The Power of Will

"He's betting that Luffy will win?"

Zoro stopped and looked at Perona with a puzzled expression. Was this something Marine Admiral would do?

He's in the navy, you know.

"I don't know what happened either, but that's what he really said," Perona said. "And he didn't attack us."

Zoro paused for a moment after hearing this, then nodded and said, "Although I don't know what happened, since he didn't attack you, what he said should be true."

After all, with the strength of Marine Admiral, taking down Perona and the others would be too easy.

But since the other party hasn't done that, it means they don't have any malicious intent at the moment.

With that thought in mind, Zoro felt temporarily relieved.

"Don't worry," Perona said, "If he really wanted to attack us, he would have done it already."

Just as Galette said, if the Marine Admiral wanted to kill them, they would have done so already; there was no need to sit there and wait.

"Um."

Zoro nodded, then turned his gaze to the distance and said, "Let's deal with the enemies here first."

If we don't take down this Stone Monster, who knows what might happen, so it's best to deal with it first.

Just then, a series of booming sounds came from ahead, sounding like something was slamming into the ground.

"Boom!!"

"Um?"

"Is it that Stone Monster?"

Zoro frowned as he stared ahead, then quickly ran towards that direction.

"You can feel my power now!"

Standing on the rooftop, Mahavise watched with a chuckle as he smashed Hajrudin to the ground.

Having taken that blow head-on, he probably won't be able to stand up anymore.

To his surprise, Hajrudin managed to struggle to his feet again.

"It can still move?"

"Then take another one of my moves!"

After saying that, Mahavise quickly flew into the air and then slammed it down hard on Hajrudin's arm.

"100-Ton Vise!"

"Ah!"

Hajrudin, whose arm had been broken instantly, screamed in agony and turned pale.

"Hasn't he passed out yet?" Mahavise asked in surprise. "He's really tenacious."

"Let's do it again!"

With that, Mahavise took flight again and slammed down hard on Hajrudin's back.

"Boom!!"

This time, Hajrudin couldn't stand up, and his consciousness began to blur.

"You're really going all out!" a henchman nearby laughed loudly. "Hahahaha~"

"Even the warriors of Elbaf are rendered helpless when faced with Lord Mahavise."

Even Giant Clan would have his bones shattered and die instantly if subjected to a force of hundreds of tons head-on!

Ha ha ha ha.

"I've already taken down the giant Hajrudin," Mahavise said, stroking his beard. "Who should I target next?"

As he spoke, Mahavise searched for his target and soon spotted Zoro running towards them in the distance.

"That's... Pirate Hunter Roronoa Zoro!" Mahavise's eyes lit up. "Then let's start with you!"

As he spoke, Mahavise's body took flight, slowly moving towards Zoro's direction.

Meanwhile, Hajrudin, whom he had ignored, was reminiscing about some things from the past.

'To become the king of the Giant Clan is my dream,' Hajrudin thought to himself. 'But... so what?'

'I lost the competition, was treated like a toy and enslaved, and even after being rescued, I couldn't repay the kindness... I'm so useless.'

He had originally planned to repay the debt of gratitude with his life, but he ended up like this... He felt he had no face to continue living.

But... but!!!

Is this really the end for him?

Is this really all the gratitude he has for the Straw Hat Pirates?!

"I... I'm not just a man of this caliber!"

After letting out a roar, Hajrudin reopened his eyes and stood up again!

"Huh?!!"

"He can actually stand up?!"

Seeing Hajrudin get up again, the Donquixote Family underlings were all dumbfounded.

Wasn't this guy beaten to a pulp by Lord Mahavise? How come he can still stand up?

Hajrudin ignored those guys and instead said to Zoro, who was dodging Mahavise's attack in the distance, "Sorry, leave that guy to me."

If he can't help the Straw Hat Pirates take down this guy, then he can't really say he's repaying a debt of gratitude.

So... let him kill this guy himself!

