Admiral Kizaru had no choice but to be shocked.
Just now, when he was sent flying by Alex's kick, he hadn't been able to react at all—from beginning to end.
His Observation Haki hadn't caught the opponent's movement in the slightest.
That was downright bizarre.
If even Observation Haki couldn't track it, then just how fast did that mean the other guy was?
Leaving everything else aside, with that kind of terrifying speed alone, he could roam the entire sea without any issues.
Calling such speed "terrifying" was not an exaggeration at all.
"Honestly… getting paid so little to deal with such a scary guy—
is that really reasonable?"
Still, Kizaru wasn't an Admiral for nothing. Amid his complaints, he crossed both arms in front of his chest.
Chichi chichi chichi!
Chichi chichi chichi!
Dense photon bullets flooded the space, blasting toward Alex in an overwhelming barrage.
Yet Alex still didn't move, allowing all the attacks to land on him.
"So this is an Admiral's attack?"
"Only this much?"
He carefully felt it out and casually said just that.
Looking at him, he stood there calmly, completely unaffected, as if the countless photon bullets were nothing more than visual effects with no real power.
"No way! He's still fine!"
"Are you kidding me? That was Admiral Kizaru's attack!"
"Taking an Admiral's attack head-on with his body? Even Kaido wouldn't dare do that!"
Jaws dropped everywhere.
The earlier kick could perhaps be dismissed, but this time Kizaru had clearly gotten serious.
And yet, this man still hadn't taken any damage at all?
"This is… a bit too ridiculous, isn't it?"
The lewd, lazy expression vanished from Kizaru's face, replaced by unconcealed shock.
The spectators were right—
even Kaido, one of the Four Emperors, wouldn't dare tank his attacks like that.
What on earth was this guy's body made of?
Whoosh!
Next, Alex casually waved his hand at Kizaru.
A terrifying telekinetic blade instantly formed in front of the Admiral and slashed toward him.
Shhk!
Kizaru's head flew off immediately.
His headless "corpse" collapsed to the ground.
But for a Logia-type like Kizaru, such a fatal wound meant nothing.
His head quickly transformed into blazing light particles, rejoining his body. In the blink of an eye, a completely intact Kizaru stood up again.
However, the moment he rose, he saw that youthful face already right in front of him.
"Yata no Kagami Sword!"
Kizaru condensed a dazzling golden sword in his hand and slashed straight at Alex—
Only for Alex to grab it barehanded.
Then came a punch.
Boom!
Kizaru flew off like a cannonball once more.
Boom boom boom!
Bang bang bang!
Thus began Kizaru's miserable ordeal.
Alex beat him like a punching bag, sending him flying from one place to another, then back again—no ability to fight back whatsoever, utterly pathetic from start to finish.
Stunned.
Everyone on the entire Sabaody Archipelago who witnessed this was completely stunned.
How was this possible?
Who exactly was that man who killed the Celestial Dragons?
That was Admiral Kizaru—
yet in front of this man, he was as weak as a baby!
Gulp.
In an inconspicuous corner, Dark King Rayleigh swallowed hard.
So it hadn't been his imagination after all.
This man really was powerful enough to make one tremble.
Even Admirals were being kicked around like balls!
And throughout the entire fight, he looked relaxed and casual, as if he hadn't even used his full strength.
Since when had such a terrifying monster appeared on the seas?
"Old man!"
A shout rang out.
Sentomaru had arrived, bringing three Pacifistas with him. When he saw Kizaru being beaten so badly, his face changed drastically.
He immediately issued orders to the Pacifistas.
The three Pacifistas opened their mouths and fired beams of energy at Alex.
"Don't bring this scrap metal out to embarrass yourselves."
Alex sneered disdainfully and waved his hand casually.
Boom boom boom!
All three Pacifistas were struck by an overwhelming force and exploded on the spot, reduced to piles of scrap metal.
They were effortlessly destroyed.
"What?!"
Sentomaru nearly popped his eyes out.
Are you kidding me?
Those were Pacifistas!
Wiped out with a wave of the hand?
No wonder this guy could toy with Admiral Kizaru.
"Don't interfere, Sentomaru! This isn't a battle you can step into!"
Kizaru, who had just barely "recovered" after being beaten apart again, shouted sternly at Sentomaru.
This opponent was far too terrifying—far, far stronger than himself.
If Kizaru weren't a Logia user, and if the other side clearly didn't have Haki, he would've died hundreds of times already.
Someone like this wasn't someone Sentomaru, a mere "small fry," could get involved with.
"Still not done?"
"Logia users really are troublesome."
Alex didn't even spare Sentomaru a glance—someone of that level wasn't worth his attention.
He merely looked at Kizaru, who had once again "come back to life," with mild annoyance.
Without Haki, defeating a Logia user—especially one at Kizaru's level—was indeed a bit troublesome.
However—
During the entire process of beating Kizaru senseless, Alex had gained some insight.
There was one method that might work against Kizaru.
With a thought, an invisible telekinetic force completely enveloped Kizaru, forming an extremely terrifying barrier.
A full 360-degree, airtight seal—completely enclosed.
Inside that telekinetic barrier, even if Kizaru turned into light, there was no way for him to escape.
Because it was an energy barrier, not a physical one—
there were no gaps, no cracks, no loopholes to exploit.
Just like that.
With Kizaru tightly imprisoned, Alex rose into the air, grabbed him, and flew straight out of the Sabaody Archipelago toward the open sea.
"This is bad… he wouldn't—"
Kizaru immediately sensed something was wrong.
But the next moment—
Boom!
Alex dragged Kizaru straight down into the vast ocean!
Seawater—the natural nemesis of all Devil Fruit users, including Logia types!
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