Chapter 651 "Performance Mode" and 4th Gear! (2 in 1)

The white-haired young man who entered at this time was the Seraph named S-Abel who was sent from the Wano Headquarters to the Fishman Island Base.

It has not been long since this Seraphim was sent to Fishman Island, not even a full week, but in this short period of less than a week, the Seraphim has demonstrated unparalleled combat effectiveness on the battlefield.

Unlike humans, Seraphim are driven by an energy source called "Mother Fire", which allows Seraphim to fight continuously without resting, as long as they receive Jinbei's orders.

In order to relieve the pressure on his subordinates and distribute the power of Seraphim to the appropriate places, Jinbei also equipped all officers at the colonel level with a Den Den Mushi that could communicate directly with themselves, so that he could easily mobilize Seraphim when needed.

Although Junpei is not the kind of general who is used to sitting in the office, and most of the time he will go out with his subordinates to pursue pirates, but he is not as agile as S-Abel. Seraph can fly on his wings, and his support speed is far beyond what Jinbe can match. The range of his defense radiation is also very terrifying, almost covering half of Fishman Island.

Look, it only took Seraph a few minutes to reach the Mermaid Cafe, which was located in the center of Fishman Island.

The appearance of Seraph also made Shark Star breathe a sigh of relief. The surviving navy members quickly surrounded Shark Star, helped him up, guarded him in the center, and quickly retreated out of the battlefield.

The battle of the Seraphim is not something that a navy of their level can interfere with.

Now that Seraph has arrived, the rest of the matter will be left to Seraph.

S-Abel appeared in the pavilion with his foot on Luffy's chest, his eagle-like pupils scanning the other members of the Straw Hat Pirates, but soon he retracted his gaze.

Due to the suddenness of the incident, the information about the other crew members of the Straw Hat Pirates has not yet been entered into Seraph's brain. The only information about the Straw Hat Pirates in his brain is Luffy and Sanji who are wanted.

S-Abel chose to ignore the other Straw Hat crew members who were not bountied.

"Who are you?"

"Is it also a new navy?"

Seraph's attire is obviously different from that of the New Marines. He wears a combat suit specially designed by Vegapunk.

Luffy finally came back to his senses at this moment. After catching his breath, he looked at S-Abel and asked.

But the only answer he got was S-Abel's big hand that quickly stretched out towards Luffy.

"Luffy!"

Seeing Luffy about to be captured, Brook, who had always chosen to watch and not intervene in the battle, finally couldn't help himself, and after a low shout, he drew his sword and crossed paths with S-Abel in a flash.

Nose song three Ding·Arrow tail cut!
Brook's sword skills are extremely fast. In his past battles, his move of Nosaga Sando: Arrow Tail Slash can be said to be invincible. There is almost no enemy that can be his match. To some extent, Brook can also be called a swordsman.

It's just that he has always kept a low profile on the Straw Hat Pirates, and his somewhat vulgar and nonsensical personality also makes his presence in battle extremely low.

But if the enemy underestimates him because of this, he will probably suffer a great loss.

On the Straw Hat Pirates ship today, Brook's fighting power when he exerts his full strength is probably second only to Luffy, and may even be stronger than Sanji.

"Crack!"

Brook's figure appeared behind S-Abel, and the long sword in his hand was slowly put back into the sheath. As Brook finished the "chant", the expected thing did not happen.

S-Abel's body was still standing there firmly, but it was unknown when he had drawn out the long sword hanging at his waist and placed it in front of himself.

Brook's Iai was blocked by S-Abel's knife.

S-Abel, standing with a knife in hand, slowly turned his head and looked at Brook behind him, emitting a dangerous aura.

Brook, who took the initiative to attack Seraph, was obviously marked as an enemy by S-Abel.

"Blocked?!"

Brook seemed to sense the dangerous aura coming from behind him. He turned back hurriedly and saw S-Abel's somewhat cold gaze.

The next second, under Brook's gaze, S-Abel suddenly opened his mouth slightly, and bright golden light quickly condensed in his mouth.

