Chapter 12
"I'm too weak to see clearly, but I have one question—does Kizaru need to charge up his lasers?"
Kam raised his voice and shouted loudly.
Kizaru, the Glint-Glint Fruit user, has nearly the fastest speed in the world. He could have killed Luffy instantly.
So why was he slowly charging here?
Second uncle confirmed, right?
"Ah, this…"
The Marines behind him were stunned, suddenly feeling like Kam had a point!
Normally they'd never seen Admiral Kizaru need to charge his lasers—he usually fired them instantly!
"Ah, this…"
Hina, Gion, and the other Marine officers twitched at the corners of their mouths.
Luffy's strength had increased so much—needing to charge was only natural!
Kam kept fanning the flames, shouting even louder: "Besides, against trash like the Straw Hat kid, there's no need to charge at all! The Straw Hat brat still can't even use Haki properly!"
"Ah, this…"
The Marines were stunned again—Kam's logic sounded very reasonable!
With Admiral Kizaru's strength, dealing with a Haki-less small fry should be like kicking kindergarten kids—one kick, one down!
"Indeed… a bit strange."
Hina looked at the distant intense battle between Luffy and Kizaru, then at the now completely uninjured Kam, and spoke honestly.
"Very strange!"
The other Marine officers nodded in agreement. Both Kam Saint and Luffy suddenly becoming so strong—if that wasn't suspicious, then what was?
Meanwhile—
The fight continued.
Boom boom boom!!
Kizaru's charge time wasn't long, but every critical moment was perfectly interrupted by King Luffy!
As a result, Kizaru couldn't take him down for the moment. What should have been a beam battle turned into close-quarters combat.
"Kizaru definitely has a problem!!"
Kam instantly went crazy inside.
A long-range mage like Kizaru fighting in melee—if there wasn't something wrong, there'd be ghosts!
If Kam weren't afraid Kizaru would snap and go berserk, he would have executed this actor on the spot under military law!
Boom boom boom!!
Owww owww owww!!
The scene grew more and more intense. Luffy was beaten and screamed like a pig, yet he just wouldn't die!
"Kizaru!!"
Kam couldn't hold back anymore and roared: "Stop f***ing acting!"
"Hmm?!"
Hearing Kam's shout, Kizaru clearly paused for a moment: "I've been found out?"
The sleazy expression on Kizaru's face instantly turned cold and sharp: "Ora ora~ Straw Hat kid. You escaped last time, but this time I can finally report back to the Rozwald family."
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!
Kizaru crossed his arms. Countless terrifying lasers condensed behind him.
"Yasakani no Magatama!"
With a roar, Kizaru unleashed the barrage. The lasers rained down on Luffy like a flawless meteor shower.
"Oh no!!"
Seeing this, Kam was not happy—he was terrified. His heart jumped into his throat!
In typical plot fashion, when Kizaru used his ultimate move,
He must have already lined up the perfect scapegoat!
Kam immediately ordered: "Hina, Gion—guard the entrance! No one is allowed in!"
"Yes sir!!" Hina and Gion saluted and flashed into position.
Who else could save Luffy?
Only the Pirate Empress!
If they could block her, Luffy was dead for sure!
And if Kizaru still didn't kill Luffy or deliberately let him escape at this point, even ordinary Marines would notice something wrong. Combined with what Kam had just said, they'd easily conclude Kizaru was compromised.
"Luffy!!"
Sure enough, the next moment a graceful figure appeared at the side entrance.
It was the belated Pirate Empress—Boa Hancock!
She tried to enter using her Warlord status, but Kam had ordered no one in.
She tried to force her way through, but her opponent was Gion—a genuine Admiral candidate. She couldn't break through quickly!
"Kekekekekeke!"
"Kill Luffy and this story ends right here!"
Kam was so excited he jumped up. Once King Luffy died, he could finally start enjoying his harem life in peace.
Even though he had the "have kids to get stronger" cheat, he simply didn't have time to grow strong—so he had to kill Luffy as soon as possible.
At the same time—
Kam also noticed that Kizaru's killing move didn't slow down at all because Hancock was blocked—in fact, it sped up!
"Looks like the world misunderstood Kizaru after all!"
Kam breathed a sigh of relief, thinking the rumor that Kizaru was Luffy's second uncle was fake.
"Oh no!!"
Luffy stared in horror at the dense rain of lasers, his heart pounding wildly.
His pupils flickered gold for a moment, but the gold quickly faded.
"Hahahaha!"
At that instant, a burst of loud laughter rang out.
Accompanied by an overwhelming pressure, a figure kicked Kizaru flying as he charged toward Luffy, then instantly appeared in front of Kam.
World laughed heartily: "I never expected a Celestial Dragon to deliver himself to me. This is way more valuable than the Warlords!"
"What the f***!"
"This speed? He's cheating too?"
Seeing the giant man suddenly appear in front of him, Kam was instantly dumbfounded.
This man's speed wouldn't lose even to Kizaru! And Kam recognized him—it was the very target he was officially here to subjugate.
The World Destroyer—Bondy World!
But how could a boss who was defeated by Luffy's Gear Second have this kind of strength?
"Right—he's already a master of Soru, plus the Multiply-Multiply Fruit amplification. This speed actually makes sense."
Kam quickly found a reasonable explanation.
"Wait?!"
But the next moment, Kam froze. He realized something.
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"Kizaru was just kicked flying by World!"
"That means…"
In that instant, Kam's gaze passed over World in front of him and landed on the still-bouncing King Luffy in the distance—and on the "playing dead" Kizaru!
A surge of rage rose in Kam's chest. His eyes practically shot sparks.
"Good, very good!"
"So that's why Kizaru suddenly stopped acting!"
"He wasn't timing it for Hancock!"
"Kizaru—!"
Kam couldn't help roaring again.
At the same moment, hearing Kam's furious shout, Kizaru instantly revived at full health!
Whoosh—he appeared in front of Kam in an instant, shielding him.
"Kam Saint boss, careful!"
"Kam Saint-sama, be careful!"
"World, you bastard—if you dare harm a Celestial Dragon, you'll wish you were never born!"
In the same instant, Hina, Gion, Tsuru… and all the conscious Marines rushed to surround Kam.
Bondy World was a man who once made the World Government and Navy tremble alongside Roger and Whitebeard. The Marines were extremely wary of his strength!
"Hahahaha~"
World gave the Marines a disdainful glance and laughed: "Protecting this trash? What the hell are you Marines anyway?"
Then World ignored their roars and turned his gaze toward Boa Hancock, who had taken advantage of the chaos to slip inside.
He spoke with a hint of apology: "Pirate Empress, I'm truly sorry! I originally planned to use you as a shield to enter the Marineford sea region—that's why I kidnapped your sisters.
"But now there's clearly a much better target!"
As he spoke, World shifted his eyes back onto Kam.