One Piece: Lord of Disaster.

Chapter 276 Black Blade and Awakening! The Knights of God Move Out!

"Ah, we're saved?"

With a roar from the sky, the naval soldiers on the warships below finally realized what was happening, and it seemed they were finally saved.

"It's Admiral Kizaru! Admiral Kizaru has come to our aid!"

"Great! We're finally safe!"

The sailors even cheered.

The three admirals of the Navy Headquarters are seen as invincible symbols by all the navy personnel!
They are the world government's highest fighting force and the strongest guardians of justice!
And now, the strongest warrior has arrived!
The navy personnel instantly relaxed, and then—

"Leave the enemy to Admiral Kizaru! Put out the fire! Put out the fire now!"

"What's with this flame?! It's as thick as lava!"

"Lieutenant General Fire Mountain! He's covered in burns! Ship's doctor! Ship's doctor, come quick!"

While the navy was busy, in the sky...

The exploding golden light and the pitch-black lightning complemented each other, momentarily splitting the entire sky in two.

The photon shot backward and condensed into the shape of Admiral Kizaru.

At the same time, Abel, who was flying backward, flapped his wings to stabilize himself, and his right hand was already on the hilt of the sword at his waist.

when! !

The next instant, the dazzling lightsaber and the pitch-black blade collided with a deafening roar, and streaks of leaping, domineering lightning spread out.

Unlike the black lightning generated by the clash of Conqueror's Haki, the Haki lightning generated by the collision of Armament Haki is much weaker.

Wow! That's incredible!

Kizaru's mouth twisted into a strange arc, and the fastest man in the world spoke in an unbearably slow tone, "He has disappeared for so many years, yet he has become this strong. He's practically a monster."

Abel looked at the lewd face so close to his own and calmly asked, "Do you think you can change anything?"

“Ohhhhh.”

Kizaru sighed strangely, "Really, isn't that a bit too disrespectful? I'm a Marine Admiral, after all."

Photons emanated from Kizaru's body, instantly transforming into numerous light clones, each wielding a sharp lightsaber.

In an instant, a large part of the sky was filled with Kizaru's clones, and hundreds of swords of light slashed towards Abel at the same time.

"What a nuisance."

Abel's eyes darkened.

The already large black wings became even wider in the next instant, and a red tengu mask was placed on Abel's face.

At the same time, green energy instantly swirled up from the black longsword in his hand, mixing with the gale, flames, and domineering aura, resulting in a strange, dark green flame.

"Ghostly Aura: Blazing Twin Emperors!!"

With Abel's swing of his sword, a powerful, dark green flame slash swept across the entire sky in an instant, effectively giving the sky a dark green cap.

"Oh!"

Light converged behind Abel, and a finger gleaming with dazzling light pointed at the back of Abel's head. "That knife... something seems off about it?"

"laser!"

A dazzling light burst forth in that instant.

However, Abel's eyes flashed red, and he dodged the attack by simply tilting his head slightly. Then, he turned his body and the black blade slashed backward through the air.

The jet-black blade wreathed in dark green flames clashed fiercely with the blazing lightsaber once again.

But this time, Kizaru's expression suddenly changed. He had transformed into a beam of light and was directly cleaved away by a sword. The beam of light he had become pierced through the sky.

Abel didn't even bother to give chase; instead, he swung his sword down towards the sea below.

Flames, gales, domineering aura, and ghostly energy converged into a single, earth-shattering inferno that swept down upon the naval fleet below.

But in that very instant, a beam of light refracted downwards, and at the end of that beam, Kizaru instantly materialized.

"Eight-foot beautiful magatama!"

Countless points of light shot upwards, once again shattering Abel's attack.

"..."

Abel frowned. "Does he really want to commit suicide?"

"I'm sorry, it's just my duty,"

In the sky below, Kizaru pushed his sunglasses up to his forehead, and a serious expression appeared on his usually lewd face.
"That knife, it's a black knife, right?"

The sword in this guy's hand is indeed the first generation Kitetsu, the sword of the Five Elders Nasujuro Sei, which was once taken by Roya!
But now the knife has completely changed; the blade is covered with a layer of pitch-black color!

Moreover, that strange and terrifying aura could not be released by an ordinary knife!
"He has some knowledge."

Abel's lips twitched. "Since you want to stop me, then let me show you something more interesting."

Kizaru's eyes suddenly widened.

Because he saw that at that moment, Abel's figure visibly grew taller.

The feathers on its wings changed towards a messy and flamboyant direction, the muscles in its limbs visibly swelled, and the tengu mask on its face became even more ferocious and terrifying.

