"Giant Rocket Launcher!"
With the tremendous momentum of his dive, Luffy drove his gigantic arms straight into Oars's face!
Everything fell silent, leaving only the sound of Oars's spine snapping!
The pupil in Oars's remaining eye suddenly dilated. His entire body contorted, and he finally crashed to the ground, kicking up a massive cloud of dust before even louder cheers erupted!
"Aaaah! Oars is down!"
"We did it!"
"No matter how strong a zombie is, he's not getting back up after a beating like that!"
In contrast to the excitement of the Straw Hat Pirates and the Forest Pirates, the zombies outside fell silent...
"Oars lost... he really lost this time!"
"What's going to happen now... to this ship of terror..."
"We won! We really won this time!"
The pirates hiding in the forest came running out again, cheering at the top of their lungs.
"Thank you! You're amazing! You really are our Star of Hope!"
Meanwhile, Luffy lay on the ground, reduced to the size of a little kid after using Gear Third, still panting heavily.
"Huh? You shrank? Who are you?"
"Why'd you get so small?"
Yet Oars still wasn't dead, even after that attack had completely shattered the spine supporting his body.
"...It doesn't hurt, but I can't move..."
Oars spoke blankly as he lay on the ground.
"He's still conscious... his bones are shattered, but we still can't destroy him... this power is an insult to life!"
Still gripping the chain tightly, Chopper stared at the immobilized Oars and spoke bitterly.
By then, all the Straw Hat Pirates were leaning against the wall, gasping for breath. Sanji didn't even have the strength to light a cigarette, and even Zoro had taken off his bandanna...
Up on the mast, Brook gazed at the dawn breaking on the