After firing that Lead Bullet, Nicholas withdrew his "perspective" from Woodrow, having already witnessed Woodrow's head being blown apart.
When Observation Haki is developed to its peak, one can briefly see the future. In other words, when Nicholas is bullying the weak, he can completely imitate a Big Shot, making a single move and then leaving without looking back, leaving behind a line of "You are already dead!" and the Enemy's fallen Corpse.
Seeing Ralph, transformed into a Giant Bear, pouncing towards him at an extreme Speed, Nicholas casually summoned Lightning, and a Sword composed of Lightning appeared in his hand.
Seeing that Nicholas had chosen to clash head-on, joy appeared in the eyes of both Ralph and Jack.
Ralph was secretly pleased that the opponent had chosen the most irrational tactic, to confront his beast form head-on.
Jack, on the other hand, was secretly pleased that if Nicholas clashed head-on with Ralph, his own chances of survival would be greater.
Pushing the idea further, perhaps he could even injure Nicholas and then retreat unscathed.
As for killing Nicholas, Jack no longer entertained that thought. He was a Pervert, not an idiot, and he was well aware of the Strength disparity between them.
Nicholas looked at Ralph charging towards him, a red glint suddenly flashing in his eyes. He first swept his gaze to the left, quickly glancing at Jack attacking from the left flank, then returned his perspective to face Ralph attacking head-on.
In a split second, Nicholas made his choice. After leaving behind a slowly dissipating afterimage in his original position, his figure instantly vanished from their Perspective. For the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, his Speed was almost comparable to the Glint-Glint Fruit. Without mastering Observation Haki, they wouldn't even be able to touch his shadow.
This was also why Nicholas felt that the Supernova who had not yet entered the New World were still very naive. Although they had Potential, they had not yet matured.
Watching Nicholas suddenly disappear, Jack and Ralph frantically searched their surroundings for Nicholas's figure. Especially Jack, proficient in assassination, knew what it meant to lose sight of the Enemy.
"Above! Left! Right!"
Jack's eyeballs spun wildly, trying to find Nicholas's whereabouts.
When he reappeared, Nicholas was already in front of Ralph, holding the Lightning Longsword in his hand, and was slashing towards Ralph.
Looking at Nicholas swinging his Sword at him, Ralph could even feel a slight tingling sensation on his skin. This was his biological instinct for self-preservation guiding him.
"Planning to take me out first? Very well, let me see how strong a Great Pirate who is famous in the New World really is..."
Ralph's own battle intuition reacted quickly. Claws covered in Haki and crackling with faint arcs of electricity extended from his Palm, and Muscles bulged on his Fur-covered Arm.
"Damn bastard, I am Ralph!!! Roar!"
Accompanied by a deafening roar, Ralph exuded a ferocious Aura, and then swung his Claw, grabbing at the Lightning Longsword slashing towards him.
At the instant he swung his Claw in counterattack, Nicholas's attack also arrived. The trajectory of the Lightning Longsword intersecting with the trajectory of Ralph's swing.
"Oh? Is this the Beast instinct brought about by beast transformation?"
It seemed like a long time, but it was actually only an instant. Ralph's reaction in that split second surprised Nicholas somewhat.
Although beast transformation would, to some extent, affect the emotions of a Devil Fruit Ability user, it also granted corresponding enhancements and Beast-like combat intuition.
However…
When the Strength gap between the two sides was too great, all seemingly brilliant maneuvers appeared somewhat pale in comparison.
Almost at the instant Nicholas's Lightning Longsword intersected with Ralph's Claws covered in Armament Haki, the Lightning Sword, with its Lightning-sharp properties, irresistibly cleaved through the Haki-infused Claws.
At the same time, Nicholas, wielding the Lightning Longsword, slashed a huge wound diagonally across Ralph's Chest from top to bottom.
When Nicholas landed behind Ralph's side, after an extremely brief pause, the huge wound on Ralph's Chest, where he had been slashed, suddenly gushed out a large amount of Blood like a fountain.
The original blue-white Fur was also soaked with Blood, tinged with a bloody hue.
Ralph's face stiffened, and then he lowered his head to look at the huge wound spurting Blood outwards at close range, disbelief Radiance flickering in his eyes.
