Chapter 343: Terror
"Brett-niisan, isn't the situation a bit bad right now?"
Nana lay obediently on Brett's back, lowering her voice to ask softly.
Even a child as oblivious as her had realized it.
Weren't the enemies they currently faced a bit too strong?
These three enemies before them—even she, a child from Fish-Man Island, knew about them.
Admiral Kizaru might even be the weakest of the three. The other two were Charlotte Linlin and Kaido—both ranked as Emperors alongside Brett-niisan.
How had Brett-niisan provoked so many monsters at once?
Brett heard Nana's inner doubts, so he smiled.
"This is the principle I taught you earlier."
Brett said with a smile. "Because of fundamental conflicts of interest, we can't maintain peace either."
"Now's not the time to talk about that, Brett-niisan!"
Nana said urgently. "Think about what to do next first!"
"Well—"
Brett also said somewhat troubled. "Let's take it one step at a time."
If he faced these three alone, naturally there'd be nothing to fear. Even if he couldn't win, escaping would be a simple matter.
Though these three were powerful, they probably couldn't stop him from returning to the sea.
But with two kids in tow, things were quite different.
Not only could he not fight freely, he also feared them getting caught in the enemies' attacks.
This was very troublesome.
"Mamamama! Let's settle the Giant Kingdom debt properly, Brett!"
Charlotte Linlin rode on the thundercloud Zeus, laughing heartily as she closed in on Brett.
"Hey, hey, Big Mom, isn't that a bit heartless?"
Brett said somewhat helplessly. "Aren't we friends? I just introduced your daughter to a marriage prospect recently."
"Stop spouting nonsense! Since the marriage failed, you're useless to me now!"
Charlotte Linlin laughed loudly. "The grudge from you fooling me before—you think that's just written off?"
"Tenjin!"
Zeus's form suddenly swelled. From within the cloud, countless bolts of lightning released.
Each lightning bolt had a smiling face at its tip. They all possessed their own life, homing in on Brett like guided missiles.
Lightning attacks that absolutely couldn't be dodged.
"How troublesome."
So Brett also roared.
From his body, lightning likewise bellowed forth, colliding with Charlotte Linlin's lightning and triggering a series of violent explosions.
"Blast Breath!!"
Searing flames surged from behind. Kaido had absolutely no intention of letting Brett fight one-on-one—he launched a merciless sneak attack.
"Watch out, Brett-niisan!"
Nana cried out.
But Brett's reaction was far faster than her scream.
His tail already coiled with lightning. Then with just a tail swipe, he scattered the flames directly.
But there was a third person. Dazzling light gathered in the sky.
"Oh my, please receive my attack properly too, Mr. Brett."
Kizaru spoke leisurely, but his attack was far, far faster than his speech.
Dazzling light transformed into countless light bullets, pouring down like a violent storm.
Brett wrapped himself in two-colored Haki, then let Kizaru's Yasakani no Magatama continuously rain down on him.
"That hurts, bastard!"
Complaining thus, Brett raised his head and exhaled flames, directly engulfing Kizaru.
Light gathered again in the distant sky. Kizaru wiped non-existent sweat from his forehead, exclaiming in wonder. "Really now, isn't that a bit too exaggerated, Brett!"
His Yasakani no Magatama bombarding this guy truly caused almost no damage—at most making his scales slightly fracture.
Even these fractured scales were rapidly repairing. In just one breath, they'd already recovered completely.
"This body's toughness, this recovery rate—"
Kizaru clicked his tongue. "Kaido, Charlotte Linlin—even you two fall far short, don't you?"
This guy was the truly strongest creature. In basic physical abilities, even monsters like Kaido and Charlotte Linlin couldn't compare.
"Hmph! Less talk!"
Kaido snorted coldly.
"Rising Dragon: Flame Bagua!!"
He'd already begun using finishing moves without hesitation.
Flames flowed from his mouth, then wrapped around his entire body, finally forming an incomparably massive fire dragon in the sky.
"Oh, that move?"
Kizaru blinked.
He'd seen Brett use this move before. It should have been Kaido's original technique, but judging by presence alone, why did the knockoff Brett seem even more impressive?
"Mamamama! Then I'll go all out too!"
Charlotte Linlin laughed heartily.
The souls she'd stored thus far began releasing into her body.
Souls attached to bones and muscles.
Charlotte Linlin's body swelled. Her already massive frame nearly doubled in an instant—now truly rivaling the Giant race.
"I see."
Kizaru smiled. "Then I'd better show my true skills too."
Light from the sky gathered toward him. He seemed wrapped within a sun.
The Glint-Glint Fruit's Awakening.
"How troublesome."
Brett clicked his tongue.
Facing three all-out monsters simultaneously, even Brett felt immense pressure.
Against any one of these three in a one-on-one, he had 100% confidence he could win—perhaps even easily.
But one-versus-three was different.
Brett considered himself stronger than any of these individuals, but not to the point of overwhelming dominance.
If he insisted on staying to battle these people decisively, the outcome might not be pleasant.
So his strategy was simple.
Go all-out to make these people create an opening, send the two children into the sea, then escape.
Brett took a deep breath. The energy stored within his body began transforming.
Then, at this very moment—
"Hmm?"
Brett suddenly looked up at the cloud layer above.
What was that?
He sensed something.
Something approaching?
Above those thick clouds, something seemed to be rapidly approaching?
"Brett-niisan!!"
On Brett's back, the little princess had already screamed. "So scary! Something terrifying is coming!!"
"Ah, I know!"
Brett nodded gravely.
Though he didn't know what it was, one thing was certain—unprecedented terror was descending!
He couldn't delay any longer.
Stored energy fully converting.
Brett would break through the encirclement in an instant.
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