A man was dressed in a gray-striped suit, wearing a top hat, his face almost giving off a sleazy vibe.
He emitted a faint glow, extending his right hand, and the tip of his finger flickered with dazzling light.
"Laser!"
A blinding yellow beam of light fell from the sky, like a falling meteor, heading toward the giants below.
At this moment, the giants, lost in their reunion, were unaware of the impending danger.
The piercing laser beam possessed extraordinary penetrating power, and even the giants' tough bodies could not withstand the thin laser.
The giants! Crisis!
But then, a brilliant golden beam of light came from the distance, instantly colliding with the laser.
Boom!!
A brilliant and intense explosion erupted in the sky, like a dazzling golden rose, lighting up the night sky in an instant.
"Oh!"
The man from afar widened his eyes in surprise, turning his head and letting out an odd exclamation while looking into the distance.
In the sky there, a golden figure spread its wings and soared.
"What?"
Only then did the giants on the ground realize something was wrong.
Dorry and Brogy both lifted their heads, then noticed the figure floating in the sky.
Who is that?
They didn't recognize him.
But that didn't stop them from instantly becoming serious.
Meanwhile, the navy and agents on Enies Lobby had already begun cheering.
"It's Vice Admiral Borsalino!"
"Reinforcements have arrived!"
Ian had already flown in, soaring above the giants.
He had entered his Human-Beast Form, looking down at the giants below.
"Dorry, Brogy, take your comrades and leave first."
He looked up, towards the man floating not far in front of him, "A rather troublesome guy has arrived."
Borsalino.
Of the three Admirals of Logia Type, he was the only one Ian hadn't fought yet.
Now, he had finally appeared before him.
It made sense, only this guy could arrive in such a short time.
"Troublesome?"
Dorry and Brogy exchanged glances.
They hadn't expected this sudden appearance to be rated so highly by Ian!
This was Ian, after all!
"Understood!"
Dorry nodded heavily, "Looks like it's up to you again!"
"It's nothing."
Ian smiled lightly, "We're friends, aren't we?"
"Gaba gaba gaba gaba! That's right! We're friends!"
Brogy laughed heartily.
Without hesitation, the two giants, followed by their two subordinates, quickly ran toward the harbor.
Meanwhile, on the Golden Dragon ship at the harbor.
"Borsalino, the user of the Glint-Glint Fruit, candidate for Admiral."
Jack's expression was serious.
"This is no easy opponent."
Black Maria also looked worried.
Everyone on the sea knew that the reason the three Admiral candidates hadn't become Admirals yet was simply because Admiral Sengoku hadn't yet been promoted to Fleet Admiral. Their strength was undeniably at the Admiral level.
Even Ian had to take this opponent seriously.
"Should we go help Lord Ian?"
Drake said solemnly.
"No need! Ian won't lose!"
Hancock said loudly, "We just need to follow Ian's orders!"
Meanwhile, Yamato was still pouting a little unhappily.
She also wanted to fight Kizaru!
Before they set out, Ian had told them to wait until the giants boarded the ship before they left.
After all, their opponent was Kizaru, and numbers wouldn't really matter. It would only be a waste, leaving openings.
In the sky.
"Oh! Ian the Skyfire!"
Kizaru exclaimed in his usual peculiar way, his tone very slow, "Such a young age, but so strong, like some kind of monster."
Ian glanced at this guy.
The most unpredictable man among the three Admirals.
If you say he often holds back, he didn't hesitate for a second when he wanted to kill Vegapunk or Bonney on Egghead Island.
If you say he's completely cold-hearted, his expression was complicated when he killed Zephyr, and after killing Vegapunk, he just lazily lay on the ship, refusing to get up.
"Could you not get in the way?"
Ian said faintly, "Our goal has been achieved. We'll be leaving soon."
"Oh? Really?"
Kizaru's eyes lit up, delighted. "That's great! Fighting against a monster like you is honestly quite a headache."
However, he suddenly looked worried again. "But, having come all this way, if I don't achieve any results, I don't think I can report back…"
"So, Ian, young man, could we come to an arrangement?"
He said, "How about you leave those giant heads to me?"
Ian sighed, "Then there's nothing more to discuss."
Kizaru scratched his face, "I'm quite helpless here as well."
In the next moment, Kizaru's body transformed into light, preparing to elementalize and begin refracting.
However...
Ssshh!
A fiery beam shot towards him, instantly creating a hole in Kizaru's body.
The intense beam slanted downward, landing in the courtroom in front of the Tower of Justice. The massive explosion immediately erupted, completely obliterating the courtroom.
Ian raised an eyebrow.
This guy's reaction is pretty quick.
He instantly created a hole in his body to dodge that attack.
That strike earlier wasn't just fire; with the effect of Life Return, the flame was infused with Haki.
"Huh?"
Kizaru was a bit surprised.
Ian's attack earlier didn't injure him, after all, his Observation Haki is strong, and he could easily react to such an attack.
But...
The fiery beam had indeed interrupted his elemental movement!
Kizaru squinted his eyes.
In the next moment, his body once again transformed into light.
But the fiery beam came again, once more interrupting Kizaru's attempt to refract downward and attack the giants.
Ian's expression remained calm.
Do you think I'm Luffy? Without fast, long-range attacks, unable to stop you from zipping around?
Elementalization also takes time.
Otherwise, Kizaru wouldn't have had his face slashed by Rayleigh or had his neck at swordpoint from Shanks in the original story.
High-speed, long-range attacks, combined with Observation Haki to foresee the future, are enough to somewhat suppress Kizaru's mobility.
"Ah, truly amazing Observation Haki," Kizaru scratched his head and sighed. "It seems like I can't get through."
He glanced down. In just those two moves, the giants had already reached the port area, almost approaching the Golden Dragon ship.
Can't get any closer now.
No choice, time to use the ultimate move.
Kizaru crossed his hands in front of his chest. "Yasakani no Magatama!"
In the next moment, countless light dots, like a torrential downpour, rained down toward the ground, covering everything in the port.
These laser projectiles possess extraordinary penetrating power. If left unchecked, it's likely that the giants, along with the Golden Dragon ship, would be turned into Swiss cheese in the next moment.
"Flame Vortex!"
Ian's hands reached out as if grasping the air. Golden flames erupted from his claws, surging upward like a waterfall flowing backward.
With a sharp flick of his wrists, the flames, molten gold in appearance, surged downward, sweeping across the sky. The golden tidal wave covered the entire night sky in an instant.
Laser blasts continued to strike into the golden flood, causing violent explosions one after another, yet none could break through the tide of flames.
The sky was suddenly filled with a golden hue, the intense heat making the entire Enies Lobby feel like it was about to melt.
Below, the navy and government agents on the island were struggling to breathe. Every inhale felt like their lungs were being scorched.
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