Whoosh!
Gray shot through the sky at high speed, tearing through the clouds and leaving a long trail behind him.
He flew at full speed the entire way. Setting out in the morning, by eleven or twelve that night he had crossed the Red Line and reached a point far from G-5 Base.
From here, he could already sense the distant sounds of battle.
"Die!"
"Napoleon Sword: Hera Blade!" Charlotte Linlin wielded Napoleon, which was wreathed in flames and Advanced Conqueror's Haki. She slammed it into Kong's fist.
Clang!
The shock wave swept across the area, tearing apart the clouds overhead. After three seconds of struggling for dominance, Kong was knocked backward and sent sliding through the air toward the ground.
After two days of fierce fighting, every attack had been infused with Advanced Conqueror's Haki. The strain on his Haki and stamina was immense.
After all, he was nearly ninety years old.
He had not fought in many years. No matter how well he took care of himself, his physical abilities had inevitably declined, along with his stamina and Haki.
This world wasn't like Gray's previous one, where martial arts masters only grew fiercer with age.
Physical weakness and declining strength were plain to see. Besides, Kong wasn't Garp, who could put off the decline in his strength for as long as Garp had.
But even Garp couldn't escape the decline that came with age.
"Geppo!"
Thud! Thud!
He kicked rapidly at the air, halting his retreat. Clenching his right fist, he summoned black lightning, but it was nowhere near as bright as it had been at the start.
Every strike had been infused with Conqueror's Haki. After two days, even an immense reserve of it would have been nearly exhausted.
What's more, Kong's reserves and recovery had