Disaster Clash, Evenly Matched
"Roar!"
A colossal sea dragon, accompanied by a deafening roar like a tsunami, surged towards the Beasts Pirates of Onigashima. Like a mighty river descending from the heavens, it threatened to engulf and annihilate everything in its path, leaving nothing behind.
Under the immense force of the water, walls collapsed, houses crumbled, trees were uprooted, and even the ground was blasted into deep trenches. The earth trembled so violently that one felt as if their body was about to fall apart, seeing stars and experiencing a deafening roar.
Faced with such an attack, an ordinary army would be wiped out in an instant. However, this did not include the elite of the Beasts Pirates. Artificial Zoan Devil Fruit are still Devil Fruit, and they also possess the tough skin and thick hide characteristic of Zoan. After the giant wave subsided, a group of Gifters covered in various animal organs crawled out of the seawater, brandishing their weapons and attempting to attack 'Snow Dance,' who had transformed her fishtail back into legs.
But:
Similarly, Artificial Devil Fruit is still Devil Fruit; its fear of seawater remains unchanged. As for 'Snow Dance' herself, as a Silver Dragon Fish-Man, her previous 'Dragon Soaring Over the River' was a result of the vice-commander's enhancement. Now that the enhancement has faded, she still possesses the strength of a Royal Navy executive.
With a flick of her belt, a soft, sky-blue sword appeared in her hand. Facing a group of shaky, artificial Devil Fruit user from the Beasts Pirates, she didn't hesitate to swing her sword and charge. The seawater danced around her sword like flowing sleeves, resulting in a one-sided crushing defeat.
"Dance!, Azure!"
Waaaaah—
With a mighty swing of its massive trunk, accompanied by a deafening roar, the ground in its path of attack instantly crumbled and collapsed, spewing forth a massive amount of sand and gravel like hundreds of guns firing simultaneously, densely packed towards the attacking direction! Not only were several Mink Tribe warriors in the path of attack blasted away, but a large number of warriors behind them were also swept away.
With a casual flick of his nose, Jack unleashed the heavy firepower of a modern army!
The entire battlefield was a whirlwind of abilities, with Flying Slash and Haki collisions echoing everywhere! Everywhere were battles capable of easily destroying warships, but:
"Watch out! Those two guys are attacking again!!"
At the sound of someone shouting a warning, everyone in the battle paled, forgetting their opponents and sprinting to the side to dodge! This instantly cleared a large area of the battlefield because:
"Thunder!"
"Ice Storm— "
As the two enormous figures rolled and clashed, a tornado mixed with sharp ice spikes rolled back and forth like a giant meat grinder, capable of instantly shredding even steel warships that fell into it!
Blazing white Inazuma burst forth from Zeus, like a giant white scythe slicing across the sky, frantically attempting to reap lives. At the same time, raging flames and powerful explosions mercilessly incinerated everything in their path.
"Mmmmmmmmm~~~ This is interesting, kid!!"
"Submit to me, or die!!"
Surrounded by flames and lightning, Big Mom unleashed her madness, opening her blood-red maw and roaring, her 'Soul Chant' and 'tyrant's voice' capable of taking lives out of thin air, but unfortunately, they had no effect on Roman and Nami.
As long as they can still sense each other's feelings, they have nothing to fear!
"Times have changed, old woman!"
Enveloped in Ice Storm, the All-Rounder Knight charged fiercely toward Big Mom, slashing down with his Haki, dark, shimmering sword!
At the same time, the surrounding temperature began to drop sharply, every drop of moisture in the air was condensed, and the extremely dry air violently tore at its surroundings! The fluttering crystal powder was not ordinary snowflakes, but diamond-hard ice crystals that could wear down rocks.
Meanwhile, these ice crystals coiled around Roman's longsword, rotating at high speed to form thousands of 'chainsaws' that cut through it, much like a real diamond crusher.
Fusion Skill: Frostmourne!
Even Aokiji would have to take this attack seriously!
