Chapter 042

Grimmjow narrowed his eyes at Ulquiorra being led by Luke away from the Little Garden as he chuckled.

"You all sure are funny. My partner is way stronger than me and yet some nobody send himself to hell."

RUMMMBLE!!! BOOOOM!!

Grimmjow was surprised as he dodged away. His previous position formed a huge crater from the strike of thunder. He noticed Nami was staring at him with full of hatred.

"Worry about yourself.. Because I will turn you into dust over and over again!" Lightning dances around Nami as if she became like a enraged female war god.

"Ho? A lightning based Devil Fruit Holder?" Grimmjow narrowed his eyes. He didn't expect some nobodies could actually possess such a rare power.

"Hmph!!"

ZINGG!!! BOOOOOOOM!!!

Grimmjow dodged again as the earth split in his previous direction.

Johnny removed his sword that got stucked on a massively splitted earth as he also glared at Grimmjow.

"Exploding Star!! 100 times!!" Usopp shouted as he fired a shot.

Before Grimmjow could compose himself, a giant looming shadow approaching his direction.

BOOOOOOOOM!!!!

The whole island trembled from the explosion that causes a huge cloud of mushroom.

Grimmjow walked out of the dust as his clothes were in a sorry state. His sneering face eased up as he laughed out loud while taking out his sword,

"Hahaha!! Fantastic!! Truly unexpected!! Now this is the main event I want!!"

"Everyone! Be careful!" Luffy activated his second gear. He was staring at Grimmjow with dead serious look on his face.

Meanwhile, Dorry and Broggy distanced themselves carrying the four unconscious Baroque Work agents. They were surprised that their human friends turned out to be powerful individuals.

Zoro managed to coat his sword with Haki. Albeit unstable, he wasn't planning to be the burden of the fight.

Luffy coated his fists with Haki as he flashed before Grimmjow.

"Gomu Gomu no.. Pistol!"

BOOOOM!!

Grimmjow blocked the punch with his sword as his face twitched how heavy it was. He wanted to counter when thunder strucked both of them.

BOOOOOM!! CRACCKLE!!

Booom!! Boooom!! Booom!!! Booom!!!

Luffy knew he wasn't affected by the lightning as he continued his barrage of punches.

Nami and Luffy's combo formed a terrifying synergy that made Grimmjow on a passive state.

"Screw you!!" Grimmjow formed a red energy ball on his hand as he direct a Cero on Luffy's face.

"UAH!!" Luffy got hurled back by a massive ray of energy.

"Santoryu.. ONIGIRI!!" Zoro appeared beside Grimmjow and issued a sneak attack.

Grimmjow, who was unprepared could only block the incoming sword attack with his body.

ZINNG!!! BOOOOM!!!

"KGH!" Grimmjow felt a sting from his side as Zoro's attack managed to grazed his body.

When the Strawhats formed a combo, the enemy will surely suffer by it.

Luffy stood back up as the Strawhats lined up to face Grimmjow.

"Tch! I'm getting underestimated huh.." Grimmjow muttered while glaring at his enemy. He then leaned forward as he scratched his sword.

"GROWL!! PANTERA!!"

His body then fully covered with cloud of dust.

BOOOOOOOM!!!

"What was that?!" Usopp was puzzled at the explosion as he became vigilant.

"Nami! Watch out!!" Luffy warned Nami but he was late.

Nami was sliced into three parts as if she was clawed by a giant cat. The three air blades continued as it sliced a nearby fairly sized volcano cleanly in three parts causing a large explosion.

"NAMI!!" Everyone shouted simultaneously. Their hearts skipped a beat seeing Nami died.

"I'm fine! Be careful!" Nami connected herself again as she also felt a terror from that attack. She thought she was a goner by that fatal attack. Fortunately, her body was made out of lightning from being a Logia Devil Fruit Holder.

Everyone heaved a sigh of relief. They now utilized their Observation Haki to the fullest to prevent such a thing happening again. However, they were surprised that their enemy's air blades can actually slice a mountain easily.

Grimmjow showed himself to the Strawhats. He was covered by exoskeletal bones and his legs became the hind legs that of a panther.

"He...! Is he a Zoan Fruit Holder?!" Usopp got alarmed as he took a few steps back in fear. He recalled about Zoan user's description lies within durability and toughness.

"Whatever he is, we'll defeat him!" Luffy flashed before Grimmjow. However, he was shocked that no one was in front of him. He commented in surprise,

"He's fast!"

BOOOOOM!!

"AHHH!!" Zoro barely put up a guard as he got sent into the depths of the jungle.

"Bastard!!" Johnny was mad as he jumped to punch the enemy. However, before he could even jump, he was kicked in the stomach so hard that a few ribs cracked.

