The grey-skinned fish-man rushed in front of Lorne almost in an instant.
The faces of the remaining fish-men were filled with cruel mockery; they seemed to have already envisioned the bloody scene of this ignorant human before them having his head smashed to pieces by a single punch.
However, the fist stopped abruptly less than an inch from Lorne's face, as if it had slammed into an invisible steel wall.
The grin on the burly fish-man's face instantly froze, replaced by extreme astonishment and pain.
"Crack!"
A crisp sound of breaking bones rang out, and his entire thick arm twisted backward at an eerie angle, white bone shards even piercing through the grey skin.
Immediately following this, a force far more violent than when he had charged surged back out from that invisible barrier.
His massive body turned into a grey cannonball, flying backward at an even faster speed, knocking seven or eight accomplices who couldn't dodge in time topsy-turvy and rolling them into a heap.
For a moment, the rampant laughter throughout the entire port vanished instantly.
All the fish-men stood frozen in place, their rampant laughter stuck in their throats. They looked at the unscathed young man with suspicion and uncertainty, then looked at their companion wailing on the ground in disbelief.
"What happened?"
"Haku… he was bounced back?"
"What did that human brat do? I didn't even see him move!"
After a brief silence came even noisier suspicion and anger; their kin had actually been injured by this human without them even knowing how.
"This is interesting, chu."
Chew's unique lips moved slightly as he walked out from the group, examining Lorne with great interest.
Kuroobi, standing beside him, appeared much more solemn. He loosened his wrists, set up a Fish-Man Karate stance, and tensed his muscles, preparing to strike personally.
He couldn't sense any aura of a strong fighter from Lorne, but that eerie scene just now made him not dare to be the slightest bit careless. His sharp gaze scanned back and forth over Lorne, trying to find a flaw in the opponent's ability.
Lorne finally withdrew his hands from his pockets, stretched lazily, and let out a soft sigh.
"Too troublesome."
His light, airy words caused Chew and Kuroobi, who were preparing to attack, to pause.
What?
Lorne looked at all the fish-men present with the gaze of someone inspecting cargo, finally fixing his gaze on the tallest figure.
"I said, coming at me one by one is too troublesome."
He grinned, revealing a bright smile.
"I'll give you a chance. Let that little shark in the back lead you lot of small fry and come at me together. It'll be perfect to wipe you all out at once, saving me the wasted time."
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire scene fell into an eerie silence once again.
Little shark? Small fry?
The group of fish-men looked at each other, unable to react for a moment to whom this insulting remark was directed.
Until they noticed that their boss, Arlong, with his saw-toothed long nose, had a face so gloomy it was about to drip water.
They then suddenly realized that this ignorant, suicidal lower life form actually dared to use such titles to insult Boss Arlong!
"You damn bastard!"
"You're courting death! How dare you insult Boss Arlong!"
"Kill him! Kill him immediately!"
"You have successfully angered me, human trash!"
Chew was furious. He took a deep breath, his cheeks puffed up high, and his tube-shaped lips aimed sharply at Lorne.
"How dare you insult Boss Arlong! Go to hell, chu!"
"Water Gun!"
A high-pressure water jet with enough power to pierce through steel shot out from his mouth instantly.
"Fish-Man Karate: Hundred-Brick Fist!"
Kuroobi also moved at the same time. He let out a low shout, his figure flashing to appear at Lorne's side, a punch carrying powerful force aiming straight for Lorne's waist and ribs.
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