Luo Chen Took an Interest in Dracule Mihawk's Swordsmanship

A figure suddenly rushed out, blocking the path of the Flying Slash Attack.

He used his body to block the massive Flying Slash Attack head-on.

With only half of his face left uncovered and the rest of his body transformed into diamond, Diamond Jozu roared with all his strength and hurled the massive Flying Slash Attack into the sky.

The Flying Slash Attack exploded in the air.

"The world's greatest slash was blocked?" a Navy Lieutenant Commander said in shock as he stared at the Flying Slash Attack bursting in the sky.

Another Navy Lieutenant Junior Grade pointed at the figure ahead and said, "That is Diamond Jozu, Whitebeard Pirates 3rd Division Commander."

Diamond Jozu smiled as he looked at Dracule Mihawk.

Dracule Mihawk looked back at Diamond Jozu, but he did not choose to continue attacking. Instead, he sheathed the Supreme Grade Kokuto Yoru.

From that exchange, Dracule Mihawk had already seen that the Whitebeard Pirates would not give him an opportunity to fight Whitebeard.

Since there was no such opportunity, Dracule Mihawk chose to give up. There was no need to force it. If he did, he would truly have to go to war with the Whitebeard Pirates' division commanders.

Luo Chen narrowed his eyes and looked meaningfully at Dracule Mihawk. The man's swordsmanship was worth considering.

"Now isn't the time to look around!!" The Whitebeard Pirates immediately took advantage of the opening created by Diamond Jozu and launched a fierce assault on the Navy soldiers.

Sanji smoked as he looked in Diamond Jozu's direction. "That Whitebeard Pirate is incredible. He could even easily block Dracule Mihawk's attack, the same attack that crushed Marimo."

"You damn perverted cook, want me to teach you how to talk?" Zoro snapped at Sanji.

After forcing back a Navy soldier, Robin said, "Still, with the Whitebeard Pirates helping us, the pressure of rescuing Luffy's brother has been reduced by who knows how much."

"Yeah! If it were only the few of us, we probably wouldn't even last a minute..." Nami trailed off and did not continue.

Elsewhere, Shiryu of the Rain, who had been slaughtering Navy soldiers, stopped moving. He pulled out a cigar, lit it, and slowly said, "Dracule Mihawk? I wonder whose swordsmanship is stronger, his or Captain Luo Chen's?"

Shiryu of the Rain could naturally tell that Captain Luo Chen's swordsmanship surpassed his own, and now Dracule Mihawk was the same!!

Shiryu of the Rain's own swordsmanship was very close to that of a Great Swordsman, but he was not one in the end.

According to the system's evaluation, it was Swordsmanship: S+ rank, peak Swordmaster.

A Navy Rear Admiral charged up behind Shiryu of the Rain and roared, "Traitor Shiryu of the Rain, die!!"

Just as the Navy Rear Admiral's attack was about to fall!!

Shiryu of the Rain swung his blade backward and sent the Navy Rear Admiral flying.

Shiryu of the Rain exhaled a puff of smoke and mocked, "A mere Navy Rear Admiral wants to make a move against me, Shiryu of the Rain? You overestimate yourself."

"Then let me be your opponent, Shiryu of the Rain." Onigumo, one of Marine Headquarters' Elite Vice Admirals, slowly walked over.

When Shiryu of the Rain saw that the newcomer was Vice Admiral Onigumo, he grinned excitedly. "Interesting. Someone fairly capable has finally arrived."

Onigumo used Life Return, gripped eight blades, and charged at Shiryu of the Rain. "The Navy will show no mercy to traitors."

"Then let's see whether you have the strength." Shiryu of the Rain likewise swung the Cursed Blade Raiu and met him head-on.

Bang~~

Bang~~

Shiryu of the Rain and Onigumo clashed in an instant. Their fierce battle forced the nearby Navy soldiers and Pirates away.

Watching the battle from the Moby Dick, Luo Chen saw that Shiryu of the Rain, his strongest fighter at present, was fighting Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral Onigumo.

[System, can you bring up the status panels for Shiryu of the Rain and Onigumo?]

[Yes, Host.]

Luo Chen smiled in satisfaction upon hearing that. The system was quite reliable!

Even without using gift packs, he could pull up the other party's data.

[Target: Onigumo]

[Observation Haki: A rank]

[Armament Haki: S rank]

[Swordsmanship: A+ rank]

[Martial Arts: A+ rank]

[Base. Stamina Endurance Defense: S rank]

[Overall Attack Power: S rank]

[Overall Defense Power: S rank]

Luo Chen looked over Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral Onigumo's panel. His strength was quite good; he counted as an expert.

Both his overall attack power and defense had reached S rank. Of course, this S rank was the weakest S rank, but being able to enter S rank already meant that Onigumo had stepped through the threshold of the strong.

His S-rank Armament Haki played a major role. His swordsmanship and martial arts had both reached A+ rank, and when combined, they placed him among the weakest S-rank fighters.

Onigumo's weakest aspect was his Observation Haki, which was only A rank.

A-rank Observation Haki would very likely become a weakness in battles against opponents of the same level.

Of course, that was only if the other party's Observation Haki was stronger than Onigumo's.

[System, why don't you include things like agility and speed? After all, those are also related to overall combat power.]

[Answering Host, the system provides a data panel.]

Luo Chen could not be bothered to ask further, so he continued looking at Shiryu of the Rain's panel.

[Target: Shiryu of the Rain]

[Observation Haki: A rank]

[Armament Haki: S rank]

[Swordsmanship: S+ rank]

[Martial Arts: A rank]

[Base. Stamina Endurance Defense: S rank]

[Overall Attack Power: S+ rank]

[Overall Defense Power: S rank]

Comparing Shiryu of the Rain's panel with Onigumo's, their Observation Haki was both A rank, and their Armament Haki was likewise S rank.

His A-rank martial arts were half a rank below Onigumo's A+ rank, but his S+ rank swordsmanship was a full rank above Onigumo's A+ rank.

Judging from the panels, their Base. Stamina Endurance Defense and overall defense were the same.

However, Shiryu of the Rain's overall attack power was stronger than Onigumo's.