CHAPTER 509: THE GREAT ESCAPE
Numerous light beams pierced through the Science Division base above again, falling downward.
The beams were brilliant like meteor showers crossing the night sky, carrying an indescribable moving beauty.
But behind this beauty lay murderous intent.
Almost all escape routes had been sealed off.
This precision doesn't look like manual control?
Brett thought this silently.
These beams were indeed coming fiercely, leaving him no room to dodge. But if he'd already understood their falling trajectories beforehand, things would be different.
Brilliant electric light burst from Brett the instant the beams fell. He'd already advanced forward like a phantom, charging straight at that mysterious Lord Imu.
In the information Joy Boy left behind, nothing mentioned this person possessing extraordinary power!
Capture the leader first!
"What do you think you're doing to this lord, Brett!"
A man blocked Brett's path.
Wearing a white cloak with a mask concealing his features.
The Strongest Shield of CP0 couldn't quite understand the current situation, but since this mysterious Lord Imu was the Five Elders' master, naturally, he was also the object of his loyalty!
"Get out of my way!"
Brett didn't even have time to glance at this guy.
His body twisted bizarrely, easily avoiding the Strongest Shield's heavy strike wrapped in Conqueror's Haki, then a punch had already smashed into this person's face.
The mask and this person's facial bones shattered simultaneously. The Celestial Dragons' Strongest Shield flew backward like a dead dog in the next instant, crashing through the wall behind and flying off to who knows where.
"How exaggerated!"
Ryokugyu watching this scene couldn't help exclaiming.
That was CP0's commander! No matter how you thought about it, his strength couldn't possibly be below these Navy Admirals!
Yet in the blink of an eye, Brett sent him flying?
Although they'd known the strength gap between them and Brett during Ace's execution, watching him display his power now still brought indescribable shock.
In this flash of lightning, Brett had already charged before Im.
The energy stored in his body instantly erupted. Brett mobilized half his reserves in one breath, then threw a world-destroying punch.
Then.
Bang!!
Two fists collided through the air. The violent wind instantly blew everyone nearby away.
The ceiling, walls, and floor shattered with a roar. Or rather, above this layer of Pangaea Castle, the entire building was blasted away by this violent shockwave.
Brett's tall figure retreated backward. His face showed obvious shock.
"What's so surprising about this, Brett?"
Lord Imu's body also floated backward lightly. The fierce wind made their black robe snap loudly. "Even a pig, after living 800 years, should become a monster, right?"
Even someone once unskilled at combat would likely have honed tremendous power during this long period.
"This really isn't good news!"
Ryokugyu sucked his teeth. "This person actually possesses strength capable of matching Brett!"
Not even just matching.
Brett pressed his lips together.
His strike just now had used half his reserve energy, yet Imu caught it barehanded.
Which meant in normal state, this person possessed power even surpassing his own!
Just as Admiral Ryokugyu said, this really wasn't good news.
"Rather, I'm quite surprised by you, Brett."
Imu's tone remained as flat as always, without any emotional fluctuation. "So young yet already possessing this degree of power. Even Joy Boy back then couldn't compare to you."
Acknowledgment from Lord Imu!
Right now in this world besides himself, there probably wasn't a second person familiar with Joy Boy's existence.
"Well, I'm flattered."
Brett responded verbally while pondering inwardly.
Not good. This Imu person was somewhat off.
With his Observation Haki, he couldn't even hear sounds from this person. The instant he struck earlier, he also hadn't glimpsed any future related to them.
This person's Observation Haki was extraordinary!
Brett recalled what Rayleigh once told him. After Roger cultivated Observation Haki to its limit, he awakened a special ability.
The ability to interfere with an opponent's Observation Haki perception.
Roger called this technique Observation Killing. It could even block the opponent's future-predicting Observation Haki.
If Roger could master this technique, it wasn't strange that Imu, who'd lived 800 years, would possess it too.
But this made things troublesome. His previously invincible Observation Haki would stumble against this person.
Basic combat power inferior, Haki inferior.
Brett had to admit one thing: this Lord Imu truly surpassed him in all aspects.
However, this gap hadn't reached a despairing degree.
"Still have time to be distracted? Aren't you looking down on me a bit too much, Brett?"
Like a phantom, Brett only felt his vision blur before Im had already flashed before him.
Damn it, the restrictions on Observation Haki were truly irritating!
He couldn't deal with them like other opponents, hearing their thoughts clearly before they even attacked and seeing the future along with it.
Fortunately, Dr. Vegapunk had granted Brett incredibly swift reaction ability back then.
Even if Observation Haki didn't work, he could still rely on his reaction ability to counter Imu's attacks.
Two fists collided through the air again.
This time Brett was sent flying. He quickly released clouds to wrap around himself before stabilizing his body.
Countless beams rained from the sky, directly covering Brett and the Navy people.
"Much weaker than before."
Finally, a trace of curiosity entered Lord Imu's voice. "I see, so you used some explosive technique?"
While dodging through the rain of beams, Brett shook his numb right arm.
That strength was truly exaggerated!
The Haki intensity was also shockingly fierce!
Without doubt, this person was probably the true meaning of the world's strongest!
"Prepare to retreat!"
Brett shouted.
Continuing to stay here wrestling with this person was the most foolish action.
Now they had to consider escaping.
"Roger!"
Behind Brett on the broken floor, a big-headed figure suddenly emerged.
He grabbed Chaton and Gion's ankles, directly pulling them into the ground.
"Hm?"
Lord Imu made a light sound of surprise. "Troublesome ability. But you can't escape."
More beams fell.
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