Seraph is an artificial human created by Vegapunk, but he does not have rich emotions like normal humans.
The personality traits of Seraphim are often the outward manifestation of the bloodline factors he uses. The S-Abel created using Abel's bloodline factors has a very weak sense of emotions.
If an ordinary person noticed the actions of the Straw Hat Pirates, he would naturally understand that they intended to withdraw.
But S-Abel really couldn't sense this emotion. His eyes were always fixed on Luffy, and he didn't care about the other Straw Hat Pirates crew members at all.
With his full effort, the power of S-Abel's artificial body was rapidly increasing. A faint blush appeared on his dark face, and he looked very excited.
"boom--"
After a sudden light sound, the blade in S-Abel's hand was wrapped in a blazing flame. This light sound also attracted Luffy's attention. He quickly looked in the direction of S-Abel. Seeing the enemy's weapon ignited with flames, Luffy's face also showed a look of surprise.
"It's burning???"
This kind of fighting skill is actually not the first time that Luffy has seen it. Not to mention his brother who has eaten the Flame-Flame Fruit, among his current companions, there is also someone like Sanji who can "enchant" his feet when kicking at high speed.
However, there is obviously a huge difference between the "enchantment" methods of S-Abel and Sanji. Sanji's Devil Wind Kick is at least a short-term effect produced by intense friction with the air, but the way the white-haired boy in front of him uses fire is more like Ace's Flame-Flame Fruit.
It looks like a devil fruit.
Luffy didn't know how powerful the weapon would be after being "enchanted" by the other party. All he could do was to do his best to deal with the enemy in front of him.
Moreover, Luffy is not the kind of person who likes to sit and wait for death. Before S-Abel could make a move, Luffy chose to take the initiative to attack.
“Bang, bang—”
A series of rapid sonic booms were heard on the battlefield. Luffy's feet were like the thrusters of a fighter jet, causing Luffy's figure to fly through the air and shoot quickly towards S-Abel not far away.
"Rubber Jet Snake Cannon!!!"
As Luffy's roar rang out on the battlefield, crimson fist shadows formed dense "trajectories" in the air. The next moment, the huge fist slammed directly towards S-Abel.
Luffy is very clear that he does not have an absolute advantage in speed. In fact, the opponent's absolute speed is even faster than his.
But Luffy is indeed full of confidence in his own strength. In the snake-man form, his fist power is even stronger than in the third gear form. With the support of powerful domineering, Luffy's attack power is enough to threaten anyone on this sea.
When training at the Marine Headquarters, Sengoku once commented on Luffy's attack power in his snake-man form: "Very good, even I need to deal with it seriously."
This is what Sengoku said to Luffy exactly, and this sentence is actually one of the sources of Luffy's confidence in being able to go out to sea on his own. It was also this sentence from Sengoku that made his two brothers Ace and Sabo feel relieved about Luffy and let him go out to sea to pursue his dreams.
If Sengoku knew that he was involved in Luffy's escape from the Marine Headquarters, I wonder if he would regret praising Luffy's fighting ability.
Luffy's attacking punches are unpredictable, and the combat experience read by S-Abel also tells him that he cannot retreat at this time, so as not to put himself in a passive position of being beaten.
When facing an enemy like Luffy, taking a step back will turn into a series of steps back.
If S-Abel chose to dodge, the opponent's attacks would continue to come towards him, making him unable to cope and lose the ability to fight back.
Therefore, the best way to deal with this situation is to defeat force with force.
"Flame Emperor!!!"
This was the second time Luffy heard the man speak since S-Abel appeared.
The voice of the Flame Emperor sounded a little cold to Luffy, and he could not sense any emotion in the other person's words.
However, the opponent's attack was completely different from his words.
A hot breath hit him in the face, and in the blink of an eye, S-Abel's slash collided with Luffy's fist.
The collision of the two men's domineering auras directly formed a hurricane, which swept in all directions. The raging flames were centered on Abel and poured down towards the surrounding buildings.
In the bay, under the burning of the Flame Emperor's blazing flames, the sea water evaporated into a thick white vapor that directly enveloped the entire battlefield. Several nearby buildings were also directly destroyed by the sweeping flames, turning into scorched earth and ruins.
