Originally, Kuma had an easier time fighting those people. But when Reiju saw her father getting his skull cracked, she panicked and started fighting hard.
With her involvement, the four children began to use different tactics to distract Kuma and charge forward.
Fortunately, Kuma had eaten a powerful Devil Fruit that gave him teleportation, which he could use to instantly block them.
"Kuma, back down!"
Liam ordered.
Kuma didn't hesitate. He retreated behind Liam. Those three guys immediately rushed toward Liam.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Liam kicked them before they could even react. Although Niji was fast, he was nowhere near as fast as Kizaru.
They were sent flying into the walls, and their bodies were plastered onto the walls.
After that, Liam turned his eyes towards Reiju, who was frightened by his gaze.
Unlike her three brothers, her emotions weren't turned off. So, she could still feel fear towards Liam.
"Tsk! Tsk! You are one step behind Sanji. By the way, I forgot to mention something."
He turned back toward Vinsmoke and said.
"Sanji had awakened his genes, but he didn't become emotionless like your other three sons. Nor did he need to listen to you like your daughter."
"He was never a failure. He was a perfect creation of yours because he could wield Conqueror Haki just like any Emperor while still possessing the Cyborg body like your other sons."
There was pure disbelief in the eyes of Judge. This instantly made Liam happy.
"That's right! That's the emotion I want to see. But, do you think I need to lie to a waste like you?"
"Well, it doesn't matter whether you believe or not. Sanji doesn't need your approval. In fact, he doesn't care about your life and death. If his mother wasn't related to you, he would've killed you himself."
"Of course, I doubt that. He is a very gentle person. He won't kill you even after everything you did. But I am not. I only kept you alive to let you die with regret."
Liam spoke to Judge before turning towards Reiju.
"You are just a victim. I won't say good things about you. Nor would I say a bad thing about you. As an enemy, I shouldn't be soft on you, but your brother asked me not to hurt you."
"So, I will let you go. Remember one thing: if you want revenge, you can find me. Kuma, send her away!"
"No, wait!"
Reiju screamed, but before her scream fell, Kuma appeared in front of her and slapped her away.
Kuma turned around and said.
"She wasn't injured. She can easily break through the bubble and return quickly."
"Don't worry, by the time she returns, we will be gone. She doesn't like her father. She might feel sympathy towards her brothers because, well, they are her brothers."
"But she is not as kind as Sanji. As I said, she is a victim. With his commands, Judge turned her into a killing weapon with a little bit of kindness on her."
Liam said as he slowly unsheathed his sword. He saw those three brothers walking out of the wall.
They didn't suffer many injuries, but then again, Liam didn't go all out in his attack either.
He was just sending them away for his next move.
He turned toward Kuma and asked.
"Kuma, have you ever faced Shanks?"
Kuma shook his head.
"Well, I think Shanks is at the forefront of the Emperor's power hierarchy. Despite losing an arm, having no devil fruit, I feel like he is no weaker than any Emperor and even stronger."
"Because he possesses the power to kill others' Observation Haki. It is quite an interesting technique that I want to learn, but it is really hard. I have been trying so much, but I can't do it."
Liam spoke.
Kuma nodded and asked.
"Do you want to train that technique with them?"
He said, obviously pointing at those three.
"No, I just want to see the gap. Shanks can one-shot someone with a bounty over a billion. Kaido can also do the same, but Shanks can go beyond that and even knock out those with a bounty of three billion."
"But the bounty is just a reference. What I want to see is how strong Shanks truly is. With my strength, I don't believe that I am weaker than Shanks by a long shot."
"I understand."
Kuma nodded and backed away.
Liam turned towards Judge and said.
"See the power that your son will master in the future."
He turned back as his Future Sight gave him the vision of three brothers attacking him from three different directions.
While he couldn't kill their Observation, he could move faster than them and also had better Observation Haki than they.
Before they could spread out, Liam appeared in front of them.
He raised his right hand towards the left side of his body. His sword was way back.
The Conqueror Haki and Armament Haki coated his blade. The black and red lightning shattered the ground and dusted the room as Liam slashed towards them.
[Divine Departure]
His blade released so much energy that it turned into a powerful red slash that tore through their raid suit and reached their skin.
The conqueror haki wildly spread out, destroying everything on its path as it disintegrated their raid suit.
His Advanced Armament Haki entered their bodies and started destroying them from the inside.
Bang!
Thud! Thud! Thud!
His slash sent them flying across the room. The castle started to fall apart as their bodies were sent out flying several hundred meters, to the other side of the ship.
Clack!
Liam slowly put the sword back into the sheath and thought.
'Sure enough! Shanks is really strong. I had to put a hundred percent of my strength into that attack. Then again, Shanks knows the real Divine Departure, while mine is just a copied version.'
'Of course, Kid at that time would be stronger than these three because he had the power to destroy several of the Red Hair Fleet with a single attack. It even has the power to destroy a large portion of the island.'
'The only reason Shanks won so easily is not just because he has stronger power, but also because Kid didn't see him coming. His presence was completely null in front of Kid.'
'By the time he reacted, Shanks had already launched the attack.'
"Congratulations, Liam!"
Kuma was also amazed by the strength that Liam displayed. This was completely different from before.
If he had some confidence in facing Liam before, he didn't have that confidence now.
Liam smiled and walked toward Judge, who was so horrified that his eyes couldn't even be closed.
"You think you have seen the world. You believe you should know how powerful the Emperors are. So, you are not that afraid. But you have no idea what true power is."
"You are just like Doflamingo. Against most people, he acts like a king, but in front of Kaido, he is nothing but a frightened bird. You are no different than him. You are even weaker than him."
"He is a kid in front of Kaido. Luffy and I faced Kaido. So, what gives you the idea that we will be afraid of Big Mom? Oh, you think just because Big Mom has the same status as Kaido, they are equal?"
"Your idea is flawed. Just because Whitebeard is known as the World's Strongest Man doesn't make him the strongest now. He might not even be able to defeat Garp with his injuries."
"Kaido is stronger than Big Mom. They are equal only because Kaido doesn't want to kill Big Mom. So, do you think we will be afraid of Big Mom?"
"And, before you die, let me give you a piece of information. Just like how you treat your children as a tool, Big Mom also treats you as a tool. But you are a bit worse than a tool."
"Because she never planned to help you. Hahaha! Isn't it funny? That's right! She planned to get your technology and your surrender without any negotiation."
"You were fooled from the beginning. You lost everything just because of your ambition. The best thing for me is that nobody will remember you, Judge. Not even your children!"
"Goodbye!"
Saying so, Liam unsheathed his sword and sliced his head off with one clean hit.
"Kuma, tell everyone on this ship to leave and throw away the identity of Germa 66. If I find anyone using this name, I will hunt them down."
Liam spoke as he revealed his hatred towards the Judge and his kingdom. He truly hated this piece of shit, and he hated how Oda made peace with a guy like this.
Just because he was Sanji's father.
Dude, you let a guy experiment on his children, but you can't let the main characters kill this scum?
If One Piece wasn't such a great manga, this point should've infuriated many fans.
Since Oda didn't do it, let him do this task.