"Enough. Stop changing the subject. Are we continuing the fight?" Patri Vic said indifferently.
"Of course. The battle between us isn't over yet."
Although Roger was shocked by Patri Vic's abilities, their battle was not over, so naturally, they had to continue.
Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet!
A dragon's head formed from gathered earth appeared beside Patri Vic. The massive head spat mud bullets at Roger.
"Puff puff puff!!!"
The mud bullets fired at an extremely high rate, and they were also imbued with the power of Armament Haki.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!!"
Roger constantly swung his blade, unleashing one terrifying blast of Sword Qi after another and destroying the mud bullets flying toward him.
However, there were simply too many of them. Quite a few mud bullets struck his body, forcing Roger to cover himself entirely with Armament Haki to withstand their attacks.
"Whoosh!"
Roger swung his blade and unleashed powerful Sword Qi that seemed to tear through the air while continuously closing in on Patri Vic.
Earth Style: Earth Dragon!
A massive Stone Dragon suddenly appeared behind Patri Vic. Its entire body radiated an astonishing aura as it opened its enormous jaws and attacked Roger.
Divine Absolution!
Roger gripped his cutlass with both hands. The veins on his arms and forehead bulged as he poured all his strength into attacking the incoming Stone Dragon.
"Boom!"
Two utterly terrifying forces collided, and a violent aura swept in all directions in an instant.
The Stone Dragon's power pushed Roger's body back several meters, leaving a deep ravine in the ground.
"Crack!"
Although Roger was not as tall and massive as Whitebeard, his body contained an incredibly terrifying strength.
The Stone Dragon's head began to shatter, followed by its body. In the end, it broke apart completely.
Destroying the Stone Dragon had consumed a large amount of Roger's Haki.
Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation!
Just as Roger let down his guard, Patri Vic suddenly appeared some distance away and spewed out a surging sea of flames that radiated scorching heat.
The sea of flames resembled a ferocious devil. With terrifying speed, it instantly swallowed Roger whole.
The scorching flames caused even the seawater around them to boil.
"F-Fire...?" Rayleigh was so shocked that he stammered.
"He... he... he... he can use fire too?" Gaban, standing beside Rayleigh, was so stunned that he could barely speak coherently.
There were four completely different powers in total, and every single one of them was so shocking that it left people stunned.
It was hard to imagine that one person could wield the powers of four different Devil Fruits!
Even though they had witnessed it with their own eyes, they still felt as if everything before them were a dream—simply unbelievable.
They really wanted to complain: Is this guy even human?
At that moment, Gaban and Rayleigh were completely overwhelmed by shock at Patri Vic's abilities.
They had forgotten that their captain was still deep within the sea of flames.
The scorching heat made the countless pirates watching from afar shudder.
If those flames landed on them, they would probably die on the spot.
"A... a... a... a four-Devil Fruit User!"
Among the onlookers, a man from a news agency was utterly stunned by the scene before him.
When he learned that Patri Vic was a dual-Devil Fruit User, he had already been shocked enough.
Now, he had received even more explosive news.
A man with the powers of four Devil Fruits had appeared on these seas—and he was even from the Rocks Pirates.
If such explosive news were published, it would surely attract the attention of the entire world.
"Gurarara... No matter how many times I see it, Vic's abilities still make my heart tremble," Whitebeard laughed loudly.
He often sparred with Patri Vic whenever he had the time, so he naturally knew just how terrifying Patri Vic's strength was.
Patri Vic gazed at the sea of flames before him without reacting. He did not believe that mere flames could do anything to Roger.
Then, a figure slowly walked out of the sea of flames. Haki covered his entire body, including his clothes.
However, his shirt had already burned to ashes.
Roger patted the flames off his body, took a deep breath, and said, "Vic."
"What is it?" Patri Vic asked in confusion.
"Do you think we could become friends?"
"What do you mean?"
"This is my first time making friends with a monster." Roger took a deep breath and smiled.
"Drop dead, Roger." Patri Vic's face darkened.
"I'd sooner believe tomorrow was the day I died than believe you're human." Roger complained.
Four completely different abilities—Patri Vic was actually a four-Devil Fruit User!
Roger no longer knew how to describe his shock. No matter how he put it, he simply could not believe that Patri Vic was human.
"Then go die tomorrow," Patri Vic said with a smile.
Even if he claimed to be human now, not many people would probably believe him.
"Are we continuing the fight?"
"No, no. Continuing would just be asking for trouble." Roger waved his hand and refused.
He did not want to continue fighting. He was afraid Patri Vic would produce yet another new ability.
"All right, then. Since the match is over, we'll leave first." Patri Vic waved at Roger and prepared to leave.
After all, their purpose in coming to the first half of the Grand Line was to search for Byrnndi World.
They had sparred with Roger on a whim, and Patri Vic had also genuinely been curious about Roger's strength.
However, before the battle between them could be decided, Roger had stopped fighting.
"Hey, Vic, why are you in such a hurry to leave? Won't you have a drink? It'll be dark soon. Why not leave tomorrow instead?" Roger urged.
It was rare for Roger to meet someone so interesting and unique, so naturally, he wanted to keep him there and talk with him a while longer.
Patri Vic did not answer. Instead, he looked at Whitebeard in the distance.
Whitebeard nodded slightly. "There's no need to hurry after Byrnndi World. Let's rest for the night and set sail tomorrow."
"All right." Patri Vic nodded without objection.
"Patri Vic!" Gaban suddenly called out to him.
"Hmm?" He turned around in confusion.
"How... how can I become less human like you?" Gaban asked, gathering his courage.
What he had seen and heard today was something he believed he would never forget for the rest of his life.
After all, Patri Vic, a four-Devil Fruit User, had dealt a tremendous shock to his mind.
What he did not know was that the future would shock him even more, because Patri Vic would unlock even more abilities.
"..."
Patri Vic's face darkened as he glanced at him.
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