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Chapter 675: Mastery in Simplicity
Chapter 675: Mastery in Simplicity
Red Hair drew his sword in that instant, but it was clearly too late. As the blade swung, the spiral beam had already broken through, striking the dragonhead statue on the Red Foos. It tore through the ship, creating a massive hole between the bow and stern.
"Retreat!"
Red Hair's pupils constricted, and he shouted the order.
All the pirates on board leaped off the ship at Red Hair’s command. Almost the moment they cleared the vessel, the hole began to rapidly crack and spread, shattering the ship like a pane of glass. In an instant, it disintegrated into tiny fragments, which then turned to ash on the sea, vanishing completely.
Just like the massive Totem Jika had dissipated.
"Sagel!!"
As Red Hair leaped, seeing his ship utterly destroyed, he stomped in mid-air, creating a smoke ring, and swung his sword heavily at Sagel.
The Ougon, which resembled a red sea, condensed into a red lightning bolt on the blade. With one swing, the surroundings dimmed, as if everything had been engulfed by the dazzling blade light.
"Divine Avoidance!!"
Clang!!
In the midst of the blinding blade light, a white mist suddenly appeared, forming a cocoon. Red Hair’s Griffin struck the cocoon with a resounding clang. As the cocoon spiraled open, Sagel, with hair burning like white flames, revealed himself, having completed his transformation.
Sagel caught the blade of Griffin with one hand, gathering black-red Haki in his grip, rendering the sword immobile.
"Your precognitive abilities couldn’t see this coming, could they? No, it’s not that you didn’t see it, but rather, you didn’t have time to react. This move of mine can rival the old monkey in some ways!" Sagel sneered at Red Hair.
"Oh~ So you hold such high regard for me? But that’s not quite right. In terms of penetration and unstoppable force, my laser is no match for your compressed Haki."
Yellow Monkey, who had flown to the side to watch, chuckled.
Sagel’s move, which combined Haki into a physical shockwave, was his signature technique. In the past, the larger the impact, the larger the beam, focusing on overwhelming with sheer power. This time, however, he had compressed all that massive impact into a beam as thin as a finger, much like Yellow Monkey’s laser. However, Yellow Monkey’s laser, if emitted from his finger, had a fixed power, making it less effective for area attacks.
Achieving such a level of compression wasn’t something that could be attributed to mere ability development or martial arts talent.
Compression is a simple technique, but when mastered to an extremely high level, it becomes a formidable force.
If in terms of speed, this compressed beam was indeed as fast as Yellow Monkey’s laser.
However, in terms of pressure and the sheer power of the Haki, it was in a different league.
Red Hair could see the future but couldn’t react in time, and Yellow Monkey was in the same boat. He could see it coming but knew he couldn’t react in time, ultimately only managing to dodge.
This wasn’t some trick of the observational Haki. It was purely the overwhelming power of the compressed Haki that made the observational Haki’s warnings so intense, it could distort judgment. Being hit by this move was no laughing matter.
That split second of hesitation and doubt was enough to make one unable to react, even if they knew exactly where the attack was coming from.
To achieve this level of mastery...
"Truly, you are the first in the seas."
Yellow Monkey glanced at Red Hair, "This is a different technique from the observational kill."
"Hohahaha! What observational kill? That’s just hiding your presence and concealing your aura! The true observational kill is to eliminate people’s observational Haki!"
Sagel's hand gripping the blade gradually moved forward, causing Red Hair's expression to grow increasingly serious.
"Lily, remember, don't follow this sea charlatan. What kind of grand pirate is he? Everything he practices is half-hidden, half-revealed. If you want to change the world, go do it yourself. Why rely on others?"
Sagel laughed heartily, forcing the blade closer to Red Hair's body.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
At that moment, three gunshots rang out, causing Sagel's eyes to dart and his movements to pause momentarily.
Red Hair seized the opportunity, tightly gripping the hilt and twisting with all his might. He broke free from Sagel's grip and was about to continue his attack when a blur flashed before his eyes. His blade, which he had swung forward, immediately returned to defend himself, only to be met with a powerful kick to the face.
Boom!
The overwhelming force of the kick slammed into Griffin, causing the back of the blade to strike his face with a force like a cannonball, sending him hurtling backward.
With a swift spin, Sagel's leg, like a scythe, swept in a wide arc, the condensed Haki forming a defensive barrier. Sparks erupted in three directions as he kicked away the three bullets.
"Still not learning your lesson, huh?"
Sagel looked at Beckman, Jewel, and Rachy, who were now standing on three pieces of debris, and said, "My specialty isn't just Haki, you know!"
The three of them now uniformly raised their guns.
A rifle, a sniper, and a pistol, each posed a significant threat.
"Relying on bullets alone, even with compressed Haki, is useless. Now that you've lost your ship, there's no way for you to escape."
Sagel glanced around at the Red Hair Pirate Crew, who had fallen into the sea and were now floating on the water, his expression growing more and more menacing.
"Ships can always be taken again."
Beckman remained calm. "What's done is done. It's normal to change ships. So, if we kill you and take your ship, it's fair game."
"True, although I don't like admitting it, the luxury of the Death Star far surpasses our Red Foos. Ours is a more traditional pirate ship, with no strange structures on it." Jewel chuckled.
Traditional pirate ships, or traditional sea vessels, usually had a two-deck design with a captain's cabin, and the crew's living quarters were in the hold.
However, the rapid advancements in the sea world had led to the emergence of various 'black technologies,' allowing ships to be equipped with buildings, turning them into floating castles or even cities.
Red Hair's ship was a traditional pirate vessel, while Sagel's was a luxurious, comfort-oriented one.
"Oh, you visited my Ohara last time, and now you want my ship? Fine, the sea speaks in terms of strength. If you can kill me, you can do whatever you want."
Sagel laughed in anger, extending his hands and clenching his fists.
"But, I will also fight back. With so many people in the sea, I wonder if you can dodge my storm like last time?"
Boom!!
As the rings on his fingers shattered into fragments, countless purple lightning bolts descended from the sky, striking the rapidly expanding fragments. The lightning quickly melted and formed spears.
"Annihilation"
Lightning, flames, and gales converged on the spears, swirling around Sagel and transforming the area into a disaster zone.
Amid the chaos, Sagel's voice sounded like a mix of multiple voices, eerie and violent.
"Tengahu, the Mourning Catastrophe!!"
"Let's see how you escape this time! Hahaha!!"
(End of Chapter)
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