Chapter 248: Leave No One Alive

Enel's gaze slowly swept over the surrounding pirates, a dazzling glint flashing in his eyes.

Moments of such exhilarating combat were unimaginable in the peaceful and tranquil Sky Island!

Even when his master helped him train, it was only by sending him to fight wild beasts on a deserted island.

This was the first time Enel experienced such an unreserved fight against humans!

His blood boiled instantly!

Enel strode forward and suddenly launched an unflinching charge, appearing in front of the nearest pirate in an instant.

With a forceful swing, his staff, encased in a gust of wind, struck out fiercely!

The strike, containing nearly all of Enel's strength, slammed hard onto the right shoulder of the pirate, who hadn't even had time to react.

The staff technique was inherently ferocious and domineering.

Bang!

With a dull thud, the pirate was sent flying by the blow.

The pirate, like a giant bowling ball, crashed into dozens of people standing behind him, causing a domino effect of bodies sprawling.

By the time he hit the ground, blood gushed from his mouth and nose, his right shoulder shattered, and half his chest caved in; he was clearly beyond saving.

However, the gruesome death of this pirate did not instill fear in the others.

Instead, it further ignited the vicious nature within them.

"Kid, you seem pretty tough!"

"Die!"

A few pirates rolled on the ground, got up, and with sinister smiles, raised their long swords and guns, aiming at Enel.

Blades cut through the air, bullets whistled.

But for Enel, who had mastered Observation Haki, these attacks were slow as snails.

In less than a minute.

With his staff in hand, Enel swept through the nearby pirates like a gust of autumn wind, killing every last one of them without leaving a single survivor!

Among the scattered bodies, most were brutally killed.

Countless limbs were severed, and many unlucky ones had their heads smashed in!

At this moment, Enel's weapon and body were stained with blood, exuding a terrifying killing aura, making him look like a demon emerging from the depths of hell.

This scene made Adrian frown slightly.

His usual battles rarely resulted in such bloody carnage. The special abilities of his Ghost Fruit didn't lead to such horrifying sights.

In short, Adrian, who was accustomed to killing elegantly, found Enel's crude methods distasteful.

However, everyone has their own style and preferences.

Adrian had no intention of correcting Enel's way of slaughtering.

Besides, Enel had probably been suppressing his nature in Birka for a long time. Facing this bloody scene, he not only felt no discomfort but seemed to enjoy it immensely.

"Hahaha!"

Enel laughed wildly.

"Pirates, your end has come!"

This sudden large-scale battle finally drew the attention of other pirates in Mock Town, and more people quickly gathered from various parts of the town.

Hearing Enel's arrogant declaration.

The surrounding pirates immediately focused on the staff-wielding young man standing amidst a sea of corpses, their eyes filled with fear.

Just thinking about it, none of the pirates present dared to guarantee that if they were the ones surrounded earlier...

Let alone winning, surviving such an onslaught would have been a question.

Enel suddenly stopped and looked around, his excited spirit making his eyes bloodshot.

His murderous gaze swept over the pirates gathering again, void of any warmth.

The pirates who met his gaze showed varying degrees of retreat, and many of the more timid ones even displayed looks of terror.

On the silent streets of Mock Town, the air was thick with the pungent smell of blood.

"He's just one person, everyone attack!"

"I don't believe that so many of us can't take down one boy!"

Two shrill shouts, like nails scraping a chalkboard, pierced the hearts of the pirates.

The pirates exchanged glances, realized their overwhelming numerical advantage, and suddenly felt a surge of courage.

With a chorus of angry shouts, the pirates drew their cutlasses and charged at Enel with earth-shaking momentum.

Facing such an attack, Enel was not frightened but delighted. He gripped his staff tightly and with a loud shout, rushed to meet them head-on.

The pirates had hopeful thoughts, but reality was cruel.

To Enel, who mastered both Observation Haki and several Rokushiki techniques, they were nothing but fragile strawmen, toppling with a light touch.

Even if someone managed to break through Enel's blockade and slash at him with a scimitar, they couldn't penetrate his Tekkai, leaving only a deep white mark on his skin.

Then, it was Enel's turn to kill.

He continuously executed the high-speed movement technique, Soru.

Enel transformed into a ghostly figure, weaving through the crowd.

Pirates with broken bones and spitting blood flew out in all directions, losing their breath mid-air and crashing heavily to the ground, becoming tragic corpses.

The pirates couldn't track his movements, only discerning his location by the screams that constantly shifted positions.

About half an hour later.

A panting Enel swung his weighted staff, sending a pirate flying.

The pirate, expecting to die instantly, fearfully closed his eyes but found that the staff's power was far less than imagined.

Though the hit area still hurt intensely, it was bearable!

"This monster's strength isn't as great as before!"

The pirate suddenly opened his eyes, shouting excitedly.

"This guy is tired!"

Hearing this, most of the pirates, who had become numb, flashed with light in their eyes and attacked Enel once more.

Enel gritted his teeth, extracting the last bit of strength from his nearly exhausted body, instantly killing the nearest pirate.

Blood bloomed like fireworks.

Enel's final burst of energy once again intimidated many pirates.

Someone shouted in terror:

"He's not tired yet!"

"He can still kill!"

At this moment, a burly man squeezed through the crowd, wearing a tricorn hat symbolizing a pirate captain. He looked at Enel with a ferocious expression.

"No! This guy is tired!"

Several other pirate captains dressed similarly appeared beside him, all looking at Enel as if he were a dead man.

"You killed so many of us, now you'll pay with your life, brat!"

Pirates are also synonymous with cunning.

