One Piece: So What If I Sin, Lie, and Lust? I'm Still a Good Marine Chapter 88: Still Able to Fight

"The Den Den Mushi signal... it's being jamd..."

Not far off, under the shadow of the trees, Byojack stared at the slumbering Den Den Mushi in Byrnndi World's hand, a storm raging in his heart.

"World! That Marine brat's ability isn't just manipulating tal! He's controlling magnetic fields! He's directly jamming the Den Den Mushi signal!"

Gritting his teeth, Byojack shouted hoarsely, ignoring how the cold air scraped against his throat.

Right after yelling, he bent over in a violent coughing fit, even spitting up blood-tinged phlegm.

But his eyes were filled with sheer, unnaable terror.

If his hunch was right... this was a trap that had been set long ago.

Doflamingo's weapons... the ti and place of the deal... the magnetic field interference... four pirate ships taken out instantly... all escape routes cut off...

That could only an one thing: they were about to be hit by a full-force assault from the Marine top brass!

The thought sent fear flooding through Byojack's mind. Gasping for breath, he dropped to his knees with a thud, his body trembling from oxygen deprivation.

...

"Damn Marine brat!!"

Byrnndi World roared, eyes bloodshot and locked on Daren, his gaze seething with fury and killing intent.

He had finally realized it too.

"You're the one who's finished, Byrnndi World."

Daren raised his hand. The tal binding Byrnndi World's legs suddenly "reactivated," stretching into long, sharp spikes that shot toward his body.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The tal spikes collided with Byrnndi World's body, which was coated in Armant Haki, spraying sparks with each hit.

"I've told you already—this kind of trick doesn't work on !!"

Byrnndi World bellowed.

"More More Tenfold Speed!"

Boom!

The ground beneath his feet exploded, cracking apart in all directions.

The explosive force, coupled with a second surge of Armant Haki, allowed him to rip free of the tal restraints.

Bang!!

He stomped hard, sending rubble flying into the air, suspended in midair by the blast.

He spread his large, rough hands and slamd the debris forward, launching them at Daren.

"More More Tenfold Shotgun!"

The flying stones suddenly accelerated, their speed multiplying tenfold mid-flight. The resulting force gave them the deadly impact of a shotgun blast.

Daren smirked.

Ping! Ping! Ping!

The shrapnel-like stones slamd into his body but bounced off harmlessly.

Byrnndi World's pupils shrank.

This Marine brat's physical durability... was off the charts!

But before he could react, a barrage of cannon fire echoed from the horizon.

Dozens of heavy cannons from ten warships roared in unison, spitting orange-red flas into the sky in synchronized volleys.

Shells rained down like a storm, forming a deadly net of smoke and fla that closed in on Byrnndi World.

"More More Tenfold Speed!"

Byrnndi World vanished on the spot.

As the bombardnt poured down, his silhouette danced through the air like a phantom, weaving and darting effortlessly through the dense rain of shells.

He had mastered Soru and Geppo of the Rokushiki to perfection!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Explosions erupted across the battlefield as shells struck the ground, igniting roaring flas.

"Hahahahaha!! Speed is power! Out here on the sea, nobody can keep up with !!"

Byrnndi World laughed wildly, dodging another shell with a blur.

"Is that so?"

Daren sneered.

He opened his hands and clawed the air with spread fingers—then yanked hard, as if grabbing sothing invisible!

Byrnndi World froze in confusion—then suddenly realized, the cannonballs, which should've been falling in smooth arcs, had veered off course midair.

Boom!!

One shell curved sharply and exploded right in front of him.

Then another.

Then another.

A third, a fourth...

Shell after shell twisted in midair, as if guided by invisible hands, defying the laws of physics as they rained down on Byrnndi World in a savage storm.

Blazing fire and choking black smoke filled the sky, painting it red. The surging heat rolled across the battlefield, and the rising temperature quickly lted the snow on the ground.

Suddenly—

Whoosh!!

A thunderous sonic boom split the air.

Wreathed in smoke, his skin scorched, Byrnndi World appeared behind Daren like a ghost.

"More More Fiftyfold Speed!"

Daren's pupils shrank to needlepoints.

So fast!!

"Brat—depending on tricks like yours, you'll never understand the true terror of this sea!"

"Die!!"

With bloodshot eyes, Byrnndi World swung a fist at the back of Daren's head!

At fifty tis speed, the punch shattered the air, producing a violent white shockwave.

This brat hadn't awakened Observation Haki—he couldn't possibly react in ti!!

But what happened next left Byrnndi World utterly stunned.

The Marine, who had his back turned, suddenly twisted around. The tal wrapped around his arm warped and expanded, forming a high-density shield in front of him.

He... predicted the attack!?

Impossible!!

A mountain-crushing punch landed.

Crack!!

The tal shield twisted, then shattered completely.

Byrnndi World's fist crashed into Daren's crossed arms.

BOOM!!

A massive shockwave exploded outward in rings.

Crack-crack-crack...

Blood sprayed from Daren's arms as bones cracked loudly.

Bang!!

The next second, Daren was blasted away like a cannonball, tumbling through the air for over a hundred ters before crashing into the ground, carving a long, blood-soaked trench through the snow.

Drip... drip...

Thick blood dripped from his mangled arms. Gritting his teeth, Daren pushed himself back to his feet. His arms throbbed with searing pain, and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.

That punch from Byrnndi World had fractured the bones in his forearms.

If not for the tal shield's cushioning and his inhuman physical conditioning, his arms would've been shattered completely by the force of that Armant Haki.

"Haki really is the greatest power on this sea..."

Daren wiped the blood from his mouth and glanced down at his hands.

Blood still gushed from the torn wounds—his left forearm was a ss of flesh and gore, with twitching veins visible beneath. A large chunk of muscle was gone from the back of his right hand, leaving bone exposed to the air.

And yet... he grinned fiercely.

"But... I can still fight!"

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