Fortunately, the crew members of the Straw Hat Pirates ran fast and evacuated from the battlefield early, avoiding being affected by the noise of the battle between the two.
The fish-man sailors outside the scene also looked at the battlefield with worried eyes, and their hatred for the pirates increased.
It is foreseeable that this battle will cause huge property losses to the people nearby, and even ordinary people in places they don’t know about may have been affected by the battle. Naturally, the Fishman Navy will put the blame on the pirates.
And more importantly, the enemy's strength was beyond their expectations.
It was thought that the arrival of Seraph would be able to quickly capture the pirates and put an end to the battle, but unexpectedly, this group of pirates was so powerful that they could compete with Seraph and cause such a commotion in the city.
This operation to capture pirates, no matter what the final result is, has actually been considered a failure.
If Shark Star knew that this group of pirates was so powerful, he would never choose to fight them in the city.
If Jinbe knew that the Straw Hat Pirates were so powerful, he would not just send a colonel of Shark Star's level to deal with them, but would choose to go there in person with the Seraph.
Ever since Luffy demonstrated his terrifying strength, the New Navy's mistakes in decision-making were inevitable.
"Lieutenant General."
Just when Luffy was fighting with Seraph, the Den Den Mushi in Shark Star's arms suddenly moved.
When he picked up the phone, he found that the caller was actually his immediate superior, Base Commander Jinbei.
"Are you at the Mermaid Cafe? What's going on? What's all this noise?"
"Is there an enemy fighting S-Abel?"
It turned out that the explosion that just happened in the Mermaid Cafe had been noticed by Jinbe from the New Naval Base.
The Mermaid Cafe is located in the central area of Fish-man Island, not too far from the naval base. Moreover, Jinbe's Observation Haki is already outstanding, so it would be difficult for him not to sense such a big commotion even if he wanted to.
After quickly reporting the situation at the Mermaid Cafe, the Den Den Mushi soon became busy.
It goes without saying that Jinbei, who has a strong sense of responsibility, will definitely rush to the scene quickly after hearing the news.
Shark Star put away the Den Den Mushi, sighed slowly, and a look of unwillingness and guilt appeared on his face.
He felt deeply ashamed of his own weakness. If he could become stronger, Jinbe wouldn't have to work so hard, and he would be able to help Seraphim quickly suppress the pirates here and minimize the losses of ordinary people.
Shark Star had not had this kind of feeling very strongly before.
Because he is the prince of Ryugu Castle, even after joining the new navy, Jinbei still treats him with favor, and when assigning tasks, he will only let Shark Star take charge of relatively safe tasks.
This time, Shark Star will be sent to lead the team to capture the Straw Hat Pirates because the captain of the pirate group only has a bounty of 10 million berries, and the highest bounty for his crew members is only 2 million berries. Pirates of this level are not even considered a big deal in this vast ocean.
This was an opportunity to give credit to Shark Star.
During his years in the army, Shark Star had indeed encountered some tough opponents, but no opponent had ever made him feel as powerless as he did now.
The appearance of the Straw Hat Pirates also stimulated Shark Star's already strong self-esteem.
"boom!!!"
Another loud roar was heard from the thick white mist, and a strong domineering aura spread out, instantly dispersing the mist covering the battlefield.
On the battlefield, Luffy and Seraph both retreated a hundred meters.
Luffy rolled several times in the air before he managed to stabilize himself.
S-Abel also flew back a hundred meters and only stopped retreating by flapping his wings behind him. In the battle of strength, it was actually Luffy who had the upper hand.
However, Luffy's condition had deteriorated seriously at this time. The drastic consumption of his domineering aura made him feel extremely weak, and his breathing became somewhat rapid and disordered.
As for S-Abel, apart from the fact that his skin was slightly redder, Luffy had no way of knowing whether his opponent's combat power had declined.
On the contrary, it was Luffy's superficial physical condition that made S-Abel keenly aware of the appearance of the fighter plane.
"call out!"
The Seraph, who had just stabilized himself, didn't want to give Luffy a chance to breathe. He flapped his wings and flew towards Luffy. The blade in his hand also left a trail of fire in the sky.
Fire Dragon Emperor!!!
