Soon, a minute passed. Meiser's body began to distort once more, but the process was significantly slower than before. Moments later, Meiser vanished from his original position.
Witnessing this, Saint Shamrock narrowed his eyes and remarked, "So he can still revive, huh..."
Although the revival seemed far more difficult than previous instances, the man had indeed come back to life!
Glancing at Meiser, who had reappeared at the edge of the cliff, Saint Shamrock furrowed his brow.
Meanwhile, Gunko checked her pocket watch and stated, "Hmm, it's indeed about five minutes."
Not only had the revival time extended to five minutes, but his complexion also looked worse than before!
No... it wasn't just his complexion.
The look in his eyes was far more intense than earlier!
'Does this mean he's lost the ability to continue reviving?' Gunko speculated.
With that thought, she immediately activated her Devil Fruit ability.
"Bzzzt—"
Two arrowheads materialized beside Gunko and shot mercilessly toward Meiser.
Meiser's "expression shifted," and he swiftly turned to flee.
"BOOM!!"
"BOOM!!"
The two arrowheads struck the spot where Meiser had just been, blasting two massive craters into the ground.
"Tch..."
Glancing back at the aftermath of the attack, Meiser clicked his tongue and said, "You really won't even let a man speak, huh?"
"And what did you want to say?" Gunko sneered. "Beg for mercy?"
Had he not awakened Conqueror's Haki, they might have considered capturing him alive.
But since he had awakened Conqueror's Haki... he absolutely had to die!
"Beg for mercy?"
"No, no, I never said anything about begging." Meiser shook his head.
Hearing his words, Gunko instinctively frowned. Was this bastard provoking her?
Then she asked, "So what did you want to say?"
"Nothing much, just feeling a bit sentimental."
While manipulating his Mangekyō Sharingan to gather the Sea Kings, Meiser remarked, "I never expected the World Government to deploy so much force just to deal with me."
"Heh, consider it an honor to die by the hands of us, the God's Knights," Saint Sommers scoffed.
Huff... Huff...
Saint Sommers: ???
Shooting a glance at Saint Rimoshifu, who had suddenly dozed off beside him, Saint Sommers struggled to maintain his composure.
'Couldn't this bastard check the situation before falling asleep? I'm in the middle of a tough-guy speech, damn it!'
Meiser, meanwhile, gave Saint Rimoshifu a strange look, clearly not expecting the man to suddenly fall asleep at such a moment.
Just then, an arrowhead flew in from the side and lodged directly into Saint Rimoshifu's backside.
"Thwack!"
"Oww!"
Startled by the pain, Saint Rimoshifu immediately woke up and demanded, "Who's there?!"
He had been sleeping so soundly—why would anyone hit him?
Thwack~
Saint Rimoshifu: !!!
After a glance at Gunko's expressionless stare, Saint Rimoshifu fell silent for a moment before casually looking away as if nothing had happened.
If possible, he didn't want to provoke this madwoman.
Observing their reactions, Meiser shook his head and remarked, "What a bunch of weirdos."
"Are you trying to stall for time?" Saint Shamrock raised an eyebrow.
Was he planning to regain some stamina during this delay?
Not a bad idea, but against powerhouses like them... what good would a little recovered stamina do?
"You caught me..." Meiser slipped his hand into his Ninja Tool Pouch and said, "It seems escaping from you all won't be easy."
"Not just 'not easy'—it's downright impossible!" Gunko retorted bluntly.
In this situation, there was no way he'd leave here alive!
"You won't know until you try!"
As soon as he spoke, Meiser unhesitatingly threw a smoke bomb to the ground.
Poof!
Smoke instantly erupted, enveloping the area where Meiser stood.
"Pathetic trick!" Gunko sneered.
While speaking, she summoned an arrowhead and shot it straight into the smoke toward Meiser!
Clang!
A fist imbued with Haki smashed into the arrowhead, sending the attack flying away!
Immediately after, Meiser activated his ninjutsu without hesitation.
"Water Release: Water Surge!"
Hummm~
As Meiser's words faded, water surged beneath his feet, transforming into a powerful wave!
