After saying that, he took out a completely black Pistol from his pocket and pointed it at Xia Chen.
The instant the Pistol was pointed at Xia Chen, he felt a sudden, overwhelming terror lock onto him, causing him to stop in his tracks.
He stared intently at the Pistol in the CP0's hand; he certainly didn't think it was just an ordinary Pistol. Otherwise, it wouldn't have given him that feeling of unease.
The next second, Xia Chen felt as if he was being locked onto by something in the dark, and then an extremely powerful energy shockwave was released from the Pistol and surged towards Xia Chen.
Xia Chen's expression changed drastically. A Clone instantly appeared beside him, while Hakai was immediately knocked away.
But this time the result was very different from the previous one. The Hakai that had previously made Garp and his two companions look so bad was broken after only a moment when faced with this attack.
Then, without losing momentum, it charged towards Xia Chen.
Xia Chen's expression turned serious. He raised the stick again and swung it fiercely at the attack.
"Boom!"
With a loud bang, Xia Chen's body flew backward like a meteor, spitting out a mouthful of blood in mid-air.
He was in excruciating pain all over his body, and had broken countless ribs.
At this moment, Xia Chen's consciousness was somewhat blurred by this attack, and he couldn't help but mutter a curse under his breath, "Damn Imu!"
He realized that the attack released from that Pistol was actually an extremely concentrated Conqueror's Haki.
Throughout the entire One Piece world, Xia Chen knows of only one person who can store Haki and then release it.
That's Joy Boy!
But now Xia Chen knows, there's also Imu!
Besides him, Xia Chen really couldn't think of anyone else who could do this, and with such powerful Haki, seriously injuring him with a single blow.
Thinking of this, Xia Chen couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
That strike, imbued with eight hundred years of internal energy, is truly something else!
Even in his current wretched state, Xia Chen showed no fear whatsoever.
The Great Sage Equaling Heaven, he's a ruthless man who can face 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals head-on!
That little Imu will teach you a lesson after he's checked out a few more islands!
However, at least for now, he is still far behind Imu, which is evident from the current situation.
"Boom!"
With another loud crash, Xia Chen's body slammed heavily onto the ice, sending countless ice shards flying.
"Cough cough!"
Xia Chen coughed up another mouthful of blood and struggled to his feet.
Feeling the state of his body, his expression turned somewhat grave, and he murmured to himself, "Its power is truly formidable!"
At this moment, Xia Chen felt excruciating pain all over his body. If it weren't for his thick skin, he really wouldn't have been able to withstand it and might already be lying down.
However, he's not much better now. With his current injuries, even with his powerful regenerative abilities, he can't recover in a short time.
Xia Chen looked up at the CP0 captain walking towards him and could clearly sense the gloom on his face.
And that was indeed the case. At that moment, he wished he could kill Xia Chen immediately, knowing that the thing from earlier belonged to Saint Saturn, one of the Five Elders.
Furthermore, it is extremely important to Saint Saturn. Only five people in the World Government possess this item, namely the Five Elders who are at the center of power.
Before they came to carry out the mission, Saint Saturn had also instructed them not to use this thing unless absolutely necessary; it was their last line of defense.
So he really doesn't want to use it unless absolutely necessary.
But now that the die is cast, Xia Chen and the others have to be captured and brought back. Otherwise, if they fail to complete the mission after using this item, they will definitely suffer a terrible fate.
Thinking of this, his hatred for Xia Chen intensified, and he even felt a bit of hatred for Charlos behind him.
But the latter is Celestial Dragons, so there's nothing he can do! As for Xia Chen...
He swiftly charged towards Xia Chen, his eyes filled with murderous intent.
Xia Chen's lips curled up slightly, his eyes filled with killing intent as he looked at CP0. Even though he was seriously injured now, CP0 had also been badly hurt by him before.
Xia Chen almost laughed when he saw that she dared to come and face him alone in this situation.
Imu's power was indeed far beyond his imagination, but what does that have to do with a nobody like CP0?
What kind of class are you? Can't you even tell yourself what you're doing?
Seeing CP0 attacking him, he instantly conjured a stick in his hand and lashed it out at him.
"Bang!"
A dull thud followed, and the fist and the stick were locked in a stalemate in mid-air. Xia Chen narrowed his eyes and sighed inwardly.
It seems the injury he sustained was quite severe; otherwise, CP0 wouldn't have been able to put him on equal footing.
Just then, Aokiji and the other two also rushed towards Xia Chen. Although they didn't want to gang up on him, they had no choice; it was an order from above.
In an instant, Xia Chen's pressure suddenly increased. Even with his Clone trying to hold him back, he was now at a complete disadvantage.
There was no way around it; after fighting for so long, my stamina was already extremely depleted, and the recovery from my injuries just now had further depleted it.
In an instant, Xia Chen was forced to retreat in defeat.
"Bang!"
In a split second, Garp seized an opening in Xia Chen's defenses and slammed his fist down on him. Xia Chen was no longer able to adopt a defensive stance and could only passively take the punch.
Xia Chen's figure flew backward like a meteor, crashing heavily onto the ground that hadn't yet sunk to the bottom of the sea, sending dust flying everywhere.
Garp and the others looked down from their vantage point, their eyes sharp, yet tinged with regret. If CP0 hadn't unleashed that devastating weapon that severely injured Xia Chen, things would have been different.
They really can't deal with Xia Chen; they might even end up being the ones dealing with him instead.
They admired Xia Chen, but they wouldn't show him any mercy, as that would be an insult to Xia Chen.
"Cough cough!"
A sound came from the smoke and dust. Xia Chen's injuries, which had just begun to recover, were aggravated again, which made him feel somewhat helpless.
It seems it's time for a strategic retreat. As long as we're alive, we can always rebuild!
He'd bought Robin and the others enough time; they should have escaped by now. There was no need for him to waste any more time here.
But before he left, there was one more thing he needed to do!
Xia Chen's gaze was fixed in a certain direction, and then his figure vanished from the spot in an instant.
"Hahaha... This lowly commoner dared to provoke the great Saint Charlos, now he knows what death means, doesn't he?"
Charlos had a long snot running down his nose, which kept coming out and going back in with each breath, making him look somewhat disgusting, but he was incredibly happy at the moment.
Because the villain who dared to challenge his authority has been executed, this is the consequence of disrespecting the noble Celestial Dragons!
"Hmph! Once they catch you, I'll make you kneel before me and be my slave, hahahaha..."
Charlos laughed arrogantly, but a voice from behind him instantly soaked his back in sweat.
"Really? I'm actually quite curious! How do you want me to be your slave?"
"!!!"