but they didn't realize that Kuta's Conqueror's Haki was so strong.

This Conqueror's Haki, like a stone thrown into a calm sea, rippled outwards, sweeping across the ten Warships in an instant.

The world fell silent for a moment, then the sound of countless people falling to the ground rang out.

Of the ten Navy Warships and tens of thousands of sailors, more than nine thousand fell. Only a few determined and capable naval officers managed to withstand the onslaught.

"And now?"

This is why he is confident in stopping the Buster Call; as his strength increases, so does his charisma.

Furthermore, he had clashed with a top-tier Conqueror's Haki user like Golden Lion, which meant his Conqueror's Haki had long surpassed that of King Luffy when he first set sail two years later.

King Luffy was able to use Conqueror's Haki to stun 50,000 people on Fish-Man Island, and these 50,000 people were Merfolk whose physical abilities were stronger than humans.

If it were him, stunning around ten thousand naval soldiers wouldn't be anything to be surprised about.

Without these naval soldiers, the Buster Call is a joke. With the few hundred naval officers still standing, even if he does nothing, they can't unleash enough artillery fire to destroy the Island.

"You're really scary!"

Kizaru's lips curled up, then he extended his right hand, his fingertips flashing with golden light, and quickly shot it towards Kuta's head.

Whoosh--!

The Kuta tilted its head slightly to the right, easily dodging the laser beam.

"Go all out! These little tricks are useless against me!"

As he spoke, he quickly sheathed his sword, and then a powerful Haki, shimmering with a pinkish glow, enveloped the Zankū.

"This time is different from last time!"

Last time, his Armament Haki definitely couldn't hurt Kizaru, but this time it's different.

"Um!"

Kizaru noticed the Haki emanating from Kuta and his initial disdain disappeared.

"Growing up so fast?"

He looked at the Zankū, felt its sharpness, and retracted his right foot.

In their last encounter, he could say he was merely testing the waters; he didn't feel threatened by Kuta that time.

But this time...

"That's terrifying!"

Chapter 43 That flash of light that left no time to react

"Sigh! Looks like I can't slack off anymore!"

A red glint flashed in Kizaru's eyes as he scanned the Navy Warship with his Observation Haki. "This is troublesome."

Kuta looked at Kizaru, quickly sheathed his sword, then drew it again.

A sharp, bluish-green blade flashed and, with a piercing sound of it being drawn, swiftly slashed towards Kizaru.

"Iai Slash!"

"If you don't take this seriously, you'll die!"

Sensing the oncoming blade, Kizaru's body shone with golden light as the blade swiftly slashed across his chest before spinning back.

Bite--!

The sword was sheathed.

It's as if Kuta never actually drew his sword.

But from Kizaru's body, which was cleaved in two by a single strike, it's clear that the sword... Kuta empty.

However, it did not strike the physical body.

Kuta looked at Kizaru, his eyes swirling with Nebula. "As expected of the Navy's top combat power, his Observation Haki must have reached an extremely high level."

Kuta well. If he couldn't hit his target even face-to-face, then he would have to use a faster and heavier Slash.

I just don't know if this guy dodged my Slash because he sensed it with his Observation Haki and transformed into his elemental form in advance, or if it was a passive effect of his Devil Fruit.

If it's a passive ability related to the Devil Fruit, then this guy is terrifying.

Just like Akainu Paramount War, he didn't believe Whitebeard's Armament Haki wasn't at its highest level.

Akainu was beaten to a pulp by Whitebeard and he was still fine; that's the terrifying power of Logia user developed to its highest level.

Their Devil Fruit abilities and their Armament Haki are comparable, so while Armament Haki can hit their physical bodies, the damage it inflicts is relatively shallow.

It's like two equally sharp knives clashing together; neither can gain the upper hand, and in the end, it comes down to the physical strength of the Blade Man.

"Oh! How terrifying!"

Kizaru looked at Kuta, feigning a terrified expression.

"Stop joking, okay!"

A look of helplessness flashed across Kuta's face. This was why he didn't want to fight this guy. The guy looked sleazy and spoke with sarcasm, making it difficult for anyone to concentrate on fighting him.

Of the Three Admirals, only this guy could keep up with his speed, so as long as this guy wanted, he could keep him occupied indefinitely.

Akainu and Aokiji are different. Although these two are also very strong, they can't defeat him, so they're useless.

Just then, a sound of footsteps echoed from all around.

The five Vice Admiral who had just left rushed towards this direction from other Navy Warship.

Just as they were commanding the Buster Call action, a surge of Conqueror's Haki swept through the army.

The lower-ranking naval personnel on board were completely stunned; how could they possibly give orders?

With no other option, they could only use Geppo to quickly head towards the Navy Warship carrier where Kuta was located.

They won't be able to launch the Buster Call Kuta they defeat Kongtai.

"Well!"

Kuta glanced at the Vice Admiral surrounding him and chuckled, "Trying to outnumber us, huh? I hope you can all show your true strength!"

As he spoke, his figure vanished in an instant.

"Careful."

Strawberry looked at Kuta, who had suddenly appeared behind the Momonga, and couldn't help but shout loudly.

However, although they were veteran vice Vice Admiral in the Marine Vice Admiral, they could not compare to Melason.

Although the Momonga had been using Observation Haki and sensed Kuta's presence, he had no time to react. He could only quickly retract his hands and unleash Armament Haki behind his back.

Clang--!

The blade, Zankū, struck the Momonga's back hard. Then, propelled by the immense force of the blade, the Momonga shot rapidly towards the Warship below.

With a loud "boom," it pierced through the deck and slammed heavily into the keel of the Navy Warship.

Bang--!

With a creaking sound, the dragon bone was smashed into a large crater by the Momonga's body.

"You bastard."

Wearing a helmet emblazoned with a two-headed dragon, the Hawk Faction Vice Admiral "Onigumo" of the Navy, with a fierce expression, looked at Kuta not far away, his hair whipping behind him.

"Life Return!"

His hair, having Life Return, instantly grew long, forming six arms behind him that resembled spider arms.

He held the knife in both hands, and his hair-formed arms instantly drew other knives from his waist, swinging them at Kuta.

"Eight-Sword Style: Wild Dance!"

Countless white Slash rapidly enveloped Kuta.

"Oh!"

Kuta turned to look at Onigumo, curiosity in his eyes.

"Life Return" is a top-tier martial art that only a very few high-ranking naval officers who know the Six Powers can master.

This ability allows one to freely control the body, hair, and internal organs; once consciousness is infused into it, one can freely control any part of the body.

Such powerful physical skills can even be used to quickly digest food, thereby allowing physical strength to recover rapidly.

It can only digest quickly, unlike King Luffy who can eat meat to restore his strength and grow rapidly.

Facing countless Slash, Kuta Zankū swung rapidly.

Ding ding ding!!

It easily shattered the Onigumo's Slash.

For him now, such Slash couldn't even cause a flicker of emotion in his eyes.