"Boom!"
After crashing through several large trees in a row, Borsalino's body finally came to a stop when he slammed into a rock wall.
"Cough, cough!"
Amid a cloud of smoke, Borsalino coughed up blood as his figure emerged.
"So you used the elementalization of the Pika Pika no Mi at the final moment to reduce the damage you took to a minimum?"
Roy appeared in front of him again in an instant.
"In terms of speed, lightning can also reach the speed of light. In terms of power, the power of the Goro Goro no Mi is clearly stronger than the Pika Pika no Mi. In terms of development, the Goro Goro no Mi can be developed toward the four fundamental forces of the world. So, when you don't hold an advantage in Devil Fruit ability, the only ways you can defeat me are martial arts and Haki."
Roy stood before Borsalino and looked down at him from above as he spoke.
After a year of development, the Goro Goro no Mi had clearly reached great mastery.
As always, developing a Devil Fruit depended on imagination, while bringing out the effects of an ability depended on physical strength.
After Sabo had only just obtained the Mera Mera no Mi, he could already throw a Fire Fist that punched through the arena, defeat the twenty-two-year-old Burgess with a single Fire Fist, directly take down a Marine vice admiral, and even exchange a few moves with Doflamingo and Fujitora.
As a modern person, Roy naturally had no shortage of imagination. On top of that, he happened to possess a powerful body capable of supporting his imagination, so developing his Devil Fruit ability was naturally no problem.
That was why he had developed the Goro Goro no Mi to such an extremely high level.
"But it's obvious that you seem to rely too much on the power of your Devil Fruit. Since you don't have the advantage in fruit ability, and you're inferior to me in speed and strength, you are destined to be unable to leave today."
Roy looked at Borsalino and spoke indifferently.
The latter raised his head and looked at Roy's emotionless eyes. His face could not help twitching.
He suddenly remembered his teacher Zephyr's evaluation of him.
Because he did not really train his martial arts and always relied on his Devil Fruit, Zephyr had often criticized him.
However, Borsalino was still a Marine powerhouse who had roamed the seas for decades. Naturally, Roy's few words would not be enough to break his will.
"Young people these days really are more arrogant and more terrifying one after another! To be able to develop a Logia-type Devil Fruit to a level no weaker than this old man's at such a young age… the younger generation truly is fearsome!"
Borsalino struggled to stand. Even though he had used the elementalization of the Pika Pika no Mi to offset most of the damage from that last blow, his body had still inevitably suffered a certain degree of injury.
His physique was far inferior to Sakazuki's.
"But this old man has captured countless pirates over the course of his life. It has always been pirates who run when they see this old man. Never once have I…"
In the next instant, he could no longer speak.
Three purple beams shot out from Roy's fingers in an instant. Before Borsalino could react at all, they directly pierced through both of his thighs and his lung.
In the past, he had always been the one who used lasers to pierce through other people's bodies. He had never been shot through by someone else before.
But today, without even feeling any pain, he had been pierced through.
"I personally believe that villains die because they talk too much, and that ruthless people don't waste words."
Roy withdrew his Haki-covered fingers, then looked at Borsalino, who was already gradually losing his balance as a pool of blood slowly formed beneath his feet.
Then, his figure flashed. He instantly appeared in front of Borsalino and struck him directly in the abdomen with a heavy punch.
"Pfft—"
This time, Borsalino spat out even more blood than before.
However, he did not fly backward.
Because as he flew into the air, Roy directly grabbed him by the ankle.
"Crack!"
With a casual squeeze, Roy directly crushed the bones in his leg. At the same time, under the combined agony of several injuries, Borsalino's expression became especially twisted.
"The Pika Pika no Mi should return to the sea. The future Marine Admiral Kizaru can stay here!"
Just as Borsalino still wanted to use the elementalization of the Pika Pika no Mi to escape, he suddenly felt his body lose all strength and go limp.
"This is… Seastone?! Why isn't he being affected?!"
The instant this thought had just surfaced in Borsalino's mind, his body was smashed straight into the ground by Roy.
"Boom! Boom!"
There was no technique to speak of. Roy simply swung Borsalino up and smashed him madly into the earth.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The ground wailed wildly. One huge and hideous trench after another rapidly appeared across the surface, spreading outward in every direction like a spiderweb.
Of course Roy had used Seastone. If Borsalino wanted to escape using elementalization, it would indeed be a bit troublesome.
So Roy simply used Seastone.
The Seastone had naturally been obtained by looting the Celestial Dragons. As for why Roy was not affected while using Seastone—
Do not forget Vegito's Super Defense Barrier.
By creating such a barrier between Roy's hand and the Seastone, he could naturally use the Seastone while keeping himself unaffected.
Since he had a method that could easily deal with his opponent, Roy naturally would not waste time and effort crushing him head-on. That would be too foolish.
Finally, after Roy had smashed the future Admiral Kizaru like a sandbag again and again, no one knew how many times, it was obvious that Borsalino was breathing out more than he was breathing in.
After all, under the effects of Seastone, forget defending himself; he could not even move a finger.
In addition, he had relied far too much on his fruit ability, so his physical constitution was naturally not that high.
After suffering several rounds of beating in such a physical state, he had naturally already reached his limit.
Roy looked at Borsalino's miserable state. He was clearly already hanging by a thread, and his pupils were nearly unfocused.
So Roy shook his head and, in a rare act of mercy, gave him one final move, allowing him to completely break free from his pain.
With this, the future Marine Admiral Kizaru, the Logia-type Pika Pika no Mi user and a powerful combatant on whom great hopes had been placed, died so cleanly and decisively on Little Garden!
Whether it was the Marines or the World Government, they probably would never have imagined that the situation would turn out this way!
Far away, the clone who received the news looked at the newly refreshed yellow dot on the Devil Fruit Radar. He shook the large sack of Devil Fruits behind him, then vanished in an instant.
(End of Chapter)
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