Locked? No, It's Bolted!

"Damn it... those treasures... not yet... I can't... fall here!"

Fortunately, Treasure's own obsession was strong enough.

It kept him from passing out outright, his arms twitching faintly as if he still intended to do something.

But Will's assault had not stopped yet.

The next second.

Will swiftly lowered his raised and straightened right leg, then, like a dancer, smoothly lifted his left leg and swept it horizontally toward Treasure's side.

Tekkai: Waist Slash!

As his left leg kicked out, Will instantly hardened the muscles in his leg, moving with lightning speed, striking the gap in the defensive coverage of Treasure's Chain Armor.

Boom--!!

Struck precisely in the waist, Treasure's eyes turned bloodshot, and he once again opened his mouth to spew a torrent of blood.

Then the force sent him flying directly.

Bang--bang--bang--!!

After crashing through several large trees.

Treasure, sent flying sideways, tumbled to the ground, rolling several times, kicking up a cloud of dust, and lay there without further movement.

At this moment, Will, standing on one leg, slowly withdrew his horizontally extended left leg and returned both hands to his pockets.

As if that swift and fluid assault had merely been part of a routine workout.

He still appeared completely relaxed, not even a single bead of sweat having fallen.

But just as Nami and Carina breathed a sigh of relief.

Suddenly!

Treasure, who had been lying still, abruptly leaped up from the ground.

Two chains extended rapidly from his hands, and with blood trickling from the corner of his mouth and a vicious expression, he wildly lashed out at Will!

Watching the two thick iron chains hurtling toward him like mad pythons.

Will remained utterly composed, as if he had anticipated this all along.

Kami-e--!

Sensing the changes in the airflow around him.

The moment the two chains were about to strike him, Will suddenly began to sway and dodge in place.

The two chains continuously lashed at Will's afterimages.

Yet they could not touch his body at all, always a step too slow.

"Damn it... die already!"

Seeing this, Treasure gritted his teeth, his expression growing even more ferocious. With a roar, his hands suddenly changed their motion.

Next.

The two chains dancing in the air swiftly converged and coiled together.

Combining into a single thicker, straighter iron chain.

As Treasure's veins bulged on his arms, he forcefully swung it downward.

The massive, straight iron chain instantly slammed down with crushing force!

This made it impossible for Will below to keep dodging in place.

Kami-e: Fire Walk!

Sensing the drastic shift in airflow above his head.

Will didn't even look up, and suddenly began to fade from his spot.

His entire form drifted forward like a flickering flame, moving swiftly.

In the blink of an eye.

Will had already followed the chain and appeared before Treasure.

Treasure reacted immediately, swinging the chain horizontally to try and knock the approaching Will away.

The moment the chain was about to touch him.

Will once again, like a dancing flame, drifted "through" the chain, evading the attack and arriving at Treasure's other side.

Rankyaku: Spin Kick!

Standing sideways, Will didn't wait for his opponent to continue attacking; he turned directly and delivered an ultra-high-speed kick!

The combination of speed and power.

Instantly stirred up a vacuum, generating a pale blue crescent-shaped slash.

"Damn... too late!" Treasure's eyes were about to split as he saw this.

At such close range.

He had no time to dodge, and could only watch helplessly as the slash came at him.

Fortunately, his past combat experience still made him instinctively raise his arm to try and block.

Clang--!

Accompanied by the sound of metal scraping.

The vacuum slash, far sharper than any blade, struck hard against the chains wrapped around Treasure's arm.

It carved a massive gash while also sending sparks flying everywhere.

"No good!"

"At this rate, I'll die!"

Realizing the vast gap in strength between himself and his opponent, Treasure knew he couldn't keep this up.

So he made a snap decision—after steadying himself, he immediately let go of the chains in his hand, turned to face Will, and prepared for a desperate final struggle.

Treasure charged forward, spreading his arms wide in an attempt to grab Will.

But Will easily dodged and instead wrapped his arms around Treasure's lower back.

So Treasure quickly switched tactics, extending several chains from his hands to coil around both of them.

He tried to use the chains to lock his opponent in place!

Seeing this, Nami's face filled with anxiety:

"Damn! He's been locked down by Treasure!"

In her eyes, being caught by a ability user like Treasure, with no room to dodge, could put him in a very dangerous situation.

But Carina, after calmly observing for a moment, immediately refuted:

"No, look closely—he's actually the one locking Treasure down!"

"Huh?!" Hearing this, Nami quickly looked again in surprise.

And indeed, Treasure's expression was far more twisted and pained.

As for Will, even though he was tightly bound by the chains, his face remained utterly composed.

And his arms, holding Treasure, were still tightening steadily.

Treasure's waist was being squeezed continuously, causing blood to seep from the corner of his mouth again.

But his eyes remained fierce, and his hands kept clenching with force.

Feeling the chains around him growing tighter, a hint of coldness flickered in Will's eyes.

Then he lifted Treasure by the waist and slammed him hard backward!

Boom--!!

The violent impact between his back and the ground.

Made Treasure's eyes bulge wide, and he couldn't help but spew a mouthful of blood. His whole body felt dizzy, and his pupils trembled wildly!

After landing that blow.

Seeing the chains around him had loosened.

Will let go and stood up, silently watching Treasure, who was still struggling to get back on his feet.

Seeing Treasure, his eyes bloodshot and blood trickling from his mouth and nose, stand up again.

Will didn't take the chance to strike.

Though the man wasn't a good person, his fighting spirit earned him a sliver of respect.

Treasure barely got to his feet, his whole body still trembling uncontrollably.

Looking at this terrifying man whose strength far surpassed his own, his lips quivered slightly, his voice full of confusion and disbelief:

"Your Iron Body... why can you... use it while moving?"

The Navy Commodore he had encountered before could only stand still every time he used Iron Body to defend.

He could never use it while moving, let alone during an attack.

Otherwise, Treasure wouldn't have escaped that Commodore's pursuit so easily.

But Will didn't explain. Instead, he looked somewhat surprised:

"Iron Body can't be used while moving? What nonsense are you talking about."

"How could Iron Body be such an inconvenient thing."

He naturally understood the other's confusion.

In this world of pirates, most people indeed couldn't move while using Iron Body to defend.

But Will was clearly not among them, as he had already mastered Iron Body to perfection.

In fact, he dared to say that no one in this world understood Iron Body better than him!