Pica was a hulking mass of muscle clad in samurai armor. His golden plates gleamed in the sunlight, flashing with a dazzling brilliance.
Standing before Ye Chen, he looked mighty and imposing, his muscles making him seem like a golden-armored god. It was a startling sight. Ye Chen glanced at him and realized that, beside Pica, he looked like a three-year-old child.
Ye Chen curled his lip in annoyance and snorted. "You're big, all right. But how strong are you?"
"You'll find out soon enough. You dare oppose the Young Master? How arrogant. I can take down every one of you myself!"
Pica let out a smug, shrill laugh and suddenly raised his right hand.
Boom!
The ground lurched beneath Ye Chen's feet. An instant later, Pica vanished before his eyes.
Ye Chen's brow twitched. A sudden sense of foreboding seized him, and he steadied his breathing, putting himself on full alert.
Without warning, the rock beneath their feet rose. In moments, a gigantic stone Giants stood before Ye Chen and the others.
It looked exactly like Pica. He must have transformed using his power. Ye Chen instinctively clenched his fists. "A Devil Fruit user?"
"So what if he is?"
Lucci gave a disdainful snort and charged ahead. A dark blur swept forward like a black whirlwind. In the blink of an eye, he reached Pica's feet. Without hesitation, Lucci lifted his right leg and shouted, "Rankyaku!"
His leg cut through the air with a shrill whistle. A blue blade of compressed air shot from his foot and struck Pica in an instant.
Crack...
With a tremendous crash, Pica's thick right leg split in two. Sand and stone flew, and dust billowed. Before the choking cloud could clear, Lucci pushed off the ground and leaped into the air.
His feet