Wind Bow, Towering Trees!

"Hurry up!"

"Faster!"

Zoro looked anxiously at the Rock Giant that had begun to move in the distance.

If we had been any slower, the opponent's attack would have landed.

"I'm almost there," Merry said anxiously, "But the distance is too far, and getting there safely won't be easy..."

"What did you say?"

Merry paused for a moment, then said, "It's too far."

"The next sentence."

"Wanting a safe past isn't..."

"That's right, that's it!"

Zoro's eyes lit up and he said, "You have a way to get me there quickly, right!"

Upon hearing this, Merry paused for a moment. She did have a solution, but doing so would cause Zoro's death rate to rise sharply.

"There's no time, Merry!"

"I do have a way," Merry said. "I can launch you like an arrow, which would be several times faster than my flight speed or a human's. But you would feel the air resistance directly, and you might even die from the speed."

When she flies with people, she usually sets up a streamlined Wind Shield around herself.

This way, the movement speed won't be slowed down, and the wind will be kept out.

Without this, one would have to face wind resistance directly, which could potentially kill a person in mid-air.

"Die?"

Zoro suddenly grinned and said, "I'm not going to die here over something like this."

"Merry, just go ahead and do it!"

Die?

Before becoming the World's Greatest Swordsman, Roronoa Zoro will not die in a place like this!

This time, Merry didn't say anything more. Instead, she silently stopped moving and then used the Power of Wind to create a giant Wind Bow.

After making the weapon, Merry placed Zoro flat on the bow, clearly intending to shoot Zoro.

Zoro:...

Although he told Merry to go ahead and do it, the feeling of being used as a tool was indeed quite unpleasant.

"Um?"

Xi Yan, who was observing the situation with his Mangekyō Sharingan, immediately had several question marks popping up above his head.

What is Merry trying to do?

Should we shoot Zoro over here?

While this method is feasible, isn't it a bit too reckless?

'However... since Zoro and Merry used this method, they must be confident, right?' Xi Yan thought to himself.

After thinking about it for a while, Xi Yan decided not to call and stop them, but instead chose to observe the situation first.

He then turned his gaze to the Rock Giant high above.

That guy has already slammed his palm down, and it probably won't be long before his attack lands on the Old King's Plateau.

Now it depends on whether Zoro arrives first or the opponent's attack lands first.

If it's the latter, he'll have to take action.

"Will we make it in time?!" Perona asked anxiously.

Long before Zoro and Merry took off at high speed, her Negative Ghost couldn't keep up. After all, Negative Ghost don't have a physical form, so Merry's wind couldn't carry her.

In this situation, she also didn't know the specifics of what was happening over there.

Upon hearing this, Galette glanced at Xi Yan, and seeing that he remained in the same posture, she said, "It should be fine, right?"

Xi Yan isn't in a hurry, why are they?

Now, we just have to wait and see when that guy arrives.

"Go, Zoro!"

"Whoosh~"

Without further ado, Merry shot Zoro away with an arrow.

"Weng~"

Freed from the Wind Bow, Zoro sped through the air, his speed exceeding the speed of sound in the blink of an eye.

The wind resistance generated by supersonic speed pressed down hard on him, the gale tearing at his flesh, causing Zoro's face to contort and his body to tremble violently.

If it weren't for his physically robust body honed over many years, that shockwave alone would have torn him apart before he even hit the ground!

'I'm getting used to it...'

Feeling the power the book was applying to him, Zoro thought to himself, 'It seems this thing won't kill me.'

As he pondered this, Zoro drew his long sword from his waist and coated it with Armament Haki.

"Buzz~"

After putting the Wado Ichimonji, which was wrapped in Armament Haki, into his mouth, Zoro looked up at the distant Rock Giant with his eyes, which he could barely open a crack, his gaze exceptionally sharp.

"Nine Mountains and Eight Seas form one world!"

"Gathering a thousand worlds creates a smaller world!"

"In this world, Nothing Is Uncut!"

"Three Sword Style Secret Technique: Three Thousand Worlds!"

"Clang!"

"Boom!!"