The sword represents Roman's unleashed Haki and swordsmanship; while the ice is a creation crafted by Nami with precise control and coordination.
The 'All-Rounder Knight' isn't just an ordinary Gundam. Through her 'Jacket Ability,' Nami gains Roman's stamina and Haki support, enabling her to unleash a variety of wide-range Disaster Skills at high speed. Roman, on the other hand, only needs to focus on attack and defense, leaving elemental destruction to Nami. With their seamless teamwork, the result is far more than the sum of its parts.
"Emperor Sword - Shattering Blade!!"
Meanwhile, facing the combined attack of Roman and Nami, Big Mom also swung her 'Napoleon' sword, which was wrapped in flames, and simultaneously wrapped it with Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki, and collided with Roman's giant sword without hesitation!
Boom--!!!
A violent explosion of ice and fire shot into the sky, like a thermobaric bomb rising into the air! Splashes of flame and ice erupted in all directions, mixed with high-temperature steam that could instantly rot flesh and blood, causing others within a radius of hundreds of meters to scatter and flee.
"Isn't that an exaggeration?"
"Is this the power of the people from the outer seas...?"
Unlike Kaido's fight with Luffy and Ace, these three were engaged in high-speed, close-quarters combat! Armament Haki was unleashed, Conqueror's Haki Entwine, Observation Haki was activated... within a small space, an unparalleled level of danger was revealed! Although countless black Inazuma constantly erupted and radiated during their clash, destroying everything in their path, for most people:
It's just that I don't understand it, but it sounds impressive.
Roman and Nami's "All-Rounder Knight" versus Big Mom was different. Both of them unleashed their power from the very beginning, commanding wind and rain with overwhelming force! Wind, rain, thunder, lightning, ice, snow, and flames followed, and each strike was accompanied by a wide-range attack capable of destroying cities and countries! This left a group of Wano Country samurai looking utterly daunted.
Faced with such an attack, the katana...
It also seemed somewhat powerless.
"Mmm, not bad! I'm liking you more and more, kid!!"
After the attack, in the battlefield of ice and fire, one side was a world of ice and snow. Accompanied by the howling north wind, the bone-chilling cold could almost freeze the flames. The ice could be seen rolling and churning against gravity, gathering and merging in the air, as if it would cover the sky and crush down at any moment.
On the other side, the opposite was true. Everywhere was a raging inferno, an endless sea of fire, scorching the earth, boiling the sea and burning the sky. Interspersed among the flames were crackling and popping sounds, which were the Electric Light bolts emitted by Zeus spreading out in the fire, turning the place where Big Mom was into a hell of fire and thunder!
"Tsk, what if that Big Mom suddenly said 'Power of Lightning Flame Dragon'?"
In this situation, Roman's sarcastic remarks came from under the 'All-Rounder Knight's' helmet, while Nami, perched on the Rider's shoulder, casually answered while constantly manipulating the abilities on the fluttering papers around her.
"Then be careful. Doesn't BIG MOM have a move called 'Lightning Fire Barrage'? It wraps a lot of fire and electricity around her fists and weapons at the same time, and it's extremely powerful! But I will try to channel the lightning away."
Uh, that's not what I meant...
Forget it, let's focus on the battle at hand.
Big Mom can control lightning through Zeus and fire through Prometheus, which is equivalent to having two Logia users fighting alongside her; and with Roman's All-Rounder Knight constantly providing power, Nami can perfectly utilize the abilities recorded on various papers, making it no problem for her to contend with Zeus and Prometheus.
Big Mom possesses a body as resilient as Iron Balloon, All-Rounder Knight boasts a steel skeleton, rubber muscles, and diamond armor, effectively bridging the physical gap between them. Furthermore, their Armament Haki and Observation Haki skills are nearly equal, even their X-ray vision and long-range observation are quite similar. Therefore, their only disadvantage lies in:
"Is Conqueror's Haki Entwine's Haki...?"
