Chapter 652: Frontal Defeat, the Power of Gear 4! (2 in 1)

Seraph is an artificial man created by Vegapunk, but he does not have rich emotions like normal humans.

The personality traits of Seraphim are often the outward manifestation of the bloodline factors he uses. This S-Abel created using Abel's bloodline factors has a very weak sense of emotions.

If an ordinary person noticed the actions of the Straw Hat Pirates, he would naturally understand that the other party intended to withdraw.

But S-Abel really couldn't sense this emotion. His eyes were always fixed on Luffy, and he didn't care about the other Straw Hat Pirates crew members at all.

With his all out effort, the power of S-Abel's artificial body was rapidly increasing. A faint blush appeared on his dark face, and he looked extremely excited.

"boom--"

After a sudden light sound, the blade in S-Abel's hand was wrapped in a blazing fire. This light sound also attracted Luffy's attention, and he quickly looked in the direction of S-Abel. Seeing the enemy's weapon ignited with flames, Luffy's face also showed a stunned expression.

"It's burning???"

This kind of fighting skill is actually not the first time that Luffy has seen it. Not to mention his brother who has eaten the Flame-Flame Fruit, among his current companions, there is also someone like Sanji who can "enchant" his feet when kicking at high speed.

However, there is obviously a huge difference between S-Abel and Sanji's "enchantment" methods. Sanji's Devil Wind Kick is at least a short-term effect produced by intense friction with the air, but the way the white-haired boy in front of him uses fire is more like Ace's Flame-Flame Fruit.

It looks like a devil fruit.

Luffy didn't know how powerful the weapon would be after being "enchanted" by the other party. All he could do was to do his best to deal with the enemy in front of him.

Besides, Luffy is not the kind of person who likes to sit and wait for death. Before S-Abel could make a move, Luffy chose to take the initiative.

"Bang bang—"

There was a series of rapid sonic booms on the battlefield. Luffy's feet were like the thrusters of a fighter jet, causing Luffy's figure to fly through the air and quickly shoot towards S-Abel not far away.

"Rubber Jet Snake Cannon!!!"

As Luffy's roar rang out on the battlefield, scarlet fist shadows formed dense "trajectories" in the air, and the next moment, the huge fist slammed directly towards S-Abel.

Luffy is very clear that he does not have an absolute advantage in speed. In fact, the opponent's absolute speed is even faster than his.

But Luffy is indeed confident in his own strength. In the snake-man form, his fist power is even stronger than in the third gear form. With the support of powerful domineering, Luffy's attack power is enough to threaten anyone on this sea.

When training at the Marine Headquarters, Sengoku once commented on Luffy's attack power in snake form: "Very good, even I need to deal with it seriously."

This is what Sengoku said to Luffy, and this sentence is actually one of the sources of Luffy's confidence in being able to go out to sea on his own. It was also this sentence from Sengoku that made his two brothers, Ace and Sabo, feel relieved about Luffy and let him go out to sea to pursue his dreams.

If Sengoku knew that he was involved in Luffy's escape from the Marine Headquarters, I wonder if he would regret praising Luffy's fighting ability.

Luffy's attacking punches were hard to predict, and the combat experience read by S-Abel also told him that he could not retreat at this time, lest he put himself in a passive position of being beaten.

When facing an enemy like Luffy, taking a step back would turn into a series of steps back.

As long as S-Abel chooses to dodge, the opponent's attacks will continue to come at him, making him unable to cope with them and lose the ability to fight back.

Therefore, the best way to deal with this situation is to defeat force with force.

“Flame Emperor!!!”

This was the second time Luffy heard the man speak since S-Abel appeared.

The voice of the Flame Emperor sounded a little cold to Luffy, and he could not sense any emotion in the other person's words.

However, the opponent's attack was completely different from his words.
A hot breath rushed towards him, and in the blink of an eye, S-Abel's slash collided with Luffy's fist.

The collision of the two men's domineering auras directly formed a hurricane, which swept in all directions. The raging flames were centered on Abel and poured down towards the surrounding buildings.

In the bay, under the burning of the Flame Emperor's blazing flames, the sea water evaporated into a thick white vapor that directly enveloped the entire battlefield. Several nearby buildings were also directly destroyed by the sweeping flames, turning into scorched earth and ruins.

