The image of a giant red energy slash tearing through the sky reflected in the eyes of both Ace and Deis, stunned by the scene that shattered their imagination.
While they were shocked by the sight, it was not the same feeling for Towa, who kicked the air with all his might to desperately escape the attack, but it was far too fast.
From afar, the leader of CP1 squad stared at the massive slash that dyed the sky red.
"Damn it, where did this come from suddenly…" he said with overwhelming anger as he clearly saw the slash fatally strike Towa.
Before he could understand what had happened, he saw a wave of giant energy slashes heading towards his location.
He quickly jumped into the air from the spot, but the other squad members weren't as lucky they had just come up from searching for the treasure chests Seth had taken earlier.
Boom!!
The slash swept what remained of the ship Seth had previously destroyed this time, his mother finished the job and destroyed everything.
No one survived except the enraged commander.
"Damn it, damn it, damn it…" he cursed loudly in fury, glaring at the cursed ship, specifically at the woman standing on its edge.
"That bitch…" he roared in anger, then kicked the air hard and sped toward her at incredible speed.
"This might be a bit difficult…"
Suzanit thought while looking at the CP1 commander who was flying toward her through the air. She caught her breath, having consumed a lot of energy after launching those devastating attacks.
Whoosh!!
The commander suddenly appeared above the ship, and unlike Towa, who attacked with restraint not to destroy the ship, this commander had no such restraint. He swung his leg like a whip downward.
Whoosh!!
A slash wave launched toward Suzanit, who swung her sword and blocked the attack, then attempted a counterattack but the commander quickly appeared on the ship's surface and engaged in close combat.
"I didn't expect a strong swordswoman like you in this part of the sea," said the commander with a grim expression while swinging his leg.
Clang!!
Clang!!
"But engaging in battle against the World Government is a major crime… you deserve death for it!" he shouted in anger and swiftly kicked Suzanit's hand, causing her to lose her sword.
She quickly retreated, opened her mouth, and coughed up a lot of blood.
"It's gotten much worse than last time…" she thought gloomily while wiping the blood from her mouth and watching her opponent.
"Blood!? I haven't even landed a strike yet!!, Something's wrong with your body…" CP1's commander analyzed calmly, then a wide smile appeared behind his mask.
"That'll make it easy…" he thought, then lunged at her with killing intent.
Elsewhere, Seth ignored the watch's notification that the DNA had been successfully stored.
He opened his jaw and crushed Towa's head, who had fallen after the critical injury and was dying. His fangs pierced Towa's skull, ending his life.
"Finally, this man is dead…" he sighed in relief, then spat out Towa's now useless body.
"Now, only that man remains…" he muttered with a grim expression while staring at the ship, specifically at the battle between Suzanit and the CP1 commander.
"I didn't expect my mother, who always seemed weak, to be this terrifyingly strong…" he thought in awe, barely believing her strength.
"But it looks like this man is stronger…" he whispered as he analyzed the ongoing battle that destroyed the ship's upper part.
"I must help her…" Without hesitation, he let go of the treasure in his mouth, dived into the sea to gain momentum, then swam again with speed.
Boom!!
He burst from the water and swiftly targeted the CP1 commander, opened his massive jaw, and lunged at him. The commander reacted to the surprise attack and jumped aside.
"Tch! That's just keep getting worst …" CP1's commander thought gloomily while kicking the air and launching an energy slash at the giant serpent.
Boom!!
Suzanit managed to jump at the right moment and destroyed the attack. She threw a brief look at the massive serpent form in astonishment. "That boy wasn't lying… but how!?"
she wondered in confusion about Seth's ability to transform into the giant sea king serpent. She didn't connect it to Devil Fruits unlike CP1's commander, who immediately assumed that Seth was a mythical Zoan Devil Fruit user and could swim due to the ability his Zoan form granted.
Even though Devil Fruit users drown and lose power upon contact with the sea, there are exceptions who manipulate their powers uniquely , like Marine Admiral Kuzan, Golden Lion Shiki...
The CP1 commander dodged another attack from Seth and said in a grim tone:
"You mythical Zoan Devil Fruit user , you are under arrest for the murder of one of the Celestial Dragons…"
Suzanit, who was about to swing her sword, froze when she heard the commander's words. She quickly turned to look at the massive monster behind her.
