"What... what kind of power is this?!"
"This is too much! That blue vortex... Did it really wipe out all one hundred thousand of the New Fish-Man Pirates?"
"Who exactly is this man? With just one move, he's already taken care of everyone except Hody."
Whoosh!
The blue wind gradually calmed, and Fish-Man Plaza, which had been quite flat before, was now a landscape of ravines and ruins.
Neptune's royal family members, who were tied to pillars, and Shirahoshi, who was chained by giant shackles, were all stunned by the scene before them.
"Who on earth is he?! How can he possess such immense power?!" Fukaboshi exclaimed.
Although those who died were rebels, his inner shock remained undiminished.
"Shirahoshi! Close your eyes quickly! Don't look!" Neptune, who reacted first, shouted urgently, but it was too late.
"Blood! It's all blood!"
Shirahoshi, who had been protected in a greenhouse since childhood, couldn't withstand the shock of such a scene and fainted instantly.
Looking at the twisted corpses of the New Fish-Man Pirates, even Hody, who was high on drugs, sobered up instantly.
Immense fear and unprecedented shock awakened him from his dream of world domination. Beads of cold sweat covered his body, and he let out constant groans of pain.
"Ahhh... Impossible! This is absolutely impossible! One hundred thousand people wiped out in one blow? How can anyone have such power? I must be dreaming."
Hody, who had grown up steeped in hatred and pain since childhood, had long been blinded and had never seen such a scene. His eyes were bloodshot, and he now looked like he was in a frenzy.
"I am the strongest. I am the strongest... This is all an illusion! That's right, I still have the Energy steroids."
Placing his last hope on the steroids, Hody no longer bothered to think about future plans, only hoping that the steroids, which had once given him immense power, could turn the tide.
The frenzied Hody pulled out hundreds of red and white Energy steroids from his pocket and, like a child craving candy, shoved them all into his mouth.
"What is he doing?!" Fukaboshi looked at Hody's actions with a puzzled expression.
"It's come to this, and he still wants to stubbornly resist?"
"Shirahoshi..."
Looking at the unconscious Shirahoshi, Neptune sighed, then fixed his gaze on the scattered Energy steroids on the ground.
"Hody's ability to wield such strong power, even surpassing me, the Great Knight of the Sea, must be due to such external forces."
"No wonder. I was wondering why his power was so strange. But if that's the case, isn't our benefactor who helped us in danger?" Fukaboshi showed a worried expression.
"Perhaps..."
Neptune frowned at the words, then added, "But from my many years of experience, our worries are most likely superfluous. Annihilating one hundred thousand New Fish-Man Pirates in one blow, this is already..."
Neptune recalled having the good fortune to witness a top-tier expert in action in his past. "It transcends common sense and cannot be judged by our usual standards."
"Hey! Look at that Hody! After he ate something, his body seems to have gotten even bigger."
Some sharp-eyed Fishmen watching from outside Fish-Man Plaza noticed Hody's abnormality and exclaimed in surprise.
"That's right. Not only has his body grown huge, but his personality also seems to have become much more ferocious, and his eyes have turned blood red."
While many Fishmen watched, there were also informants from the Big Mom Pirates communicating via Den Den Mushi, relaying the situation on Fish-Man Island back to Totto Land.
"Ugh! AHHH"
Hody, who had consumed a lethal dose of energy steroids, experienced his body swelling wildly. His mouth, which Renji had previously torn, began to regrow flesh, and while his strength increased at an astonishing rate, he couldn't even control the drool flowing from his mouth. His eyes were filled with blood red.
"Is this guy crazy? Although I don't know what he's eating, with that amount, the side effects will kill him."
Neptune's forehead dripped with sweat, and he quickly reminded Renji, "Benefactor! Quickly interrupt him from taking the medicine. He defeated us by taking those things."
Unfortunately, Renji just stood silently in place, showing no intention of interrupting Hody. This sight made Neptune and the others extremely anxious, like ants on a hot pan.
At this moment—
Thump! Thump!
With two loud thuds, a giant yellow octopus appeared around Fish-Man Plaza, causing many Fishmen to look terrified.
Among them, Shyarly, the knowledgeable prophet of Fish-Man Island's pupils constricted. She pointed at the giant octopus and exclaimed, "It is... the legendary ocean demon! Kraken!"
"What! How could even a man-eating monster like this come to Fish-Man Island!"
Hody, who was adapting to his new body, saw Kraken and immediately sneered, ordering, "Hey! You stinky octopus, smash this human in front of me into a pulp."
Kraken, who had been arrogant moments before, froze when he saw Hody's target and remained motionless.
"What's wrong? Aren't you afraid your brother, who's far away in the extreme north, will be made into food?" Hody, whose face was twitching from an overdose of energy steroids, still didn't forget to threaten Kraken into his service.
Renji spoke at this point, impatience already showing on his face. "Scum, if you dare to say one more word, I won't just tear your mouth, I'll pull out your teeth one by one."
An invisible pressure crushed down, and Hody's body trembled when he heard Renji speak. His drug-addled mind, under this suffocating pressure, dared not speak further.
Renji sneered at this. "You, after taking all those energy steroids, had better be able to make things less boring for me, otherwise, believe me, you'll die a very ugly death."
Just as Hody was gradually adapting to the effects of the medicine, a vast, sky-darkening shadow gradually enveloped Fish-Man Island.
"Hey, look at the sky! What is that?!"
"That's... Noah! How is that possible! How could this ark move to Fish-Man Island!"
"It's not going to crash, is it? With that size, the entire Fish-Man Island will be destroyed."
"It's over. I can't believe that after someone just defeated the New Fish-Man Pirates and rescued Fish-Man Island, we face such a crisis again."
Under such circumstances, Shyarly, who had always firmly believed in her prophecies, also began to waver.
"How can this be? Is Fish-Man Island not to be destroyed by the Straw Hat, but to be annihilated by Noah today?"
At the same time, a chubby Fishman was rushing at full speed towards Fish-Man Plaza. Jinbe watched Noah, which was about to fall and touch the outer bubble membrane of Fish-Man Island, his heart sinking into despair.
"This is bad. If it really falls... Fish-Man Island will definitely suffer a devastating blow because of it. What should I do?"
On Fish-Man Plaza.
"Hahaha! That Doflamingo bastard dared to trick me. But this is good too, all of you die, go to hell together."
Feeling the surging power within him, Hody laughed loudly, regaining his confidence. All his reason was completely consumed by the drug's effects.
Boom!
His feet erupted with immense force, shattering the ground, and he charged towards Renji.
It's just... this power disappointed Renji.
After taking so many drugs, the speed Hody displayed at this moment was even inferior to Yamakaji.
"How boring. I just hope you can take a hit." Renji tilted his head, his blue eyes filled with chilling malice.
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