"Die, Marine brat!"
"Captain" John's roar, filled with greed and malice, exploded beside Yas's ear.
He could almost see the arrogant brat's heart pierced by his sword, that overbearing black armor shattering with a crash.
Personally killing a monster who might one day surpass Roger and Whitebeard would earn him supreme rewards from "that lord"!
Yet faced with this deadly ambush from behind, Yas did not even turn his head.
His eyes, burning with black lightning, remained fixed on the figure charging straight toward him like a black meteor-Zephyr!
In his eyes, this so-called "Captain" John was nothing more than a buzzing fly.
And a fly did not deserve even a fraction of his attention.
"Small fry should know their place."
An instant before the tip of John's golden longsword touched the Black Lightning Demon Armor, Yas's voice rang out softly, cold and utterly devoid of feeling.
The instant his words fell!
Crackle!
A savage bolt of pure-black lightning, thicker than an arm, suddenly shot from the armor on Yas's back like a living venomous snake!
The lightning appeared so abruptly and moved so fast that it defied every law of physics!
Without the slightest warning, as though it were a direct extension of Yas's will, it struck first despite moving later, lashing viciously against John's golden longsword with irresistible force!
"What?!"
John's pupils suddenly contracted.
He felt a surge of savage energy, beyond his understanding or ability to resist, race madly toward him along the blade.
That energy contained the purest destruction and paralysis.
The Armament Haki he took such pride in, powerful enough to withstand an Admiral's attacks, was as fragile as thin paper before this black lightning, torn apart and pierced through in an instant!
"Aaaaargh!"
John let out a piercing scream, his entire body convulsing violently