Chapter 164: Whitebeard's Strength
"Sizzle!" A blue Electric Light suddenly flared up in front of Nicholas, extremely dazzling. Even Whitebeard, as strong as he was, couldn't help but narrow his eyes in the face of the sudden Radiance.
In that instant of narrowed eyes, Nicholas had already disappeared from his sight.
"Hmm?" When Whitebeard opened his eyes again, Nicholas's Figure was gone. He couldn't help but let out a sound of confusion, then fully unleashed his Observation Haki to quickly locate and lock onto the opponent's position.
"Zzzzz!" The sound of Electric Light intertwining and Electric Current piercing the Air suddenly came from behind, causing Whitebeard's entire Body to tense up.
Lightning, a phenomenon considered the strongest attack in nature, even he had to treat it seriously. After all, although his Strength was among the top tier on the Sea, his Body was still a Mortal Body, and he would die if he received a fatal Damage.
And Nicholas's powerful Lightning and outstanding Strength posed a considerable Threat to him.
"100 Million Volt: Swarm of Bees!!" A hand wreathed in Lightning appeared not far behind Whitebeard and opened. Then, blue-purple Electric Light rapidly condensed, finally transforming into a massive beam that was released with a roar. As the beam flew towards Whitebeard, the originally massive beam also began to disperse into smaller beams, enveloping Whitebeard.
From a distance, it looked like a swarm of bees engulfing Whitebeard.
At such a close distance, and with the exaggerated Speed of Lightning, it would normally be impossible to dodge. Even if Observation Haki sensed it, the Body's reaction might not be fast enough.
But in the next second, a Fist wrapped in a milky-white sphere of Energy smashed towards the 'swarm of bees'. The massive Form that was originally facing away from him had, without anyone noticing, turned around to face him directly.
As the Fist swung, the Air seemed to shatter, and the dense swarm of bees was as if swallowed by the dark cracks that appeared in the Air.
For a moment, viewed from a distance, the Lightning beams and the cracks appearing in the Air seemed to be locked in a stalemate.
It wasn't until a moment later that the spectators in the distance heard the Sound of Explosions coming from the Air. Clearly, the instantaneous exchange had made both of their Actions exceed the Speed of Sound.
As their attacks canceled each other out, Whitebeard grabbed his giant Naginata in his hand and raised it above his head with one hand. At the same time, black Armament Haki instantly covered the Blade Edge.
"Gurararara, not bad, Lightning Kid!" Whitebeard's deep voice, buzzing and vibrating, seemed to have a built-in subwoofer effect.
Then, the Naginata swung down, heading straight for Nicholas's head.
"Clang!" The two Weapons collided again. The Lightning on Nicholas's Long Sword surged wildly, but the situation Nicholas had anticipated—Lightning running along the opponent's Naginata, melting down the Weapon, and channeling Lightning into the opponent's Form—did not occur.
On the contrary, when the violent Lightning wrapped around the opponent's Weapon, it was as if it encountered a thick membrane. No matter how hard he tried, even if he deformed the membrane, he couldn't pierce it. As for the electrometallurgy of Lightning's electrothermal dissolution of Metal, it also seemed to be ineffective.
As expected, Treasure Swords that can be called Saijō Ō Wazamono Sword are not simple.
Then, a milky-white undulation appeared on the Naginata. The giant Naginata was raised high again and swung towards him.
"Are you very puzzled, Lightning Kid!" Whitebeard's voice came again.
The Naginata swung down towards Nicholas, unavoidable.
"Clang!" Nicholas swung his Sword again to block, but quickly...
"Sizzle!" Electric Light flashed, then rapidly transformed. Nicholas's Form was directly cleaved in two by the Naginata, his entire person turning into Lightning Particles Form.
A moment later, Nicholas emerged from the Air in the distance, and Lightning quickly re-condensed into his Form.
"Huff!" Standing in the distance, Nicholas let out a long breath. His Eyes, staring at Whitebeard again, were now extremely serious.
That Slash just now was beyond his expectations. The opponent seemed to have directly added Vibration to the Slash. At the moment of Weapon collision, Nicholas felt the Vibration transmitted through his Weapon, and at that moment, it felt like the Cells throughout his Body had begun to resonate as well.
If he hadn't Elementalization in time, the Vibration Power carried in that attack just now could have caused considerable Damage to his Internal Organs.
However, that move should also have a significant impact on Whitebeard himself. Otherwise, with this kind of Slash imbued with Vibration, it's unlikely that Akainu, who was caught by Whitebeard's Armament Haki during the Marineford War, would have only been smashed into the Ground so simply.
Sure enough, Whitebeard at his Peak was an absolute Monster.
"As expected of Whitebeard!" Nicholas said in a deep voice. At the same time, the Long Sword in his hand reappeared bit by bit.
"Gurararara, Nicholas Kid, you've performed very well. You've already surprised this old man. And your Weapon is very strange. But it doesn't matter, enjoy the Battle to your heart's content!" Whitebeard laughed heartily.
"Then let's enjoy the Battle to the fullest!" It could be said that the person before him was the strongest he had encountered so far, completely surpassing the pressure he felt when facing Charlotte Linlin and Kaido.
It could even be said that if Rocks hadn't had Fruit counters back then, he might not have been able to suppress Whitebeard, Golden Lion, and the others.
And now, Nicholas was facing Peak Whitebeard, who was like a god or demon.
Slowly closing his Eyes, an invisible undulation spread out, instantly enveloping the entire Island and even extending to the Sea Surface further away, grasping every movement around him in his heart.
As the undulation spread, Roger, who was watching the Battle from a distance, couldn't help but be stunned. He seemed to hear a different Sound.
On the Moby Dick, Kozuki Oden, watching the Battle on the Island in the distance, was also becoming restless.
"Oden, you calm down!" Marco, squatting on the Ship's Railing and watching the Battlefield on the Island, said coldly to Kozuki Oden, who was planning to rush up to help Whitebeard.
"But, are we just going to watch like this?" Oden said somewhat impatiently. Clearly, Nicholas's previous Actions had already placed him in the ranks of the Enemy.
"Yeah, just watch. You have to believe in Pops." Marco said seriously, looking at the Oro Jackson in the distance.
He wasn't sure if Roger and his crew would move if they intervened. After all, no one could be certain about Nicholas's previous talk of joining forces with the Roger Pirates.
If they made a move, and Roger's side also moved, then it would be really troublesome.
"Great God Maxwell bless me." Silently chanting in his heart, Nicholas slowly opened his Eyes.
As he opened his Eyes, the world before him, in his mind, had transformed into a different scene.
Within this range, Nicholas was a god, or rather, he was already in an invincible position.
This Battle with Whitebeard was the most top-tier and most difficult Battle he had faced so far.
He had to use all of his Power to face this formidable Enemy.
"Sizzle!" Lightning raced rapidly, instantly covering his entire Body, even spreading to the Ground around Nicholas. The Ground beneath his feet was shattered, and even Nicholas's hair was stimulated by an invisible Power, standing on end.
(End of Chapter)