"Bang!"
Yasopp pulled the trigger first!
As a top sniper of the world, this angry shot was anything but ordinary!
The bullet, wrapped in powerful Armament Haki, tore through the air like a venomous snake, traveling faster than sound as it shot straight for Rehn's endlessly chattering mouth!
He was going to blow that foul-spewing fat head apart!
However, facing a shot powerful enough to pierce warship armor, Rehn didn't even make a large evasive move.
He simply tilted his head slightly, a flash of golden lightning passing through his narrowed eyes.
"Observation Haki, Electric Current Perception."
In his senses, the bullet's trajectory appeared as clear as slow motion.
Zzzzt!
At the instant the bullet was about to strike his cheek, a thin layer of black-gold lightning armor appeared over his skin.
Clang!!
A crisp metallic collision rang out!
The specially made sniper bullet struck as if it had hit an invisible steel wall, sparking against Rehn's cheek before bouncing off weakly and falling to the ground!
Yasopp's pupils shrank. "What?! He tanked a Haki-coated shot?!"
"That's it?"
Rehn flicked the spot where he was hit, there wasn't even a mark. His face was full of disdain.
"Doesn't even scratch an itch! Did your Red Hair crew run out of money for better gunpowder? Want me to sponsor you?"
"Arrogant!"
Lucky Roux roared. His bulky body burst forward with speed completely at odds with his size, like a massive meat tank, spiked gauntlet swinging toward Rehn!
"Meat Bomb Impact, Heavy Punch!"
The punch was overwhelmingly powerful, enough to shatter reefs!
"Competing in bulk with me?"
Rehn grinned and didn't dodge, throwing a punch of his own!
No Haki coated his fist, only dense golden lightning!
"Thunder Fist, Gluttony!"
BOOM!!!
Two chubby fists collided violently!
There was no stalemate; the result was shocking!
Lucky Roux felt a violent surge of lightning shoot through his gauntlet into his arm. The force wasn't just fierce; it carried a strange devouring and paralyzing effect, instantly numbing his entire arm and breaking his gathered strength!
"Gah!" Lucky Roux screamed as his massive body was blasted into the air.
Like a kicked ball, he arced through the sky and slammed into the ground dozens of meters away, rolling several times before stopping. His right arm smoked, completely numb.
"Lucky Roux!"
Yasopp shouted in disbelief.
Lucky Roux was one of their strongest, yet he lost outright in a head-on clash?!
"Together!"
Ben Beckman's expression turned extremely serious. He no longer hesitated, his sword flashed out, a streak of light slashing toward Rehn's neck!
At the same time, Yasopp repositioned for another shot, while other officers attacked from different angles!
They realized it, this fat butler was no ordinary opponent!
Fighting him one-on-one wouldn't be enough!
"Hahaha! Good! Now that's efficient!"
Facing multiple elites, Rehn wasn't afraid, he laughed excitedly!
After his near-baptism battle with Mihawk, his mastery of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, Haki, and combat understanding had all advanced!
He needed a real fight to test it!
"Lightning Stream!"
Rehn clapped his hands together, then thrust them outward!
Countless blue-white lightning serpents burst from him in all directions!
They moved fast and unpredictably, like living creatures tracking their targets!
"Watch the lightning!"
Beckman slashed to block, sparks flying as blade met lightning, the current numbing his arm.
Yasopp dodged nimbly, but the sheer number and range of the lightning snakes severely restricted his movement.
One officer who charged too quickly failed to evade, struck by lightning, he convulsed, smoking as he collapsed.
"Area attack? I'll blow it away!"
Another officer roared, cheeks puffing as he prepared to unleash a wind-based attack.
"Blow it away? I'll 'blow' you away!"
Rehn's eyes sharpened, he pointed.
"God's Finger: 200 Million Volts Detonation!"
BOOM!!!
Before the wind could even be released, a massive lightning sphere exploded at that officer's location!
He was blasted away, charred black, falling into the sea!
"Damn it!"
Beckman grew furious, his sword strikes turning sharper, Armament Haki coating the blade as he cut through lightning snakes and closed in!
