Pirates' Magic Odyssey: Unveiling Eight Skills At The Beginning - Chapter 29

“CP9?”

When they saw the seven individuals blocking the entrance of the Tower of Justice, Yang Ming and the others couldn’t help but frown.

CP9 is the World Government’s secret intelligence agency, and ordinary people must master the Six Powers of the Marines to qualify as official CP9 members. Or, like Spandam, who belongs to the Celestial Dragon family, they become loyal dogs of the Celestial Dragons and enter CP9.

The World Government has granted CP9 the authority to kill anyone who obstructs their missions and poses a threat to the World Government.

“Lucci, it looks like you can take a break now.”

Kaku with his dark skin, flexed his wrist joints and had a cruel smile on his face.

“These Marines can be handled by me alone!”

The other CP9 members nodded in agreement; it seemed they shared the same sentiment.

Upon hearing this, Yang Ming and his group’s expressions darkened.

Smoker, with his quick temper and belief in the power of his Devil Fruit ability, immediately transformed into smoke and sped across the ground. However, this played right into Jabra’s hands.

Unnoticed, Jabra had raised his right foot using his left as a pivot point. He tightened the muscles in his right leg and delivered a sharp crescent-shaped slash.

“Ranma Kick!”

Smoker, who often used his Smoke-Smoke Fruit ability to dominate his opponents, and had developed a reflex to rely on his elemental form to nullify attacks.

Unfortunately, Jabra had already anticipated Smoker’s reaction!

“Boom!”

With a muffled sound, Smoker’s body solidified as he emerged from a cloud of smoke, crashing forcefully into the wall of the Tower of Justice.

A human-shaped crack appeared on the wall, and Smoker’s body slid down leaving a long trail of blood.

Struggling to get up, Smoker felt like one of his ribs had been shattered. His face displayed an expression of disbelief.

Jabra took pride in this and flicked his right foot. Yang Ming and the others could clearly see that he had Sea-Prism Stone embedded in his boot soles.

“So, you’re just someone who relies on Devil Fruit powers to get by.”

Jabra raised his chin, looking at Smoker with disdain.

“Guys like you, I’ve already killed more than five of them.”

It seemed that the CP9 members viewed Smoker with his Smoke-Smoke Fruit ability as the strongest among them. As they watched Jabra effortlessly send Smoker flying, Rob Lucci’s gaze shifted away from Yang Ming and returned to his previous disinterested state.

Rob Lucci let out a yawn and leaned against the wall as if nothing had happened.

Jonathan took off his jacket, revealing his muscular physique. He put on his brass knuckles.

“It seems we’ve been underestimated!”

Drake was playing with the small knife in his hand, the blade reflecting his eyes filled with combat readiness.

Daddy Masterson was silent as ever and also the man who in the original story once fought against Burgess, a sniper from the Red-Haired Pirate Crew. He dedicates his passion to firearms.

The flintlock pistol he held wasn’t a standard-issue Marine flintlock. He had customized it himself, just like the latest models developed by the arms dealer.

Daddy Masterson’s homemade pistol also addressed the issue of overheating barrels which allowed for continuous bullet firing.

“Bang! Bang! Bang!”

Without uttering a word, Daddy Masterson raised her hand and fired three bullets at Jabra. They roughly formed an inverted ‘T,’ targeting Jabra’s forehead, heart, and lungs.

Jabra, a person who bullies the weak and fears the strong. He saw that these Marines appeared somewhat weak so he decided to put on a show, not dodging or evading.

“Iron Block!”

Jabra crossed his arms in front of his chest, and his muscles instantly tensed up to a level comparable to steel which gave him a defense like iron.

However, when the bullets exploded, bringing a strong impact, Jabra’s initially nonchalant expression suddenly changed dramatically.

“Boom!”

In that moment, Jabra felt like he didn’t just catch the bullets with his bare hands; it was as if he caught three cannonballs.

The clothes on his arms tore apart inch by inch, leaving only tattered shreds hanging from them. His arms were covered in smoke and bloodstains.

It was evident that with Jabra’s current level of skill, he was far from being able to catch bullets with his bare hands. Both his arms hung weakly by his sides, the muscles throbbing with pain.

Amidst the smoke, Jabra’s ears twitched, and he immediately heard a rapid sound of footsteps.

“One on the left, one on the right.”

Jabra spat on the ground and his eyes gleamed with malice.

“Do you think you can defeat me just by outnumbering me?”

“Foolish!”

This wasn’t Jabra disappearing but rather, in this brief moment within 0.36 seconds, Jabra used the explosive reaction force generated by rapidly stepping on the ground dozens of times in succession to achieve astonishing speed which reached approximately 100 meters per 4 seconds.

