Sulong? Furious Bull!
The violent and wild slash pierced Ortolan high in the sky, plunging him into the ground. A huge crater exploded, filled with smoke.
On the warship, both Issho and Gion were startled.
"Red-Hair!?" A flash of anger crossed Gion's eyes as she roared.
That bastard with Red-Hair has no sense of martial ethics; he's hiding on this island and even launched a sneak attack!
At the same time, Ochoku's figure also stopped his high-speed teleportation. As soon as his feet landed, sweat was already dripping from his face.
It's clear that the burst of speed he just unleashed wasn't an easy feat for him.
"Another expert!?" Ochoku looked at the Red-Hair Shanks who had fallen from the sky and was standing on the ruins in the distance with a puzzled expression. After a moment, he raised an eyebrow and said, "Is that kid from Roger's ship... he's actually grown to this level?"
Silver Axe, also wielding a giant axe, looked at Shanks with the same wary expression. Although Shanks had just launched a sneak attack on Ortolan, he might not be someone to be trusted.
After all, his sudden and unannounced appearance on Hachinosu Island already carries a lot of implications.
Shanks tossed his Griffin sword aside and looked towards Ochoku and Silver Axe, saying, "I don't want to explain anything right now. At least for now, we still have a common enemy, don't we?"
At the same time, the billowing smoke and dust gradually dissipated, and the Ortolan Warhammer hung alone on the ground. His tall figure lay sprawled in the crater, surrounded by a considerable amount of bright red blood.
On the warship, Gion watched this scene, her concern clouding her judgment. A murderous glint flashed in her eyes as she said, "I'm going to kill that guy!"
Then, it seemed they were about to make a move, but just then, Issho seemed to sense something and grabbed Gion's shoulder, saying, "Wait... Ortolan is acting strangely..."
"Ugh..." In the deep pit, Ortolan's figure suddenly moved, and then a groan with a hint of pain came from his mouth.
Then, he slowly got up from the ground, and at this moment, Ortolan looked quite disheveled.
Previously, when he withstood the attack of the Silver Axe, a half-meter-long wound was torn open in his left arm, and through the wound, one could even see his thick arm bones, which looked ferocious and terrifying.
Not only that, he also had a terrible wound on the back of his shoulder, which was so deep that the bone was visible, and it was bleeding profusely.
This caused Ortolan to show a slight pain in his expression. He had almost forgotten when the last time he suffered such a serious injury was.
I moved the arm slightly, and there was no fracture or breakage; it was still movable.
"He can still move that arm even like that... does he really deserve to be called Marine Admiral?" Silver Axe looked at Ortolan with a surprised expression.
Despite taking his full-force attack and being hit by that Red-Hair's Kamunmiti, this guy was still able to get up quickly, which made Silver Axe feel deeply apprehensive!
Ortolan looked up at Ochoku and the others. His left eye was bloodshot, and some dirty blood was spilling from the corner of his mouth, making him look extremely ferocious and terrifying.
"Red-Hair ..." Ortolan's gaze fell on Shanks, and he said in a somewhat displeased tone, "Thanks to you, I'm about to have another episode... I hope you won't regret it later."
Shanks looked at Ortolan with some confusion, not quite understanding his meaning.
In a daze, he seemed to remember something again. It was the first time he met Ortolan, when the Big Mom Pirates went to Whole Cake Island to steal Charlotte Linlin's Road Poneglyph.
That day, Ortolan seemed to have lost all reason, acting like a wild beast. That day, his arm was broken by Ortolan's hammer.
"No way?" Shanks swallowed hard.
Ochoku and Silver Axe were completely oblivious to the meaning of this conversation, but before they could ask anything...
Look at Ortolan's other eye, it gradually turned red with blood. Then, his brown hair grew rapidly, reaching his waist in the blink of an eye. At the same time, the color of his hair changed rapidly, as if it had been bathed in moonlight, turning into a bright silver color!
Ochoku and Silver Axe weren't some ignorant country bumpkin pirates; seeing this, they exclaimed in unison, "Sulong!?"
Then, Ochoku looked up at the sky. Although it was covered with dark clouds, it was indeed daytime, and there was no moon at all!
There's nothing around that looks like the moon. How did he suddenly enter the Sulong state?
When Ortolan's eyes turned completely crimson, his reason seemed to vanish entirely at that moment.
At this moment, Ortolan's original three-meter-tall physique had swelled to about 1 meter, his muscles were so strong that they were ripping his clothes, making him look extremely wild and irritable. Fingernails had grown out of his fingertips, and his teeth had changed shape, making him look like a ferocious beast with claws and fangs!
