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"Beep—Beep—"
"What!?"
"What is that monster?"
"Enemy attack! All units, go to full alert!"
The sharp sound of alarms echoed across the sea as numerous heavily armed Navy personnel stood ready aboard their ships. But as they watched the rapid, slicing wind blades approaching, they turned pale with fear.
"Damn it, that brat...!"
With a stomp, Steelbone Kong's body began to expand, his muscles swelling visibly. In mere moments, he transformed into a five-to-six-meter-tall human-beast hybrid, covered in thick silver fur, his face now resembling a gorilla. The transformation made him even more menacing. Using *Moonwalk*, he shot into the air, launching himself toward the oncoming attack. "Trying to intimidate me, huh?"
"Tempest Kick: Wild Slash!"
His body crackled with lightning as his thick legs became a blur, repeatedly kicking out at high speed.
"Whoosh... whoosh..."
In an instant, dozens of pale green slashes flew through the air, colliding with the incoming wind blades.
"Boom, boom..."
Explosions rocked the air as a violent storm of wind erupted, but Kong managed to block all of El's wind blades.
"You're getting a bit too cocky, kid!" Steelbone Kong's powerful figure landed back on the deck of the battleship, his presence overwhelming as the ship groaned under his weight. His eyes locked onto the massive winged serpent hovering in the distant sky. "You think staying far away means I can't get to you?"
Before he finished speaking, Kong opened his mouth wide, revealing sharp fangs, and roared: "Thunder Roar Cannon—"
"Crackle... crackle..."
An enormous bolt of lightning gathered in his mouth, flashing with terrifying intensity. The thunderous beam shot out with overwhelming force.
"Heat Breath!"
At the same moment, the massive Quetzalcoatl in the sky opened its jaws, not backing down. "Fwoosh..." A ball of scorching fire rapidly gathered in its mouth, the extreme heat distorting the air around it. The fiery beam surged forward to meet the lightning head-on.
"Boom, boom..."
Lightning and fire collided in a brilliant explosion of light, nearly blinding in its intensity. The sheer force created waves of wind and water that buffeted the Navy ships, causing them to rock violently.
"That monster... it's so powerful..."
"Is he really just a kid under ten?"
"Gulp! Even Vice Admiral Kong's attack was blocked!"
The Navy sailors were shocked, unable to believe what they were witnessing. They had seen Steelbone Kong's overwhelming strength firsthand—how a single *Thunder Roar Cannon* could obliterate pirate ships from afar. But now, this young Lunarian survivor had effortlessly countered it.
"El's attack was stopped!"
"Is Steelbone Kong an ability user too?"
Aboard the *Demon King Lucifer*, which was speeding away from the battle under the push of Umibozu, Linlin, Gerd, Hajrudin, and Streusen were in awe, watching the brief but intense exchange between El and Kong. The sight made their skin crawl.
"Yes, according to rumors, Steelbone Kong is a user of the Mythical Zoan: King Kong Ape form," Streusen explained, using a large telescope to observe the situation. "They say he's incredibly strong, with an unbreakable body and extraordinary defense. It looks like the rumors are true—he's definitely a Mythical Zoan user!"
"King Kong Ape?"
"Eh? A Mythical Zoan?"
"Just like El and Linlin?"
The three of them were dumbfounded. Wasn't the Mythical Zoan fruit supposed to be rarer than the Logia type? How had they encountered yet another Zoan user so soon after leaving Elbaf? After all, they hadn't even met a Logia user yet!
"Flames, storms, lightning... that's quite a versatile set of abilities," Steelbone Kong muttered as he stood on the deck of his battleship, his face stern. He glared at the giant serpent in the sky, knowing full well that this was no ordinary opponent. His King Kong Ape form granted him incredible physical power and the ability to control lightning, but it seemed this Lunarian could control even more elements.
"Whoosh... boom..."
Unbeknownst to the sailors, the sky had darkened with thick, black clouds, and soon, rain began to pour heavily. The once-clear skies had turned into a raging storm.
"Another Mythical Zoan user, huh?" The massive Quetzalcoatl flapped its wings and shot up into the storm clouds. "It looks like you can control lightning too... then how about you block this?"
"Heavenly Thunder!!"
El's voice echoed across the sky. The dark clouds above crackled with blinding lightning. "Crackle—crackle—" One after another, terrifying bolts of lightning rained down from the sky, striking the Navy fleet below with blinding speed.
Steelbone Kong, along with the rest of the Navy, was horrified by the storm of lightning raining down upon them.
"You brat, how dare you!!" Kong roared in fury, his entire body now wrapped in electric energy as he launched himself into the sky, attempting to intercept the lightning strikes.
"Crackle... crackle..."
All around him, bolts of lightning converged, attracted by his body like a lightning rod. The flashing electricity engulfed him, but Kong, with his formidable control over lightning and his King Kong Ape's unbreakable body, withstood the strikes with ease.
For Kong, the bolts were little more than a minor irritation.
"Boom... boom..."
However, the Navy fleet was spread over a vast area, and even though Kong could redirect some of the lightning, he couldn't stop it all. He could only watch helplessly as bolt after bolt struck the ships.
"Ahhh!!!"
Sailors screamed in agony as they were electrocuted. Even those who weren't hit directly were paralyzed as the lightning spread through the rain-soaked decks. Some ships had their masts blown apart, while others were hit in their ammunition stores, causing massive explosions and setting the ships ablaze.
