"What a pity, Hogg! Your boring justice only got you hurt at a time like this. Let me put you out of your misery. Green Vine: Life Siphon."
Will walked over and spoke calmly as he looked at the unconscious Hogg.
He reached out and pressed a hand against Hogg's back, preparing to use another of his secret techniques. Before he could act, a bolt of lightning fell from above him.
"Green Vine: Forest Guardian!"
His Observation Haki instantly detected the movement above, and he immediately used vines to construct a shield over his head, blocking the lightning.
"Have you decided it's time to make your move, current god of Sky Island?"
Will turned to look in another direction. There was no one there, when suddenly-
"Crack!!!"
A bolt of lightning appeared on the spot and gradually formed a human figure. It was none other than Thunder God Enel.
"Well, well! Watching any longer might have been interesting, but I thought that if I let you use that move, you might recover your strength. That's why I chose to step in."
Enel glanced at Will and told him what he suspected.
"I thought you would keep watching, at least while I used this move. It seems my plan has fallen through. That's right, your guess was correct. After using this move, I would have drained Hogg's life force to replenish the strength I've spent."
After a moment of silence, Will spoke again and explained.
"Hahahaha! It seems I was right. In that case, let me test the strength of a great pirate from the New World of the Blue Sea."
Knowing his guess was correct, Enel laughed wildly, then stared at Will with fighting spirit in his eyes and issued his challenge.
"Hmph, come at me if you can! I'm Green Will, a great pirate with a bounty of 400 million. How could I possibly fear an arrogant, conceited ability user like you, who shuts himself away on Sky Island and calls himself a god?"
Even though his plan had fallen through, Will felt no fear of Enel, who had only just appeared before him. As a great pirate from the New World, he had the means and ability to speak with such confidence. This was the bearing of a man with a bounty of 400 million.
"Hahahaha! Good. I, your god, also want to see the strength of a great pirate from the Blue Sea. 3,000 Volt: Lightning Beast!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the blue-white form of a wolf made of lightning roared and charged at Will.
"Don't think you can look down on me just because you're a Rumble-Rumble Fruit user. Green Vine: Thousand-Slaying Feathers!"
Will realized that Enel was merely testing his abilities to see whether he still had the strength to deal with his attacks. Furious, he thrust out his right hand, and dozens of feather arrows formed in an instant and shot forward.
"Bang, bang, bang!!!"
Before the Thunder Beast could reach him, Will's feather arrows blasted it apart, scattering it into streams of electricity in every direction.
"Die, god of Sky Island! Let me show you what happens when you look down on me. Green Vine: (Super) Thousand-Slaying Feather Arrows!"
Seeing the Thunder Beast blasted apart, Will did not stop. Instead, he unleashed an even more powerful attack. More than a dozen arrows radiating green light, each as powerful as a cannon, shot straight for Enel's head.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!!"
"Pfft, pfft, pfft!!!"
Having seen Will fight Hogg, he knew how powerful the arrows were. Rather than take them head-on, he turned his body into its element and let the arrows pass through him, avoiding Will's attack.
Pfft! The arrows pierced Enel's body, leaving holes in it, but not a single drop of blood. Electricity soon surged across the holes, and they gradually closed up.
"It seems you're not as easy to deal with as I imagined. Then how about this move? 60 Million Volt: Lightning Dragon!"
Enel reached out again, and a blue-white dragon emerged, coiling around his hand. Its body carried an extraordinarily terrifying energy that could not be ignored.
"Tch, that's nothing. Green Vine: Forest Guardian!"
Will spoke dismissively as he watched the lightning energy form attack again. At the same time, specks of green light flickered across his body, and a bundle of vines shot skyward, transforming into a gigantic shield that protected him within.
"Boom!!!"
A tremendous boom rang out. Electricity surged outward, and dust and smoke scattered in all directions. The gigantic shield and the Lightning Dragon then vanished.
"Whoosh!"
Enel disappeared from where he stood in the blink of an eye and flashed above Will's head. He pressed his left hand against Will's head, and lightning instantly gathered in his hand. His lips parted slightly.
"80 Million Volt: Discharge!"
Thunder roared and electricity spread in every direction. Blue-white light engulfed the entire area.
"Boom!!!"
The lightning faded, revealing Will's powerful, muscular body. He was in a sorry state. Although he had protected his entire body with Armament Haki at the critical moment, the powerful current had still caused him some suffering. His hair stood on end, his body was scorched black, and strands of electricity still escaped from him from time to time.
"Damn it! No one has ever hurt me this badly, not even Katakuri under the Four Emperors. I'm truly angry now. Come out, (True) Green Vine Giant!"
Will spoke in a low voice, like a deathly summons from hell. A giant made of vines, nearly a hundred meters tall and even larger than before, appeared before Enel.
"Vine: Armament, Giant's Fist! Be destroyed along with all of Sky Island, god of Sky Island!"
Standing atop the giant's head, Will roared at Enel. He then swung his fist at him, and the giant's fist, wreathed in Armament Haki, struck heavily down at Enel.
Watching the giant's fist bear down on him, Enel felt no panic. He opened his mouth, laughed, and spoke.
"Hehehe! Honestly, pirate Will, your fight with that marine just now really taught me a lot. I only managed to complete this move thanks to your ability. Let me give you a taste of my new move."
"200 Million Volt: Thunder God!"
Streams of electricity emerged from his body and coiled around him. Soon, Enel transformed into a giant about seven or eight meters tall, his body wreathed in terrifying currents. He swung his fist to meet the one coming at him.
"Boom!!!"
A violently shaking crash rang out as their fists collided. Blue lightning and green vines intertwined, and the violent shock wave from the collision swept through the surroundings. A fierce storm whipped up in the area, and none of the nearby houses or facilities were spared. They were all swept up and reduced to debris and rubble.
"Whoosh!"
A red figure flashed past, scooping up the marine Hogg, who lay on the ground, and the helpless little girl lying on top of him, then carried them out of the range of Enel's battle.
"Phew! I finally made it. Luckily, I was in time. Stay here and tend to his injuries. Don't run off; it's extremely dangerous outside right now."
After carrying the two to a safe area and putting them down, the black figure finally relaxed and turned around, revealing his true appearance. It was Luo Chen, who had just defeated the pirate first mate Samo. He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and turned to instruct the little girl, then flapped his wings again and flew back to watch Enel and the others fight.
By now, the battle had reached a fever pitch. Both sides kept increasing their output, trying to strike their opponent down.
"Thump! Thump! Thump!"
After this continued for a while, Enel finally could not hold back from using the means he had kept hidden. With his free left hand, he took the Golden Staff and repeatedly struck the four small drums behind him.
The drums struck by the Golden Staff transformed into several powerful currents and flowed into his body, making Enel's Thunder God form somewhat more solid.
"Bang, bang, bang!!!"
The sudden increase in strength showed in the two colliding fists. As his strength increased, the vines on the vine giant's arm could finally bear no more and began to crack and snap apart.
"Bang!!!"
At last, Enel's Thunder God fist broke through Will's vine hand and blasted his entire arm to pieces.
"Boom!!!"
Enel pressed on and blasted the entire giant apart in one go. Will's giant, made of vines, turned into fragments that scattered through the sky.
"Bang!"
Will's weak, scar-covered body fell limply from the air and struck the ground with a loud crash.