Chapter 306: Dangerous Situation
“Secret Technique—Mind Water · Sea God!”
A roar like thunder exploded beneath the sea surface!
Immediately below the battlefield, a figure suddenly spread their arms, fingers loosely clenched, as if to grasp the entire boiling ocean.
“Haa!”
The figure beneath the sea surface exerted force with their arms, and in an instant, centered around them, the sea surface within a radius of several miles abruptly caved in and began to spin!
This was not a simple pull, but as if the ocean itself had been imbued with will, responding madly to the summon. The towering sea currents, no longer scattered, were forcefully gathered, compressed, and shaped by an invisible, mighty force!
The magnificent seawater, carrying shattered waves and surging foam, condensed and rose at a speed beyond imagination!
In just a single breath, a colossal water fist, covering half the battlefield and beyond imagination, had taken shape.
This fist seemed to embody the anger and weight of the entire sea area, its surface flowing with a deep, dark blue luster, and its interior containing terrifying energy capable of crushing mountains.
This is the ultimate secret technique of Fish-Man Karate, the manifestation of the Sea God’s will!
It is the power of the ocean that overturns heaven and earth!
“Roar~ This is truly terrifying~”
On another warship, Alberich stood with his hands in his pockets, marveling.
It was the first time he had known that the so-called Fish-Man Karate of those Fish-Men could unleash such terrifying power akin to a tsunami.
“In the future, I really can’t underestimate them anymore… Fish-Men~”
So he said, but there was no panic on Alberich’s face. Firstly, this terrifying attack was aimed at Mien’s side, not at him, who had long retreated to the edge of the battlefield.
And on the other hand…
“This level of attack is not enough in front of that guy~”
…
Without any delay, this giant fist, symbolizing the ocean’s ultimate fury, slammed with world-crushing momentum towards the crimson beast gnawing at the ship and the beast’s master.
Mien’s secret sword finally shattered after a few seconds of stalemate, while the Sea Fist continued its unstoppable descent towards the warship below.
“Hey, hey… you must be kidding?!”
“What, what is that!”
“Vice Admiral Mien!”
“Help! Save me!”
…
The sky-obscuring seawater poured down, its shadow alone completely covering the warship below, and the soldiers on board could no longer hold back and began to shout.
Mien ignored them, gripping the hilts of two famous swords in his left and right hands respectively, and half-squatting.
“Fish-Man Karate… is it ‘Minotaur’ Burufaruto.”
Staring at the sea current impact descending like a calamity, Mien’s eyes showed no trace of panic, but rather a slight upturn of his lips.
“It seems my luck is good, then I’ll start with you.”
“Two-Sword Style · Sword Net!”
Swish—!
Swish—!
The blades cut through the air, and slashes that tore through space crisscrossed, eventually forming an impenetrable net of swords.
Splash!
The incoming sea current collided with the sword net and was instantly cut into fragments, eventually turning into a rather large rain shower that fell on everyone’s heads.
…
Drip, drip, drip~
Water droplets rolled off the brim of his hat and dripped onto the deck. Mien, holding his swords in both hands, looked at the Minotaur, which was now very close.
The large fire on the ship had been mostly extinguished by the ‘rain’ that had just fallen, and only a few wisps of white smoke drifted in the air.
At the helmsman’s position, even though the propulsion device’s connecting shaft had been damaged earlier, the Squad Leader still held the propulsion lever tightly.
However, his gaze was no longer on Mien, but was staring blankly at the figure standing before him.
“Bro, Brother Burufaruto?”
“It is I.”
Burufaruto replied.
However, his breathing was a bit heavy; the secret technique seemed to have consumed too much of his stamina.
“Brother, I’m sorry, I couldn’t…”
“No, no need to apologize. You did very well and didn’t shame our Beasts Pirates.”
After calming his breath, Burufaruto did not look at the Squad Leader behind him but stared at Mien in the distance with a somewhat solemn expression.
The two stood on their respective ships, looking at each other in silence.
“Long time no see.”
Unexpectedly, Mien was the first to greet him.
“Oh? Do we know each other?”
Burufaruto frowned, looking at the emaciated Marine before him, and asked uncertainly.
“Know each other?”
Seeing the one he sought revenge on appear, and realizing the other seemed to have no memory of him, Mien could no longer suppress his emotions and became somewhat hysterical.
“Heh~ Haha!”
“Hahaha!”
“So that’s how it is, you’ve forgotten.”
He first laughed wildly for a while, then suddenly widened his eyes, his expression becoming fierce.
“But it doesn’t matter, Burufaruto.”
“I remember your face very clearly!”
“Not just you, but also that leftover of the Lunarian Clan and those two brats, and Kaido…”
Mien did not mention the name of ‘La’ because he truly couldn’t remember what ‘La’ looked like.
They were clearly enemies he absolutely could not forget, enemies who had taken everything from him… yet he couldn’t even remember their faces.
Even though he had relived that campaign countless times in his dreams, every time he tried to see their faces, he was met with blinding white light.
