"Cheh, mere humans daring to resist us fishmen again and again? You're looking for death!"
"And you, Nami—still choosing to betray me? After I kill them, I'll destroy the entire Cocoyasi Village and slaughter every last person!"
"Gyahaha! Come then, humans! Stupid humans! Overconfident humans! Today, all of you will die!"
Arlong roared with fanged jaws wide, grabbing his huge sawblade.
"All fishmen, listen up—attack! Humans deserve nothing but death!"
"Kill!!"
The fishmen surged toward the Thunder Pirates.
Alvida swung her massive iron club and charged straight at them.
"Hahaha! Big Sis Alvida is a monster!"
"Brothers, let's go! We're men—no way we can lose to a woman!"
The Thunder Pirates rushed forward, their weapons clashing violently with the fishmen.
Octopus fishman Hachi fixed his gaze on Captain Red.
Hachi, a six–sword style swordsman, stepped forward.
"Hmph, just an octopus?"
Red sneered. His arms were wrapped with two thick iron chains.
Crackle!
With a squeeze of his fists, arcs of electricity danced along his arms.
Hachi's eyes narrowed.
"Lightning? Is this guy… a Devil Fruit user?"
He didn't have time to think. Red smashed toward him.
"Six–Sword Style!"
Hachi attacked cautiously; something warned him this man was dangerous.
And indeed—this was the captain of the Thunder Pirates. The strongest among them.
BOOM!
Red's fist—charged with several hundred volts—collided with Hachi's swords.
"W-what?!"
Hachi's six blades froze mid–swing.
A jolt shot through him, paralyzing his limbs.
"Lightning…? You really ARE a Devil Fruit user?!"
Hachi's expression turned grim.
He'd seen this before—back when he sailed with the Sun Pirates—he once encountered Borsalino the Yellow Monkey.
A terrifying Devil Fruit user.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
Red and Hachi clashed fiercely.
Red grew stronger with every punch.
Hachi, even with six arms, was already being overwhelmed.
"Damn it!"
Up on the platform, Arlong finally realized something was wrong.
Hachi—being pushed back?
So this was the Thunder Pirates' captain… stronger than expected.
"No matter… I'll just kill YOU first. Then your whole crew dies!"
Arlong dragged his enormous saw, sparks flying as he strode toward Lucky Drake.
"Lucky Drake, be careful!"
Nami cried out anxiously.
"And whatever you do—don't let Arlong reach the water! In the water he gets even stronger!"
"Relax. He won't get the chance."
Lucky Drake drew the Wado Ichimonji on his back.
His basic swordsmanship was already maxed; his blade skill exceeded even current Zoro.
Combined with his internal force, it was enough to kill Arlong instantly.
BOOM!
Nine Yang internal energy surged out of him, flooding the area with a terrifying aura that swept over dozens of meters.
"Hmph. Arlong, is it? I hope you can survive this one strike."
Lucky Drake's blade flashed.
It looked like an ordinary slash—like a simple "poke"—
but the sword aura, blade pressure, and internal force fused together into a physical arc of destruction.
It reached Arlong in the blink of an eye.
"What—?!"
Arlong's eyes widened.
He had planned to taunt first…
but now he was forced into pure defense.
This simple-looking slash… turned into a devastating blade of energy?!
"This guy… is a MONSTER!"
He panicked, raising both hands to block with his massive sawblade—
CLANG!!
CRACK—!!
Arlong's sawblade split cleanly in two.
And so did his body.
A huge cross–shaped cut tore across his chest, spraying blood everywhere.
"Gah—!"
His organs ripped internally from the force, and he spat blood violently.
"So strong…"
"So unbelievably strong…"
"In the weakest sea—how can a human like this exist?!"
"One strike… and I'm finished…?"
"No… I refuse!"
"Fishmen are born superior to humans! Resistance is unnatural! I'll… tear him apart!!"
Arlong pulled himself upright, though only barely.
The wound on his chest slowly shrank—fishmen had frightening regenerative abilities.
Nami stared blankly.
Lucky Drake had defeated Arlong with one slash?
He was too strong!
Lucky Drake stepped toward Arlong.
"Nami is my woman.
You dare touch her or her family?"
"That means you're begging for death."
"Hahaha! Arrogant human! I underestimated your strength, true—but don't think you can threaten me!"
Blood-shot eyes blazed.
Arlong suddenly surged forward.
"Shark ON Darts!!"
He spun like a giant drill, rushing straight at Lucky Drake.
"Shave."
Lucky Drake vanished with a single step.
CRASH!!
Arlong missed and bit into a stone pillar—cracking it clean in half.
"Tekkai Teeth!"
Arlong pulled spare teeth from his mouth—like weapons—and slashed at Lucky Drake with them.
Lucky Drake frowned.
Bored of this already.
BOOM!!
He stomped the ground.
Internal force erupted—
shattering dozens of stone tiles and sending them flying like waves toward Arlong.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
Arlong smashed them apart with his claws—but—
Lucky Drake was already in front of him.
"Hmph. Die."
His palm struck Arlong's torso.
BOOOOM!!!
"GUWAH—!! Y-you—!"
Arlong shot backward like a broken cannonball—slamming into the cracked pillar—
CRACK!!
The pillar collapsed, rubble falling around the fishman.
Arlong didn't get back up.
His organs were completely destroyed.
He died instantly.
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