Bro, With Future Sight, Monstrous Strength, and Ryou, Aren't You Screwed if I Come at You Up Close?

With Austin taking the initiative,

the massive brawl began!

However, with Marco being eliminated first and Austin crashing in out of nowhere, the Roger Pirates still held the overall advantage.

Not to mention that on White Group's side, only Oden could be considered high-end combat power.

Meanwhile, Rayleigh and the others all knew Conqueror's Haki Infusion. One finger would have been enough to deal with the other side.

So rather than a battle, it was more like a sparring match.

Austin was stubborn as ever. Though his strength was still somewhat lacking, he relied on his freakish brute force and his battle-hardened Two-Colored Haki.

Though he was at a disadvantage, he actually managed to fight Oden evenly for a while.

Austin finally understood why there were so many situations in the One Piece World where two sides could forcibly fight to a draw.

One side might indeed be weaker, but as long as the difference was not overwhelming, fighting for days and nights was effortless.

Everyone here was built like a tank!

Moreover, compared to Captain Roger and the others' terrifying Conqueror's Haki Infusion, Kozuki Oden was somewhat weaker, and his Conqueror's Haki was not among the world's very best.

Austin might not have been able to defeat him, but Oden was perfect for practice.

At most, it would hurt a little.

"One Sword Style—"

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle...

Dense Armament Haki coated the blade, while strands of Conqueror's Haki curled around it. Empowered by Austin's monstrous strength and swordsmanship, the terrifying force of the slash even faintly tore through the air!!!

This was Austin's first time unleashing his absolute full power. His eyes constantly peered into the future.

"Ultimate: Black Light!!"

Oden had not expected Austin to go all out from the start, but naturally, he would not show weakness.

Armament Haki, even more refined than Austin's, wrapped around both swords as Oden charged forward with a slash of his own!

"Oden Two-Sword Style: Samurai's Soul!!"

In the blink of an eye, the two crossed paths. The tremendous power shattered the surrounding ground inch by inch. Though it did not reach the heavens or split the earth, sand and stones flew everywhere, and the momentum was astonishing.

The people nearby, still engaged in hand-to-hand combat and ordinary exchanges, were left dumbfounded.

Wait, were those two actually serious?

After just one exchange, Austin frowned as crimson light burst from his eyes.

How could that be?

I clearly dodged it.

The next second,

Austin spat out a mouthful of blood.

This terrified the somewhat bedraggled Buggy and Shanks in the distance!

There was clearly not a single sword wound on his body, yet he was still coughing up blood. Austin had already seen this scene the instant he clashed with Oden.

But he understood immediately.

So this was Ryou?

Thanks to Austin's monstrous physique, even after taking a Ryou strike head-on, he did not immediately lose his ability to fight. After all, his Observation Haki had foreseen most of it, allowing him to evade.

His body had only suffered partial internal damage from the attacks he had failed to react to.

With a physique comparable to a young Whitebeard's, it would not be easy to knock him down.

"Ryou? Flowing internal destruction..."

Austin carefully felt the sensation from before. His Observation Haki scanned Oden behind him countless times as he tried to make the Armament Haki around his own hands flow as well.

"What a terrifying slash."

In truth, compared to Austin's injuries, Oden had not had it easy after taking that strike either. Austin had completely foreseen his block.

That slash had struck directly across his chest, carving out a long wound as blood flowed freely.

Facing an enemy with Future Sight was just that frustrating. Unless one had overwhelming strength, one had to be prepared to keep getting injured.

Because no matter how one tried to defend, the power of time would see through it all.

The battle that followed remained much the same. Although Oden's raw strength surpassed Austin's, he still could not do anything against that monstrous Observation Haki and brute force.

Oden even felt that if the two simply competed in strength, he might actually be inferior.

Not to mention that while their Conqueror's Haki clashed, Austin was constantly trying to master and familiarize himself with Ryou and Conqueror's Haki Infusion. One waned as the other waxed.

He grew stronger the longer he fought, and his endurance was absurd.

This was the first time Oden had ever fought so frustratingly!

Even when Whitebeard and Roger had instantly defeated him, he had never felt this way.

Gradually, even the Ryou-infused Armament Haki that had originally been able to hurt this brat was being slowly countered by him.

After fighting like this for two days,

Austin had finally drained Oden dry of everything he had to offer.

After Austin adapted, Oden could no longer help him grow stronger.

Instead, he had to guard against Austin's incomparably strange slashes and the occasional Black Spear.

"Uncle Gaban! Switch with me!"

After clashing with Oden once more, Austin did not turn back to fire a Black Spear. Instead, he directly called for backup.

"You really are a freak, Austin." Gaban had found it boring to deal with a group of brats who had not yet grown up. He could not actually kill them, either. Now that Austin had called him over, his interest was instantly piqued, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Leave this to me."

Before Oden could say anything, Austin kicked off with Soru and instantly vanished. In his place, a burly man wielding two axes came chopping down.

Having finally found a well-matched opponent, the two began trading blows.

Naturally, Austin did not remain idle. Seeing Shanks and Buggy struggling in their fight, he suddenly pushed off the ground and instantly arrived beside them.

The Whitebeard's Division Captain fighting the two felt a chill run down the back of his head. A sense of danger surged in his heart.

He swung the chain in his hand and violently hurled its massive iron ball toward his back.

Yet the sound of shattering he had expected never came.

From within the smoke, accompanied by the sound of footsteps, a slender figure slowly emerged, still gripping the massive iron ball in one hand.

"H-How is that possible? He caught it barehanded!!!"

When they turned to Buggy and Shanks, their faces were filled with delight.

"Great, it's Austin!"

Buggy and Shanks seemed to have found their backbone. Holding their blades, they slowly retreated to Austin's side.

"Be careful, Buggy, Shanks."

Seeing the injuries on their faces, Austin frowned. Crimson light burst from his eyes as he rapidly scanned the White Group crew members gathering around them.

At the same time, Armament Haki slowly coated the longsword and spear in his hands, though its color was somewhat different from before.

It was slowly drifting.

Crimson Armament Haki!

"Your futures hold no victory."

Austin moved. The spear in his hand fired bullets in every direction at an unimaginable speed, each bullet carrying flowing red Haki.

They could not dodge!!!

That was the shared feeling of everyone targeted who possessed powerful Observation Haki. Helpless, they could only coat themselves in Armament Haki as best they could to defend.

Even the experienced full-fledged crew members struggled like this, let alone the apprentice crew members. Nearly all of them were injured, and merely being hit in the limbs and losing their ability to fight was considered fortunate.

One short, dark, chubby boy was injured the worst. The shot had grazed his neck and struck his shoulder. He lay on the ground bleeding nonstop, screaming and wailing.

Ryou was very difficult to defend against completely. If one could not dodge it, it would damage the body internally as well. Its destructive power was enormous.

Even Austin's freakish physique would make him cough up blood after taking even a slight hit.

A few of the more durable ones tried to charge forward despite their injuries.

But Austin was no fragile long-range shooter. None of those who dared approach could gain any advantage either.

Bro, with Future Sight, brute force, and Ryou, aren't you screwed if you try to rush me in close?