The Battle Begins

"This is getting a bit troublesome."

Seeing Jack arrive, Mr. Christmas couldn't help but say.

What should we do?

Nami asked from the side, "Two Admiral, one Vice Admiral, and Jack and his men, isn't that too strong? And Mr. Xia isn't even here, and Law is seriously injured."

"I'll deal with Aokiji; my abilities are the counter to his," Ace said quickly.

"I'll deal with Kizaru; the others will have a hard time handling him," Sabo said, staring at Kizaru in the distance.

If Kizaru attacks from a distance, only Sabo can absorb his attacks.

"What about Momousagi and Jack?" Mr. Christmas asked.

"With seawater here, Jack being a Devil Fruit user, perhaps..." Nami began.

"Impossible."

Ace said, "If I were to fight Aokiji, I might not be able to take care of the surrounding sea area. I might even need Aokiji's ability to freeze the sea so that Sabo and Kizaru could fight."

"We can help if needed," Marcel Solon stepped forward.

"And me too."

Luffy pointed at Jack in the distance and said, "I haven't fought in a long time. Leave that big guy to me."

"You're still a bit short of dealing with him," Ace said, shaking his head.

The current Luffy, Zoro, and others didn't undergo two years of training; they simply arrived in the New World without any real progress and became mere toys.

During the first half of the Grand Line, they did not fight in the Drum Kingdom, Crocodile, CP9 in Water 7, Sky Island, or Moria.

Therefore, their strength was even weaker than that of the Sabaody Archipelago in the original work, and they did not have much of a reputation among the Supernovas. After arriving in the New World, they did not go very far.

They have no way to deal with them.

"Luffy, leave this battle to us," Sabo said directly.

"If the president were here, he could handle Jack," Mr. Christmas said from the side.

"But he hasn't arrived yet."

Ace frowned and said, "We must keep Jack occupied."

"I can fight Jack."

Heckle said, "I also have hidden abilities, if it's about power..."

Although he said that, he had no confidence at all.

Jack the Drought, one of the Calamities, is the highest-ranking officer of the Beasts Pirates. He is incredibly strong, and he has no confidence in defeating him.

"This is the only way for now."

Sabo nodded, and then Hachi stepped forward and said, "I'll deal with Momousagi, if she's Vice Admiral."

Hachi can fight Diamante, one of Doflamingo's top executives, to a draw, and he can guarantee not to lose against Vice Admiral.

"Master is no ordinary Vice Admiral."

Vivi chimed in, "Master is a candidate for Admiral, just one step away from becoming Admiral. He is proficient in Observation Haki and Armament Haki, skilled in swordsmanship, and most importantly, he can see what will happen in the future."

"I see."

Sabo said, "No wonder he was able to avoid our attacks back then."

"In that case..."

Ace frowned. Conservatively speaking, Momousagi's strength was not much lower than Doflamingo's.

"I'll help Hachi."

Vivi said, "She is my master. Hachi and I will stall for a bit."

"Let's leave it at that for now."

Ace said, "The rest of you, follow Heckle and hold off Jack's men. As long as the president arrives, we're confident of victory. But we need to wait before they attack."

"I didn't expect Jack to show up, but their target is also Baroque Works."

Kizaru said, "Should we make a move?"

"Of course."

Momousagi drew her long sword and said, "This is a good opportunity to completely dismantle Baroque Works."

"And now that the Giant Beast is gone, they're one less ally."

Kizaru added, "At the speed of the Giant Beast, it will probably take four or five minutes to arrive."

"I see."

Aokiji's body emitted endless Freezing Gas, which continued to spread into the depths of the ocean, freezing thicker ice layers and even reaching distant ships.

But this time Ace did not stop him, and let him freeze onto the ship.

Ace, Sabo, Hachi, and Vivi jumped off the ship, facing Aokiji, Kizaru, and Momousagi.

On the other side, Heckle, Mr. Christmas, Zoro, Luffy, Marcel, Sanji, Brook, and the members of Baroque Works, along with Mr. 2 Bon Clay, Koala and Robin who had just been bandaged up, and Alken who was barely holding on, were ready to face the Jack Pirates.

"Let the battle begin, kill them."

