Who told him to become the Pirate King!

Chapter 21 Move! The Edward Teach! (Please read on! Requesting monthly votes at the beginning of the month!)

Looking at the unscathed [clay clone] in front of him.

Lightning immediately sensed something was wrong and instinctively took a few steps back.

As far as he knows.

Within Impel Down, there is only one person with the ability to manipulate clay—

The newly appointed warden of the Deep Sea Prison, who was just sent to the extreme cold hell this morning!

Lightning stared at the [Clay Clone] and softly uttered the name.

"Vongola Storm?"

"You know me?"

Storm's voice boomed like thunder in Lightning's ears.

The latter instantly felt a chill run down his spine.

Because he could almost feel the breath coming from behind him!

Lightning burst forth at its fastest speed ever, instantly escaping from the spot.

Only after he had fled more than ten meters away did he dare to turn his head back to the spot where he had just been standing.

Storm stood there, looking over with a nonchalant air.

When did this guy show up?

Still shaken by the lightning, my heart pounded wildly, like a drumbeat.

"Was he just standing there watching while I attacked?!"

"A unique design, half yellow and half white, with enormous double-handed scissors."

Storm took a step, one step at a time, toward the lightning.

"You were originally a prisoner imprisoned in the coldest hell—"

"Revolutionary Army senior officer, Scissors Man, Lightning."

His identity was exposed by the enemy, and a solemn expression appeared on Lightning's face.

Before he could speak, the jailer continued his verbal pressure.

"I'm very curious."

Storm approached Lightning, asking one deadly question after another in the calmest of tones.

"Why would a prisoner who is already on the death list appear alive and kicking in front of me?"

"Why is it that there isn't a single trace of frostbite on your body, and even the aura you exude is so healthy?"

"Why do you know my name, even though I only recently arrived at Impel Down—"

Fearing that Storm would continue to make even more alarming inferences.

Lightning instinctively raised his hands, wanting to interrupt the other person.

"Spinning shears!"

Lightning swung his hands forcefully.

His arms transformed into giant scissors, which flew out with his movements.

Two enormous scissors began to spin at supersonic speed in mid-air, as if they had transformed into two gleaming, cold discs.

woo-

Two large scissors whistled through the air, carrying a powerful aura capable of severing gold and jade, as if they were about to cut Storm in two.

Storm stood still, enduring the attacks of the giant scissors.

Sizzle—Sizzle—

Two large scissors struck Storm's body almost simultaneously, leaving two deep, bone-revealing wounds.

Lightning could almost see the distant, wintery landscape of the dense forest through Storm's wound.

However, what made him despair was...

Despite suffering such severe injuries, the other party didn't bleed a single drop!

"You should have realized this a long time ago."

Storm's clay-like body instantly healed.

"Your attacks are ineffective against me!"

The moment the words fell.

【shave】!

Storm slammed his feet into the ground, the powerful recoil propelling him with incredible speed, and he instantly appeared before the lightning.

His right fist had risen at some point, its surface covered in jet-black Armament Haki, and he thrust it forward like a nail.

Iron Body - A Serious Punch!

At this critical moment.

Lightning unleashed the power of the "Cut-Cut Fruit" in time, transforming his body surface into the sturdy blade of scissors.

clang--

Storm's [Cannon Fist] struck Lightning's body, instantly producing a crisp sound like metal clashing.

The lightning bolt flew backward, traveling dozens of meters away, crashing into several large trees before finally coming to a stop.

Dust mixed with snowflakes danced in the air.

Amidst the smoke and dust.

Lightning knelt on one knee, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, and a clearly visible fist mark remained on his body.

Although the special ability of the "Cut-Cut Fruit" helped him reduce some of the damage.

However, Armament Haki still has a restraining effect on Devil Fruit users.

Storm's powerful punch inflicted a serious injury on Lightning.

"Truly worthy of being called a monster who could fight Shiryu of the Rain to a standstill!"

Lightning coughed up a mouthful of blood, his eyes fixed resolutely ahead.

"But no matter what, we absolutely cannot let him discover the existence of the amusement park!"

Impel Down, Level 5.5, the new transvestite paradise.

This is the "paradise" that Emporio Ivankov, the transvestite king, painstakingly created.

As a loyal follower of Ivankov.

Lightning will not allow anyone to interfere with the Queen's grand plan!

Especially the jailers of Impel Down!

A lackey of the World Government!

Lightning once again transformed its hands into large scissors and planted them into the ground beneath its feet.

As a user of the [Cut-Cut Fruit] ability.

Lightning can turn every part of the body into scissors.

Moreover, he can cut any hard object, manipulating the cut objects as if they were paper.

