Chapter 88

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Chapter 88

"The phone bug signal... is blocked."

Under the trees nearby, Byojack looked at the sleeping phone bug in Byrnndi Waldo's hand. His heart was filled with worry.

"Waldo! That Marine brat's ability is not just about manipulating metal. He manipulates magnetic fields! The phone bug's signal was blocked by him!"

Byojack gritted his teeth, ignoring the cold air hurting his throat, and shouted loudly. After saying this, he bent down and coughed violently, even coughing up blood. His eyes were full of fear.

If I guessed right... all this was a plan from the beginning! The arms and weapons from Doflamingo, the place and time of the deal, the blocked magnetic field, and the four pirate ships sunk, cutting off all escape routes.

Next, they will face Marine's high-level combat forces!

As Byojack thought of this, panic filled his heart. He gasped heavily and fell to the ground due to lack of oxygen, trembling all over.

"Damn Marine brats!"

Byrnndi Waldo roared. His red eyes looked at Darren with uncontrollable anger and killing intent. He understood now.

"You're the one to be damned, Byrnndi Waldo."

Darren raised his hand, and the metal wrapped around Byrnndi Waldo's feet "activated" again. It stretched into sharp spikes and pierced his body.

Keng Keng Keng!

The metal spikes hit Byrnndi Waldo's Haki-covered body, creating bright sparks.

"I've said many times, such a trick won't work on me!"

Byrnndi Waldo yelled.

"More-more ten times faster!"

Boom!

The ground under his feet exploded, cracking. The violent explosive power and Haki's second explosion let him break free from the metal.

Boom!

Byrnndi Waldo stomped the ground, sending countless pebbles into the air. He opened his rough hand and shot the gravel towards Darren.

"More-more ten times shotgun!"

The speed of the crushed stone increased tenfold, as powerful as a shotgun.

The corners of Darren's mouth curled up.

Jingle!

The gravel hit Darren's body surface and bounced off.

Byrnndi Waldo's pupils shrank.

The physical strength of this Marine kid is strange!

Before he could react, the sound of cannon fire came from the sky. Dozens of heavy artillery pieces on ten warships fired in unison, and orange-red flames erupted.

The cannonballs fell like a giant net of gunpowder and death, covering Byrnndi Waldo.

"More-more ten times faster!"

Byrnndi Waldo's figure disappeared instantly. He moved and turned in mid-air, dodging the shells like a ghost, mastering Marine Six Styles' Shave and Moonwalk to perfection.

Rumble!

The shells hit the ground, causing explosions and flames.

"Hahahahaha! Speed is power! In this sea, no one can match my speed!"

Byrnndi Waldo laughed wildly, dodging another shell.

"Yeah?" Darren sneered. He stretched out his hand and suddenly grabbed at the empty air, pulling hard as if he had caught something. Byrnndi Waldo was startled for a moment. Then he noticed, with astonishment, that the cannonballs falling in a curve due to gravity suddenly changed direction in mid-air.

Boom! A cannonball turned strangely and exploded right in front of Byrnndi Waldo. Huge flames soared into the sky. 

Followed by the second, the third, the fourth...

The cannonballs seemed to be controlled by invisible giant hands, moving irrationally in mid-air, incessantly bombarding the center of the explosion without restraint. The surging flames mixed with billowing black smoke cast a red hue on the dark sky. The scorching air waves spread out, quickly melting the snow on the ground.

Suddenly--

Whoosh! The crackling sound of the air erupted. Covered in black smoke and with burnt skin, Byrnndi Waldo suddenly appeared behind Darren like a ghost.

"More-more, fifty times faster!"

Darren's dark pupils instantly shrank.

So fast!

"A brat like you, who relies on external forces, will never understand the true horror of this sea! Die!" Byrnndi Waldo shouted, punching Darren in the back of the head with bloodshot eyes. Under the effect of 50 times the speed, the punch pierced through the air, generating a surging white air wave.

This Marine kid hasn't awakened Observation Haki; it's impossible for him to react at 50 times the speed!

However, the next scene made Byrnndi Waldo's heart tremble. The Marine kid, who had his back turned, suddenly turned around. The metal wrist on his arm twisted and spread into a high-density metal shield, positioned in front of him.

He...predicted my actions? How can this be?

A punch like a mountain collapsed!

Click! The high-density metal shield twisted and shattered. Byrnndi Waldo's punch hit Darren's crossed arms hard.

Boom! The surging air wave burst out and spread in circles. Darren's arms kept bleeding, with a toothache-inducing sound of bone cracking.

Boom! In the next second, he flew backward like a cannonball, rolling and flying hundreds of meters in mid-air before landing, plowing a long bloody groove in the snow.

Viscous blood trickled down his arms drop by drop. Darren stood up from the ground with difficulty. The burning pain from his arms made him grit his teeth, and a shocking line of blood overflowed from the corner of his mouth.

Byrnndi Waldo's punch had broken his forearm bone. If it weren't for the cushioning of the metal shield and the unnatural strength of his body, his arms would have been shattered directly!

"Sure enough, Haki is the most powerful force in this sea..." Darren wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and looked down at his hands. Blood spattered from the twitching wound, his forearm bloody, with blood vessels squirming under the broken skin.

On his face, there was a cruel grin. "But... you can still fight!"