The two were a hundred meters apart, and Seraph swung the blade in his hand and slashed at Luffy in the distance. A fire dragon nearly a hundred meters long shot out from the sky and condensed. As Seraph's long sword fell, the hundred-meter fire dragon roared and pounced towards Luffy.
The terrifying attack directly illuminated the sky of Fishman Island red. At the moment when the Seraph launched an attack on Luffy, countless people on this island clearly saw the strange phenomenon appearing in the sky.
On a certain street, Jinbei, who was rushing towards the Mermaid Cafe, also noticed this scene in the sky. He just looked up, quickened his pace, and buried his head in his journey.
Even Jinbei didn't fully understand the power of Seraph, but the domineering aura contained in the Fire Dragon Emperor's attack made Jinbei feel extremely familiar.
Jinbei was also familiar with Vice Admiral Abel of the New Marine Headquarters. He understood that this attack was launched by Seraph. The enemy that could allow Seraph to exert its performance to such a level must be extremely powerful.
On the battlefield.
The image of the fire dragon was reflected in Luffy's pupils. This terrifying attack made Luffy feel a strong sense of familiarity in his heart.
Facing the full-force attack of Seraph, Luffy not only did not show any fear, but his face revealed a strong excitement.
"Such an attack"
"It's a far cry from Espy!!!"
Luffy said these words calmly, but it was unknown how much truth there was in them and how much was just to cheer himself up.
Perhaps S-Abel's attack cannot be compared with Ace's Flame-Flame Fruit, but such an attack is definitely not something Luffy can easily withstand with his current strength.
"Rubber King Cobra!"
Luffy's fist stretched backward rapidly, and his arm, filled with domineering power, drew a long horizontal line in the sky, which stretched as far as the eye could see.
Seeing the fire dragon approaching, Luffy quickly pulled back his extended arm. With a loud roar, he punched the fire dragon's head hard.
After the two attacks lasted for less than 1 second, the huge fire dragon was actually blasted away by Luffy's fist.
"boom!!!!"
With a loud bang, the body of the fire dragon exploded directly in the sky. Luffy's fist went through the fire dragon's body and shot rapidly towards S-Abel in the distance. Then he hit S-Abel directly on the chest and knocked S-Abel down from the air.
S-Abel, the Seraph, did not understand why he was defeated by Luffy until he was hit by Luffy's attack.
It was obvious that he had a slight advantage in the previous battle with the opponent. Whether it was speed or strength, the opponent was not absolutely sure of suppressing him. But at this moment, when he attacked with all his strength, not only was his move broken by the opponent, but he was even hit directly by the opponent's attack.
The moment that powerful force was transmitted to his body, S-Abel's brain fell into hibernation in order to protect itself.
S-Abel's body spun as it fell from the air, and then landed heavily on the ground, creating a deep pit. In the pit, golden flames quickly ignited, enveloping the entire body of the Seraph.
At the same time, Luffy, who had delivered the strongest blow, was completely exhausted. Seeing the enemy being knocked to the ground by him, Luffy showed a relieved smile on his face, and then stretched his body and let his body fall to the ground.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Luffy let out a hearty laugh. He could clearly feel that he had made a new breakthrough in this battle.
To be honest, facing the Fire Dragon King reminded Luffy of his sparring with Ace. Facing Ace's Great Flame Ring, no matter how hard Luffy tried, he had no way to break through the opponent's attack.
But now, Luffy believes that he can successfully resist Ace's Great Flame Ring.
"Bang!!!"
Luffy's body fell to the ground, but as he was now, he would not be affected by this level of impact at all.
Luffy fell to the ground and lay on his back in the pit, gasping for breath and quickly recovering his strength.
Next, all you have to do is leave here and catch up with your friends.
Thinking of his companions, Luffy climbed out of the pit with difficulty after a short rest. Ignoring the fish-man navy who were watching the battle, he walked straight in the direction where Sanji and others left.
Faced with Luffy who stood up and left, the fish-man navy clearly noticed Luffy's weakness, but due to the opponent's power, they did not dare to step forward to stop him.
Feeding Shark Star, he silently took out a box from his arms, poured out a pill from it, and prepared to take it.
"Fishman Karate: Water Strike!"
And just when Shark Star was preparing to fight to the death, a water bullet flew through the air and hit Luffy's arm while he was running, knocking the unprepared Luffy to the ground.
(End of this chapter)
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