Nami: "Admiral! Why... why? What happened to Luffy? Wasn't he intercepting the Marines?"
Usopp: " Marine Admiral! We're doomed!"
Brook: "Oh no! Where did they come from?"
Chopper: "Admiral... of the... Navy!"
The Straw Hat Pirates ' cowardly trio and Brook trembled the moment they saw Kizaru —it was an instinctive physical reaction!
Two years ago, after experiencing the despair of the Sabaody Archipelago, they were left with some physical and psychological trauma. Even though Vic was in the control room at this moment, they could not suppress their inner fear!
However, this instinct only lasted for a moment. The thought that Vic, one of the Four Emperors, was right there made them quickly lose their fear and also rapidly overcome the shadow cast by Kizaru!
Atlas: " Kizaru! When did you get here?!"
Edison: "It's Kizaru! He found us so quickly!"
Edison and Atlas were created by Vegapunk after he cut off their brains. They didn't have the friendship that Vegapunk and Kizaru had developed over many years of working together, but they were aware of how terrifying Kizaru was. They both showed fear when they saw Kizaru, who was one of the Three Admirals with the highest combat power in the Navy!
Borsalino! Is it really coming to this?
Vegapunk stared intently at Kizaru, his face serious. He had always considered Kizaru a friend, but today, this friend had come to kill him. To be honest, Vegapunk found this hard to accept. He wouldn't have felt so heavy-hearted if it were anyone else. To turn against friends and fight to the death was the cruelest thing ever!
"What a pity! Things have come to this point. Why can't you just be more responsible? I'm really in a difficult position. Please understand me. This task is also very painful for me. I don't want to drag it out any longer!"
Kizaru's words sounded like advice, but his tone was excessively relaxed, revealing no trace of any close relationship between him and Vegapunk. It was as if he were speaking to a somewhat famous stranger!
However, Vegapunk could sense the intense emotions Kizaru was suppressing; his soul was weeping, for he was a member of the Navy and had no choice in his own destiny!
"Puff"
Just then, a large hole was suddenly punched through Kizaru's chest. Kizaru froze for a moment, then turned around and was stunned!
He saw that the one who attacked him was a dog, a strange black dog with wings and flames on the back of its head. The familiar Laser Beam had come from the dog's mouth, and smoke was still rising from its mouth!
This Laser Beam was Kizaru's own signature move, which Vegapunk copied from him. But what truly stunned him wasn't the black dog, but the familiar figure stroking the dog's head without even glancing at him. Seeing this figure, he didn't know whether to be happy or worried!
" Black Emperor! Well done!"
Vic stroked the dog's head and praised it, although this big black Seraphim didn't have a dog's mind; its thought process was a computer program edited by Vegapunk and couldn't recognize Vic's praise.
However, seeing that Black Emperor had pierced through Kizaru with Kizaru's Laser Beam, Vic couldn't help but praise him. Black Emperor was the new name Vic gave to the big black dog, and Black Emperor truly deserved the title of king among dogs. What dog could match Black Emperor's defense and attack power? He truly lived up to the name!
"It's you! What are you doing here? You were the one who attacked earlier!"
Upon seeing Vic there, Kizaru's body stiffened for a moment. He quickly connected the dots with the warship that had been sunk by the previous attack. If Vic was here, there was no need to suspect anyone else; they could simply pinpoint Vic as the culprit!
The fact that he attacked World Government warship is something Vic is absolutely capable of doing. Although Vic has left the Navy, he has always maintained goodwill towards it; otherwise, he wouldn't have returned from that pursuit of Vic. Of course, this excludes the current Fleet Admiral Akainu; not killing him outright is already showing mercy!
"It's not just you and Vegapunk who are friends; I also served on Punk Hazard for a while, and we became friends too!"
When a friend is in trouble, of course I can't stand idly by. Now that I'm here, you can easily explain yourself. Just give it a quick and easy beating and that's it. Don't actually send your friend away and ruin the friendship too. True friends are very rare!
Vic spoke casually, but his words were filled with an air of Haki, making Nami's eyes sparkle. That was Marine Admiral! Just by saying "I'm here," he wiped away all the pressure from the Marine Admiral!
Vic didn't sense any killing intent from Kizaru, only the sadness and struggle hidden beneath his expressionless face. Therefore, Vic was unwilling for Kizaru to fall out with Vegapunk in this state. The Five Elders had already witnessed his strength, and with his existence as an excuse, Kizaru could easily escape unscathed by putting on a show. There was no need to make it a life-or-death confrontation.
"This time, the World Government is leading the delegation, led by Saint Saturn, one of the Five Elders!"
Kizaru didn't say much, but with just this one sentence, he expressed his concerns. There was an executioner behind him, and he couldn't just fool people with a charade.
" The Five Elders! Don't be so afraid. I killed him a few times recently. I just don't know what secret technique they have that allows them to revive after death. Otherwise, I would definitely have spared his dog's life here today."
Vic's tone was calm, but it struck everyone like a thunderbolt. They all remembered the Big News Morgans from a while ago and the huge increase in Vic's bounty!
Given Vic's current status, there's no need for him to elevate himself by boasting like this. Besides, Saturn, one of the Five Elders, has already arrived and will soon be revealed. His boasting will easily be exposed!
Combined with the previous Big News Morgans, everyone believed Vic's words and was shocked by Vic's strength and Haki. He killed the Five Elders without any emotional fluctuation!
"Do the Five Elders possess immortality like the Holy Knights?"
" Brook! What are you muttering about?"
"Ah! Miss Nami! No... it's nothing!"
"Are you sure you didn't say anything? You're not trying to see someone's panties again, are you?"
"No! No! Nami! I really didn't say that. But since we've brought it up, Miss Nami, could you show me your panties?"
Nami ╰_╯:"..."
Bang!
Both Vic and Kizaru glanced at Brook, who had been beaten up, and were quite surprised that this guy knew about the Holy Knights. Vic was even more curious about how Brook knew that the Holy Knights possessed immortality, since even he himself was only guessing at the moment!
"Looks like Brook has a big secret too. Living an extra few decades isn't a wasted life!"
Vic thought to himself that Brook's words confirmed his guess: immortality was really troublesome, even more disgusting than Luffy's sit-ups!
But Vic knew that immortality was impossible; he just hadn't found a way to achieve it yet. Brook might be the key to breaking the deadlock. Back in the Thriller Bark arc, it was Brook first used salt to subdue the zombies!
"Hahahaha! Found you! Come out here!"
Just then, a giant white arm descended from the sky and grabbed Kizaru. Then, a huge face appeared above the broken roof of the control room. It was Luffy, who had transformed into Gear Fifth Nika and become as big as a giant.