One Piece Thundergod Marine

Rowen had vaguely sensed Kuma's predicament. After all, the Paw-Paw Fruit's repelling ability was incredibly unreasonable. Rowen had already prepared for the possibility of being repelled, but that situation didn't occur.

"In that case...!"

*Clang!*

With a powerful elbow strike, Rowen knocked aside the paw blocking in front of him and stepped forward, launching a direct punch.

*Boom!*

Kuma crossed his arms, bracing his left hand against the back of his right hand, and pushed outward with a sudden force. The unimaginable counterforce shot through his fingers, transmitting pain throughout his body. 

The Haki entwined on Rowen's body prevented him from using elementalization to avoid the blow. Taken by surprise, he staggered and was pushed back.

Though a single palm wasn't enough to counter Rowen's thunderous cannon punch, the combined power of both palms was still formidable.

"Great opportunity!"

Seeing Rowen being repelled, Kuma steadied his focus and followed up with a palm strike.

**Bear Palm Impact!**

Unlike the regular pressure cannon, this technique compressed large-scale air pressure into a compact mass and then released it all at once, creating a massive shockwave. The destructive force was enormous.

Rowen, unable to stabilize himself, could only watch as Kuma pushed the glowing white energy ball, no larger than his fist, right in front of him before...

*BOOM!*

The massive explosion made the entire G-10 fortress tremble violently, the ground beneath them turning soft as dough, making it impossible to stand steady.

*Sh-sh-sh...*

Tons of debris flew a hundred meters into the air, raining down like a storm.

The shockwave swept across the battlefield, and even though the Marine soldiers thought they had retreated far enough, they were still knocked down in unison. The terrifying force was so strong it uprooted trees, and several battleships docked in the harbor overturned and sank, shredded to pieces by the sea.

"Hey, what the heck was that?" Zoro jammed his weapon into the ground, struggling to withstand the force. He was pushed back ten meters before finally coming to a halt. With a shocked expression, he looked up.

"Is this really something humans can do?!"

Something so destructive— could it really be the result of human power?!

"I already told you, your understanding of strength is laughable..."

*Swish!*

While Zoro was momentarily stunned, Dante's cold, sharp voice rang out, and a sword sliced through the air.

*Splat...!*

A gleaming silver blade pierced Zoro's shoulder. Had he not instinctively dodged, the sword would have skewered his heart.

"No, I've already figured that out."

To Dante's surprise, Zoro remained calm. He stepped back, pulling the sword from his shoulder, which caused a burst of blood.

Groaning as he clutched his wound, Zoro panted heavily but smiled.

"That's why I refuse to die here!"

"The sea... it's too intoxicating!"

...

The explosion had collapsed and cratered a corner of the G-10 fortress, leaving an ugly, charred gash in the previously pristine white walls. 

Fortunately, thanks to the help of Gan Fall in the past, the fortress had been built mostly using Island Cloud mixed with "PYROBROIN" particles. This seawater-hardened substance had enough tenacity to prevent the entire fortress from collapsing on the spot.

Kuma crossed his arms in front of him, panting slightly as he looked at the dust-covered battlefield.

Even for that undying monster, this hit surely wouldn't be easy to withstand... right?

The **Bear Palm Impact** was a compressed version of the pressure cannon, and the more compressed the air, the more devastating the explosion. To deal with Rowen, Kuma had gone all out, compressing the air to its limit to trigger the explosion.

Under such immense power, the shockwave could crush and shred solid steel. Against a human body, it would surely reduce anyone to minced meat—except perhaps Kaido.

Wait!

Minced meat?!

Suddenly, Kuma's pupils shrank.

A flash of electricity shot forward, and in the blink of an eye, it was right in front of him. Instinctively, Kuma tried to repel it with his palm, but just then, the straight-moving bolt of lightning suddenly veered sideways.

*Squelch...!*

A sickening, sticky sound echoed as the thunder halberd sliced through Kuma's thick elbow joint, entering at the gap between the bones. Bone fragments and chunks of flesh flew as the halberd emerged from the other side.

"It seems you forgot to infuse Busoshoku Haki (Armament Haki) into that shockwave, Bartholomew San."

As blood splattered, the tall figure draped in a Justice cloak slowly materialized. Rowen, standing with one foot on Kuma's arm, smirked coldly.

"That was a fatal mistake!"

Facing a Logia user like Rowen, launching a ranged attack without Armament Haki or an elemental advantage was indeed a deadly error.

With that, Rowen raised his arm and slashed down with the halberd. At the same time, he kicked off from Kuma's arm, using the momentum to slice downward with full force.

*Slash!*

"Ugh!!"

Kuma stifled a groan as his nearly seven-meter-tall body lost its balance and fell backward.

Landing on the ground, Rowen grabbed Kuma's severed arm in his right hand while holding the halberd in his left.

"Here, take it back!"

**Human Artillery: Severed Hand Version!**

A bright, electric blue halo appeared around the arm as lightning crackled, forming a vortex of energy around Rowen's hand. Aiming the severed arm at Kuma, Rowen shouted and fired.

*BOOM!*

At point-blank range, the **Super Electromagnetic Cannon** was impossible to avoid. A flash of blue light shot through the air, smashing into Kuma's chest, crushing his ribs.

At the same time, the severed arm exploded under the pressure, splattering blood all over Kuma's face.

That's right, he literally smeared Kuma's face with his own blood.

With his eyes blurred by blood, Kuma's situation became even more dire than the pain of losing an arm.

Momentarily disoriented, Kuma lost track of Rowen. His mind went blank, and the intense tremors made him cough up blood as he was sent flying.

"Anti-Manner Kick Course... just kidding."

With a casual joke, Rowen kicked Kuma high into the air and then turned around with a dramatic swirl of his Justice cloak.

*Ding Ding Ding!*

A pile of coins scattered across the ground, forming a line in front of him.

**Electromagnetic Buckshot!**

Rowen's hands moved so quickly they were almost invisible. In an instant, the coins crackled with lightning, launching into the air like shooting stars.

*Bam! Bam! Bam!*

A series of sharp impacts rang out, tearing through Kuma's body like a ragdoll as metal parts and blood splattered everywhere.

"Meteor Spears!"

Raising his hand, Rowen muttered softly.

*Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!*

Instantly, the sky filled with a barrage of meteor spears, casting a terrifying, suffocating aura over the battlefield. All eyes were drawn to the sight.

"Shoot him down! Gungnir!"

*Shwish...*

*Shwish! Shwish! Shwish!*

Countless meteor guns pierced Kuma's body, lifting him higher and higher until he disappeared into the sky, pinned by what appeared to be a white pillar of light.

"This is bad!!!"

In the distance, Luffy was shocked, rushing forward... although he didn't know what he could do.

But just as he moved, there was a *boom*.

Everything went silent.

A bright sun-like object appeared in the sky, illuminating every corner of the G-10 fortress.

Then...

*BOOM!*

Every fragile glass object in the massive G-10 fortress shattered instantly, as a terrifying shockwave swept across the ground, flattening the sea as though an invisible hand had pressed down on it, making it immobile.

Having done all this, Rowen silently turned away from the "sun," shielding his eyes from the intense light. With a twirl, he rested the thunder halberd on his back.

(Chapter End)

You can read ahead up to 90 chapters on my patreon and I've also activated (date to date) subscription model on my patreon https://www.patreon.com/darkshadow6395