Chapter 468: Reinforcements
Brett breathed slowly.
Without doubt, the most terrifying opponent he'd ever faced in his life had appeared.
Damn it. This wasn't an opponent he should be facing at all.
If things went according to plan, the ones serving as this thing's opponents should be two Plutons.
"This, is that thing?"
Ain's face had already turned deathly pale. She was almost screaming.
"Ah, it can only be that thing."
Brett nodded lightly. "It should have appeared at the story's end, like a final boss. But now it's appeared before us ahead of schedule."
"Brett."
At this time, Zephyr suddenly spoke. "Looking at it now, getting everyone to leave is already impossible. From here on depends on you. Take as many people as you can."
Brett fell silent.
"Hey hey hey, what's with this atmosphere?"
Aokiji wriggled like a caterpillar. "Is it something even Brett can't match at all? Teacher Zephyr, I've never seen you this pessimistic."
Akainu was also curious. What could possibly put such enormous pressure on Brett?
And where did it come from?
"Oh, you still don't know."
Brett turned back. He sighed. "That's why I said, the more you know, the more you worry."
The distant clouds were rapidly approaching. The speed wasn't on the same level at all. Just a few breaths later, the colossus wrapped in clouds had already drawn near, even flying to higher sky.
As if silently declaring that nothing in the world was allowed to be higher than it.
"What is that?"
Akainu's eyes widened.
Though not clearly visible, its existence could already be very clearly confirmed.
Enormous. Its size was even far larger than the island beneath their feet.
"The Celestial Dragons' national treasure."
Zephyr was covered in cold sweat. He clenched his fists. "The foundation of the World Government ruling the world for eight hundred years, and also our most terrifying enemy!"
"..."
Akainu and Aokiji both looked bewildered.
"The Celestial Dragons' national treasure?"
Aokiji looked completely blank. "Such a thing exists?"
"You just didn't know."
Zephyr's breathing became more rapid. "This is the World Government's ultimate weapon. The existence that destroyed the world eight hundred years ago, then created it anew!"
"You only need to know one thing."
Brett's voice was quite grave. "If the World Government wanted, they originally possessed power sufficient to easily erase the Great Pirate Era."
"What kind of joke is this?!"
Akainu's fury erupted instinctively.
"Lying to you now has no meaning, Sakazuki."
Zephyr said coldly. "After all, we might all die here now."
"It's coming!"
Brett shouted.
Lightning surged across his body. The stored power had already begun mobilizing at full strength.
Not far away in the sky, several giant light spheres brightened on the colossus within the cloud mist.
Then the next instant, several massive light beams shot through the air at an angle.
These beams were at least several hundred meters thick. Absurdly huge. Their speed was even more shocking. The moment they launched, the next moment they'd almost reached the island.
But before that, the flame clouds supporting the island suddenly loosened. The entire island began falling.
But they still couldn't evade. These lights weren't concentrated attacks, but sealed off all space surrounding the island.
Then, at this instant when they were about to be struck by the light beam below.
"King's Fist!!"
Brett threw a punch.
Thunder, flames, Haki, at this moment all became waves. Adding all stored energy, Brett threw his currently strongest punch.
The magnificent wave and massive light beam instantly collided.
Without any buffer, an astonishing explosion erupted.
The sky seemed to shatter from the shock. The dazzling fireball directly became a second sun. The turbulent air turned into violent wind, even blowing the entire island away.
Large numbers of NEO Navy warriors couldn't control their bodies at all, directly blown into the sky.
But fortunately Brett released flame clouds, supporting the island again while wrapping everyone tightly. After people flew into the sky, he could still drag them back.
However.
"Bastard!!"
After struggling to stabilize the tottering island, Brett cursed through gritted teeth.
He could indeed stabilize the NEO Navy warriors about to be blown away. But such a close-range powerful shockwave had already made many people's bodies completely unable to endure!
Even the island was crumbling, let alone people.
The explosion only lasted an instant. Though there was brief stalemate, Brett had no follow-up output. That light beam briefly stopped swept past above the island, then together with other beams blasted into the sea.
Then violent explosions erupted again.
The entire sea was shaking. A giant sphere covered the sea surface, like thunder, also like radiance.
Aokiji was dumbfounded.
Cold sweat unconsciously dripped from his forehead.
In that instant just now, he'd truly brushed past the Grim Reaper.
If Brett hadn't briefly stopped that light beam, he'd probably have nothing left now.
But speaking of which, an attack of that power, Brett could actually block it!
Though brief, in that instant, Brett's attack was truly evenly matched with that light beam!
Aokiji couldn't help looking at Brett's back.
"Huff... huff..."
Brett panted. "Don't look at me. I can't use an attack of that power again in the short term."
All reserve energy was completely consumed in that strike just now.
Flesh and blood really couldn't contend with this monster-level existence.
"But Brett, it's coming again!"
Miss Ain screamed.
The distant cloud mist slightly dispersed, but what was inside still couldn't be seen clearly, because even more dazzling radiance made everything around seem dim.
That brilliant radiance even made people on this side involuntarily squint.
Brett's heart beat rapidly. His Observation Haki operated to the limit. He was frantically foreseeing the future.
Shyarly's prediction would absolutely not be wrong.
He would definitely achieve victory.
But, where was there still now...
Hm?
Brett's eyes widened.
"Is this how it ends?"
Aokiji sighed. "What a hasty conclusion."
"..."
Akainu was silent.
"Brett! Retreat quickly!!"
Zephyr shouted loudly. "If it's just you alone..."
He didn't even hope Brett could take anyone anymore.
However.
"Wait a moment, Zephyr-sensei. Reinforcements have arrived."
Brett said this.
Almost the next instant, soundlessly, a tall figure appeared beside Brett.
"I'm not late, am I?"
Brett admitted he'd never heard such a gentle voice before.
"Just in time." He said.
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