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Chapter 15
"King Luffy's lock-blood mechanic is way too unreasonable!"
"He just keeps doing sit-ups and refuses to die!!"
"And was that really an illusion just now…?"
"And that old bastard Kizaru—when I get back, I'm definitely gonna make him pay!"
Kam didn't really believe the rumor that Kizaru was Luffy's "second uncle," but now the facts spoke louder than words!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
At that moment, an arm like a writhing snake shot toward Kam at a terrifying speed, slicing through the air with sharp whistling sounds.
"What the fuck!"
Feeling the arm behind him, Kam's face changed drastically: "This kind of speed—how is that even possible???"
He had already fled a hundred meters, yet that arm appeared almost out of thin air.
BOOM!!
Kam had no time to think. He only felt a burst of intense pain, his body became weightless for a moment, then another burst of excruciating pain!
"Aaaaahhh, I'm gonna send you flying!"
Luffy was relentless. He fiercely grabbed the heavily injured and fallen Kam, punching again and again and again.
BOOM BOOM BOOM!
Cough cough cough!
"What the hell is going on? Someone please tell me what the hell is happening?!"
"Damn system, get out here and talk to me!"
Kam rolled over, completely disheveled.
Why did Luffy suddenly become so much stronger? Even if you're the protagonist, King Luffy, you can't cheat this hard!
"Hina! Gion! Save me—save me quick!"
Kam shouted while running, not caring whether they could hear him or not.
"Kam Saint!?"
Hina and the others heard Kam's cry for help. Their gazes sharpened instantly.
They immediately saw Kam being chased and beaten, with Luffy right behind him.
"What's going on?"
"Why did Luffy suddenly become so much stronger?!"
The three of them looked grave. They were shocked to realize they could no longer see through Luffy's strength!
Hina roared: "Straw Hat brat! Don't think you can act arrogant just because your grandpa is Garp!"
Without caring about anything else, he raised a sandbag-sized fist and smashed it furiously toward Luffy.
BOOM!
With a single "BOOM," Hina was sent flying backward.
Seeing this, Gion and Tsuru's expressions turned cold: "This Straw Hat kid has a problem!"
"Then what do we do?"
"What else can we do? All together!"
Gion and Tsuru gritted their teeth and attacked with full power.
BOOM!
Both of them were sent flying backward!
"Huh?"
Kam: ???
Seeing this scene, he immediately froze in place!
Then the shock was quickly replaced by furious rage.
"Playing me!"
"Playing me!"
"You're all f***ing playing me!"
Kam didn't understand what had happened to Luffy's body. He naturally assumed they were Luffy's "third uncle" and "third aunt."
The reason they were sent flying by Luffy was just to cooperate with him in the act!
"Kizaru! If you don't save me right now—"
"I'll dock all your pay!"
Suddenly, Kam roared desperately toward Kizaru, who was still locked in combat with World.
He didn't trust Kizaru, but he had no other choice left!
"Pay?!!"
Hearing the words "dock pay," Kizaru froze for a moment!
He followed the sound and immediately saw Kam being chased down by Luffy. Then his eyes widened in disbelief as he looked at Luffy.
In Kizaru's vision, Luffy's entire body was shrouded in a terrifying, menacing aura that even made him feel wary!
"What the hell is this?"
"Did his awakening fail?"
"But his Rubber Fruit is a Paramecia type, isn't it?!"
In Kizaru's understanding: Zoan awakenings often cause loss of humanity, leaving only animal instinct. The jailer beasts in Impel Down were failed awakenings. Paramecia awakenings don't do that!
The current Luffy, who seemed to have almost lost his reason, looked exactly like a failed awakening!
But the problem was—Luffy's fruit was clearly the Rubber-Rubber Fruit, classified as Paramecia.
Moreover,
Luffy could still speak. He didn't seem to have lost his personality!
But then how did this sudden explosive increase in strength happen?
Kizaru couldn't figure it out. He really couldn't figure it out.
