One Piece: Lightning's Heir

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<"Tekkai!">

Speed was power. Under the extreme speed of the lightning, the smiling-face mask man had no time to react, no place to dodge. He could only harden his body to withstand Arthur's all-out kick.

"BOOOOOOMMMMMMM"

Even though he used Tekkai to strengthen his body, he was still sent flying backwards, crashing into a building on the side of the street.

"Cough, cough!"

An entire row of neat houses was destroyed. Dust filled the air. The smiling-face mask man staggered out of the rubble—spitting up two mouthfuls of blood, his expression sinister and venomous.

The cross-shaped slash he had sent flying earlier completely destroyed the distant shops, neatly slicing them in two.

"Don't look at me like that. Hatred is just an excuse for a lack of power. Who can you blame if you're weak and I beat you?"

Arthur grinned down at him, twisting his neck, making cracking sounds. It seemed like the fight had just been a warm-up, not satisfying at all.

He had now pretty much confirmed where his Physical skills stood.

Maybe he was still some distance from the very top of the world, but he was confident he could catch up quickly. If he learned [Armament Haki].

<"Tempest Kick!!">

The sunflower-masked man appeared out of nowhere, using Moonwalk to fly into the air. A slash flew from his foot, cutting down with a sharp, piercing chill.

"Don't bring out this useless attack to embarrass yourself. Give me something useful!"

Arthur tilted his body, not even moving his feet, letting the Tempest Kick graze his cheek and slice into the ground.

This move was nothing more than using leg muscles, rapidly contracting and extending, generating kinetic energy, and then kicking out quickly, surpassing the speed of sound and causing the air in front of the leg to compress, creating a "vacuum" and sending out a sharp slash.

Even if it was powerful and fast, so what? As long as it was speed, it could be dodged.

If this attack were seen often, many people could predict it from the leg movements and dodge it easily, let alone Arthur.

"Let me show you what a 'Real' slash is!"

Arthur's tone was indifferent. He reached out and grasped. The iron sand belt around his waist reformed, bit by bit gathering in his hand, forming a constantly flowing Iron Sand Sword!

<"Lightning Slash!">

He slashed downwards. Lightning flashed. The blue electric current transformed into a crescent-shaped blade, speeding towards the sunflower-masked man at lightning speed.

The speed of lightning was such that even if one reacted, the body couldn't keep up. But at the instant Arthur raised his hand, he had already sensed the threat of death.

After all, he was a member of the strongest intelligence agency, CP0, honed through life-and-death struggles. His body couldn't dodge, couldn't make any movements, but his thoughts were still very fast.

<"Tekkai!">

He made the best response he could to this lightning slash. At the same time, his body moved to the side as slowly as a turtle.

Arthur could even see the blood rushing to the surface of the sunflower-masked man's hand.

He watched the electric slash pass by, disappearing without a trace. The sunflower-masked man sighed in relief, glad to have dodged this fatal blow.

Before he could celebrate—

"Ssshh..."

His entire arm fell from his body. Blood spurted out several yards, staining the ground red.

This lightning slash was so fast that it severed the sunflower-masked man's arm before he even realized it. He didn't even know he had been hit.

The blood continued to spray. If it continued, he would be severely damaged.

The smiling-face mask man naturally couldn't watch his companion die in front of him. Otherwise, not only would the mission fail, but he would also be punished for his inaction.

<"Shave!!">

His figure flashed out of the ruins. He grabbed the sunflower-masked man, who had lost too much blood and passed out, the smiling-face CP0 agent planning to escape.

"You think you can come and go as you please?" Arthur smiled coldly. He swung the Iron Sand Sword without hesitation.

A blue electric light slashed out from the tip of the sword, dazzlingly beautiful!

....

<"Yata no Kagami!">

Just then, Kizaru's creepy voice reached them.

Before the CP0 agents could engage, Zephyr and Kizaru, resting at the Marine branch base, had sensed the commotion. They knew something was wrong and immediately rushed over.

Kizaru—with his Glint-Glint Fruit, was the fastest, arriving first. He used Yata no Kagami to reflect Arthur's electric light, saving the lives of the two CP0 agents.

Afterward, the robust and imposing Admiral Zephyr arrived belatedly, standing in front of the two injured men, staring gravely at Arthur.

"Admiral Zephyr, be sure to capture him. This person is extremely dangerous, another unstable element on the Grand Line." The smiling-face mask man said through gritted teeth.

As the World Government's strongest intelligence agency, he had never been so miserable, forced to flee in defeat. It was a disgrace.

"You take him back to the base for treatment first..." Zephyr waved his hand without turning his head, his eyes still fixed on Arthur.

Because the Rumble-Rumble Fruit's speed was too fast, one careless moment could result in being hit. He couldn't be distracted.

Fighting against someone with extreme speed, one couldn't be distracted. Once distracted, one might be hit. This had nothing to do with combat experience or awareness.

"Well, well, this young fellow is quite scary!" Kizaru made his scared face, but he casually lit a cigarette, not showing any signs of fear at all.

"You must be the Rumble-Rumble Fruit user who sank an island, Seabury D. Arthur, correct?" Zephyr asked sternly.

Arthur squinted at the two, shrugged, and said, "That's me. Admiral Zephyr, do you have any advice?"

"I don't know if those two told you, but the World Government wants to invite you to join the Marines!" Zephyr's tone was filled with anticipation.

"With your ability—If you learn [Armament Haki], you could easily become the Marines' strongest fighting force!"

It seemed he was used to being a teacher. When he saw someone with potential, he wanted to bring them to the path of righteousness.

"Join the Marines? What a joke. I am free. No one can restrain me. Besides, I can't stand taking orders!" Arthur stared at Zephyr and Kizaru standing beside him. He realized he had underestimated the strongest fighting force of the Marines.

With his current abilities, unless he flew into the sky and used ranged attacks, there was no way he could defeat Zephyr. This was his intuition, without any basis, but he was very sure of it.

Even though Zephyr had lost his family to Pirates and had lost his former fighting spirit, he was still not someone ordinary people could defeat.

And, even if he flew into the sky, there was a Kizaru with flight ability watching him intently.

"Can't stand taking orders?" Zephyr's muscles instantly bulged, his aura fierce. He was about to explode in anger. Because those who said such things, eighty percent of them became Pirates.

In his view, Pirates, these lawless individuals, should all be locked up in Impel Down.

It was a matter of differing viewpoints!

In a world where power was supreme, who wouldn't want to be commanded and ordered around? Who wouldn't want to live freely? Most Pirates were like this, and so was Arthur.

But the Marines wanted to maintain order on the seas.

Different viewpoints, so conflict arose.

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