"You monster..."
Perospero forced out those few words hoarsely, cold sweat pouring down his forehead.
Lorne sneered and stamped his right foot hard on the candified deck.
"Is this all the courage an Emperor's eldest son has?"
Lorne's voice echoed in the sea breeze.
Crack!
Countless spiderweb cracks instantly spread through the candy beneath his feet as savage force surged outward.
Perospero gritted his teeth and frantically swung his candy cane.
"Don't get carried away, brat!"
"This is my turf!"
He roared hysterically.
"Candy Wave: Ultimate Strangulation!"
The pink syrup on the sea instantly boiled, turning into dozens of enormous syrup hands that reached for Lorne from every direction.
Aboard the Fearless, Ethan gripped his sword hilt nervously and loudly directed the marines.
"Everyone, watch out for the shock waves!"
"Don't let that syrup touch you!"
Ethan shouted.
Ryan clutched his chest and leaned against the railing, laughing.
"Haha, the Rear Admiral is getting serious! That guy's luck has run out today!"
Ryan spat out a mouthful of bloody foam.
Bakel joined in the jeering.
"So what if they're an Emperor's fleet? They're just as worthless before the Rear Admiral!"
Kuina kept her hand on Wado Ichimonji's hilt, her gaze fixed firmly on Lorne.
"Shut up and watch the Rear Admiral's footwork. That's no ordinary Soru."
Kuina snapped in a low voice.
At the center of the battlefield, Lorne watched the enormous syrup hands hurtling toward him without so much as blinking.
He snorted inwardly, and the golden grit within him instantly boiled.
Perospero roared frantically in his mind.
Damn it, is this brat's body a monster's? Why can't even the candy toxins penetrate his organs?
He could not understand why the toxins he took such pride in had no effect whatsoever on this young man.
Boom!
Lorne vanished from