As Rorschach's thumb, crackling with electricity, pressed heavily against his chest, an incomparably violent and explosive aura erupted from his body, soaring into the heavens.
That aura was like a volcano that had lain dormant for tens of millions of years… finally erupting.
RUMBLE!
In an instant, blinding bolts of lightning as thick as dragons shot out from Rorschach's body in all directions, piercing the atmosphere, shattering houses and earth within hundreds of meters.
Buzz!
At the same moment as the dazzling lightning burst forth, a dense mass of black-red light exploded from within Rorschach, mixing with the searing white lightning—like a black-and-white sun rising over Queen Spring Island.
BOOM!
The ground beneath Rorschach's feet shattered. The terrifying shockwave blasted Jonathan, who had just barely regained his footing behind him, flying backward until he slammed into the royal capital's wall.
The entire Queen Spring Island trembled with a deep hum.
Lightning streaked across the long street in a dazzling trail, moving at speeds several times faster than sound, triggering a continuous series of sonic booms.
A massive fist, covered in sapphire-blue scales and wreathed in thick bolts of lightning, smashed forward—as if it intended to obliterate everything in its path.
"Two Hundred Million Volts!"
"Deep Blue Armament!"
"Divine Judgment!"
Too fast.
In Overload Mode, Rorschach's speed was so great even he could barely control it.
In Glayver's vision, there was only a fleeting flash of blinding light—
—and then, a giant fist, surrounded by terrifying thunder, appeared right in front of him.
"Advanced Armament Armor!"
Armament Haki poured wildly from within Glayver's body, forming an invisible armor an inch above his skin.
But in the very next instant—
That advanced Armament Haki armor shattered like paper under the terrifying fist.
The monstrous fist, bigger than half his body, slammed straight into Glayver's face.
BOOM!
The air itself detonated like a thousand tons of dynamite, a surging shockwave transforming into a fifteenth-level hurricane, sweeping away the houses standing behind Glayver like wheat stalks flattened in a field.
Crackle crackle crackle!
Every bulging vein on Glayver's body burst open, fountains of blood spraying out and instantly dyeing the ground beneath him red.
CRACK CRACK CRACK!
Glayver heard the sound of his own skull fracturing.
He felt his brain rattling inside his skull, as if Rorschach's punch had knocked it loose.
Everything before him went black. Both his eyes exploded, leaving behind two gory holes.
His nasal bone shattered, caving into his face.
Every tooth in his mouth, along with his jaw, broke into fragments, turning his mouth into a mess of bloody shards that filled his throat with a strong metallic taste.
Glayver's mind swam, his consciousness crumbling. He felt like his head was going to burst apart at any second.
"Clone Conversion! Moonlight Moria!"
"Shadow Warrior!"
At the last critical moment, Glayver's body rapidly faded into a black shadow, and under the barrage of lightning, burst apart into countless pieces of shadow scattering through the air.
This was a clone module he had obtained years ago—when he traveled across Paradise challenging strong foes and defeated Moria to acquire it.
Although Glayver's copied Moria abilities couldn't rival the real Moria's seamless control…
He couldn't use the core technique Shadow's Asylum of the Shadow-Shadow Fruit—
—but he could still employ useful moves like Shadow Warrior and Shadow Box Space.
That unlucky Absalom had been tricked from the Devil's Triangle by Glayver while disguised as Moria.
Countless shadow fragments rained down, merging together, forming an elongated shadow that crept along the shattered ground, swiftly fleeing into the distance.
Glayver was scared.
He was truly scared.
That Marine—the young Marine he had repeatedly regarded highly—hadn't even unleashed his full strength earlier.
And his power… was still rising!
One punch!
Just one punch!
Even after taking the Elixir from Alabasta that squeezed out life potential, Glayver had nearly been unable to withstand it—his head nearly blown apart by a single punch.
What kind of power was this?
And the craziest thing—the opponent's Armament Haki hadn't even reached advanced level!
The standard for advanced Armament Haki was the ability to project it outward, enhancing attack power, striking from a distance, and even penetrating defenses to destroy from within.
But Rorschach clearly hadn't mastered those techniques.
Otherwise, with that punch just now, Glayver would've already exploded.
I'm worth 760 million Berries!
Even though seventeen years had passed and his strength had waned a bit…
Right now, after taking the Elixir from Alabasta—
In terms of raw strength, I'm even stronger than I was seventeen years ago!
Run.
Leave this place.
As for the vast treasure hidden underground, he would come back for it once he had enough strength.
Next time, he would return with an opponent that the Navy brat behind him could never hope to defeat.