Fortunately, the crew members of the Straw Hat Pirates ran fast and evacuated away from the battlefield early, avoiding being affected by the noise of the fight between the two.

The fish-man sailors outside the field also looked towards the battlefield with worried eyes, and their hatred for the pirates increased.

It is foreseeable that this battle will cause huge property losses to the people nearby, and even ordinary people in places they don't know about may have been affected by the battle. The Fishman Navy will naturally put the blame on the pirates.

And more importantly, the enemy's strength was beyond their expectations.

I thought that the arrival of Seraph would be able to quickly capture the pirates and put an end to the battle, but I didn't expect that this group of pirates was so powerful that they could compete with Seraph and cause such a commotion in the city.

This operation to capture pirates, no matter what the final result is, has actually been considered a failure.

If Shark Star knew that this group of pirates was so powerful, he would never choose to fight them in the city.

If Jinbe knew that the Straw Hat Pirates were so powerful, he would not just send a colonel of Sharkstar's level to deal with them, but would choose to go there in person with the Seraph.

Ever since Luffy demonstrated his terrifying strength, the New Navy's mistakes in decision-making were inevitable.

"Lieutenant General."

Just when Luffy was fighting with Seraph, the Den Den Mushi in Shark Star's arms suddenly moved.

When he picked up the phone, he found that the caller was actually his immediate superior, the base commander Jinbei.

"Are you at the Mermaid Cafe? What happened? What's all this noise?"

"Is there any enemy fighting S-Abel?"

It turned out that the explosion that just happened in the Mermaid Cafe had been noticed by Jinbe from the New Naval Base.

The Mermaid Café is located in the central area of ​​Fish-man Island, not too far from the naval base. Moreover, Jinbe's Observation Haki is already outstanding, so it would be difficult for him not to sense such a big noise even if he wanted to.

After quickly reporting the situation at the Mermaid Cafe, the Den Den Mushi soon became busy.

It goes without saying that Jinbei, who has a strong sense of responsibility, will definitely rush to the scene quickly after hearing the news.

Shark Star put away the Den Den Mushi, sighed slowly, and a look of reluctance and guilt appeared on his face.

He felt deeply ashamed of his own weakness. If he could become stronger, Jinbe wouldn't have to work so hard, and he would be able to help Seraphim quickly suppress the pirates here and minimize the losses of ordinary people.

Shark Star didn't have this feeling very strongly in the past. Because he was the prince of Ryugu City, even after joining the new navy, Jinbei still treated him with favors, and when assigning tasks, he would only let Shark Star take charge of relatively safe tasks.

This time, Shark Star will be sent to lead the team to capture the Straw Hat Pirates because the captain of the pirate group only has a bounty of 1000 million Beli, and the highest bounty for his crew members is only 200 million Beli. Pirates of this level are not even considered a big deal in this vast ocean.

This was an opportunity to give Shark Star credit.
During his years in the army, Shark Star had indeed encountered some tough opponents, but no opponent had ever made him feel as powerless as he did now.

The appearance of the Straw Hat Pirates also stimulated Shark Star's already strong self-esteem.

"boom!!!"

Another loud roar came from the thick white vapor, and a strong domineering aura spread out, instantly dispersing the mist covering the battlefield.

On the battlefield, Luffy and Seraph both flew back a hundred meters.

Luffy rolled several times in the air before he managed to keep his balance.

S-Abel also flew back a hundred meters and flapped his wings behind him to stop his retreat. In the battle of strength, it was actually Luffy who had the upper hand.

However, Luffy's condition had deteriorated seriously at this time. The drastic consumption of his domineering aura made him feel a strong sense of weakness, and his breath became somewhat rapid and disordered.

As for S-Abel, apart from the fact that his skin turned a little red, Luffy had no way of knowing whether his opponent's combat power had declined.

On the contrary, it was Luffy's superficial physical condition that made S-Abel keenly aware of the appearance of the fighter plane.

"call out!"

The Seraph, who had just stabilized himself, didn't want to give Luffy a chance to breathe. He flapped his wings and flew towards Luffy. The blade in his hand also left a trail of fire in the sky.

Fire Dragon Emperor!!!
The two were a hundred meters apart, and Seraph swung the blade in his hand and slashed at Luffy in the distance. A fire dragon nearly a hundred meters long shot out from the sky and condensed. As Seraph's long sword fell, the hundred-meter-long fire dragon roared and pounced towards Luffy.

