Rob Lucci glanced at Blueno, who was hovering in the air, and asked, "Is everything alright?"

Blueno, sporting his distinctive horn-shaped hairstyle, nodded confidently. "No problem. I can just use Geppo to avoid the Seastone."

Enel was instantly dumbfounded.

"That's not fair! Why don't you fight me with Seastone if you're so tough?!"

Noir observed the CP9 members thoughtfully. It seemed that, at this point in time, apart from Blueno, Lucci and the others hadn't yet consumed Devil Fruits.

With a smile, Noir taunted CP9, "Are you all really that afraid of my abilities?"

Kalifa, dressed in a tight black suit that accentuated her long, white legs encased in fishnet stockings, replied, "Without Rokushiki and the ability to turn into your element, you're as good as dead."

Noir didn't bother explaining the system's truth. He turned to Wyper and Enel and said, "You two take one each. I'll deal with the tough ones first."

Wyper, supporting Enel, looked over at Blueno and said, "I'll take on the guy bouncing around in the air."

Enel, feeling bitter, glanced at the two of them. "What am I supposed to do, then?"

Wyper patted the god's shoulder with a grin. "You handle the woman. Don't lose!"

You've got to be kidding me…

In Enel's mind, he should have arrogantly lifted his head and instantly fried these Matrix-wannabes with lightning.

But unfortunately, with his Devil Fruit powers suppressed, Enel's physical abilities, though decent, paled in comparison to CP9, who had mastered Rokushiki.

Blueno and Kalifa exchanged a glance and then began advancing on their respective targets.

Enel drew his gold staff, using it as a crutch to lift himself up.

Blueno sneered, "Fighting with a crutch? Are you joking?"

"Kalifa got lucky facing the weakest one!"

The weakest… The weakest?!

Enel's pride flared. He, the god who had only been bested by Noir, was now being mocked by mere mortals as the weakest?

Noir might have defeated him, but that didn't mean he could be insulted by these nobodies!

Summoning unexpected strength, Enel used his staff to push himself up and suddenly lunged at Blueno.

Wyper was stunned.

"Seriously? Can you just switch opponents like that?"

As Enel leaped into the air, the moment his feet left the Seastone, his lost power surged back.

A maniacal grin spread across Enel's face as his hands transformed into long whips of lightning, lashing out at Blueno.

"Kid! Let me show you who's the strongest… well, second strongest in this crew!!"

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The space filled with blinding light as Noir watched Enel fighting with everything he had, and a smile crossed his face.

Enel might be cruel, arrogant, and twisted, but in some ways, he was remarkably straightforward.

In truth, during the years Enel ruled Skypiea, as long as he hadn't tried to destroy the island, he hadn't done much else that was truly reprehensible, he was just an inept ruler.

Most of his cruelty had been directed at those who invaded Skypiea from outside.

Unbeknownst to Enel, he had actually protected the people of Skypiea to some extent, preventing them from being trafficked to the Blue Sea.

To Noir, Enel was just a giant child, dreaming of godhood and engaging in foolish, impractical schemes.

With proper guidance, Enel might still find a better path.

As for the sins he had committed...

Who cares?

The Celestial Dragons have more sins to their name, and plenty of people tolerate them, so why not Enel?

Strength rules. Whatever you say is the truth.

"Are you still concerned about others?" Lucci's cold voice interrupted Noir's thoughts. "Noir, your opponent is us."

Noir unsheathed his blade, Devil Blade, and smirked, "Alright, let's have some fun."

Kaku drew his twin blades from his waist and, using Geppo, launched himself into the air, sending four slashes towards Noir in quick succession.

"Four-Sword Style, huh?" Noir sneered at Kaku's flashy technique. Devil Blade cut down with overwhelming force, easily overpowering Kaku's slashes.

"Shigan!" Just as Kaku was about to be overwhelmed, Lucci took his place, thrusting his finger at Noir's chest with deadly speed.

Thunk!

Lucci's expression changed as his attack landed. It's too hard!

Noir's chest was coated in Busoshoku Haki, rendering Lucci's Shigan ineffective.

Noir reversed his grip on Devil Blade and slashed upwards. Lucci quickly used Kami-e to twist his body and dodge, but not without receiving a cut across his waist.

He Dashed forward, his blades aiming to force Noir back. But Noir remained unmoved, and Devil Blade's edge fell decisively.

Kaku gritted his teeth, crossing his swords in defense, but the sound of metal shattering soon followed.

As his blades broke, Kaku quickly shifted his stance and shouted, "Tekkai!"

Sigh…

"That move, huh?" Noir raised an eyebrow. This should be easy.

Devil Blade easily broke through Kaku's Tekkai defense, sending a spray of blood into the air as Kaku collapsed in pain.

"Kaku?!" Lucci in shock as he watched Noir's cold smile. A sense of dread settled over him.

If Noir was a beast, then compared to him, Lucci was nothing more than an insect!

Even with the Seastone's restraints, Noir's strength was still overwhelming.

And his swordsmanship… why was it so formidable? Kaku couldn't even withstand a single blow.

Lucci's expression finally changed. Kaku lay there, his condition uncertain...

Kalifa was gradually losing ground, and Blueno was still struggling to secure a victory.

They couldn't afford to drag this out any longer. Even the prodigy of CP9, Rob Lucci, couldn't defeat someone of Noir's caliber.

Lucci stepped back, creating some distance, and ordered, "Stop wasting time! Grab Kaku and retreat!"

Kalifa immediately followed his command, pulling back, while Blueno reluctantly released Enel.

He was so close to taking down that frail man!

Blueno quickly opened a door in the air and created another beneath Kaku, pulling him into the dimensional space.

But Noir quickly caught onto his intentions. He kicked Blueno in the head just as he emerged, sending him flying back.

However, Blueno managed to push Kaku into the portal before being thrown back. Lucci grabbed Kalifa, and they jumped through after him.

"You think you can escape?" Noir pointed Devil Blade at the vanishing portal, sending a powerful slash of sword energy after them.

Blueno's eyes widened in terror as he shoved the others through the portal, taking the full brunt of the slash himself.

Blood splattered as Blueno fell to the ground, mortally wounded, while the portal slowly closed.

Blueno was left behind, lying on the ground, barely clinging to life.

Looking down at Blueno, who was struggling to breathe, Noir asked, "Was it worth it, protecting them?"

…

There was no response. The only sound was Blueno's labored breathing and the occasional cough of blood.

Noir sighed. "Well, killing one is still something. I don't feel like chasing them."

Blueno's lips moved as if he wanted to say something, but in Noir's perception, his life force was slowly fading away...

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