99 Consecutive Victories / Facing Big Mom

An ordinary spear would have broken in two long ago from that high-speed friction.

But the Holy Lance in Arthur's hand was not damaged at all; on the contrary, it remained as white as ever.

'Clang--Whoosh!'

The trident spun like a spiral, the resulting rotational force deflecting the Holy Lance. With a screeching sound like an electric drill, it transformed into a series of afterimages and thrust towards Arthur.

Faced with these incredibly fast and dense attacks, Arthur remained completely at ease, moving with a subtle distance to effortlessly dodge them.

The Holy Lance in his hand, with lightning speed and accompanied by a crackling sound of electricity, suddenly thrust out.

In an instant, the Holy Lance transformed into streaks of blue and white lightning, hurtling towards them.

Surprisingly, the dense blue-white lightning and the sudden afterimages never collided; they always just grazed each other by an almost too-coincidental coincidence.

The two attacked from very close range, and their attacks were incredibly numerous and fast, yet neither of them made a single contact with anything.

This scene caused Charlotte Perospero and Charlotte Cracker, who were watching from a distance, to widen their eyes in astonishment.

Even Charlotte Katakuri frowned slightly.

Seeing Arthur's nonchalant, even relaxed demeanor, yet his ability to consistently evade her attacks, the subtle feeling in her heart intensified.

Only Arthur was not surprised, but he did take Charlotte Katakuri's Observation Haki quite seriously.

Even though he had clearly foreseen his future, his sudden attacks seemed to miss their mark, as Charlotte Katakuri dodged them each time.

Clearly, both of them could foresee the other's future.

That 'future' is both real and unreal; it is both real and illusory.

When you foresee the future, the moment you strike, the opponent's future changes.

Because the other party possesses the same ability, in predicting the other party's future, one also changes one's own future accordingly.

Unless one can foresee the opponent's future, close combat is unlikely to be effective.

But to achieve that level, one would need to possess Gilgamesh's Sha Naqba Imuru, or Instinct elevated to an extraordinary level, reaching (A+++) or even (EX).

To this day, Arthur still doesn't know how to upgrade his inherent skills, or rather, he can't upgrade them.

Clearly, close-quarters combat must be abandoned.

"Laser--"

'Sizzle--whoosh!'

'Sizzle--whoosh!'

Thinking of this, Arthur stopped thrusting his Holy Lance and extended a slender, white finger.

Strands of electricity swirled around his fingertips, quickly coalescing into a small, blue-white beam of light that shot out.

Similar to Kizaru's laser, it pierced directly through Charlotte Katakuri's shoulder.

Such a close-range attack, at an astonishing speed, meant that even Observation Haki who could Future Sight couldn't keep up with the body's reaction time.

This is why Kizaru, despite possessing only top-tier Armament Haki and Observation Haki, can fight against the Four Emperors with apparent ease.

Because he developed the Glint-Glint Fruit to its fullest potential.

Using the properties of the Glint-Glint Fruit, Kizaru can launch surprise attacks from the front or escape from the rear. Coupled with his sneaky fighting style, he is enough to make anyone feel extremely frustrated.

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Just like the way Arthur fought Kaido on the high seas.

"You bastard..."

A small, charred hole was pierced through his shoulder, but it was quickly healed by the wriggling mochi. Charlotte Katakuri, her eyes filled with anger and a hint of shock, asked, "Can you also see the 'future' like me?"

Why is Charlotte Katakuri considered the Charlotte Family's greatest masterpiece?

It wasn't because he possessed the same kingly qualities as 'BIG-MOM' Charlotte Linlin, nor was it because of his extraordinary ability to never have his back touch the ground since birth.

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Rather, he not only possesses world-class talent, but also extremely high combat intelligence, making him a person of both wisdom and courage.

Not only does he possess the ability to Future Sight, but he also has Special Paramecia similar to Logia, and is a user of Three Types of Haki. Furthermore, he is extremely calm and composed during battles, and is adept at devising strategies.

He's basically a budget version of 'Arthur'.

The subtle feeling of disappointment she had just experienced had already made Charlotte Katakuri realize that something was wrong.

This first setback in close combat has served as a wake-up call for him.

Judging from the relaxed and carefree demeanor of the 'King of Knights' just now, he clearly possesses abilities similar to mine.

"Your reaction time is quite good; I'll give you a compliment." Arthur's eyes showed increasing admiration, as if he were looking at his younger self.

His superior-like gaze towards his inferiors particularly displeased Charlotte Katakuri.

This is the first time in so long that I've been stared at like this by someone else.

Is he belittling himself?

Thinking of this, Charlotte Katakuri's eyes turned slightly cold. Ignoring the fact that his opponent possessed the same ability as him, he suddenly raised his right foot and kicked out.

'Whoosh--!'

The black boots with spurs suddenly stretched and enlarged, wreathed in powerful Armament Haki, and kicked towards Arthur with a whooshing sound.

Chapter 226 99-Game Winning Streak (Third Update)

"Inazuma Kick-- "

Seeing the powerful kick coming from above, Arthur also raised his right foot, his white boot flashing with bursts of white light, carrying a powerful electric current sound as he met the attack head-on.

'Boom--'

A deafening roar suddenly erupted.

As a thick cloud of dust rose, a figure shrouded in smoke was sent flying backward, crashing into the brothers Charlotte Perospero and Charlotte Cracker.

