Yamato vs. Rob Lucci
"Shave..."
At the same time, Rob Lucci, Kaku, Jabra, Kumadori, Fukuro, Blueno, Kalifa all vanished from their spots almost simultaneously.
Upon seeing this, Yamato, Monet, Cavendish, Bastille, and Tokikake exchanged glances.
They reacted immediately.
Bastille and Tokikake both used a shave technique and vanished from the spot. Both former Marine Vice Admiral, they were also proficient in the Six Powers. Especially Tokikake...
Therefore, the opponent's shaving might pose a certain threat to others.
However, it didn't have much effect on them. Because they were simply too familiar with it...
The two successfully stopped Kumadori and Fukuro.
Cavendish immediately entered a berserk state and simultaneously transformed into his ant-man form. This was undoubtedly Cavendish's strongest combat form.
Let alone one person taking on both Kaku and Jabra.
He wouldn't back down even if he Marine Admiral.
Monet then transformed into a snowflake, enveloping Blueno and Kalifa.
At this moment, Rob Lucci was the one who launched the first attack. When he reappeared, he was already behind Yamato, pointing his index finger at Yamato's back.
"Shigan!"
It was a move that seemed designed to kill right from the start.
But Yamato was trained by Kaido himself. Long before Rob Lucci appeared, her Observation Haki had already locked onto him.
"Brush..."
Therefore, facing Rob Lucci's sudden attack, Yamato didn't even turn his head. He swung his spiked club in the backhand, successfully blocking Rob Lucci's attack.
They forcefully repelled Rob Lucci.
"Shave..."
Rob Lucci disappeared from the spot once again, only to reappear in front of Yamato.
"Shigan!"
Rob Lucci struck again, this time targeting Yamato's forehead. At his level, he could pierce not only a human skull, but even steel with a single finger.
"Thunder Bagua!"
Yamato's combat experience was by no means lacking. The spiked club he swung back, while repelling Rob Lucci, used the force of the recoil to swing it back fiercely.
He was once again met with Rob Lucci's Shigan.
This time, however, it's an extremely fast-moving, entangled Inazuma with immense power. In the original work, it defeated Ulti in her Beast Form with a single blow... This technique is inherited from her father Kaido's Thunder Bagua.
But Ulti quickly woke up and complained that Yamato's attack didn't deserve to be called "Thunder Bagua," it should be called "Thunder Four Trigrams" at most.
Clearly, Yamato's "Thunder Bagua" is far inferior to Kaido's. However, this doesn't mean Yamato's move is truly bad. In her battle with Kaido, its power was in no way inferior to Kaido's Thunder Bagua, and she even injured Kaido's forehead during the clash of Thunder Bagua.
Of course, it can achieve this effect.
A major reason is that Kaido didn't go all out, but an even bigger reason is that the continuous battles had exhausted Kaido's stamina.
However, even so, this is enough to illustrate Yamato's move.
He is absolutely no less than any Sweet Commander.
He could even reach the level of a vice-emperor... However, Yamato wasn't in his beast form at this moment. But fighting Rob Lucci, who wasn't in his beast form either, would be child's play, wouldn't it?
"Collapse..."
The spiked club and the Shigan clashed fiercely once again, but this time Yamato's attack was even more powerful.
Under the overwhelming force, Rob Lucci was once again repelled.
He did a somersault in the air to dissipate most of the force and return to the ground. At this moment, his index finger was trembling and even twitching slightly.
Rob Lucci's gaze towards Yamato changed; his pupils shrank to pinpoints.
He knew Yamato was very strong, but he never expected that he would be far stronger than he anticipated.
To achieve a swift victory, we must go all out.
Therefore, Rob Lucci immediately entered his Hybrid Form.
He transformed into a leopard-man, and a strange ring of black flame-like things appeared around his neck and shoulders.
This is a characteristic of the Zoan after Awakening.
Upon seeing Yamato, Yamato's pupils contracted slightly. She had some understanding of Zoan Awakening, but this was truly the first time she had ever witnessed it. It was an extremely rare occurrence in the entire New World.
Extremely rare.
Even someone like Marco Phoenix the Whitebeard Pirates, whose strength rivals that of Marine Admiral, is not Zoan Awakening...
"Tempest Kick!"
Rob Lucci suddenly swung his leg, unleashing a terrifying Tempest Kick Slash aimed directly at Yamato. Yamato, seeing this, didn't back down. He gripped his spiked club with both hands, lowered his body slightly, and leaned forward.
The spiked club is behind you.
He swung his sword suddenly just as the Tempest Kick Slash was about to strike.
"Thunder Bagua!"
The spiked club, crackling with electricity, swung out with terrifying force, directly deflecting Rob Lucci 'Tempest Kick Slash kick to the side.
"Shave..."
At the same time, Rob Lucci once again entered high-speed movement mode. When he reappeared, he was already on Yamato's side.
"Pistol - Coptis!"
He imbued his Armament Haki and unleashed a series of Shigan attacks on his enemies.
Yamato, however, was prepared and held her spiked club horizontally in front of her. Even though Rob Lucci's attack was fierce, it didn't hurt her in the slightest.
However, its powerful impact caused her to retreat continuously.
As expected, the power boost from Zoan is terrifying. She, who was originally able to suppress Rob Lucci, is now finding herself being suppressed instead.
But... who isn't Zoan?
Rob Lucci's Zoan Cat- Cat-Cat Fruit, Leopard Form, is indeed impressive. However, it's completely Koby to her Zoan -type Dog-Dog Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Okuchi no Makami Mode.
At most, one would be a relatively powerful being among ordinary Zoan.
Her Zoan Dog-Dog Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Okuchi no Makami Mode, is an even rarer Mythical Zoan than Logia.
In an instant, she also entered her Hybrid Form.
Their power increased dramatically.
She, who had been retreating, directly withstood Rob Lucci's attack. And, to Rob Lucci's utter shock, she unleashed a powerful burst of energy, forcing Rob Lucci back...
"Divine Speed - White Serpent Exorcism!"
However, Yamato was clearly not satisfied with merely forcing him back. Instead, he accelerated in an instant and swung his spiked club at Rob Lucci.
"Not good..."
Rob Lucci's expression changed drastically.
Yamato's attack was not only perfectly timed, but also incredibly fast and powerful, giving him absolutely no chance to dodge.
At this moment, Rob Lucci had no other choice. He crossed his arms in front of him, assuming a defensive stance, and then applied Armament Haki!
"Tekkai!"
He even used the only defensive move among the Six Powers.