"Cut the crap!!!" Eneru's furious roar ripped through the sky, his Thunder God form like the embodiment of divine punishment.
He threw a punch, and violent lightning poured out like a breaching flood!
The entire sky was swallowed by blinding blue-white light, and the air twisted and evaporated in the high heat.
"Boom!" Where the lightning passed, the ground cracked, rocks instantly vaporized, and dazzling plasma swept everything like a giant wave!
However.
"Just right... five seconds left." Gern's voice came clearly through the thunder's roar.
The next second, his figure vanished.
Not that kind of extremely fast movement!
But a true disappearance!
"Buzz!!" Quake Flash activated, and Gern's figure moved through the lightning like an illusion.
Every molecular-level flicker was precisely timed to fit between the gaps in the lightning, as if he had already predicted all attack trajectories!
Eneru's pupils suddenly constricted.
"Your lightning is strong..." Gern's voice shifted from left to right, like a whisper of death, "But if it can't hit, it's meaningless."
"Your Observation Haki talent is strong..." Another Quake Flash, lightning brushed past his clothes, but failed to leave even a scorch mark, "But you haven't focused on developing it."
"You call yourself 'God'..." Gern's figure suddenly appeared directly in front of Eneru, their gazes meeting in a thousandth of a second, "Yet you don't even understand the most basic combat techniques."
Every word was like a heavy hammer, smashing fiercely into Eneru's heart!
"Enough!!!!" Eneru completely went berserk, his Thunder God form expanding wildly, endless lightning erupting from his body.
The entire Birka trembled under his fury, clouds were torn apart, and the atmosphere wailed!
"I am God!!"
"Gods cannot fight like mortals!!!"
"Is that so?" Gern's figure was suddenly within arm's reach.
Eneru was stunned.
When?!
Before he could react, Gern was already in front of him, his right fist drawn back to his waist, gathering power, a vibrating vortex condensing at his fist.
"Time's up."
"So now, it's my turn." As he spoke, his fist, wrapped in Armament Haki, shot out in a straight punch.
"Black Tremor: Star Piercer."
At that instant, Eneru's Thunder God form shattered like glass!
"Cough ah!!!" His eyes bulged, blood gushed from his mouth, and the air behind him was blasted into a visible vacuum layer by the shockwave.
Then his body flew backward like a broken kite, but Gern grabbed his shoulder in mid-air.
"Do you know why I came to you to join me, Eneru?"
Eneru's vision was blurry, his ears constantly ringing, but he still heard Gern's voice.
"Why...?"
Gern's lips curled slightly.
"Because I need a God."
"I will grant you... the Justice of God."
"The Justice of... God..." Eneru's consciousness gradually dispersed, his body slipping from Gern's hand, falling to the ground like a meteor.
But Eneru didn't faint.
He just lay there in the ruins, his gaze fixed on the figure in the sky.
The oppression of Haoshoku...
The destructive power of Armament Haki...
And that kind of... all-seeing Observation Haki...
Gern had already shown him what true power was.
Even, at the moment of the Haoshoku impact, he had also awakened...
But the arrogance of "God" prevented him from bowing his head.
That's why he challenged again.
And now....
Eneru slowly raised his trembling hand, looking at Gern above in the sky.
"Heh... Heheheh..." Eneru laughed, he was convinced.
"So that's how it is..."
What he needed... was precisely this power.
Because,
God, should be omnipotent.
........
"It seems you already know what you want."
Gern's figure descended silently, looking down at Eneru lying on the ground.
And this young "God" slowly raised his head, a nearly insane smile pulling at his lips.
"Tell me... what is the Justice of God?"
"All mortals should submit to God; dissenters are evil, and destruction is the only salvation."
"Those who question God are blasphemers and shall be struck by lightning."
"Those who cannot withstand God's trial should not exist in the first place."
Gern would not say anything else, nor would he use those hypocritical "theories of justice" to twist Eneru's will.
Because it was precisely this extreme and pure divine madness that he needed!
The "Justice of God" that Eneru would execute would be the most extreme variant of "Justice" under Gern's command.
It would completely beautify violence into a divine judgment.
Therefore, Eneru's joining would not strengthen the Marine; instead, it would tear apart its hypocritical "Justice" facade, exposing the essence of "power is truth."
Or rather, compared to Akainu's "Absolute Justice,"
Eneru's "Justice of God" differs only in that
Akainu still considers himself a "tool of the world," while Eneru directly states, "The world is my tool."
It is this extreme divine arrogance that disdains even hypocrisy! That is what Gern's current subordinates need most!
Because in a team, there always needs to be someone who accepts no threats from any force, claims to be supreme, and looks down on everything.
A spear that regards any rules and threats as blasphemy!
And this strongest spear is... God Eneru!!!
"Hahahaha!!!" Eneru's wild laughter echoed through the clouds, lightning surging around him.
He had thought Gern would be like those mortals, binding him with hypocritical "reasons," demanding him to restrain his so-called "divine nature."
But he didn't expect this man to be even more charismatic and courageous than he imagined!
"Can I really do that?!" Eneru's eyes were hot and crazed, "Because if I truly become that powerful...
I will destroy even you!
Then I will rule the Blue Sea alone! I will make the entire world submit under the 'God's' lightning!!!"
"Heh heh." Gern's lips curved slightly, his gaze calm.
"If 'Justice' only needs power to endorse it..." His voice was deep, yet carried an undeniable authority.
"Then, what's wrong with you, stronger than I, crowning yourself God?"
"After all, on that great sea..." He tilted his head slightly, the morning light casting a cold, sharp line on his profile.
"The clash between absolute powers has always existed, never ceased.
And all rules should inherently be written by the 'strongest'!!" As his voice fell, Gern turned and departed.
Libo, Snake Princess, and Tesoro followed closely behind.
The morning light, like gauze, stretched their silhouettes, as if plating them with a golden outline.
Eneru slowly stood up from the ground, narrowing his eyes, staring at Gern's retreating back, then suddenly grinned and shouted loudly,
"Hey! Gern!"
Gern paused his steps slightly.
"When we go to the Blue Sea, will there be enough apples?!"
Gern didn't turn back, he just reached into his embrace, pulled out a bright red apple, and casually tossed it backward.
The apple traced a graceful arc, Eneru raised his hand to catch it, and looked down.
"What do you think?" Gern's voice came with the wind, carrying a hint of a smile.
"Hahaha!!!" Eneru laughed loudly, his golden staff on his shoulder, and stepped to follow.
Lightning spread beneath his feet, as if paving a divine path to the mortal world.
"Then let the Blue Sea... properly welcome the arrival of 'God'!!!"