Boom!!
A terrifying torrent of water erupted from around Meiser, rushing toward the distant group!
"A Water Release Technique?" Borsalino muttered.
After a moment's thought, Borsalino transformed into a flash of light, instantly soaring into the air.
Meanwhile, the God's Knights were lifted into mid-air by Gunko's arrowheads, evading the watery assault.
Once this was done, Gunko fixed her gaze on Meiser's position and said, "Blood-Eyed Ninja, you—"
Before she could finish, she saw Meiser dart to the edge of the cliff and leap off without hesitation.
At the same time, Meiser's voice carried from afar.
"Farewell for now, everyone!"
"Especially you, arrowhead girl who likes wearing her panties outside—I'm sure Brook would be thrilled to meet you!"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"Brook?"
Hearing the name, Gunko froze for a moment, then frowned in thought. Why does that name sound familiar?
Was it just her imagination?
"Gunko, what are you spacing out for?" Saint Shamrock barked. "Hurry up and use your ability to create a bird—we're going after him!"
Whether the guy survived the fall or not, they had to bring his body back!
"Right, on it."
Snapping back to attention, Gunko promptly formed an arrowhead bird capable of carrying two people and, with Saint Shamrock, took off in pursuit of Meiser below.
"Kizaru, follow them!"
Borsalino sighed helplessly at the words but still followed the other person away from the place.
In the end, only Saint Rimoshifu and Saint Sommers remained.
"What should we do?"
Saint Sommers, suspended in mid-air by an arrow, turned to look at Saint Rimoshifu and said, "Are we just going to hang here like this?"
"Of course not."
Saint Rimoshifu replied, "Once the water flow below stops, we can go down."
Saint Sommers thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
Shortly after, the water on the ground slowed and eventually calmed completely.
Seeing this, Saint Rimoshifu decisively used his fork to break the arrow behind him, freeing himself.
Saint Sommers followed suit, releasing himself as well.
"Thud!"
"Thud!"
Finally, both of them landed on the ground below.
Glancing toward the cliff of the Red Line, Saint Sommers remarked, "I never expected that guy to actually dare jump straight down..."
This is ten thousand meters high!
If that guy has used up all his revival chances, this fall alone could kill him!
"He had no other choice," Saint Rimoshifu stated.
Aside from jumping down, the opponent had no second option.
As for Earth Release Technique?
If he still had the stamina to use Earth Release Technique, he would have escaped with it long ago!
So... the opponent truly has exhausted all his tricks now.
"That's true," Saint Sommers nodded.
After a pause, he turned to look into the distance and said, "How about... we go after them too?"
"How?" Saint Rimoshifu retorted.
"Using your ability, of course," Saint Sommers said. "You can summon a flying Nightmare Creature from my dreams."
"Then we can ride that Nightmare Creature to chase down the Blood-Eyed Ninja."
With Saint Rimoshifu's ability, creating a flying Nightmare Creature wouldn't be difficult.
"There's no need," Saint Rimoshifu shook his head. "With their combined strength, dealing with a nearly dead enemy shouldn't be a problem."
"Besides... neither of us excels at naval combat."
Even if they could fly out on a Nightmare Creature, if the Blood-Eyed Ninja attacked them with Water Release Technique, they risked falling into the sea.
At that point... who knows if the Blood-Eyed Ninja might drag them into the deep ocean!
Saint Sommers fell silent for a moment, then nodded. "Alright, we won't go then."
Saint Rimoshifu was right—there was no real need for them to go.
Then, Saint Sommers turned his gaze to the nearby cliff and muttered, "I wonder if that guy even has a chance of making it back to the sea."
With Gunko's ability, she might just manage to kill him mid-air.
"Let's go, our presence isn't needed here anymore," Saint Rimoshifu said. "We should deliver the photos back."
"Alright!"
Meanwhile, elsewhere.
In the air ahead of the Red Line, Meiser was locked in a fierce clash with Saint Shamrock and the others.
"Water Release: Water Severing Wave!"
