The Most Dangerous Potential Threat to the Rocks Pirates: The Man Who Terrified the Fleet Admiral (Please Send Flowers)

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

"Boom!"

Kong turned and attacked Stone Dragon first. His punch, packed with immense power, shattered the stone dragon, making the entire ground tremble.

Lightning Wolf charged at Kong, but he pinned it to the ground with one hand. The lightning's power still seeped into his body, dealing him considerable damage.

Kong possessed terrifying Armament Haki and Observation Haki, and had abundant combat experience.

But Patri Vic had an array of abilities, so Kong couldn't defeat him in a short time.

"Bang!"

The veins bulged in Kong's arm as he punched the ground. The earth shook at once, countless cracks appearing and spreading in every direction.

Patri Vic furrowed his brow. The shaking ground made it difficult for him to keep his balance.

Kong seized the opportunity and charged forward, attacking Patri Vic.

"Wood Release: World of Trees!"

Several shields made of wooden vines appeared in front of Patri Vic.

"Boom!"

Kong easily smashed through the shields, but the instant they broke, Patri Vic's fist, coated in Armament Haki, struck Kong in the face.

But Kong wasn't knocked away. Enduring the pain and the force of the blow, he punched Patri Vic.

"Bang!"

Patri Vic was struck by Kong's fist and sent flying, smashing through a great many trees along the way.

"Cough, cough... You're tough!"

Patri Vic wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. When his fist had hit Kong's face, it had barely moved at all—like he'd punched a towering steel wall.

"Wood Release: Silent Killing Bind Technique!"

A slender tree branch coated in Armament Haki instantly bound Kong.

But Kong remained composed. His muscles bulged all over, forcing apart the vines wrapped around him.

"So you're the one the great powers of the sea call a monster? Is that all you've got, Patri Vic?" Kong asked coldly, a scornful smile on his face.

"An Admiral really is a pain," Patri Vic said with a frown, taking a deep breath.

Navy Admirals were the strongest fighting force at Navy Headquarters.

As the Navy's public face, Kong's terrifying strength was beyond question.

"Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld!"

Patri Vic's expression darkened. He touched the ground, and the earth beneath Kong instantly turned into a swamp.

Kong sank in up to his knees and couldn't break free in the short term.

Kong stared gravely at the swamp beneath him. Its powerful suction made it impossible for him to escape quickly.

Kong had to admit that Patri Vic's abilities were incredibly bizarre.

So far, Patri Vic had used fire, trees, earth, lightning, and the Purple Steam covering his body.

Each ability on its own was remarkable, but bringing so many together in one person made him a monster.

And Patri Vic was that monster, able to wield all kinds of abilities—or, more precisely, like the demons described in ancient books.

"Lightning Release: Lightning Blade."

A blade of lightning formed in Patri Vic's hand, crackling with fearsome power.

To defeat a man like Kong, with his terrifying defense, he had to use lightning's penetrating power.

"Lightning Release: Natural Lightning!"

Patri Vic swung the Lightning Cutter in his hand toward the cloud-covered sky. The blade's power called upon the natural forces above.

Countless sparks flared in the thick clouds, and natural lightning gathered together before plunging down like divine punishment.

A flash of white light streaked across the sky. A massive bolt of lightning, as thick as a dragon, shot down and swept toward Kong.

The enormous bolt engulfed the entire forest, unleashing a tremendous shockwave that rippled in every direction.

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

"Is that lightning?"

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

None of the Navy's powerful fighters could wield lightning. There was no doubt the one who had unleashed it belonged to the Rocks Pirates.

"Boom!"

"Don't let yourself get distracted in the middle of a fight!"

With a savage grin, Rocks swung his blade and launched a fierce attack.

Their blades didn't clash. Instead, a red spark appeared between them, unleashing a terrifying shockwave that shook the world.

The Fleet Admiral and Rocks were both among the world's top fighters. Their Armament Haki had long since reached the highest level.

In Orama Forest.

"Not bad," Patri Vic said, looking at the charred ground and unable to resist praising the attack.

The weather had been gloomy, with thunder and lightning. The Lightning Blade had gathered all the natural lightning in the sky.

That was why such an immense bolt had come crashing down.

"Shave!"

The lightning had torn Kong's shirt to shreds, leaving countless bloody marks across his body, but he still managed to rush out of the swamp.

They had fought for a long time. Patri Vic had attacked Kong repeatedly, but hadn't inflicted any fatal injuries.

However, maintaining his Armament Haki the entire time had cost Kong a great deal of Haki and stamina.

"Garp always said you were the greatest potential threat to the Rocks Pirates. Now I believe him," Kong said gravely.

Patri Vic had defeated Garp before, and Garp had kept saying how dangerous he was, with the abilities of multiple Devil Fruits.

Kong had known that Patri Vic possessed many abilities, and that they were strange.

But he hadn't believed Patri Vic could be equally skilled with all of them. After all, you couldn't have it both ways.

Kong had assumed that, even with so many abilities, Patri Vic could only be proficient in one.

The rest were merely for show.

But after facing him today, Kong realized every one of Patri Vic's abilities was terrifying.

Patri Vic had left Hachinosu Island with no bounty at all, and it had taken him only two years to reach a bounty of two billion!

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

Patri Vic was dangerous.

"Me? No way. Isn't Shiki a much greater threat than I am?"

Patri Vic tried to change the subject and draw the Navy's attention to Golden Lion.

He didn't want the Navy focusing on him.

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