Amid the cheers of the Marines, Duke poked his head out and took two deep breaths before diving back beneath the surface and charging toward Rookson.
Of the Giant Shark Pirate Group's two pirate leaders, Hassen was fairly ordinary and knew no Haki. Duke's Haki-coated slash had seriously wounded him, and from blood loss, he was already floating on the surface with his eyes rolled back.
Rookson had only been wounded in the mouth. It was not fatal, but the unbearable pain drove his savagery wild. Seeing Duke from afar, he did not evade him but charged straight at him instead. Rage had consumed his reason, and like a starving shark, he sped forward with his jaws wide open, ready to feed.
Duke kicked repeatedly, sending out dozens of high-speed slashes that blocked Rookson's deadly charge. Using the recoil, he retreated and landed on the ship's hull. The solid footing beneath his feet reassured him. In the sea, he used the Six Powers: Shave, taking dozens of steps in rapid succession. His body abruptly accelerated, squeezing out a vacuum underwater as he appeared above Rookson's head in an instant.
One-Sword Style: Bone Shatter!
Rookson came to his senses in time, but Duke's sudden speed still caught him off guard. In his haste, he could only coat his arms in Armament Haki and cross them in front of his chest to defend himself.
Duke's long-prepared slash knocked aside Rookson's steel-like arms and struck heavily across his chest, shattering his shoulder blade and ribs and leaving him gravely wounded and near death.
Blood dyed the sea red as Duke carried Rookson onto the warship and threw him onto the deck. He ordered the soldiers to haul Hassen aboard, stop their bleeding, and bind their wounds. Fishmen truly had astonishing vitality; a simple