Nanashaku Jitte!
This was Smoker's weapon of choice for dealing with Devil Fruit users.
As Smoker's senior, Bastille instantly recognized the origin of this weapon.
Most importantly, Bastille also recognized the origin of the man with a smug look on his face and lightning scars on his face.
If he wasn't mistaken, he was Laxus, whom Vice Admiral Garp had threatened to make a Commodore at the Headquarters by exception.
Right now, he had accidentally bumped into him and Smoker.
If Smoker could defeat Kai with the Nanashaku Jitte unexpectedly.
Then he could take this opportunity to smooth things over, and perhaps allow Smoker to gain Sengoku's favor and be promoted to Commodore.
He could also sell a favor and invite this Laxus to join the Marine Headquarters.
This was a plan that killed two birds with one stone.
Thinking of this, a trace of ecstasy appeared on Bastille's face, and he hurriedly looked at Smoker.
"White Out!"
Smoker roared. During the brief exchange just now, the crackling sound of the lightning arcs had already made him flash through his mind the Logia Devil Fruit user that Bastille had mentioned.
Right now, he had been sent flying with one punch, and the unhappiness in his heart just now was completely added to the old grudges.
With a roar in his mouth, the endless smoke lurking in his body detonated like a snowstorm.
In an instant, the entire estuary was covered by endless white smoke, completely blocking everyone's vision.
Before everyone could react, Smoker quickly passed through the endless white mist like a snake and appeared in front of the locked-on Kai.
As he clenched the Nanashaku Jitte in his hands violently with both hands, he roared angrily.
"Kid, blame yourself for being too arrogant and revealing too many flaws. Although the Nanashaku Jitte I use are made of Seastone, that's also part of the victory!"
Bang! A muffled collision sound suddenly echoed.
As soon as Smoker's voice fell, the Nanashaku Jitte in his hand slammed heavily on Kai's chest.
The huge force, brought by the storm, even blew away the smoke that was covering the estuary.
And Smoker, in order to allow people to see the scales of victory tilting towards him in time.
Not having time to think more, he swallowed the smoke all over the sky, like a whale devouring food, back into his body.
However, before everyone could let out cheers of victory, a calm voice fell in their ears.
"Did you just stab me with something..." Kai suddenly raised his head and met Smoker's astonished gaze.
Then, in front of everyone's eyes, he lowered his head and glanced at the Nanashaku Jitte that were resting on his chest.
With the pitch-black Armament Haki covering his entire body, Kai's posture right now was like a Steel Ape Beast.
It was so bright! Before Smoker could react, Kai grabbed the Nanashaku Jitte with his right hand.
As his fingers exerted force violently, a crisp cracking sound suddenly rang out.
Watching the Nanashaku Jitte, which had been broken in response like paper, Bastille's pupils contracted suddenly, and he shouted urgently, "Smoker, run away quickly. You're not his opponent!"
The urgent call was like thunder, shaking everyone's nerves.
Smoker woke up suddenly. In this close range, just as he was about to suddenly withdraw, the words that fell in his ears made his pupils contract again.
"I've caught you. I don't like being stabbed. Why don't you taste the taste of Seastone yourself!"
As the voice fell, Smoker felt his abdomen being directly pressed against by the hard Nanashaku Jitte.
The moment they touched slightly, a feeling of powerlessness, like a desire to die, made Smoker's whole body lose strength.
However, all of this was just the beginning. The moment he met Kai's light gaze, another hand had already grabbed his shoulder.
"Raging Volt!"
Rumble! The violent lightning power lurking in Kai's body detonated violently.
As lightning bolts splashed, they raged like lightning snakes, directly enveloping Smoker, who was weak all over.
It could be said that Smoker, who had been countered by the Nanashaku Jitte, was now like a fish on a chopping board.
Not to mention counterattacking, he didn't even have the chance to use elementalization.
Along with a deafening sound of thunder exploding.
As the violent heat wave rolled back, most of the onlookers were directly overturned.
The solid stone floor took the lead and cracked with spiderweb-like cracks that spread quickly to the surroundings.
At the same time, even the sea serpent that was being grilled was directly shattered.
By the time everything calmed down, the huge estuary had become a mess.
Apart from the figure who was still standing with a cold and aloof expression, and Smoker, who was being lifted like a dead dog in his hand, and whose life and death were unknown, it made people's pupils contract suddenly, and their eyes almost burst.
The first shocking thought that flashed through their minds was.
The undefeated legend of the East Blue had fallen!
Smoker, who was known as the guardian god of Loguetown, who guarded the last stop of the East Blue, had actually been defeated like a dead dog in front of everyone's eyes, without even being able to counterattack.
If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, who would have been willing to believe that all of this was true.
"You want him?" Kai looked at Bastille, who had a shocked expression, and threw Smoker over casually.
Bang! Bastille subconsciously caught Smoker. Watching him, whose whole body was still emitting white smoke and had completely lost consciousness, he couldn't come back to his senses.
He had heard rumors in the Marine Headquarters that Garp had made an exception and invited a man named Laxus to become a Headquarters Commodore.
But in Bastille's eyes, Kai's strength should be about the same as Smoker's.
However, what was being presented before his eyes was completely an overwhelming victory.
Especially the Armament Haki all over his body.
Looking at the Marine Headquarters, only the Vice Admirals could barely do it.
The fact that Kai had displayed such a lighthearted posture made Bastille think of only one Vice Admiral in his mind.
Demon Bamboo Vergo! He was known as the strongest in defense among the Vice Admirals.
To some extent, he was even suppressing him, Bastille.
At this moment, Bastille finally understood why Vice Admiral Garp had invited the person before his eyes to join the Marine Headquarters by exception.
It could be said that becoming a Commodore was a waste of talent.
At the very least, he needed to be a Rear Admiral!
No! The identity of a Vice Admiral might be able to reflect the shocking feeling of the scene before his eyes.
Thinking of this, Bastille didn't care about Smoker in his hand and threw him to the Marine soldiers beside him like a dead dog.
He hurriedly said, "Laxus, I'm Vice Admiral Bastille from the Marine Headquarters. I have something I want to discuss with you."
"A Marine Vice Admiral?"
The onlookers present gasped.
The embarrassed Udon, at this moment, seemed to have caught a life-saving straw and shouted urgently, "Vice Admiral, you must stand up for me. This person not only robbed me of more than 10 million Berries, but he also smashed my ship and burned a sea king. You must stand up for me, sir. Otherwise, I'd rather jump into the sea..."
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