Chapter 615

"Too slow."

Lu En slightly closed his eyes and shifted his body to the side.

In an instant,

the Desert Blade swept past his side.

It slashed down in a single moment.

Boom—

Accompanied by a deafening roar.

The entire desert soil was violently split open by that Desert Blade.

Violent airwaves erupted, scattering sand and dust into the sky.

The surging, tidal airflow whipped at Lu En's clothes and hair, yet he stood perfectly still.

The spot beside him.

A grotesque crack was born there.

Under the impact of Crocodile's strike, the entire desert region was forcibly split open by a massive crack extending over ten meters.

Like a terrifying, monstrous abyss…

Chilling to behold.

If this strike had hit an ordinary person's body, they would have been split in two in an instant.

Zzzz!

The split desert ground flickered with streaks of dark purple electricity—unknown in origin, radiating a stifling, eerie sensation.

As the grotesque crack split the desert, the soil beside Lu En's feet sank downward into the fissure.

Crack!

Crack!

A series of crisp, melodious sounds rang out.

Lingering around Lu En's ears.

He could feel it.

The soil in this area was beginning to show faint signs of cracking and fragmentation.

Clearly,

these were the fractures forcibly carved by Crocodile's slash.

Slowly opening his eyes, Lu En gazed calmly at Crocodile and smiled faintly: "Is that all? You can't possibly be this weak, can you?"

These words,

once again provoked Crocodile.

When had he, the supreme pirate of the Grand Line, ever endured such humiliation?!

Unbearable!

"Brat!"

"Die!"

Crocodile roared in fury.

"Desert Great Sword!"

He pressed one hand against the ground.

His single remaining arm, palm firmly pressed to the earth.

Instantly,

in the span of a thought, his Devil Fruit ability surged into motion.

Vast power erupted from Crocodile's body, surging violently from his right arm into the ground.

Then,

this power manipulated countless grains of sand, extending from beneath the earth all the way to Lu En's feet.

In an instant,

the desert beneath Lu En's feet, pulled by Crocodile's invisible force, transformed into a massive blade and shot upward toward him.

Blazingly fast!

Impossible to defend against!

Shhh—

A piercing, shrill sound of tearing air rang out sharply.

A razor-sharp blade formed from sand struck mercilessly at Lu En's chest.

At the critical moment,

just as Crocodile believed he had landed the blow.

Lu En's figure vanished into thin air.

As if he had instantly disappeared from his spot…

In his place,

only a lingering afterimage remained.

As if he had vanished into thin air.

There had been no warning beforehand,

no trace left behind.

Thus,

This blade formed from the desert struck only the afterimage Lu En left behind.

As for his true body?

Long ago, he had activated the Six Styles' Razor and vanished from his original spot.

Due to his mastery of the Six Styles' Razor, his proficiency had reached the realm of perfection.

Therefore,

after Lu En activated Razor,

it was equivalent to…

instantaneous teleportation!

At this moment,

he had already appeared behind Crocodile.

His speed was too fast!

Therefore,

Crocodile had not yet reacted in time.

"—‖Disappeared?!"

When he saw Lu En vanish into thin air, Crocodile's pupils shrank slightly, his face turning pale.

His eyes frantically swept around, searching for Lu En's figure.

He refused to believe in such instantaneous disappearance!

No one possessed such an ability…

Not even a Devil Fruit user.

It was absolutely impossible to vanish into thin air.

"The Marine Six Styles?"

"The Six Styles' Razor?"

Crocodile frowned deeply, a faint but creeping sense of danger sending chills down his spine.

"Has he truly cultivated the Marine Six Styles to this level?"

"This brat…"

"Is terrifying!"

"Extremely dangerous!"

"No wonder he's the Demon Fist Lu En! The strongest genius in Marine history!"

"Merely the Marine Six Styles he wields are enough to inspire dread. Moreover, this brat also controls an immensely powerful Haki."

The more he thought, the greater the pressure in Crocodile's heart became.