Wang Zhi!
The Eight Great Pirate Crews of the Land of Flowers!
Shichibukai Gecko Moria!
Shichibukai Crocodile!
"Hehehe… Navy brat, I'll let you feel smug for a bit longer. Soon… very soon… I'll show you what true despair really is."
A black shadow darted across the ruins like lightning, streaking swiftly toward the open sea.
In the sky, shadows from the dark clouds were cast onto the sea, faint and fleeting—just enough for Gulliver to use them as cover to escape.
But just then, a violent gale swept across the heavens and earth, soaring into the sky like a giant hand, effortlessly clearing away the drifting clouds above.
Then, under a sky as clear as washed jade, the blazing sun poured down its scorching rays.
The shadows cast by the clouds on the sea surface vanished in an instant.
"No! Damn it!"
The black figure that had just leapt to the harbor's edge, about to dive into the sea, froze abruptly.
Gulliver still had many replication modules left.
But without exception, none could help him escape from the Navy figure rapidly closing in.
BOOM!
A thunderous roar exploded by his ears.
A massive figure radiating a terrifying aura descended from the sky like a meteor, hurtling straight toward the harbor where the black shadow was.
CRASH!
The harbor ground within a hundred-meter radius shattered without suspense.
A muffled groan came from the black shadow. Its color seemed to fade significantly, but it still slipped away from beneath Rorschach, swimming through the shadows beneath each Navy soldier and bounty hunter, darting once more toward the interior of the royal city.
At this moment, the fighting at the harbor had gradually subsided.
The pirates had long been terrified out of their wits by the Navy led by Hibari, Law, and Lucci.
After leaving over three thousand pirate corpses, the remaining pirates either fled by ship or threw down their weapons, raising their hands and kneeling in surrender.
Rorschach glanced at the Navy soldiers covered in blood and, seeing no casualties, finally let out a sigh of relief. In a flash, his figure surged forward once more, riding dazzling lightning as he charged after the fleeing Gulliver.
A distance of over a thousand meters vanished beneath his feet in an instant.
Rorschach's Observation Haki had long since locked firmly onto Gulliver.
Rorschach believed that as long as he forced him out of shadow form, his next punch could annihilate him completely.
Inside the guild base, a black shadow rose from the ground, standing upright, rapidly solidifying into the bloated figure of Moria.
Gulliver reached to his waist and grabbed the only remaining belt on his body, brought it to his lips, and blew.
WHOOSH!
As air rushed in, the belt instantly inflated, transforming in the blink of an eye into a voluptuous, curvy woman.
It was none other than Gulliver's private secretary, Hathaway.
"This is… the Hunter Guild headquarters? President, you succeeded?"
Hathaway looked around the familiar surroundings, joy blossoming across her beautiful face.
But then her gaze froze.
Because the Gulliver standing before her was terrifying beyond words.
Gulliver's entire face was shattered, his eyes burst—no longer resembling a human face.
It was more ghastly and terrifying than a bare skull.
Before Hathaway could scream, Gulliver's large hand seized her neck. His hands grabbed her mouth and pulled in opposite directions!
A bizarre scene unfolded.
Hathaway's mouth was stretched over two meters wide by Gulliver's pull.
Her gaping mouth hung open as Gulliver held her upside down, pouring out a pile of glass containers filled with pink liquid onto the ground.
RUMBLE RUMBLE!
Overhead, the sky roared with the sound of an approaching thunderclap.
The threat of death enveloped Gulliver.
A powerful sense of danger screamed warnings at him.
If he didn't move, he would surely die!
Yet Gulliver remained unmoved, standing still, the corner of his mouth curling into a cruel smile. In Rorschach's rapidly contracting pupils, he struck down fiercely at the pile of glass containers.
CRACK CRACK CRACK!
Three or four dozen fragile glass containers shattered instantly under a powerful Armament Haki strike from a distance.
In the next moment, the pink liquid inside flowed out, exposing several fist-sized purplish-red rocks to the air.
Seeing those purplish-red rocks, shaped like roasted sweet potatoes, Gulliver's shoulders trembled, and he suddenly let out a manic, deranged laugh.
"Hahaha… hehehe… Originally, I planned to use these explosive rocks to blow open the treasure vault, then use Morishita's zipper space to take all the treasure and return to the New World."
He tilted his head back, his hollow eye sockets fixed on the giant fist looming larger and larger in his sight.
"But now… it doesn't matter anymore. Let's die together, Navy brat!"
"Hahaha! Hahahaha! Let's die together, Jonathan!"
(End of Chapter)
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