Adams watched Shamrock's furious expression, a flicker of amusement passing through his eyes.
Of course, he knew the man's real name. He only called him that because he had gotten used to using the nickname with his idiot online friends in his previous life.
Facing the storm of slashes powerful enough to instantly tear apart and destroy a large warship, Adams remained utterly calm. He reached back and gripped Azure Heaven and Yellow Springs' exaggerated hilt.
"Tch, Stanks, your self-control is far worse than your brother's!"
As he teased him, the blade reflected a chilling glint beneath the sunlight.
The muscles in Adams' arms bulged with terrifying power. Both hands clenched around the hilt as he delivered a simple, incomparably swift horizontal slash at the dense web of attacks ahead.
Extremely compressed wind pressure and razor-sharp sword energy condensed into tangible form roared from Azure Heaven and Yellow Springs' broad blade, becoming a visible crescent-shaped shockwave that surged forward!
The crimson flying slashes crashed into that invisible wall of destruction and shattered one after another like fragile glass, vanishing without being able to impede it in the slightest.
The shockwave, infused with terrifying wind pressure and sword energy, did not slow. It swept across the sea in an unstoppable rush and shot straight toward Shamrock aboard the official ship.
For the first time, surprise appeared in Shamrock's eyes. He did not dare be careless. With an angry roar, he wildly poured powerful Armament Haki into his rapier while fully releasing his Haki, creating an incomparably sturdy invisible barrier before him.
However—
Crack!
His Armament Haki Emission barrier, which no opponent had ever broken, let out an overburdened cracking sound after holding for only an instant against that pure, violent shockwave before explosively shattering.
"What?!!"
Shamrock's pupils contracted sharply. He only