Indomitable Heart

"Ahahaha! Tremble, you crawling bug!"

Carl laughed maniacally, as if she had returned to the glorious days when she had dominated the seas.

As you wish!

Ability Switch!

Indomitable Heart!

A flash of white light passed over Luo Sa, and his bright eyes instantly turned dull.

"Hm? Has even your last shred of fighting spirit disappeared?"

"Then... let me send you off!"

Carl laughed and kicked off the ground in the opposite direction. With the combined acceleration of Geppo and Soru, her figure plunged down like a meteor.

"I'm going to die anyway. How about I give it everything I've got?"

Indomitable Heart!

Soru!

Quick Attack!

Luo Sa's gaze sharpened. At that moment, his mind was clear of all distractions, and he poured all his focus into his feet.

Boom!

Carl's figure slammed down, and her violent force instantly shattered the entire deck!

"Captain Carl is amazing!"

"Invincible! Invincible!"

The pirates, seemingly certain of the outcome, cheered.

"Shut up!"

Carl suddenly roared in fury and began looking around. She could naturally tell that her attack had missed!

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.

Luo Sa appeared on one part of the deck. Though his face was tired, he could barely conceal his excitement.

At the critical moment, he had finally perfectly combined Soru with Quick Attack!

"What incredible speed. A mere marine can use a Devil Fruit to reach this kind of speed? Devil Fruits really are wonderful things!" Carl licked her lips, a bloodthirsty smile spreading across her face.

Whoosh!

Carl's figure vanished in an instant. She was going to swat that annoying fly right out of existence!

Luo Sa's figure disappeared at almost the same time. His speed was now barely any slower than his opponent's, giving him a little hope.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

A continuous series of collisions rang out. With her Observation Haki, Carl could always pinpoint Luo Sa's figure, and she kept swinging her twin swords at him.

Boom!

At the final impact, the two figures abruptly separated.

Only then did the pirates have a chance to see what was happening.

Luo Sa was covered in wounds of all sizes and looked utterly battered.

What astonished the pirates was that their captain had been injured too!

"You actually made me bleed. Not bad. Very good!"

Carl laughed in fury and charged again. Her twin swords gleamed, gathering power without pause. She was going to finish him with this one strike!

"The threat of death? It's so frightening, so frightening!" Luo Sa twitched his nose and slowly closed his eyes.

The next moment, Luo Sa moved. He was even a little faster than before!

That was the effect of the Indomitable Heart Ability: the more afraid he was, the faster he became!

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

With his speed increased once again, Luo Sa could now match Carl. Moving at full speed, he was even too fast for her to catch up with for a while!

"Hmph. Using the power of a Devil Fruit takes a considerable amount of stamina. Let's see whether you can keep going or I'm the stronger one!"

Carl remained unhurried, like a composed hunter trailing her prey. The moment her opponent let his guard down, she would pounce and kill him!

"Hunter and prey?" Luo Sa's lips suddenly curled into a mocking smile.

Suddenly, his figure flashed, and he appeared in front of Carl's younger brother, Orr.

"What are you trying to do? Stop!"

Carl's expression finally changed. She seemed to have guessed what Luo Sa was planning.

"Die!"

Luo Sa grinned viciously and slammed into Orr with Quick Attack.

With the combined speed boosts from Indomitable Heart and Soru, Quick Attack's power was far more than just 40 points!

Like a runaway train crashing into a pedestrian, Orr's figure was sent flying dozens of meters into the air!

Carl's eyes widened. She flashed over and caught Orr in midair.

But Orr's chest had completely caved in. His internal organs had been shattered by the impact. He was utterly dead.

"Bastard! I'll make you wish you were dead!"

Carl went berserk. She dropped Orr and chased after Luo Sa with all her might, no longer the composed hunter she had been before!

Meanwhile, Luo Sa had already plunged into the crowd, crashing through it and leaving pirate after pirate dead in his wake!

"Stay back! Help! Help! Aah!"

Not a single pirate could withstand Luo Sa's Quick Attack. Every one of them died on the spot!

"Whew. Now all the obstacles have been cleared!"

Luo Sa stopped and sniffed the air. Only after he could no longer sense any living person did he finally smile in satisfaction.

Now he could properly take on the raging beast in front of him!

"AAAAAH! Go join my brother in the afterlife, you piece of trash!" Carl roared and brought her sword down hard at Luo Sa.

Facing Carl's furious slash, Luo Sa didn't keep running. The real fight was about to begin!

The Fighting-type energy within him surged wildly. He concentrated it in both hands and met Carl's attack!

Crack!

The twin swords struck his arms one after another, ringing like clashing steel!

"Counter Attack Special Move!"

Luo Sa gave a low growl as his hands began absorbing the force of the blows.

Then he turned all that force into an inner power and sent it back at his opponent through the twin swords!

Feeling the force coming through the blades, Carl's expression shifted. She summoned all her strength to counter it!

With a muffled boom, Carl's figure was suddenly driven several meters backward!

"Die! Die! Die!"

Carl was now like a beast that had lost all reason. She ignored the injuries the counterattack had inflicted and charged again, bringing her sword down hard!

She used no swordsmanship. Her mind held only one thought: kill the person who had murdered her brother!

"Counter Attack!"

Luo Sa barely lifted his eyelids and used the counterattack skill once again.

Boom!

Carl was knocked back again, taking twice the force of her own attack!

"AAAAAH!"

"Counter Attack!"

"AAAAAH!"

"Counter Attack!"

The battle seemed to have become a single repeating cycle. Carl slashed, while Luo Sa absorbed her attack and reflected it back at twice the force!

Carl grew more bloodthirsty as the fight went on, letting out incoherent roars as she swung her twin swords again and again!

Luo Sa, meanwhile, began to sway. His eyes grew unfocused. He had clearly reached his limit!

"Ahahaha! Die!"

With her Observation Haki, Carl accurately read Luo Sa's condition. Her laughter rang out even louder as she gathered all her strength and swung her sword at him!

"Here it comes. Everything depends on this!"

A flash of light suddenly returned to Luo Sa's unfocused eyes. He curled up and crossed his arms tightly over his head!

At the same time, all the ordinary energy inside him surged outward, forming an invisible shield over his body!