Jack shouted loudly and waved his hand, and the pirates behind him immediately rushed towards them.

"Ready for battle."

The men around Heckle rushed forward and fought Jack's men, while Heckle remained standing there.

"Captain Jack, should we wait for the Admiral to make the first move?"

A young man standing next to Jack said worriedly.

"No need, just kill them."

Jack shouted and charged toward Heckle.

"Jack has been dispatched."

Momousagi said, "Let's do it too."

Momousagi drew her long sword and charged forward, while Aokiji and Kizaru were also ready.

Jack charged toward them, but it wasn't Heckle who launched the first attack; it was Luffy.

"Gomu Gomu Rocket".

Luffy stretched his arms back and attacked Jack.

"Oh?"

Jack saw him being attacked, but he didn't move, letting the attacks fall on him.

Bang.

Jack remained motionless and shook his head. "So weak."

"Again."

Luffy persisted, cracking his knuckles, preparing to continue his attack.

"Noisy".

Jack grew impatient, stomped his feet, and surged forward, instantly appearing beside Luffy and throwing a punch downwards.

"So fast."

Before Luffy could react, Jack hit him on the head.

Swoosh.

With tremendous force, Luffy's head flew off, his neck continued to extend, but he was not seriously injured.

"Can his ability be extended to neutralize power?"

Seeing this, Jack said, "Then let's use our Haki."

As he spoke, Jack raised his fist, ready to strike.

But at that moment, a figure appeared behind Jack, his fists slamming straight in.

boom.

Heckle's fists struck Jack in the back with a loud thud.

Luffy, meanwhile, grabbed the ship's railing in the distance, leaped over in a flash, and then slowly jumped down, landing beneath the ship. He chuckled and said, "Hehehe, I'll draw his attention and make him attack you."

The two Iron Fist, covered in Armament Haki, slammed into Jack's back.

Just when Luffy and Heckle thought it was working, Jack hissed and stretched, saying, "It hurts a little."

Heckle, standing behind him, was startled. "Some pain? Just some pain? The opponent didn't use Armament Haki; they just took the hit head-on and only felt pain."

The next moment, Jack turned around and threw a punch.

Jack was massive, but he was incredibly fast; his fist slammed down.

"So fast."

Seeing this, Heckle instantly dodged, the huge fist grazing past Heckle's body.

Just when Heckle thought he had dodged, Heckle bent his arm and thrust it in Heckle direction.

"Not good."

Heckle immediately raised his hands in front of him, channeling Armament Haki into his arms in an attempt to block the attack.

boom.

Heckle felt a powerful force come at him, and his body was sent flying. He steadied himself and landed on the ground some distance away.

"That's incredibly powerful."

It was just a temporary change of tactics; by sweeping his elbow, the force was greater than that of his own Iron Fist. Even with Armament Haki, he still felt pain.

But just as Heckle regained his footing, Jack appeared in front of him and threw a punch.

That's too fast.

Jack didn't move by using his legs; instead, he bent his legs, unleashing a powerful burst of strength that propelled him forward.

His strength was immense; the power generated by his legs alone was ten times greater than the power of Heckle's stomp ten times. Despite his enormous weight, his speed was still faster than Heckle's Gear Shift Soru.

You can't avoid your own Gear Shift Soru.

Facing this punch, Heckle took a deep breath and suddenly disappeared.

Swoosh.

Jack's punch missed its mark, sending shockwaves flying and causing the ice to collapse, creating a huge crater. However, looking down from there, one could still see a thick layer of ice, at least thirty meters deep.

"You dodged it?" Jack was somewhat surprised.

Super Soru.

Heckle's body appeared in the distance, and he barely managed to dodge Jack's attack using Super Soru.

After nearly three years of Ability Development, my ability to change from a weight of one kilogram to ten thousand kilograms has changed to a weight of 0.1 kilograms to one hundred thousand kilograms.

When using 0.1 kg of shaving material, the speed can be doubled, which is called Super Soru.

However, the legs continue to exert greater force, so even if you have trained your legs, the load is still relatively high.

"But it's the only option left."

Heckle clenched his fists. He had to keep Jack occupied and wait for the president to arrive.