Luffy Seriously Injured, Like Kneading Dough

On the ship.

A tense atmosphere gradually spread.

Most of the force behind Luffy's punch was absorbed by the fat on Alvida's body.

Though it still made Alvida instinctively suck in a sharp breath.

It did not cause any serious damage.

The Spiked Club smashed downward.

Boom!

Alvida's Spiked Club blasted a small crater into the deck.

Luffy's hand had nearly been struck by it.

The Spiked Club was covered in sharp spikes.

Luffy could withstand blunt attacks, but against sharp weapons, without Armament Haki, he had no way to defend himself.

A bloody gash appeared on Luffy's arm.

Blood trickled down his arm and dripped onto the deck.

Drip, drip.

The sound of blood falling reached Koby's ears.

Koby's face instantly turned deathly pale.

Pointing at Luffy's arm, Koby said, "You're hurt!"

"Yeah."

Luffy nodded, his eyes darkening slightly.

He clearly had not expected his first battle after setting sail to be this difficult!

"Hehehe, brat, whoever you are, die beneath my Spiked Club!"

Wielding her Spiked Club, Alvida charged at Luffy again.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~

The Spiked Club continuously swung in Alvida's hands.

Under Alvida's assault, Luffy struggled to find openings.

He launched attacks of his own at Alvida.

But that layer of fat on Alvida's body was simply too good at cushioning blows.

Though Luffy occasionally sent Alvida staggering back.

And even made her cough up blood.

Luffy's situation was far less optimistic.

By now, his body was covered in bloody gashes and puncture wounds from the spikes.

Other than the hat Shanks had given him on his head, not a single part of him was intact.

Alvida approached Luffy with a grim smile.

"Brat, you're quite strong. You actually managed to beat me into this state. But you have no future now. Go die!"

Seeing this,