Meanwhile, lightning continued to rain down from the heavens, turning the battle into an unrelenting nightmare for the Navy.
"Damn it—!"
In a flash, two or three Navy warships had already been destroyed by the lightning, engulfed in raging flames. Many Navy soldiers were screaming in agony, repeatedly being struck by electricity, falling to the ground with their fates uncertain.
"Smack, smack..." Steelbone Kong, furious beyond belief, stomped the air as he shot upwards with a murderous aura.
"Tempest Kick: Storm Dragon!"
With his advanced 'Observation Haki', he locked onto the massive figure hidden in the clouds. His right foot slashed through the atmosphere like a sharp blade, cutting forward with immense force.
"Whoosh—"
A massive light green slash shot out, transforming mid-air into a dragon-shaped slash, roaring as it sliced through the clouds, speeding toward the enormous, imposing figure of the Quetzalcoatl.
"Roar—"
The Quetzalcoatl roared fiercely. Under the shocked gazes of all the onlookers, it neither dodged nor evaded but spread its wings and charged straight toward the attack. The massive snake head collided head-on with the formidable slash.
"Bang!!" In the next moment, the Quetzalcoatl was pushed back by the impact. At the same time, however, the powerful dragon-shaped slash was deflected, shooting far off into the distant sea.
"Boom, boom..." It left a massive gash in the ocean, an immense trench that took a long time to close, leaving everyone stunned.
"That monster... just like the rumors say, it's truly impervious to weapons," Steelbone Kong's pupils contracted in shock. He had attacked with full strength, not holding back at all. His 'Tempest Kick' technique, combined with advanced 'Armament Haki', could easily slice through a mountain. Even his own King Kong Ape form, with its unbreakable body, had its limits—an attack like this could leave him wounded without proper defense.
But this blow had only pushed the Lunarian boy back, leaving no visible damage whatsoever. It was truly unbelievable.
"Swoosh—"
In the next moment, the torrential rain stopped abruptly. High in the sky, the massive figure began to shrink. El transformed into a six-meter-tall human-beast hybrid form. His face was fierce, with blue skin and fangs. His body was covered in azure scales and feathers, with limbs that ended in sharp claws, and a snake-like tail covered in scales trailing behind him. A pair of azure wings spread from his back, in addition to the black wings typical of his Lunarian form.
"Elbaf's Spear—"
Without hesitation, El's eyes locked onto Steelbone Kong, who was still in his hybrid form and hovering in mid-air. El swung his sword with tremendous force.
"Hero's Spear!!"
"Whoosh—"
A massive cylindrical shockwave tore through the air, roaring as it rushed toward the now alarmed Steelbone Kong.
"Diamond Clash!!" Roaring in fury, Steelbone Kong stomped through the air. His massive right fist, wrapped in advanced 'Armament Haki', met the incoming shockwave head-on.
"Boom, boom..." It was as if a comet had collided with the Earth. A blinding explosion of light erupted, filling the sky. The sheer force of the collision caused violent shockwaves, stirring up the sea below into towering waves.
The Navy ships rocked violently under the assault, nearly capsizing. Onboard, sailors screamed in panic, some hitting their heads as they were thrown to the ground, while others struggled to keep from being swept away by the wind and waves.
"Swoosh, swoosh..."
Then, with a sharp look in his eyes, El flapped his four wings fiercely.
"Swoosh, swoosh..." Sharp wind blades sliced through the air, attacking once again.
"Tempest Kick: Wild Slash!" Though he could have dodged using his 'Observation Haki', Steelbone Kong had no choice but to counter the attack, as the wind blades would otherwise tear through the warships below.
"Boom, boom..." Multiple green slashes collided with the rapid wind blades, but in the blink of an eye, El's blue figure shot forward, his sword now wrapped in 'Armament Haki' and crackling with lightning and flames, distorting the air as it came down hard on his opponent.
"Clang!!"
Sparks flew as Steelbone Kong, his face fierce and menacing, intercepted the fiery sword with his own 'Armament Haki'-infused fist, which was also crackling with electricity.
"What!?"
However, as waves of scorching heat surged toward him, Steelbone Kong's face changed. He suddenly felt as if a mountain was pressing down on him, causing his right arm to sink under the pressure. Despite his pride in the power of his King Kong Ape form, refined through years of relentless training to become extraordinarily strong, he found himself unable to gain the upper hand. He nearly plummeted into the sea but managed to stabilize himself by stepping on the air and dispersing the overwhelming force.
"Crackle... crackle..."
The two warriors locked eyes, their killing intent palpable. Black and red lightning crackled between them like dancing dragons and snakes, spreading outward in all directions. Their auras collided in visible waves, neither side willing to back down.
"Is that...?"
"A clash of Conqueror's Haki?"
"That brat... does he also possess Conqueror's Haki?"
Down below on the warships, Navy sailors began to foam at the mouth and collapse on the decks. Officers who remained conscious were stunned, watching in disbelief as the two figures clashed in mid-air, their powerful auras shaking the heavens.
"Not just 'Armament Haki' and 'Observation Haki', but even Conqueror's Haki... and he's mastered them to this extent?"
High in the sky, Steelbone Kong, still locked in battle with El, was deeply shaken. Was this really a boy under ten years old? The fact that someone so young had already mastered the three forms of Haki, and possessed such overwhelming strength, was simply unfathomable. Despite his own pride in his power, he couldn't gain the upper hand in terms of raw strength.
It was unbelievable.
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