Chapter 107: Black Arm Zephyr
Dragon could understand why Nereus wanted someone to test his strength; it was nothing more than being uneasy about those pirates.
If he were too weak, he probably couldn't use these people.
However, the current Dragon still had confidence in his own strength and felt he could handle this matter.
With Mary Geoise attacked and rebellions occurring in the distant East Blue, pirates everywhere were scrambling for territory.
The entire sea could be described as tumultuous. Yet even in this environment, the Reverie was approaching, and the pressure on the Marines doubled.
"What exactly do these guys want to do?! Do they want to compete in this kind of thing?!"
At Marine Headquarters, Kong, who had been promoted to Fleet Admiral, looked at the report in his hand, feeling a splitting headache.
A few days ago, Kaido alone attacked a Marine branch located in the New World. Nearby reinforcements arrived quickly, preventing Kaido from causing excessive damage.
But those Vice Admirals couldn't detain Kaido, who could fly freely. Just as reinforcements arrived nearby, Kaido retreated.
After that, Silver Axe and Golden Lion, who were originally in conflict, suddenly ceased hostilities and launched attacks on two nearby branches respectively, as if they wanted to compete.
The high-end combat power of the Marines during this period could be said to have a full schedule. Not only did they have to escort Kings arriving one after another, but they also had to go put out fires everywhere.
If asked if Kong had any good news now, it was that although Garp did as he pleased, at least he was still working.
However, this good news was quickly drowned out by bad news.
"Report to Fleet Admiral Kong, urgent telegram from the New World! Admiral Zephyr... encountered Nereus in the waters near the G1 Branch!!"
"What did you say?!"
In the eyes of the Marines, Nereus was an out-and-out madman.
Under normal circumstances, when a Marine Admiral encountered a pirate, even if they couldn't take them down, they could retreat safely.
The Roger Pirates had the ability to keep a Marine Admiral, but this group wasn't obsessed with fighting the Marines; usually, they would fight a bit and then turn around and run.
And now, for some reason, the World Government's God's Knights were constantly following behind the Roger Pirates.
But Nereus...
This was someone who dared to charge into Mary Geoise single-handedly and kill their Fleet Admiral within a short time.
Even if the opponent had the advantage of heavy rain and night at that time, he was not someone Zephyr could handle.
"Notify Zephyr to retreat immediately. Sengoku and I will go support him right away..."
Ideally, someone should stay behind at Marine Headquarters, but Kong couldn't care about this convention now. If at this time, Nereus killed another Admiral, it would be more than just the Marines losing face.
The prestige of the Marines, which had been re-established with great difficulty, would vanish in an instant, and who knew what the sea would become.
While Kong and Sengoku rushed to that sea area at maximum speed, Nereus had already arrived on Zephyr's warship.
The children from Fish-man Island were still conducting land internships on Delta Island. Sebastian and Big Pan both stayed behind on that island. Nereus was just wandering around outside by himself.
Which island nearby could supply resources, which island had sufficient fresh water—Nereus knew far better than the Marines. He just happened to encounter Marines resupplying fresh water on an island.
"All hands! Board the ship and evacuate! This is not a battle you can intervene in!"
Zephyr stared at Nereus vigilantly and ordered the Marine soldiers to leave immediately.
"Admiral Zephyr!"
"Execute the order!"
"Hey hey hey, why make it look like a life-and-death parting? I'm not some devil; is there a need to be so vigilant?"
Nereus looked towards the slowly retreating Marines. But just this glance made Zephyr react as if triggered.
Pitch-black Haki concentrated on both arms. His Armament Haki had long been tempered to the extreme. He threw a punch at Nereus from a distance.
Boom!
A terrifying fist imprint was left on the rock wall behind Nereus. The rock wall didn't collapse; apart from a few tiny cracks, it was even unscathed.
But from the fist imprint, a little light could be seen.
Under Zephyr's fist, a hole was punched through the entire cliff. Almost all the power of that punch was concentrated by Zephyr onto a single point, causing this scene.
However, Nereus just patted the dust off his body. Condensed and compressed power was certainly strong, but it was also easier to dodge. As long as he turned into blood in advance and moved that part of his body out of the way, naturally, he wouldn't be injured.
"How rude. I just greeted you guys, and you actually attacked me."
"Don't you find it ridiculous to say such things? You bastard who only knows how to bully the weak!"
"Bully the weak?"
"Isn't it? How many Marine soldiers have died at your hands over these years! They indeed accepted orders to be your enemy, but given your strength, could those soldiers pose any threat to you?!
Slaughtering them—besides satisfying your own desires, what other meaning is there!
They were just soldiers obeying orders. You clearly have more ways to deal with that kind of thing."
"Hahaha, interesting. Saying such things to an enemy, I only find it foolish. But for you, it's not incomprehensible. After all, you are the 'Black Arm' who doesn't kill."
Black Arm Zephyr, the Admiral who doesn't kill. Among all generations of Marine Admirals, he was also the most naive and extreme one.
In the past, even when facing pirates, he wouldn't kill them; he would only arrest them and let the World Government's laws judge them.
Even the revenge of pirates killing his wife and children didn't change his mind; he just retreated behind the scenes and began serving as a Marine instructor.
But after experiencing his students being killed, losing his own arm, and the World Government still recruiting that pirate as a Shichibukai (Warlord), Zephyr went to the other extreme, even wanting to destroy the entire New World.
"I suddenly have a question. Does the current you want to kill me, or capture me and let the World Government judge me?"
"Of course capture you. For a pirate like you, Impel Down is the only destination."
"You really are persistent... I suddenly lost interest in fighting you. Compared to killing you, I have a better idea."
As soon as his voice fell, a bloody wave swept across the entire island centered on Nereus instantly.
Zephyr's Armament Haki covered his whole body, resisting this unknown power. But those soldiers retreating according to his orders suddenly lost the ability to move, falling to the ground one by one with painful expressions.
"You bastard... what are you doing!"
"If I were you, I wouldn't move. Their blood and hearts are currently within my grasp. With just a thought from me, everyone will die."
"You... what exactly do you want to do?!"
"It's not difficult for you, Zephyr. Tell me, if there are some people who slaughter hundreds of thousands, even tens of thousands of people every three years, treating slaughter as a game...
And the Marines are their accomplices. Such soldiers, what should they count as?"
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