Compared to Borsalino, Dragon was undoubtedly bolder, confident in his superior skill.
That confidence came from his strength.
"Dragon Claw!"
His figure turned into a gale and charged toward the cliff, aiming straight for the pirate ship.
Despite his windlike speed, Roger keenly tracked him and shot into the sky like a phantom.
"Divine Departure!"
Dragon had no way to evade the slash coated in Conqueror's Haki. He had to take solid form, coating his claw in Conqueror's Haki as well to meet Roger's attack.
Black-and-red lightning spread in ripples as their attacks clashed fiercely in midair.
Yet Roger's blade slipped past Dragon's claw at a bizarre angle and slammed straight into his chest.
Under that terrifying destructive force, Dragon was sent flying over a thousand meters.
Against Roger in his prime, even Dragon had to give ground. Being one of the Marines' few monsters did nothing to change that.
A few more minutes passed before Storm Dragon and CP0 Chief Lianjue arrived.
The real battle began.
They faced four monsters.
Roger took on Dragon, while Rayleigh faced Borsalino.
Gaban fought Black Dragon, while Kozuki Oden took on Storm Dragon.
Compared to the two Zoan Devil Fruit users, the Roger Pirates actually considered the Logia users Dragon and Borsalino harder to deal with.
Their extreme mobility was deadly. A moment of carelessness could let them disrupt the coating process.
That was why the crew's two strongest fighters had to handle them.
"You really are strong! Garp's son."
Roger could clearly sense Dragon's strength.
Roger had dealt with Dragon when he was young. He had never expected him to grow so strong after all these years.
At the same age, Roger himself would have been no match for Dragon.
In Roger's memory, the only other person with such an intimidating presence