Chapter 804: The enemy commander has been slain
Imu, who had ruled the One Piece world for eight hundred years, was dead. His death was neither grand nor dramatic. In fact, looking at the whole process, Xie Wen mobilizing so many people and making so many preparations seemed like overkill.
Of course, judging by who had taken action, it was already quite impressive: "Whitebeard" Edward Newgate and "Sapphire Star" Xie Wen, two of the Five Emperors, had both struck, along with two Logia Felines whose strength was no less than theirs, and Sasha Meow, who had quietly contributed her Conqueror's Haki.
Yet even such a "high-end" lineup did seem somewhat lacking in "ceremony" when set against Imu's identities as an "eight-hundred-year-old undying relic," the "true ruler of the World Government," the "King of the World," and the "ancestor of the Celestial Dragons."
Moreover, while the process of killing Imu might not have been entirely smooth sailing, it could certainly be called uneventful.
Then again, without Xie Wen's thorough preparations at the outset, dealing with Imu so easily would clearly have been impossible. His teleportation and instantaneous movement alone, with no cooldown, would have kept them running ragged, and if they had not brought Whitebeard and the others along, Imu really might have escaped in the end.
Although the exit of this "final boss," Imu, was hardly in keeping with "One Piece," it was indeed the best outcome for Xie Wen and the others. The only pity was that, after being killed, Imu had turned straight into a skeleton just like the Five Elders. Never mind a Devil Fruit-Xie Wen's Hunter's Knife could not even carve out a "consolation prize."
"So this Imu really has been dealt with?"
Because it had gone so smoothly, Sabo still found it somewhat unreal.
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