Fierce Battle, Victory (6)

A massive Flying Slash, a gust of wind kicked out by Teach, hurtled towards Pande.

A powerful slash, Pande's tentacles blocked it in front of him. Two enormous tentacles, but such a massive slash was incredibly powerful.

Pande's tentacles failed to withstand Teach's Tempest Kick. The air-cutting force deeply pierced Pande's tentacles, and then, with a "crack," Pande's tentacles snapped off.

Meanwhile, Teach's powerful kick was gradually worn away by Pande's tentacles.

With its enormous size and powerful vitality, the two severed tentacles of Pande were still moving, just like the broken tail of a gecko, still full of life. This vitality reached its peak after Pande fully transformed into its beast form, and its thousands of tentacles combined and merged into eight tentacles.

The severed side of Pande's tentacle was seen to be facing the still-pulsating tentacle on the ground, and the two severed sides were joined together. In just a few seconds, Pande's severed tentacle was restored.

There's no need to let it grow back.

During this time, Teach seized the opportunity, his figure flashing through the air, his target being Pande's head. Teach knew that only by attacking Pande's head could he have caused damage to Pande.

Otherwise, those tentacles alone would be a negligible impact on Pande.

As Teach drew closer, Pande extended three enormous tentacles and swiftly grabbed at Teach. Simultaneously, another giant tentacle rapidly split into over a thousand smaller tentacles at a speed visible to the naked eye.

After all, small has its advantages, and big has its advantages; combining the two can better withstand Teach's advance.

Similarly, compared to the giant tentacles, the smaller tentacles are much weaker in terms of defense. They can be easily cut by Teach's Claw Strike, unlike the giant tentacles which are much more troublesome. Not only do they have stronger self-healing abilities, but their skin also seems to be thicker, making them more defensive.

However, such a large number also presents a huge problem; once caught, Teach will find it very difficult to escape.

Having endured Teach's painful attacks earlier, Pande was somewhat prepared.

Facing the tentacles, Teach unleashed "Demon Claw - Ghostly Blossoms!" Countless claw lights flashed, slicing and dividing the surrounding tentacles one by one. However, these severed tentacles continued to move rapidly towards Teach, attempting to entangle him.

Teach's Observation Haki gave him complete control of the situation. He dodged left and right, facing the tentacles in front and behind him. Suddenly, he unleashed a powerful aura, forcing back all the tentacles that tried to approach.

"Gun Fist!"

Teach clenched Teach fists, straightened them, and thrust them forward, gathering all his strength into his arms before unleashing it in a shockwave.

This is actually the technique of the Marine Six Styles Secret Technique Rokuogan, the Six Powers Secret Technique of the Navy. To break through those tentacles and reach Pande's head, such a long distance requires powerful penetrating force.

Like a bullet fired from a gun, but Teach fired a shockwave.

The powerful shockwave pierced through everything, and in an instant, a crater appeared where it passed.

The tentacles blocking the impact were instantly crushed by the powerful force.

Like a Kamehameha, the powerful shockwave broke through all the tentacles in front of him and landed directly on Pande's head.

As you can see, the head of the Kraken was completely dented where it was hit by the shockwave; its outer skin had disappeared, and the area that was about to be attacked was a bloody mess.

Pande lashed out with his tentacles in a rage, two or three tentacles at once, Teach dodged them hastily, his figure flashing past him repeatedly.

Now, Teach has found a better way to deal with Pande: powerful shockwaves can wear down Pande's tentacles and also damage Pande.

His claw technique is difficult to use effectively. The tentacles that he splits in half can be reconnected, eaten, recycled, and reused with high efficiency. Therefore, it does not consume much of Pande's stamina.

The impact, on the other hand, would force Pande to expend energy to regenerate his tentacles, rapidly depleting Pande stamina. During this time, it would also give Teach an opportunity to attack his head.

On the other side, the battle between Gari and the two captains of the Central Guard was extremely fierce.

Gari was facing a two-man attack, which meant he had met his match, but Gari became even more excited.

Gari's rivals are two of the strongest men among the ten members of the Royal Guard, specially trained by the Kraken Kingdom family.

Oakes, Devil Fruit User, a powerful Zoan Devil Fruit user.

Haocheng is a Paramecia Rage- Devil Fruit User. The angrier he gets, the more his strength increases.

Faced with the combined attack of two powerful figures, Gari was undoubtedly suppressed and fell into a disadvantageous position.

"Roar!" Gari roared, swinging his double-edged dagger at Haocheng. The blade sliced through the air, a flash of silver light. Haocheng saw this and quickly retreated to dodge.

At the same time, Gari's strike missed, but his attack did not end there. Following the trajectory of his swing, he made a violent turn, and behind him, Oakes, who was about to attack him, suddenly lowered his head.

The blade grazed over his head. Oakes wanted to continue attacking Gari, but Gari didn't give him the chance. As he turned around, he kicked Oakes.

With his agile speed, Oakes quickly dodged. He was the strongest because he had mastered Two types of Haki, including Observation Haki. Gari himself possessed the Black Panther-Black Panther Fruit, which gave him a significant advantage in speed.

Meanwhile, Gari suddenly charged towards Haocheng, who was constantly retreating and dodging, and his powerful explosive force quickly closed the distance between Haocheng.

At the same time, Gari raised his left arm, and the sharp, diamond-like claws on his left arm stabbed towards Haocheng.

Haocheng's situation is extremely dangerous, but at the crucial moment, Oakes reappears. He possesses the speed of a leopard, surpassing Gari in speed.

They quickly caught up with Gari delivered a flying kick, Oakes Gari flying through the air.

Gari realized what was happening, stomped his feet on the ground, and shuffled backward a few meters, his eyes fixed on Oakes.

Oakes is his true rival. Currently, Haocheng is weaker than him, and his abilities have not yet been fully revealed.

After all, the key to the Rage Fruit's power lies in anger. If it cannot generate anger, then it is a useless Devil Fruit, and it also has the added weakness of being afraid of water.

However, since Haocheng was able to become the captain, even if he was weaker than Oakes, the difference wasn't that much. Besides, abilities can be trained, and so can emotions.

However, emotions need to be cultivated. Although his aura was said to be subtly strengthening, his actual strength had not yet shown a significant improvement.

Gari and Oakes clashed. Oakes's immense strength excited him, a hint of madness flashing in his eyes. Gari swung his blade with tremendous force towards Oakes.

Oakes nimbly dodged, then countered with a punch imbued with Armament Haki, which was easily blocked by Gari. Similarly, Gar's Hunting Knife was wrapped in Haki.

Clang! Clang!

Gari swung his blade toward Oakes' waist, seemingly intending to cut Oakes in two, but Oakes blocked it, grabbing Gari's blade with one hand Oakes viciously clawing at Gari with the other.

Seeing this, Gari raised his left arm and thrust it fiercely towards Oakes' body.

Gari wanted to trade blows with Oakes, and Oakes' claws swiped at Gari's chest. In return, Gari was somewhat excited and swiped at Oakes' chest with one of his own claws.

The Haki broke through his defenses, leaving a scratch on his body.

The two continued their fierce battle, and at this moment, Haocheng's aura intensified. Gari's slash forced Oakes back, and then Gari's gaze fell on Haocheng.

Haocheng's face was furrowed, his teeth were clenched, and his face was flushed red. He was accumulating anger and using the power of anger to enhance his strength.

They could see that Haocheng had become furious. Judging from his appearance, he was extremely angry, and his strength seemed to be increasing rapidly.

Visibly, Haocheng's entire body grew larger, his muscles began to swell, and what was particularly striking was that the air around Haocheng seemed to become scorching hot.

Haocheng's arms turned red, and flames burned on the surface of his skin.

Haocheng's transformation surprised everyone. Wasn't it said that the Rage Fruit's power increased the angrier one became? How could he also possess the power of fire?

