109: Section 109

There was no time to grieve for the heavy casualties of nearly half the Marine officers and soldiers.

The shockwave arrived first.

Veins bulged on Aokiji's forehead, his fruit ability severely overextended.

He desperately reinforced the wall of ice surrounding the fleet, but even so, the sound of ice cracking was incessant!

Akainu wasn't idle either.

Furious, his fists transformed into lava as he frantically released a wide-range Meteor Volcano attack into the sky!

Only this!

Only through continuous explosive counter-pressure...

...could the nation-destroying fleet, comparable to a Buster Call, possibly survive!

The fleet's Vice Admirals and Rear Admirals were just as busy, using Flying Slashes, fruit abilities, Rokushiki: Rankyaku...

The main idea was to use whatever they had.

Nothing else mattered.

They had to stop that shockwave—which was a hundred times more violent than the disasters caused by Whitebeard—mid-way before worrying about anything else!

The Marines' experience was like facing a heavenly tribulation.

Sabaody Archipelago wasn't having it any easier!

Although the nuclear ground zero was over ten nautical miles away from Sabaody Archipelago, the shockwave that crushed everything in its path arrived first.

Buildings twisted, and glass shattered!

In their shock and horror, people were pinned against walls by the aftershock or blown back several meters!

This was only because Su Ming had a moment of conscience.

Before the light and heat could sweep over the islands, he used Gathering to reclaim the excess light and heat heading toward Sabaody Archipelago.

Otherwise...

...today's Sabaody Archipelago would have ended up as a land full of cooked acquaintances!

Of course.

Since he had already acted...

...Su Ming didn't mind adding a bit more protection.

He suppressed the hundred-meter-high tsunami first; if that thing hit, Sabaody Archipelago would be finished all the same.

He wanted to cause trouble.

But he didn't want to cause a mass slaughter for no reason.

As for the Marines...

Heh...

They were enemies...

I don't give a damn if you die...

He hadn't detonated the nuke while the fleet was passing over the blast point; those lucky enough to survive the nuclear explosion should kowtow to Su Ming first!

As for who detonated the nuke... don't ask!

Five minutes later.

The world was silent.

Only the roar of the super tsunami, forced to bypass the Marine fleet, echoed as it rushed toward more distant waters.

But in the sky, that towering mushroom cloud still stood over the turbulent sea!

The two clones smiled with satisfaction and took off their sunglasses.

Just as they moved, Kizaru over there couldn't help but flinch.

Already wearing a miserable cucumber-like face, he looked even more bitter now, as if he wanted to wail! He was truly afraid; the explosion just now was clearly some kind of anti-humanity super bomb.

If it's a bomb, it can be mass-produced!

Given Ghost King Omar's behavior of launching a large number of bombs in Mary Geoise...

...who could guarantee these two clones were 100% safe? What if they suddenly pulled out a bomb like that from their pants?

That kind of explosion...

...I wouldn't be able to escape even if I awakened my Glint-Glint Fruit!

Unexpectedly...

...the clones didn't pay any attention to this old geezer Kizaru at all.

Su Ming No. 1 teased:

"The main body definitely went soft-hearted just now."

Su Ming No. 2 agreed:

"It's good to be soft-hearted. This is Sabaody Archipelago; with the permanent and floating populations combined, there must be about two million people... If they were all wiped out in one wave, the main body wouldn't feel good either."

Kizaru's legs felt weak, and his face turned pale.

Within the perception of his Observation Haki, the Marine fleet had lost at least 40% of its personnel!

So!

You call this being soft-hearted?

"Right, when the main body placed the nuclear warhead, he probably prepared for this. Render unto war what is war's, and unto civilians what is civilians'!"

"Definitely. By the way... where did Number Three go?"

"Him? He's busy harvesting that group of scumbags!"

"Wait, Sabaody Archipelago is only so big, where are all these scumbags coming from?"

"Oh, not Sabaody Archipelago, but halfway between Mary Geoise and Sabaody. The main body made such a big scene; you don't think every person in the Holy Land would be brave enough to protect the Celestial Dragons to the death, do you?"