"Whoosh~"
An incredibly terrifying high-pressure water jet shot from Meiser's mouth, instantly piercing a tiny hole through the arrowhead bird created by Gunko!
Then, Meiser slightly turned his head, intending to use this fearsome high-pressure water jet to slice through the opponent's arrowhead bird and send these guys plummeting down!
"Don't even think about it!"
Realizing Meiser's intention, Gunko immediately activated her Devil Fruit ability without hesitation, creating an arrowhead that could redirect the attack's trajectory.
She then positioned this arrowhead directly in front of the Water Severing Wave, forcibly altering its path.
"Zzzzt~"
The redirected attack whooshed sideways, instantly reaching Borsalino's face.
Borsalino: ???
Seeing Gunko redirect the attack toward him, several question marks popped up on Borsalino's face.
Seriously? Is this how you fight?
Harming your own ally?
At this thought, a flicker of displeasure crossed Borsalino's eyes.
He quickly shifted the elemental composition of his abdomen to another location to defend against Meiser's Water Severing Wave.
The next moment...
"Pfft!"
The terrifying high-pressure water jet effortlessly pierced through Borsalino's elemental body, leaving a glowing hole in his torso!
Glancing down at the wound on his abdomen, Borsalino muttered, "Kowai ne~"
Ignoring Borsalino's catchphrase muttering, Meiser frowned at Gunko and thought, "What a troublesome Devil Fruit ability. It's somewhat similar to Kuma's power, but while Kuma repels attacks, this one alters their direction." After a moment's consideration, Meiser concluded inwardly, "I'll need to launch an attack either too fast for her to react or with a wide enough area of effect."
At that moment, Meiser recalled previously activating the Eight Slopes Magatama—that time, he had blasted her to pieces.
But if he resorted to Susanoo now, it would mean he hadn't reached his limit yet.
With that in mind, Meiser dismissed the idea of using Susanoo. At least until the final moment, he wouldn't use it.
Well, it didn't matter anyway. His goal wasn't to kill this woman, so there was no need to dwell on it.
Just then, a mirror shimmering with golden light materialized in Borsalino's hand.
"Yata Mirror~"
"Whoosh~"
In the next instant, a beam of yellow light shot out from the mirror, heading straight for Meiser in the distance.
Then, transforming into a streak of yellow light, Borsalino appeared beside Meiser and quipped with a playful glint in his eyes, "Blood-Eyed Ninja,
have... you ever been kicked at the speed of light?"
As he spoke, his long leg, infused with Haki, swept mercilessly toward Meiser.
Seeing this, Meiser immediately enveloped himself in Haki infusion to withstand Borsalino's attack head-on.
The next moment...
"Thud!"
The heavy whip-like kick connected with Meiser's body, instantly sending him flying uncontrollably through the air!
"Whoosh~"
Like a cannonball, Meiser hurtled away at tremendous speed!
Gunko: ???
Staring at Borsalino, who had just kicked Meiser away, several question marks surfaced on Gunko's face.
What's the meaning of this move?
Trying to send him packing?
At this thought, Gunko's face showed a dissatisfied expression.
But before she could speak, Borsalino moved again.
His Yata Mirror reappeared in his hand, and he charged toward Meiser using the same technique as before.
Then, he lifted his long leg to launch an attack.
"Enough already!"
Seeing Kizaru's movement, a flash of irritation crossed Meiser's eyes, and he immediately threw a punch toward Kizaru's long leg.
"Armament - Super Strength Fist!"
"Clang!!"
The fist wrapped in Haki slammed fiercely into Borsalino's leg, instantly triggering a terrifying explosion!
"Boom!!"
Then, with no leverage, Meiser was sent flying by the force of Borsalino's attack, hurtling toward Gunko and the others.
However, this time, his speed was noticeably slower than before.
"Because he counterattacked actively, the force he received was less than expected."
Saint Shamrock, who had grasped the key point, instinctively narrowed his eyes.
After a glance at the serious-faced Borsalino, Saint Shamrock drew the long sword in his hand, focused his gaze, and shouted, "Cerberus!!!"
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