The natural system started off strong, but the navy finally reached its peak!

Enel sneered, "Then you should understand even more how precious my patience and 'mercy' are right now!"

"Is that so?" Luffy's expression remained unchanged, instead becoming even more serious and focused.

Knowing how terrifying the person in front of me is, I must never be as powerless as I was two years ago!

"Second gear!"

Without any unnecessary words, Luffy's body instantly turned bright red, and steam billowed out of his pores as if boiling!

The heart pounded violently like an engine, the speed of blood flow soared to the limit, forcibly boosting speed and power to the extreme!

"Now, please step aside!" Luffy's voice was solemn. "I'm going to find Sabo!"

"Ignorant fool..."

Enel, watching Luffy enter Gear Second, showed no sign of nervousness; instead, he revealed an even more interested smile.

"However, you are indeed much more interesting than that flamingo in the sky that just shoots its lines randomly and has already sneaked away."

(That's right, Doflamingo has already taken the opportunity to run back to the royal city, after all, in his opinion, the underground factory is the only one.)

"Heh." Luffy's eyes narrowed.

With a "whoosh," the figure vanished from the spot!

The explosive speed from second gear made him almost a red blur!

"Rubber, rubber..."

In an instant, countless fist shadows covered in jet-black Armament Haki enveloped Enel from all directions like a storm!

"Fighting with hawks and guns!!!"

The speed of the punches was so fast that they left countless afterimages in the air, and the sound of them tearing through the air became a series of ear-piercing shrieks!

Luffy combined speed with the hardening of Armament Haki to the extreme, attempting to overwhelm his opponent with pure fast attacks!

Faced with this ferocious attack that relied on speed to suppress, Enel simply stood still, without even moving a single step.

He closed his eyes and switched modes.

No longer relying on the "mind network" that listens to Luffy's inner voice to predict his unpredictable thoughts.

Instead, it elevates the perception of Observation Haki to its extreme, relying purely on its super-strong perception of attack trajectories, airflow changes, and energy fluctuations to make predictions!

Just as the barrage of fist shadows was about to touch his body

"Fuck!"

Enel's body instantly transformed into elemental form, becoming pure, leaping lightning!

For a moment, Luffy's Armament Haki punch seemed to hit thin air, passing through the lightning-formed body without any hindrance, yet it couldn't cause any real damage!

Lightning flashed, flowed, and reformed in the gaps between the fist shadows, and Enel's figure would occasionally coalesce there.

Sometimes it would appear in another place, always maintaining its elemental state, thus "preemptively" avoiding all of Luffy's attacks!

"Observation Haki prediction?!" On the ground, Zoro, observing the battle, immediately noticed something amiss. As a swordsman, his perception of auras and attack trajectories was equally sharp.

"Luffy's Armament Haki attack could clearly hit a physical target, but he transforms into an element just before the attack arrives... What a high level of Observation Haki skill!"

Zoro's eyes sharpened, and his thumb had already pushed open the hilt of "Shusui," ready to draw his sword to help.

Luffy's attacks cannot touch physical objects, so continuing like this is just a waste of his energy!

"Zoro, you can't make a move!"

Just then, a weak but urgent voice rang out. It was Luo, lying in a pool of blood, barely breathing.

"Hey! You..." Zoro asked, puzzled.

Law coughed up blood and explained with difficulty, "Heavenly Tremor... Guern and Doflamingo had an agreement."

Let the Straw Hat Pirates take on Doflamingo alone.

Therefore, he wouldn't let Enel kill the Straw Hat leader..."

He took a breath, glancing warily at Guern who was watching the scene from a distance. His voice was even lower, filled with deep apprehension.

"But... if you intervene now... you'll disrupt the balance of this 'agreement'..."

That 'Skyquake'... at this distance... his black blade... could instantly kill us all..."

Zoro followed Law's gaze and saw Gern leisurely biting into an apple.

Zoro's thumb had already slowly loosened from the hilt of his sword. He gritted his teeth, but ultimately did not draw his sword.

Luo is right. If we intervene rashly now, it could very well lead to an even more terrible blow.

Especially when he trained under Hawkeye, Hawkeye would be covered in wounds every now and then. According to that ghost girl, it was because he hadn't won again.

The only person who could make the world's greatest swordsman 'fail again' is that man!

Now, we can only trust Luffy, or wait for things to change.

In the air, Luffy's "Hawk Gun Barrage" gradually subsided. He was panting heavily as he looked at Enel, who had reformed and was unharmed, and his expression became even more serious.

I know that I can't defeat this opponent who can "foresee" everything by relying solely on speed and Armament Haki.

Enel hovered in the air, looking down at Luffy: "Is this the end of the struggle of mortals?"

Then, it's time for 'God' to unleash the true 'divine punishment'.

After saying that, Enel casually raised his left hand upwards.

"Boom!!!"

A bolt of azure lightning, as thick as a bucket, struck down from the dark clouds without warning, its target Luffy, who had just stopped attacking and was catching his breath!

