One Piece: Kaido's adopted son, starts with the Eight Gates Formation.

"Lynn..."

I underestimated you.

"From now on, I'll take this even more seriously... Bring it on!"

Shanks grinned, a smile spreading across his previously surprised face, and excitement flashing in his eyes!

He held Griffin down and, with lightning speed, appeared in front of Lynn in an instant!

The famous sword Griffin in his hand was no longer used for wide-ranging area attacks, but instead transformed into tricky probing attacks!

fast!

quasi!

ruthless!

Each strike, imbued with the dark Armament Haki and the explosive Conqueror's Haki, was aimed at Lynn... but he chose to precisely avoid all vital points.

The blade tore through the air, producing a deafening shriek!

however.

Faced with this storm of slashes.

Lynn remained motionless.

Or rather, his brain didn't issue any instructions.

His body started moving on its own!

His head tilted slightly.

The blade grazed his cheek, the gust of wind ruffling the stray hairs on his forehead.

He leaned back slightly.

The horizontal slash missed his chest by a hair's breadth.

The little foot lightly touches the ground.

The whole person was like a weightless feather, drifting back half an inch, dodging the tricky upward slash!

hide!

hide!

hide!

He dodged every single attack with incredible skill and precision!

"This...this...this..."

Am I seeing things?!

"Boss... Boss's attacks... none of them... none of them hit?!"

The crew members of the Red-Haired Pirates were all dumbfounded, their jaws practically dropping to the deck.

The scene before them had completely overturned their understanding!

That's their captain!

The Four Emperors who reign supreme in the new world!

At this moment, his attacks were like a tidal wave, yet they always missed by the slightest margin, making people marvel at Lynn's unpredictability!

The Whitebeard Pirates' side was also eerily silent.

Marco, Joz, and the others all stared wide-eyed, their mouths agape, unable to utter a single word.

"Beckman, this..."

Raki Lu swallowed hard and looked at the first mate beside him.

Ben Beckman, a cigar dangling from his lips, stared intently at Lynn through his glasses.

His brows furrowed deeper and deeper.

Something is wrong!

Something's really wrong!

This brat...

When he opened the Eight Gates before, although his aura was violent and his power was unparalleled, he could clearly feel the huge consumption of his physical strength with each burst.

Especially the last few kicks of "Night Kai" and the "Special Beam Cannon" that fused with the power of the Death Gate almost drained him dry.

But now...

Ben Beckman keenly noticed that Lynn's breathing, though still somewhat rapid, was visibly becoming steady!

His face, which had been flushed from exhaustion, had regained some color!

The beads of sweat on my forehead seemed to have decreased!

The most important thing is!

This kid's current incredible dodging ability...

like……

Without expending any physical energy?!

A terrible thought rose in Ben Beckman's mind!

"Oh no..."

Beckman spoke, his voice hoarse.

"That brat's stamina... no, his aura... not only isn't being depleted, but it's... gradually recovering!"

What?!

Upon hearing this, Yasopp and the others were all shocked and looked at Beckman in disbelief.

"How is this possible?!"

"That's right."

Beckman's expression was extremely grave.

"With each breath he took, it became more even and longer than before..."

The weariness on his face is fading...

"This means... he's not expending any energy at all in his current state!"

"Our strategy of attrition warfare is no longer effective!"

In a word.

This sent chills down the spines of all the Red-Haired Pirates' officers, making them feel as if they had fallen into an ice cave!

Scalp tingling!

……

wow-

On the distant sea, on a huge shipwreck.

Momousagi Gion was soaking wet and looked utterly disheveled, with obvious bloodstains at the corners of her mouth... indicating that she was seriously injured.

She supported the unconscious Chaton Kake with one hand, while gripping the driftwood tightly with the other.

I looked up.

That strikingly beautiful face was now filled with boundless shock!

What did she see?

Shanks, one of the Four Emperors, the man who stands at the pinnacle of the world, is now attacking a little kid wearing open-crotch pants with utmost seriousness!

And that little brat...

