Neither wasted words. They were soon locked in combat. Lucci had long since mastered the Six Powers and was highly skilled with Haki. He struck with a tiger's ferocity and explosive speed, unleashing the full range of the Six Powers as he leaped and darted about. His fists and feet struck sharply, each fierce impact ringing out like artillery fire. His assault came like a storm, and he seemed evenly matched with Horton. For the moment, it was hard to tell who had the upper hand.
Lucci was strong, but Horton was no pushover. The members of the Blackbeard Pirates were cold toward one another, mostly selfish and inclined to fight their own battles, but there was no denying that each had exceptional strength.
The clash between experts shook the ground and left the onlookers stunned. After a moment's hesitation, Bray beckoned to Pudding. "Let's go help too. We were Ye Chen's enemies before, but he's on Night Demon's side now. When you think about it, we owe him one!"
Whether someone was an enemy or a friend was hard to pin down, especially in the world of One Piece.
It happened all the time: two people would fight to the death one day, refusing to yield an inch, only to become friends the next and battle side by side for the same cause.
Crocodile, for example, had nearly taken Luffy's life in Alabasta—not just once, but several times. Yet during the Summit War, he had helped Luffy a great deal.
In Dressrosa, Luffy had fought those people to the death in the Arena. In the end, they had joined forces against Doflamingo.
It was the same with Ye Chen and Bray's group. Lucci had broken Bray's leg earlier, and Night Demon had wanted to kill Ye Chen for a