"Ahhhh!!!!"
"Bang bang bang bang bang—!!!!"
Armament Haki-coated giant fists collided, swinging through the air in an impenetrable barrage.
But against Sade, whose abilities were maxed out across the board, King Luffy could not gain any advantage.
His opponent did not even need to activate Gear 3 to handle his giant fists with ease.
The battle became exceptionally intense, and Sade's fighting posture seemed even more suited to his own abilities.
In Austin's eyes, he even carried a hint of the real Joy Boy's shadow.
Though that was not actually very likely.
Still, if Sade truly achieved his goal, gathered enough power to knock Imu from his divine pedestal, then perhaps Sade, with that kind of spirit, would be no different from the real Joy Boy.
But as things stood, he was merely a level stronger than the current King Luffy.
Those stitched-together, all-rounded attributes were only about on par with ordinary Emperor-level combat power before he underwent any major growth.
"Against an enemy like this..."
"Can he awaken the Nika form? I'm really looking forward to it..."
Austin gazed toward the battlefield, quietly anticipating King Luffy being forced into his Nika form.
That way, the [Dark Sun God] could truly be completed.
With material like this, Sade's Rubber Fruit could truly evolve into the Nika Fruit.
What?
Was he going to transform?
Yet Austin was ultimately disappointed.
The current King Luffy had not experienced many battles on the brink of life and death. Despite the bond he had formed with Shirahoshi after arriving at Fish-Man Island,
he simply had no way to directly advance to Gear 5.
"You really are annoying!!!"
Sade began to exert himself as well, and the Giant race's formidable strength started to show.
He suddenly exerted force, and amid the gaps between the punches, an