Helmsmen's Showdown! Champion VS Knight of the Sea

As expected, Sanji had been defeated as well...

There was no other reason—it was simply because the gap in strength between them was too obvious! Although most of Fakyu's bounty came from his repeated and outrageous thefts of Marine HQ supplies, that did not mean he lacked strength! On the contrary, he was even stronger than core officers of Sea Emperor crews like Jack! How could the fourth-ranked member of the Blackbeard Pirates be undeserving of his reputation?

However, since they were not mortal enemies and even had a fairly good relationship, Fakyu did not take Sanji's life. He merely excitedly stripped off Sanji's raid suit and tossed it into his swamp storage as a collectible! Meanwhile, poor Sanji could only lie on the muddy ground in his battle-torn suit...

The Blackbeard Pirates and the Straw Hat Crew had roughly equal numbers, which meant every one of them would have an opponent! Of course, the Straw Hat Crew chose those opponents themselves. After all, not every one of their members possessed combat power on Zoro and Sanji's level. When facing several of the Blackbeard Pirates' strongest figures, they could only send out their own main fighters!

And the battle making the greatest commotion was undoubtedly the one between Jinbe and Burgess, hidden within the mountains!

Though one was a Fish-Man and the other a Devil Fruit user, both were, at their core, absolute masters of hand-to-hand combat! Jinbe's Fish-Man Karate had long reached perfection, while Burgess's Brutal Gladiatorial Arts were no less formidable!

The clash between these two hulking giants was like two tanks crashing into each other! The noise and destruction they caused were utterly terrifying!

"Wihahaha! I never expected an old man like you, Jinbe, to still throw such powerful punches! You've given me quite the surprise!" Burgess