The Man with the Greatest Potential Threat in the Rocks Pirates (Seeking Flowers)

With the Lightning Wolf attacking from the front and the Stone Dragon ambushing from behind, Kong was caught in the middle.

"Boom!"

Kong spun around and struck first at the Stone Dragon. A single punch, brimming with boundless power, shattered the stone dragon into fragments, causing the entire ground to tremble violently.

The Lightning Wolf lunged at Kong, but he pinned it to the ground with one hand. However, the lightning's power seeped into his body, dealing him no small amount of damage.

Kong possessed terrifying Armament Haki and Observation Haki, along with a wealth of combat experience.

But Patri Vic's versatile abilities made it impossible for Kong to defeat him in a short time.

"Bang!"

Kong's arm veins bulged as he punched the ground. The earth shook violently, splitting into countless cracks that spread in all directions.

Patri Vic frowned slightly. The shaking ground made it hard for him to keep his footing.

Seizing the opportunity, Kong charged forward and attacked Patri Vic.

"Wood Release: World of Trees!"

In front of Patri Vic, multiple shields formed from wooden vines appeared instantly.

"Boom!"

Kong easily shattered the shields, but the moment they broke, Patri Vic's fist, coated in Armament Haki, slammed into Kong's face.

Yet Kong wasn't sent flying. Enduring the pain and impact, he punched back at Patri Vic.

"Bang!"

Struck by Kong's fist, Patri Vic's body flew backward, destroying a large number of trees along the way.

"Cough... tough bastard!"

Patri Vic wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. When his fist had hit Kong's face, it felt like striking immovable steel—not a single tremor.

"Wood Release: Silent Killing Bind Technique!"

A slender tree branch, coated in Armament Haki, shot out and instantly bound Kong.

But Kong remained calm. His muscles bulged as he forced the tangled vines apart.

"Is this all you've got, Patri Vic? The man the seas call a monster?" Kong asked coldly, a disdainful smirk on his face.

"An Admiral really is troublesome." Patri Vic frowned slightly and took a deep breath.

The Navy Admirals were the highest combat power of the Navy Headquarters.

As the face of the Navy, Kong was undeniably terrifying in strength.

"Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld!"

Patri Vic's expression darkened as he pressed his hand to the ground. The earth beneath Kong's feet instantly turned into a swamp.

Kong's legs sank in up to his knees, trapping him temporarily.

Kong stared grimly at the swamp beneath him. The powerful suction made it impossible for him to break free in a short time.

He had to admit that Patri Vic's abilities were far too bizarre.

So far, Patri Vic had displayed fire, wood, earth, lightning manipulation, and the purple steam covering his body.

Any one of these abilities would be eye-catching on its own, but having so many gathered in one person created a monster.

And Patri Vic was that monster—capable of wielding multiple powers, much like a demon from ancient texts.

"Lightning Release: Lightning Blade."

A blade formed from gathered lightning appeared in Patri Vic's hand, crackling with terrifying electricity.

To defeat a man with defenses as monstrous as Kong's, only the penetrating power of lightning would suffice.

"Lightning Release: Natural Lightning!"

Patri Vic swung the Lightning Cutter in his hand toward the overcast sky above. The blade's power drew upon the natural forces of the heavens.

In the cloud-covered sky, countless sparks of electricity began to form. The natural lightning converged, then descended like a divine punishment—a colossal bolt of lightning.

A flash of white light streaked across the sky as a thick pillar of lightning, like a massive dragon, hurtled straight down toward Kong.

The enormous lightning bolt engulfed the entire forest in an instant, creating a massive shockwave that rippled outward in all directions.

Even the many powerful fighters battling in the distance felt the overwhelming force of that lightning.

"Lightning?"

The Fleet Admiral, fighting at the island's center, looked toward the commotion in the forest, a bead of cold sweat forming on his forehead.

None of the Navy's strong fighters could use lightning. Without a doubt, the one who released it was from the Rocks Pirates.

"Boom!"

"Don't get distracted in a fight."

Rocks grinned savagely as he swung his blade in a fierce attack.

The two blades didn't clash directly. Instead, a cluster of red electrical sparks erupted between them, unleashing a terrifying shockwave that shook the surroundings.

The Navy Marshal and Rocks—both were among the top figures in the world today, their Armament Haki already at a transcendent level.

In the Orama Forest.

"Not bad power." Patri Vic looked at the scorched ground and couldn't help but praise.

The weather was gloomy today, with thunder and lightning flashing across the sky. The lightning blade had gathered all the naturally formed lightning in the sky together.

Thus creating such a vast cascade of lightning crashing down.

"Shave!"

Kong's shirt was torn to shreds by the power of the lightning, and countless bloody gashes covered his body, but he still charged out of the swamp.

After fighting for a long time, although Patri Vic had struck Kong many times, he hadn't dealt him a fatal blow.

Still, Kong had been maintaining his Armament Haki the whole time, which had consumed a fair amount of his Haki and stamina.

"Garp always believed you were the most potentially dangerous person in the Rocks Pirates. Now I believe it." Kong's face was grim as he spoke in a low voice.

Earlier, Patri Vic had defeated Garp, and Garp kept saying that Patri Vic was extremely dangerous, possessing multiple Devil Fruit abilities.

But even though Kong knew Patri Vic had many abilities, and that they were bizarre, he didn't believe Patri Vic could be equally proficient in every single one. After all, you can't have your cake and eat it too.

Even with multiple abilities, Kong thought, Patri Vic could only be truly skilled in one.

The rest were just for show.

But after today's encounter, he found that every single one of Patri Vic's abilities was terrifying.

After all, Patri Vic had left Hachinosu Island and gone from a zero-bounty to a billion-bounty pirate in just two years!

Kong now took him completely seriously and believed Garp's words.

Patri Vic was dangerous.

"Me? Come on, isn't Shiki way more of a threat than me?"

Patri Vic tried to change the subject and get the Navy to focus on Golden Lion.

He really didn't want to become the Navy's top priority.

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