Of course, the biggest change was that a black cloud of flame extended down from his back shoulder, passed through his armpit, wrapped around his shoulder, and rose up, forming a ribbon around his back.

A bead of sweat appeared on Kizaru's forehead.

"Awakening?"

Flame clouds are the symbol of a Zoan-type Devil Fruit user after awakening their powers.

This guy has already awakened?

Moreover, it's the awakening of a Zoan-type Mythical Beast!
Not good!
"Now, let's try to stop it again."

Abel suddenly disappeared from Kizaru's sight.

Kizaru's eyes widened instantly.

gone!
wrong!

It's invisible!
But what about the aura?
Where did his breath go?

boom! !

A warship below had exploded, the brilliant flames transforming it into a blooming flower.

"..."

Kizaru suddenly lowered his head.

when?
boom!
The second ship was subsequently blown up.

When was this attack launched?

Not to mention that guy, even his attacks are invisible; they're completely undetectable!

where?

Where is that guy now?
His invisibility even concealed his presence!

boom! !

In that instant, the invisible behemoth crashed through warship after warship, and brilliant flames bloomed on the sea.

In just a few seconds, the naval soldiers on the sea who thought they had escaped were engulfed by flames.

"..."

Kizaru's expression froze completely.

Not a single ship could be saved?
Even someone as carefree as him couldn't help but feel frustrated at this moment.

Just as this guy said, I really couldn't stop him, and nothing really changed.

Ok?
His dejection abruptly ceased, and Kizaru suddenly and instinctively conjured a laser sword, slashing it to his side without hesitation.

when! !

Amidst a deafening explosion, the laser sword, gleaming with intense light, collided with the invisible blade.

Kizaru felt an overwhelming force emanating from the blade, and he once again transformed into a beam of light and shot out.

And that’s not all!
In the instant he was knocked away, he even saw that his lightsaber seemed about to be cut in half!
This guy!

"This is truly a terrifying feeling—"

The leisurely sigh abruptly ceased; Kizaru's face turned ashen, and he quickly swung his sword again to meet the attack. Boom!
The invisible sword struck him hard again, sending him plummeting almost vertically into the still turbulent sea below.

What exaggerated power!

Just before he was about to fall into the sea, Kizaru transformed into a photon and flashed upwards once more.

Just as he solidified his body, the air around him began to ripple again.

What's even more astonishing is the speed!

Even if they were Lunarians, they shouldn't be this fast, right? How could they catch up with me during the brief moment I transformed into an elemental?

While gritting his teeth inwardly, Kizaru relied on the wind generated by Abel's invisibility to judge his movements and struggled to meet him.

After struggling to parry a few blows, his laser sword was almost about to be severed. Before Kizaru could even use his elemental powers to create distance, an invisible foot slammed into his chest, sending him flying like a laser beam once again.

What a terrifying creature!

It felt like my chest was about to be kicked open!
His strength and speed were so astonishing, and the sword in his hand was so sharp that even the Kusanagi Sword could hardly withstand it!

This time, Kizaru simply teleported several kilometers away into the sky in one breath, using his Observation Haki to fully perceive his surroundings.

This time, he finally sensed a faint aura, appearing and disappearing intermittently.

Moreover, it streaked across the sky for several kilometers in an instant, almost pouncing on him at super-high speed in the next instant!

"laser!"

Sensing the presence, Kizaru fired a laser beam without hesitation.

However, the faint aura suddenly refracted without warning, easily avoiding the laser beam and once again coming within arm's reach of Kizaru.

Not only is the speed incredible, but the reaction time is also off the charts!

That's laser equipment!

Without any hesitation, Kizaru instantly transformed back into his elemental form to create distance. When he looked back at the vast sky, he could no longer sense any presence.

Kizaru couldn't help but lick his lips.

Since becoming a general, I have never encountered such a formidable opponent!

The ability to conceal even one's aura, coupled with the terrifying speed that can even keep up with one's elemental movement over short distances.

My greatest strengths are simply not being utilized.

The mission was a complete failure!
Now, where is this guy?
Kizaru was on guard.

Some distance away in the sky, in the air, a figure suddenly appeared.

With just a slight flap of his jet-black wings, he streaked across the sky like a black lightning bolt.

Abel's eyes were calm and expressionless.

After awakening his Tengu Fruit, in addition to a significant increase in stamina and recovery ability, all of his abilities also evolved.

The already exaggerated power amplification is even more astonishing. The gale that it can control may not be inferior to that of a Logia-type Wind-Wind Fruit user. Its invisibility ability can suppress its aura to a level that even top-tier powerhouses find difficult to detect.

