Wuli vs Eustass Kid

The moment Eustass Kid made his move, his momentum was overwhelming. A powerful aura surged toward Wuli.

An invisible pressure bore down on Wuli, making it hard for him to breathe. He stared at his opponent with a grim expression.

Flying sand, rolling stones, and the roar of enormous waves—it was like the stillness before a storm.

Eustass Kid swung the massive fist hanging in the sky toward Wuli.

Boom!

A gigantic crater instantly appeared where Wuli had stood, filling the air with dust.

"Cough, cough... What terrifying destructive power." Wuli raised a hand to shield himself from the dust, secretly shocked.

"One force can overcome ten techniques. Under the suppression of absolute strength, I'm afraid few people could confront him head-on."

Before Wuli could catch his breath, another fist came crashing toward him.

Unable to block it for the moment, Wuli could only keep dodging. If he took a solid hit, he would probably be smashed into pulp.

"Didn't you come to stop me from leaving? Wuli, fight me! Why are you dodging?" Eustass Kid roared angrily.

Punch after punch, thunderous blasts echoed through the air.

The commotion also caught the attention of Northric Town's residents. Some quickly recognized Eustass Kid.

After all, Eustass Kid had just caused a huge disturbance in Town and inflicted enormous damage.

What they did not understand was that Kidd should have left already. Why was he still fighting someone?

The Marines aboard the warship were equally astonished. They had not expected Eustass Kid, the Pirate Supernova with the highest bounty, to be held back by someone.

A look of surprise flashed through Hina's eyes, and she frowned. "Good. Keeping them occupied buys us time."

Killer began to grow anxious as he watched the Marine warship draw closer.

Continuing to dodge like this was no solution. With that thought, Wuli's body seemed to transform into a streak of sword light.

He shot toward Eustass Kid like a flash of lightning.

Eustass Kid snorted coldly and stepped forward. The entire ground trembled.

The enormous fist erupted with tremendous force and smashed down viciously.

"Samidare!" The sword in Wuli's hand seemed to turn into a fine drizzle.

More than a dozen streaks of sword-rain intertwined and struck the enormous fist, but they only split apart some of the metal.

The giant fist made of metal continued forward without losing any momentum.

Suspended in midair, Wuli could not dodge and could only block it head-on.

The seawater churned, streams of water rose upside down, gathering around him.

"Shigure Soen Ryu: Shibuki Ame." Wuli gripped his sword in reverse.

Sword Aura swept up the water, spinning it at high speed to form a water wall of supreme defense.

When the two collided, the tremendous force distorted space itself, seeming ready to tear apart the surrounding void.

Killer and the zombie were both blasted back more than ten meters by the force.

Energy surged, fierce winds howled, and the gale whipped Wuli's hair into disarray.

Crack!

Wuli's defensive water wall was breached, and spiderweb-like cracks began spreading across his sword.

The enormous fist, carrying the force of a mountain flood bursting through its banks, drove Wuli into the ground.

As the dust dispersed, Wuli stood firmly within the huge crater like an iron stake driven into the earth.

Wuli's ribs were broken, and his internal organs had suffered severe damage from the powerful impact.

Blood stained Wuli's clothes red, yet he still held his sword toward his opponent.

Even though his right arm could no longer move.

At that moment, his figure gave off the imposing feeling of someone who would never fall.

A trace of admiration flashed in Eustass Kid's eyes, but it was soon replaced by a violent aura.

He had also realized how troublesome Wuli was. Time was pressing, so he naturally had to end this quickly.

Countless metal objects on the ground, and even metal from the distant Town, were drawn over by Kidd's Devil Fruit ability. The enormous fist in the sky grew larger and larger.

It seemed as though it would cover the entire sky, and its shadow gradually enveloped Wuli.

The nearby sea was compressed by that force, creating enormous waves.

Nearby ships rocked violently, and even the warship Hina was on shook from the impact.

