One Piece: I Can Repel Anything

"We'll hold him off and buy you enough time!"

"Please, leave this place. No matter what, you have to escape."

Marigold nodded and spoke quickly.

"Big Sister, go! You have to get out of here safely."

Then she swept out a hand and called, "Warriors of Amazon Lily, follow me—"

Before she could finish, Hancock cut her off.

"Enough!"

Hancock looked over her people, her expression cold and commanding. "As queen of Amazon Lily, I order you all."

"Evacuate. Now!"

"Anyone who defies my orders will face no mercy!"

Gamenio took a slow step forward and gave an arrogant sneer.

"Hey, hey, hey..."

"Boa Hancock, aren't you getting ahead of yourself?"

"These hostages are the best way to make you submit. Why the hell would I let them go?"

Gamenio's long tongue flicked with a hiss. He laughed. "Besides, do you really think they're fast enough to escape?"

"I'll ask you one last time. Will you be my woman?"

"If I don't like your answer this time, I'll kill..."

He glanced around, then pointed at Marguerite with a cruel smile. "Her!"

Marguerite raised her bow and aimed it at Gamenio. Showing no fear of death, she shouted,

"You damned bastard! Die!"

The arrowhead instantly turned pitch-black as she coated it in Armament Haki.

"Are none of you going to listen to me?"

Hancock looked at Marguerite, her gaze turning icy and her presence imposing.

Startled, Marguerite hurriedly lowered her bow and bowed to Hancock. "Snake Princess, your word is law. I'll leave at once."

"Big Sister, we're leaving. Right now..."

Seeing Hancock like this, Sandersonia and Marigold no longer dared to hesitate. They quickly agreed.

"Good. Very good!"

Gamenio spread his arms and laughed. "So you really don't take me seriously, Boa Hancock."

"My patience with you ends here."

"I won't ask you again. Here's what I'll do instead."

Gamenio fixed Hancock with a vicious smile. "I'll grab them one by one and kill them one by one until you agree."

"Heh. If you still refuse, I'll kill every last one of them."

"And I'll start with her..."

With that, he took his time walking toward Marguerite.

He wanted Hancock to feel afraid. He wanted her to submit to him from the bottom of her heart.

It was psychological warfare!

"Go!"

Hancock roared and charged at Gamenio.

No matter what, she had to stop him and buy her people enough time.

"Go!"

Marigold gritted her teeth, forcing the word out.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...

The warriors of Amazon Lily scattered, fleeing for their lives in every direction.

"You think you can stop me? What a joke."

Gamenio sneered at Hancock's kick. "I already told you. You're far too slow."

With a whoosh, he darted right and dodged it.

"Run? You think you can get away?"

A cruel smile spread across Gamenio's face. "No matter how far you run, do you think you can dodge my attack?"

He slowly raised his right hand and pointed a finger toward Marguerite. A pale-gold speck of light appeared at his fingertip.

The speck grew into a ring of light, blazing so brightly that it dyed the surrounding space gold.

"Boa Hancock, do you think she can run faster than light?"

Gamenio held his attack, watching Hancock with a broad grin.

At the sight of that golden light, Hancock frowned. "Damn it. He even has Admiral Borsalino's power."

"I'm warning you. If you lay a hand on my people, I will kill you!"

She had no other option now.

Gamenio was simply too strong. He possessed one formidable Devil Fruit power after another.

She was no match for him. The gap between them was too great.

Even if all she wanted was to stop his attack, Hancock knew the truth.

She could not stop that bastard!

Beyond threatening him with words, she was out of options.

"Boa Hancock, you've disappointed me. You've broken my heart!"

Gamenio shook his head and sighed. "I'm the World's Strongest Man, and you're the most beautiful woman. Why do you keep rejecting me?"

"A lot of people will die because of you."

"I'd rather not hurt women, but you've left me no choice."

Gamenio gave Hancock a vicious smile. "Boa Hancock, someone is about to die because you refused me."

"Watch closely. Then repent for it! Hahaha..."

He turned to face Marguerite, who had already run far away, and prepared to attack.

"No..."

Hancock stared toward Marguerite. Panic filled her beautiful face as she cried out.

"Too late."

Gamenio's eyes turned cold. The light at his fingertip swelled to its brightest, dazzling and almost beautiful.

"Is that so?"

At that moment, a quiet voice rang out from the forest...

(This fight has taken so many chapters and so much buildup because of Hancock. During this battle, she'll come to understand her own shortcomings and won't be so arrogant in the future. The fight ends next chapter. ︿(￣︶￣)︿)

Startled.

Gamenio flinched. The light at his fingertip slowly faded, then vanished.

Everyone who had been fleeing froze at the sudden voice.

They all stopped and looked toward the battlefield.

A young man dressed in black stood there quietly, his hands in his pockets.

His expression was calm, but he radiated a faint aura of strength.

There was something deeply mysterious about him!

"Who are you?"

Gamenio frowned at the young man before him and asked warily.

Strong.

That was Gamenio's first impression of the man in black. He was extraordinarily strong.

He had appeared in the middle of the battlefield without anyone noticing.

That kind of speed was terrifying.

"Chris!"

Hancock's eyes lit up at the sight of the handsome man, and a sweet, enchanting smile spread across her flawless face.

"How did you know I was here?"

"Did you come all this way just to see me? I'm so happy!"

Hancock cupped her fair cheeks, blushing with happiness.

Seeing the woman he wanted act so sweetly toward another man made Gamenio's blood boil.

He glared at Chris with a vicious smile. "Boa Hancock is mine. She belongs to me. Everything about her is mine!"

"You damned bastard. I'll torture you until you wish you were dead."

He whipped around to face Hancock, his eyes blazing. "You bitch. How dare you talk to another man like that?"

"Once I kill him, I'll make sure you're punished for it, you damned bitch!"

Beyond the battlefield, the warriors of Amazon Lily saw the man in black and breathed sighs of relief.

Marigold wiped the sweat from her brow and smiled. "He's here. Chris is finally here. We're saved."

Sandersonia nodded eagerly. "Big Sister said he has Admiral-level Strength."

"That damned Gamenio is finished. There's no way he can beat Chris."

Kalana clenched her fists, excitement lighting up her face. "Even if Chris can't beat that bastard alone, it doesn't matter."

"With him and the Snake Princess together, Gamenio is bound to lose."

Chris glanced at Hancock and spoke with his usual calm. "You've got the wrong idea. That's not why I'm here."

"Your people called me for help. It's that simple."

Hancock immediately turned to Marigold and Sandersonia, displeasure in her voice.

"Who told you to call Chris?"

"You two... Forget it. If you do this again, I won't let you off so easily!"

Marigold and Sandersonia nodded repeatedly, smiling nervously. "Yes, Big Sister..."

Then Hancock turned back to Chris. A blissful smile lit her exquisite face, and her voice rang sweetly.

"Chris, even if you didn't come just to see me, you rushed here the moment you heard I was in danger."

"I'm so happy. I really am!"

"I'm the happiest woman in the world!"

Furious.