One Piece: Nobody knows Devil Fruits better than me.

Chapter 117 What's with all this talk of gods and spirits? I think you're quite the god yourself.

Even among the many natural disasters, thunder is the one that holds a special place in people's hearts.

The calamities hanging in the sky have been called 'gods' since ancient times.

God dwells high in the heavens, and thunder is the scepter in His hand, representing His judgment and wrath.

Meanwhile, on the noisy and chaotic island of Sabaody Archipelago 1.

This anger is now descending upon us.

"Boom!"

Thick, dark clouds swallowed the sunlight, plunging the sky into gloom.

Meanwhile, countless enormous bolts of lightning were falling from the sky.

Wherever it landed, the unique bubbles of the Sabaody Archipelago vanished in an instant, vegetation turned to charcoal, and the ground cracked and crumbled.

The fleeing slaves, the panicked civilians, and the auction house employees all ran away in a panic.

Before that destructive majesty, all living beings seemed insignificant.

"Lord Youji!"

At that moment, Alan, who had been left behind by the Rooster, watched in horror as everything was annihilated in the thunder and cried out.

Admittedly, he knew that the Rooster was very strong—even to this day, he has never witnessed the Rooster's true power.

However, in the common understanding of normal people, even the strongest person could not survive such a terrifying natural disaster.
But the problem is
"Why is there thunder at this time? And why is it only surrounding Lord Rooster?"

He gritted his teeth.

The next moment, he saw the answer.

For at this moment, from that sky above.

"You damned earthworms."

Accompanied by a somber, angry murmur.

"Boom!"

Thunder exploded.

From the flashing lightning, Alan saw the figure slowly walking out.

He carried four drums on his back, wore a headscarf, and had extremely long earlobes.

He was wearing a strange black metal armor.

He held a long staff in his hand, which appeared to be made of the same material as his armor.

Of course, the most special thing is that there is a mark engraved on his armor.

It was a ring, like the World Government's 'Star and Cross Flag', but also like a symbol of a compass and a cross fused together.

His gaze was fixed on Alan below, or more precisely, on the box Alan was carrying on his back.

He could vaguely sense the person inside the box and their weak life force.

This was the source of his anger.

He arrived immediately after receiving the Den Den Mushi, and the whole process took less than three minutes.

But in such a short time—the 'god' who rules this world has been harmed to such an extent!
"How dare you overstep your bounds like this!?"

With a roar, dark clouds rolled around him, and lightning swirled around him like snakes.

The booming thunder seemed to harmonize with his roar!

Upon seeing this, Alan turned pale.

He understood perfectly well—these lightning bolts weren't normal lightning strikes, but rather came from the person in front of him.

"An ability user? The ability to control lightning? How can someone possess such an unreasonable ability?"

Such a thought flickered in Alan's mind.

But the next moment...
"boom!"

Without hesitation, he turned and fled.

This was the right choice—he didn't know the situation of the Rooster, nor did he know the other party's identity, but he could at least be sure that he was no match for the other party.

In that case
"He must be here to save this Celestial Dragon. I'll distract him. If Lord Rooster is still alive, at least he'll have time to recover or escape!"

"And if all else fails, I'll drag this Celestial Dragon into the sea!"

Alan had already made up his mind.

But
"boom!"

Just a moment later, he caught a glimpse of the flashing lightning out of the corner of his eye.

Beside him, the man who had suddenly appeared materialized from the lightning with an incomprehensible speed.

"Buzz!"

His finger was already pointing at Alan.

The scent of death was unfamiliar yet clear; Alan's eyes already reflected the other's cold gaze and the lightning at the tip of his fingertips.

But it is precisely at this moment
"..." Alan clearly saw that the other person's cold eyes seemed to show a moment of surprise at that instant.

"I said--"

"Enel, right?"

The familiar voice reached Alan's ears, startling Enel.

It wasn't just because the other party called out his name at that moment, but also because at the same time that voice appeared—Enel's 'psychic net' sensed the terrifying life force that suddenly surged and became violent behind him.

But if that's all there is to it, then it's fine.

Enel had plenty of time to kill the brat in front of him, take back the Celestial Dragon, and then deal with him slowly.

But what truly astonished Enel was...

In that instant, he sensed that the monster with an exaggerated life force behind him was approaching him at an even more exaggerated speed.

That speed was almost beyond the range of his mental network's detection.

then
"boom!"

The next moment, Enel saw it—the finger he had extended.
A hand covered in scales and wreathed in flowing light suddenly appeared.

He extinguished the lightning in his hand.

"What are you trying to do to someone else's subordinate?"

Such a sound reached Enel's ears.

then
"boom!"

Enel then felt a sharp pain in his abdomen.

"Ugh!"

Even with the force transmitted through his specially made armor, Enel was still sent flying instantly.

"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"

His figure was like a human-shaped cannonball, instantly piercing through everything in its path, and finally crashing heavily into a huge building.

"Boom!"

As dust billowed, 'Yaksha Dock' collapsed, its signboard buried in the mud.

But in the next instant...
"Boom!"

With a burst of lightning, the entire ruins of Yaksha Dock were blasted into dust from the center.

Enel's figure rose from the middle.

"impossible"

His gaze fell upon the figure in the distance.

At this moment, the Rooster no longer looked the same as before.

His body was covered in bulging muscles that radiated violent power.

Huge wings unfurled from behind him, and the scales covering his body exuded an ancient aura.

A dark, domineering aura emanated from him.

What's most incredible is what's surrounding him right now.

That is 'light'.

Strands of light, like tassels, surrounded him, making his scales appear as if they were made of gold.

At this moment, one could still faintly see the charred lightning wounds caused by the terrifying lightning strike earlier on his body.

However, it only took a few breaths.

The charred lightning strike wound healed quickly, forming a scab that then fell off.

"That resilience, that demeanor, and that mask."

It was only at this moment that Enel, who had previously thought he could easily annihilate his opponents, finally seemed to recognize their identities—before this, he hadn't even carefully observed the two 'insects' below who dared to defy the gods.

"The Rooster in the twelve constellations?"

But after recognizing the other person, Enel seemed to grit his teeth even more.

"The scraps that stole the 'heavenly gold' offered as sacrifice to God"

His deep voice was filled with coldness: "Sinner—you deserve God's judgment!"

But the Rooster shook its head in response to his words.

"What nonsense have you been spouting since just now?"

"What's with all this talk about gods and gods? I think you're the one who's quite divine."

He spoke his mind frankly, then raised his hand and gently beckoned to Enel: "If you want to fight, then come on."

As soon as he finished speaking, he was met with a burst of angry lightning.

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