"So you could dodge that move like this?"
"Holy shit! That's sneaky!"
"Uh, don't use that move when you're slower than me."
As the fight went on, the three grew more and more alarmed.
Even the weakest of them, the boy, could hold his own against a field-grade officer from Marine Headquarters.
That might not sound like much in a fight at this level, but he was a Sniper—one who excelled at hiding and striking from ambush.
Eighty percent of his ability lay in the Sniper Rifle in his hands. Finding him at all was rare, let alone dragging him into a head-on fight like this.
The Swordsman and the hand-to-hand combat expert weren't well known across the seas, but their strength was nothing to scoff at.
They were powerful and adept at fighting together. Few people could come out ahead against them face-to-face.
Yet even with all three surrounding Loa, they hadn't managed to kill him. By now, he had even started playing with them.
Yes, playing.
Listening to the nonstop trash talk in their ears, the three wanted to give Loa just one answer.
"Shut the hell up!"
Unlike the three of them, Loa really was enjoying himself. What they called trash talk was simply what he genuinely thought.
Just as Loa had suspected, their combat experience was terrifying.
Fighting them made it easy for him to spot his own weaknesses and shortcomings. With Haki and Magic for defense and the Dragon Body's ability to heal, Loa was all but assured of victory, free to fight them at his own pace.
But he wasn't truly invincible. The old man's Extreme Fist Technique, the Swordsman's slashes, and the Sniper's shots could all pose a deadly threat to him.
One careless moment, one opening for them to seize, and there