"Close combat? I'll play!"
Rehn grinned viciously, retracting all his lightning into his body!
His form swelled, the black-gold lightning armor becoming denser, jagged spikes forming at the joints!
"Thunder God: Black-Gold Form Full Power!"
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The two clashed instantly!
Sword light and thunder fists collided in rapid succession!
Each impact exploded with deafening force and blinding flashes!
Beckman's swordsmanship was superb, his Haki powerful, every strike aimed for vital points.
But Rehn was too fast!
The Rumble-Rumble Fruit granted him extreme speed, letting him evade or block at the last moment.
And his lightning-clad fists carried mountain-shattering force and high-voltage current!
Worse, his fighting style was vicious and dirty!
Low blows, groin attacks, eye jabs, throat grabs, nothing was off-limits!
All while trash-talking nonstop:
"Nice swordplay, but too slow! Getting old?"
"That Armament Haki's weak, I'm about to fry through it! No hand cream?"
"Bad luck lately? Captain cutting your pay?"
Beckman's blood surged in anger, his strikes faltered slightly.
He had never fought such a frustrating battle!
"Yasopp!"
Yasopp understood instantly.
He loaded a special Seastone bullet, infusing it with all his Haki, his trump card!
The bullet shot out silently, piercing through the lightning field, aimed straight at Rehn's back!
But just before impact, Rehn suddenly rolled in an extremely inelegant but effective move, barely avoiding the vital hit.
The bullet grazed his lightning armor, weakening a small portion of it!
"Tsk, playing dirty?"
Rehn stood, his expression turning cold.
"Then don't blame me for going all out!"
He unleashed everything,
Conqueror's Haki fused with endless lightning erupted!
RUMBLE!!!
The sky darkened again, more terrifying than before!
Endless thunderclouds gathered, golden lightning dragons writhing within!
The entire G-5 harbor became a sea of thunder!
"Ten Thousand Thunder Prison!"
As Rehn slammed his hands downward, countless pillar-thick lightning bolts crashed down like divine punishment!
Not randomly,
But precisely targeting Beckman, Yasopp, and the others!
"Not good! Move!"
Beckman's face changed; he slashed at the lightning, but there was too much!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Explosions rang nonstop!
The ground shattered, seawater evaporated, and ozone filled the air.
Yasopp dodged desperately, but was still grazed by lightning, his leg paralyzed as he fell.
Another officer was struck directly and collapsed unconscious.
Beckman endured several strikes, but smoke rose from his body, blood at his lips, he was injured.
Half-kneeling, he stared in disbelief at the floating figure,
'That fat man, like a descending thunder god.'
'Multiple top officers… suppressed entirely by one man!'
'What kind of monster was he?!'
Shanks gripped Gryphon tightly, his knuckles whitening.
His face darkened.
He had underestimated this butler, severely.
'This level of Devil Fruit mastery… this Haki… even traces of Conqueror's…'
'Already Admiral-level.'
'And if even a butler was like this, then Renzo…'
Shanks looked toward Renzo again.
Renzo had removed his eye mask and was casually sipping juice handed by Monet.
He glanced back as if to say: See? Told you he'd be fine.
Silence fell again.
Only crackling lightning and pained groans remained.
Rehn descended slowly, his armor fading, returning to his ragged tuxedo self.
He dusted his hands as if finishing a warm-up.
Then he walked up to Shanks, wearing that infuriating "kind" smile.
"Mr. Red Hair, seems your crew needs more training."
"Medical fees… just went up again."
He leaned in slightly.
"So, pay now?"
"Or… want to keep 'exercising'?"
Shanks fell silent.
He looked at his injured crew, then at Renzo, then Mihawk… and finally at Uta.
He understood.
Today, not only did he fail to save face,
His "face" was crushed into the ground.
Continue fighting?
Only if he personally stepped in, or faced Renzo directly.
But that would mean total war.
Was it worth it?
Shanks took a deep breath, as if aging years in an instant.
He slowly sheathed Gryphon.
"…We concede."
"The compensation… will be as you say."
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