"Hajrudin, you're still alive?"

Mahavise, now airborne again, looked at Hajrudin in surprise, clearly not expecting the guy to be able to stand up again.

To survive enduring a force of hundreds of tons head-on... truly befitting Giant Clan!

Well then, since this guy isn't dead, I'll send him on his way one last time!

With that thought in mind, Mahavise flew a little further into the air.

Then he said, "Although I don't know why you're still alive, since you can still stand, I'll let you try some even more powerful moves."

"Hell's 10,000-Ton Vise!"

After saying that, Mahavise's body began to fall, at an extremely fast speed!!

"Hajrudin!"

"I see you still have a few bones waiting for me to crush!"

Hajrudin ignored Mahavise's words, instead assuming a fighting stance and concentrating his power on his only intact arm.

'A dying man may be of little use, but... even if he only has one arm that can still move, he can still take the enemy general's head!'

Prepare to be challenged, Donquixote Family executives!

Let him use his life to deliver the final blow!

"Hero's Spear!"

After a roar, Hajrudin delivered a powerful punch to Mahavise.

"Bump!"

The immense force even caused Mahavise's body to move upwards slightly, but due to insufficient momentum, his arm was slowly pressed down again.

"Give up, Hajrudin!" Mahavise roared with laughter. "You can't possibly defeat me!"

His move possesses the force of ten thousand tons; this dying guy has no chance of defeating him!

Hajrudin ignored Mahavise and continued to attack him relentlessly.

Soon, due to Mahavise's strength, Hajrudin's arms and legs began to break, and he even bit off a piece of his tooth.

Even so, Hajrudin did not stop attacking and continued to roar.

"Boom!!"

The next moment, the ground shattered, creating a huge crater!

Seeing this, Perona's eyes showed worry. Was this Giant Clan really going to die?

Zoro frowned and stared, knowing full well that the Giant Clan wouldn't allow anyone else to participate in their battles, so he could only watch.

"Hajrudin, fall down obediently!" Mahavise shouted.

"You're the one who's going to fall!"

Hajrudin roared, "Fly!"

After concentrating all his strength of belief into his fist, Hajrudin forcefully sent Mahavise flying.

"Bump!"

"Huh?!"

The henchmen below were dumbfounded as they watched the Mahavise rise steadily.

How could a dying man send a Donquixote Family executive flying?

"Lord Mahavise!"

"Hey, Mahavise, stop right now! You're going to crash into the Birdcage!"

"Lord Mahavise, stop right now!"

The low-level thugs were practically in tears; could their leader have died on the Birdcage?

As the Mahavise rose ever higher, the henchmen wore expressions of despair. It was all over.

The next moment...

"Puff!"

Mahavise, who crashed head-on into the Birdcage, bled profusely and then fell from the sky, losing consciousness.

"Finally took them down..."

After dealing with Mahavise, Hajrudin turned his gaze to the sky, his expression becoming somewhat complicated.

"Looks like I'm not going to get out," Hajrudin muttered. "That's true... after all, I'm not a bird."

After forcing a laugh, Hajrudin's eyes gradually became unfocused, and he eventually lost consciousness and collapsed to the ground.

"Boom!!"

Those lowly henchmen who had been watching the commotion were also struck head-on by Hajrudin and lost consciousness on the spot.

"You should get some sleep," Zoro said with a smile as he approached Hajrudin. "When you wake up, this Birdcage won't be there anymore."

It probably won't be long before Luffy defeats Doflamingo, and then this Birdcage will naturally disappear.

"Thank goodness, he's still alive." Perona, after quickly checking on Hajrudin, breathed a sigh of relief. "Although his injuries are quite serious, his breathing is relatively stable."

"It's just... I don't know how many bones were broken."

She had just heard a lot of bones cracking, so she judged that the giant must have broken quite a few bones.

As for why she has basic medical knowledge?

