A powerful flash rose from the horizon, followed by a thunderous explosion.
The immense shockwave set off a tsunami, while the aftermath of the attack vaporized a layer of the dark clouds overhead.
"Hahaha, a Great Swordsman? No wonder you managed to beat King into that state. Your strength truly cannot be underestimated."
Bang!
Lightning still flickered in the sky. Beneath its glow, a massive black shadow dropped straight down in front of Roy.
The impact of the fall from high above instantly sent dust from the reef soaring into the air.
Roy stared tensely at the area shrouded in dust.
As he rapidly retreated, the Armament Haki coating his body grew even darker.
Cold sweat trickled uncontrollably down his back.
Through his Observation Haki, Roy sensed it. "Hey, hey... that kind of vitality has to be a joke, right?"
"Thunder Noise!"
With a wave of his hand, the lightning churning within the dark clouds crashed down ahead.
The hazy figure within the thick dust slowly rose to his feet, rubbed his eyes, and looked up at the enormous lightning pillar descending from the sky.
He did not dodge.
Under Roy's astonished gaze, he simply spread his arms.
Boom!
The enormous lightning pillar engulfed him completely.
"Now that's got some kick. I love this numb, tingling feeling."
The figure struck by lightning roared at the sky.
At the same time, an aura that made people tremble spread from his body like a shockwave.
Roy raised a hand to shield his eyes from the gusts sweeping toward him.
"So this is Conqueror's Haki? What a freakish ability."
As the gusts blew away all the surrounding dust,
the man who had taken Thunder Noise head-on appeared before Roy.
He was incredibly tall and burly, a full ten meters in height. Sharp horns