Chapter 270: Melee (12)
Chapter 269: Melee (1/2)
Zoro held Pica back, allowing the other Revolutionary Army members to advance quickly.
Meanwhile, William also intercepted Baby 5, whose Devil Fruit was extremely effective against his.
The Revolutionary Army members were not particularly worried about their comrades losing. In truth, everyone selected for this mission had been carefully chosen as an exceptional fighter.
Previously, fighting the Shichibukai's officers required someone proficient in at least one type of Haki—if not both—to contend with their Devil Fruit users.
But now, with Kuma's ability and their Haki, Revolutionary Army officers who had eaten Devil Fruits would utterly overwhelm the Shichibukai's officers.
Pica was already considered an exceptionally formidable officer. He was one of the Donquixote Family's four highest-ranking officers, second only to Doflamingo. With a bounty of 220 million, there were not many Revolutionary Army officers who could surpass him.
Unfortunately, he had encountered Zoro, who sought to temper himself and raise his combat power—a man of conviction, superb equipment, and blades capable of cutting through anything.
The current Zoro was four years younger than when he encountered Pica in the original story. By all logic, he should not have been qualified to fight Pica at all.
But unfortunately, high-level combat and training could drive someone to improve rapidly.
Before setting out to sea, Luffy had only been somewhat above average. Even fighting Marine Admiral Krieg had been troublesome for him. Yet by the time of Enies Lobby, after a string of high-level battles and training, Luffy had carved his way through every obstacle and was already evenly matched with Rob Lucci, one of the foremost users of the Marines' Rokushiki.
By the time of the Marineford War, although he had not displayed dazzling combat prowess, he had entered the upper echelon of the