"Since you've realized the gulf between yourself and a 'God,' mortal..."
Enel sneered. "Then you should understand all the more... just how precious this 'God's' patience and 'mercy' are!"
"Is that so?" Luffy's expression did not waver in the slightest. Instead, he grew even more serious and focused.
He knew how terrifying the man before him was. He could not afford to be as helpless as he had been two years ago!
"Gear Second!"
Without another wasted word, Luffy's body instantly turned crimson, steam gushing from his pores as though he were boiling!
His heart pounded like an engine, his blood racing at maximum speed as he forced his speed and strength to their limits!
"Now, please move aside!" Luffy said solemnly. "I'm going to find Sabo!"
"Ignorant fool..."
Watching Luffy enter Gear Second, Enel showed no sign of tension. Instead, his smile grew even more interested.
"Still, you're certainly much more entertaining than that flamingo in the sky who only knows how to fling strings around and has already snuck away."
(Indeed, Doflamingo had already seized the opportunity to flee back to the royal palace. In his eyes, the underground factory was all that mattered.)
"Heh." Luffy's eyes narrowed.
Whoosh! His figure abruptly vanished from the spot!
The explosive speed of Gear Second all but turned him into a crimson afterimage!
"Gum-Gum..."
In an instant, countless fists coated in pitch-black Armament Haki engulfed Enel from every direction like a raging storm!
"Hawk Gun Barrage!!!"
His punches were so fast that they left countless afterimages in the air, their rushing sounds merging into a piercing shriek!
Luffy combined his speed and Armament Haki Hardening to their utmost, attempting to overwhelm his opponent with sheer rapid-fire attacks!
Yet against this furious assault designed to suppress him through speed, Enel merely stood