In just a moment, Zoro cleaved Pica's enormous rocky body in two at the waist!

This scene left the onlookers in the distance completely dumbfounded.

"Huh?!!"

"Zoro- senpai!!"

Bartolomeo watched the scene in the distance with immense excitement, his body trembling uncontrollably.

He cleaved that mountain-sized creature in two with a single strike?

Is this Zoro's strength?

Wow... that's amazing!

"Pirate Hunter..." Elizabello swallowed hard, he could hardly believe his eyes.

The opponent actually... sliced that giant in half with a single strike?

Is this the strength of the Straw Hat Pirates' swordsmen?

The expressions on the faces of those around him were similar; they clearly hadn't expected Zoro to do something like that.

"Looks like we made it in time," Merry said with a sigh of relief.

Then a smile appeared on her face. Truly, Zoro is something else!

As she thought about it, Merry flew in that direction.

"Is this Roronoa Zoro's true power?" Violet murmured.

No wonder the Blood-Eyed Ninja trusted his opponent so much; it turns out the opponent's strength was also terrifying.

'What kind of monsters are the Straw Hat Pirates...?'

Blood-Eyed Ninja, Straw Hat, Pirate Hunter...

It seems the New World will not be peaceful from now on.

"My partner Lihai, isn't he?" Xi Yan laughed loudly.

"That's really impressive."

Galette nodded in appreciation; even Four Emperors Crew like theirs didn't have many swordsmen of such skill.

"Roronoa..."

Pica glanced down at Zoro as he sped past below, and his face immediately darkened.

How did they manage to catch up from such a distance?

Moreover, he was severed just before his attack landed.

What a troublesome fellow!

"Very good!"

After landing steadily on the rock wall, Zoro leaped out again with all his might, heading straight for Pica's upper body.

"The upper body is still moving; it must have escaped to the upper body."

"I'll force you to reveal yourself!"

After letting out a cold snort, Zoro launched another Flying Slash, cleaving the upper body of the Rock Giant in two.

After doing this, Zoro began to observe again, carefully staring at the Rock Giant.

"A stone that doesn't move... a stone that moves!"

"Over here!"

After saying that, Zoro launched another Flying Slash, cutting the moving stone into several enormous pieces of rock!

'This guy's true form is definitely hidden somewhere; I just need to slowly force him into one of his smaller forms!'

As long as the rock doesn't hit the ground, he has a chance to shred the opponent's body!

As he pondered this, Zoro stepped onto the rocks in mid-air and began to move through the air, searching for Pica's true form.

Soon, he discovered that the severed giant arm began to move, clearly indicating that Pica's true form was inside.

"Here!"

"Get out here, Pica!"

As he spoke, Zoro unleashed Flying Slash, slicing the statue into even smaller pieces once more.

Then, Zoro said coldly, "How long do you plan to hide?"

"What should we do? If that guy doesn't come out, the rock is going to fall!" Perona said anxiously.

Once the opponent lands, they can burrow into the rocks underground, and then... it won't be easy for Zoro to find them again.

"Don't worry," Xi Yan said, narrowing his eyes. "His rock won't have a chance to fall to the ground."

After saying this, Xi Yan activated his ability.

The next moment, a large number of trees began to grow wildly on the rocks, and in the blink of an eye, they grew into one huge, towering tree after another, eventually forming a forest.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

The falling boulders slammed into the massive trees with a terrifying roar, but they couldn't break them; instead, the trees held them aloft.

"What?!"

Those who witnessed this scene below were immediately filled with disbelief.

What's with those trees that suddenly appeared?

How could it stop such a huge rock?

"Although we don't know what happened, we're saved!" a man said, his legs giving way as he knelt on the ground.

If it weren't for these trees, they would probably have been crushed to death by the rocks.

They can't escape rocks of this caliber...

"This guy..."

Smoker, who was about to fly away, pursed his lips and then sat down again.

Although he hates to admit it, the Blood-Eyed Ninja's style sometimes does suit his taste.

"That was just in time!"

He glanced at Zoro below, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously began to turn up.

