Tashigi frowned as she looked at the raindrops hitting her. "Why do I have this uneasy feeling... It's just ordinary rain, so why does it make me feel this way?"
At that moment, a man's coughing sound reached her ears.
"Cough... cough..."
"Smoker, you're not dead?!"
Smoker: ???
Having barely managed to catch his breath, Smoker nearly choked upon hearing her words.
What did she mean by "you're not dead"?
Couldn't she phrase it better, damn it!
Perhaps noticing her poor choice of words, Tashigi cleared her throat and said, "Anyway... I'm glad you're still alive."
"Yeah, I managed to survive," Smoker said weakly.
Although several of his bones had been broken by the Blood-Eyed Ninja and his internal organs had suffered some damage... at least he was still alive.
Then Smoker asked, "What's the current situation?"
"The war isn't over yet," Tashigi replied. "Whitebeard is still alive."
"It's... still not over?" Smoker murmured, looking at the somewhat blurry tall figure in the distance. "Truly worthy of being called the World's Strongest Man."
Then Smoker glanced at the increasingly heavy rain, feeling an uneasy premonition growing in his heart.
"Is that Blood-Eyed Ninja planning to use that move?"
Sengoku's expression darkened immediately when he saw Meiser appearing beside Whitebeard.
Then he shouted, "Aokiji!!"
Having also noticed the abnormality in the sky, Aokiji rushed out from the shadows without hesitation upon hearing Sengoku's command, charging toward Meiser at incredible speed.
"Ice Block, Two Javelin Spears!"
"Whoosh!"
Two massive ice spears materialized beside Aokiji, then shot toward Meiser at tremendous speed.
"Brat Aokiji!"
Whitebeard's eyes turned cold upon noticing this, and he threw a powerful punch at the air in front of him!
"Crack!"
"BOOM!!"
The terrifying force shattered the atmosphere, immediately unleashing an incredibly powerful shockwave.
"BOOM!!"
With a single strike, the two massive ice spears were completely shattered into fragments!
The devastating shockwave continued unabated, slamming directly into Aokiji's body.
"BOOM!"
"Crack~"
Hit by this attack, Aokiji's body instantly shattered into ice fragments, scattering across the ground.
"Huff... huff..."
After executing this move, Whitebeard began breathing heavily, large beads of cold sweat appearing on his forehead.
"It seems my time is running out..." Whitebeard murmured to himself.
Feeling his body gradually deteriorating, Whitebeard sighed inwardly.
Then he turned his gaze to Meiser and said, "Ninja boy, whatever you plan to do, do it quickly."
"After you're done, leave immediately with Marco and the others."
After speaking, Whitebeard paused briefly before continuing, "After that... go to the New World with Marco and the others. At least that way you won't be captured by the World Government."
Meiser was momentarily stunned upon hearing this, then smiled and nodded, "Don't worry, old man. Those guys can't catch me."
It seemed Whitebeard had also considered the possibility of the World Government targeting him. But it didn't matter - with his abilities, the World Government stood no chance of capturing him!
Whitebeard fell silent after hearing Meiser's response, clearly understanding the implication behind his words.
'So he doesn't want to go to the New World with Marco and the others.' Whitebeard thought to himself. Well, if this was the boy's choice, he wouldn't say anything more.
At that moment, a yellow beam shot from the distance, striking Meiser's head with precision.
"Pfft!"
The impact blew a hole straight through Meiser's skull!
"Ninja boy!"
Whitebeard's pupils contracted sharply at the sight.
He then turned a murderous gaze toward the attacker, Borsalino, and growled, "You're looking for death, Flash Brat!"
"Oh~"
"What a terrifying glare, Whitebeard~" Borsalino remarked.
After his casual comment, Borsalino shifted his attention to Meiser, whose body was beginning to distort.
'As expected, it wouldn't be that simple.' he thought to himself. 'It seems preventing this brat from using that fearsome Lightning Release Technique is nearly impossible. After all... he can't be killed!'
"Don't worry, old man. I'm fine."
