Chapter 1341 - 52: Astonishment

Chapter 1341: Chapter 52: Astonishment

Su Xiao set the Demonic Hunt Time to activation-ready status. It can last for 100 seconds. Given the current situation, each second of Demonic Hunt Time is precious, so he didn’t hastily activate it.

Su Xiao stopped advancing forward. Kizaru blocked the way ahead, and without dealing with him, breaking through would be meaningless.

Kizaru’s Flashing Fruit allows him to move in a straight line at nearly light speed. According to Su Xiao’s observation, when Kizaru moves at light speed, he must maintain elementalization. At such a speed, not only Kizaru, but even Kaido’s physical strength may not endure it.

"Long time no see, Bai Ye little brother."

Kizaru’s tone was somewhat sarcastic. People unfamiliar with him might think he was mocking, but that’s just his usual manner of speaking.

As Kizaru finished speaking, the piercing sound of breaking void swept in, and a figure appeared behind Su Xiao—it was Garp, covered in blood.

Gululu...

Colorful soap bubbles floated towards, as a female Navy officer, at least 70 years old, approached slowly. Her speed wasn’t fast, but Su Xiao would rather break through in Kizaru’s direction than approach those soap bubbles. This elderly female Navy officer is named Crane, known as General Crane among the pirates.

General Crane had some ’history’ with Doflamingo. Before becoming a Seven Warlord, Doflamingo was almost chased madly across the world by General Crane, and his name caused shivers among pirates.

With Kizaru in front, Garp on the side and back, and General Crane on another side, the trio surrounded Su Xiao.

"Bai Ye, you can’t escape anymore."

Garp spoke, his tone harsh.

"Garp, don’t be careless. These personnel are very dangerous. Remember the last time Vega Punk clashed with the World Government?"

General Crane whispered, and Garp said nothing.

General Crane is 74, Garp 78, Kizaru 56; by any measure, they are a ’sunset red’ combo.

Don’t underestimate this ’sunset red’ combo. All three are extremely fierce. This isn’t the assembly for capturing great pirates anymore but for capturing a Four Emperor.

Su Xiao’s gaze scanned the surrounding trio. He doesn’t know much about General Crane’s details, but her Devil Fruit abilities are quite strange.

Kizaru, an old acquaintance of Su Xiao—his relationship with Kizaru is decent; they often fish together at Experimental Island. Kizaru can be considered the most laid-back admiral by far.

But given the current circumstances, it’s obviously not the time for personal relations. Kizaru absolutely wouldn’t hold back.

As for Garp, that punch he threw left a deep impression on Su Xiao. If not for the energy shield layer blocking the punch, Su Xiao wouldn’t be as relaxed now.

Garp doesn’t have any special ability; he hasn’t even consumed a Devil Fruit. His combat purely relies on taijutsu, but his sheer speed + power, combined with nearly top-level Armament Haki, makes his combat strength extremely formidable.

An Apollo appeared in Su Xiao’s hand and activated, seeing this Apollo, Kizaru’s hands flashed and he prepared to advance towards Su Xiao at any moment.

Blue Steel Shadow Energy clung to Dragon Slash. After battling Katakuri, Su Xiao certainly wouldn’t shy away from Natural Devil Fruit users; his Blue Steel Shadow Energy has a more noticeable effect against Devil Fruit Users than Armament Haki.

"Mr. Garp, Ms. Crane, you two take a step back."

Kizaru extended his hands to either side, a long sword formed from yellow photons appeared. This sword was over two meters long and named Celestial Cloud Sword. Though formed by Devil Fruit abilities, it’s extremely sharp, with high-speed vibrating light particles on the sword’s edge that would make this Celestial Cloud Sword cut iron like mud.

Garp and General Crane immediately stepped back, ordering the surrounding Navy to retreat 300 meters away, out of Apollo’s blast range.

The strengths of Garp and General Crane are indeed formidable, but they can only withstand Apollo physically. Kizaru differs; after Apollo detonates, he simply needs to elementalize since Apollo’s heat hasn’t reached the level to incinerate photons.

"Bai Ye, if the Apollo in your hand explodes, the first to die will definitely be yourself."

