CHAPTER 510: Curtain Call
Almost the instant Mr. Tanaka took Momousagi and Chaton underground, numerous beams had already rained from the sky to eliminate them beneath the earth.
Tanaka's ability only let him move through inorganic matter with others. This didn't mean he could nullify lasers falling from above.
Fortunately, Brett took action.
Massive electric light burst from his body, directly colliding with the beams falling from above and detonating them.
In the surging explosion, a black shadow suddenly broke through the smoke, appearing directly before Brett.
"Looks like I need to deal with you first after all."
Imu's iron fist had already swung through the air.
But Brett didn't want to tangle with them. The instant electric light burst from his body, he'd already retreated backward.
Perhaps inferior in strength, but in speed, Brett absolutely didn't believe he was inferior to Im.
"How troublesome."
A trace of annoyance entered Lord Imu's voice. "Can't you just die here obediently?"
Brett couldn't be bothered to respond. He directly flashed to the side of the three Admirals and Hero Garp.
"Admiral Kizaru can leave on his own."
Brett said. "Vice Admiral Garp, Admiral Fujitora, and Admiral Ryokugyu will leave with me."
Kizaru was a Logia Glint-Glint Fruit user who could transform into light and fly.
Even that enormous fortress floating in the sky probably couldn't catch him.
So there was no need to worry about him.
But Vice Admiral Garp and the other two probably couldn't escape by their own power.
"I don't mind either way."
Kizaru said leisurely. His body had already begun emitting light. "But will Brett really be okay?"
"Should be fine."
Clouds released with Brett as the center directly wrapped up Vice Admiral Garp and the three, plus a trembling Caesar.
"Lord Brett!"
Almost simultaneously, Mr. Tanaka had already emerged from underground again.
"Don't think you can run!"
Imu had already attacked again.
"Don't get in the way, Lord Imu!"
Brett took a deep breath.
The remaining half of his reserve energy fully erupted at this moment.
Electric Current Propulsion - Secret Technique - Demon Tile True Punch!
Gathering all fluctuations as one, Brett threw a laser-like fist.
Boom!!
In the violent explosion, the slender figure shrouded in black robes floated backward lightly.
But Brett used clouds to fix himself firmly in place, not flying backward, because at this moment Tanaka had grabbed his ankle.
"Then, let's go!"
Tanaka grabbed Brett, then directly pulled him into the ground.
Not just Brett. Vice Admiral Garp, the three Admirals, and Caesar connected by Brett's clouds also sank into the ground together.
"How naive!"
A cold laugh came from beneath Lord Imu's cloak.
They raised their fist. Black lightning burst from it.
So what if they'd escaped underground? As long as the earth itself was shattered, they'd have nowhere to escape.
"Oh my, could you please not interfere?"
Imu turned aside. A dazzling beam passed by their side.
Kizaru lazily lowered his finger. "Since we're enemies now, I should probably do something."
"Kizaru?"
Lord Imu's voice was cold. "You think you can stop me?"
"No no no, I definitely can't win in a fight."
Kizaru waved his hands repeatedly with a frightened expression. "But if it's just buying some time, that's no problem."
Speaking, he casually raised his hand, releasing beams of laser light that directly exploded the light pillars falling from above.
"Then go die."
Like teleportation, Imu had already appeared before Kizaru the next second. An unstoppable fist seemed about to land on Kizaru.
However...
"Oh my, how scary."
Kizaru's body had already transformed into light one step ahead. The next instant he'd already appeared in the sky above.
He naturally knew Imu was an opponent he absolutely couldn't fight, so he'd maintained elementalization the entire time, flashing away the instant Imu approached.
"Tch, annoying ability."
Imu clicked their tongue.
But they really didn't have a good method against Kizaru.
As long as this man didn't want to fight head-on, probably no one in these seas could do anything about him.
His mobility was simply too strong.
Even Imu couldn't possibly catch him.
Kizaru kept releasing laser beams to interfere with Im's actions, preventing them from pursuing Brett at will.
"Well then, it should be about time now?"
Kizaru estimated the time. Already two or three minutes. At Brett's speed, he should have run to a distance Imu couldn't pursue, right?
"Then, see you."
Kizaru smiled as he bid Im farewell, then the next instant had already transformed into light, disappearing into the sky above.
Only Imu remained standing quietly in place.
"...Lord Imu?"
The disheveled Five Elders approached somewhat timidly.
"Looks like we can only leave the outcome to the final battlefield after all."
Imu's voice didn't sound particularly disappointed. "Actually feeling a bit excited."
"Then Lord Imu, how should we proceed?"
The Five Elders inquired respectfully.
"Next... hm?"
Imu raised their head.
The Science Division base floating in the sky had begun moving at this moment.
It was moving toward where the Celestial Dragons gathered.
Deep underground, inside the Red Line, Brett spread his Observation Haki to its limit while manipulating clouds to move that Science Division base.
Although he couldn't eliminate Imu this time, at least he couldn't let those tens of thousands of test subjects in this base continue growing, right?
Brett planned to move the base above where the Celestial Dragons gathered, then drop it.
Anyone could guess how Imu would choose. Having no regard even for the Navy, how could they care about these tens of thousands of modified subjects?
Compared to the Celestial Dragons, these people were naturally insignificant. Probably just one shot to completely destroy them.
However, before the base could even fly above where the Celestial Dragons gathered, an even more massive behemoth from the sky had already descended quietly.
"Hm?"
Brett frowned.
The base had stopped.
Seems that fortress used some special function again?
Although he could hear it, he couldn't see or understand its full form.
What a troublesome weapon. No wonder even Joy Boy back then, gathering three ancient weapons, could only barely contend with it.
And this way, those tens of thousands of modified subjects would remain too.
How troublesome.
Brett sighed inwardly.
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