Meiser reappeared beside Whitebeard, calmly watching the distant Borsalino as he stated, "That guy Kizaru can't kill me."
Seeing this, Whitebeard burst into laughter.
"Gurararara~"
"Ninjas truly are a miraculous race."
It appeared his worries had been unnecessary.
"Aokiji, what are you waiting for?!" Sengoku shouted. "Don't let that brat use that Lightning Release Technique!"
Aokiji, who had just reformed his human shape, wore a pained expression.
Did they think he didn't know how terrifying that Lightning Release Technique was?
The problem was... this brat simply couldn't be killed!
But bound by Fleet Admiral Sengoku's command, he couldn't argue and could only continue charging toward Whitebeard's position.
What greeted him, however, was Whitebeard's fearsome Tremor-Tremor Fist!
"Crack!"
"BOOM!!"
With a single blow, Aokiji's body was shattered once more!
At that exact moment, Meiser activated his Lightning Release Technique, using his own lightning powers to draw upon the thunderous energy from the sky!
The next instant...
"CRACK!!"
"BOOM-RUMBLE!"
Terrifying roars echoed across the heavens, causing some to instinctively cover their ears.
Then, everyone could vaguely make out a colossal shadow emerging from within the dark clouds!!
"What... what kind of monster is that?!" a Marine Rear Admiral cried out in terror.
Why was there a gigantic entity within the clouds?
Could it be... another enemy had appeared?
"Could it be Kaido?!" a Marine Vice Admiral exclaimed with a grim expression. Having encountered Kaido before, he knew exactly what kind of Devil Fruit ability this monster possessed.
"No, this isn't Kaido!" Vice Admiral Momonga said with an ugly expression. "This is that Blood-Eyed Ninja's Lightning Release Technique!"
"Lightning Release Technique?"
"Yes," Momonga explained. "He can use his own power to summon lightning from the sky to unleash incredibly powerful ninjutsu."
Upon hearing this, the surrounding Marines immediately changed their expressions.
"Manipulating the natural power of lightning... this is no joke!"
If they let that attack land, wouldn't they all die?
Thinking this, their faces grew even more grim.
"So he's using his own Lightning Release to draw down heavenly thunder?" Doflamingo said with a serious expression after hearing Momonga's explanation. "What a terrifying guy."
Though he didn't know how powerful this attack would be, if possible, he definitely didn't want to be hit by it.
With that thought, Doflamingo quickly retreated backward, clearly not intending to face Meiser's attack.
Two others shared the same intention.
One was Hawkeye, the other was Boa Hancock!
Sengoku frowned as he noticed the three moving away, but he had no time to deal with them.
"I need to find a way to disperse that so-called Thunder Beast," Sengoku murmured.
Otherwise... the Marines would definitely suffer heavy casualties!
Just as Sengoku prepared to activate his ability and charge forward, he saw Garp walking over step by step from behind.
"Garp, you..."
"Ah, leave this to me," Garp said.
He had seen the data on Meiser's Lightning Release Technique and knew exactly how terrifying its power was.
So... he would block this attack!!
Sengoku fell silent for a moment before nodding without another word.
Garp turned his gaze toward the cloud layer, simultaneously building up his own aura.
"Hmm?"
Noticing Garp's presence, Meiser immediately focused his attention on the old man.
Then Meiser said, "What, are you planning to interfere again?"
Garp grinned in response. "Can't let you run wild any longer, boy Meiser!"
He was truly grateful that Meiser had come to help Luffy rescue someone, and thankful that he had brought both of them alive to the ship.
But... the two characters on his back wouldn't allow him to stand by while Meiser slaughtered Marines!
With that thought, Garp's eyes immediately turned sharp.
"Then come and try, old man Garp!" Meiser shouted.
As his voice faded, an enormous kirin thunder beast emerged from the clouds, roaring at the people below.
"ROAR!!"
"What... what the hell is that?!" Vista exclaimed in shock.
"A kirin completely composed of... thunder power?"
"So terrifying, is this the Blood-Eyed Ninja's ability?"
"So powerful!"
