Chapter 45: Zephyr·Vampire Form (End)

By the harbor of Nahana.

Densely packed people were waiting on the shore with their families in tow, looking uneasy.

The surrounding Marines were responsible for maintaining order.

However, judging from the expressions on their faces at this moment, they were obviously extremely nervous.

As for the source of uneasiness in everyone's hearts:

"Boom... boom... boom..."

The earth was trembling, and the waves on the shore were rolling.

One of the Marines looked at the watch on his wrist, looked towards the direction of the distant noise, and said to his companion in disbelief:

"It's been three hours!"

The surrounding Marines also swallowed their saliva and nodded in shock. At this time, they also knew the source of the vibration under their feet, which was the battle between Teacher Zephyr and the pirate Vampire Gnar.

In the hearts of these Marines, their teacher Zephyr was supposed to be an invincible being, representing the Marine's highest combat power.

But now, the battle had lasted for three hours, and there was still no winner.

Could that little pirate with a bounty of only 45 million Baileys be able to fight his teacher for this long?

On the battlefield, Ain and several Marines stood on a huge rock, looking at the battlefield that had completely turned into a sinkhole due to the fighting, with incredulous eyes.

"Boom..."

"Whoosh!!!"

As the two figures moved in the sky, each turned into a white line. The powerful impact caused by the collision directly destroyed the ground under their feet once again.

In the air, at this moment when the two men were confronting each other, Zephyr's eyes finally took a serious look at the brat.

Although it's a bit incredible, the power this kid has shown so far in this battle has reached the point where he has to take it seriously.

"So, what happened?"

Zephyr was also a little confused.

Even after this kid's Conqueror's Haki awakened, it seemed as if he was reborn.

Be it strength, speed, or defense, they have all made incredible progress.

He didn't know how this kid did it.

From the current point of view, this kid has not shown that he has awakened his Armament Haki, but why?

Zephyr had more and more doubts in his heart at this time, but it was obvious that he had no answer.

Moreover, he didn't have much time.

He began to feel out of breath in his chest, and his breathing started to become rapid.

He knew this was a sign that his asthma was starting to attack.

Even as a Marine Admiral, representing the pinnacle of Marine's combat power, he had to admit that time had mercilessly ravaged him.

Especially after his family was killed by pirates, Zephyr suffered trauma not only to his body but also to his mind.

This is the real reason why he suffers from asthma.

However, the time had indeed come, because he appreciated this kid enough to hold on.

But now, it was time to end.

The moment Zephyr's thoughts arose, Gnar, who was enjoying the pleasure of unleashing his power without any restraint, immediately felt a strong and uneasy warning.

"Whoosh!"

A dark aura lingered on Zephyr's arm at this moment.

"Boom..."

A punch hit Gnar's fist.

At this moment, as he was knocked away, Gnar felt pain for the first time.

His powerful physical defense seemed to have no effect at all under Zephyr's iron fist.

He could clearly feel that the moment their fists touched, a force that could not be described in words penetrated the defense of his skin, starting from the bones of his fingers to every muscle and bone. They were directly destroyed by this force.

At this moment, Gnar finally stopped moving forward recklessly and retreated quickly.

Zephyr did not pursue but just looked at Gnar's arm that had become bloody and mangled.

Now that he had decided not to hold back, Zephyr directly used Armament Haki's highest level: internal destruction, and the effect was remarkable.

Marines who were not far away were overjoyed when they saw this scene.

"Very good!"

"Teacher Zephyr is getting serious!"

"This is the true power of Teacher Zephyr!"

...

Only Ain looked at Gnar's arm that had been completely destroyed by the teacher's punch with a complicated expression.

"Kid, do you still want to keep fighting? You are already amazing for being able to fight with me until now, but it's almost time to end."

Although he said this, judging from Zephyr's current state, it was obviously not as relaxed as he said.

At this moment, the suit on Zephyr's upper body was torn, exposing his chest with obvious muscle lines.

Unfortunately, Gnar didn't seem to appreciate Zephyr's sympathy.

Endless red blood gushed out from his wasted right arm, completely covering his right hand. In almost an instant, as the blood disappeared, Gnar's right hand completely returned to its original shape.

"I told you, Admiral Zephyr! My Devil Fruit gives me the ability to control blood, which means that as long as I am alive, I can heal any injuries on my body through blood."

"Yeah?"

Zephyr grinned, tightly clenched his iron fist covered in Haki, and said:

"Although I am not a Devil Fruit user, I believe that there is a limit to such recovery."

"Of course there are limits."

Gnar didn't deny it.

"However, Admiral Zephyr, don't forget, my Devil Fruit is Zoan's phantom beast species. Recovery ability is what I'm best at, and until now, I have been fighting you in this human form."

As soon as Gnar said this, Zephyr, who understood what Gnar meant, also changed his expression slightly, frowned, and said slowly:

"Beast form and human-animal form?"

Gnar nodded slightly and then said:

"To be honest, I don't like fighting in those two forms!"

"Oh, why?"

Zephyr thought that Gnar would tell him some special reason, but the answer surprised him.

"Too ugly!"

That's right, it was just because it was too ugly.

This may be the only dissatisfaction Gnar has with this Zoan, Phantom Beast, Bat Fruit, and Vampire form after getting the Devil Fruit.

Although vampires are also legendary fantasy creatures, compared to the same fantasy beasts in One Piece, vampires are really out of style.

Whether it's Kaido's blue dragon form, Sengoku's giant Buddha form, Marco's phoenix form, etc.

Which one isn't full of strength and impressive? Only Gnar's vampire form lacked any real deterrent effect and had a poor image.

Of course, maybe this is also the reason why in the movies and TV shows that Gnar watched in his previous life, vampires were not very popular.

Therefore, since Gnar obtained this fruit, he has basically never used the beast form or the human-animal form.

Even at this time, he had no intention of using it.

"So..."

"Boom..."

A pair of blood wings sprouted from Gnar's back, waving constantly.

"Although Haki still hasn't awakened the Armament and Observation Haki, the Conqueror's awakening is very satisfying to me. Admiral Zephyr, our battle ends here. Maybe we will have a chance to meet next time..."

After that, he glanced at Ain in the distance, smiled without saying anything, waved his wings, and prepared to leave.

But at this moment, Zephyr's voice slowly sounded.

"Although I admire you, kid, and the qualifications you have shown amaze me, unfortunately, I am a Marine, and my duty is to obey orders..."

As he finished speaking, red and black lightning lingered around Zephyr's arm.

"This battle should be over..."

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