Kizaru slowly turned around.
In front of him, Shano, Kuma, and Jack had somehow appeared around him, their expressions cold, forming a triangular stance and surrounding him in the center.
Why are they all here?
His pupils contracted as he instinctively looked around.
But all he saw was...
Two members of the Divine Knight were immobilized by the Bear Claw;
Sentomaru and all the Peacekeepers were completely defeated;
The Navy Fleet led by Zephyr was stopped on the shore by an unknown Blind Swordsman, unable to break through;
And he himself was surrounded by four powerful individuals, led by...
"Hiss, this is a big problem now..."
Kizaru's face fell, full of distress as he looked at the black-haired youth before him. Just as he was about to say something, Shano, expressionless, already threw a punch!
Galaxy Impact!
Boom!!!
This punch, shining with cross-shaped black and red lightning, landed on Kizaru's chest, directly pressing him into the ground. The surrounding hundreds of meters instantly collapsed, forming a huge pit.
Amidst the dust.
Kizaru's eyes turned black as blood trickled from his mouth. He lay on the ground, coughing violently a few times before barely regaining his senses.
Just as he struggled to get up, Shano's right foot was already stepping on his chest.
A cold voice rang out simultaneously:
"If you plan to escape, I can't stop you, after all, I can't match your speed. However, as a Navy Grand Admiral, it would be difficult to report back above, wouldn't it?"
"So, if I were you, I wouldn't move at a time like this."
Kizaru squinted, looking at the man who had him underfoot. After a moment of silence, he opened his mouth to ask:
"Where's Shamrock? Why don't I see him?"
Killed?
No, impossible.
Although as a Grand Admiral rose from the grassroots through battle, he also didn't think much of these pampered Divine Knights.
——They haven't experienced any life-and-death battles, yet granted an undying body. How can such people hone their will and conviction?
But even so, Saint Shamrock's strength is not to be underestimated.
Shano could suppress him, leaving him breathless, which was expected, but to completely defeat him couldn't be done in such a short time.
Unless...
Kizaru seemed to think of something, his expression slightly changing.
"Fled."
Shano's indifferent voice came at the right time:
"He saw the situation was bad and abandoned his companions, running away. The dignified Deputy Commander of the Divine Knight Order couldn't even muster the courage to fight to the end. No wonder Red Hair despises associating with these people."
Is that so?
Kizaru chuckled bitterly. If that's the case, it seems he doesn't have many other choices either...
Thud.
As if reaching his limit, Kizaru's eyes rolled back, and his head slumped to one side, passing out.
"Passed out just like that?"
Jack looked bewildered, squatting down to poke Kizaru's face. Doubtfully, he looked up, "Boss, is this guy playing dead?"
"Idiot."
Kuina wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and kicked him with annoyance.
Shano couldn't be bothered with him, withdrew his foot, and turned his gaze to the two Divine Knight members trapped by the Bear Claw in the distance, "Let's go, time to get down to business."
He stepped out of the pit, walking unhurriedly towards Ikuko and Killingham. Ikuko sensed the footsteps, raising her head angrily, yelling with a harsh voice:
"Peasant! What are you doing! This is your last warning...+"
Smack!
Shano backhandedly slapped her words back into her throat, then single-handedly grabbed her neck, dragging her like a dead dog to the center of the clearing.
Killingham was similarly handled by Kuma, both kneeling side by side on the ground.
"Those two over there seemed to have woken up too, bring them over." Shano glanced into the distance.
"Understood, boss."
Jack grinned wickedly, striding off, and shortly returned with Charulia and Pulminge.
"Kneel down obediently!"
Jack fiercely kicked at the backs of their knees.
The kneeling Heavenly Celestial Dragons went from two rows to four.
However, there were differences in their expressions.
Charulia and Pulminge were already terrified, sobbing uncontrollably, trembling like leaves;
While Ikuko and Killingham, although similarly disheveled, still had eyes full of malice and unwillingness, and a hint of...
"Contempt?"
Shano sneered, "Even now, you think your undying bodies can't be broken, huh."
"What else?!"
Ikuko's face was twisted and contorted, "This is the true power granted by the gods, broken? By you mere mortals?"
"Kuma."
Shano tilted his head.
"Understood, Captain."
Kuma stepped forward, right hand open, pressing on Ikuko's right arm. The Paw-Paw Fruit ability suddenly activated, a circle of transparent ripples pulsing from his palm.
Hum!
In an instant, the pentagram mark on Ikuko's arm vanished, a mass of black-purple energy expelled, twisting and struggling in the air, emitting a piercing screech, then collapsing and dissipating.
Under Kuma's control, the Paw-Paw Fruit was developed to its limit, able to expel injuries, to expel pain, naturally able to expel...
"Imu's mark."
"No! This can't be!"
Ikuko stared at her smooth white arm in horror, eyes wide, "How can this be, and how do you know the master's name when only the core members of the Divine Knight Order... huh?"
She paused slightly.
Suddenly, she noticed the pentagram mark had reappeared on her arm, identical in color, size, and position to the original.
"Puhahahahahahaha!!!"
Ikuko couldn't help but throw her head back in laughter, her voice full of mockery and triumph: