What Kind of Fighting Style Is This?

"What a troublesome guy."

Zoro frowned after discovering that Pica had hidden among the rocks again.

It seems that to defeat this guy, I have to force him to be unable to enter the rocks, otherwise my slashes will never hit him.

Just then, the rocks beneath Zoro's feet suddenly trembled, and then a gigantic Rock Giant burst out from them, slapping Zoro in the direction he was facing.

"Whoosh~"

"Hateful..."

Zoro plummeted downwards, looking extremely displeased.

"Where have you been?" Pica shouted. "Get out here!"

As she spoke, Pica's eyes began to dart around, and she quickly located Zoro's position in mid-air.

Then, he threw a powerful punch.

"Boom!!"

The terrifying power completely destroyed an entire area below!

"Scare!"

The Donquixote Family henchmen, who felt the impact, immediately showed expressions of terror. Had they almost died?

Although the punch landed hundreds of meters away from them, for the Rock Giant, a hundred meters was far too close...

Then, these people focused their attention on the spot where Zoro had been attacked.

"Was the Pirate Hunter killed?"

Having taken such a heavy blow head-on, it must be...

Before their thoughts were even finished, they discovered that the Rock Giant created by Pica had developed cracks and then split in two!

"Puff!"

"Boom!!"

"What?"

Seeing Zoro emerge unharmed from the rocks, the henchmen were immediately shocked and exclaimed, "This guy is still alive?"

This guy took a direct punch from Lord Pica, how did he even survive?

Is he a monster?

"That stone really is a persistent ghost," Zoro said, frowning.

"You actually thought you could defeat me just because you know my abilities?" Pica, having created another Rock Giant, looked at Zoro mockingly and said, "How naive."

His ability is indeed very simple; he only has the ability to assimilate rocks.

But... he can rely on the rock's power to remain invincible in this rocky region!

Pica Pica Pica la la~

After laughing heartily, Pica turned and ran off into the distance.

"You bastard, stop right there!"

Although he didn't know what Pica was up to, Zoro quickly gave chase.

"Don't move, Pirate Hunter!" The henchmen in front raised their weapons and pointed them at Zoro, saying, "Or we'll shoot!"

"We will not let you take another step forward!"

"This is such a hassle."

Zoro frowned as he looked at the guys blocking his way.

Although these people meant nothing to him, Pica was able to do a lot while he was being held back.

Just then, Orlumbus walked over from the side and lashed the ground with his whip.

"Smack!"

"The Admiral's Dignity!!"

After taking a deep breath, Orlumbus roared, "Attention, all of you!!!"

"Scare!"

Upon hearing Orlumbus's roar, the henchmen immediately stood in a row, each one ramrod straight.

"Report the numbers!" Orlumbus continued to roar.

"1, 2, 3,... 10!"

"Very good."

Orlumbus nodded in satisfaction, then picked one of the men up and made a throwing motion.

This scene even stunned Zoro for a moment.

"Um?"

"What is this guy going to do?"

"No!" cried the captured henchman, "Please let me go!"

Orlumbus ignored the guy and began to gather his strength, intending to use a bowling move to send all the enemies in front of him flying.

The henchmen who witnessed this scene looked puzzled.

"Um?"

Why do we have to stand in a row at attention?

"I don't know..."

His companion looked puzzled. He didn't know why they were standing at attention, but after hearing the man's shout, his body moved involuntarily.

"Stand still, all of you!" Orlumbus roared, "Murderous Bowling!"

"Whoosh~"

The next moment, he threw the henchman in his hand, and in the blink of an eye, it hit the row of henchmen, sending them flying!

"Boom!"

After dodging the flying minions with a sidestep, Zoro showed a surprised expression; it was the first time he had ever seen such a strange attack method.

Then, Zoro grinned again.

Although I don't know how this guy's attack works, it's good that I can help him stop the enemy.

"You've got some skills, huh?"

"Go ahead," Orlumbus grinned. "Leave this to me."

"Profound!"

"You're from the Colosseum, aren't you?"

"That's right, I am Orlumbus!" Orlumbus nodded and said, "If this were at sea, I would have already led the Yonta Maria Grand Fleet to help."

"But unfortunately, we can't contact them right now, so this is the only way we can fight them."

"Rear Admiral, I'm truly sorry."

"It's alright, this is enough," Zoro shouted without turning his head.

"Yes, I'll hold them off for you," Orlumbus shouted. "I'll leave that Stone Monster to you."

Orlumbus knew very well that he couldn't defeat that monster with his own strength, so he had to leave it to the Straw Hat Crew's Pirate Hunter.

After all, this guy really can slice through that Stone Monster!

"Profound!"

Zoro replied with a laugh, then dashed off into the distance, quickly disappearing from Orlumbus's sight.

"Where did that bastard go?" Zoro asked, frowning.

"Inside the stone."

"Perona?"

Seeing the Little Ghost reappear here, a look of surprise appeared in Zoro's eyes. Why is this guy here again?

"Yes, I came to check on your situation."

After saying that, Perona paused for a moment, then continued, "I'll be more careful this time."

Last time, she was careless and Pica shattered her Negative Ghost, but this time it won't happen again.

As for helping?

Zoro doesn't need her help, so she won't offer any assistance; at most, she'll provide intelligence support.

"Good."

Zoro nodded, then, as if he had just thought of something, said, "Perona, could you use your Negative Hollows to force him out of the rock?"

"No, that won't work."

Perona shook her head and said, "He moves too fast inside the stone. My Negative Ghost can't keep up with him, let alone force him out."

She had considered this option before, but the other party was too fast, so she had to give up.

And that's why the opponent seized the opportunity to defeat the Negative Ghost that time.

"Oh, never mind then, I'll figure something out myself."

Since Perona's Negative Ghost are ineffective, he'll have to do it himself.

Just then, the wall in front of them suddenly shook, and then the rocks began to twist and eventually turned into a gigantic human face.

"A face appeared on the wall!"

"It's Pica!"

Zoro looked surprised. What did this guy mean by creating a face instead of Rock Giant?

"Pica Pica Pica la la~"

Pica, fixing his gaze on Zoro, laughed and said, "You can even dodge my attacks..."

Before Pica could finish speaking, Zoro opened his shark-like mouth and shouted, "Was that your laughter just now?!"

In short, he shut Pica down completely.

After a moment of silence, Pica said, "So what if it's my laughter?"

"You laughed like an idiot, you scared me half to death, you jerk!"

Pica:!!!

How dare this bastard call his laugh idiotic?

Is this bastard looking for death?!

"You idiot, Pirate Hunter!"

"Don't provoke Pica, you bastard!"

The henchmen in the distance watched in horror. Didn't this guy know that mocking Lord Pica would enrage her?!

"Hala hala hala~"

"But don't you guys think this guy's laughter is really outrageous?" Perona laughed as well, saying, "It's not just idiotic, it's hilarious."

"Hala hala hala~"

As he spoke, the Little Ghost clutched his stomach and laughed in mid-air.

"Stop laughing, you bastard!"

Seeing the two people in the distance, the henchmen burst into tears.

If they anger Lord Pica like this, they'll all be killed together.

Just then, the face on the wall began to shake violently, clearly indicating that it was using Devil Fruit ability.

"Lord Pica, please stop!"

The henchmen, realizing what Pica was about to do, immediately showed expressions of terror; they didn't want to die.

"Die, all of you!" Pica roared furiously, "Dancing Stone!"

"Whoosh~"

The next moment, an enormous stone cone burst out of the wall and struck Zoro mercilessly.

Seeing this, Zoro dodged the attack with a sidestep, but his henchmen behind him weren't so lucky; they were sent flying by the blow.

He eventually fell from the Highland, and his fate is unknown.

"Hehe."

Zoro landed steadily, grinned, and said, "Being big is great, huh?"

"It's especially satisfying to chop like that."

It must feel really good to chop down something this big.

Then, Zoro got up and ran towards the Pica statue in the distance, intending to cut off its face.

"Don't come any closer!"

As Zoro drew closer, the henchmen immediately showed expressions of terror. Lord Pica wouldn't care about their lives.

Sure enough, the moment Zoro approached, Pica launched a stone spike attack, blasting the henchmen away with a single blow.

Perona was stunned by what she saw. Did this guy really not care about the lives of his own people?

Although these people were just low-ranking soldiers, they were still members of the Donquixote Family.

She said she didn't understand.

"Pica Pica Pica la la~"

Seeing Zoro scrambling to dodge his attack, Pica burst into laughter again.

That's how it is; they'll flee in disarray from his attack, only to be brutally killed by him!

Pica Pica Pica la la~

"Hello!"

"Pica!"

Dellinger, who was also caught in the blast from Pica's attack, looked up at the giant face high above with a disgruntled expression and said, "We're fighting too!"

"Could you please be a little more careful when you attack?"

Their bodies couldn't withstand an attack from a behemoth like Pica.

"I'm sorry, I will try my best to be careful," Pica said.

The cadres were important family members, unlike the lower-ranking officers, so Pica cared about them quite a bit.

"Then..."

Before Dellinger could finish speaking, Edio launched an attack from not far away.

"Destructive Cannon!"

"Boom!"

With a single strike, Edio destroyed the rock in front of him, sending it flying towards Dellinger with the force of a bullet!

"Whoosh~"

After dodging all the rubble, Dellinger grinned and said, "I almost got killed!"

"You bastard, stop looking around!"

Edio, who had quickly arrived in front of Dellinger, looked at Dellinger coldly and said, "Your opponent is me!"

"Ah~"

"How scary!"

That's true, but Dellinger didn't show any fear on his face; instead, he became somewhat excited.

"Sigh."

Edio spat. This horned guy was also a nasty character.

Then, Edio glanced at Zoro's retreating figure and shouted, "You focus on dealing with that Stone Monster, leave this to me."

"Profound!"

Zoro called out without turning his head, then left with Perona.

"These guys are actually quite reliable," Perona laughed.

"Yes, indeed."

Zoro didn't refute it, after all, these guys had indeed helped them hold off quite a few enemies.

Then, as if remembering something, Zoro said, "By the way, how are things going with the Marine Admiral and Smoker?"

During this time, he only saw the Wood Dragon and the White Snake, but he didn't see any attacks launched by Admiral- level combatants, so he was very curious about the situation over there.

"Seeing that Wood Dragon, you should know who's fighting Smoker over there," Perona said. "Well, how is the situation on their end..."

After observing the situation through another Negative Ghost, he said, "Anyway, it's unlikely to be a decisive battle anytime soon, but I don't know exactly what happened."

"That area is completely covered in white smoke."

As for why we didn't go in and take a look?

Her clone had already been destroyed once by the Haki white smoke, so she didn't dare to go in easily.

Zoro nodded in agreement. It seemed that the battle between Xi Yan and Smoker would continue until it ended on their side.

Zoro then asked, "What about Fujitora?"

"He..."

Perona wore a complicated expression and said, "He abandoned the fight and came to our side."

Zoro:???

"Ha?"

Zoro looked at Perona with a puzzled expression. What did she mean by the Marine Admiral abandoning the fight and coming to their side?

What's going on here??

Well, how should I put it?

Perona recalled what Fujitora had said earlier and said, "Probably... he's also betting that Luffy will win."