Refusing a One-on-One

Snap!

Streusen's vision went black, and he collapsed to his knees.

Shuri lifted her foot and stepped on the top of the Streusen, the arrow-shaped stripe looping around her side.

"So fast?!"

Charlotte Linlin was now in a state of panic.

The Streusen tried to dodge the arrow, but ultimately failed. Then, Shuri appeared instantly in the direction indicated by the arrow and chopped the Streusen down with a single blow.

It all happened so fast!

Shuri is Paramecia Devil Fruit User.

She is able to create strips with arrowhead-shaped ends; these arrows are solid and have the property of separation and suspension.

The arrows represent her attack trajectories, and she can freely manipulate these arrows to change their shape.

"Let's surrender," Shuri said.

"Wh... what?" Charlotte Linlin's expression froze.

"You pirates, constantly fighting on the high seas, isn't it all about vying for power? His Majesty may bestow upon you the title of Emperors of the Sea."

"Ha?!!"

"Whether it's the Four Emperors or the Five Emperors, you can divide up the territory of the Grand Line."

"The prerequisite is accepting the Quincy's rule."

"What's wrong with that? The Quincy will replace the World Government and create a completely new world."

Shuri said this very seriously.

Her past experiences made her realize that the tragedy that happened in her hometown was caused by the World Government, and that such things are being repeated countless times around the world.

The world is utterly rotten; everything must be overthrown and we must start from scratch, replacing it with new forces!

Is that what you think...?

Brook hid in a three-story building not far away, silently watching from the window.

After Shuri brought Brook back, the Quincy hunting game had already begun, and in order to protect Brook, she kept Brook by her side.

Once it's over, everything will be fine. After all this is over, things will return to normal...

Hehehe~ Hahahaha!

Charlotte Linlin suddenly burst into laughter.

"I never expected that you Quincy, despite setting up such a formidable formation, would have such naive ideas, even more so than pirates... Ideals are forged through battle!"

Charlotte Linlin spread her arms wide, unleashing a torrent of Conqueror's Haki that created a powerful gust of wind.

The wind made Shuri's clothes rustle.

Shuri lowered her eyes, her voice low and tinged with regret, "You abandoned His Majesty's last shred of mercy!"

She bent down, grabbed the head of the Streusen, and lifted it off the ground.

It looks like they've taken a hostage.

"Trying to threaten me?" Charlotte Linlin's eyes flashed with malice.

"I can control the movement of any object, for example..." Shuri held up the Streusen, "... the direction this guy's head is turning!"

Click click click click!!

The Streusen stared wide-eyed, but the arrows were wrapped around its body, and it couldn't move even a finger.

But his head began to turn uncontrollably in one direction, the movement extremely stiff, emitting a piercing, cracking sound.

"No..." Charlotte Linlin reached out her hand.

The next moment, a series of teeth-grinding cracking sounds of bones breaking rang out! It was extremely intense.

The neck was completely torn apart! The Streusen's head spun like a top, countless times in a few seconds!

Under the immense, twisting force, blood gushed from the torn flesh, splattering a large pool of blood on the ground.

Shuri ripped off the head of the Streusen, turning it into a headless corpse that lay limply on the ground, its limbs still twitching.

"You bastard!" Charlotte Linlin was furious.

With a powerful push of her hands, she manipulated Prometheus and Zeus to unleash their attacks simultaneously, sending fire and lightning raining down from the sky.

Shuri simply waved her hand, causing the arrow to deflect slightly. Charlotte Linlin's attack was forcibly redirected, smashing a house on one side and triggering an explosion.

"Elbaph Spear - Mighty Kingdom!"

Charlotte Linlin slashed her sword, unleashing a massive shockwave that covered a wide area and moved at incredible speed.

But Shuri used the same trick again, turning the straight arrow around so that the powerful slash barely grazed Shuri and flew away into the distance.

The gust of air from the sword energy blew Shuri's military cap askew; she took it off and tossed it aside.

When she looked up, a wave of heat hit her face.

"Emperor's Sword - Shattering Blade!"

Charlotte Linlin covered the sword with flames, making the blade longer and sprouting fangs from the front. She leaped high into the air and slashed down from above.

This time, Shuri didn't dodge. Arrows coiled around her forearm, forming a giant, mechanical claw.

BOOM!!

The flaming sword landed on the large black hand. The combined effects of gravity, speed, and the burning flames made Shuri's raised hand remain completely still.

"Zeus!" Charlotte Linlin was wrestling with Shuri and couldn't free her hands, but she could call for backup.

Zeus, the thundercloud, flew in. Perhaps knowing that Charlotte Linlin was furious, he didn't waste any words and spat out a beam of lightning.

Shuri had one free hand; with a flick of her finger, she made the arrow curve.

Sizzle!

The lightning bolt pierced through a row of more than a dozen buildings!

"Hey! Hey! Hey! You missed?!" Zeus's eyes widened, his expression one of utter surprise.

"Come here!" Charlotte Linlin yelled.

Zeus then realized that Charlotte Linlin had called him not for remote support.

He called out and quickly flew over.

"Indra!"

Charlotte Linlin raised a hand and grabbed Zeus in her palm, instantly causing a burst of lightning.

She lowered her waist and delivered a powerful, thunderous punch.

Snap!!

Shuri caught Charlotte Linlin's attack with her bare hands. The shooting lightning flew in all directions, cracking the ground, but Shuri's hand was not even hurt.

Charlotte Linlin stared intently, then cursed angrily, "Damn Blut Vene! It's even harder than Armament Haki!"

"You... bumped into me, didn't you?" Shuri suddenly raised her head and said softly.

Charlotte Linlin was startled and quickly backed away.

Although I don't know why, it's always better to separate them first, otherwise it sounds like there's a conspiracy.

Shuri didn't stop them, and watched silently.

They stood still for a few seconds...

"Ahhh!" Charlotte Linlin screamed.

Her arm started spinning wildly! Her shoulder joint was completely torn, and it spun countless times, looking like a giant windmill.

With her bones and muscles completely broken, and noticing the damage spreading throughout her body, she decisively swung her knife and severed her arm cleanly at the root.

Even after landing, the arm continued to be squeezed inward under invisible pressure, quickly turning into a lump of dough, except that inside it were bones and flesh.

Charlotte Linlin clutched her broken shoulder, panting, her face covered in sweat, her expression extremely grave.

What was that just now...?

It was only a fleeting touch, yet in that instant, she was struck?

If she hadn't reacted quickly, that swirling force could have spread from her arm to her entire body, and by then, such a beautiful woman like her would probably have been turned into a pile of minced meat.

"I give you life, become healthy, flesh and blood!" Charlotte Linlin placed her hand on the broken shoulder.

The bleeding stopped quickly.

This is her way of imbuing her own body organs with her soul to achieve a healing effect; even broken bones can be restored.

But his entire left arm fell off and was crushed into a pulp.

There's nothing that can be done in this situation.

Charlotte Linlin gripped her sword in one hand, stood up again, and understood the situation before her.

"I've never seen you before. Are you one of Kaya's newest subordinates these past few years? You must be the strongest Quincy now!"

The strongest?

Shuri slowly shook her head. "It's a real shame, and saying this might be a blow to you, but my strength is barely enough to rank me in the top five."

Upon hearing this, Charlotte Linlin took a breath.

Retreat! We have to retreat for now!

Although the pain of the Streusen dying at the other party's hands was more intense than the pain of her arm being torn apart.

But fighting this guy in a one-on-one fight is certain death!

To have any chance of winning against this Quincy, you need a large group of people working together!