From the first moment Enel displayed his terrifying strength, many shrewd pirate captains realized they couldn't confront him head-on.

They continuously sent their expendable crew to attack Enel, gradually wearing down his strength and spirit while secretly observing his condition.

After an extremely long half-hour.

This unknown, monstrous figure finally showed signs of fatigue.

At this moment.

The waiting pirate captains, like hyenas smelling blood, pounced, preparing to jointly kill this monstrous rookie.

A sinister, tall, thin pirate captain flipped two serpentine short swords in his hands, darting towards Enel.

The two serpentine short swords traced eerie arcs through the air, one aiming for the throat, the other for the lower abdomen.

Enel, summoning his strength, activated his Observation Haki again, twirling his long staff twice.

With two crisp clangs.

The tall, thin pirate captain's serpentine short swords were intercepted by the prismatic staff.

But at this moment, another captain's attack arrived.

A wolf-fanged club, inlaid with blunt white iron spikes, descended from above with the momentum of splitting a mountain, aiming to crush Enel's skull!

Enel gritted his teeth, and taking advantage of the tall captain's retreat, raised his prismatic staff.

He gripped both ends of the staff, barely blocking the massive wolf-fanged club coming from the sky.

However, under the overwhelming force.

Enel's arms creaked and trembled, his legs bending slightly.

The tall, thin pirate captain advanced again, his serpentine short swords slicing through the air.

Slash—

Even using Tekkai, Enel's arms were simultaneously cut open, wounds spurting two long lines of blood.

Yet he didn't let go, his eyes burning like fiery orbs, glaring at the two pirate captains with a devouring intent.

Seeing this.

The pirate captain holding the wolf-fanged club showed a vicious grin. He lifted his right foot and mercilessly kicked Enel in the chest and abdomen.

Boom—

With a muffled groan, Enel was kicked like a soccer ball, soaring through the air for several meters before crashing back to the ground.

He couldn't hold back the surge of blood, and the area where he had been kicked in the chest was slightly concave—a clear sign of serious injury.

"Is this all you're capable of?"

An indifferent voice, imperceptible to anyone else on the field, echoed in Enel's ears.

"If that's the case, you might as well die here."

Enel's pupils contracted slightly. After months had passed, how could he not recognize the person speaking these words?

His unwavering determination and refusal to fall behind drove Enel to stand up once more from the ground.

"Cough—wo!"

He coughed heavily, spitting out a mouthful of dark red blood.

As the blood sprayed out, Enel felt a strange relief—his exhausted body seemed lighter.

Leaning on his prism-shaped staff, he carefully shifted half his weight onto it, hoping for a brief moment to catch his breath.

"Kukuku, little brat, feeling despair yet?"

The burly captain, wielding a wolf-tooth club, chuckled and advanced once more. Cruelty gleamed in his eyes.

However, it wasn't this burly captain or Enel who struck first.

It was the thin captain who had been lurking nearby, unnoticed.

The snake-patterned dagger reflected sunlight, its blade flashing with a chilling glint as it stabbed toward Enel's back.

But at that critical moment—

A dark shadow suddenly loomed before the thin captain.

It was the prism-shaped staff, now stained a dark red from mixed blood, crashing down heavily on his head.

With a sound like smashing a watermelon, the thin captain's skull exploded under Enel's direct blow!

The burly captain, witnessing his "comrade's" unexpected failure, paid no heed and continued his assault.

In his eyes, this was merely a desperate counterattack from a dying kid.

Someone else would bear the consequences, which suited him just fine!

The ultra-violent wolf-tooth club swung down, and the burly captain was about to shout his victory.

Clang—!!

A prolonged metallic collision echoed.

"What?!"

The burly captain's pupils contracted violently, shock filling his heart.

The force transmitted back to him from his weapon was now significantly stronger than a minute ago—many times stronger!

"Ignorant mortal, true growth only comes after experiencing pain."

{Pein | Pain}

Enel's cold words reached him from beneath the wolf-tooth club.

"And the kind of pain you'll never understand!"

With a surge of immense power, the wolf-tooth club in the burly captain's hand was lifted away. His massive frame staggered several steps backward.

Enel's eyes turned icy. His right hand, gripping the prism-shaped staff, had somehow taken on an inky black Haki, slowly enveloping the weapon.

"This is a command from the gods! Die!"

Enel unleashed a final burst of strength, leaping high into the air. With unwavering determination, he swung the staff down, an unstoppable force hurtling toward the burly captain.

The burly captain clenched his teeth, raising the wolf-tooth club to intercept Enel's attack.

But—

Crack!

A dull, breaking sound accompanied with cracking of burly captain's wolf-tooth club under Enel's strike.

"No—!!"

With an expression of disbelief, the burly captain's menacing head was smashed into his chest by Enel's blow!

The headless man collapsed!

After completing all this, Enel stumbled, standing on the ground. The staff was planted firmly, but his eyes were vacant and unfocused.

Clearly, his body's protective mechanisms had kicked in, even though he hadn't fallen unconscious.

Though not completely defeated, he had lost consciousness.

"Hmm, not bad. After months of training and this last battle, your Haki has finally awakened."

Adrian materialized above the street, floating disdainfully. His feet didn't touch the ground, avoiding the bloody muck below.

The remaining pirate captains, who had been startled by Enel's final struggle, now looked up at Adrian with a mix of shock and anger.

"Who are you?!"

Adrian glanced coldly at the other pirate captains.

"One, two… nine. Nine captains."

He raised his index finger to his lips.

Adrian blew a gentle breath, and nine white ghosts flew out from his fingertip.

Mini ghost: Withering Heart Attack!

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