Chapter 5: Your Death Omen Star is Shining!
"Shouldn't it be my turn!"
Sag moved his arm, and Ennio instantly retreated, disappearing as a blur.
But at that moment, Sag also stomped on the ground, becoming a blur himself, and immediately followed.
*Soru!*
One of the Rokushiki, using the explosive power of rapidly stepping on the ground dozens of times in an instant to propel oneself at high speed, he had naturally learned it by watching!
"Rankyaku!"
Seeing Sag following him, Ennio suppressed the surprise in his heart, jumped up, and kicked several times in succession, creating disorderly slashes from his legs, directly attacking Sag.
This time, Sag didn't dodge at all. He steadied his body and shouted, "Tekkai!"
*Clang clang clang!!*
The slashes tore a few holes in his clothes and left a few white marks on his skin, but then dissipated.
"Tit for tat!"
Sag directly kicked out. "Try mine, Rankyaku: Jūmonji (Cross)!"
*Whoosh!*
A light blue slash in the shape of a cross flew out from Sag's leg, plowing a deep groove in the ground, and heading straight for Ennio.
Using an ultra-high-speed kick to stir up the air and form a slash, the technique was not simple. It wasn't just about speed.
But fortunately, Sag could not only understand it, but he could also use it proficiently!
"Geppo!"
A cross-shaped slash was of course difficult to dodge. Ennio stomped his foot and flew upwards.
"That's exactly what I was waiting for!"
Sag stomped his foot in the air and directly ascended, catching up to Ennio who was jumping in the air, and approaching his chest.
*Geppo!*
Using strong leg strength to stomp on the air, creating a powerful levitating force, like stepping on stairs or bouncing on a spring, allowing one to temporarily fly in the air.
Jumping into the air, his body control was naturally not as flexible as on the ground, and Sag had been waiting for him to use this move for a long time!
"Hokuto..."
Arriving in front of Ennio, Sag puffed out his mouth, exhaling like an air arrow. His hands danced, moving like a peacock spreading its feathers, ultimately transforming into countless fists that struck Ennio.
"Hyakuretsu Ken (Hundred Crack Fist)!"
*Bang bang bang bang!!*
As if hit by a hundred bullets at once, Ennio's body trembled continuously in the air. His obese body was dented by the punches, and the force even made him stagnate in the air for a while before he fell heavily.
*Boom!*
The huge form crashed to the ground, raising a cloud of dust. Sag also bounced in the air for a while before landing naturally.
Hokuto Hyakuretsu Ken, a signature move of the Fist of the North Star, rapidly delivering a hundred punches at extreme speed, hitting the opponent's pressure points. Once all the punches landed, the opponent would explode and die.
But that was Kenshiro's Hyakuretsu Ken, only hitting pressure points, with very little force.
But what Sag obtained was not Kenshiro's cheat, but the entire Fist of the North Star.
The Fist of the North Star also had Raoh's version.
Raoh's Fist of the North Star did not target pressure points, but purely used crushing power to beat people, beating them to pieces.
So in the past when he was training, he would also deliberately increase his strength. In the end, he could not only perfectly execute the Hokuto Hyakuretsu Ken that made people explode, but he could also combine his strength to shatter people!
If nothing unexpected happened...
This place, the East Blue, was a sea of weakness. People on the sea even considered Devil Fruits to be legends.
Sag's martial arts here could be said to be punching the Bandit King and kicking the Near Sea Lord. Ordinary people who got close to him had no other option but death.
But the sea was not like this.
This sea had a very high upper limit. No matter how powerful the assassination fist was, it was still just a martial art.
He wasn't a real native; he knew what powerful things were on the sea.
One of them was Devil Fruits.
Bizarre abilities, and there even existed ability users who could determine life or death with just a close touch.
The Fist of the North Star was an assassination fist that targeted pressure points. As for great strength... people with great strength here were equivalent to having no special characteristics.
Targeting pressure points didn't mean it could target Devil Fruits. Those guys with Devil Fruit abilities even possessed the ability to change the structure of the human body.
The second thing...
*Whoosh!*
The rising dust suddenly contracted, and a foot stepped out heavily from the dust, revealing a bloody body.
That obese body was full of dents and blood. Blood vessels could be clearly seen bursting on his head. The blood flowed into his eyes, into his grinning teeth, making him look extremely hideous.
"Haki..." Sag said solemnly.
Haki was something that could block his pressure point strikes!
Sag didn't know Haki, so he couldn't see Haki, but he could feel that when he used Hyakuretsu Ken, there was an invisible armor that prevented him from hitting Ennio's pressure points.
"Hahahaha!"
Ennio grinned and laughed. "Very impressive! If I hadn't blocked some of it, I would have been beaten to death by you! Kid, is that move an ability?!"
"No... just precise fist techniques."
Sag said in a deep voice, "As for you, Haki... doesn't suit your style. Who exactly are you?"
Sag had researched Haki. After all, since he had come to the sea, he definitely had to research Haki.
It was a potential power that all living beings possessed. Momentum, killing intent, fighting spirit... the manifestation of the will of life could be transformed into Haki.
Of course, that also required a lot of training.
But there was no training method for this thing. It was purely up to oneself.
Sag had once wanted to learn Haki, but he couldn't punch mountains like Garp, and he couldn't find a qualified strong person to train him.
