The battle situation grew increasingly tense,
Although Katakuri was immensely powerful, and the Observation Haki he had honed under Austin's guidance was exceptionally strong,
King Luffy was like an unkillable cockroach. Even after enduring the relentless bombardment of Mochi Rain, he could still wipe away his nosebleed and get back to his feet.
Not only could he get back up, but through his battle with Katakuri, his Observation Haki was gradually growing stronger as well,
The Snake Man Form he had developed could occasionally evade Katakuri's attacks while also landing a punch on him through its unpredictable trajectories,
Every Gear Fourth Ryuo punch carrying the Internal Destruction Property made Katakuri cough up blood.
Austin frowned as he watched,
King Luffy might be able to keep bouncing back, but that did not mean Katakuri could. Comparatively speaking, Katakuri was rather frail,
The only reason he could keep standing was because of his Body Technique Foundation, coupled with his unwavering will for his younger sister.
The two traded blows, and the battle remained fiercely deadlocked for a time,
None of the contestants watching from afar dared say which side would last until the end,
Only Austin, whose vision stretched far enough and whose strength utterly surpassed both of them, saw an extremely distant future through the red light in his eyes,
With both sides having reasons they could not afford to lose, they did not stop as they had in the Original Work when one of them ran out of strength.
The final result was...
Katakuri was beaten into utter defeat, barely clinging to life,
King Luffy lost a leg.
"What good is crippling him..."
Austin shook his head helplessly. Gick and Rayleigh were also to blame for jointly building up King Luffy's base stats and endurance too well,
Even after Austin