The change in the opponents immediately alerted Zoro. He quickly found the reason they had suddenly become so fired up—it was all because that oddly proportioned fellow had appeared.
"Buzz!"
Zoro raised all three swords, and his figure drifted ghostlike through the crowd. With his fighting power unleashed to the fullest, he sent more than a dozen enemies flying in an instant, charging out of the encirclement at lightning speed and heading straight for Senju Cracker.
"That little swordsman is doomed!" Shiryu said with absolute certainty. "Cracker is a heavyweight commander under one of the Four Emperors. That little swordsman has misjudged the gap between them."
"Clang!"
Below, metal collided with a deafening crash. Zoro's fierce strike was easily blocked by Cracker. He twisted through the air and changed moves repeatedly, darting about with incredible speed. In an instant, he circled Cracker and attacked with all three swords, launching hundreds of strikes.
Yet Cracker's longsword easily blocked Zoro's attacks. His feet never stopped moving as he headed straight toward Black Leg Sanji within the encirclement.
"Three-Sword Style..."
Unable to harm his opponent even after giving it everything he had, Zoro finally prepared to unleash his strongest attack in fury. However, Cracker seemed to sense the intimidating aura radiating from him. He spun, and in an instant, hundreds upon thousands of rays erupted around Cracker, all converging on Zoro.
"!!" Zoro was stunned. His ultimate move had been interrupted before he could unleash it, and he hurriedly swung his weapons to fend off Cracker's assault.
But the countless beams converged into an enormous sword radiance that suddenly slammed into Zoro's waist.
"Boom!"
At the critical moment, Zoro hurriedly held his swords horizontally across his waist, blocking the slash of sword radiance. Otherwise, he might have been cut cleanly in two at