Who could possibly withstand that?
Even Admirals and Emperors would be forced to their knees, for who could endure the Earth's magnetic field?
Of course, all these thoughts flashed through Lancelot's mind in an instant
. Though it seemed slow in description, it happened quickly, and Lancelot had already taken action.
"Soru!"
Lancelot vanished from his original position, reappearing right in front of Eustass Kid.
"Not good!"
Eustass Kid was greatly alarmed, but by then, his momentum was spent. It was difficult for him to use the massive mechanical arm to block or defend.
Just like in the original story, where Red-Haired Shanks defeated him in a single move.
In the original story, after Kid teamed up with Luffy to defeat the Emperors Big Mom and Kaido, he once again set out to challenge Shanks, though we all know how that ended.
Although Kid had awakened his Devil Fruit ability and possessed considerable power, making him a match for ordinary pirates no longer, the only ones left for him to challenge were the Emperors.
After his previous defeat by the Red-Haired Pirates, Kid, with his greatly increased strength and bounty, sought out Shanks again.
Despite Kid's not insignificant strength, when facing the Emperor Shanks, he was defeated by a single move—Divine Departure.
When we witnessed Shanks' overwhelming power, we finally understood how he firmly maintained his position as an Emperor.
But here we must discuss the reason why Shanks, despite defeating Kid in one move, was able to obliterate him so fast.
It wasn't solely due to Shanks' overwhelming strength. Kid's own shortcomings played a crucial role.
We all know Kid was charging his Electromagnetic Cannon at the time, preparing to deliver a devastating blow to Shanks' subordinate pirate ships.
However, Shanks foresaw this future scenario ten seconds in advance using his Observation Haki.
After glimpsing the future, Shanks realized Kid had attained power worthy of his serious attention.
Thus, at this critical moment, Shanks leaped before Kid and unleashed Divine Departure.
At that moment, Kid was in the midst of preparing his attack, not in a defensive stance.
By the time Shanks appeared before him, Kid hadn't even reacted before taking a direct hit.
He was defeated without managing to put up the slightest defense.
Had Shanks and Kid initially engaged in a fierce, head-on battle, Kid would certainly have remained vigilant and never recklessly used such a lengthy, vulnerable technique.
After all, even someone of Shanks' stature as an Emperor, despite his immense power, could never defeat a fully armed and prepared Kid in a single move.
Yet now, Kid's glaring weakness lay exposed before Lancelot's eyes.
In the original story, Shanks taught him a lesson; now, Lancelot saw no issue in delivering the same lesson.
A cold smirk tugged at the corner of his lips as he unhesitatingly extended his right hand.
Before the terror could fade from Kid's face, Lancelot moved like lightning, accurately seizing Kid's head in an iron grip.
With explosive force, he slammed it mercilessly into the ground!
Boom!
A thunderous impact echoed—under that horrifying force, Kid's head plunged into the ground like a cannonball.
The ground, originally paved with unyielding bluestone, now shattered as easily as brittle tofu.
Instantly, spiderweb-like cracks radiated from the point of impact, rapidly spreading, widening, and intertwining into gaping fissures.
As time seemed to stretch, these cracks deepened and expanded until the entire ground gave way, collapsing into a chaotic spray of rubble—a scene so shocking it stole one's breath!
When silence finally returned, Lancelot slowly released his grip on Kid's face.
The gruesome sight of Kid was now fully revealed to all.
His mouth hung agape, as if straining for a final scream he could no longer utter.
A trickle of blood traced a crimson path from the corner of his lips.
His facial muscles contorted in agony, and his once-sharp eyes now stared vacantly, devoid of their former vitality.
Upon closer inspection, observers were horrified to discover that Kid's head had taken on a grotesquely shriveled appearance.
It turned out that the back of his head had suffered a fatal blow, caving in with a mixture of red and white brain matter and blood spreading across the ground like a horrifying painting.
Clearly, Kid had long been dead, and the gruesome state of his corpse was unbearable to witness!
"Hiss..."
The scene was so appalling that even the usually calm and composed Trafalgar Law and Urouge, as well as the straightforward Luffy and Sanji, and even Basil Hawkins, who had already pledged allegiance to Lancelot, couldn't help but gasp in shock upon witnessing Kid's tragic death.
Their eyes widened in disbelief and astonishment, and for a moment, no one could utter a single word.
"Gulp..."
It took a long time for them to regain their composure, and once they did, they couldn't help but swallow nervously.
Some even instinctively took a few steps back, as if only by doing so could they steady their nerves.
When they looked at Lancelot again, their expressions had changed.
Who was Eustass Kid?
He was the one with the highest bounty among the Supernovas.
Although bounty doesn't entirely represent strength, it's still an important indicator of one's capabilities.
Even if Eustass Kid's strength couldn't firmly secure the top spot among the Supernovas like his bounty did, he could still rank within the top five, or even the top three.
And yet, with such strength, he couldn't even withstand a single move from this Marine.
How terrifying must this Marine's power be?
If this Marine were to attack them, could they escape?
Or would they end up like Eustass Kid?
At this moment, anyone with a bit of wit was already considering retreat.
Trafalgar Law and Urouge exchanged glances and swiftly retreated.
Similarly, Sanji grabbed Luffy and tried to run.
Lancelot narrowed his eyes.
Luffy's ability, though currently appearing to be the Paramecia-type Rubber-Rubber Fruit, was actually the Mytical Zoan-type, Model : Nika.
He couldn't let this fruit slip away.
Should he go for it?
Of course!
What was there to fear?
He wasn't afraid of Dragon or Garp.
Besides, he was a Marine, and Luffy was a pirate—wasn't it only natural to eliminate him?
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