One Piece: The Half-Blood Ninja Who Hides on the Straw Hat Ship

Chapter 653 A Tale of Two Extremes

Although his smoke does cover a very large area, he still needs to use his Haki and abilities to sense the location of the smoke before launching an attack.

At this point, he could tell whether the smoke was inside his own people or the enemy's bodies, so that wasn't the reason he let the others leave.

The main reason was that he was afraid those navy personnel would die in the aftermath of their battle.

"I see."

west Yan nodded and did not continue the topic.

He then enveloped himself in Haki, hoping to use it to prevent Smoker from applying his powers to his body.

"Inhaling smoke is definitely unavoidable," west Yan thought to himself. "After all, I need to breathe during battle."

Even someone like him, who possesses an immortal body, is no exception to this.

Therefore, trying to use Haki for defense is a good idea. Now we just need to see if Haki will work.

While thinking, west Yan focused his domineering aura on the right spot.

Just then, the surrounding smoke began to stir again and slowly spread in this direction.

Smoker himself charged toward them, enveloped in smoke.

"Go to hell, you bastard!"

As he spoke, Smoker raised his fist, which was brimming with domineering energy, and struck hard.

During the attack, the smoke around him also rushed towards west Yan.

Upon witnessing this scene, west Yan only hesitated for a moment before deciding to take Smoker's attack head-on.

The next moment...

"Clang!"

The heavy fist struck west Yan's arm, immediately producing a crisp, metallic sound.

Then, west Yan was enveloped in Smoker's smoke.

"It didn't even break apart from the shock?"

A hint of surprise appeared in west Yan's eyes. It seemed that Smoker was manipulating smoke to envelop himself while attacking.

As he thought about it, he raised his fist and punched Smoker.

And so, west Yan, braving Smoker's smoke, forced himself to engage in a fierce fight with Smoker right there.

A moment later...

"Light it!" Smoker shouted, having created some distance.

Unfortunately, no changes occurred to Xi Yan this time, as if Smoker's abilities had failed.

"So that's how it is," west Yan muttered.

When Smoker used his powers, he felt as if his Haki was intercepting something.

If I'm not mistaken, that was Smoker's intention or ability fluctuation as he lit the smoke.

Unfortunately, his own domineering aura was strong enough that the opponent's domineering aura could no longer have an effect on his body.

"What a monster," Smoker cursed.

He rendered his move ineffective simply by relying on his domineering aura.

To be honest, he truly deserves to be called a formidable character who can fight his way up to Mary Geoise; he is indeed a monster.

"Your abilities are truly remarkable."

After casually brushing the dust off his shoulder, west Yan chuckled and said, "But as long as your domineering aura is strong enough, your abilities won't work inside my body."

Now he's figured out Smoker's abilities.

It can only be said that its destructive power is decent, but it's not enough to target high-end combat forces.

At least when facing a powerful and skilled opponent, this attack method is unlikely to be effective.

Of course, Smoker could also exploit an information gap to launch a surprise attack and eliminate the enemy.

The problem is... people in this world aren't very good at hiding their information!

Moreover, Smoker is a candidate for admiral in the Navy, and many people are interested in him.

After a while, someone will definitely find out what this guy's abilities are like.

Therefore, the tactic of ambushing skilled opponents becomes unusable over time.

"It's not over yet," Smoker shouted.

He naturally knew that when fighting against a strong opponent, one's abilities wouldn't play as significant a role as one might imagine.

However... since he has powerful moves, he must teach that bastard Blood-Eyed Ninja a lesson, otherwise he won't be able to swallow this insult.

Then, Smoker spread his arms wide, as if he were about to perform some mysterious ritual, leaving west Yan completely bewildered.

"What do you mean?"

Embrace the sky?

You'll find out soon enough.

Smoker didn't say anything unnecessary to west Yan and immediately began to focus on mobilizing his abilities.

In some ways, this attack is even more difficult to launch than previous ones.

As he operated the device, Smoker recalled the words Dr. Vegapunk had once said.

"First comes compression," Vegapunk said. "By gathering the dispersed smoke and forcibly compressing it into a very small space, external work is done on the gas, the internal energy rises, the internal temperature increases briefly, and the energy is stored."

"Because your body can be elementalized and you can precisely control every element in your body, this high-pressure, high-temperature gas can be stably contained and will not leak out prematurely."

"Then comes release!"

"Without being restrained, the high-pressure smoke expands adiabatically towards the normal pressure environment. The gas does work on the outside, and without external heat replenishment, its internal energy decreases significantly, and the temperature drops precipitously."

"Finally, ice fog will form."

"The cooled smoke cools the water vapor in the surrounding air, causing the water vapor to liquefy into countless tiny water droplets mixed in with the smoke. What you see with the naked eye is a cool white mist. If your abilities are improved enough, you can freeze the enemy in a very short time, but this operation is not a simple matter."

Vegapunk's words echoed in Smoker's mind, a question he had been pondering for the same three months.

Unfortunately, he was never able to fully understand Dr. Vegapunk's technical terms.

He only understood three words: compression, release, and formation of ice fog.

But it was precisely by relying on these three words that he developed this ability.

According to Dr. Vegapunk, it means having a brain full of muscles and a particularly absurd way of understanding things.

But overall, it's not a bad thing.

"Um?"

With his keen senses, west Yan gradually noticed something was wrong. Why was the smoke, which had been extremely hot just moments before, now cooling down rapidly?

Could it be that this guy is planning to fight me with ordinary smoke?