Surprisingly, he handled it with ease and composure.

He easily dodged every single one of Shanks's attacks!

Are you kidding me?!

This was even more unbelievable to her than the fact that she and Chaton were instantly killed in one move!

Just then.

Pru Pru Pru...

Pru Pru Pru...

The Den Den Mushi in her arms suddenly rang.

This is an emergency line exclusively for the Navy Headquarters!

Gion took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down, and answered the Den Den Mushi.

"Crack!"

On the other end of the Den Den Mushi, the majestic yet anxious voice of the Sengoku Marshal immediately came through.

"Gion! Is that you?! Report the situation immediately!"

"Your warships have lost signal! What happened?!"

"The Warring States Marshal..."

"The warship...the warship has been sunk..."

"Furthermore, he is seriously injured and unconscious!"

There was an instant silence on the other end of the Den Den Mushi.

A few seconds later, Sengoku's voice, brimming with suppressed rage, rang out again, "These bastards!"

"Who did this?!"

"Is it Kaido? Or Shanks?! Or Whitebeard?!"

"No... Marshal..."

Gion bit her lip and managed to utter a few words.

"It wasn't them..."

"The one who attacked us... was Lynn the Demon Child from the Beasts Pirates!"

"..."

Once again, there was a deathly silence on the other end of the Den Den Mushi.

Naval Headquarters, Marshal's Office.

Sengoku, Garp, Tsuru, and the three admirals present—Akainu, Kizaru, and Aokiji—the entire highest echelon of the Navy, were all frozen in place, their faces showing the same disbelief!

"Kaido's bastard..." Akainu Sakazuki's fists clenched so tightly they cracked, a wisp of hot smoke rising from between his fingers, his eyes so dark they could drip water.

"Oh dear... this brat, I guess I can't ignore him anymore." Aokiji Kuzan straightened up from his chair.

"Lynn the Demon Child...why did he attack the Navy?!"

Sengoku was both incredulous and utterly perplexed. "And you and Chaton, two lieutenant generals! And general candidates at that... His strength is indeed formidable, but how could he possibly have reached this level?!"

"It's true, Marshal."

Gion's voice was filled with bitterness and shame, "He only used one move... that move was extremely strange. It was clearly just a fingertip cannon similar to Admiral Borsalino's, but its actual power was incredibly astonishing!"

"Even the two of us combined couldn't stop them!"

Everyone's pupils dilated involuntarily.

one move!

Repelled two general candidates!

It even caused a general candidate to faint on the spot... which is equivalent to an instant kill!

What kind of unbelievable story is this?!

"Oh~?"

Borsalino slowly extended a finger, its tip gleaming with light, and exaggeratedly drawled, "Similar to my laser? This is truly... terrifying~"

"Where is Lynn the Demon Child now?"

Lieutenant General Tsuru calmly asked, "Are you still pursuing them?"

Gion glanced at the incredible battlefield in the distance and replied in a dry voice:

"No."

"He's fighting Shanks..."

hiss~~

Garp let out an exaggerated gasp.

The others were equally astonished.

Even Akainu, who usually only had a gloomy and angry expression, couldn't help but change his expression drastically at this moment.

Fighting Shanks?!

Those are the Four Emperors.

Moreover, he's a guy whose strength is widely recognized as unfathomable, comparable to Whitebeard... Lynn the Demon Child is strong, that's for sure.

But how could he possibly compare to Shanks?

"and……"

"Red-haired Shanks...it seems like I can't even touch him..."

Gion's words are so startling they could kill anyone.

These words sent chills down the spines of the naval high command.

"Are you kidding me?!"

Akainu couldn't help but question, "Shanshan can't touch him?! Gion! Did you see that clearly?! That's one of the Four Emperors, Shanks!"

"General Sakazuki...it's true..."

Momousagi's tone was filled with a deep sense of helplessness, "Red-Haired Shanks' attacks, whether sword techniques or hand-to-hand combat, were all perfectly dodged by that brat..."

"Not a single shot...!"