"Seth, is that true!?" she asked urgently.
"mythical zoan !? , He thinks I'm a Zoan Devil Fruit user…"
Seth, stunned by the title the CP1 agent had given him, lowered his head and looked down at his mother's grim expression.
He sighed, then deactivated the full transformation and entered the hybrid mode. His body shrank rapidly to a height of about three meters, with long sharp claws and scales covering most of his body. He stared with his vertical yellow eyes at the CP1 commander, then turned to his mother now nearly equal to him in height.
He opened his mouth and said in a hoarse, terrifying voice
"Hello, Mom…" he greeted while scratching the back of his head. He placed a hand on his face to hide his now-moist eyes and added with a trembling voice,
"I'm sorry… I couldn't save Dad. He ... he…"
"It's okay, it's okay… I know he's dead…" Suzanit patted his back while consoling him in a sad tone, then asked with a grim expression
"Tell me, did the Celestial Dragon you killed have anything to do with your father's death?"
Seth nodded.
She clenched her teeth and said, "Good then! You did well , you did well by kill him…"
She raised her sword and pointed its tip at the CP1 commander.
"Help me kill this government dog, then let's get out of here quickly… we have a lot to do…"
Clang!!
She stabbed the sword into the ship's deck, then clenched her hands.
"First, we make sure he doesn't escape…"
Bzzzt!!
She opened her hands and revealed a small red orb. Without hesitation, she threw it high into the sky.
Bzzzt!!
The red orb stopped in the air above the ship, then rapidly expanded and enveloped the entire ship like a dome. The ship was now fully enclosed within a giant sphere.
The CP1 commander stared at the dome with a grim expression. He lowered his head and looked gloomily at the duo in front of him.
"Another Devil Fruit user…"
[ New DNA detected... ]
[ Confirm DNA scanning...? ]
"No…" Seth refused, suppressing his surprise about his mother possessing a Devil Fruit. He interlocked the claws of his left hand, then charged forward toward the CP1 commander with killing intent.
"Even with a powerful fruit, you're still just weak…" mocked the CP1 commander, then kicked Seth in the face.
Boom!!
Seth reacted quickly and placed both arms in front of his face, but he was still launched backward like a cannonball. The CP1 agent's power was simply overwhelming.
Boom!!
He crashed into the mast and slid downward.
"He's right…" Seth wiped blood from the corner of his mouth and muttered, agreeing with the CP1 commander's claim that he was weak.
Clang!!
Clang!!
He watched the fierce fight between his mother and the CP1 commander. He clenched his fist tightly, then charged all the electricity in his body. This transformation gave him limited ability to generate electricity and attack with it.
He continued generating and gathering electricity in his hand while analyzing the battle, searching for a weakness. He felt his physical strength depleting quickly due to the energy consumption.
After a short while, he stopped gathering electricity, having reached his limit. He stared at his left hand, where the sparks danced intensely.
"It won't kill him… but it's enough to paralyze him…"
He thought grimly, adjusted his posture, and launched once more at the CP1 commander who had just powerfully kicked Suzanit away , then turned and attacked Seth.
Boom!!
Seth blocked the kick with his right arm. He felt his entire arm go numb due to the force behind the strike.
He gritted his teeth and bit his tongue hard to regain his composure, then slashed his left-hand claws at the opponent's abdomen.
"Tekai!!…"
Clang!!
It felt as though he had struck a metal plate instead of human flesh.
"Damn it, is this guy even human!?" Seth cursed in anger but piercing the enemy's body wasn't the real goal. Without hesitation, he released all the electricity he had stored.
Rumble!!
Bzzzzt!!
Visible arcs of electricity surged from Seth's claws and engulfed the CP1 commander's body, whose muscles immediately tensed, then relaxed forcing him to cancel the Rokushiki-Tekai technique. His body hair stood on end.
Seth ignored the numbness from his previous injury, took advantage of the moment, and slashed rapidly at the throat while also shouting to his mother
"MOTHER !! ,Quick! Attack him…!"
Suzanit nodded, then slashed with her sword, releasing a powerful energy wave aimed at the head.
Slash !!