Everyone on the pirate ship looked up at the colossal creature emerging from the sky with horrified expressions.
"Hey Ace, have you seen this move before?" a nearby pirate asked, swallowing hard.
"How could I have seen this move?" Ace replied.
This was his first time seeing the Blood-Eyed Ninja too!
"Can ninjas even control the natural lightning?" Crocodile frowned and said, "What a terrifying kid."
Although he didn't know exactly how powerful this move was, judging by the size of that Thunder Beast... it could definitely wipe out most of the Marines!
The question is whether the Marines would give this kid a chance to launch his attack. Crocodile thought to himself.
With this in mind, Crocodile turned his gaze to the Marine Hero, Garp.
"No wonder you asked me that earlier," Marco murmured as he looked up at the sky. "So you planned to use such a large-scale ninjutsu attack."
If this move hits the ground, it will definitely rob the Marines of their ability to pursue them!
Thinking this, a glimmer of anticipation appeared in Marco's eyes.
"Hey, isn't it a bit bad for us to be here?" Mr.3 swallowed and said.
Although they were still some distance from the Marines, Mr.3's instincts told him that staying here would be very dangerous!
"It is indeed a bit dangerou..."
Before Buggy could finish speaking, one of his lackeys shouted, "Brother Three, what nonsense are you talking?!"
"How could our Captain Buggy possibly fear such a move?"
"That's right, our Captain Buggy is invincible!"
"Right, Captain Buggy!"
"Hahahaha."
Buggy: ...
Listening to his lackeys' idiotic remarks, Buggy felt like he was about to cry.
But he couldn't cry, he really couldn't, otherwise these lackeys would definitely leave him, and then he'd be in even worse trouble!
Thinking this, Buggy forced himself to calm down, then put his hands on his hips and looked up high, saying, "That's right! Your Captain Buggy isn't afraid of such an attack!"
"Woo!!"
"See? This is our Captain Buggy!"
The lackeys immediately cheered, each looking more excited than the last.
Mr.3: ...
These fools are beyond saving. Just wait for death!
Shaking his head helplessly, Mr.3 created a wax ball to protect himself, trying his best not to touch the ground.
Now, I can only hope that such an attack won't affect me. Mr.3 thought to himself.
As for Buggy himself, he turned his back to his lackeys and showed a tearless, pained expression.
What should he do?!
"Is this Meiser's Lightning Release Technique?" Smoothie stared in shock at the giant Thunder Beast in the scene. "He can actually harness the lightning from the sky?"
This is unbelievable.
Could this guy be the legendary user of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit? Smoothie wondered.
No, this kid can touch seawater, which means he's not a Devil Fruit Ability User!
So... this is pure Lightning Release Technique?
Thinking this, a trace of horror appeared in Smoothie's eyes.
Relying solely on his own Lightning Release to harness the power of nature—that's truly terrifying!
Galette thought for a moment after hearing this, then nodded and said, "It should be the Lightning Release Technique."
"Have you seen this move before?"
"More or less."
Recalling the scene she had witnessed at Sabaody Archipelago, Galette said, "Back at Sabaody Archipelago, I once saw the shadow of that Kirin Thunder Beast."
Though she had only glimpsed it from afar, that moment remained etched in her memory!
"Using the power of Lightning Release Technique to harness the thunder power of nature," Perospero remarked. "What a terrifying guy."
The only question was how powerful this move truly was.
"With my abilities, could I block this attack?" Perospero murmured to himself.
After some thought, Perospero reached a conclusion: he probably couldn't!
The thunder power would most likely melt his candy constructs instantly, then eliminate him from within his defenses!
At this realization, Perospero's expression grew solemn.
It seemed he shouldn't provoke this brother-in-law lightly in the future.
Well then, he'd better find a way to build a good relationship with him!
With this thought, various plans began forming in Perospero's mind.
"Do you think the Marines can block this attack?" Oven asked.
"Who knows," Mont-d'Or shook his head before bursting into laughter. "Hopefully they can't - that way more Marines will die!"
"Good point～"
"Hahahaha!"
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