"Makes sense! What about us?"

Su Ming No. 2 spread his hands:

"The main body didn't say, but I guess there's a high probability he wants us to keep the Marines pinned down!"

Su Ming No. 1's face darkened again:

"But I don't have a sword!"

"Are you stupid?" Su Ming No. 2 rolled his eyes. "This is Sabaody Archipelago, with so many underground forces gathered here, what kind of good sword can't you find?"

Oh, right!—

Ignoring Kizaru who was watching like a hawk nearby, Su Ming No. 1 disappeared with a Blink.

Chapter 125: The Cunning Kizaru! Super Boing-Boing Bomb

The question was...

...did Kizaru dare to act?

He didn't!

People who haven't seen a nuclear explosion in person will never understand how powerful the deterrent of nuclear weapons is!

Let's put it this way.

Before the nuclear explosion, no matter how much noise Ghost King Omar made, he was just a wanted criminal.

After the nuclear explosion, Ghost King Omar became a tyrant capable of threatening the very existence of the World Government!

Kizaru had witnessed the grand scene of the nuclear explosion with his own eyes.

He had also witnessed his colleagues' fragility and helplessness in the face of the nuclear explosion.

Aokiji was physically exhausted and unconscious, and Akainu didn't even have the strength to walk, slumped on the deck like a useless person!

All other Marine officers, without exception, had severely depleted combat strength!

Such serious consequences made Kizaru afraid to gamble. What if a mushroom cloud grew on Sabaody Archipelago in the next second?

What if such a mushroom cloud happened to grow in Mary Geoise?

Or...

...Marine Headquarters...

But...

As a dignified Marine Admiral, while the Holy Land was under a large-scale attack—he could already see ghosts pouring into the Holy Land like a tide.

Would it be appropriate to just ignore it like this?

As soon as this thought arose, Kizaru moved.

He closed in rapidly to the left of the second clone, a close-range Light Speed Kick!

Boom.

Su Ming No. 2 raised his arm to block.

Clang!—

Golden light splattered as Su Ming was forced back several steps.

Before he could steady himself, Kizaru's next round of Light Speed Kicks bombarded Su Ming No. 2 from all directions.

Failing to dodge in time, Su Ming No. 2 was sent flying thirty meters.

Before landing, Su Ming No. 2 forcibly twisted his waist, performed a mid-air roll, pressed one hand to the ground, and used the momentum to leap back into the air.

Whoosh!—

Kizaru's ground-skimming Light Speed Kick passed beneath Su Ming No. 2.

In this state, Kizaru was almost invisible to the naked eye!

But...

...this was within the predictions of the Six Paths of Number Theory!

A horizontal swing of the right arm like a hammer!

Blink and disappear!

Kizaru had just stood firm a hundred meters away when his back was mysteriously hit by a heavy swing. As he stumbled, an even more surging sense of crisis hit him.

Right at this moment.

Su Ming No. 2's figure crossed the air, teleporting right there!

But just as he raised his hand, Kizaru turned into a flash of light and transferred behind Su Ming No. 2.

Golden light exploded, and the Ama no Murakumo Sword slashed down fiercely!

Clang!—

A long sword struck with an instant kill.

Just before Su Ming No. 2 could be beheaded, it intercepted this fatal move mid-way.

"Damn it! You have Shusui and don't use it, you deserve to be hacked to death!"

Su Ming No. 2's face darkened; how the hell was he supposed to know this old geezer Kizaru would pull this stunt!

At first, both sides were fighting a battle of tacit understanding, neither being very serious. Unexpectedly, as soon as Su Ming No. 2 adapted to Kizaru's rhythm, the old man immediately cranked up the intensity!

Crucially!

This old man also knew how to lure the enemy in deep!

Su Ming No. 2 was momentarily careless and almost got killed by Kizaru on the spot.

If Su Ming No. 1 hadn't arrived in time, he really would have become a clown...

In his anger, Su Ming No. 2 immediately took out Shusui, glaring at Kizaru while taking a stance, wanting to draw the sword and cut off Kizaru's head.