Jazz let out a roar and pressed his advantage. He used Six Powers - Shave to close in instantly, then drove a finger wrapped in Armament Haki viciously into Pekoms.
Throughout the entire exchange, Shiryu merely stood by with his weapon in his arms, watching calmly without the slightest intention of intervening.
Our Opponent Is Such a Weakling!
Jazz chained two swift attacks together. Pekoms had only just activated his Devil Fruit ability to defend himself when Jazz was already upon him, his Finger Pistol wrapped in Armament Haki striking toward Pekoms's chest.
Clang!
With the sound of metal striking metal, Pekoms's Devil Fruit ability formed an enormous turtle shell around his body. Sparks flew from where Jazz's Finger Pistol struck, and faint arcs of lightning scattered outward.
Pekoms felt agonizing pain in his chest. With a cry, he was violently shoved backward by an immense force, sent flying dozens of meters before tumbling to the ground.
Jazz's finger ached terribly as well. Pekoms's Devil Fruit ability was a defensive type; under Jazz's forceful assault, he had injured the enemy for a thousand while taking eight hundred himself. Even with Armament Haki wrapped around his finger, Pekoms's turtle shell had left it throbbing with pain.
"Aah!"
Jazz cried out in pain and withdrew his hand rather than pursuing Pekoms. His consecutive attacks had caught Pekoms off guard, but the other side was probably prepared now. This was the perfect chance to recover and ease the pain in his finger.
"Hah!"
However, a fierce wind howled behind him. The other members of the BIGMOM Pirates had not stopped. Roaring in anger, they charged at Jazz with weapons raised, intending to take down the man who had felled two of their officers in the blink of an eye.
But Jazz, who had