Chapter 15: Chapter 15 Double Sword Mantis
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Chatted with Bellemare all night long.
The next day, Smoker boarded Garp's ship and embarked on the road to the Navy headquarters.
Then came the boring voyage...
But Smoker wasn't idle either;
As a training madman at Base 161, he still trains non-stop every day.
"4998, 4999, 5000!"
"Phew...over!"
Smoker finished today's boxing training. He took off his clothes and twisted them. Sweat dripped down his face. He tossed them a few times and put them on before turning around and preparing to return to the cabin.
At Base 161, Smoker is an out-and-out training fiend, but on Garp's ship he is not so eye-catching.
Garp can compete with the Roger Pirates, but not alone.
Even though everyone on his ship was nameless except for Bojia, they were all the best among the best.
In addition to their daily tasks, they also spend the rest of their time training every day.
Therefore, although Smoker sweats profusely every day, he is not very conspicuous on this ship.
However, I can't stand the idle Garp.
Garp ate senbei and wandered over like a streetwalker.
"Hey, Smoggy kid, you are very energetic. Do you want to find an opponent to spar?"
Smoker looked back at Garp with a look of disbelief on his face.
Discuss? ?
With you? ?
Are you kidding me? !
Garp walked to the side and sat down, took out the package of senbei and started eating.
"Kid, this is the first time the elite navy expanded class is recruiting students. Although Kuzan recommended you, you only have the qualifications for the assessment, and you are still far from joining!"
After that, he muttered again: "That rigid old man is not easy to fool..."
Smoker nodded, his expression unchanged.
"Thank you for telling me. I also think it would be childish to join just by recommending it!"
Garp grinned: "You kid, you are very confident..."
"Would you like to find an opponent for you to practice with?!!"
It turns out that Garp didn't do it himself, which scared me to death!
Smoker stretched his neck.
"Okay, if you come to me, I won't refuse!"
"Don't you need to take a rest?"
"The pirate won't wait for me to rest."
"Well said!"
There was a hint of appreciation in Garp's eyes.
At this time, many navy came around to watch the excitement.
Garp glanced at him and pointed at someone: "Well said, Mantis, you practice with him!"
"yes!"
A huge man walked out of the crowd.
Smoker glanced at his epaulettes.
Looking at the military rank, this one is a colonel like Kokor, but his aura is completely different.
Garp said with a smile: "Kid, take off that pendant, let me see your true ability!"
Then he warned Mantis: "Remember not to damage the boat, I don't want to listen to Little he's nagging!"
Mantis responded respectfully, "Okay", took off his coat and threw it aside, revealing his granite-like muscles.
The surrounding naval forces gathered around, acting as if they were just watching the fun and not taking it too seriously.
As expected of Garp's crew...
Smoker took off the pendant and touched it with his fists.
"Please advise, Colonel Mantis!"
Smoker was not so arrogant as to look down upon a captain of the Navy.
In the comics, the colonel seems to be nothing special, but in the world, he is already the highest-ranking officer.
If you really want to count,
The colonel is basically targeting 50 million pirates.
The Brigadier will target pirates with a level of 100 million berries.
As for major generals, Drake was the best benchmark. At that time, the bounty was 222 million.
As for the lieutenant general, the gap is too big and it is really difficult to judge.
The weak Lieutenant General Maynard was killed by Bartolomeo, who had a bounty of 150 million berries.
The strong ones are called candidates for generals, and the strongest ones call generals brats...
Mantis nodded at Smoker, touched his fists, rushed in front of Smoker, and punched his chest.
"So fast!"
Smoker was secretly shocked and raised his hand to block his fist.
"The strength is also very strong..."
The surrounding navy were also surprised.
"Is this guy a private?! He actually blocked Colonel Mantis' attack?!"
"This kind of strength is still a private soldier?! Is the threshold for a warrant officer so high?!"
""Damn, luckily I was promoted early..."
Everyone was whispering, and only Garp looked at the hole made by Mantis on the deck with an extremely solemn expression.
Seeing that the attack was blocked, Mantis hooked his hands on Smoker's head and pressed it down, then raised his knees and hit him hard.
Although Smoker blocked it, the force of this attack was too great and he was still hit and staggered.
Mantis took the opportunity to punch Smoker away, making a big hole in the deck.
All the navy: "Beautiful!"
Garp: "Fuck!"
Smoker stood up holding his chest and took a few deep breaths to regain his breath.
Over the years, he has devoted most of his energy to developing defense.
This punch didn't cause any damage, but it felt extra painful because of the Dark Fruit.
But the strongest people on the ship frowned.
Bogart walked up to Garp: "Lieutenant General Garp, Smog's breath..."
"Ah, I feel it."
Garp seems careless, but he is insightful and insightful.
"His aura fluctuated violently, but it did not weaken at all."