The terrifying offensive directly illuminated the sky of Fishman Island red. At the moment when the Seraph launched an attack on Luffy, countless people on this island clearly saw the strange phenomenon appearing in the sky.

On a certain street, Jinbei, who was hurrying towards the Mermaid Cafe, also noticed this scene in the sky. He just looked up, quickened his pace, and concentrated on his way.

Even Jinbei didn't fully understand the power of Seraph, but the domineering aura contained in the Fire Dragon King's attack made Jinbei feel extremely familiar.

Jinbei is also familiar with Vice Admiral Abel of the New Marine Headquarters. He understands that this attack was launched by Seraph. Since Seraph can exert its performance to such a level, the enemy he is going to face must be very powerful.

In the battlefield.

The image of the fire dragon was reflected in Luffy's pupils. This terrifying attack made Luffy feel a strong sense of familiarity in his heart.

Facing the full-force attack of Seraph, Luffy not only did not show the slightest fear, but instead his face revealed a strong excitement.

'Such an attack'

"It's a far cry from Aceby!!!"

Luffy said these words calmly, but it was unknown how much truth there was in them and how much was just to cheer himself up.

Maybe S-Abel's offensive power cannot be compared with Ace's with the Flame-Flame Fruit, but such an attack is definitely not something Luffy can easily withstand with his current strength.

"Rubber King Cobra!"

Luffy's fist stretched backwards rapidly, and his arm filled with domineering power drew a long horizontal line in the sky, which stretched as far as the eye could see.

Seeing the fire dragon approaching, Luffy quickly pulled back his stretched arm. With a roar, he smashed his fist directly into the fire dragon's head.

After the two attacks lasted less than a second, the huge fire dragon was actually blasted away by Luffy's fist.

"boom!!!!"

With a loud bang, the body of the fire dragon exploded directly in the sky. Luffy's fist went straight through the fire dragon's body and shot rapidly towards S-Abel in the distance. Then he hit S-Abel directly on the chest and knocked S-Abel down from the air.

S-Abel, the Seraph, did not understand why he was defeated by Luffy until he was hit by Luffy's attack.

It was obvious that he had the upper hand in the previous battle with the opponent, and the opponent had no absolute confidence in suppressing him in terms of speed or strength. But at this moment, when he attacked with all his strength, not only was his move broken by the opponent, but he was also directly hit by the opponent's attack.

The moment that powerful force was transmitted to his body, S-Abel's brain fell into hibernation in order to protect itself.

S-Abel's body spun as it fell from the air, and then landed heavily on the ground, creating a deep pit. In the pit, golden flames quickly ignited, enveloping the entire body of the Seraph.

At the same time, Luffy, who had delivered the strongest blow, was completely exhausted. Seeing the enemy being knocked to the ground by him, Luffy showed a relieved smile on his face, and then stretched his body and let his body fall to the ground.

"Hahahaha!"

Luffy let out a hearty laugh. He could clearly feel that he had made a new breakthrough in this battle.

To be honest, facing the Fire Dragon King reminded Luffy of his sparring with Ace. Facing Ace's Great Flame Ring, no matter how hard Luffy tried, he had no way to break through the opponent's attack.

But now, Luffy believes that he can successfully resist Ace's Great Flame Ring.

"Bang!!!"

Luffy's body fell to the ground, but as he was now, he would not be affected by this level of impact at all.

Luffy fell to the ground and lay on his back in the pit, gasping for breath and quickly recovering his strength.

Next, all you have to do is leave here and catch up with your friends.

Thinking of his companions, Luffy climbed out of the pit with difficulty after a short rest. Ignoring the fish-man navy who were watching the battle, he walked straight in the direction where Sanji and others left.

Faced with Luffy who was about to leave, the fish-man navy clearly noticed Luffy's weakness, but due to the opponent's power, they did not dare to step forward to stop him.

He fed Shark Star and silently took out a box from his arms, poured out a pill from it, and prepared to take it.

"Murloc Karate·Hit the Water!"

And just when Shark Star was preparing for a desperate fight, a water bullet flew through the air and directly hit Luffy's arm while he was running, knocking the unprepared Luffy to the ground.

(End of this chapter)