"What a truly resilient Body, I originally thought that last strike would be enough to cut you in two completely."
At this moment, Nicholas's voice came from behind Ralph. Although it sounded like praise, it was blatant mockery in Ralph's ears.
He knew that his powerful Body was what he was most proud of, but in the other party's mouth, it seemed to be just so-so.
Engulfed by anger, Ralph turned around and swung his Arm with all his might. He was going to use his iron pot-sized Fist to ruthlessly smash that guy's face!
"It seems you still haven't realized the absolute Strength disparity between us."
Instant Thousand Strikes!
Nicholas's figure, which had been standing in place, suddenly vanished into thin air again, replaced by black shadows rapidly moving around Ralph's Body.
And when Nicholas's figure reappeared in its original position, Ralph was still maintaining his Fist-swinging posture.
"You are already dead."
As Nicholas's voice fell.
Puchi! Puchi!
Strange sounds suddenly came from Ralph's Body. Along with these sounds, long pillars of Lightning began to emerge from Ralph's Body from the inside out.
As continuous pillars of Radiance appeared, at this moment Ralph seemed to turn into light itself. Finally, accompanied by a dazzling Radiance, Ralph was completely swallowed by the Radiance.
When the Radiance dissipated, Ralph had already reverted from beast transformation back to his original form.
However, his tall and sturdy Body still maintained the Fist-swinging motion.
"What's that move called?"
Ralph looked at Nicholas and asked calmly.
"Instant Thousand Strikes! Unleashing a thousand consecutive strikes in an instant, overwhelming the opponent with a storm-like attack. Of course, I added a little something inside, injecting the Power of Lightning into the opponent's Body at the same time as the attack. When the attack ends,
the Lightning injected into the opponent's Body will erupt, causing secondary damage."
"A truly fitting name."
After Ralph finished speaking, his massive Body crashed backwards to the ground, raising a large cloud of Dust.
Thanks to his strong Body and the Devil Fruit Ability's enhancement of Physical Prowess, this attack did not kill Ralph on the spot, but it could only be considered a lingering breath. Severe damage to his Internal Organs had completely deprived Ralph of the Strength to even move. Even now, as he lay on the ground, his Life was constantly draining away, and Death was only a matter of time.
"I really didn't expect you... you... to be so strong... I'm truly unwilling..."
Ralph, lying on the ground, turned his eyeballs towards Nicholas, speaking laboriously, staring at him intently with an unwilling and resentful gaze.
For Ralph, he originally thought that Sabaody Archipelago would be his new starting point, but he never expected it to become his final destination.
Only after directly exchanging blows with Nicholas could he truly understand where the disparity lay, and at the same time realize how ridiculous their previous idea of hunting Nicholas to make a name for themselves had been.
Nicholas looked down at the dying Ralph and said indifferently: "Actually, your Potential is quite good. If you hone yourselves in the New World for a few years, joining forces might not be unable to pose some Threat to me.
But now, hehe.
Without even mastering Haki, I don't know who gave you the Courage to dare to hunt me."
After speaking, he ignored the dying Ralph and turned his gaze to Jack, who was already frozen in place.
At this time, Jack the Ripper, whose reputation in many places could make Females afraid to go out after Sun set, almost had his eyeballs pop out.
From his Perspective, Ralph had charged up, and then Nicholas's figure disappeared. When Nicholas reappeared, Ralph's Chest had already been slashed open, and Blood was still spurting out.
Then Ralph threw a Fist at Nicholas, Nicholas disappeared again, and then Ralph just knelt down, basically.
Obviously, Ralph used his Life to realize the disparity with Nicholas, while Jack the Ripper, through the selfless dedication of his two good brothers, Woodrow and Ralph, realized the disparity between them.
Thus, of the five Supernova who originally planned to make a name for themselves in the New World by defeating Nicholas on Sabaody Archipelago, three had already fallen into Nicholas's hands.
As for Beddyk, who was responsible for collecting the Corpses, he was already numb to it.
At the same time, he secretly made a Determination in his heart that when this matter was over, he would return to his hometown. The Grand Line was just too dangerous.
(End of Chapter)