Under normal circumstances, if these Guardians and God Enforcers were fleeing in all directions, Enel's personality would have dictated that he use his ability to deliver his so-called divine punishment.
But right now, he had no time to deal with them.
The sudden increase in force on his body just now had forced him to transform into lightning to evade it.
However, he had just reformed his body when the black blade with its peculiar pattern was already before his eyes.
Swish!
After a vertical downward slash, Hawkeye raised his sword above his head again.
A vertical wound appeared on Enel's body, cutting him open.
However, blue electric light could be seen flickering where he was cut.
"The power of lightning!"
Hawkeye finally coated his blade with Armament Haki and then swung it down in a sudden diagonal slash.
Enel, who had used his Elemental Transformation to dodge the blow, didn't even have a moment to feel relieved.
Facing Hawkeye's next descending slash, he was about to use his Elemental Transformation again to dodge.
But this time, his Mantra was screaming a warning.
If he used his Elemental Transformation, this slash would cut him in two.
CRACKLE!
With a clap of thunder, a brilliant flash of lightning erupted. Hawkeye, having swung his blade, gracefully retracted it and leaped back.
A large, scorched crater appeared where Enel had been standing.
Arcs of electricity flickered within the crater before coalescing into Enel's body.
"You have angered a god! You will surely face divine punishment!"
Standing in the crater, Enel's eyes were fixed on Hawkeye.
Ever since eating that fruit and mastering the great power of nature, he had never felt a threat like the one he just experienced.
That lethal threat first filled Enel with fear, then with explosive rage.
"God's Judgment!"
Enel glared at Hawkeye, then raised his hand.
His arm transformed completely into lightning, which extended and shot toward Hawkeye.
Yoru's blade was long, but it was nimble in Hawkeye's hands.
Facing the incoming lightning, the Armament-coated blade sliced rapidly, cutting the bolts of electricity apart.
As Hawkeye swung his sword, he charged toward the discharging Enel.
This time, before Hawkeye could even get close, Enel's body flashed into lightning and changed position.
He had just moved when Hawkeye, with a backhand swing, sent a green slash flying.
This forced the not-yet-reformed Enel to remain in his elemental form.
But as he dodged the Flying Slash, Hawkeye was upon him again, his sword held high ready to bring it down with a ferocious chop.
Dong!
A low drumbeat sounded, followed by the loud crackle of electricity and the cry of a bird.
Blue lightning transformed into a thunderbird and flew out from the taiko drum on Enel's right shoulder, meeting Hawkeye's descending blade head-on.
With a flash under his feet, Hawkeye stepped on the air, sidestepping to avoid the thunderbird that pounced at him and brushing past Enel.
Enel gritted his teeth and looked askance at Hawkeye as he passed.
A diagonal slash appeared across his chest.
Enel threw a bolt of lightning with a backhand motion, not caring about the attack's effect, and his body turned into lightning to create distance from Hawkeye.
Hawkeye shattered the lightning bolt with a backhand slash of his own, then turned to face Enel, who had put distance between them.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
The drums beat in succession.
A thunderbird and a thunder beast flew out from the taiko drums behind Enel, hurtling toward Hawkeye.
On the small boat, Cyrus, who had Robin use her ability to move a beach chair for him to lie on, watched the scene.
"This guy seems like a coward," Cyrus said, stroking his chin as he turned to look at Issho.
"Perhaps he has never experienced this kind of battle, or rather, he has never fought an opponent of Hawkeye's caliber," Issho replied after hearing Cyrus, his Observation Haki monitoring the ongoing fight.
"But he uses his ability very well."
This was Issho's assessment of Enel.
"So, can Hawkeye win?" Robin, standing behind Cyrus, also had her eyes glued to the fight, her face full of curiosity.
Then, both Cyrus and Issho turned to look at her with strange expressions.
"With Enel's ability, if he was determined to run, Hawkeye might not be able to stop him. But for him to defeat Hawkeye?"
Cyrus shook his head slightly.
Frankly, swordsmen were already at a disadvantage against Logia Types, especially the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
However, while Enel's talent was high and his development of his Devil Fruit Ability was extremely strong, he had never experienced a battle of this level.
What's more, his current opponent was the peak swordsmen in this world.
The current Hawkeye wasn't even fighting seriously.
Or rather, he was curious about Enel's ability and was currently probing it.
After hearing Cyrus's words, Robin understood.
The three of them, including Hawkeye, were not taking this battle too seriously.
"60 Million Volt · Thunder Dragon!"
Enel's eyes widened, and he slammed both hands onto the taiko drums behind him.
Rampant lightning surged from the drums, coalescing into a ferocious, baring-fanged thunder dragon that charged toward Hawkeye.
Hawkeye's eyes locked onto the approaching thunder dragon.
He gripped his sword with both hands and flew up to meet it.
The Haki-coated blade collided head-on with the charging thunder dragon.
Then, the thunder dragon was sliced apart.
Amidst the electric light, Hawkeye flashed past, and the thunder dragon disintegrated completely.
The tip of the Black Blade was pointed at Enel's neck.
Hawkeye frowned at Enel, clearly not having had his fill of the fight.
He could also sense that Enel's ability development was very high, but Enel's combat experience couldn't be called rich; it could only be described as scarce.
Furthermore, he lacked the courage or even the thought of fighting to the death.
At this moment, Enel could feel that if he dared to turn into lightning, his neck would be sliced open the instant he did.
His eyes were fixed on the man holding the sword before him.
Where in the world did this guy come from?
"You are too weak."
Hawkeye stared at Enel for a couple of seconds, then gave up the idea of killing him with a single slash.
Cyrus must have other plans.
The ability of the man before him was very precious, and he still had a lot of room for growth.
But since he couldn't have a satisfying fight now, it seemed the desire for a good battle could only be fulfilled by Cyrus and Issho.
Thinking of this, Hawkeye flicked his blade.
Enel felt a massive force strike his face, sending him flying backward into the previously sundered divine throne.
Hawkeye then sheathed his sword and walked toward the boat where Cyrus was.
The blasted-away Enel crashed into the shattered stones of the bisected throne.
The sharp pain in his face made him glare at Hawkeye's back.
He raised a hand to his face; the right side was already swollen.
"Bastard, how dare you..."
Touching his swollen face, Enel's body flickered with electricity as a suppressed voice sounded.
Hawkeye heard Enel's voice but didn't turn back.
He leaped up and landed on the boat.
"Not satisfied?"
Seeing Hawkeye suddenly stop, Cyrus guessed his thoughts.
"He has too many weaknesses. Catch one, and he loses," Hawkeye said, shaking his head.
Cyrus heard this and looked at Issho.
CRACKLE!
Enel once again transformed into lightning, becoming a giant ball of thunder that reached the small boat in the blink of an eye.
Issho raised his hand and gripped his sword.
The ball of lightning charging at the boat suddenly plummeted, crashing into the ground in front of it.