Kizaru approached Su Xiao with the Celestial Cloud Sword, Su Xiao made no response; he was weighing one thing: activating Demonic Hunt Time—can it successfully escape Dressrosa?

If it were only Garp and General Crane, Su Xiao would have long activated Demonic Hunt Time to fight these people directly. But with Kizaru added, the situation changes.

It’s not that Kizaru is stronger than Garp; it’s the speed of Kizaru that’s too fast. Escaping at light speed has negligible success chances.

Activating Demonic Hunt Time, Su Xiao could use Dragon Shadow Flash at most 6 to 7 times consecutively, after which his body needs a brief rest for about 1 to 2 seconds.

This means Su Xiao can move a maximum of 70 meters instantly and then reveal himself for 1 to 2 seconds, and this process can’t continue indefinitely—the burden on his body going through Penetration Space is too great. This was originally not an escape skill but used for killing or evading crucial situations.

Surrounding not only Kizaru, Garp, and General Crane but also nearly a thousand Navy troops; they’ve encircled King’s Highland entirely, and Garp’s deputy commands these people.

Seeing Kizaru at that moment, Su Xiao actually knew he couldn’t escape, but fortunately the situation isn’t entirely desperate—Bu Bu Wang has been observing the surroundings, while A Mu awaits orders by the sea.

Plus, from start to finish, the Navy has always aimed for capture alive. Don’t think capturing alive means sparing; capturing alive is the command from above. Those lower-tier Navy aren’t entirely following orders—their lead bullets mostly aim for Su Xiao’s head.

Su Xiao suddenly ceased activating Apollo; his windbreaker, arm armor, and other equipment quickly vanished, and ultimately Dragon Slash vanished as well—he stored all equipment in Storage Space, including the previously activated Apollo.

Kizaru, who was already ready for a brawl with Su Xiao, showed slight confusion, unclear of Su Xiao’s tricks.

Su Xiao glanced at Dragon Shadow Flash’s cooldown time; in about a minute, he could use Dragon Shadow Flash. If the plan fails, he can quickly equip himself again and use Demonic Hunt Time + Dragon Shadow Flash to distance, recovering combat strength in a short time.

Su Xiao raised his hand slowly. Kizaru also thought of something then, and his previously carefree demeanor vanished.

"I surrender."

Su Xiao announced to Kizaru, speaking words that left Garp and General Crane bewildered.

"This guy... surrendered?"

Garp seemed taken aback; given Su Xiao’s ferocious nature, Garp had never thought Su Xiao would voluntarily give up resisting.

Is that really the case? Of course not—Bu Bu Wang is just a hundred meters away, and the best news is nobody noticed Bu Bu Wang blending into the environment.

If it were Sakazuki or the CP Department who came, Su Xiao wouldn’t even consider the current plan, let alone the World Government still wanting to capture him alive. That leaves only one possibility: the World Government wants Apollo or seeks to grasp how Apollo is made.

On land, Su Xiao certainly couldn’t escape Kizaru’s pursuit, but at sea? If Garp and others plan to escort Su Xiao to Mary Goya or Impel Down, it would surely be via sea route—giving Su Xiao the opportunity to get away.

Instead of wasting escape chances on land, Su Xiao would rather attempt to escape at sea. Among the three, only Garp isn’t a Devil Fruit User. Moreover, in sea water, Garp’s speed advantage wouldn’t be as prominent, at least not to the level where intuition abilities can’t capture.

If Su Xiao continued fighting the trio, there’s a 99% chance he’d be beaten half to death—completely losing any chance of escape. Saving strength, blended-in Bu Bu Wang could definitely create an opportunity for Su Xiao.

Kizaru’s brow furrowed as he hesitated whether to first give Su Xiao a beating, exhausting some of Su Xiao’s stamina. But considering personal ties, it didn’t seem appropriate.

Whoosh~

Kizaru transformed into light particles, appearing right in front of Su Xiao in an instant.

"Light Speed Kick, you seem yet to experience it."

Bang! Su Xiao flew backwards, fine cracks emerged on the energy shield on his abdomen.

Just as Su Xiao landed, dozens of Navy troops rushed forward with handcuffs, shackles, iron chains, any capture tools they carried, warmly attaching them onto Su Xiao.