During the two years Zoro was training, she was the one who took care of him and saved him; otherwise, Zoro would have been dead long ago.

"Let's go find that Stone Monster," Zoro said.

"Profound!"

Without looking at Hajrudin any further, Perona followed Zoro and quickly left the area, running towards the face that had reappeared in the distance.

To their surprise, this time Pica didn't care about his own people and launched a large-scale attack without mercy, killing many members of the Donquixote Family.

"Lord Pica, stop!"

The henchmen were in despair. They were just here to help, why were they being attacked by their own people?

"What's with this indiscriminate attack?" Zoro frowned. "Does that bastard not distinguish between friend and foe?"

Although these guys were all his enemies, Zoro was still very unhappy to see Pica launch such an attack.

"Pica Pica Pica la la~"

Seeing Zoro staring at him with a disgruntled expression, Pica grinned and said, "Come on, keep going, Roronoa!"

"I couldn't be happier, you bastard!"

Zoro's face was contorted with rage; if he didn't kill this sissy today, he wouldn't be Roronoa Zoro!

Just then, a series of booming sounds came from not far away, which immediately attracted the attention of Zoro and Pica.

"Um?"

After turning his gaze over there, Zoro looked surprised. Why were those two fighting amongst themselves?

"Aren't they in cahoots?" Perona asked, also puzzled. "I remember that guy called Lao Cai, isn't he Chinjao's grandson?"

Is their infighting justified under these circumstances?

Who knows?

Although he didn't know what was going on, Zoro decided to wait and see.

As for Pica?

I don't know why, but this guy has gone into hiding again.

"Clang!"

"Cai, you're still too green to make that kind of decision!" Chinjao roared, "Go and marry the daughter of Erbao, the pillar of the Two Treasure Navy, obediently!"

"I don't care who I marry, but I don't want to win this way!" Lao Cai roared.

Who Knows why this woman named baby5 would commit suicide because of something he said.

But if the other party really did commit suicide as he had asked, he felt he would never be able to get over this battle in his life.

Therefore, he wouldn't allow this woman to do that!

"How dare you show mercy to the enemy..." Chinjao roared, "You're now a pillar of the Eight Treasure Navy, you need to be even more ruthless, understand?"

"Shut up, old man!"

"Stop acting like a master and lecturing me!"

After yelling "Chinjao!", Lao Cai turned his attention to baby·5.

"Hey, woman, don't do anything reckless!"

Baby5 remained silent, instead closing her eyes and immersing herself in her own world.

'What a wonderful thing this is...' baby thought to herself, 'Even my death can be of help to others.'

Looking back on everything, baby5 feels so happy right now.

After all... she was truly needed.

"Stop it right now!"

Lao Cai rushed over with a grim expression; he didn't want the other person to actually die here because of something he said.

"You're the one who should stop!" After shattering the rock with a single blow, Chinjao roared, "Do you even know what you're doing?"

"Cai, you are a disgrace to the Eight Treasure Navy!"

"The Eight Treasure Navy doesn't need a guy like you!"

"Hey, did you hear me?!"

"This is my own business, mind your own business!" Lao Cai roared.

As he spoke, he continued running towards Baby 5.

Seeing this, Chinjao knew that Lao Cai was determined to save the enemy.

"You idiot!"

After imbuing the tip of his cone with Haki, Chinjao roared, "Then let me take you both down together!"

"The Hasshoken Secret Art!"

"Boom!"

The next moment, an incredibly terrifying aura erupted from Chinjao's body, directly blowing away the surrounding rubble!

"This is..."

Upon seeing this, the henchmen below immediately showed expressions of horror.

"Is this guy going to use a spike capable of shattering Ice Continent?!"

If this attack lands, wouldn't it shatter this Highland as well?

Upon realizing this, fear immediately appeared in their eyes; they certainly didn't want to be caught in the crossfire.

Chinjao didn't care about the lives of these henchmen; after all, to him, only dead enemies were good enemies!