Or perhaps... his Smoke-Smoke Fruit has actually enabled him to control temperature?

Frozen smoke?

Is it a case of extremes, like fire and ice?

Smoker snapped out of his daze upon hearing west Yan's voice, then grinned and said, "Feel this power."

As soon as he finished speaking, the smoke around west Yan stopped moving and then turned white at a visible speed, while also emitting wisps of cold air.

"I knew it."

west Yan revealed an expression of "I knew it," Smoker had really developed the Smoke-Smoke Fruit to this extent.

It not only possesses the high temperature of the Flame-Flame Fruit, but also the low temperature of the Ice-Ice Fruit... I have to say, this guy is really amazing.

The next moment...

"Phew~"

A large amount of white smoke rushed towards west Yan, completely enveloping him and turning him entirely white.

color.

"Um?"

west Yan was taken aback when he sensed the change in his body, then chuckled and said, "Your temperature isn't good either."

He thought he would be frozen in an instant, but this is what happened?

But Smoker wasn't angry; he just calmly watched west Yan while maintaining his powers.

"Click~"

"Click click click~"

"Um?!!"

Upon sensing the astonishing changes occurring on his body, west Yan's eyes widened in surprise. How could the temperature suddenly drop so drastically?

Just as he had this thought, his body was frozen into an ice sculpture.

"I never said my ability was to freeze you the moment I touched you," Smoker said calmly.

His remarkable ability lies in his ability to freely control the temperature of the smoke.

It can generate extremely high or low temperatures in an instant, or it can allow the other person to slowly experience the temperature change process.

This time, he chose to combine the two, hoping to make the bastard careless.

As it turns out, he was right.

After completely freezing Xiyan, Smoker slowly walked over.

He was certain that his opponent wouldn't dare to use that immortality ability easily, so he wasn't worried that his opponent would suddenly appear beside him and attack him.

"I wonder how long this bastard will be frozen," Smoker thought to himself.

As he thought this, Smoker approached west Yan, tensing his muscles and preparing to strike.

Although we're currently cooperating with Fujitora in this charade, it's not a problem to collect some interest from that bastard Blood-Eyed Ninja first.

Just then, the ice on west Yan's body began to crackle, and numerous cracks appeared on its surface.

This change immediately caught Smoker's attention.

"This is..

Smoker stopped and frowned, saying, "So it wasn't that simple after all."

Whitebeard broke free from Kuzan's ice block by using the power of vibration, but what did that bastard Xiyan rely on?

Is it imposing?

As he thought this, Smoker wrapped his fist with Haki.

At this moment, he clearly realized a problem, that is... his ability can only be used to harass someone like west Yan. If he really wants to beat him up, he still has to use his domineering aura!

The next moment...

"Click!"

Xi Yan, laughing loudly, jumped up from the ground and landed on a rock.

"Ha ha ha ha."

"Smoker, I have to admit you're a real talent." west Yan stared into Smoker's eyes and said, "To be able to develop a simple Smoke-Smoke Fruit to this extent is truly impressive."

In a sense, Smoker is a genius.

"It was just a good reminder from someone," Smoker said casually.

Although he felt a little pleased to be praised by this bastard, he didn't show it on the surface.

west Yan didn't mind, after all, Smoker was a tough guy, and it was already quite good that he could squeeze out that sentence.

Then, west Yan said, "But you can't defeat me by relying on your abilities alone."

"I know."

Smoker calmly took out a cigar, lit it, and continued, "That old man Garp said that true strongmen possess incredibly powerful Haki, so I didn't expect to be able to kill you with my abilities."

According to old man Garp, Haki is the most powerful force in the world!

As long as you possess enough overwhelming power, no matter what ability it is, it will be useless in front of you.

However, he may still have a long way to go before he can reach that point.

However... now that we have it, taking down that bastard Blood-Eyed Ninja shouldn't be a problem!

With that thought, Smoker's upper body flew up and rushed towards west Yan.

This time, he plans to use his Devil Fruit powers along with his incredibly powerful Haki to give this bastard a good beating!

"Well done!"

west Yan laughed loudly, "Let me see just how strong you really are, this candidate for general."

After saying that, west Yan also charged towards Smoker.

And so, the two began fighting again in this smoke-shrouded area.

Meanwhile, on the other side...

While Westfire was fighting Smoker, Luffy and his crew were tricked into a cave by a bounty hunter, which put them in a life-or-death situation.

"Doflamingo?"

Luo's face turned extremely ugly as he watched the figure emerge from behind them.

Now that Ushi has stepped into the sea, if Doflamingo launches an attack, both of them, who are Devil Fruit users, will fall into the water and drown!

As for the Jet brothers?

Those two idiots crashed into the wall and are already unconscious at the doorway.

"Fufufu Buddha Coffee~"

"The weak love to stick together," Doflamingo grinned. "Just like... you guys."

Hearing Doflamingo's words, Law's expression immediately turned even uglier. Was this bastard trying to mock him?

Thinking of this, he glared fiercely at Doflamingo.

But Doflamingo didn't pay attention to his reaction, and instead glanced down at the Seastone handcuffs on Law's body.

"Looks like you didn't find the key to the handcuffs."

"Buddha, Buddha, fufu~"

"Why are you here, you bastard?" Luffy shouted.

As he spoke, Luffy threw a powerful punch straight at Doflamingo's head.

Seeing this, Doflamingo shook his head slightly and raised his hand to knock Luffy's punch, which was not imbued with Haki, away.