Fierce Battle with Zephyr

"I'm Cole. Wherever Brother Han goes, Cole goes too!" Cole said, his eyes shifting.

What a pity! Zephyr sighed.

He then glanced at Luo Han, then at Cole's Beast Transformation.

That invisible attack just now must have come from that boy Luo Han!

What incredible potential. At such a young age, he already possesses such combat strength.

They're both Devil Fruit users. Judging by Cole's ability to fly...

At the very least, he has an Ancient Zoan-type Devil Fruit, while Luo Han probably has a special Paramecia-type Devil Fruit.

What a pity. Precisely because of that, I can't let either of you boys go.

Otherwise, you'll become another Whitebeard or Golden Lion in the future—just as troublesome.

As Zephyr thought this, his expression turned serious.

"What a pity. Today, I can only send you two to Impel Down for reformation!" Zephyr said, his brows drawing together as he looked at Cole and Luo Han.

Huh! Luo Han was startled. Through his Divine Sense, Zephyr's Haki seemed to have become even more solid.

"Be careful, Cole," Luo Han warned.

Boom! As Luo Han spoke!

Zephyr instantly appeared before Cole. His blackened fist struck Cole in the stomach.

Ripples spread across Cole's flesh from the impact. Bang! After that brief contact, a sonic boom rang out as Cole was smashed down onto the island at high speed.

Zephyr! That bastard! Luo Han's face darkened.

Whoosh! Zephyr suddenly appeared before Luo Han and threw a punch at him.

But it was blocked by Luo Han's Psychokinesis?

But... it hadn't blocked it!

Luo Han's psychic wall lasted only an instant before it shattered.

Bang! Luo Han was also punched in the stomach by Zephyr and slammed toward the island.

Thud! Luo Han landed beside Cole.

"Brother Han! Are you okay?" Hearing the commotion, Cole hurriedly got up and asked.

Huff! Huff! Luo Han gasped heavily, unable to speak. He could only wave at Cole to indicate that he was fine.

It really hurt! That solidified Haki striking his stomach felt like a drill boring into his gut.

Fortunately, Luo Han's body was already very strong, though he still couldn't compare to Cole in terms of defense.

Zephyr's attacks were too fierce. Luo Han could endure them for the moment, but if this dragged on, his body would not be able to take it.

Most importantly, it really hurt!

Bang! Zephyr followed them onto the island!

"Your Observation Haki truly is impressive!" Zephyr said, recalling Luo Han's earlier reaction.

"No matter how impressive it is, it still didn't stop you, did it?" Luo Han replied. "But next time, I won't let you hit me again.

Go, Cole. You attack; I'll support you."

"Got it, Brother Han," Cole replied with a nod.

Cole then charged at Zephyr and threw a Haki-coated punch.

Unfortunately, Zephyr had far too much combat experience, and his Observation Haki was superior as well.

With a sidestep, Zephyr easily avoided Cole's fist. He then spun around and prepared to kick Cole in the stomach.

Luo Han tracked him with his Divine Sense. Hmph! This time, he wouldn't let him get away so easily.

With a Mind Movement from Luo Han, Psychokinesis instantly gathered and struck Zephyr in the stomach.

At the very moment he was exerting force, Zephyr had nowhere to brace himself and was easily knocked toward Cole.

Cole immediately swung around and punched him. Clang! It was as though Cole had struck a lump of steel, producing the sound of metal colliding.

Fortunately, Cole's strength was great enough. Zephyr could not brace himself in midair and was still sent flying.

Boom! Zephyr crashed into the depths of the island.

On the other battlefield, Garp and the others saw Zephyr get knocked away by Cole and temporarily stopped. The two of them frowned.

This was going to be difficult! Sengoku thought.

"Hahaha! Well, Sengoku?" Whitebeard said.

"Luo Han's Devil Fruit ability is quite troublesome."

Sengoku said nothing, thinking about how Zephyr had just been sent flying.

"It is troublesome indeed. That invisible attack instantly appears on Zephyr's body. It has no trajectory, and it's fast too!