"UGGGH!!" Johnny vomited blood as he also got flung into an opposite direction from Zoro.

"Johnny!! Zoro!!" Luffy pushed his limits as he tried to catch up with Grimmjow. However, the man was just too fast even when he's using second gear.

Grimmjow showed a sneering face as he ignored Luffy. He was eyeing Usopp with killing intent written on his face.

Usopp almost shit his pants by the stare as he rummaged his bag. He then tossed a grey looking marble in the air.

"1-100 times!! Smoke Screen Star!!"

PUFF!! BOOOOOM!!!

Almost immediately, the whole island was covered by dense smoke.

Due to not having any form of Haki, Grimmjow growled with annoyance while hightening his natural predatory instinct.

Nami's eyes lit up as she concentrated her next barrage of attack.

Usopp also silently retreated as he fully utilized his Observation Haki. He will be waiting for a perfect opportunity to fire a sneak attack.

Luffy also took a deep breath as he pumped his Haki coated arm with air.

"Childish!!" Grimmjow swiped the air with his hand and a large portion of the Island instantly cleared. However, Usopp enforced the fog by throwing another Smoke Screen Star.

Having no other choice, Grimmjow roamed randomly to find any prey.

RUUUMMMMBLE!!! BOOOOOOM!! BOOOOM!!! BOOOOOM!!!

Nami spammed countless thunder strikes to Grimmjow. It was a perfect battlefield for her as she can easily detect the enemy.

Grimmjow kept on dodging every time a thunder almost hit him. With the thunder coming from the sky, his mobility got affected.

Grimmjow doesn't have anything to counter on a Logia Devil Fruit Holder. Therefore, Nami was free to do what she wants in front of her enemy.

Nami created a floating blue egg as she threw it right above Grimmjow in the distance.

"Thunder Seed! Lightning Pillar!"

RUUUUMBLE!! BOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!

The egg suddenly cracked and it created a thirty-meter wide massive pillar of lightning targeting Grimmjow.

Grimmjow felt threatened by this immense light coming towards him as he instinctively moved.

Kachack!! BOOOOM!!!

However before he could move, he was pinned by Luffy's punch of 4th Gear, Snake Man form.

BOOOOOOOOOOM!!! RUMMMBLE!!!

Nami's Lightning Pillar slammed on the men that caused a strong earthquake on the island.

Grimmjow didn't expect this outcome at all. He just thought that these newbie pirates were mediocre that he can easily kill.

Luffy stared at Grimmjow with determination. He has a limited time for his 4th Gear so he will use it to the fullest. Plus, he can barely coat his arm with Color of Arms, adding to the destructive attributes of his Snake Man form that only relies on speed.

SWISSSSHH!!

Grimmjow sneered as he dashed forward while swiping his claws. He's now getting affected from the combinations of Luffy and Nami.

RUMMMMBLE!! ZIIING!

Countless trees fell that were sliced by invisible air blades.

Luffy simply blocked the air blades with his arm as it did not affect him that much. Color of Arms can neutralize any form of attack, making those attacks ineffective.

Kachack!! BOOOOM!!

Grimmjow was surprised as he started to fight back.

CRACKK!! BOOOOM!!

His tough exoskeletal claws cracked much to his surprise. His enemy's punch was so heavy that it causes internal destruction on his body armor.

"Hmph!"

He dashed at lightning speed towards Luffy to make a one on one brawl. However, even if he's winning on the brawl, there are sneak attacks that slowed him down like Nami's thunder strikes and Usopp's 100 times speed bullets.

...

Meanwhile Luke found an inhabited island within calm belt. He was staring at Ulquiorra who seems very calm.

"I heard you are targeting our captain. May I know the reason why?" Luke asked calmly. He didn't know if he can actually match this man in front of him. Still, he won't easily give his life away just like that.

"Why bother when you already know the outcome of your fate?" Ulquiorra replied.

Luke raised a brow. From what he knew, this man shouldn't exist in mortal's perspective. But for some reason, they looked like humans with tangible bodies and he found it interesting. He will probably not be surprised if the boss of this man in front of him should be that terrifying person.

"My fate? Heh.. Your arrogance knows no bounds for sure, Ulquiorra Cifer" Luke chuckled as he narrowed his eyes dangerously.

Ulquiorra's eyes flickered in surprise before returning to normal.

"How do you know my name?

"Why bother when you already know the outcome of your fate?" Luke calmly replied.

"Fair enough." Ulquiorra took out his sword.

Luke also prepared as he coated his fists with Color of Arms. He then dashed upwards preparing for a punch.

CRAAACKLE!!! RUUMMMMBLE!!!

"Galaxy Impact!"