"?!"

Before Brook could see clearly what the other party was going to do, a laser shot out and hit Brook in an instant. The horrific explosion directly destroyed the entire pavilion, and the blazing flames instantly enveloped Brook.

"boom!!!"

The violent explosion caused the earth to shake, and violent shock waves spread out, creating waves in the bay.

"!!!"

"Brooke!"

The Straw Hat Pirates' crew members looked at the scene in shock, watching Brook being engulfed by the explosion.

"Asshole, what did you do!!!"

Luffy watched his companions being sucked into this horrific attack, and he roared loudly. His body quickly expanded, and he forcibly broke free from S-Abel's grip.

As Luffy's body began to swell, blood-colored spots began to appear on his body. In the blink of an eye, Luffy turned into a huge meat bomb with thin legs. His feet seemed to have become the engines of an aircraft, making light thudding sounds.

Gear 4, snake-man form.

Luffy's appearance has changed greatly compared to before, and his physical strength has also been improved.

The essence of Gear Fourth is the perfect fusion of Devil Fruit and Haki.

The young Luffy, under the training of the Marine Headquarters, had already mastered this skill early on. He also knew the importance of Devil Fruit and Haki. The training since childhood also laid a solid foundation for him, allowing him to integrate the abilities of both.

Luffy in snake-man form has experienced exponential growth in both strength and speed. Now, he is able to fight off even powerful admirals of the navy. Naturally, he is also very confident facing Seraph.

"This is the first time I've used fourth gear since I went to sea."

"We must fight quickly, otherwise my domineering aura will not be able to hold up."

Luffy, who has entered the fourth gear state, is naturally very aware of his physical condition. With his current amount of domineering power, he cannot maintain his current form for too long.

He had to get rid of the Seraph within 5 minutes and then take the crew away from here, otherwise, he might not be able to help his companions escape.

"Bam—"

Thinking of this, Luffy simply accumulated strength and then quickly shot out his right arm. The extended arm made countless turns in the air, changed direction countless times, and then shot rapidly towards S-Abel not far away.

Even Luffy himself couldn't predict the path of his fist, but he knew exactly where he was going to hit the opponent. Luffy's attack was swift and unpredictable, and S-Abel could only dodge when his fist was approaching.

The golden flame behind S-Abel was burning fiercely, and just before the fist hit, S-Abel quickly dodged to the side.

"Boom!!!!"

The fist hit the ground directly, cracking the entire coast.

With Luffy's punch as the center, cracks spread rapidly around like a spider web. Shark Star and others who had already run far away were also affected to a certain extent. After a while of shaking, they barely stood firm.

The roar sounded in the city, and the residents living nearby also felt the tremor. They walked out of their houses and looked in the direction where the vibration came from.

From the public's perspective, a thick cloud of smoke and dust enveloped the Mermaid Cafe area, making it difficult to see what was happening inside.

However, these residents had obviously experienced some storms, and as they were experienced, they did not choose to go forward to watch the excitement. Instead, they quickly returned to the house, picked up some valuables, and quickly left.

In recent years, it is not that there have been no big pirates causing trouble on the main land of Fishman Island.

The people living here have learned a lesson early on: those who watch the fun will die quickly.

In the battlefield.

The pavilion in front of the Mermaid Cafe has now become a ruin. Luffy, who failed to hit the enemy with one blow, also realized the strength of the enemy. In this brief gap, he loudly reminded his companions to leave here quickly.

Sanji quickly came to Nami and Vivi and grabbed their waists without saying a word. In just a short while, Chopper, who looked soft and cute, quickly turned into a strong reindeer. Nami and Vivi were placed on Chopper's back by Sanji and were carried away by Chopper.

The crew members of the Straw Hat Pirates have been together for a long time. Having experienced so many storms on this sea, they have already developed their own way of dealing with crises.

After Chopper headed over Vivi and the other two, he left quickly, followed by Franky and the others. Sanji was the last one to leave, his eyes wandering around the battlefield and Sharkstar and the others not far away.