In a very short time.

The lightning sheared the ground beneath their feet into pieces of "frozen soil fragments".

Under the influence of the [Cut-Cut Fruit]'s power, these "frozen soil fragments" were piled up like paper.

Lightning manipulated these fragments of frozen soil, tossing them out like paper airplanes.

The seemingly thin fragments of permafrost are, in essence, still pieces of hard, cold permafrost.

Under the control of lightning, the attack power of these frozen soil fragments is no less than that of ordinary artillery shells.

"KEEP OUT!"

A deluge of permafrost debris bombarded Storm, as if trying to completely engulf him.

Faced with this attack, Storm did not retreat but advanced.

[Paper Painting & Clay]!

Storm strolled through the densely packed fragments of permafrost, his body constantly shifting shape with the fluctuations in the air.

Boom! Boom! Boom! —

Each fragment of frozen soil that fell produced a deafening roar, causing the earth to tremble.

But when Storm passed through this "net of deadly fire," he was still completely unharmed.

Even the hem of his clothes wasn't dirty with dust!

"Is this all the revolutionary army's high-ranking officers are capable of?"

Storm spread his five fingers, and white clay surged out, instantly transforming into several thick clay strips.

The tip of each clay strip was covered with a thin layer of Armament Haki to enhance its destructive power.

"Then, change the shape of offense and defense!

"A clay downpour!"

Storm manipulated the clay strips, unleashing a storm of attacks on the lightning.

Each clay strip that struck the ground could easily create a huge, deep crater.

The lightning dodged one, then two.

But there's no way to avoid the third and fourth points...

boom!

Lightning's body was struck by a clay strip, the clay attack wrapped in Armament Haki instantly causing him to pause.

Immediately afterwards, an endless stream of clay strips attacked, completely engulfing the lightning.

Boom boom boom—

It was accompanied by a series of continuous roaring sounds.

A new Grand Prix appeared before Storm.

Platinum Trophy: Lightning

[Tournament Rating: ★★★★★]

"Another platinum trophy in hand!"

Storm put away the trophy and then recycled the clay.

On the cratered earth, the wounded lightning lay deep in the largest crater.

If it weren't for the rise and fall of his chest, he would have looked as if he were dead.

Storm frowned slightly as he watched Lightning collapse completely.

He was delighted to receive a platinum trophy.

But how to deal with lightning became a small problem.

Although Storm already knew that there was a hidden "5.5 Floor" inside Impel Down.

However, he had never thought of doing anything to those perverted "new humans" in the new ladyboy amusement park.

The trophies provided by ladyboys and prisoners are the same.

That being the case.

Why would Storm go to such lengths, going to the new ladyboy amusement park instead of the nearby one?

This is my first time visiting the extreme cold of hell.

Storm didn't expect to run into people from the new ladyboy amusement park so soon.

And what's more, they encountered the "second-in-command" of the new ladyboy amusement park!

"The fight just now was a bit too loud."

"If the entrance to the new ladyboy amusement park is near this dense forest, the people inside should have already noticed the situation."

"In that case..."

After a moment of thought, Storm looked at the [Clay Clone] watching from the side and an idea suddenly came to mind.

A few seconds later.

A tall, robust human appeared in the dense forest of the frigid hell.

He was exceptionally tall, over six meters high, with long golden hair flowing down his back like a lion's mane.

But what's most striking is his huge, crescent-shaped white beard that curves upwards on his face!

Whitebeard III.

Edward Teach is back!

Storm's Clay Fruit ability has awakened, in addition to the Color Changing ability he previously acquired.

The "Whitebeard III" he created was no longer as sloppy and comical as before.

At this moment.

The image of "Whitebeard III," standing proudly in the frigid hell, is incredibly close to that of Whitebeard in his forties!

Even a real white-bearded man appeared here.

I saw "Whitebeard III".

He couldn't help but wonder if he really had an illegitimate child with Miss Buckingham back then!

Storm looked at the clay clone in front of him—

Do not!

He should be called "Edward Teach" now!

Storm looked at Edward Teach and couldn't help but nod in satisfaction.

next moment.

Storm stepped forward and bumped into Edward Teach.

He seemed to merge into Edward Teach's body like a drop of water.

"Move! Edward Teach!"

Storm concealed himself inside the "Whitebeard III humanoid mech".

He was like a novice Gundam pilot, constantly familiarizing himself with the abilities of this new body.

Once his new body had adapted, Storm began to try to imitate a real white beard.

"Gunara—Pah!"

"Gura! Gura—"

"Gulalalala—"

"I'm a third-generation white-bearded man!!"

(End of this chapter)