"Waaahhh~~"
"Dock your pay! Dock your pay!"
Seeing Kizaru stunned, Kam immediately started crying and screaming.
I'm about to die here!
What are you still thinking about?!
Even if you really are a mole, you still have to save my life, right?
"O-ora ora~"
Hearing Kam's desperate roar, Kizaru snapped back: "Save the boss first."
He turned into a streak of light, rushing to rescue Kam!
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
But at that exact moment, three Haki-infused cannonballs came flying and smashed solidly into Kizaru's body.
World laughed loudly: "Hahaha! You dare get distracted while fighting me?"
Bondy World—once a top-tier powerhouse!
"Damn it!"
Kizaru's brows furrowed tightly.
If he didn't go save Kam now, Kam might really get beaten to death by Luffy. If Kam died, Kizaru's Admiral position—his iron rice bowl—would be gone!
This month's salary would be gone too!
"No way!!"
Thinking this, Kizaru's eyes immediately turned red. He flew at top speed toward Kam.
But how could World let him do as he pleased: "Kizaru—your opponent is me!!"
Clang clang clang!
Bang bang bang!
In the end, Kizaru and World fought to a complete stalemate, leaving him utterly unable to rescue Kam.
Kam: ???
He stood there frozen, completely petrified!
"Still acting!"
"Still f***ing acting!"
"I***"
"I****"
Seeing this scene, ten thousand alpacas stampeded through Kam's heart!
Sure, in the setting, World was very strong, with an incredibly impressive battle record.
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But a guy who could be defeated by Luffy's Fire Fist Pistol in Gear Second—how strong could he really be?!
You're telling me a full-fledged Navy Admiral can't beat a pirate whose bones were frozen stiff? That's a joke!
There was only one possibility: Kizaru was acting—and acting so convincingly it was terrifying.
BOOM!
"I'm gonna send you flying!"
At that moment, Luffy caught up again. With one punch, he slammed the exhausted Kam to the ground, then grabbed all four of Kam's limbs like a madman.
Kam whimpered fearfully: "Don't… don't hit the face, okay?"
"No way!"
How could Luffy listen? Punch after punch, carrying a strange overwhelming power, smashed straight into Kam's handsome face.
BOOM!
BOOM!
Kam's entire face caved in—painfully obvious just by looking.
"King Luffy, we have no grudge between us! Why do you want to kill me?!"
Kam broke down crying.
He was terrified. He felt utterly wronged!
He had always thought Luffy attacked him because he knew Kam was a Celestial Dragon from the very beginning. At least that was somewhat understandable.
But from Luffy's earlier muttering, it was clear—he had just randomly bumped into him!
If there was any grudge at all, the only grudge was that Kam wanted to kill Luffy.
But he hadn't even acted yet—and he was already half-beaten to death by Luffy first!
Even taking ten thousand steps back: Luffy was a pirate, and Kam was here on official World Government orders, leading the Navy to subjugate a criminal!
The authorities hunting a criminal—it was perfectly justified, reasonable, and lawful!
"You're one of the bastards trying to buy Camie! You're one of the guys who hurt Little Eight! That's why I'm gonna send you flying!" Luffy kept hammering the same point.
"That was that idiot Charlos who did it—what the hell does that have to do with me?!"
Hearing this, Kam felt even more aggrieved.
Forget his own soul—even the original host hadn't left Mariejois for years!
And honestly, shouldn't the real ones who deserved to be beaten be the human traffickers?!
"No matter who did it. There's not a single good Celestial Dragon."
Luffy swung his fists relentlessly and roared: "So I'm gonna send all of you flying!"
"Then what about Shanks?"
Suddenly, Kam subconsciously shouted: "Are you gonna send Shanks flying too?!"
"Shanks?"
The name was like a tranquilizer. The golden light in Luffy's pupils faded by more than half.
His overwhelming aura instantly disappeared.
He looked at Kam in confusion and asked: "What do you mean?"
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