Chapter 368: The Absolute Terror of the Instant-Snipe Headshot!
"We have to find a way to retreat!!!" Rayleigh roared, his voice thick with desperation. But before the words could even leave his lips—
"VROOM!"
Roy's silhouette materialized directly above the Red Force. He pulled his arm back, the air around his fist being crushed into a dense singularity. Spatial ripples collapsed inward manically, creating a vacuum that made the very atmosphere scream.
"Sea Collapse: Dragon Sovereign Cannon!!!"
"ROAR—!!!"
As he threw the punch, the sheer force of the shockwave condensed into a gargantuan, terrifying dragon's head. Its roar was loud enough to shatter the clouds. The impact column descended with the power to tear the heavens and split the sea; wherever it passed, the air was instantly expelled, and a vacuum tunnel was torn straight through the ocean surface.
The massive pressure forced the sea apart on both sides, revealing the jagged, black bedrock of the seafloor!
"BOOM!!!"
In an instant, the Red Force was completely disintegrated!
The deck, the hull, the masts—everything was reduced to splinters and twisted iron shards. Countless crew members didn't even have time to scream before being pulverized into a fine blood mist by the violent spatial tremors and the dragon's breath.
The pride of the Red-Haired Pirates—the flag that had flown defiantly for years—was reduced to ash amidst the inferno and the shockwave.
"NOOOOOOO—!!!"
Shanks' eyes were nearly split with grief. A heart-wrenching howl tore from his throat.
Except for Yasopp, who was away on a mission... my comrades... they're all gone?!!
"ROY!!! I'LL KILL YOU!!!!" Shanks' Conqueror's Haki spiraled out of control!
"KAMUSARI (DIVINE DEPARTURE)!!!"
Black-red lightning tore across the sky. Shanks looked like a man possessed as he raised Gryphon high, unleashing a strike meant to cleave the world itself!
CRACK-CRACK-CRACK—!
The entire harbor fractured inch by inch under the weight of the sword's pressure!
"CAPTAIN!!!"
Benn Beckman, his eyes shot through with blood, pulled his triggers repeatedly. Bullets wreathed in top-tier Armament Haki poured out like a leaden rain. "Avenge our brothers!!!"
Lucky Roux slammed his fists into the ground, forcibly lifting a massive boulder. He charged forward, his titanic frame a blur of speed as he roared, hurling the mountain of stone at Roy!
Rayleigh flicked his blade, and a river of sword intent surged forth—it was the ultimate strike of a legend, the culmination of decades of experience.
"SLASH!!!"
The combined assault of the four, fueled by pure hatred, carried enough force to overturn all of Amazon Lily!
However, Roy only threw his head back and laughed. He spread his arms wide, his aura expanding like a supernova. "BRING IT ON!!!"
"VOID: UNIVERSAL ANNIHILATION!!!"
"VROOM—!!!"
With Roy as the epicenter, the space within a hundred-meter radius collapsed instantly. The air shattered like a mirror being crushed into fine dust!
The moment the four attacks touched his domain, they felt as if they had fallen into a bottomless quagmire. They were forcibly twisted and ground into nothingness!
Shanks' world-cleaving slash was pulverized!
Beckman's bullets were crushed into iron filings mid-air!
Lucky Roux, who had charged in closest, suffered the worst. His bones snapped with a sickening crunch, and he was sent flying backward, coughing up blood!
Rayleigh's sword intent was snuffed out like a candle in a hurricane!
Roy stood suspended in mid-air, spatial ripples churning around him like a cloak. He looked like a god of judgment looking down upon the mortal realm. He stared at the four men, his voice low and heavy, like the decree of a reaper.
"Fury? Hatred? Revenge?..."
"In the face of absolute power—"
"—They. Are. MEANINGLESS!!!"
"Today, I'll let you experience the same despair that ordinary people feel when they face ruthless pirates like you!!!"
"BOOM!!!"
The sky seemingly caved in as the entire harbor crumbled under the spatial tremors. Roy suddenly lifted his hand, his finger tracing a ripple in the air.
"VROOM—"
Space was torn open, and a gargantuan, two-meter-long sniper rifle was slowly drawn from the darkness.