Roman glanced at the nick in the greatsword, though it was instantly repaired by his abilities. However, there was no doubt that he still had a weakness compared to his opponent: Conqueror's Haki Entwine!
But:
Nothing in this world is absolute!
"Mommy, what are you saying—"
Facing Napoleon's sudden charge, his hand raised high, Roman simply thrust his other massive shield forward to block him! At the same time, a wall of Ice Wall rose from the ground, frozen solid like millennia-old ice, unmoving.
"Emperor Sword - Shattering Blade!!"
Boom!
The explosion wasn't very loud, but it was incredibly muffled, as if someone had buried hundreds of tons of explosives deep underground and detonated them without completely blasting through the ground!
Napoleon, embodying dual Haki domineering and powerful auras, suddenly descended, causing the Ice Wall centered on Roman's giant shield to shatter violently. Everything within a hundred meters of the two, including buildings, trees, and other objects, trembled violently.
Then it collapsed silently, shattering into nothingness, not even a single intact leaf or a fingernail-sized fragment remained! The shockwave from the impact then lifted up wood chips, stone slabs, and swords from an even greater radius, turning them into dust that fell to the ground.
"Fusion Skill: The Wall of Sighs!"
Amidst the extreme tension of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet, as the rampant and spreading Haki began to stabilize, everyone could see that Big Mom's 'Napoleon,' now still, was firmly pressed against the giant shield held in All-Rounder Knight's left hand.
The giant shield, its surface shimmering with a glass-like blue light, remained completely still. It didn't even tremble or shake in the slightest, as if Big Mom's devastating strike was nothing more than a gentle breeze to it.
"It was blocked?!"
"Great! This way, our chances of winning are—"
"How is this possible?!"
"Mom's attack was actually countered with one hand..."
Both sides watching the battle were instantly invigorated, with the Straw Hat Grand Fleet's morale soaring dramatically! The dejection from being wiped out by the enemy in one fell swoop at the start was swept away! Since this Straw Hat crew's 'strategist' could withstand a Four Emperors (most people don't know this is a combination of Roman and Nami), then...
Wouldn't their captain be able to suppress Kaido?!
Normally, the captain of a ship is a level above everyone else.
Upon realizing this, the samurai of Wano Country, who had been oppressed for twenty years, trembled with excitement. It turned out that there were so many peerless experts in the outer sea! It seemed that the so-called 'closed-door policy' was nothing but a case of being narrow-minded and ignorant.
Unfortunately, they didn't know the Straw Hat crew was an exception. After all, not everyone can "pick up" a self-destructive transmigrator at the start of the story, and then gather all sorts of top geniuses in their respective fields...
On the BIG MOM Pirates' side, Charlotte's daughters were all terrified!
They, as her children, knew their mother's strength better than anyone. In her rage, she unleashed a sword strike that even Katakuri dared not withstand head-on! On this vast ocean, there could be no more than ten people who could withstand such a strike.
But those are all legendary figures who have been famous for decades. There shouldn't be this Straw Hat crew strategist who has just gained fame among them!
I can't figure it out...
"Damn it!! Kid, what kind of weird ability is that?!"
What ability? One of the BUG ability in this world: a shield that even Oden, who returned from training with the Whitebeard Roger Pirates, couldn't break. You'd better stay here obediently.
With a powerful push of his shield, Roman deflected the 'Napoleon' sword from Big Mom's hand. Taking advantage of the moment when Big Mom's chest was wide open, Roman swiftly swung his greatsword in his other hand, striking Big Mom's massive chest with a piercing scream that echoed across the battlefield!
"Aaaaaaah, I'm going to kill you!!"
Wow, that's really hard!
Although he was able to bypass Big Mom's steel body and injure her internally with his 'Armament Haki,' Roman was still frustrated by the fact that his attack could only leave a white mark on her. Moreover:
Just by listening to Big Mom's powerful voice, one can tell that his attack was nothing more than 'pain' to her.
Forget it, let's just take it slow...