Smash Through a Street

Loguetown, back alley number five.

Unbelievable things were happening.

If the four thousand pirates gathered in back alley number five were ferocious wolves, then Linley, who rushed into the street from the entrance at this moment, was like a savage beast plunging into the wolf pack!

Including Hachi, the dozens of pirates at the forefront of the street had only seen Linley's silhouette flash before their eyes. The next moment they were conscious, they were already flying through the air.

Before hitting the ground and losing consciousness, those pirates looked at Linley, who continued to advance on the ground, and suddenly felt the entire situation was so unreal.

After landing heavily, Hachi stared at Linley's retreating back, his eyes widening:

"Is the gap really this big..."

Meanwhile.

After activating his "Icebound Domain" state, Linley quickly dealt with the dozen or so pirates in front of him. He then exhaled a few breaths of white mist and deactivated the state.

After all, "Icebound Domain" was his strongest sustained offensive method. In this state, Linley's maximum combat time was only three minutes, and that was before deducting the Energy Value consumed by using other skills.

Facing this group of fodder pirates, Linley didn't need to maintain the Icebound Domain at all times.

Why use a cleaver to kill a chicken!

What Linley truly needed to be wary of was that terrifying killing intent that had been following him like a shadow!

What's more, Linley's objective had been achieved.

He had sent dozens of people in front of him flying into the air at a speed almost invisible to the naked eye. This scene, when viewed by the pirates behind them, had already created a deep sense of oppression in their hearts.

They now had only two words to describe Linley—

Monster!

Even though they were still holding precious Seastone weapons, facing an opponent like Linley, whom they couldn't even hit, an indescribable fear spread amongst them.

"Don't be afraid!"

From the front of the crowd, a rather bold, bearded man shouted, "We have four thousand people! Attack him with Seastone weapons. Devil Fruit Users fear Seastone the most!"

"Hahahaha!"

Linley heard this and let out a hearty laugh. He then spread his arms, bent at the waist, and charged forward like a battering ram.

The moment he made contact with the pirates, the immense impact force caused the pirates in the front row to retreat repeatedly. Due to the large number of people in the street, the pirates were packed together, crowding into a mess.

Linley seized the opportunity to grab the pirates on the outermost left and right sides with both hands. Then, he exerted force with his arms, pulling them together and crushing six or seven people in the middle simultaneously!

Immediately after, the pirates witnessed a scene they couldn't comprehend.

If a restaurant was terrible, they might cause trouble and flip tables there.

But at this very moment, what they saw was—

Flipping people!

Linley spread his arms, embraced six or seven pirates with astonishing monstrous strength, and then, using his core, he suddenly straightened up.

Those pirates, along with the dozen or so behind them, were all flipped into the air!

"Waaah!"

The pirates who were flipped into the air felt dizzy and couldn't help but let out chaotic screams.

And when they realized they were unharmed and were preparing to adjust their bodies to land back on the ground.

Linley, under everyone's watchful eyes, grabbed a handcart used for stalls with one hand. Then, simultaneously engaging his core, he began to spin, along with the two handcarts!

After spinning two or three times and accumulating astonishing speed, Linley aimed at the pirates in the sky and forcefully threw the two wooden handcarts.

Bang!

Bang!

After hitting two unlucky pirates head-on, the fragments produced by the shattering of the wooden handcarts splashed onto others in the air. Then, the fragments landed, causing the pirates on the ground to fall into chaos.

The fragments and the pirates landed almost simultaneously.

Linley stood in the middle of the street and continued to advance step by step.

Anyone who entered Linley's attack range was sent flying with a single punch, either into the air or slammed hard against the walls on either side of the street.

Behind him, not a single pirate could still stand;

In front of him, not a single pirate was not retreating!

As Linley advanced about a tenth of the way, hundreds of pirates had already fallen under his fists.

Gradually, Linley felt something was amiss.

[Kuro] of a Hundred Schemes was a very intelligent person, and Linley had been forced to come to Loguetown. Therefore, Kuro should have had enough time to choose a suitable location for their battle.

And to deal with Linley using a war of attrition, back alley number five was clearly not a wise choice.

As Linley had observed before, back alley number five was long overall, but the sides were not wide.

Therefore, at most, only a few dozen pirates could appear in front of Linley at once. Any more, and the street would be too crowded to stand.

Linley had entered from the street entrance.

Therefore, no matter how many pirates there were, they couldn't surround Linley from all sides. This was a major weakness of the human wave tactic, and Linley didn't believe Kuro would make such a basic mistake.

The only possibility was that the [Hundred Plans] still had some special means to deal with Linley!

After all, we are in the dark while the enemy is in the light, and Linley had to be cautious.

Just then, the ground began to shake.

A burly, strong man pushed aside the pirates and stood in front of Linley.

The strong man was four meters tall, and his muscles were shaped like an explosive inverted triangle.

"Oh! It's Big Eater Bart!"

Seeing the strong man, the pirates immediately gained courage.

"Take down that little guy, Bart!"

"Let him taste your Iron Fist that can punch through five layers of steel!"

The big guy named Bart twisted his neck and looked down at Linley amidst the cheers of the pirates, revealing a disdainful cold smile.

"Captain Krieg said you also fight with your fists?"

Linley looked back at him and cracked his knuckles, "Yes."

"Then, let's play a game."

Bart said slowly, "We'll both stand still and take turns punching each other until one of us falls completely. How about it?"

The pirates immediately became excited.

"Oh! It's the terrifying Bart game!"

"Haha, no one has ever been able to take one of Bart's punches!"

Linley's gaze swept over the pirates behind Bart, and after thinking for a moment, he agreed, "Sure."

Bart took out a coin and grinned, "In that case, let's flip a coin to decide who attacks first!"

The pirates all sneered.

Bart's coin was a specially made cheating coin; no matter how it was tossed, it would always result in a favorable outcome for Bart.

In other words, Linley had to accept Bart's first attack!

However, Linley's next sentence surprised everyone.

"No need, I'm in a hurry. You go first."

"Hmph!"

Bart heard that he was being underestimated and snorted coldly. The veins on his right arm suddenly bulged.

"You dare to underestimate me, die!"

Bang!

A fist, more than twice the size of a normal person's head, directly hit Linley's face!

"He hit him head-on!"

Linley's hands were still hanging by his sides, so no matter the angle, the punch hit its mark perfectly.

The pirates couldn't help but secretly rejoice. That was the Iron Fist that could punch through five layers of steel!

However, in the next second.

Linley's calm voice rang out.

"Is that all?"