With this wood, that Pica can forget about burrowing underground!

Pica also noticed the situation below, so he simply stopped hiding and crawled out of the rock.

"You think you've won by forcing me out of this?!" Pica stared coldly at Zoro and said, "You don't actually think you can defeat me by chopping a few rocks, do you?"

"As long as I have this Haki protecting me, you can't do anything to me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Pica released his Armament Haki, protecting his entire body.

Then, Pica raised her head with great pride.

As long as he possesses overwhelming Haki, even this guy couldn't kill him.

"Is it Haki?"

Looking at Pica, who was enveloped in Haki, Zoro grinned and said, "Only if your Haki is stronger than Haki."

Having learned a great deal about Haki from Xi Yan and Hawkeye, Zoro is very clear about the situation regarding Haki.

If the opponent's Haki isn't strong enough, he can still cut them in half.

"Do I even need to say that?!" Pica said coldly, "My Haki is definitely stronger than yours!"

"Someone like you could never be a match for me."

He's Ruthless Person Awakening Armament Haki more than a decade ago. After so many years of honing his skills, his Haki has long since reached its pinnacle!

A mere Pirate Hunter like him is no match at all!

"His entire body is enveloped in Armament Haki..." Xi Yan stroked his chin and said, "This Pica is really..."

Does this guy think that's what Haki and powerful means?

"Entire body enveloped in Haki?"

Usopp's expression changed. "Doesn't that mean this guy is incredibly strong?!"

When members of the same family fight, they always wrap their weapons or hands and feet with Haki.

But the enemy's entire body is enveloped in Haki... Does this mean that the opponent's Haki strength is above Zoro's?

As if sensing Usopp's thoughts, Xi Yan explained, "The strength of Haki has little to do with the area it covers; it's purely a matter of personal preference."

"I even think he's wasting his time."

"That's true." Galette nodded in agreement and said, "Normally, only a small number of Haki masters have their Haki wrapped around their Haki."

Her brother actually explained this to her.

According to her brother, in battle, the amount of Haki is limited, so it would be a waste to have your whole body covered in Haki.

After all, that would require even more Haki.

Only by imbuing the attacking area with Haki can one truly wage a protracted battle.

It can be said that masters are meticulous in their use of Haki, carefully planning and using it only in crucial areas, never wasting it.

Therefore, in her eyes, someone like Pica was nothing more than a clown.

Is that so?

Usopp was taken aback. So, the opponent's Haki wasn't superior to Zoro's?

Then... we can win!

With that in mind, Usopp turned his gaze to the distant battlefield, awaiting the final outcome.

"Pica."

Zoro stared at Pica and said, "Do you even know what someone like you is called?"

"What?"

"A frog in a well!"

"What did you say?!"

Pica was instantly enraged. How dare this bastard call her a frog in a well?

Are you kidding me!

He was Top Executive had followed Doflamingo in battle for decades; how could he be a frog in a well?

"I think you're the one who's ignorant!" Pica roared. "What right does a kid who's only recently arrived in the New World have to talk to me like that?!"

In terms of strength and vision, in what way is he not superior to his opponent?

Zoro sneered upon hearing this. "Just arrived in the New World?"

Even if he's just arrived in the New World, he's still stronger than this guy who's been New World for ages!

"I don't have time to waste on someone like you," Zoro said. "Let's end this fight already!"

As he spoke, Zoro swiftly twirled his weapon and charged towards Pica, intending to finish him off in one blow.

"Stop talking nonsense!"

Pica raised his large sword, which was wrapped in Haki, and roared, "Watch me kill you!"

"One Sword Style rock slash!"

"Die, Roronoa Zoro!"

As he spoke, Pica charged toward Zoro.

Zoro didn't waste any words and launched an attack immediately.

"Nine Mountains and Eight Seas!"

"The Nothing Is Uncut!"

"Three Sword Style Secret Technique: Three Thousand Worlds!"

"Clang!"

"Puff!"

In just a moment, Zoro severed Pica's greatsword, simultaneously cleaving through his Haki and armor, inflicting a fatal wound!

Pica was defeated.