Chapter 90: Faith Collapsing
"Tch, did I break your mentality, Jack the Ripper?"
Ralph cracked his knuckles and casually tore off his tattered Beast Hide Coat.
Looking at Jack, who was gloomy beside him, Ralph spoke mockingly.
Jack, without turning his head, stared at Nicholas who was slowly walking towards them, and snorted coldly. Clearly, with a powerful enemy in front of him, he didn't want to argue with Ralph, a muscle-brain.
Nicholas was not some ordinary trash from the first half of the Grand Line. Compared to those extremely tough opponents he had encountered before, this guy was simply a piece of steel. In this situation, having an extra helper with decent Strength could be said to be beneficial and harmless.
As for Ralph's mockery of him, that matter could be settled later. After all, an assassin is like a viper, focusing on hiding and then delivering a fatal blow!
Moreover, as an assassin, what he pursued was a one-hit kill. He needed others to attract the Target's attention the most. And Ralph, who was thick-skinned, tough, and not too bright, was undoubtedly the most suitable person (resentful) choice to attract Nicholas's attention.
With this thought, Jack consciously slowed his pace, wanting to let Ralph take the lead in withstanding Nicholas's frontal assault.
Ralph naturally noticed Jack the Ripper's little trick. After all, being a Supernova, even though his brain might not be too bright, his intuition in battle was definitely not to be underestimated. However, he didn't have much opinion on this, since he was the one who initiated this cooperative hunt.
He, Exploding Bear Ralph, was the protagonist of this hunt!
Ralph only glanced at Jack the Ripper. After that, only Nicholas's figure remained in his eyes, and he could no longer tolerate anyone else.
Tap tap—
Watching Nicholas's figure approaching, Ralph also went to meet him, and his Speed became faster and faster!
"Roar!"
In the process of running, Ralph's muscular Body began to undergo tremendous changes. Strands of blue and white Fur grew wildly from under his skin, and his already bear-like Body became even more robust.
His face also began to protrude slowly, and his originally normal human Teeth began to become sharp and thick. After his limbs were covered with Fur, Claws like blades popped out. At this time, Ralph had transformed into a true Giant Bear.
Even on his blue and white Fur, there were traces of Lightning flashing.
This was the Reason why Ralph dared to hunt Nicholas.
As an Ability User of the Zoan-type Devil Fruit, Ancient Species, Lightning Bear Form, he had considerable resistance to Lightning.
Even because of the special nature of his Fur, he could add a trace of Lightning to his attack power.
In the distance, Woodrow once again pulled the trigger in his hand. For him, Nicholas, who was facing away from him at this time, was the best sniper Target.
He would let this guy know to never expose his back to an excellent Ace Sniper!
Woodrow fired several shots in a row. The accuracy was not a problem, but after several shots, there were no results.
The Bullet either landed a step ahead of Nicholas or a step behind Nicholas. In short, it was always just a little bit off.
"It's useless. In the 'scene' I see, no matter how accurate your marksmanship is, you can't hit me."
Nicholas muttered to himself, then directly turned his head, raised his right hand and used his index and middle fingers covered in Armament Haki to clamp the Lead Bullet shot from behind.
The Lead Bullet clamped between his fingers even became a little red due to the friction of Speed and fingers.
"Whether it's an FPS Game or reality, Snipers are really annoying."
Nicholas smiled slightly, then directly aimed the Lead Bullet between his fingers at Woodrow in the distance. With Lightning flashing, the Lead Bullet shot out like a meteor.
The Lead Bullet flying in the air, almost invisible to the naked eye, seemed to have gained something different. Even because of the excessive Speed, the Lead Bullet showed signs of melting.
Carrying high temperature, the Lead Bullet arrived in front of Woodrow's forehead in an instant.
"So fast!"
This thought echoed in Woodrow's mind. It could be said that in his vision, he did not see the Lead Bullet, but only a fiery line.
He could even see a trace of Flame generated due to the flying Speed still lingering between Nicholas's fingers, not yet dissipated.
