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"Iai Slash."
Ye Chen swiftly drew his katana, pulling it out at a speed almost invisible to the naked eye.
A cold light flashed, and sword aura, infused with Armament Haki, burst forth in an instant. The sword aura condensed into a crescent shape, which cut through the air, causing ripples in space.
As Ye Chen's voice fell, the sword aura from his Iai Slash had already enveloped Kizaru, reaching him in an instant.
"So fast." Kizaru's face instantly changed drastically.
At this moment, Kizaru felt a strong sense of crisis surge in his heart, and goosebumps rose all over his body.
"Iron Body, Iron Wall, Armament Haki."
At this point, he couldn't even use his elemental form. He could only use all his strength, the Marine Six Powers' Iron Body combined with Armament Haki, learned throughout his life, to block the attack.
Immediately, Kizaru's entire body was wrapped in Armament Haki, shimmering with a metallic luster under the sunlight, dark and sleek.
"Boom."
The Iai Slash struck directly. Armament Haki shattered, and Iron Body shattered.
"Whoosh."
Kizaru's body, like a fired cannonball, transformed into a shadow in mid-air and rapidly flew backward.
He flew several tens of meters before hitting a wall, slowly coming to a stop.
In another area, on a tall building, Doflamingo held binoculars, looking at the distant scene in disbelief.
"He can actually beat Kizaru to this extent."
Doflamingo's face alternated between green and black, changing for a while before finally stopping. Finally, Doflamingo took a deep breath and gritted his teeth, "Who exactly is this Ye Chen?"
Kizaru's strength was undeniable. Even he would struggle against Kizaru.
But Ye Chen could suppress Kizaru in a fight. Didn't that mean he could also suppress him?
Suddenly, a wave of relief surged in Doflamingo's heart. It was a close call that he had endured the humiliation and given Ye Chen the Devil Fruit before.
Otherwise, he and his family would probably disappear from this world forever today.
"I need to prepare Devil Fruits quickly." Leaving these words behind, Doflamingo walked downstairs, preparing to have his subordinates collect Devil Fruits as quickly as possible.
"Cough cough."
Kizaru lay weakly on the ground, his entire body powerless. A tens-of-centimeters-long wound stretched from his neck to his thigh. Blood continuously gushed from the wound like a spring.
"You're too arrogant, Kizaru. Didn't anyone tell you that Logia users aren't invincible? You rely on it too much." Ye Chen slowly walked over, saying calmly.
Although his strength had indeed improved significantly this time, most of the reason was that Kizaru was too lax, or rather, had always relied too much on his Devil Fruit ability.
Once his ability was nullified, he would be beaten by Ye Chen just like before.
"Someone once told me that." Kizaru said very weakly, his eyes half-open.
"Since that's the case, then let's get going." Ye Chen raised his katana and said softly.
Kizaru closed his eyes slightly, as if awaiting death's arrival.
The katana swung down, and sword aura, infused with condensed Armament Haki, immediately burst forth.
But at this moment, a shadow suddenly rushed out, blocking Kizaru's path.
"Boom."
A deafening sound echoed. The ground within five meters around Kizaru collapsed. A strong wave of air immediately churned, spreading out like a hurricane.
As the smoke gradually cleared, Ye Chen saw who had arrived. His eyes gleamed. "Garp?"
"It's this old man, brat Ye Chen." Garp looked a bit disheveled, his entire body covered in Armament Haki, as dark and sleek as if wearing steel armor. On his chest was a very obvious crack. This crack was caused by Ye Chen's sword aura.
"Roar roar roar."
As Garp finished speaking, a roar echoed in the distance. Immediately after, a shadow appeared in the sky. Osiris's colossal body hovered high above. Osiris's dragon eyes stared intently at Garp, filled with killing intent and malice.
"Boom."
A shadow suddenly flew over from afar, crashing hard into the wall not far from Kizaru.
Boom.
The wall where Kizaru was located immediately shattered. Seeing this, Garp quickly grabbed Kizaru and the person who had just flown over, then swiftly fled.
"Old man, you're very strong. This battle has invigorated me." Esdeath walked out from the forest, her entire body emanating coldness, her face full of excitement.
"How do you feel?" Ye Chen turned to look at Esdeath, who was shrouded in cold air.
"This is the first time I've fought so comfortably. My whole body's blood is boiling." Esdeath's face was flushed with excitement.
"That's good."
Ye Chen nodded.
"Poof." Zefa spat out a mouthful of blood, looking at Garp apologetically: "Sorry, Garp."
"It's fine." Garp clenched his hands, saying in a low voice.
Looking at Kizaru and Zefa lying on the ground, a surge of anger rose in Garp's eyes. His hands involuntarily clenched, and veins popped out on his face.
At this moment, Garp was like a furious lion, glaring intently at Ye Chen.
"Garp, don't look at me with such hatred. You have no chance of winning now. You've already lost." Ye Chen said blandly.
As Ye Chen said, they had indeed lost. Kizaru and Zefa were severely injured, with no combat capability whatsoever. On the other hand, Ye Chen's side was completely fine.
If they were to fight, even Garp might not be able to defeat Ye Chen and his two companions.
"What do you want to do?" Garp took a deep breath and asked.
Ye Chen's prolonged inaction surely had some intention behind it.
Ye Chen rubbed his chin, thought for a moment, and said, "Twenty Devil Fruits, and I'll let you go. You should know that twenty Devil Fruits are well worth it for them."
"I'll contact them." Garp said.
At this point, he couldn't afford to be tough anymore. Zefa and Kizaru were indispensable combat forces for the Marine, and they were also his old friends.
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