Who the Hell Do You Think I Am?

"Mortals!"

A cold, low voice echoed amid the incessant crackle of electricity, and those bright eyes swept over everyone.

An inexplicable sense of majesty and pressure suddenly descended upon them.

"You have disturbed this god's rest!"

The figure sitting cross-legged slowly raised his right hand and extended a finger.

"Sizzle!"

Lightning blazed, lighting up the evening gloom like daylight. That sharp, cold, condescending gaze made Foxy and the others tense.

"A god?!"

Crocodile's gaze grew grave as well.

The spectacle, his imposing presence, the lightning surrounding him, and his cold, lofty bearing all made him impossible to dismiss or take lightly.

"One million volts!"

As that indifferent voice rang out, lightning suddenly intertwined between Enel's fingers, spraying countless sparks. Then, a second later, it abruptly expanded and intensified.

"Ten million volts!"

Sitting cross-legged in midair, Enel tilted his head slightly and aimed his finger at one of the people before him.

"Discharge!"

"Sizzle!"

In an instant, electricity shot out, tracing a winding blue arc through the air and reaching Hamburg in a flash.

"Ah?!"

Before he could even cry out, Hamburg was struck by lightning. Black smoke rose from his entire body, his eyes rolled back, and he collapsed limply.

"Hamburg!!"

Foxy's expression changed dramatically, and he roared.

The lightning was so fast that he had no time to react.

Just then, an electrical arc suddenly flashed in the air, and the figure who had been standing a short distance away vanished.

"Bzzzzzt!"

Electricity crackled beside Foxy's ear. He jerked his head up to find a hand already above his head, its five fingers spread.

"More Blue Sea People?"

"You people keep coming, one after another. You really disgust me!"

Those cold words echoed in his ears.

Foxy's entire body went rigid. Looking down, he saw the other hand appear at the same time.

Both index fingers extended, their tips pointing toward each other. An arc appeared with a sizzle, then electricity surged from both sides, converging on him in the middle.

"Boom!"

Smoke rose from Foxy's entire body, and he fell to the ground with a thud.

Almost in an instant, two members of Jiang Liu's team had been effortlessly taken down.

Enel slowly raised his head, his expression unchanging as he coldly regarded the group before him.

There was no trace of any other emotion in his eyes. Losing to the boy in the straw hat had left him dejected and disappointed, but even angrier.

Now that more Blue Sea People had appeared, he naturally intended to vent his fury on them.

"Unfortunately for you, you have caught this god in his worst mood!"

His words were flat and cold. Fierce sparks flickered over his body again, enveloping him in blue electrical arcs.

"Thunder God, Enel!"

Nien spoke up. His massive frame exuded pressure, and his bulging muscles looked packed with power.

"We're not here to cause trouble, so don't go looking for it yourself!"

Those stern words reached Enel's ears.

"Heh... is that so?"

"I know you. That strange Skypiean hiding in the temple!"

Enel sneered.

He stepped forward with his right foot. Lightning flashed violently, and his figure abruptly disappeared.

"Bzzzzzt!"

A dense crackling sounded behind Nien. "But you're far too confident, daring to speak to a god at a time like this."

"Do you really think I can't do anything to you?"

His right hand suddenly swept down, and an enormous pillar of lightning roared down from the sky.

Nien looked up, his pupils contracting. His huge body swiftly dodged aside, and the lightning pillar struck with a thunderous crash, scorching the place where he had stood black.

He raised his head and looked toward where Enel had been standing, only for his expression to freeze.

He vanished!

"I'm over here, Nien!"

Enel's icy voice came from behind him. He was upside down, tumbling through the air.

As he spoke, he flipped over and drove both feet into Nien's back, sending him flying with a bang.

"Rumble!"

Nien's massive body hurtled into the nearby forest, smashing through more than a dozen trees before slamming into the ground and skidding dozens of meters.

"Tap!"

Landing on both feet, Enel turned his gaze toward those who remained.

He would not make the same mistakes again. After his battle with Straw Hat and the others, he would no longer be careless, arrogant, or underestimate his enemies.

Originally, he had intended to head straight for Endless Vearth and fulfill his dream. But the appearance of this group had undoubtedly amplified the anger left by his defeat.

"This guy's speed, attack power, and aura are all terrifying!"

Crocodile spoke gravely, a cigar clenched between his lips.

"One of the strongest Logia Devil Fruits, the Rumble-Rumble Fruit."

"He's a man with tremendous potential."

Jiang Liu grinned.

The more outstanding Enel's performance was, the more it proved that his choice had been right.

In fact, the man before them, who wielded the Rumble-Rumble Fruit's power, was so powerful that Luffy at this point should never have been able to defeat him.

Lightning hot enough to melt metal couldn't instantly burn rubber? That particular relationship between Devil Fruit weaknesses could only be called one of the story's great mysteries.

"I'll test him!"

Crocodile stepped forward, his gaze icy.

They were both Logia users, yet the other man called himself a god and now faced them with such a lofty attitude. It had long since begun to grate on him.

"Another fool who doesn't know his place."

"Do you intend to defy a god as well?"

Enel's eyes were cold as he stared at Crocodile.

The next second, he leaned forward. Lightning suddenly flashed, illuminating the air, and he appeared before Crocodile.

He extended his right hand, and amid the flickering lightning, his finger was already aimed at the center of Crocodile's forehead.

Yet Crocodile remained standing there, his cigar trailing smoke, seemingly completely oblivious.

"Ten million volts."

"Discharge!"

Enel's lips spread into a cruel smile.

Lightning gathered at his fingertip, forming a crackling, interwoven beam before erupting toward the center of Crocodile's forehead.

At such close range, the attack struck without fail.

It pierced straight through. Lightning entered Crocodile's forehead and burst out the back of his head, scattering a swirling spray of sand.

Sand?!

Enel's pupils contracted, and confusion flickered in his eyes.

But the very next second, he saw the man whose forehead his lightning had pierced raise the Golden Hook on his left hand and swing it toward him.

"Who the hell do you think I am?!!"

Enel was stunned. His lightning had failed him again.