The Moment I Got Serious, You Were Already Done

Nous and Ruri both looked at Straw Hat Luffy with surprise. "No wonder he was able to defeat Katakuri. He does have some strength."

"But..."

Ruri glanced at Jesus Burgess, who was already speeding towards her using Moonwalk, and said, "We'll have to work harder to defeat this violent guy, Jesus Burgess!"

Nous here!

"Interesting. Your sword is quite extraordinary; it can even awaken your Conqueror's Haki!"

Nous easily blocked Zoro's attack.

While engaged in fierce combat, he kept shaking his head, "It's a pity you haven't mastered the Conqueror's Haki Infusion ability yet. If you had, you could have awakened the will of this sword and perhaps seriously injured me!"

"I've seen a longsword like this, capable of summoning the host's latent power, in Wano Country as well."

"If I remember correctly, this black sword of yours should be 'Shusui', the swordsman who slayed Ryoma back in the day!"

Zoro remained silent...

However, his furrowed brows indicated that he was not in a very good state.

"What, are you not used to having your power guided by the sword?"

Nous, seeing Zoro's state, immediately understood what was going on and couldn't help but tease him.

"You... talk too much nonsense!"

Zoro's deep, beast-like voice rang out as he abruptly retreated, unleashing a chilling aura from his body. "Three Sword Style- Gyuki: Brave Claw!"

Like a killer bee's sting, it lunged at him, but Nous neither dodged nor flinched, letting the blow pierce his body.

"Sizzle!"

Nous calmly accepted the attack; Zoro's powerful strike hadn't even broken through his defenses.

Zoro's pupils constricted involuntarily, as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, and he wanted to retreat without thinking.

"Pfft!"

But a cold, sharp edge, carrying a vast and fierce power that he couldn't comprehend at all, easily tore his chest apart.

"Ah!!!"

What made Zoro scream in agony was not the tearing of his chest, but the lightning crackling around the sword.

It was so heavy and violent, like a natural disaster, that it tore apart his muscles in an instant.

"Pfft!"

Another sword strike...

Nous, looking down at Zoro, pierced his shoulder and arrogantly gazed at the unyielding beast before him, saying, "Is that all the strength you have?"

"I've only just gotten serious, and you're already giving up?"

This scene...

Zoro silently gripped his sword, the feeling of being driven to the brink of despair by Hawk Eyes returning to him once more.

"Hey..."

He suddenly laughed, retreating without hesitation to break free from the sword strike. "If you want to see my true strength, then you'd better be prepared to be killed!"

A chilling power emanated from him, enveloping his blade. " Through Nine Mountains and Eight Seas, none can withstand my blade..."

His injuries seemed to have no effect on his fighting ability whatsoever. He charged towards Nous like a cheetah, shouting, "Three Sword Style Secret Technique: Three Thousand Worlds!!"

A sharp, heaven-shattering aura approached wildly, and Nous finally showed a hint of interest.

He swung his sword down...

In an instant, it was as if space itself was torn apart, unleashing endless lightning that collided with the Pirate Hunter.

"Buzz!"

This attack...

All eyes were on them, and everything around them was torn apart and shattered in an instant.

Even the steel outer layer of the warship was covered with scratches.

"This is... what you told me to prepare to die... to go all out?"

Watching Zoro grit his teeth and struggle to unleash his power, Nous remained as calm as ever, his longsword crackling with lightning, like a hermit master. "But this is still not enough!"