Super Card System - Chapter 505

Chapter 505: Kizaru’s Nemesis

Hey, aren’t you Hawkins?”

As soon as he landed, Ian noticed Hawkins, who was crouched on the ground clutching his wounds. He was slightly surprised and then recalled Hawkins’ name. His impression of Hawkins was quite deep because their first encounter in the North Blue had left him impressed with Hawkins’ divination abilities. Almost all of the predictions Hawkins made for Ian at that time had come true.

Hearing Ian call out his name, Hawkins wasn’t surprised. However, he remained expressionless but lowered his head slightly, saying, “Lord Ian!”

This title had been left as a shadow from their initial encounter when Ian had beaten up Hawkins. So, Hawkins still had a certain amount of fear towards Ian.

Upon seeing Hawkins surrounded by several motionless straw-man puppets, Ian instantly realized that Hawkins had been seriously injured by Kizaru. Once his puppet substitutes were used up, it was Hawkins’ own body that suffered the damage. Unable to restrain himself, Ian shook his head and said, “What kind of grudge do you have with Kizaru?”

Meanwhile, Kizaru overheard the exchange between Ian and Hawkins and made an observation. He narrowed his eyes, glancing at Hawkins and remarked, “Oh, oh, I didn’t expect you to know such a ‘big shot’ like Ian. Well, that’s convenient. We can consider you two to be allies and deal with you together!”

With that declaration, he extended his index finger and unleashed a blinding laser beam at Hawkins!

Laser beams traveled at lightning speed, leaving Hawkins with no time to react. In an instant, his surroundings were enveloped in a radiant blaze.

However, at the same time that Kizaru fired his laser beam, Enel sensed his action and reacted as well. With a sizzling sound, a bolt of lightning was sent out and collided with Kizaru’s laser beam.

The two energy forces collided not far from Hawkins, instantly expanding exponentially. A massive shockwave sent Hawkins tumbling, covering him in dirt and soot. Though he was battered, he had managed to escape being pierced.

“Hmph! The smelly long-eared brat!” Kizaru snorted and in the blink of an eye, he reappeared behind Enel, launching a lightning-fast kick towards Enel’s waist.

Back when they were both in Mariejois, Kizaru had taken issue with Enel’s arrogance and perceived him as an upstart. Enel, on the other hand, couldn’t stand Kizaru, thinking of him as a schemer who concealed his true intentions. They had mutual disdain for each other, and the moment they crossed paths, a clash was inevitable.

For most people, dodging Kizaru’s light-speed kick was an insurmountable challenge. Even those with Observation Haki couldn’t keep up with his speed and risked getting kicked to death. When Ian had faced Kizaru in the past, he had barely kept up with his speed, thanks to the substantial attribute bonuses from his Senbonzakura Bankai.

Kizaru’s strength was unquestionable, making him arguably the strongest of the three Admirals. Now, squaring off against Enel, he didn’t overthink it. He believed that his light-speed kick would be a severe lesson for this young upstart.

Unfortunately for Kizaru, he had no idea that the one person in the world he couldn’t kick was Enel!

As Kizaru’s light-speed kick was about to hit Enel, something unexpected happened. Enel’s entire body transformed into a bolt of lightning and vanished in an instant, leaving Kizaru’s kick to strike empty air.

Kicked… into thin air!?

Kizaru maintained his kicking posture, wide-eyed and bewildered, gazing at the empty space in front of him in disbelief.

Crack! A bolt of lightning suddenly appeared as Enel materialized over a hundred meters away from Kizaru. He grinned mischievously, and his incomplete left arm suddenly swung down.

“God’s Judgment!”

With a thunderous roar, a massive bolt of lightning struck down from above, right toward Kizaru.

Upon seeing the motion of Enel’s left arm, Kizaru realized he was in danger. Even as an elemental body, he didn’t dare to directly confront this type of energy attack. Elements clashed against each other. In the past, Enel had wounded his true form with a single lightning bolt, and he didn’t want a repeat. So, when the lightning bolt came down, Kizaru used his Eight Span Mirror technique to create a light path and skillfully evaded Enel’s attack.

Kizaru reappeared, facing off against Enel.

“I truly didn’t expect this,” Kizaru said, rare furrows forming on his forehead. “You are also a Logia Devil Fruit user. I underestimated you.”

“Hmph,” Enel smirked and snorted. “I wield lightning, and you control light. Our speeds are nearly identical, but there’s one significant difference—my movement is entirely unrestricted, while yours has limitations!”

Ian watched the scene with his arms crossed, and when he heard what Enel said, for some reason, he suddenly felt a wave of inexplicable amusement.

