Yasopp, as a sniper, although not the closest, was the first to launch an attack.
A bullet coated in Armament Haki shot out from the gun barrel, cutting through the air, stirring up airflow, and instantly rushed to Kyle in front of him at extreme speed.
Facing Yasopp's strike, Kyle only had two words:
He wanted to laugh!!
A sniper, what is a sniper? A sniper who fights head-on?
Like in a damn game, quick-scoping?!
The problem is, even if it were a quick-scope, it's useless; Kyle could see the trajectory of Yasopp's frontal bullet clearly. In this situation, even if he couldn't block Yasopp's attack, he could easily handle it!
Swoosh!
The bullet passed straight through Kyle's body without any hindrance, and the part of his body it pierced flickered with faint purple thunder.
That's right, the simplest way was to become intangible; this wasn't ordinary logia intangibility, but intangible logia intangibility.
At the moment the bullet was about to pass through, he turned the part of his body being attacked into an element; that part of his body had no physical form. Without a physical form, even Armament Haki couldn't touch it.
In the original, during the Summit War, the three Admirals all used this ability.
So for Logia users, developing Observation Haki is absolutely necessary. With sufficiently strong Observation Haki, you can see through all of the opponent's attacks, and then using intangibility to evade becomes simple.
All I can say is, snipers are still better suited for firing stealth shots; that's the real solution!!
However, in the very next second, another bullet came shooting from a different direction.
A faint sense of threat rose in Kyle's heart, something Yasopp's bullet just now couldn't give him at all. He looked over.
The incoming bullet was surrounded by black-red lightning, radiating an unmatched force.
Conqueror's Haki infusion!!
Kyle's pupils sharply contracted; this bullet was precisely the one fired by Benn Beckman.
At this moment, Kyle had no more doubts about the Red Hair Pirates having a dual Yonko configuration.
The force of Benn Beckman's bullet wasn't much weaker than the slash Red-Haired had just delivered.
It was clear the gap in strength between the two wasn't very large either.
But this bullet wasn't something that could be easily dodged by becoming intangible. With Conqueror's Haki infusion, the attack wouldn't be limited to a single point but would cause impact within a range.
This is also why, in the original, Benn Beckman pointed his gun at Kizaru, and Kizaru raised his hands; Kyle now understood.
Besides Kizaru's factor of going through the motions, Benn Beckman's Conqueror's Haki infusion was also a reason. Hard to dodge!
So, facing this move—
Kyle immediately raised Purple Lightning, equally infusing it with Conqueror's Haki, and slashed down with extreme precision towards the incoming bullet.
The moment the two made contact, terrifying black-red lightning instantly burst forth. A wave of air exploded, instead blowing back the other officers who were charging forward.
"Ha!"
Kyle let out a soft shout, and purple thunder exploded. Purple Lightning, which had stopped in mid-air, suddenly advanced a section, cutting the bullet in half from the middle.
That wasn't all; as Kyle slashed down, Purple Lightning simultaneously brought forth a purple blade beam, cutting downwards.
Benn Beckman below sharply contracted his pupils. He hadn't expected Kyle's strength to be so formidable, so easily cutting through his bullet infused with Conqueror's and Armament Haki, and still having the leeway to release such a powerful slashing attack.
Just as he prepared to block this slash, a black-red shot up from below, clashing with the purple blade beam.
The two slashes erupted with a shockwave in the air, ultimately both dissipating into nothingness in mid-air.
Benn Beckman revealed a smile on his face, speaking without turning back:
"If you hadn't come out now, I'd have thought you were planning to stay down there!"
"Having you guys hold the front for a while, me being the captain is a bit derelict!"
Red-Haired slowly approached from behind, eventually stopping in front of Beckman, while Lucky Roux walked to a position about three steps behind Beckman.
Red-Haired looked up, his gaze firmly fixed on Kyle ahead, and spoke with emotion:
"I didn't expect that after four years, your strength has reached this level!"
"No wonder Wang Zhi and Golden Lion both successively lost to you!"
"I admit, I am no match for you!"
"So, we're going to gang up on you, don't blame us. After all, your strength is too great!"
"This fight is one we cannot afford to lose!"
Well, of course, losing meant going to prison, so they definitely couldn't lose.
Kyle didn't speak but used practical action to show his attitude.
He reversed Purple Lightning, in a posture of plunging it straight into the earth, fiercely thrusting it into the bow of the ship beneath his feet, while faintly uttering three words:
"Thunder Prison Severed!"
Rumble—
Suddenly, a series of thunderous roars came from mid-air. The sky lit up purple, directly forming a terrifying sea of thunder in the air.
The coverage area of the thunder sea wasn't very large, only about twice the size of the ship.
The next second, countless purple thunder pillars descended from the sky, surging fiercely towards the people below.
!!!
Seeing this, everyone was stunned. Four years ago, they had been struck down into the sea by this move. Although the size of the thunder pillars now wasn't as large as four years ago, the force emanating from them was many times more terrifying.
Benn Beckman immediately shouted loudly:
"Everyone, get your spirits up! This can't be compared to the moves just now. Don't die!!"
Even without Benn Beckman's warning, the others, sensing the terrifying force of the thunder pillars, were also becoming highly alert, one by one.
They all roared loudly and unleashed their strongest attacks towards the thunder pillars. Red-Haired, with a particularly serious expression, roared:
"Divine Departure!!"
An incredibly terrifying black-red slash shot out from Gryphon's blade, finally clashing with the surging thunder pillars from above.
Hum—
In an instant, the entire world seemed to tremble. In that moment, the world seemed to turn grey, and all sound disappeared.
But after just a moment, what followed was a series of terrifying shockwaves continuously spreading.
The thunder pillars engulfed the ship. The entire surrounding area turned into an ocean of thunder, and the figures of Red-Haired and the others also vanished within the ocean of thunder.
"Phew~"
In mid-air, Kyle slowly exhaled, calming his breath.
"Accidentally used a bit too much force, this is a bit high."
Kyle murmured softly.
Purple Thunder Seven Strikes, Fifth Strike: Thunder Prison Severed!
Summoning countless terrifying thunder pillars to crash down, forming a destructive electric field. This is a small-range group attack move, while the previous Thunder Dragon Snake was a large-range group attack.
With the range smaller and power concentrated, it naturally becomes greater.
Kyle had absolute confidence that with this move, even if these Red Hair Pirates members weren't dead, they'd be severely injured.
And those who would still have consciousness left...
Should only be two people left!!
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