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"Bang!!"
"Waah..."
A fierce kick tore through the atmosphere!
Boris, struck squarely in the abdomen, contorted his face and couldn't help but vomit blood.
His entire body shot backward like a cannonball at extreme speed, crashing heavily into the pirates behind him.
"..."
A dozen or so unfortunate pirates were sent flying by the impact. Boris himself slammed onto the ground, causing the earth to rumble incessantly and kicking up a large cloud of dust.
"What!?"
"Are you kidding me?"
"Gulp! How is this possible?"
"It was just one exchange? Captain Boris was defeated?"
This sudden, drastic turn of events left the pirates, including Dr. Indigo and the 12th Division Captain "Steel Drill" Blair, utterly stunned. They couldn't help but cry out in disbelief, finding it hard to trust their own eyes.
"A bit strange..."
Even the composed Golden Lion Shiki, high in the sky, couldn't help his pupils contracting slightly. His gaze fixed on Ichiji below, his brow furrowing slightly.
He knew the strength of his 5th Division Captain very well. Although not comparable to top-ranking captains like "Wind Demon" or "Blood Axe," as an "Awakened" carnivorous Zoan user, Boris's strength should absolutely not be this weak. Moreover, the moment he made contact with the opponent just now, suddenly retracting his Human-Beast form was simply too bizarre!
Although, for the "Awakened" Boris, that single blow just now was fundamentally nothing serious.
"There are a few too many nuisances. Before the real clash begins, let's clear the field first!"
Retracting his right leg, Ichiji stepped forward, glanced at the over one thousand pirates dressed as bodyguards opposite him, and his gaze suddenly sharpened!
"Shuaaa——"
Faintly, as if dark red lightning intertwined and flashed, a ripple invisible to the naked eye suddenly swept out from Ichiji's body!
"Thump, thump..."
In just a few moments, over a thousand pirates rolled their eyes back and collapsed to the ground, foaming at the mouth, instantly losing consciousness!
Aside from the somewhat shocked and angered Dr. Indigo and "Steel Drill" Blair, only less than a handful of others managed to remain conscious.
"Wh-... What's going on?"
"I almost fainted..."
"Is this... the legendary Conqueror's Haki?"
Those few pirates, possibly squad leaders or similar ranks, couldn't stop trembling, almost unable to stand steady. They stared at the red figure ahead, their faces filled with horror.
"Conqueror's Haki! You bastard..."
Watching the pirates who had instantly lost consciousness, "Steel Drill" Blair's expression changed, filled with shock and anger, glaring deadly at Ichiji.
"Arrogant enough to misuse Ha..."
Golden Lion Shiki burst into laughter, a cold edge to it. He looked down upon Ichiji, Gin, and the others below, suddenly unleashing an intense wave of killing intent that pressed down, speaking somewhat chillingly: "Are you asking me to kill you, brat!!"
Ignoring Shiki's dense killing intent, Ichiji, with a provocative stance, slightly bent his legs. The moment the ground beneath him caved in, he explosively shot upwards: "If you can do it, then try!"
His right fist instantly turned pitch black, fiercely striking towards Shiki in the sky above, carrying a powerful gale.
"The sky is my domain! Get down!"
Shiki's dangerous eyes narrowed, a cold glint flashing. He lifted his right leg-sword, the famed "Oto", and slashed out violently: "Zanpa!"
An incomparably blazing slash shot violently downwards!
"Boom!!"
Showing no weakness, the pitch-black right fist and the incoming slash violently collided!
A powerful shockwave erupted in mid-air!
"Bang!"
Suddenly, the earth trembled.
An enormous tiger of exaggerated size, a full three to four meters tall, roared and burst out from the ground: "Damn brat, I'm going to slaughter you!"
Its roar was deafening, its killing aura astonishing, ferocious beyond measure, making onlookers tremble with fear.
Using his Fruit ability directly, yet still being instantly "crushed" by a mere brat – how could Boris not be enraged? He was the 5th Division Captain of the Flying Pirates!
"Rankyaku!"
"Shu!"
A massive slash cut through the air, suddenly appearing and intercepting the "Raging Tiger" Boris, who was about to charge and attack Ichiji!
"Boom..."
The massive beast body, possessing abnormal agility, directly evaded the slash.
The crescent-shaped slash continued unabated, slamming into the ground, creating a shocking fissure and kicking up endless dust.
Several pitiful pirates were directly buried, some even sliced cleanly in half.
"Your opponent..."
Staring directly at the fully bestialized Boris, Gin, clad in a black battle suit, spoke coldly: "...is me!"
He could sense that this 5th Division Captain under Shiki, despite being instantly crushed by Ichiji earlier, was actually astonishingly strong. He himself might very well not be his opponent. But even if he couldn't win, he had to do his utmost to hold him back.
Zoan-type ability users not only possess astounding resistance to attacks, but their recovery power has always been terrifyingly strong.
If he could be finished off that easily, Boris would have died long ago and could never have become one of the surviving Division Captains under Shiki.
"Then I'll slaughter you first!"
The ferocious giant tiger charged forward with extreme violence, its massive bloody maw coated in Haki, glinting with a dark, cold light, lunging directly towards Gin.
"Soru!"
Tracing a bizarre trajectory through the air, Gin's small figure flashed like lightning above Boris.
His right fist, wrapped in Armament Haki, tensed violently and smashed downwards heavily: "Tekkai Sai!"
However, Gin's expression suddenly changed drastically, his hair standing on end!
An enormous, pitch-black tiger tail whipped through the air, violently lashing towards him in mid-air.
"Pa!"
The air cracked! Gin, in mid-air, retreated explosively just in the nick of time. The giant tiger tail whipped past right in front of him, stirring up a gust of wind that made one's scalp tingle!
"Roar—" Before he could even stabilize himself, the ferocious giant tiger twisted its body and lunged forward, jaws wide open to bite him......
"Bang!", "Bang!"......
Meanwhile, on the other side, "Steel Drill" Blair had already engaged Byrne in combat. The clash was quite fierce, with them colliding from time to time.
"Kekeke, watch my Chemical Juggling......" Watching Byrne locked in a fierce struggle with "Steel Drill" Blair, Dr. Indigo sneered, launching one bizarre sphere after another from his gloves.
"Screee—"
"Rankyaku!"
A giant black eagle charged over. Bode, using Geppo (Moonwalk), soared into the air and unleashed a Rankyaku kick towards Dr. Indigo, who was attempting a sneak attack on Byrne....