Drake and Jonathan felt a sudden blur before Jabra’s fierce face appeared right in front of them. 

Drake could barely raise his knee to guard against Jabra’s knee strike, but he immediately felt the overwhelming power of Jabra’s knee surpassing his own. If he hadn’t undergone the brutal training from the Marines, he would have probably broken his leg due to Jabra’s knee strike. 

Even so, Drake was still affected by the force of the enemy’s knee strike. His other leg scraped against the ground as his shoe left a long scorch mark from the intense friction. 

Jonathan suffered a similar fate as Jabra kicked him in the chest after launching Drake away.

“Crack!”

In mid-air, the sound of bones breaking was crisp.

Jabra raised his blood-stained arm and licked the wound, savoring the sweet, and metallic taste of blood spreading on his tongue. His eyes were filled with malice.

“A bunch of rookies from the Marine Academy actually managed to injure me?” Jabra scoffed. 

Daddy Masterson only felt a malevolent force locking onto him as he raised his gun and fired seven shots in quick succession.

“Bang! Bang! Bang!”

Before the seven bullets could hit their target, Jabra disappeared from Daddy Masterson’s line of sight again.

When Jabra reached Daddy Masterson, he wore a cruel smile as he said, “Firearms aren’t meant to be used like this.”

“Finger Pistol Barrage!”

Jabra abruptly lifted his index finger, concentrating all his power into it, and unleashed a powerful attack using the Finger Pistol technique, one of the Six Powers, known for its bullet-like striking power.

At this moment, dozens of Finger Pistol shots rained down on Daddy Masterson. 

Instantly, dozens of wounds of the same size appeared all over his body. The incredible penetrating force of Jabra’s index finger easily pierced through his body.

Heart, liver, spleen, lungs, kidneys, gallbladder, large intestine, small intestine, stomach, Triple Burner, and bladder—eleven internal organs were instantly subjected to severe damage.

A suffocating sense of impending death overwhelmed Daddy Masterson, and his body spewed blood as he collapsed into a pool of it.

All of this may sound like it took a long time.

But in reality, from Jabra sending Smoker flying to Daddy Masterson being bathed in blood, only two to three minutes had passed.

When the dust finally settled, Yang Ming saw that several of his companions were injured.

Tashigi didn’t even have time to react; she could only watch her comrades fall. Seeing Jabra attempting to take Daddy Masterson’s life, anger surged within her.

“Stop!”

Metallic pipes formed one by one in Tashigi’s arms, creating a barrier to encircle Jabra.

Jabra raised an eyebrow, and coldly glanced at her. “Too slow.”

Jabra raised his leg and used the Tekkai Kosh? (Iron Mass), crossing the closing iron fence at a speed of approximately 100 meters per 4 seconds.

When he reached Tashigi, this rugged man showed no mercy; lifting his knee and hitting Tashigi’s soft and flat abdomen which caused her to arch her waist high, almost making her vomit bile.

Looking at the only intact youth in the area, Jabra grinned and taunted, “Kid, why are you just standing there? Are you petrified with fear? Don’t worry; it’s your turn next!”

Having defeated several Marines and seen their injuries, Jabra’s confidence was soaring. Without using Tekkai, he began to approach Yang Ming step by step.

With his bangs covering his lowered eyelids, Yang Ming gripped the hilt of his sword tightly while burning with anger. 

“Burn yourself, transcend yourself.”

“This is the true essence of the Flame Breathing style!”

Flames surged around Yang Ming’s feet. 

In the next moment, he stepped forward, unleashing a burst of speed that rivaled Tekkai!

Jabra’s pupils suddenly shrank, and then a wicked smile curved on his lips.

“Now, this is the opponent I’ve been waiting for!”

Jabra had just activated Tekkai when he found himself completely engulfed by a fiery dragon formed by the fierce and overpowering flames.

“Ninth Form: Purgatory!”

The ferocious and domineering flames instantly swallowed Jabra’s figure. His arrogant voice still echoed in the air, but as Yang Ming swung down his sword, Jabra’s charred body was thrown out of the roaring blaze.

Whether intentional or not, Jabra’s body crashed into the wall next to Rob Lucci which caused the cement wall to collapse, and sent a cloud of dust into the air.

Rob Lucci who had just awakened from his nap, suddenly sharpened his sleepy eyes.

The flames raged around Yang Ming’s feet, and he raised his sword while pointing it directly at Jabra.

“Rob Lucci, do you want to dance too?”