"This shows that the blow just now did not hurt him, but it caused him great pain..."
Suddenly, Garp shouted at the two of them: "You two, stop playing with these nonsense and give me your abilities directly!!"
Smoker and Mantis were both shocked and said in unison: "Yes!"
Mantis suddenly activated his abilities, and then his figure skyrocketed, long tentacles sprouted from his head, and his eyes turned into huge compound eyes.
Then the arms became thicker and longer, with jagged saw teeth growing out, like two huge scythes.
At the same time, a carapace appeared on his body, and transparent wings sprouted from his back, and he flew into the air with a slight flutter.
The surrounding navy soldiers shouted excitedly to come on.
"It's appeared! Colonel Mantis's ability is animal type, bug fruit, and mantis form!"
"The power of insects is far greater than that of ordinary animals, and the mantis is second to none!"
"That's right, not only is the speed and strength amazing, but it also has blade attack, carapace defense and flying capabilities. There are simply no blind spots!!"
Garp chuckled.
"Smorg kid, after Mantis uses his abilities, his combat effectiveness is no weaker than that of a major general!"
"If you can't bear it, don't hold on! If you get injured, I'll have a headache, hahahahaha!"
Looking at Garp who sounded nice but actually looked expectant, Smoker was also speechless.
Didn't you let me use my ability? !
It's really not a big deal to watch the fun...
Immediately, he stared at Mantis hovering in the air.
"It's about to happen!"
Mantis shouted loudly and rushed towards Smoker, twice as fast as before. The blade foot slashed at Smoker's neck with a sharp sound.
"So fast! What a cruel attack!!"
Smoker quickly ducked sideways.
The blade foot passed by grazing the scalp, and the powerful force brought out a wind blade, instantly cutting off a section of the ship's sill.
"This power is stronger than Bellmere's wind blade!"
Smoker also counterattacked quickly. He found an opening and punched Mantis in the lower abdomen, knocking him away.
But Mantis turned several times in the air and stabilized his body with a flutter of his wings.
Smoker clenched his numb fists and said with a surprised look on his face: "Armor?!"
"Insects have carapace!"
Mantis shouted, waving his arms and legs continuously, and a light cyan wind blade slanted towards him.
Smoker was shocked: "Fuck?!"
Probably because the transformation improved his physical fitness, he was able to use his Arashi Kick.
Smoker hurriedly evaded, but still couldn't dodge them all. He could only block them with his body, leaving a series of scars.
"Hiss...it hurts me to death."
Smoker gritted his teeth.
He couldn't do it without Blackbeard roaring and rolling, but his face was also extremely ugly at this time.
The severe pain caused him to be covered in cold sweat, and veins popped out on his forehead.
The surrounding marine soldiers were afraid of being accidentally injured, so they had already scattered and fled.
Garp's eyes bulged, and he muttered to himself: "My deck..."
Bogart stood silently behind him.
At this time, a few wind blades happened to affect the two of them.
Bogart held the blade of the sword and moved the hilt casually a few times, then easily pushed aside the wind blade, as if pushing aside a few leaves.
Garp waved his hand and shattered the wind blade like a mosquito.
Under the severe pain, Smoker no longer held back and rushed forward to fight Mantis.
On both sides, you punched me and I knifed you, and the fight was extremely heated.
But everyone can see that with the three abilities of flight, carapace and sharp blade, Mantis completely suppressed Smoker.
As time went by, Smoker suffered more and more wounds, leaving bloodstains on the deck.
But Smoker still gritted his teeth, and his eyes became even more fiery.
Garp took out a package of senbei from nowhere and said to Bogart while eating: "I see...I know!"
"His pain is a side effect of the Devil Fruit!"
Bogart narrowed his eyes: "He has never used his abilities... Why? Is it because his abilities are useless?"
Garp took a bite of senbei and shook his head slightly.
"What are the existing fruits with side effects? Whitebeard's Shocking Fruit, Magellan's Poison Fruit..."
"Except for them, even the fruits of those four...three little monsters have no side effects..."
"A fruit with side effects is not simple no matter how you think about it!!"
Bogart frowned: "Then why doesn't he use his ability?!"
Garp snorted coldly.
"Arrogant brat, he's using Mantis as a whetstone!"
"This also shows that he is confident that as long as he uses his abilities, the battle will be over soon!"
Suddenly, Mantis hovered in the air.
At this time, he had many injuries on his body, and the insect beetles on his cheeks and arms were also damaged.
But compared to Smoker who was covered in blood, his condition was not a little better.
"Smog-kun, you are very tenacious, but unfortunately you still can't beat me... give up!"
Smoker endured a wave of severe pain and slowly straightened up.
"Thank you for your kindness, Colonel Mantis. Psychological warfare is of no use to me, and..."
Smoker smiled confidently and stretched out his dark palm towards Mantis.
"The battle is over!"
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