The pitch-black frame of the gun writhed as if it were alive; dark red veins pulsed across its surface like a beating heart. As Roy gripped the stock, the gun let out a rhythmic thump-thump. The dragon-spine barrel shimmered with a lethal, eerie light. It looked like a prehistoric beast waiting to feed.
Shanks, Beckman, and Rayleigh felt their hearts sink. Their pupils shrank, and a chill traveled up their spines.
"What... what is that thing?!!"
Roy raised The Deadly Omen Star with one hand. The muzzle locked onto Lucky Roux. Recalling the "Quick-scoping" techniques from his previous life's games, the corner of his mouth curled into a chilling arc.
"BANG—!!!"
The round left the chamber, wreathed in elite Armament Haki. Its speed was far beyond a sonic boom, carving a black trail through the atmosphere!
Lucky Roux was shocked, but his bloated frame erupted with surprising agility. He rolled across the ground like a wild boar, trying to dodge the trajectory!
"He dodged it?!"
However, in the next heartbeat, the bullet vanished just as it was about to hit the ground.
"WH—?!"
In the split second of Roux's confusion, the bullet materialized out of thin air just three inches from the space between his eyebrows!
"SPURT—!!!"
His head exploded like a watermelon! Red and white matter sprayed across the air, splattering over the stunned faces of Beckman and Rayleigh. The headless body swayed for a moment before crashing to the earth.
Deathly silence.
"LUCKY ROUX!!!"
Through the red mist, Shanks' throat constricted. Beckman's cigarette fell to the ground. Rayleigh's blade trembled. They looked on in pure disbelief.
"What just happened?!"
"The bullet... it can warp and home in on targets?!"
Roy lightly blew the smoke from the muzzle, his gaze indifferent. "Since the previous melee clash allowed me to 'mark' you..."
"From here on out, it's 'Auto-Targeting' time."
He turned the muzzle toward Benn Beckman—
"BANG! BANG! BANG—!!!"
Three rounds from the Deadly Omen Star tore through the air. Their trajectories twisted violently in mid-air, vanishing as they ignored the laws of physics.
The next second—
"SWISH!!!"
The bullets emerged simultaneously from Beckman's left, right, and rear blind spots. The speed was so great that even his Observation Haki couldn't track them in time!
"DAMMIT!!!"
Beckman roared, throwing his body into a frantic roll, swinging his rifle wreathed in Haki to parry the strikes.
"SPURT! SPURT! SPURT—!!!"
The bullets bypassed his guard with impossible angles. Blood bloomed from both his knees and his right shoulder. Bone shattered, and blood sprayed out like a fountain.
"AAAAAAGH!!!"
Beckman slammed onto his knees, his gun sliding from his grip. Blood flowed across the harbor cobblestones, forming a dark red river.
"BECKMAN!!!"
Shanks and Rayleigh roared in unison, their fury and killing intent shooting into the heavens! Gryphon was wreathed in black-red lightning as Shanks unleashed a heaven-splitting slash. Rayleigh's blade rolled back like a river from the underworld. They were determined to kill Roy on the spot!
However—
"VROOM—"
Roy's silhouette vanished!
When they jerked their heads up, the tall figure had already appeared directly above the kneeling Beckman.
The muzzle was lowered slowly, pointing at Beckman's head. Roy's voice was like ice. "Farewell, the world's strongest First Mate."
Click—
The trigger was pulled. The dark red veins on the gun pulsed like a living entity. The muzzle flared with a cold, lethal light.
"BANG—!!!"
The gunshot tore through the world!
Shanks completely broke down. His Conqueror's Haki erupted like a volcano as he screamed, lunging desperately toward Beckman:
"NO—!!! STOP IT!!!!"
But he was half a beat too late.
Beckman knelt in a pool of his own blood, his chest heaving. His gaze, however, slowly became calm. He looked up at his captain lunging toward him, and a small, relieved smile tugged at his lips. "Captain... it was worth it, following you this far."
"SPURT—!!!"
The bullet tore straight through his forehead.
A mist of blood exploded, splattering white and red across the harbor. Benn Beckman's body slowly slumped over, the final light in his eyes extinguishing forever.
"BECKMAN—!!!!"
Shanks' roar tore through the sky. Tears and blood flowed down his face simultaneously. He collapsed beside his First Mate, but he could only watch as his most trusted partner died in his arms.
"Why... why can't I save even one person?!!"
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