Unless someone possesses Observation Haki that can see the future, it'll be difficult to evade," Garp said in a deep voice, his eyes narrowing slightly.

After hearing Garp's words and realizing this, Sengoku's expression darkened further.

In that case, although Zephyr can withstand that attack with his physical strength and Haki, he won't be able to defeat Luo Han and Cole.

The plan has basically failed!

"Don't overthink it, Sengoku!" As if he had seen Sengoku's frustration, Garp shouted. "Once I deal with Newgate, I'll go clean up those two brats. Hahaha!"

Bzz! Whitebeard immediately gathered the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit into his blade and slashed directly at Garp.

"I'll be the one to deal with you, Garp!" Whitebeard roared.

"I will, Newgate!" Garp said in a deep voice as he charged forward with a punch.

The four of them then resumed exchanging all manner of ordinary attacks. For a time, the sea churned with waves as sword energy raged in every direction.

The sea and the island were like a cake being casually carved apart.

The warships and Luo Han's pirate ship were both pushed far away.

Watching those monsters on the island use ultimate moves as ordinary attacks,

the pirate grunts left aboard the ship had seen it several times before, yet they still could not help but marvel at how terrifying the world of the strong was.

Sister Shaku, meanwhile, was more concerned about Luo Han and Cole. Seeing Zephyr get knocked away by Cole, she finally relaxed a little.

Deep within the island, Zephyr got to his feet!

He looked over his body. Nothing was wrong. Though Cole's strength was great—or rather, his brute force was great.

But strength and brute force were not the same. The former could injure someone, while the latter merely pushed them away.

It seemed Cole's Armament Haki still needed work. It was too weak, Zephyr thought.

Step, step, step! Zephyr walked back over to Luo Han and Cole.

Looking at Luo Han, Zephyr had a headache as well. Though there had only been two exchanges,

Zephyr could already tell that, combined with Luo Han's Observation Haki, his attacks would be hard to evade.

That also meant Zephyr could only take the hits!

But! Wasn't that what battle was? Counter every move as it came. Zephyr did not lose heart!

Soru! Zephyr rushed at Luo Han again, clearly intending to attack him as he had before.

But! Luo Han, now fully focused, would not give Zephyr another chance.

Having already merged Psychokinesis into his own body, Luo Han's movement speed had risen to another level.

He lowered his head and slipped past Zephyr's incoming midair fist. Luo Han then struck Zephyr, who could not brace himself in the air, with a psychic fist. Bang! Zephyr was knocked toward Cole.

Cole had already set his entire body vibrating faintly, gathering power in his fist. He intended to finish Zephyr with a single Giant Spear: Hegemony Country.

As Zephyr was knocked through the air toward Cole, he also sensed the threat of Cole's punch.

He used Geppo in advance to dodge it! His body was not affected in the slightest.

Sigh! Luo Han's Psychokinesis attacks lacked Haki, so the damage they dealt Zephyr was... well! Basically none.

Zephyr had dodged! But the attack was coming at Luo Han!

Luo Han also used Soru, vanishing from the spot.

A condensed cylindrical shockwave then streaked past Luo Han and blasted into the depths of the sea.

Luo Han had originally wanted to knock Zephyr back into the path of Cole's attack.

But there had not been enough time. Otherwise, Luo Han and Zephyr would have had to endure Cole's attack together. Luo Han did not dare take that attack.

Bang! Bang! Luo Han and Zephyr landed at the same time and looked ahead.

They saw a circular deep trench stretching straight into the sea. A semicircular channel had been carved across the water's surface, and only after a long while did the seawater smooth it over again.

After seeing the shockwave that had just passed over the bow and the channel it had left on the sea, the grunts aboard the pirate ship wore expressions of relief.

"We almost died!!!"

One pirate grunt swallowed hard and said with lingering fear on his face.

"I never thought Lord Cole would be so strong. He's so dependable—this is wonderful!"

The grunts once again sank into their own blissful fantasies.

"What reliable companions," Sister Shaku murmured.