Luffy, alerted by his Observation Haki, dodged to the side at the last second, and lightning grazed his body as he slammed into the ground.

The explosion created a charred crater, and the scattered electric current still caused him to feel numb all over!

But this is just the beginning!

"Fuck!"

Enel's figure transformed into a bolt of lightning, vanishing instantly and reappearing on Luffy's left side in a flash. His fist, covered in Armament Haki and crackling with high-voltage lightning, unleashed a powerful punch!

Luffy raised his Armament Haki-infused arms to block!

"Bang!!" Lightning exploded, and Luffy was blasted backward by the enormous force, his feet carving two furrows in the ground!

Before he could regain his footing, lightning flashed behind him again!

Enel once again attacked from an incredible angle, relying on speeds approaching those of light!

Knowing that rubber is immune to electricity (possibly the same immunity found in the One Piece world), they directly employed physical techniques!

Kicks, elbows, even stabs with a golden cudgel...

Each strike was accompanied by violent lightning, and the speed was extremely fast!

Luffy pushed his Gear Second speed and Observation Haki to the limit, dodging and blocking with all his might.

The elasticity of rubber allows him to perform various evasive maneuvers that defy common sense, while his Armament Haki hardening enables him to withstand attacks that cannot be completely avoided.

“Bang bang bang bang!!!”

The sounds of intense collisions and the deafening roar of lightning continued incessantly!

Although Luffy stubbornly refused to be defeated instantly, he was completely put on the defensive and attacked!

All their counterattacks failed, leaving them only able to desperately defend against Enel's unpredictable and incredibly powerful lightning attacks!

The difference in strength between the two became glaringly obvious when Enel got serious!

Finally, Enel seized an opening created by Luffy's continuous high-speed movement and defense.

"Zzz!" A flash of lightning.

The figure appeared behind Luffy, almost touching his back!

Luffy's Observation Haki was frantically warning him, but his body couldn't react in time!

Enel's golden staff was already covered in jet-black Armament Haki, and blinding arcs of lightning crackled across its shaft.

He gripped the stick with both hands, swung it around, and slammed it hard into Luffy's back!

"boom!!!!"

That was a solid hit!

The blunt force of Armament Haki and the destructive power of high-voltage lightning erupt simultaneously!

Luffy felt a sudden darkness before his eyes, coughed up a mouthful of blood, and was thrown forward at an astonishing speed!

"Bang!!!"

It smashed through the wall of a three-story stone building across the street, embedding itself deeply inside, stirring up clouds of dust and rubble; its fate remains unknown.

Enel slowly descended from the air, landing gracefully on one foot as he elegantly hoisted the golden staff back onto his shoulder.

He scratched his head, looked at the ruins, and his eyes revealed undisguised disappointment.

"strangeness……"

Enel tilted his head and muttered to himself, his voice unusually clear in the now quiet neighborhood.

"The kick you gave me at the beginning was amazing in both power and timing, even surprising me a little."

“But…” His brows furrowed slightly, filled with confusion.

"Why is it that your strength is now... as weak as an ant?"

This question not only troubled Enel, but also made Zoro and Kin'emon, who were watching the battle, ponder it.

The contrast between Luffy's explosive attack and his current state of being completely suppressed is indeed perplexing.

Especially that first attack, none of the people, including Gern, could predict it with their Observation Haki.

Chapter 557 Choice.

"Cough cough...cough!"

Amidst the rubble of the ruins, Luffy coughed violently, blood constantly spilling from the corners of his mouth as he tried to prop himself up with his hands.

But the excruciating pain throughout his body and the deep-seated numbness made even this simple movement difficult for him.

In particular, knowing subconsciously that there is an even more powerful "fourth gear" mode.

But his severely depleted strength and injuries at this moment were simply insufficient to support another burst of power.

In other words...

Even if he wanted to, the sit-up cheat wouldn't work immediately.

Enel's merciless combo, a true display of power at the peak of the Admiral level, severely injured him.

"Ta, ta, ta..."

A crisp footstep sounded as Enel, carrying his golden cudgel, leisurely walked to the ruins.

Looking down at Luffy struggling in the rubble, his eyes held no trace of mockery, only the indifference of a "god" towards a "mortal".

The end of the golden staff gently touched Luffy's forehead. The cold touch and the tiny arcs of lightning dancing on the staff made Luffy's body stiffen involuntarily.

“I told you that two years ago,” Enel said calmly.

“Challenging ‘God’…” Enel’s voice was calm: “It was inherently reckless.”

Luffy gritted his teeth. He didn't care about gods or anything like that; at this moment, only one thought was swirling wildly in his mind.

Sabo...

He had already lost a brother, watching Ace die right before his eyes.

We absolutely cannot lose Sabo again!

This obsession kept him from completely fainting, but it also caused him even more pain.

Enel.

Just then, a calm voice rang out, interrupting Enel's execution posture.

It's Gern.