Boom!!!!!!
A colossal thunderclap erupted across the sky.
Crackle!!!
Silver-white lightning crashed down with terrifying force, slamming the pale, trembling figure straight into the ground of the small island.
Snap!
The deafening sound of thunder echoed endlessly, terrifying every living creature on the uninhabited island. Birds scattered, beasts fled, and even insects hid deep within the earth.
…
Inside the dense forest at the center of the island.
Whoosh…
A massive, deep crater had formed, its edges scorched black by lightning. Trees around it burned fiercely, their trunks split open and smoking.
…
At the very center of the crater, Disaster lay motionless.
His pale body had been struck by hundreds of lightning bolts, his skin completely charred black. He looked no different from a burnt corpse.
Crack! Rumble!
A lightning-struck tree finally collapsed, smashing heavily onto the ground and sending sparks flying.
Crackle, crackle, crackle!
A figure surrounded by violent lightning slowly descended from the sky, like a god stepping down from the heavens.
"No way, no way. Is that really all?"
The Marine justice coat fluttered behind Admiral Cero, and under the silver-white lightning, the word Justice shone brightly.
"Don't make me laugh."
Cero's feet touched the ground. His eyes glowed with electric arcs as he coldly stared down at the blackened corpse in the pit.
His voice echoed like rolling thunder.
"A weakling like you actually made that gambling blind man disappear? Fujitora losing to someone like you is the biggest joke I've heard this year."
…
Crack!
Suddenly, the charred corpse twitched.
"Heh… heh…"
Disaster's burnt body slowly moved.
Then, the corpse that should have been long dead opened its blackened eyes.
"A Devil Fruit that controls lightning?"
Disaster lay in the pit, his melted eye sockets staring straight at Cero above him. His voice was hoarse and eerie.
"The power is truly strong. Among Logia abilities, this must be one of the highest tiers. What a pity… what a great pity…"
Black flames ignited across Disaster's body.
Wherever the black fire spread, the charred flesh regenerated. Burnt skin peeled away, replaced by pale flesh and damp, tattered clothes.
"You still can't kill me."
Seeing this, even Cero felt a trace of surprise.
"Regeneration on this level… Is this some kind of abnormal Zoan ability?"
Disaster slowly crawled up from the ground. His voice carried both laughter and sorrow as he looked at Cero, who was now frowning slightly.
"Hee hee hee… Why? Why can't you kill me even with such terrifying lightning? Isn't this despair itself?"
"You sound like you want to die."
Cero's expression turned cold. The lightning around his body surged violently.
"If you're that eager, then I'll grant your wish."
The electrical energy around him intensified, his presence becoming even more oppressive. Arcs of lightning danced across his eyes as he looked down at Disaster.
"If you survive this, then I'll admit you're something special."
"Two Hundred Million Volts, Cero Style, Thunder Dragon!"
Crackle!!!!
Roar, crackle, crackle!!
The sky exploded with thunder.
A massive Thunder Dragon formed from condensed lightning descended from the clouds, its body roaring as it dove straight toward Disaster, who did not even attempt to dodge.
Boom!!!!!!
Blinding silver-white light engulfed the entire island.
The forest was illuminated as if it were daytime.
Disaster was swallowed whole by the Thunder Dragon, his body drowned in overwhelming lightning energy. The surrounding ground melted, trees turned to ash, and the air itself seemed to burn.
Under the continuous high-voltage current, Disaster's body dissolved completely, turning into foul-smelling black gas that slowly dispersed across the crater.
…
The roar of thunder faded.
The pit was now entirely scorched, its surface cracked and glowing faintly with residual heat.
Crackle… crackle…
The lightning around Cero's body gradually disappeared, returning him to his normal form.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk."
He looked at the blackened remains with a mocking smile.
"So that's the death you wanted. No need to thank me. A Marine Admiral is always happy to help. Praise Justice."
With that, Cero turned around, preparing to leave the island.
Gurgle…
Suddenly, a strange sound came from behind him.
Cero's expression froze.
No way.
He can't still be alive after that.
Cero turned back slowly, his eyes narrowing.
…
Bang!
The next instant, the melted black liquid in the pit suddenly exploded upward.
Gurgle, gurgle!
Splat!!
The oily, pitch-black substance twisted violently in mid-air, rapidly forming into a human shape. The liquid stretched outward, reaching straight for Cero's shoulder.
Plop!
The moment it made contact, the black liquid solidified into a cold, pale arm, firmly gripping Cero's shoulder.
"Hee hee hee hee…"
Disaster's upper body finished regenerating in the air. Half of his face was still blood-soaked and distorted, his mouth twisted into a horrifying grin.
His voice was sharp, hoarse, and filled with madness.
"I touched you… I touched you… I touched you!!!"
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