Teach was fighting in the distance, glanced at the battlefield and was somewhat surprised. Haocheng's ability reminded him of a Devil Fruit called the Emotion Fruit.

The angrier you are, the higher your body temperature will be; the calmer you are, the lower your body temperature will be, even below freezing. This allows you to control both high and low temperatures. However, to do this, you must have perfect control over your emotions.

It now seems that the Rage Fruit and the Emotion Fruit are quite similar, with the Rage Fruit being a lower-level version of the Emotion Fruit.

Then, he withdrew his gaze, and the reason could be found by looking at the huge tentacles attacking him from the front.

Haocheng's current state, his angry state, has taken shape. He has naturally undergone special training regarding the power of this Devil Fruit.

As you approach him, you can hear him muttering to himself, "How dare you disrupt His Majesty the King's oath-taking ceremony! I'll kill you all! I'll kill you all!"

As a talent specially trained by the royal family, he was absolutely loyal to the royal family and would never have any thoughts of betrayal. It was precisely because of this that he quickly found a reason to be angry: the Night Pirates had caused chaos in the northern part of the royal city at such an important occasion, and they had to be killed.

To maintain his angry state, Haocheng kept repeating these words. The more he spoke, the angrier Haocheng, his body temperature rose, and the fire of anger burning even more fiercely in his arms.

Taking this opportunity, Haocheng quickly attacked Gari. He could see the threat Gari posed, and therefore, he had to eliminate Gari first.

Gari's gaze fell on the approaching Haocheng, and in Haocheng's current state, he saw a trace of Wallace.

But there was no relationship between them.

Haocheng's addition put some pressure on Gari. Flames had little effect on Gari, who had mastered Armament Haki and often fought Wallace, and he was used to it.

Moreover, the temperature of the flames on Haocheng's body was only a few hundred degrees Celsius, which was far less than the thousands of degrees Celsius on Gari's body.

In such torrential rain, his flames were practically useless, and the power of the high temperature was greatly weakened. It has to be said that he wasn't very lucky.

Furthermore, his increased physical strength meant that while Haocheng's speed had improved, his power had increased significantly.

Nevertheless, thanks to his powerful physique, Two types of Haki, and formidable fighting abilities, Gari persevered.

Seeing that Teach's fight had reached a stalemate, Gari knew he needed to end the battle as soon as possible.

Facing two formidable enemies, the bloodstains on his body increased, but the blood only fueled his ferocity, making him even more insane, and he launched a reckless attack without regard for the consequences.

However, if the fight continues like this, he will surely be defeated, because his opponents are seasoned veterans who are not at all weak in the face of his attacks. If he wants to defeat them in a short time, he will have to demonstrate even greater strength.

"Roar!" Gari roared at the sky, as if calling out to something. Gari was searching for that feeling; he needed a medium to replace the moonlight, a medium that would allow him to enter his Moon Lion Form at any time.

Carefully recalling the battle a month ago, he unexpectedly succeeded. Although he couldn't control it, he was lucky. In the previous month, he had tried several times, but they all failed, and he only had a slight feeling about it.

At this moment, he was quite confident. He had figured out what the medium for his transformation was: emotion, anger. The emotion of anger could stimulate the violent factor hidden in his blood.

The familiar feeling, Gari's second experience, and on Gari's body, a bright silver moonlight shone.

In the midst of the downpour, the sky was already somewhat dark with dense clouds, but at this moment it appeared exceptionally bright, drawing the attention of many to the striking silvery glow.

Gari's body was growing rapidly, from four meters to five meters tall. His eyes were blood-red, and his fur became even whiter and thicker, with long hair flowing behind him.

With Gari's transformation, his strength surged dramatically, and Oakes and Haocheng looked at Gari with some wariness.

If Gari posed a threat to them before, he is now a huge threat. Just look at his muscles, which are twice as big as before; you can imagine how much his strength has increased.