Super Card System
Chapter 460: Ian Teaches a Lesson

“Damn! Feels great!”

When his punch landed solidly, Ian couldn’t help but cheer for himself.

Due to his expertise in using swords, Ian rarely resorted to using his fists to settle matters during combat. But this time, well, Enel’s position was just perfect! Even Ian couldn’t resist using his fist. The feeling of punching someone directly in the face sometimes felt even more satisfying than cutting them with a sword.

Enel was struck directly in the nasal bone by Ian’s punch, causing him to fall backward and blood to spray into the air.

He was completely stunned by Ian’s punch, feeling as if he had been struck by “lightning”. It was nothing like he had envisioned, where Ian’s fist would seemingly pass through his ethereal form. Instead, he, the almighty god, found himself bleeding from the nose, courtesy of a mere mortal’s blow!?

Ian’s punch was powerful, causing Enel’s nasal bone to collapse, and the impact sent him crashing into the ground, rolling a considerable distance before finally coming to a stop.

The pirate hiding behind a big tree, witnessing this scene, was shocked beyond words!

Having been imprisoned on this sky island for years, he knew very well how powerful the “god” Enel was. So when Enel suddenly appeared just now, he thought he was doomed and quickly hid, hoping that this person who saved him could buy him some time.

However, the development of the situation completely exceeded his expectations. Instead of dominating, the “god” Enel was being suppressed in every way possible, and now he was even punched and sent flying by his savior.

This… Could it be that the person in front of him was even more powerful than a god!?

For a moment, the pirate’s once-clouded future suddenly shimmered with newfound hope…

Enel climbed up from the ground, shook his head slightly, and regained his senses. His face wore an expression of disbelief as he reached out, wiping the blood trickling down his nose with a trembling hand, and his gaze fixated on the crimson stain.

“You… you!” Enel, at this moment, finally felt a hint of fear, pointing at Ian and said, “How could you possibly hit my divine body!?”

“Hehe! Guess!” Ian clenched his fist, and his joints made a cracking sound filling the air. He was quite satisfied with his punch just now.

“Impossible!” Enel gritted his teeth and said, “I am a god! No one can defeat me. I shall kill you and teach you the dire consequences of defying divine authority!”

Ian let out a resigned sigh, realizing that this guy’s Chūnibyō syndrome was quite serious. Even in this situation, he still believed he was a god?

Unable to resist the temptation, Ian beckoned to Enel with a curl of his finger and said, “Come, come, let me show you what it means to be human!”

Hmm… that line had a nice ring to it…

Ian’s taunting expression successfully ignited Enel’s fury. With a swift motion, Enel swung his golden staff and gripped it with both hands, assuming a defensive stance.

Seeing Enel wielding his weapon, Ian naturally drew his Senbonzakura blade. In the next second, their figures clashed head-on.

Clang! A deafening sound rang out, freezing the scene. One could see Enel’s golden staff and Ian’s black blade colliding. Enel clenched his teeth in frustration, while Ian wore a smile on his face.

Enel possessed a modicum of battle acumen. When he realized that his prideful Devil Fruit powers were ineffective against Ian, he understood that he would have to rely on martial arts for battle.

It had to be said that in this moment, Enel finally grasped the elusive key to challenging Ian’s might.

His thunderous power was indeed formidable, but no matter how powerful it was, it had no effect on Ian, who could control lightning. On the contrary, if Enel used martial arts in combat, his ability to teleport at lightning speed would pose a headache for Ian.

Enel’s teleportation was more ferocious than Kizaru’s Light Fruit’s light-speed movement!

Why? Because Kizaru’s light-speed movement could only be conducted in a straight line. Ian discovered this during their battle against each other. When he moved in irregular directions, Kizaru’s light-speed movement couldn’t necessarily catch up to him.

However, Enel’s thunder-based teleportation was different. He didn’t follow the rules of light propagation in a straight line; he could teleport wherever he desired.

Especially when there were conductive materials nearby, he could even merge with them and move within.

The two engaged in dozens of lightning-fast clashes, with Enel taking the offensive and Ian defending. Gradually, Enel sensed the changing rhythm of the battle and realized that his attacks had gained an upper hand.