But he knew that Haki was something that people without will could not possess. Even if they once possessed it, if their will diminished, they would lose it, whether it was Kenbunshoku, Busoshoku, or Haoshoku, which required talent...
A king who wanted to get rid of his stepdaughter, consolidate his throne, and continue to enjoy himself, letting bandits run rampant in this country... even if his martial arts hadn't regressed, he shouldn't possess Haki.
"Who am I..."
Ennio's body swayed for a while, then he stood firm, revealing a savage smile: "I am of course the king of the Oykot Kingdom!!"
"Die!"
Suddenly, a woman's voice sounded from the side, and a cold light flew swiftly, rushing straight towards Ennio.
Ennio directly kicked to the side, a Rankyaku, and a light blue slash flew out from his leg.
*Chih!*
A large amount of blood spurted out, splattering on the ground.
*Pa!*
A hand grabbed Lily's neck, easily lifting her up. Behind her, a group of marines were cut in half at the waist.
"Lily!"
Ennio retracted his arm, bringing Lily close to his face, and said fiercely, "Why do you have to stop me? Why don't you run away! You're already a wanted criminal of the sea, and it will get worse! See those dead marines? It was you, you killed them together! Right, Rat!!"
"Yes, yes!"
Captain Rat had already been scared to the point of trembling by this bloody scene. Now, hearing his name, and seeing Ennio's ferocious and terrifying body, he instinctively stood at attention. "Maliciously attacking the marines is a heinous crime. The bounty will definitely be increased!"
"Shameless!"
Lily's eyes were red, and she shouted, "It was clearly you who did it. All of this was done by you, you usurper! So many bandits, you forced them to become bandits!"
"Usurper? Hahahaha, I am the legitimate king. I gave the Celestial Dragons a large amount of Celestial Tribute. They acknowledge me!"
Ennio extended his other hand and stroked Lily's face. "And you... are just a canary in a cage. No one knows your identity. You say you are a princess, the heir to the kingdom, but who will believe it? Who will care? As for those bandits you mentioned..."
*Crack...*
He clenched his five fingers, lifting Lily to a higher position, letting the people nearby who had been attracted by the fight see, and also letting Lily face the direction of the city gate.
"Look, aren't those them?"
In the distance, a large group of figures gradually approached. It was a group of ragged bandits, bound by ropes, being prodded forward by soldiers behind them with guns. Each one was hanging their head in dejection.
There were hundreds of them.
Sag even saw the group of bandits he had immobilized with pressure points earlier.
"What have you done!" Lily shouted.
"You didn't think I'd let you run around, did you? As long as you're still in this country, I'll of course catch you. Now that you've been caught, these wandering bandits will also be put to good use. Selling you is selling, selling them is also selling. Since they have no money to pay, then they'll be exchanged for a sum of money!"
*Boom!*
A bolt of lightning suddenly flashed in the sky, its light illuminating Ennio's blood-stained face, making him look extremely ferocious.
"Listen up, you trash!"
Ennio shouted at the bandits, "You have no more use value. You are no different from waste if you can't pay taxes. I have decided to sell you off to pay off debts. That way, you won't have to pay! Be grateful!!"
The bandits' faces turned pale, and their bodies slumped with Ennio's words.
"I will definitely kill you!" Lily blushed, straining her voice to shout.
"You can try!"
Ennio smiled disdainfully, throwing her in Sag's direction. But Sag... just stepped aside, letting Lily roll a few times on the ground, falling to the ground covered in dirt.
Seeing this scene, Ennio was obviously stunned, and subconsciously asked, "Why didn't you catch her?"
"Why should I catch her?" Sag retorted.
Ennio twitched the corners of his mouth, glanced covertly at Lily, quickly gathered his expression, and became arrogant.
"Next, I'm going to collect more taxes, pay more Celestial Tribute. See those ships docked at the harbor!"
He pointed to the large and small ships docked at the harbor in front. "The Celestial Tribute will fill those ships. When the money is enough, I'm going to become a Celestial Dragon!"
He extended his hand, grabbed at the onlookers, and said excitedly, "You must pay more taxes, and move forward for your king's dream!"
These words made most of the citizens' faces pale, and a commotion gradually began to form.
"Your Majesty, we can't take any more taxes!"
One citizen pleaded, "We're already struggling. If you increase taxes again, we really won't be able to survive!"
"If you can't survive, then go be slaves together!"
Ennio waved his hand. "Seize them! All those who can't pay will go be slaves!"
With one command, the soldiers who had originally been holding the bandits and the soldiers behind Ennio all moved, rushing towards the citizens.
"And you!"
Ennio finally looked at Sag, wiping his blood-stained face. "Offending me, you'll also go be a slave!"
*Whoosh!*
He kicked his feet repeatedly, quickly arriving in front of Sag, and smashed a punch down.
Sag raised an eyebrow, not dodging, and also punched out.
*Bang!!*
Fist against fist, a muffled sound exploded, and a blast of air burst out from the surface of the fists, blowing away the gradually falling drizzle.
Sag didn't retreat. In terms of pure strength, he wasn't inferior to this meatball tank.
And, having Haki didn't matter. This guy...
"Your Death Omen Star is shining!" Sag said coldly.