*Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!*
Steel spears, each about two meters long and pitch-black, tore through the air with ear-piercing shrieks. They rained down in a dense barrage like black rain!
Allen's eyes narrowed. He brought two fingers together and raised them. The thundercloud Zeus glared fiercely, and countless arcs of electricity surged from his body!
"Lightning Flash!!"
*Rumble!!*
A thick, violent bolt of purple lightning suddenly struck down, seemingly scorching the very air. It pierced through space, instantly landing on one of the steel spears before exploding like a firework!
*Bzzzt— Bzzzt— Bzzzt!!*
Countless bolts of lightning erupted in all directions, accurately linking to all the pitch-black steel spears to form a massive electrical net!
*Boom!!!*
Following a violent explosion, all the steel spears were completely shattered, snapped, and blown away.
"Lightning? What kind of power is this now? Just what is going on with that guy's abilities?" Kid frowned.
Over the past two years, he had trained desperately, all for the sake of successfully getting his revenge one day. Whether it was Haki or his Devil Fruit abilities, he had far surpassed his former self.
Right now, he could confidently say that he could absolutely defeat the Allen from back then.
But looking at the situation now, things seemed a bit different from what he had expected.
Although he had anticipated that Allen's strength wouldn't remain stagnant—defeating Big Mom a year ago to ascend to the position of an Emperor was proof enough of that.
But suddenly mastering the ability to control lightning was a bit too exaggerated. Wasn't this guy's ability supposed to be transforming his body?
Kid controlled a mechanical eagle to circle overhead. He stared down at Allen with a solemn gaze, gritting his teeth. He couldn't think of any useful intelligence in his mind.
"Kid!"
Suddenly, a voice called out from behind. Kid looked back and saw Wire standing on the bow of the Victoria Punk, shouting at him:
"Rumor has it that guy is a multi-ability user! He might have more than one power!"
"Huh? More than one power?" Kid was slightly taken aback upon hearing this. He snapped his head back to look at Allen. "Are you kidding me? Wouldn't an ability user explode and die if they ate a second fruit?"
"I say, you spent two whole years preparing to get revenge on me, so you could have at least gathered some proper intelligence," Allen couldn't help but sigh, scratching his head with a headache. "Being this half-assed makes it feel like you're looking down on me."
Actually, he couldn't really blame them. Over the past two years, Allen simply hadn't encountered any opponents that Gin and Sanji couldn't handle.
Aside from his battle with Big Mom a year ago, Allen had barely fought personally.
And the people who had seen him use multiple abilities with their own eyes were either dead or had been subjugated.
The information that leaked to the outside world was already extremely scarce, not to mention that the flow of information in this era was incredibly weak.
Aside from the World Government and a few massive factions with numerous personnel, it was next to impossible for anyone else to obtain detailed intelligence on him, let alone an idiot like Kid.
"Tch! So what if you have multiple abilities? Since I'm here today, I absolutely won't leave until I kill you!" Kid shouted loudly. He stomped his foot and leaped high into the air. Under his control, the mechanical eagle suddenly dive-bombed!
*Swish!*
The giant mechanical eagle, with a wingspan of nearly seven meters, tucked its head and dove. Its wings, made of blades acting as feathers, gleamed with a cold light as it tore through the air and plummeted at extreme speed!
"Crush it, Luoshen."
Allen spoke nonchalantly. The surface of the sea suddenly became turbulent, rapidly forming a funnel-shaped whirlpool.
*Whoosh!!*
Suddenly, a high-pressure water spout about a meter in diameter erupted from the center of the whirlpool. It shot straight into the clouds, carrying the force of a thunderbolt as it blasted toward the mechanical eagle!
As if it had come alive, the mechanical eagle flapped its wings and forcefully altered its trajectory, dodging the high-pressure water spout and continuing its dive toward Allen.
A red light flashed beneath the mechanical eagle's abdomen, emitting a cold, electronic beep-beep sound. In an instant, it reminded Allen of a time bomb.