“Hmph!” Enel couldn’t help but reveal a smile on his face. As he continued to clash with Ian, he spoke, “I see it now. You can’t keep up with my speed!”

“Is that so?” Ian replied and swung his sword casually.

Enel raised his golden staff, preparing to block the attack just like before. However, at that moment, black flames suddenly surged from Ian’s blade. Combined with the Haki coating on the blade, it effortlessly sliced through Enel’s golden staff as if cutting through butter.

With the staff broken, it was unable to withstand the blade. If Enel hadn’t been holding the staff with both hands, leaving some distance between the staff and his chest, Ian’s strike would have cleaved him in half!

Even so, Ian’s blade grazed Enel’s chest, leaving behind a massive wound that cut deep into the bone.

Enel let out a miserable scream and transformed into lightning, moving far away from Ian in an instant. Only then did he gaze at the wound on his chest.

No blood flowed from the wound because the flames on the Hellfire Sword had already seared it shut at the moment of impact. It served as a means to stop the bleeding, but this strike still dealt a heavy blow to Enel.

Enel possessed cunning on the battlefield, and so did Ian. He knew very well that he couldn’t keep up with Enel’s teleportation speed. Hence, he played an unexpected move.

Enel had no knowledge of Ian’s ability to infuse flames onto his sword. Thus, Ian’s attack caught him off guard. Honestly, if he had evaded every one of Ian’s attacks, Ian wouldn’t have been able to harm him. However, Enel chose to block Ian’s sword, and that was his own fault…

In fact, if Ian had followed up with a Flying Slash while injuring Enel, he could have easily killed him. But Ian chose not to take that path.

The Goro Goro no Mi, the fearsome Thunder-Thunder Fruit, was an incredibly rare and formidable Logia Devil Fruit. Its power was undeniable. If it weren’t for Ian’s abilities countering Enel’s lightning-based attacks, combined with the dominance of his Haki-infused strength, Ian might have suffered a disastrous defeat at Enel’s hands.

Facing Ian, Enel was destined to taste defeat. However, it was uncertain whether he would face the same fate against others. Truth be told, in Ian’s eyes, if Enel were placed in the Blue Sea, he would easily become one of the Shichibukai, and possibly even rank among the highest. What Ian’s Dragon Hunters Pirate Crew lacked was precisely this caliber of top-tier combat power. Thus, Ian pondered the possibility of recruiting Enel to his side, rather than simply disposing of him.

Originally, since Ian got hold of the Gluttony Fruit after killing Wapol, he thought he should carry another a Fruit and see if defeating Enel would grant him the Goro Goro no Mi. However, the likelihood of such an occurrence was uncertain. The Goro Goro no Mi was already a top-tier Logia Devil Fruit, and there was no telling if the same degradation would occur as it did with the previous Fruit. 

If, in the end, Ian obtained a Devil Fruit like the Eleki Eleki no Mi (Electric-Electric Fruit) or a lesser fruit that merely induced paralysis or electric shocks, it would be of little use.

Therefore, Ian opted to explore the possibility of recruiting Enel. In this matter, he had a greater chance of success.

Enel, in terms of personality, was an egotistical maniac, believing himself to be a god due to his long-lasting invincibility. From a psychological standpoint, individuals like him, once dethroned from their godlike status, would obediently submit. Such people tended to be more superstitious about power. When they realized someone stronger than themselves existed, they experienced a tremendous psychological gap, which in turn bred deep reverence for those surpassing them in strength.

Ian wasn’t certain if Enel would react in the same manner, but he had to give it a try. After all, he held the advantage in this regard—Enel’s lightning could be controlled and manipulated by him. This meant that Enel’s greatest strength became a massive weakness in Ian’s presence.

If he could enlist Enel to his cause, Ian would gain a tremendous ally, and the mere thought of it was delightful.

Hence, now, Ian’s objective was to mercilessly torment Enel, reducing him to tears, rendering him helpless, and making him question his very existence!

And this, my friends, is Ian’s method of “teaching someone a lesson”…

Absolutely flawless!