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"Sigh..."
After a long silence, the leader of the CP0 unit finally spoke, a tone of what sounded like regret in his voice.
"Wouldn't it have been better to perish in blissful ignorance? Why must you insist on making things difficult for me?"
The moment those words left his mouth, a chilling dread caused the hairs on Lucci's body to stand on end practically!
The intense sense of danger instinctively triggered his Devil Fruit ability.
He had barely begun to transform into his Leopard form when a powerful strike landed squarely on his abdomen.
"Ugh!"
Lucci let out a muffled groan, his body sent flying backward over ten meters, leaving two long scorch marks on the ground.
Blood dripped steadily from his mouth.
He looked up to see the tall CP0 agent standing in his original spot, a layer of black Armament Haki covering his right fist.
"Is... is that Haki?"
Lucci was aware of Haki's existence, but due to Spandam's interference, he had never been able to obtain the methods to train it.
The tall CP0 agent's voice was mocking. "As the most celebrated genius of CP9, you don't even possess the most basic Armament Haki. It seems your reputation is greatly exaggerated!"
Hearing that, Lucci felt like he could spit up a mouthful of old blood. Was it his choice not to train?
Someone had deliberately suppressed him!
These six years as an undercover agent had been a complete waste of his talent!
The tall CP0 agent lifted Iceberg with one hand and tossed him to a slender figure behind him, likely a female CP0 agent.
He then clapped his hands.
"Rob Lucci, and the rest of you. Pursuant to the World Government's Level One Kill Order, you are now to be executed!"
"To save everyone the trouble, please surrender yourselves!"
Lucci was furious. He knew instantly that Spandam had betrayed them again!
He roared, "We brought Iceberg to you! With this achievement, the World Government has no right to eliminate loyal servants who performed their duty!"
Though his face was obscured by a mask, everyone present could sense the tall CP0 agent curling his lips into a sneer.
"Whether you're meritorious or not—when did it become up to you to decide that?"
"A bunch of failures who brought shame upon the World Government. Being tossed into the garbage heap is your fitting end!"
Swoosh!
Jabra suddenly activated his Devil Fruit transformation, using Soru to instantly appear next to the tall CP0 agent.
He yelled, "You want to kill us? Then I'll kill you first!"
His hands transformed into sharp claws, pressed together as he fiercely attacked the tall CP0 agent.
"Shigan: Ten-Finger Pistol!"
Combined with his claws and multiple fingers, the destructive power of this technique was several times that of a standard Shigan!
However, the tall CP0 agent didn't even turn his head, simply swaying his body backward slightly. Jabra's hands scraped past the agent's suit, missing entirely.
The tall CP0 agent seized the opportunity to deliver a kick to Jabra's abdomen, generating a terrifying air pressure.
Jabra's scalp instantly prickled with alarm, and he immediately adopted a defensive stance.
"Tekkai (Iron Body)!"
Within CP9, Jabra's mastery of Tekkai was the highest, surpassing even Lucci.
His muscles, like a fortress wall, met the tall CP0 agent's kick.
Jabra was quite confident in this defense.
Boom!
However, the moment the two collided, Jabra knew he was wrong.
If his Tekkai was comparable to a fortress wall, then his opponent's kick was a full-blown battering ram!
With just a single strike, Jabra was sent flying.
He felt as though his internal organs were on fire, and he couldn't stop a mouthful of fresh blood from spurting out!
"Tch! Only relying on Devil Fruits and neglecting everything else! The quality of this generation's CP9 is truly worrying!"
The tall CP0 agent shook his head in disdain, then sneered.
"Whatever! Once I'm done with you, it will be time for CP9 to cultivate a new batch of recruits. With a little more care this time, we should be able to find one or two decent prospects!"
"You bastard! Don't underestimate us!"
Kaku leaped into the air, his legs slashing like lightning, unleashing over a dozen sharp cutting waves!
"Rankyaku: Ran (Tempest Kick: Chaos)!"
The dozen or so cutting waves completely enveloped the tall CP0 agent.
In Kaku's past encounters, no enemy was ever able to dodge all of them due to their sheer number and large scope!
Yet, facing the swiftly approaching cutting waves, the tall CP0 agent didn't even lift his head. He simply took a few deliberate steps, his body swaying slightly, like a branch in the wind.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
All of Kaku's cutting waves missed, striking the ground behind the agent instead.
The tall CP0 agent's suit didn't even have the slightest tear!
"What was that? Is that Kami-e (Paper Art)?" Kaku's face showed a hint of terror.
He had anticipated his attack might be blocked, but he never expected the agent to so effortlessly evade all of it!
"No! It's not Kami-e!"
Lucci had mostly recovered by now. He stood up and said in a grave voice,
"That's Observation Haki! It allows him to predict all of the enemy's movements!"
"That's how he could exploit every gap in your Rankyaku: Ran and avoid all the cutting waves!"
Predict all movements?
Everyone was shocked.
Kaku directly exclaimed, "Then how can we fight back? Isn't this a guaranteed death?"
Lucci fell silent.
In truth, if they also possessed Observation Haki, they could attempt to conceal their presence and movements, or counter the enemy blow-for-blow.
But the problem was that none of them had mastered Observation Haki.
Facing an enemy proficient in both types of Haki (Armament and Observation), their chances of winning were virtually zero!
Flash!
Just as everyone's attention was drawn to Lucci's words, Kalifa suddenly swung her whip from the side.
The whip shot toward the face of the female CP0 agent behind them.
However, just as it was about to hit its target, the whip suddenly swerved downward, aiming for Iceberg, who was lying at the female CP0 agent's feet!
That's right—the moment Kalifa realized their chances of victory were nearly nil, she came up with a new idea.
If they could just snatch Iceberg back, they would still have a bargaining chip!
Clang!
However, before Kalifa's whip could even touch Iceberg, the female CP0 agent drew her sword and slashed down.
Kalifa's whip was instantly cut into two pieces.
"Such a clumsy maneuver. Are you perhaps underestimating us?"
The female CP0 agent's voice was cold, like millennia-old, unmelting ice.
"However, since you've made the first move, don't blame us for being merciless!"
The female CP0 agent flicked her wrist, and a Flying Slash cut through the air, heading straight for Kalifa!
This female CP0 agent was, in fact, a Swordswoman!
Cold sweat instantly streamed down Kalifa's forehead. She dared not hesitate for a second, immediately using Soru to retreat several meters.
Lucci's heart felt incredibly heavy now.
One Swordswoman, one Dual-Haki user.
And another agent whose abilities were unknown, but given the strength of their teammates, they couldn't possibly be weak.
Lucci genuinely felt that this day was the doom of CP9!
"As former colleagues, I shall use my strongest form to send you on your way!"
The tall CP0 agent slowly spoke, his body beginning to grow taller and expand.
In the next moment, a Leopard form similar to Lucci's, but twice as large, appeared before them!
Zoan-type, Neko Neko no Mi (Cat-Cat Fruit), Ancient Zoan-type: Great Hunter Leopard Form!