Seeing Eustass Kid's attack, the Marines aboard the warship cried out instinctively.

So powerful!

Hina was deeply shocked as well. He truly deserved to be the highest-bountied member of the Worst Generation. She began to worry whether Wuli could withstand this attack.

The Marine warship broke through the waves at full speed, rushing toward the battlefield.

The Kid Pirates who had already boarded their ship could not help worrying for their captain. If the Marine warship arrived, escaping would become extremely difficult.

Moreover, the Marine warship was already firing at them from afar, while their ship rocked violently amid the rising waves.

Wuli closed his eyes and, with immense effort, barely moved his right hand to sheathe his sword.

But no one thought he was merely waiting to die. His left hand moved to the hilt.

After Wuli's sword returned to its sheath, the aura around him grew stronger and stronger. Even Eustass Kid felt a powerful threat.

Clearly, Wuli already looked like he was at the end of his strength.

"Final strike!" Eustass Kid shouted.

"I'll show you that no one can stop Eustass Kid! Bounty hunter Wuli, take this and die!"

A fist formed from metal objects, as large as a warship, blasted toward Wuli with unparalleled force.

Just as the attack was about to strike Wuli, his eyes snapped open. He gripped his sword with his left hand, drew his Longsword, and unleashed a sharp streak of sword light.

"Shigure Soen Ryu: Bamboo Thrusting Rain."

The dazzling sword light cleaved the enormous fist halfway through its center.

Eustass Kid let out a furious roar, and the damaged warship-sized fist continued hurtling toward Wuli.

"Shigure Soen Ryu: Special Form: Swallow's Beak." Wuli unleashed dozens of sword lights in rapid succession.

The sharp Sword Aura seemed capable of splitting space itself. Cracks instantly spread across the massive fist in the sky, and with several cracking sounds, the metal shattered and fell away.

Everyone who saw it stood dumbfounded. He had actually neutralized an attack like that.

And the sword in his hand was already covered in cracks, on the verge of shattering at any moment.

To fight "Captain Kidd" Eustass Kid, whose bounty was 315 million Beli, to such an extent—just who was this Wuli?

The fact that Wuli had needed to unleash so many consecutive moves to neutralize Eustass Kid's attack showed just how powerful Kidd was.

Wuli's forehead was covered in sweat. Enduring the churning blood in his chest, he breathed heavily.

For him, he had already used nearly all his strength.

Eustass Kid wanted to continue attacking, but the moment he took a step, he collapsed to the ground.

That last move had drained too much of his strength, leaving him temporarily exhausted.

Killer caught Eustass Kid.

He hoisted him onto his back and hurried toward the Kid Pirates' ship.

As he ran, he shouted for the pirates aboard to set sail immediately.

Wuli wanted to pursue them, but his legs gave out and he nearly fell. The zombie hurled a fierce ball of fire toward him.

Like an incendiary bomb, it instantly engulfed Wuli.

Wuli barely moved his sword, intending to force out another attack.

But the sword in his hand shattered, its blade breaking into fragments and falling into the flames.

Even so, the remaining Sword Aura extinguished the fire.

Although this was the best chance to kill Wuli, there was no time. The Marine warship had arrived.

Killer and the others returned to their ship, which began evading the warship's cannon fire as it fled.

Wuli muttered, "I really did my best."

After saying that, he closed his eyes and collapsed.

Vaguely, he felt a soft, warm body support him, while a faint fragrance drifted into his nose.

Before he could think any further, Wuli's head tilted to the side, and he lost consciousness.

Wuli's head had landed right against Hina's full chest. Her face flushed red, and she had just been about to slap him when she saw that he was truly unconscious and restrained herself.

With a faint blush on her face, Hina called someone over to care for Wuli while she commanded the warship to pursue Kidd and his crew.

At the same time, a soft chime sounded from the Heroic Way System in Wuli's mind, signaling that the mission had been completed.

But Wuli, unconscious as he was, knew nothing of it.