"Katakuri, are you alright?!" Charlotte Perospero caught her younger brother as he flew backward, her smile gone, and asked with concern.

"That attack, similar to Marine Admiral Kizaru's Light-Speed Kick?!" Charlotte Cracker said in a deep voice.

Marine Admiral Kizaru is best known for his famous line, "Have you ever been Light-Speed Kick?", which is very famous in the New World.

The technique he was most familiar with using the Glint-Glint Fruit was that Light-Speed Kick.

Its power is not only immense, but also incredibly fast.

I never expected that the 'King of Knights's' techniques would be so similar to Kizaru's.

No wonder the newspapers reported that the mysterious cloaked man who killed the Celestial Dragons fought Marine Admiral Kizaru to a draw.

Lightning and flashes of light—neither can truly defeat the other!

"I'm fine!!"

Charlotte Katakuri, caught by Charlotte Perospero, glanced somberly at his mangled right foot. The severed area was charred black, as if baked by intense flames, and slowly began to heal.

"150 Million Volts - Divine Judgment!"

Arthur didn't wait for the three Charlotte brothers to process their shock before raising his hand and unleashing a massive beam of light that shot out.

After three months of training, Arthur not only upgraded his '200 Million Volt Thunder Spear's to '500 Million Volt Spear of Sanction ', but also advanced his semi-island-destroying technique into a true island-destroying ultimate move.

Even its own limits were surpassed by 'MAX·200 million volts', although not as exaggerated as 500 million volts.

However, it is still easy to unleash Divine Judgment exceeding 100 million volts without needing to charge it up.

"Perospero, Cracker, stay away!" Using his Elemental Transformation to regenerate his missing right leg, Charlotte Katakuri broke free from Charlotte Perospero's support and ran forward. His raised right arm rapidly expanded, quickly becoming gigantic, resembling Luffy's Elephant Gun in Gear Third form. Wrapped in powerful Armament Haki, its pure black body gleaming with a metallic sheen gave it a powerful and imposing presence.

'Boom--!'

The massive Elephant Gun fist slammed out, creating a sonic boom.

In an instant, with overwhelming force, it shattered the incoming blue and white beam of light into countless arcs of electricity.

"Hmm... Did you realize that?" Arthur murmured with a slight smile as he watched Charlotte Katakuri's gigantic attack.

The low-end version can never compare to the high-end version; this is an eternal Truth!

Although Charlotte Katakuri's ability is Special Paramecia, it can also achieve Elemental Transformation similar to Logia.

However, his abilities meant he was destined to be at a disadvantage against Arthur.

The Mochi-Mochi Fruit is a joke in the face of the electric heat of Arthur's Rumble-Rumble Fruit.

Charlotte Katakuri had already realized what was happening from that kick.

His kick, imbued with Armament Haki, clashed with Arthur's Inazuma Kick, which was unenhanced by Armament Haki, and he was easily defeated.

This is the restraint of ability!

This is the restraint of ability!

"Bite--"

'Sizzle sizzle...'

The sound of a coin bouncing rang out, followed closely by the sound of electricity clashing.

Faced with the barrage of Elephant Gun attacks that felt like small mountains crashing down, Arthur simply took a coin from his pocket and tossed it over his head.

The magnetic field carrying the electric current spreads out.

A dazzling flash of lightning streaked across his eyes.

"200 Megavolt Railgun--!"

'Whoosh-- Boom!'

He raised his hand and flicked his finger.

A massive orange beam of light suddenly shot out.

A sonic boom, loud enough to cause ringing in the ears, exploded.

The infrasound waves could be heard by people all over half of Whole Cake Island.

Even Charlotte Perospero and Charlotte Cracker, who were not far away, felt a sharp pain in their eardrums.

The deafening sound rang out again, as if repeating the result from before.

The massive orange beam of light collided with the incoming pure black Elephant Gun.

With overwhelming force, it directly shattered the Elephant Gun, which was wrapped in powerful Armament Haki, into countless charred pieces.

"..." Charlotte Katakuri felt a sharp pain in her right arm as an orange beam of light grazed past her, forcefully taking away her entire arm.

Just now my right leg was broken, and now my right arm is gone.

'Swish--'

Before he could use his ability to restore his severed arm, a figure with a right foot flashing Blue-White Light appeared above his head in an instant. A playful smile appeared on the corner of its mouth, still the look of a superior looking at an inferior, which made Charlotte Katakuri feel a surge of anger.

"I heard that your back has never touched the ground since you were born?" Arthur suddenly asked.

'Whoosh-- Boom!'

Before Charlotte Katakuri answer, her right foot, gleaming with Blue-White Light, landed on his head.

In an instant, Charlotte Katakuri transformed into a beam of light and vanished from the spot.

The beam of light shot towards the interior of the Whole Cake Island, directly smashing a building shaped like a cream cake.

"Ding! You have won this battle. Your total number of wins has reached 99!"

Arthur landed gracefully, his hands in the pockets of his white trousers, as the system notification sounded in his mind.

As the notification tone ended, a rather strong warm current surged forth.

But this warm current is nothing to Arthur, whose four-dimensional attributes have only recently entered the all-(A+) realm.

I can't even feel any increase in strength anywhere?!

Chapter 227 Face to face with big-mom