Boom!!
A thunderous explosion rang out in the towering forest. Birds scattered into the blue sky, and beasts fled as though something terrifying were on their heels.
Deep in the lush forest, a clearing had lost every trace of life, reduced to a scene of utter devastation.
Lina stood in the middle, warily watching the shadowy woods around him.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Flashes of blades streaked through the trees.
Purple slashes imbued with gravity easily cut the trees into sections, their force undiminished as they flew toward Lina.
At the same time,
"Gravity Command!!"
Fujitora shouted and increased the gravity ahead of him. The severed trunks, under his control, flew toward Lina one after another.
Boom!
Lina swung his axe hard, sweeping it across and blowing apart the slashes in an explosion.
He leaped forward, darting and weaving through the air, stepping across the fallen trunks as he charged straight for Fujitora.
Lina raised his enormous battle-axe with both hands and brought it down with a howl that split the air!
Clang!
Fujitora brought up his sword in a backhanded block, gritting his teeth against the crushing blow.
But the vibration within it was difficult to withstand. Blood even seeped from his tensed muscles!
A savage grin tugged at Lina's mouth. His opponent had powerful swordsmanship and could coat his blade in gravity, greatly increasing his close-combat strength.
But the Tremor-Tremor Fruit was overwhelmingly powerful. Even without making contact, Lina could strike someone from a distance.
Combined with his own absurd strength, that made the number of people in the entire sea who could trade blows with him in close combat vanishingly small.
Bam!!
The ground suddenly collapsed!
Fujitora's body sank. His bent legs plunged into the earth, and cracks spread out like a spiderweb.
Gritting his teeth, he sent