Ortolan, now fully in his Sulong state, let out a long roar to the sky.
The sound waves spread and erupted from his surroundings, sweeping away the surrounding smoke and dust in one breath.
The next second, his figure suddenly disappeared from everyone's sight. Shanks immediately sensed the sharp danger and, without thinking twice, stomped his foot hard, quickly leaving the area.
Almost at the same moment he dodged, Ortolan's beast-like figure appeared where he had just been, slamming his fist into the ground. The ruins collapsed instantly, and the powerful force crushed the rubble into dust.
"There's an opening!" A glint flashed in Silver Axe's eyes. With a burst of speed, he leaped into the air above Ortolan and brought his axe down on him.
However, in the next instant, Ortolan raised his arm, which was imbued with Haki power, and directly blocked the Silver Axe's blow.
With a thud, the ground beneath Ortolan's feet sank again, but his body remained steady and unshaken.
The battle axe in Silver Axe's hand was actually blocked by the back of his hand!
His pride and joy were no match for Ortolan's strength at this moment!
With a sudden, forceful flick of his wrist, he flung away the Silver Axe. However, Ortolan did not attack him. Instead, his nose twitched as if he had caught a whiff of something. His gaze quickly locked onto the Red-Hair had just landed, and with a burst of speed, he gave chase.
"No way? They've got their eyes on me!?" Shanks cursed under his breath upon seeing this.
However, he moved very quickly. With a swirling of Conqueror's Haki in his hand, Griffin slashed at Ortolan.
The sharp slash, accompanied by jet-black Inazuma and Conqueror's Haki, seemed to shatter the very space around it. But Ortolan made no attempt to dodge, charging straight at the slash, his arms suddenly swinging back as if gathering power, before crashing down!
That's right, he didn't even use his arms to defend himself, but instead charged headfirst into the car.
The next second, Shanks' Griffin and Ortolan's horns, about half a meter apart, clashed with Conqueror's Haki. The dark clouds in the sky were torn apart in an instant by these two powerful auras, and the sweeping air waves swallowed up everything around them, creating a flat space several meters wide. Even the ground was scraped off!
In an instant, the shockwave broke through the entire Hachinosu Island, pressing down on the surrounding sea. Many ships in the port were capsized. At the same time, the seawater seemed unable to withstand the pressure and dropped three or four meters in height. The squeezed-out seawater, along with the shockwave, quickly gathered and churned, turning into a tsunami that spread in all directions!
This is a clash of the ultimate Conqueror's Haki!
Just as the tsunami was about to engulf the warships, Yixiao drew his Cane Sword, unleashing a brute force that forcibly suppressed the tsunami, protecting the Marines's fleet.
In the blink of an eye, all of this erupted in just three seconds.
Shanks' face was flushed red, his arms were trembling, and although a fierce glint flashed in his eyes, it was clear that he was indeed running out of steam!
The next moment, space shattered, and Ortolan's horn slammed into Shanks' Griffin. The unreasonable and tyrannical force then knocked Griffin out of Shanks' hands.
Shanks didn't have time to dodge. As the blade left his hand, he crossed his arms, exchanging Haki, and used them to block in front of him. Then, he was knocked away by Ortolan!
He didn't fly too far, only a few dozen meters, because Shanks was close to the ground. After landing, the powerful force directly shattered the ground. Then, Shanks' figure rolled on the ground like a roller for another forty meters, plowing out a deep trench, before finally coming to a stop.
However, Ortolan did not give Shanks any chance. As Shanks stopped, Ortolan charged forward like a raging bull and caught up with him.
Shanks tried to dodge, but it seemed too late. His arms were trembling. The impact from Ortolan had fractured some of his arm bones and broken two ribs!
But at that very moment, Silver Axe appeared in front of Shanks. It was rare to have such a powerful helper, who seemed to have high attack but low defense. He couldn't let Ortolan kill him in one go!
At this moment, Silver Axe was not carrying his signature battle axe; instead, his hands were in a free-flowing position.
He stood in front of Shanks, roaring, "Don't underestimate me, you bastard!!!"
The already strong figure grew even larger with this roar, now rivaling Ortolan's physique.
At the same time, the steam around Silver Axe became even thicker and more pervasive, and his eyes became bloodshot and red.
Just as Ortolan charged forward, he reached out with both arms and grabbed Ortolan's horns!
With a bang, Shanks was sent flying by the force of their clash. Then, Silver Axe slipped and was pushed more than ten meters away by Ortolan. This distance of more than ten meters caused Silver Axe's feet to disappear from the ground and be buried up to his knees!
The entire island trembled incessantly, demonstrating just how terrifying the clash between two monsters of immense power was!