Puff!
Woodrow's whole Body directly leaned back due to the impact force, and a dazzling Blood flower bloomed on his forehead.
"Woodrow Woodrow..."
Then, Life flashing before eyes began to appear rapidly in Woodrow's mind, as well as the increasingly distant parrot mimicking sounds.
Until his Body fell heavily to the ground. His face was still full of shock and disbelief.
"Woodrow!!!"
Jack the Ripper, who had been paying attention to the Battlefield situation, watched in horror as Woodrow, hundreds of meters away, was hit and fell to the ground.
Although he was not a gun user, he also clearly knew how powerful Woodrow's marksmanship was. After all, the Nickname Gun God was not self-proclaimed, but earned from battles time after time since he went to Sea.
Especially his eyes, sharper than an eagle's, not only made his shooting more accurate, but even allowed him to see Lead Bullets flying at super high Speed and easily dodge them in advance.
And Woodrow, famous for his gun skills, was so easily solved by someone using a Bullet he himself shot? How could this be possible?
Jack really found it hard to believe, but then a strong sense of fear arose in his heart. If the opponent could solve Woodrow so easily, wouldn't it mean that they could also easily solve himself, who was also a Supernova like Woodrow?
After all, the difference in Strength between himself and Woodrow was not large. If he kept his distance, he would surely die! But once Woodrow got close to him, Woodrow would surely die!
But now it seemed that in front of Nicholas, regardless of distance, they were doomed to die. This was really terrifying.
Although Jack was a Pervert with a somewhat twisted psychology, he would also feel fear towards Death.
At this time, Ralph, who had already beastified, facing a series of buffs of Body Defense +10, attack +5, magic resistance +5, Speed +3, and IQ -7, completely didn't have so many thoughts.
At this time, there was only a simple thought in his mind, which was to crush the little Bug in front of him.
Under the Tree Root not far away. Beddyk, pulling the Bubble Car, felt a burst of helplessness looking at the Tree Branch dozens of meters high above his head.
But then, out of fear of Nicholas, he still spat twice towards his Palm.
After rubbing his Palm, he began to climb up the Tree. After all, Woodrow's Corpse was still up there, and he needed to take it down to exchange for Bounty.
And when he climbed up the Tree, what he saw was Woodrow's Corpse with eyes wide open in death.
At the last moment of Life flashing before eyes ending, in Woodrow's remaining consciousness, all was doubt about the attack that Nicholas launched with his finger, an attack whose trajectory he couldn't even see clearly.
Until Death, he couldn't figure it out. Motherfucker, was that an attack that a human could launch???
"Sigh, why did you provoke him?"
Beddyk shook his head, then carried Woodrow's Corpse on his shoulder, intending to go down.
And that Macaw also flapped its Wings and landed on Beddyk's Head.
Obviously, in this Macaw's Head, Woodrow was the feeder. Now that the feeder was gone, it had to find another way out, and this guy in front of him seemed like a good choice.
Seeing the Macaw on his Head and looking at Woodrow's Corpse on his shoulder, Beddyk reached out and rummaged in Woodrow's pocket.
He took out a handful of Peanuts, took one out and stuffed it into the Parrot's mouth. The Parrot's mood immediately improved.
And the Crew member of the Woodrow Pirates who had already escaped to the distance watched helplessly as Beddyk carried their Captain's Corpse down from the Tree and piled it up with Mal's Corpse.
For them, Woodrow could be said to be their Faith. Woodrow, who could shine brightly on the Sea as a Gunner, could be said to be the existence that vindicated Gunners.
The Top Experts on this Sea are either Pervert Devil Fruit Ability users, or Pervert Body Technique users, or Pervert Physical Prowess, or proficient in Haki or proficient in Swordsmanship, but there is not a single Top Expert who uses a Gun!
However, Woodrow, who was regarded by them as a sniper genius and the future of Gunners, had now fallen in the Sabaody Archipelago.
At this moment, their Faith collapsed just like that.
(End of Chapter)