Watching his underlings get cut down by a single sword strike, Arlong's eyes went wide, his eyeballs bulging.
'This is impossible!'
'Isn't the East Blue the weakest of the seas?'
'Why is there a guy like this here?'
"Damn you, inferior race!"
As if due to extreme fear, boundless rage and fury instead welled up in Arlong's heart.
And this rage seemed to temporarily suppress his fear.
"Inferior race?"
Hearing Arlong's words, Cyrus looked up into Arlong's eyes and swung his sword fiercely.
"Bastard, the gap between races can't be closed."
Facing the incoming longsword, Arlong bared his teeth and lunged forward with his head.
His sharp teeth, like gears, clamped down firmly on the descending blade.
Cyrus twisted his wrist, rotating the sword in his hand along with it.
The sound of shattering was heard.
The teeth clamping the blade broke one by one. Arlong, his mouth full of blood, looked at Cyrus in disbelief.
His teeth were his sharpest weapon and his greatest pride.
"Shark ON DARTS!"
Arlong abruptly pulled back his right leg and lunged at Cyrus.
His body spun, turning him into a drill with his sharp nose as the tip, stabbing toward Cyrus.
Cyrus raised his hand and pressed down, smashing the hilt of Flame onto the top of the attacking Arlong's head.
Boom!
Arlong crashed, his head plunging into the stone slabs of the ground.
As he struggled to pull his head out from under the stone slabs, Arlong's body stiffened.
A cold blade was resting on his neck.
Cyrus held his sword to Arlong's neck and turned to look at the sea outside the island.
A large ship was rapidly approaching, its sun-like pirate flag very conspicuous.
Suddenly, a figure shot out from the sea. Its round body leaped into the air, pulling a fist back to its waist.
"Gun Wave!"
The seawater brought up by the figure was gathered and then shot out, hurtling toward Cyrus with immense force.
Cyrus retracted his sword and swung, the slash cutting the incoming wave of water apart.
Boom! Boom!
The split streams of water hit the ground like two cannonballs.
Then, the round, blue body flipped in the air and landed not far from Cyrus.
"A Master Swordsman!"
Jinbei's expression was grave.
He then looked at the dismembered Fish-men on the ground and the terrified humans huddled together.
Jinbei, who possessed some wisdom, immediately guessed what had happened here a short while ago.
"I am Jinbei of the Sun Pirates. I ask that you please spare Arlong!"
Jinbei took a deep breath and bowed deeply to Cyrus.
"No!"
After Cyrus spoke, he once again placed his sword on Arlong's neck.
Jinbei's expression froze.
Watching Cyrus's action, before he could even speak, he saw Cyrus's sword twitch.
Arlong's indignant gaze, fixed on Jinbei, froze as his head rolled to the ground.
The headless body struggled a few times before ceasing to move.
Watching Arlong get beheaded, Jinbei's first thought was that Shyarly's prophecy had come true.
But then, a flash of anger crossed his eyes.
What Arlong did was naturally wrong, and he would have punished him upon taking him back.
But the person before him also had his own standpoint.
Activating his Observation Haki, he could immediately sense that many people had died in this village that Arlong had attacked.
Fish-men killed humans, and humans killed Fish-men.
"Brother Jinbei!"
From the ship docked at the pier, a large number of Fish-man Pirates leaped down and rushed over.
"Bastard, that guy actually kill Arlong."
As soon as these people arrived, they saw Arlong's head rolling at Cyrus's feet.
Their eyes widened as they roared, looking furious.
Swish!
Cyrus's body suddenly vanished.
The next moment, his figure was already in front of the clamoring pirate, the Flame in his hand slashing down at the pirate's head.
Bang!
A thick arm, wrapped in deep Armament Haki, blocked Cyrus's strike. It was Jinbei.
The force is immense.
Jinbei was inwardly shocked.
He was knocked back by the sword strike, crashing into the Fish-man Pirates behind him and sending them tumbling.
With every step he took backward, the ground shook violently.
After he steadied himself, the stone slabs on the ground in front of him were shattered by his footprints, with cracks spreading out in all directions.
"You all retreat to the ship. Take Hachi with you."
Jinbei stared intently at Cyrus and ordered with a grave expression.
The other Fish-men were also shocked by the collision just now.
Jinbei's strength was no weaker than Fisher tiger, yet he was knocked back by a single sword strike?
Cyrus paid no mind to the retreating Fish-man Pirates, his eyes fixed on Jinbei.
From that brief exchange, Cyrus knew that Jinbei was the strongest person he had ever fought.
Koshiro's Swordsmanship was formidable, but his Haki and physique were still a considerable distance from Jinbei's.
"Hand over the bodies, and this matter will be over."
Jinbei didn't know Cyrus's identity.
Although the Arlong Pirates had attacked this village and killed many people, the Arlong Pirates, except for one Hachi, had now been wiped out.
"No. I need to take these Fish-men's bodies back to the Navy to collect their bounties."
Cyrus smiled, then refused.
"You're a Pirate Hunter?"
"You could say that. However, my target also includes you, Shichibukai Jinbei!"
Cyrus nodded, then sheathed his sword before placing his hand on the hilt.
"Includes... me?"
"What an arrogance!"
Jinbei's expression hardened, his face also showing anger.
'Stroke Cut!'
Swish!
A terrifying blade, carrying a slash, arrived before Jinbei's thick neck the instant his voice fell.
With an agility that defy his body, Jinbei leaned back sharply, flipping backward to evade the slash.
Boom!
The flying slash cut through the air, severing the pirate flag of the Fish-man Pirate ship docked by the shore.
Cyrus didn't pause, immediately pursuing the retreating Jinbei.
The Flame in his hand was wrapped in Armament Haki, the dark blade thrusting straight forward.
"Arabesque Tile True Fist!"
The retreating Jinbei pulled back his fist and threw a punch at the incoming blade.
The Armament-clad blade and fist collided.
Bang!
A shockwave erupted, and both of them retreated.
Cyrus swung his sword, pointing it diagonally at the ground.
Jinbei used the force to retreat to the edge of the sea.
With his feet on the water, Jinbei widened his stance and stomped down hard with his right foot.
"Water Shot!"
His Armament-clad palm slapped the splashing seawater.
Swish! Swish!
The sound of something cutting through the air was heard.
The struck water became like countless bullets being fired.
Seeing this, Cyrus charged forward, swinging his sword. The blade in his hand cut down all the incoming water droplets.
"Rain Swarm!"
Before Cyrus could reach Jinbei, more streams of water were shot out by him, like blue water pillars rushing forward.
But their force was much greater than the water droplets from before, and their speed was faster.
Cyrus swung his sword to cut apart the incoming water pillars, but more pillars came at him. Cyrus's expression darkened.
Firelight rose from his wrist, spreading along his arm to his entire body, even enveloping the blade in his hand.
"Torchlight!"
Cyrus raised the burning Flame and slashed down fiercely.
A blast of fire shot out, evaporating the water pillars in its path.
When the firelight reached Jinbei, it suddenly exploded.
A Fire Tornado tens of meters high rose up, spinning and engulfing Jinbei with its intense heat.
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