The Tengu Fruit further enhances his slashing abilities, and with the added power of the black sword, he fears no great swordsman on the high seas.

Finally, through the implantation of bloodline factors, one gains even stronger defense and recovery capabilities, as well as a specially selected bloodline factor ability called "Speed," which, in contrast to Barrett, can comprehensively enhance movement speed, agility, and reaction ability!
All of these factors combined mean that his strength is indeed only slightly inferior to Barrett's.

Even compared to monsters like Kaido and Shiki, Abel was confident that he would not lose.

Even so, it's impossible to kill that Marine Flashman.

Unless he has a compelling reason to fight to the bitter end, there is absolutely no way to keep him alive unless you can kill him instantly.

There was no point in continuing the fight; since the mission had been successfully completed, Abel chose to retreat.

He took out a Den Den Mushi (snail phone).

"It's me, Boss. Everything's been taken care of, and I'm on my way back."

Meanwhile, in that sky...

Kizaru, who had been constantly using Observation Haki to observe his surroundings, finally realized something.

"Has that guy already left?"

Otherwise, no matter how well it hides, it's impossible to remain silent for several minutes without launching an attack, right?

Realizing this, Kizaru sighed helplessly.

No wonder that guy looked down on me.

He wanted to destroy the fleet, and I was unable to stop him.

In the entire battle, I didn't even touch him once.

In the end, the other side even retreated, and I only realized it several minutes later.

What a terrifying creature!

How could someone like that still loyally follow Roya?
How terrifying has Roya become in these twenty-five years?

The photos clearly show no difference from those taken more than twenty years ago.

With a sigh in his heart, Kizaru transformed into a beam of light and descended.

Although the fleet on the sea had been completely destroyed, some lucky marines managed to survive.

Of course, the most important thing is to report what happened here to headquarters as soon as possible!

Soon after, at Marine Headquarters, Sengoku received a message from Kizaru.

"...That's how it is. I'm sorry, Mr. Sengoku, I have no way to deal with him."

Sengoku stared intently at the Den Den Mushi in his hand, then looked up at his three old friends sitting on the sofa opposite him.

Hero Garp, Chief Instructor Zephyr, and Chief Strategist Tsuru all had ashen faces.

"Okay, I understand. Borsalino, you take care of the surviving marines first."

Zhan Guo hung up the phone.

"We only knew that they had been accumulating strength for the past twenty-five years, but we never imagined that they would have become this powerful!"

Vice Admiral Tsuru raised his hand to rub his temples. This naval vice admiral, who was always calm in the face of any crisis, was now feeling a splitting headache. "Abel, a descendant of a demon, was already difficult for Borsalino to deal with. There is another one, Barrett, who is probably no less powerful than him!"

"The strength of these two guys was to be expected! They were able to rival Sakazuki and Borsalino when they were just teenagers, so how could they be weak now!"

Zefa crossed his arms and said in a cold voice, "The thing we need to consider now is what to do about the West Sea and the North Sea. We've lost ten vice admirals and twenty warships in one go. Putting aside the magnitude of the losses, it seems that bastard Roya won't allow us to provide support to those two sea areas so easily!"

Lieutenant General Tsuru and Hero Garp remained silent.

We can't exactly send our top generals over there now, can we?
If that happens, the tragedy that occurred more than 20 years ago will likely be repeated.

"Now we can only rely on the government."

Sengoku raised his head. "At this time, the only ones who can be mobilized are the Knights of God!"

Soon after, the flowers of Pangu City appeared.

The Five Elders knelt once again before the black robes of the King of the World.

"...That's how it is, Lord Im,"

The bald Five Elders, Vochuli, respectfully spoke, "Sengoku requests that the Knights of God be dispatched to deal with the pirates who are wreaking havoc in the North and West Blues."

"The navy has been infiltrated to this extent?"

Im said indifferently, "A bunch of useless trash. After dealing with Roya, it's time for the Navy to do a thorough cleanup."

"Yes!"

The Five Elders had no objection to this.

The navy is the face of the world government. Now that the navy is not clean, it needs a good clean-up.

"This is Mu's world. The Western Sea and the Northern Sea are also Mu's territory. Roya, don't even think about being presumptuous!"

Im snorted coldly, "In that case, let the knights of the gods lead the giants into battle!"

"Yes!"

Meanwhile, Roya was also talking to someone through a Den Den Mushi (a type of Den Den Mushi).

"Hey, Tiger, isn't it time to say 'long time no see'? So, you've come to give me your answer about Fishman Island?"

"Lord Roya..."

(End of this chapter)