NOVEL NEXT WORLD Chapter 205: 205 Tea Party, Cat of Steel!
"It's Tom Cat!"
Saint Saturn's six spider legs clicked as his bloodshot eyes locked onto the figure.
He remembered the moment Tom Cat had stepped on him, the image spreading all over the world as a joke. That image had haunted him, a lifelong shame.
As soon as Tom Cat appeared, Saint Saturn abandoned his pursuit of Lynch.
The mocking presence of Tom Cat was far more intense than anything Lynch could offer.
In that moment, he wished he could tear Tom Cat apart, using its flesh and blood to wash away the humiliation he'd suffered.
"Akainu, you stop Lynch first."
"Garp, Kizaru, come with meand kill this dead cat first!"
"Is Tom Cat's taunting strength so strong?"
Seeing Saint Saturn, Kizaru, and Garp turn away, Lynch was confused.
He was the one in charge, yet they were all turning their attention to Tom Cat.
"The Immortal Swordsman," Kizaru recalled, remembering the strange, death-defying scene from their last encounter with Tom.
"Can three Admirals really defeat Tom Cat?"
Kizaru thought, though he wanted to suggest they deal with Lynch first. But after seeing the wild determination in Saint Saturn's eyes, he kept quiet.
"It looks like it's holding something in its hand?" Garp squinted, trying to get a better look at what Tom Cat was carrying.
To everyone's shock, the powerful World Destroyer, Byrnndi World, covered in blood, had his head tightly gripped by Tom Cat, held like a lifeless dog.
"World!"
"Immortal Swordsman Tom Cat?"
Katakuri and the others were so happy to see such a strong ally arrive. Based on his bounty, Tom Cat was second only to Lynch, so even if he wasn't at full strength, he would still be a powerful force.
"But... facing three Admirals at once?" Smoothie sighed, hoping the battle would last longer and that Tom Cat wouldn't be defeated too quickly.
In their minds, it seemed impossible for anyone to withstand the combined assault of three Admirals at once.
Tom Cat's death appeared to be inevitable. Even if they rushed at full speed, they may not make it in time.
"Tom!"
Saint Saturn shifted into his full form and raised his iron fist at Tom Cat, coated in green-purple venom, a weapon he had perfected over his life.
Just a single drop of this toxin could kill a Sea King over a thousand meters long.
"Ama no Murakumo!"
Remembering his previous encounter with Tom, Kizaru knew the Ama no Murakumo could cut through anything. A yellow laser sword materialized in his hand.
"Fist Bone Impact!"
Injured but determined, Garp leaped into the air, using his Haki-wrapped fist to strike downward.
At lightning speed, the three Admirals and Tom Cat collided, creating a shockwave so powerful it resembled a mushroom cloud rising into the sky.
Despite the onslaught of the three Admirals, Tom Cat calmly puffed out his chest, dropped World Destroyer• World, and took a deep breath of his cigar.
As he exhaled, the smoke formed several large characters in the air:
[Smile, maybe you will see the sun shining on you tomorrow.]
"Clang!"
Tom Cat nonchalantly extended a single finger, easily blocking Saint Saturn's attack.
The most shocking part was that Tom Cat's figure didn't even budge.
The impact of Saint Saturn's attack felt like punching indestructible steel. It was a powerful, steel-like explosion.
[Tom Cat·Cat of Steel.]
Pain, swelling, and an unyielding strength.
"What!?" Saint Saturn stared at Tom Cat in disbelief, his pupils trembling.
He had blocked his attack with just one finger.
"How is this possible? This dead cat is stronger than last time!" The last time, Saint Saturn had managed to find a moment to strike back.
Saint Saturn couldn't believe it—his full-force attack didn't even make Tom Cat flinch.
"What kind of Devil Fruit did this Tom Cat eat?"
The psychological impact of Tom Cat's finger was greater for Saint Saturn. In the end, he could only think that Tom Cat's power came from a mysterious Devil Fruit.
"Boom!"
When Garp's fist fell from the sky, Tom Cat didn't even attempt to dodge. He simply tilted his head slightly, and his skin remained undamaged.
This left Garp, a 72-year-old man, completely confused.
"Where did this iron-headed cat come from?"
"Click~"
Kizaru's Ama no Murakumo struck Tom Cat, but Tom Cat remained unharmed while Kizaru's sword broke.
A mix of emotions—laziness, shock, and fear—flashed across Kizaru's face. This was the first time in all his years as an Admiral that he had seen someone shatter the Ama no Murakumo with their body.
Despite taking three attacks, Tom Cat didn't show any signs of panic, but Saint Saturn did. It felt as if Tom Cat had surrounded them all.
Smiling wickedly at Saint Saturn, Tom Cat took another deep puff from his cigar. As he exhaled, the smoke formed large characters in the air:
[Tell me, will you bleed?]
[You will!]
Tom Cat had three chances to attack. The first was used on Sea Kings and Thatch, the second on World and countless CP members on the beach. Now, he had one last chance.
If he didn't use his final attack, his infinite defense would remain.
In the future, as long as he didn't launch another attack, Tom Cat could enter a superhuman state and maintain his enhanced body.
Unfortunately, Tom Cat is a sleepy little kitten. Unless it stays awake, it will revert from its super cat state as soon as it falls asleep.
Once, in an attempt to catch Jerry, Tom drank a huge pot of coffee and stretched his stomach to the limit, only to fall asleep in the end.
So, Tom decided to save his final attack for Saint Saturn.
"It's over! This cat is targeting me!" Saint Saturn panicked when he saw the look in Tom Cat's eyes. It felt as though he were being watched by an evil spirit.
His Observation Haki screamed a sharp warning, signaling the approach of death.
"If I don't act now, I'm dead."
With that thought, Saint Saturn's body swelled, and he transformed into a Gyūki, growing to a towering size of several dozen meters.
In this state, he is almost impossible to kill!
But Tom Cat's eyes suddenly glowed with a terrifying red light.
"Boom!"
A blast of intense heat vision shot from Tom Cat's eyes, striking the massive Gyūki form of Saint Saturn.
"Ahhhhhhh!!!"
Saint Saturn screamed in agony as the heat vision pushed him from mid-air all the way into the depths of the earth.
But Tom Cat didn't stop.
With his black cloak billowing in the strong wind, he descended like a god, continuing to unleash his heat vision to further destroy Saint Saturn's body.
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TO BE CONTINUED
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