"Don't!"
Just as Gan Fall was thinking about Roger, on the small boat in the sky being struck by lightning, Cyrus spoke up to stop Issho.
"That attack of yours will probably blast a huge hole in Sky Island."
Issho paused, turning to look at Cyrus.
"You think this old man would bring a meteor down here?"
His tone was clearly a bit odd as he spoke.
"Don't think this old man is completely clueless."
As Issho spoke, he abruptly drew his blade and sent a gravity-infused slash flying into the sky.
A large hole suddenly appeared in the thick layer of clouds above.
The hole appeared and then rapidly expanded.
The continuous thunderclouds quickly vanished.
However, as the hole in the clouds spread, the pillars of lightning did not diminish in the slightest.
"This is that guy's own Devil Fruit Ability. Although he can borrow the power of natural lightning, he can still control this massive amount of thunder even without thunderclouds," Cyrus explained.
"In that case, this person's development of his Devil Fruit Ability has already reached a very high level," Hawkeye said with a serious expression.
To be able to command such a lightning attack with one's own power alone spoke volumes about the depth of the user's ability development.
"But this kind of lightning must also be consuming a great deal of his stamina," Robin said.
She naturally couldn't block an attack like this.
But right now, all three men on the boat could easily take on such a lightning assault.
"The Logia Type Rumble-Rumble Fruit is truly strong!"
Issho sheathed his sword, having no intention of summoning a meteor here.
Just as Cyrus had said, bringing a meteor down here would deal a devastating blow to Sky Island's ecosystem, and if things went badly, the entire island could be destroyed.
Flame and lightning collided in the sky and exploded, followed by a series of deafening roars.
Cyrus's Observation Haki remained locked onto Enel, who was on Upper Yard.
However, he was mentally contemplating how to deal with Enel.
Even if he were to face Enel alone, he was confident he could handle him, let alone with the three of them now.
But he had no intention of letting Enel go to his so-called "Endless Vearth."
What's more, at this point in time, Enel's Ark Maxim had probably just begun construction.
As for killing him...
It would be too much of a waste to kill a Logia Type Devil Fruit User like this.
While fending off the lightning pillars falling from the sky, Cyrus stroked his chin, pondering the matter and simultaneously maintaining the boat's propulsion.
However, given Enel's personality, he wouldn't necessarily give in easily.
A simple beating might not be effective.
Thinking of this, Cyrus glanced at Issho.
Recruiting him like he had Issho was probably impossible.
After a moment of thought, Cyrus shook his head.
Forget it. In that case, I'll just beat him up first. If he doesn't listen, I'll just keep beating him until he does.
Having made up his mind, Cyrus's gaze shifted to the only island with soil up ahead.
Ever since it was swept up to Sky Island by an ocean current centuries ago, this place had been a point of contention between the Skypieans and the original inhabitants of Upper Yard.
The war had lasted for hundreds of years, not even stopping when Enel appeared.
After all, before this island's arrival, Sky Island had no soil.
An island with soil held a different significance in the eyes of the Skypieans.
That included Enel.
That was why he seized this place, calling it God's Island, the dwelling of a god.
...
At this moment, Enel was in a very bad mood.
A short while ago, his Mantra had sensed someone watching him from an extremely far distance—a distinct feeling of being watched.
But being unable to find the person had left Enel somewhat annoyed.
He had originally intended to watch those who defied him flee from the pursuit of his Priest, treating it all as a form of entertainment, but now he had decided to act.
This led to the earlier scene of countless lightning pillars descending from the sky.
And now, his Mantra saw the boat and the people on it.
Enel knew that the person who had been watching him earlier was on that boat.
Because right now, that same person was watching him again.
"They're strong!" Enel said aloud after seeing his lightning strikes being blocked.
However, being extremely self-confident, he didn't think the newcomers were his match.
He was God, after all.
He wielded the power of lightning, a power only a god could control.
This was a god's authority!
Firmly believing in his own strength, Enel was considering recruiting the people on the boat as his subordinates.
As a god, he felt he should be magnanimous.
Besides, after the Maxim was completed, he would need people to conquer the Endless Vearth.
His current four priest were too weak, but he'd had no other choice before.
Now that better options had appeared, he naturally thought of replacing them.
He didn't have the slightest hesitation about it.
With a sense of superiority, Enel's eyes watched the small boat approaching in the sky.
The assault of lightning pillars ceased. He simply watched as the boat descended, his eyes then turning to the four people on board.
"This is God Enel! Why have you not bowed? To blaspheme a god is to invite divine punishment!"
The boat had just landed, and before Cyrus and the others could even disembark, a group of men standing beside Enel, who were either God Enforcers or Guardians, began to shout.
Enel sat lazily on his divine throne, raising a hand to clean his ear, and looked at Cyrus's group of four.
Swish!
Before Cyrus could even speak, Hawkeye acted.
He swung his blade, sending a green slash hurtling toward Enel on his throne.
Enel was instantly sliced in two.
The severed parts flickered with electricity before reconnecting.
Meanwhile, the divine throne and the high platform beneath him were split apart by Hawkeye's slash.
With a flash of lightning, Enel appeared in front of Hawkeye, electricity gathering on his fingertip as he jabbed it toward Hawkeye's head.
Hawkeye swung Yoru, delivering hundreds of slashes in an instant.
Enel, who was in mid-air, was hacked into a mass of electric light, which then reformed into his body in front of the boat.
A drop of cold sweat trickled down his forehead.
Just now, if he had been any slower in turning into lightning, he would have been cut down!
He hadn't felt anything like this since he had mastered the power of lightning.
This guy was strong and he could threaten him!
"Yahahaha, I am God!" Enel suddenly declared upon realizing this.
Boom!
An immense gravitational force pressed down on Enel, slamming him flat onto the stone slabs of the ground.
Cracks spread all over the slabs.
Enel's eyes widened as his body exploded into a ball of electric light under the crushing gravity.
"Who's next?" Cyrus asked lightly, seeing that both Hawkeye and Issho had already made a move.
"I'll go first!" Hawkeye said without ceremony, leaping directly from the boat and pouncing toward Enel, who had just reformed his body.
The attendants who had previously been relying on Enel's might were now scattering and fleeing in all directions.
'What was happening?'
'Could these be other gods?'
Their god seemed to be at a disadvantage.
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