However, without him needing to say a word, the high-pressure water spout rapidly narrowed until it was only the width of a palm. At the same time, it autonomously shifted its direction and violently swept toward the mechanical eagle!
*Boom!!*
The high-pressure water spout acted like a sharp blade, effortlessly tearing through the mechanical eagle's hard metal body and slicing it in two. The mechanical eagle exploded violently in mid-air!
Allen stood on the derailed train car as a massive amount of metal debris splashed into the sea around him.
Kid also fell from the sky, landing on the roof of a train car. He stared at Allen with a mocking gaze while raising his arms horizontally by his sides.
Purple electrical sparks erupted from his palms. A powerful magnetic force pulled the continuously falling metal parts around him, drawing them toward his body. Kid let out a low shout:
"Punk Gibson: Armament!!"
In an instant, a massive amount of chaotic metal parts began to deform, assemble, and seamlessly reconstruct together, fitting snugly onto his body.
Soon, Kid's arms were equipped with two thick mechanical arms, looking somewhat like Zephyr's Battle Smasher.
At the same time, a futuristic-looking mechanical armor attached to his chest.
At first glance, Allen thought he was going to transform into the Hulkbuster armor.
"Looking at this setup, it doesn't seem like you guys just randomly attacked a Sea Train and happened to bump into me." Allen looked at the fleets flanking him from both sides and said to Kid, "How did you know I would be here?"
"If I said it was through divination, would you believe me? None of that matters. Who wins and who loses is the only question today." Kid grinned wildly, taking a large stride forward and charging fiercely.
With the assistance of magnetism, the heavy mechanical arms felt as light as a feather in Kid's hands. He raised his fist and struck out swiftly!
"Punk Iron Fist!!"
Purple electrical sparks flickered on the mechanical arm. The repulsive force inside granted the giant steel fist even greater power!
Allen raised his arm, wrapping his fist in Armament Haki to meet the attack head-on!
*Bang!!*
The two fists, one large and one small, violently collided, erupting with a powerful shockwave.
*Clang!*
Kid's eyes darkened as the latch on the giant steel fist suddenly released.
"Punk Rocket!!"
With an angry roar from Kid, a terrifying magnetic force erupted from within the mechanical arm, and the iron fist suddenly detached from his arm, shooting forward explosively!
*Boom!!*
Allen's eyes widened in surprise. A powerful force transmitted from his hand, and he was instantly pushed back and sent flying by the giant steel fist!
"Shaori!"
His body suddenly softened. The force of the giant steel fist was completely dispersed, and he flew backward as if he had just brushed past a rope.
Allen flipped twice in the air and landed steadily back on the roof of the train car. Tapping his toes continuously on the ground, his figure suddenly vanished from the spot!
A glint flashed in Kid's eyes. There was sea in all directions; the only path to approach him was along the roof of the train cars. He didn't even need to use Observation Haki to track Allen's movement trajectory.
So, he directly raised his mechanical arm!
"Punk Blade Haze Explosion!!"
*Bang!!*
A terrifying magnetic force erupted. That thick mechanical arm suddenly exploded, transforming into countless metal fragments that gleamed with a sharp, cold light as they shot forward explosively!
Facing this dense and powerful attack, Allen revealed his figure, but he didn't stop in the slightest. Instead, his body became soft, and he flew upward in a ghostly trajectory!
"Flying Paper Art!!"
*Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!*
A massive amount of blade-like metal fragments flew past his body. Allen's body continuously dodged, leaving countless afterimages in the air. In the blink of an eye, he passed through the dense attack and arrived right in front of Kid!
"Black Arm: Martial Rock Pierce!!"
Wrapping his fist in powerful Armament Haki, Allen's eyes turned fierce as he viciously slammed his fist into Kid's chest!
*Bang!!*
"Pfft—waah!"
With Haki injected for Internal Destruction, the mechanical armor on Kid's chest cracked open on the spot, and his entire body was sent flying backward like a human cannonball!