Now, his only impression of ‘La’ was those crimson eyes that had met his, and the ancient text with a golden glow surrounding the pupils.
“Who exactly are you?”
Hearing the other party mention these people, Burufaruto’s expression also changed.
The tone of the other party clearly indicated a deep-seated hatred for the entire Beasts Pirates… but he couldn’t recall anyone matching this description.
Primarily, Mien’s appearance had changed too much from four years ago.
“Who I am is not important to you; you just need to know that I’m going to use your head for a while.”
“You guys have been hiding in the New World. Without some decent bait, it’s hard to lure out the others.”
“But it seems my luck is good now~”
Zzzt—
Before his words even fell, a cold glint had arrived.
Mien returned to his Swift Sword Technique style, his first move being a lightning-fast sword strike.
Clang~~
A pure white Flying Slash struck Burufaruto’s neck, creating a blinding spark as it rubbed against his Armament Haki.
“Your reaction is quite quick, but how long can you last now?”
Swish—
The attack unfinished, Mien surged forward, teleporting directly in front of Burufaruto using the speed of ‘Soru’.
“One-Sword Style · Swift Thunder!”
Sizzle—
The blade swept diagonally upwards from Burufaruto’s left flank, this time leaving a shallow scratch on him.
“Ugh!”
“Fish-Man Karate · Five Thousand Brick Fist!”
After taking two slashes in a row, Burufaruto finally gritted his teeth and began to counter-attack, but the punch he threw was easily dodged by Mien’s sidestep.
“Too slow!”
Then, without waiting for Burufaruto to make another move, Mien directly twisted his wrist, gripping the sword in reverse and thrusting it directly at the man’s throat!
This thrust was clean and direct, aiming for a vital spot, looking less like a swordsman and more like an assassin.
Seeing this, Burufaruto immediately exerted force with his waist, his upper body arching sharply backward!
Slash~
The sound of a blade cutting through flesh was heard.
“Hm?”
Seeing that his blade had not pierced the man’s throat but had only grazed Burufaruto’s chin and side of his face, Mien instinctively prepared to withdraw and strike again… but at that moment, Burufaruto turned his head and bit down on his blade!
Crunch!
?!
The sharp teeth of the Fighting Fish-Man clamped down firmly on the slender blade, causing Mien’s motion to withdraw the sword to pause.
“Fish-Man Karate · Rough Shark!”
Taking advantage of this momentary gap, Burufaruto grasped Mien’s right hand as he withdrew his sword, but the sensation in his palm the next moment caused his movement to suddenly halt.
“Hm?”
‘Rough Shark’ not only pulverizes its target with immense gripping power but also locally extracts moisture from the opponent, making the contact area dry and weak. However, it seemed to have little effect on Mien’s arm, which was as thin as a dried bamboo slip.
Snap!
Mien, coming to his senses, seized the opportunity, and a surge of Armament Haki rapidly covered his entire arm from his shoulder, directly flicking Burufaruto’s hand away…
Then, taking advantage of this gap, he sharply flicked his wrist, and the caught blade immediately let out a hum before being pulled out.
Whoosh~
Fist winds howled.
Burufaruto attempted to attack again, but Mien, using his height advantage, kicked him in the thigh, creating distance.
…
“Ptooey!”
Seeing the other party land gracefully, Burufaruto turned his face and spat indifferently, spitting out the broken teeth and blood foam in his mouth.
“You’re quite ruthless, not like a Marine at all, more like one of us pirates.”
Wiping the bleeding wound on his face with his thumb, Burufaruto said half-jokingly, but Mien did not engage him, instead looking at his side abdomen.
There, five distinct penetrating wounds, unlike sword injuries, were bleeding profusely, dyeing a large portion of Burufaruto’s floral shirt red.
“You’re injured?”
“Was it done by those CP people?”
After all, those five wounds were very similar to those caused by Rankyaku, and besides himself and Alberich, the only ones here who knew Rokushiki were the CP agents.
And Alberich had been with him the entire time.
“That’s right.”
“I was indeed tricked by that white, bizarre guy.”
Due to his haste to escape and the opponent’s extremely strange skills, Burufaruto was ambushed once before leaving.
He had been using his muscles to forcibly stop the bleeding, but the intense battle earlier had left him no time to attend to his abdomen.
“I see. I didn’t expect those CP people to be of some use.”
Mien had no purist obsession with fair duels. He naturally welcomed the weakening of his enemy.
“But honestly, you are weaker than I imagined.”
“Even though you are both Executives, your strength is still a notch below Yellow Underworld Princess, who was still a child four years ago.”
“Is it because you’re older?”
As one of the few Marines who had directly fought Oshi, Mien clearly remembered being almost crushed by her.
Especially the scene where she bit and shattered his sword in one go was still deeply imprinted in his mind, so much so that he couldn’t help but flinch when his sword was bitten again just now.
But the sense of oppression he felt from this Fish-Man, an Executive alongside Yellow Underworld Princess, was far less than from her, and even less than from that Lunarian.
“Well~ Regardless, I’ll take you down first.”