Because he suddenly remembered a song: ” You’re my electricity and light, you’re my only fairy tale… you are my superstar!” (T/N: the song: S.H.E by superstar)

Perhaps Enel and Kizaru might form a duo in the future, and then they could use this song as their hit single!

Oh my, the thought of the two of them singing and dancing together, Ian couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

Having Enel intervene to intercept Kizaru had always been Ian’s plan. Now, it finally came in handy. Among the three Logia users of the Marine Admirals – ice, magma, and light – the one that gave Ian the most trouble was Kizaru. Even with his mastery of Haki, which could harm Logia users, keeping up with Kizaru’s speed was still very challenging. But now, with Enel’s assistance, the task of confronting Kizaru could be entrusted to him.

It’s not that Ian couldn’t handle Kizaru; it’s just that he found it troublesome. They say there are no wrong nicknames; Kizaru means Yellow Monkey. This Marine Admiral, Borsalino, is truly as agile as a monkey. With the Glint-Glint Fruit’s speed, anyone facing him as an opponent would have a headache.

When faced with troublesome challenges, Ian’s philosophy was to minimize their occurrence. By bringing Enel on board as a valuable asset, he had a dedicated solution to deal with such vexing adversaries.

Kizaru’s advantage lies in his speed; light itself doesn’t have an offensive capability, but when combined with speed and mass, it becomes incredibly destructive.

On the other hand, Enel is quite the opposite. Lightning is inherently destructive, but his speed is only for movement.

As Ian contemplated, the battle between Kizaru and Enel resumed. Both of them were equally unyielding and eager to outshine each other in terms of speed. Consequently, their fight turned into a relentless chase, with limited direct confrontations. Instead, they continuously utilized their incredible speed to evade each other’s attacks and then launch counterattacks.

This resulted in a battle that, while lacking in grandeur, gave off a bewildering impression.

Even Ian found it challenging to keep up with their pace, let alone Hawkins and the others.

By now, Hawkins had managed to climb to his feet, and X Drake lent him a hand, helping him stand. Scratchmen Apoo, wiping the blood from his mouth, joined them. Additionally, the transformed monk, Urouge, had reverted to his original form. The four Supernovas stood together, watching the battle between Enel and Kizaru.

However, they didn’t anticipate that standing together would attract the attention of someone else.

That someone was the Pacifista, who had remained on standby on the sidelines.

When Ian and Enel descended, the four Supernovas had already been incapacitated by Kizaru. The Pacifista’s programming autonomously assessed the situation and refrained from intervening, maintaining its passive stance.

During Ian and Enel’s descent, the Pacifista had indeed scanned them. However, Ian, in his capacity as one of the Seven Warlords, appeared on the scan with a bounty but was categorized as a non-threatening entity.

It was inevitable. Ian had just escaped from Marineford, and the Pacifista’s data had not been updated to reflect this new development. As far as it was concerned, Ian remained one of their own.

When it came to scanning Enel, the Pacifista’s program displayed multiple question marks.

There was no information on Enel in the Blue Sea—no bounty, and they couldn’t even confirm Enel’s identity. Therefore, in the end, the Pacifista chose to maintain its passive stance, even when the battle between Enel and Kizaru ensued.

However, when Hawkins and the others stood back up and the Pacifista’s program determined that Admiral Kizaru could not intervene at this moment, the Pacifista immediately made a judgment to carry out its mission.

It opened its jaw, widening its mouth, and aimed in the direction of Hawkins and the others, intending to unleash a laser beam from its mouth.

At this point, all four Supernovas were wounded, and when they noticed the glimmer appearing in the Pacifista’s mouth, there was hardly any room for evasion.

Instinctively, they raised their arms to defend themselves.

However, at that very moment, the glimmer suddenly disappeared!

When they looked up, they spotted the Shichibukai, Black Dragon Ian, who had appeared before “tyrant Kuma,” though they couldn’t discern when he had arrived. He floated in mid-air, his black flame wings unfurled, and one hand pressed against the Pacifista’s mouth.

“Though I know you’re not Kuma, this appearance is really making me…” Ian muttered to himself, and in an instant, he unleashed a powerful surge of electrical brilliance from his body!

With a sharp sizzle, these electrical sparks coursed through Ian’s arm, conducting their charge into the Pacifista.

Then, Hawkins and the others witnessed something astonishing. The “Tyrant Kuma” began to shudder uncontrollably, and before long, a haze of smoke emerged from its mouth. It then collapsed softly onto the ground with a resounding thud, kicking up a cloud of dust.

This scene left Hawkins and the others utterly dumbfounded!

A current Shichibukai, effortlessly dispatching a former Shichibukai in an instant!? How can this be possible?