Faced with the fleeing Straw Hat Pirates and others, Seraph S-Abel was completely indifferent, and all his attention was focused on Luffy in front of him.

"Enemy strength assessment, A-level."

"Invoke new combat mode."

“Full performance.”

Luffy did not continue to attack, but stood in front of his crew members and covered their escape.

During this brief gap, S-Abel did not continue to attack Luffy. His eyes suddenly lost focus, and in Luffy's view, the enemy seemed to have suddenly "let go".

But S-Abel's state did not last long. After just a few seconds, his pupils regained their radiance.

In contrast, Luffy could feel that S-Abel's aura was becoming stronger and stronger.

Moreover, Luffy actually smelled a familiarity from the breath emanating from S-Abel.

Luffy didn't understand where this familiar feeling came from, but he was absolutely sure that this familiar feeling was real. But before he could think about it, S-Abel suddenly held the sword in front of his chest with both hands. This posture was a very orthodox way of holding a sword in Kendo.

"?!"

Although it was the first time that Luffy fought against S-Abel, he could tell from the opponent's fighting style that the opponent was not the kind of person who was used to fighting with the traditional kendo sword method.

This somewhat traditional way of holding a sword is actually not common in this sea, and Luffy also felt a strong sense of familiarity in the opponent's way of holding the sword.

If he had not been able to clearly recognize that the person in front of him was someone he didn't know, he would have thought that the person standing in front of him was Yoriichi Tsugikoku.

In fact, even Luffy himself didn't know why he connected the white-haired boy in front of him with Yoriichi Tsugakuni. Maybe it was because the way these two people held their swords was very similar?

"call out!"

Before Luffy could think carefully, Abel's figure turned into a residual shadow and appeared directly in front of Luffy. The long sword in his hand also slashed down diagonally, directly towards Luffy's head.

Fierce and fierce, this sharp aura also made Luffy's hair on the back stand up. He bounced his feet on the ground and stepped back to dodge.

Luffy's evasive action seemed to have been anticipated by the opponent. The long sword that was originally slashing down diagonally suddenly paused, and actually changed the direction of the sword, stabbing directly towards Luffy's chest.

During the process of changing moves, a faint blush appeared on S-Abel's somewhat dark face. Such rapid changes of moves also put a huge strain on his artificial body.

"laugh!!!"

However, after unleashing its full potential, S-Abel also achieved fruitful results. Luffy, who dodged, obviously did not expect that the opponent could change his moves so quickly. He was unable to dodge in mid-air and was stabbed directly in the chest by S-Abel.

The intense pain made Luffy, who was not very resistant to pain, grimace in pain. His body, which was wrapped in domineering aura, was also broken by the Seraph, and blood gushed out.

The intense pain made Luffy punch repeatedly. His two arms formed a fist net in the air and covered the Seraph.

The intensive offensive also forced S-Abel to retreat. He did not choose to fight head-on, but used his flying advantage to quickly distance himself from Luffy.

Luffy, who got a chance to catch his breath, felt that his enemy was very difficult to deal with. He moved his muscles to force the wound closed and stop the bleeding urgently.

Luffy, who received orthodox education, is not only strong, but also has mastered some skills to maintain his combat effectiveness.

Some people say that Lucci, who has mastered the Six Styles of the Navy, is a genius that only appears once in a century.

But what those people don’t know is that this grandson of Garp is an even more talented genius than Lucci.

Although Luffy sometimes looks stupid and not smart, his talent in fighting makes him one of the strongest in the history of the Marine Headquarters.

Luffy, sensing the enemy's strength, changed his mind. He originally planned to defeat the opponent in a short time, allowing his companions to escape calmly.

But what he has to do now is to delay time as much as possible. Luffy knows that he cannot defeat the opponent in a short time.

During these brief rounds of fighting, Luffy's domineering aura was consumed very rapidly.

He has realized that he may not be a match for the white-haired boy in front of him.

Luffy's biggest wish is to be able to escape from here safely.

(End of this chapter)