Chapter 52: Please Call Me Handsome Lister!
*Boom! Boom! Boom!!!!*
Both sides fired round after round.
But round after round of cannon fire failed to achieve anything, unable to heavily damage the other side even a little.
The Money Pirates' side had Lister.
The warship side had Eric.
The cannon fire went on for a long time, achieving nothing.
However, the distance between the two sides was constantly shrinking, constantly closing.
At this time, the Money Pirates' main ship and the warship of Commodore Brin-Brin's 77th Branch were less than a hundred meters apart.
At this point, the warships on both sides didn't dare to fire anymore.
Because it would be easy to hit their own allies in the middle.
"Zoro, watch the fleet! I'm going to cut a way out!" Lister said solemnly to Zoro.
"Understood!" Zoro nodded.
"Geppo!!"
Geppo is one of the Marine Rokushiki (Six Powers).
Although Lister didn't have the training method for this move.
But he knew the training principle of 'Soru' (Shave) from the Rokushiki.
In an instant (within 0.36 seconds), continuously kicking the ground dozens of times at high speed to generate explosive repulsive force for high-speed movement.
This point, he could do just a few days after getting the Kuài Kuài no Mi (Fast-Fast Fruit).
Later, after Lister developed overclock mode.
He used overclock mode, building on the foundation of Soru, to develop a technique for walking on air.
Lister couldn't be bothered to give this move a new name, so he just called it Geppo.
Lister leaped from the bow!
Stepping on the void, he flew rapidly towards the warship.
"Geppo?? A pirate knows Geppo?? Who the hell taught him?
What the hell is his background?"
Brin-Brin watched the flying Lister, feeling both surprised and shocked.
But he didn't forget his duty!
He shouted: "Everyone, open fire and shoot him down!!"
*Shing!*
The Marines on the nearby warships all loaded their guns and aimed at Lister, firing wildly.
*Bang, bang, bang!!!*
In an instant, countless bullets shot rapidly towards Lister.
At this moment, Lister was still in his overclocked state.
Those bullets were clearly visible in his vision.
Those bullets, pulling ripples, flew towards him slowly.
Lister, while flying towards the warship, rapidly swung his katana, cutting down every incoming bullet.
After one round of gunfire.
Lister arrived at Brin-Brin's warship.
He didn't give the Marines time to reload and fire again.
He swung his sword down fiercely!
"Senbyaku Fánnǎo Fēng (Thousand Hundred Bothering Wind)!"
*Boom————!*
A tornado suddenly appeared.
It swept up all the Marines on the warship's deck, sending them flying.
Commodore Brin-Brin's strength was nothing special.
In the original story, he didn't even meet Arlong, he was dealt with by Arlong's underlings.
At this time, he was also the first one to be swept away by Lister's Bothering Wind.
"Ah... ah... Eric, save me!!"
Brin-Brin, flying through the air, shouted in panic.
Eric didn't act immediately, instead looking at his employer.
If his employer, Admiral Nelson Royale of the 8th Marine Branch, didn't nod, he wouldn't act.
"Save him!!" Nelson Royale said.
Saving Brin-Brin would make him owe a favor.
Such a good opportunity wasn't always available.
Nelson Royale naturally wouldn't let this chance slip.
"Yes!" Eric replied.
He leaped from the 8th Branch warship to above the 77th Branch warship.
He grabbed Brin-Brin, who was falling from the sky.
And threw him directly onto the 8th Marine Branch warship.
Letting two Marine soldiers catch him.
Before Commodore Brin-Brin could compose himself.
Nelson Royale smiled and said: "Commodore Brin-Brin, this time, you owe me a favor!!"
"Fine!" Commodore Brin-Brin nodded, acknowledging this favor.
On the Marine 77th Branch warship.
Lister and Eric stood in confrontation.
"'Butcher' Lister, you're also a Devil Fruit user, aren't you!!" Eric said leisurely after sizing Lister up.
Because Lister commanded the pirates to slaughter all the Marines of the 16th Branch.
The Marines had given him the epithet 'Butcher'.
To be honest, Lister didn't like this epithet.
When Lister heard Eric call him this epithet, his brow twitched, and he said in a deep voice: "Compared to an epithet like 'Butcher', I prefer people call me 'Speed Demon' Lister, or 'Swift Sword' Lister. If that's too hard, 'Handsome' Lister works too!"
"'Speed Demon'?? 'Swift Sword'?? The Kuài Kuài (Fast-Fast) man who ate the Kuài Kuài no Mi??" Eric raised an eyebrow!
"Who knows!"
Lister didn't have time to chat slowly with Eric.
After saying that, he instantly disappeared from his spot.
"Tà Qián Zhǎn (Stepping Forward Slash)!"
When Lister reappeared, he was in front of Eric.
The katana in his hand, fast and ruthless, slashed towards Eric.
Eric's face changed drastically.
He never expected Lister's speed to be so fast.
He instinctively dodged to the side.
However, with a *pfft*.
Lister's katana landed on his body, slashing from his left shoulder down to his right abdomen.
Blood sprayed wildly from Eric's body.
"Ah..."
Eric screamed!
And fell down directly!
On the 8th Branch warship, Nelson and Brin-Brin watched this scene, their faces changing drastically.
They originally thought Eric could contend with Lister.
Even if he couldn't defeat Lister, he could at least stall him.
Allowing them to find a chance to take Lister down.
But in the end, they never thought that in just an instant, Eric would fall.
"Eric, you useless trash, get up! Get up and take down that 'Butcher' for me!!" Nelson Royale roared, shocked and furious.
"I already told you, I don't like the epithet 'Butcher'. From now on, call me 'Speed Demon' Lister."
After Lister corrected him.
He aimed at the Marine 8th Branch warship and swung his sword down fiercely.
"Getsuga Tenshō!!"
A flying slash, dozens of meters long, shot out and plunged directly into the Marine 8th Branch warship.
With a *pfft!*
It directly sliced the entire warship in two.
The next moment, seawater poured madly into the warship.
That warship quickly began to sink into the sea.
On the New Money, Zoro watched this scene and immediately said: "All pirate ships, break out through the gap!"
"Yes!!!"
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