Chapter 116: What God? You Seem Pretty "God-like" to Me
Even among many natural disasters, thunder holds a special place in people's hearts.
That calamity suspended in the sky has been crowned with the name of 'God' since ancient times.
God resides high in the heavens, and lightning is the scepter in His hand, His judgment and wrath.
And now, on the chaotic Grove 1 of Sabaody Archipelago.
That wrath descended.
BOOM!
Thick dark clouds swallowed the sunlight, dimming the sky.
Countless massive bolts of lightning crashed down from above.
Where they struck, the unique bubbles of Sabaody annihilated instantly, vegetation turned to charcoal, and the ground cracked and disintegrated.
Fleeing slaves, panicked civilians, and auction house staff ran in terror.
In the face of such destructive majesty, all living beings seemed insignificant.
"Lord Yuji!"
Watching everything being annihilated by lightning, Alan, who had been thrown aside by Yuji, screamed in panic.
True, he knew Yuji was strong—even now, he had never seen Yuji's true power.
But in normal understanding, how could anyone survive such a terrifying natural disaster?
But the problem was...
"Why is there sudden thunder? Why is it only targeting Lord Yuji?"
He gritted his teeth.
The next moment, he saw the answer.
Because from the sky...
"You damn ground insects..."
Accompanied by a gloomy, angry whisper.
CRASH!
Thunder exploded.
From the flashing lightning, Alan saw a figure walking out slowly.
He carried four drums on his back, wore a headscarf, and had extremely long earlobes.
He wore strange black metal armor.
In his hand was a long staff, seemingly made of the same material as his armor.
Most notably, a symbol was engraved on his armor.
A ring shape, like the World Government's 'Cross', but resembling a fusion of a compass and a cross.
His gaze was fixed on Alan below—specifically, the box on Alan's back.
He could faintly sense the person inside the box and their weak vitality.
This was the source of his anger.
He had arrived immediately after receiving the Den Den Mushi call, taking less than three minutes from start to finish.
But in such a short time—the 'God' ruling this world was harmed to such an extent!
"How dare you... be so presumptuous!?"
As he roared, dark clouds rolled around him, and lightning coiled like snakes by his side.
The booming thunder seemed to harmonize with his roar!
Seeing this, Alan turned pale.
He understood immediately—this lightning wasn't natural, but came from the person in front of him.
"Ability user? Controlling lightning? How can such an unreasonable ability exist?"
The thought flashed through Alan's mind.
But the next moment...
WHOOSH!
He turned and fled without hesitation.
This was the correct choice—he didn't know Yuji's condition or the enemy's identity, but he was certain he was no match for him.
Since that was the case...
"He must be here to save the Celestial Dragon. I'll lure him away... If Lord Yuji is still alive, this will buy him time to recover or escape!"
"And if worst comes to worst, I'll drag this Celestial Dragon into the sea with me!"
Alan made his decision.
But...
ZAP!
In the very next instant, he saw flashing lightning in his peripheral vision.
Beside him, the man appeared from the lightning with incomprehensible speed.
VMMM!
His finger was already pointing at Alan.
The aura of death was unfamiliar yet clear. Alan's eyes reflected the man's cold gaze and the lightning at his fingertip.
But at that moment...
"..."
Alan saw clearly—the cold gaze flickered with surprise for an instant.
"I say—"
"Enel, right?"
A familiar voice reached Alan's ears, shocking Enel as well.
Not just because the person called his name, but because the moment the voice appeared—Enel's Mantra (Observation Haki) sensed a terrifying, surging vitality erupting behind him.
If it were just that, it would be fine.
Enel had enough time to kill the brat in front of him, retrieve the Celestial Dragon, and then deal with the newcomer.
But what truly shocked Enel was...
In that instant, he felt—the monster with the exaggerated vitality behind him was coming at him with even more exaggerated speed.
Speed that almost exceeded his Mantra's tracking range.
So...
SMACK!
The next moment, Enel saw—in front of his extended finger...
A hand covered in scales and wrapped in streaming light appeared suddenly.
It snuffed out the lightning in his hand.
"What do you think you're doing to someone else's subordinate?"
The voice reached Enel's ears.
Then...
BAM!
Enel felt a sharp pain in his abdomen.
"Gah!"
Even through his special conductive armor, the immense force sent Enel flying instantly.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
His body flew like a human cannonball, piercing through everything in his path, finally smashing into a massive building.
RUMBLE!
Dust rose as 'Yaksha House' collapsed, its sign buried in the mud.
But an instant later...
KABOOM!
With a burst of lightning, the ruins of Yaksha House were blasted to dust from the center.
Enel stood up from the debris.
"Impossible..."
His gaze fixed on the figure in the distance.
Yuji was no longer in his previous form.
Knotted muscles radiated explosive power.
Massive wings spread from his back, and his scales exuded an ancient aura.
Black Haki flowed over his body.
Most incredibly, he was surrounded by... 'Light'.
Streams of light circled him like tassels, making his scales shine with a reddish-gold hue like gold.
Faintly, one could see the charred marks from the terrifying lightning strike earlier.
But in just a few breaths...
The charred wounds healed rapidly, scabbed, and fell off.
"That recovery, that form, and that mask..."
Only now did Enel, who thought he could casually blast the enemy away, recognize his identity—before this, he hadn't bothered to look closely at the two 'insects' who dared to offend God.
"The Zodiac's Yuji?"
Recognizing him, Enel gritted his teeth even harder.
"The trash who stole the 'Heavenly Tribute' offered to God..."
His low voice was filled with chill. "Sinner—you shall accept God's judgment!"
Facing his words, Yuji shook his head.
"What nonsense have you been spouting since just now?"
"What god this, god that... you seem pretty 'god-like' (mental) to me."
He spoke his mind, then raised his hand and beckoned gently to Enel.
"If you want to fight, come."
As his words fell, the response was furious lightning.
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