Adkin: Hehe, The Strongest in the Marine is Actually Not Me

Longinus's words have ended, and there is silence in the palace.

The royalty of the four kingdoms were all shocked in their hearts, convinced that they would never fail, so much so that fear never rose in their hearts, how powerful was this belief!

And Commodore Adkin and the whole navy are swayed by the conviction that justice never fails, is this why Ensign Longinus is so powerful?

The straggling Cobra also cleared his mind after hearing what Longinus said, "Is it because I was too weak in the past, so I knew the ending was wrong, but still couldn't rely on my power to stop that? Is it because I always envied Ensign Longinus for his power but never thought about the source of his great strength, and so had to endure it all powerlessly as a loser?"

"Cobra, since you aspire so much to the might of Ensign Longinus, dry your tears and stand up, from now on fight with a heart as fearless as Ensign Longinus!"

Felix was startled before he burst out laughing maniacally, "Hahaha! You're arrogant and ignorant, you marine brat, no one in the world won't fail, and since you're convinced that you'll always win, it's up to me to shatter your illusions of nothingness."

Felix was holding void in the air, and the huge scythe that emitted darkness appeared directly in his hand, "Anyway, your strongest warrior in the marine is only a useless person now. Even if you can ignore my ability, but what use is it for a captain to stand out, if you don't know what fear is, then I'll teach you what fear is!"

"Scream, whine, then die in fear!" Felix swung his giant scythe and roared in maniacal excitement.

As if the oppressive presence had invaded his mind, Longinus allowed the huge scythe that was three feet tall to come down on him without flinching.

Boom!

The marble floor with refined and exquisite lines cracked rapidly like a spider's web, spreading to the entire palace, and the sound of cracking and roaring was audible.

Amid the spattered mist of dust, the screams of the royal nobles of the four directions and the wanton laughter of the pirates were heard continuously. Still, the smile beneath Felix's mask was entirely frozen on his face. He perceived that some unshakeable force prevented his Death Scythe from continuing its fall or precise, it should be wholly locked and restricted, so much so that it was difficult for him even to draw his weapon.

The dust cleared, the screams and laughter ceased suddenly, and the situation in the field seemed very different from what they had imagined.

Only Longinus with one hand raised above his head, grasping the huge sharp scythe in his hand, as if an ant and a giant elephant playing tug of war, but those pirates were unable to laugh because they could see their captain flushed and struggling with the weapon. Still, the deadly scythe, which had cut off the heads of countless powerful pirates, did not move.

"As you said to Commodore Adkin earlier, when an ability is restrained, how much more of power is left in one piece?" Longinus' tall body stood up like landmarks, and he looked calm and unimpressed.

"How is this possible, the Death Scythe is carrying the fear of those people, even the Giants couldn't take it so lightly, how can someone like you just be a captain in the Marine Corps, who the hell are you?" Felix could hardly contain the fear in his heart, even if his ability was restrained, that a regional marine captain should have never caught powerful attack.

Commodore Adkin, who was behind Longinus, looked strange and said, "I'm now somewhat convinced that you are just opportunistic, but anyone who has carefully analyzed our intelligence should know that I'm not the most powerful in this marine force of ours."

"What? You mean... "Felix looked with disbelief across at Longinus who held the blade of his scythe.

And Commodore Adkin was "angry" mocked: "Captain Felix, you are also a mature pirate, how come you do not know that the highest bounty does not necessarily mean ... ahem, wrong, is not the highest rank. How could this logic that it must represent the most powerful?"

Felix almost spat out a mouthful of old blood, almost angry enough to contain his internal injuries, and looked at the pile of broken flesh of King Alabasta on the ground in horror, gritting his teeth and saying, "How dare that old man lie to me!"

"I can't blame King Alabasta for that, he doesn't know any of this and isn't as prudent as you in thinking that I'm the one with the most power." Commodore Adekin said with a helpless look on his face.

Just as Felix was about to say something, Longinus grabbed the tip of the scythe. They picked it upwards, surprisingly sending him flying straight into the air before appearing in front of his opponent like a fast thunderbolt, his right leg raised high and crashing down like a sharp axe.

At any rate, Felix was a veteran pirate. Although his heart was frightened at the situation, his body still reacted instinctively and transformed the frightened scythe into armour to protect his body.

Unfortunately, after the previous series of changes, the fear of Felix in the hearts of the people had gradually faded away, the black armour form was eclipsed, it seemed to be just a layer of black mist wrapped around the body. It was unable to stop Longinus' thunderous strike, Felix instantly embedded into the ground, the violent shock made the pillars and stones of the palace began to crack, shocking the people in the palace to flee outside in panic.

Boom!

In just a few breaths of time, the exquisite and luxurious palace had wholly collapsed, making it challenging to find the tiniest trace of the past in ruins.

No one was lamenting such an irrelevant thing, however, or gazing expectantly or apprehensively at the messy ruins.

Longinus stood on top of the ruins, Kenbunshoku Haki covering the surrounding area, and knowing all about Felix's small actions.

The ruins blasted, and a ragged shadow rushed out towards where Longinus was. Still, as if Longinus had been expecting it, his long legs swept out like a whip across the water and like a stone splashing on the surface, Felix flew and landed on the ground several times before he crashed down hard.

"What amazing caution to be able to defend against my surprise attack and promptly counterattack in that situation!" To everyone's surprise, Felix, who had suffered a series of blows from Longinus, patted himself up as if nothing had happened.

Longinus wasn't interested in explaining to him about Kenbunshoku Haki, but just looked at the other with interest, "Although the physical technique is still as weak as before, the physical quality has increased dramatically by several times?"

"Hmph! Sharp-toothed brat!" Felix snorted in annoyance but didn't try to defend himself, after all, his physical skills were indeed far inferior to Longinus.

"Why is he stronger instead, when it's clear that the fear within us is fading?" Commodore Adkin's brow furrowed slightly, the pirates who had placed a bounty of nearly a hundred million on the first half of the Grand Line were all quite challenging to deal.

"Don't think you've found a way to restrain me without fear in your heart; people like you will never be able to imagine the power of ability user!" Felix took off his shattered mask, revealing a face that looked a little pale from not having been exposed to sunlight for so long, and said with a mixture of fear and madness, "The more you fear, the more powerful you become, the same can be applied to me, and since you no longer fear me, I'll fear you instead!"

Published in Qidian, February 28, 2019