"Bastard!" Ochoku's face twisted into a frightening grimace, his fury plain to see.
Whenever anyone praised his strength, he would either be pleased or dismiss it.
But the one praising his strength now was an intern crew member he hated to the bone and had never taken seriously.
Although many of the officers on the ship constantly teased him for being weaker than Patri Vic, he had never taken the other man seriously.
It was only in today's battle that he realized the other man was no ordinary intern crew member.
With such terrifying strength, he might even be qualified to take over an officer's position.
Patri Vic's strength, along with the mockery hidden in his praise, sent his anger raging.
"Whoosh!"
Ochoku gripped his blades with both hands. Armament Haki covered his entire body as he unleashed a powerful aura and a massive black slash shaped like a shark's fin.
The Sword Qi tore through the ground and twisted space, surging toward Patri Vic with the force of landslides and overturning seas.
"Wood Release: Ranked Dragon Face!"
Centered around Patri Vic, the ground gave rise to a huge arched wooden defense resembling a dragon's face.
"Bang!"
Ochoku's Sword Qi struck the dragon's face, leaving behind only a few cracks without injuring Patri Vic inside.
After all, the defense of Ranked Dragon Face was extraordinarily powerful.
"Overlord Slash!"
Ochoku gripped his blades with both hands and leaped into the air. The veins on his arms bulged, while thick Armament Haki covered his blades and shimmered with wisps of black energy. He brought them crashing down toward Ranked Dragon Face.
"Boom!"
After that strike, countless cracks appeared across Ranked Dragon Face, and it began to shatter rapidly.
Ochoku grinned, but in the next moment, he discovered that there was another dragon's face beneath it.
It had two layers!
"Fire Style: Storm Dance!"
Ranked Dragon Face suddenly opened its mouth, and Patri Vic spewed out flames.
Transformed by Kamui into a massive vortex, the fierce flames were like a blazing sun, containing endless destructive power. They swallowed Ochoku in an instant.
"Bang!"
Armament Haki covered Patri Vic's arm. He charged up his legs, leaving a small crater in the ground, then swiftly drove a heavy punch toward Ochoku.
"Boom!"
A thunderous explosion rang out. A huge crater appeared in the distant ground, with smoke billowing and yellow sand filling the sky. Flickers of fire still glowed within it.
"Ah..."
Ochoku's body lay in the center as he let out a painful cry.
Both the flames Patri Vic had unleashed and his punch had caused him immense pain.
"Are you still alive?"
Hearing Ochoku's scream, Patri Vic knew that the other man was still in good shape.
As expected of an officer of the Rocks Pirates—he was tough as nails.
His gaze shifted into the distance. The flames of war raged across Amendos Island, which was, after all, one of the New World's extravagantly wealthy nations.
That nation had quite a few powerful fighters.
Even the Rocks Pirates would be unable to resolve things there in a short time.
"Damn it!" Ochoku rose from the huge crater, his entire body charred black.
As an officer of the Rocks Pirates and a pirate with a bounty of several hundred million, his strength was indeed extraordinary, and his ability to take a beating was top-notch.
Even after suffering such an attack, he could still stand back up.
"Wouldn't it be better to lie down obediently? Why get up and seek death?" Patri Vic glanced at him coldly.
"How could I possibly lose to an intern crew member? I'll definitely kill you today!" Ochoku roared in impotent fury.
With his extremely strong pride, he had suffered a devastating blow. He had actually been unable to defeat a mere intern crew member!
How would he ever have the face to stand alongside the other officers? He would probably become an even greater laughingstock.
"Kill me? Do you think you can? The title of an officer of the Rocks Pirates only represents your status. It doesn't mean your strength is above mine."
Patri Vic replied calmly, his expression full of disdain.
His current strength placed him among the stronger combatants in the Rocks Pirates.
How could a mere Ochoku possibly defeat him?
After all, the progress of his current Hashirama Senju template was already above � percent.
"Even if I have to risk my life today, I'll drag you down with me." Intense killing intent blazed in Ochoku's eyes, as though he wanted to tear Patri Vic apart and eat him alive.
"Sorry, but your worthless life isn't enough to drag me down." Patri Vic answered indifferently.
He had always kept a low profile within the Rocks Pirates.
He paid no attention to the internal conflicts among the crew members. He only needed to live his own life well.
But if anyone wanted to kill him, he had never been one to back down.
Because he now had enough strength to dare say no to the strongest figures aboard the Rocks Pirates' ship.
Since Ochoku's killing intent was so intense, he would simply kill him in retaliation, then leave the Rocks Pirates immediately afterward.
As for Whitebeard, he had nothing to worry about. After all, Whitebeard was an officer.
To Rocks, the dead had far less value than the living.
Once he decided to kill Ochoku, Patri Vic looked at him as though he were already a dead man.
Ochoku sensed Patri Vic's gaze, and his body trembled slightly.
But his face twisted savagely, his eyes nearly splitting open, and he gripped his blades as he rapidly charged at Patri Vic.
"Bang!"
An extremely dense purple steam enveloped Patri Vic's body.
Powerful airflow pressed down on Ochoku, making him feel as though the weight of a mountain had descended upon him.
"Crack!"
The surrounding ground could not withstand the tremendous pressure, and cracks began to appear across it.
The chaotic, twisted cracks spread continuously like shattered glass.
"Bang!"
Powerful Armament Haki covered Patri Vic's arm as he punched forcefully toward Ochoku.
Ochoku raised his blades to block in front of him, but his body was sent flying backward.
"Wood Style: Wood Dragon Technique!"
A massive wooden dragon appeared around Patri Vic's body. It was tremendously imposing, vicious beyond measure, and more than a dozen meters long.
It had a long hooked snout, sharp fangs, and sturdy claws capable of effortlessly raking open the ground.
The Wood Dragon surged toward Ochoku with blinding speed.
Although Ochoku dodged to the side at the instant the Wood Dragon closed in, he was still caught by its sharp claws.
"Crack!"
The Wood Dragon's claws directly severed half of Ochoku's shoulder.
The flesh on his arm was ripped open by the Wood Dragon's claws, exposing stark white bone and leaving him drenched in blood.
"Ah... damn it!"
Feeling the immense pain in his arm, Ochoku dropped to one knee.
"It's over, Ochoku!"
Patri Vic continued controlling the Wood Dragon, intending to deliver a fatal blow to Ochoku.
Suddenly, a black circle instantly enveloped Patri Vic, including the Wood Dragon he had summoned.
An overwhelming pressure descended upon Patri Vic like the blazing sun, making him feel as though a demon had locked onto him.
This power caught Patri Vic somewhat off guard.
He had not expected Ochoku to possess such power.
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