He swung the spear!
"Boom!"
Before Luffy could even get close, explosions suddenly erupted around his body!
Luffy was blasted away, sent flying backward violently and covered in wounds.
"What was that?"
Fortunately, Luffy was a Rubber Human with incredible vitality. Although he had been blasted away in an instant, he quickly climbed back to his feet and stared in shock at the Great Battle Spear in Krieg's hand.
"It's appeared! That's our captain's signature weapon, the Great Battle Spear. It contains Thunder-Fire Explosives. Every swing can trigger a gunpowder explosion. With this, our captain has been invincible throughout the East Blue!"
"Hahaha! Did you see that, brat? This is our captain's strength. It's not something a weakling like you can compare with."
"Heh heh heh heh, Captain, kill him!"
The surrounding Pirates shouted provocatively.
"Luffy!"
Usopp cried out worriedly.
Then he looked toward Moonlight.
"Moonlight, this guy's too strong. I'm afraid Luffy isn't his match. You..."
Usopp began.
Before he could finish, Moonlight waved his hand and said,
"This is a battle between captains. I won't interfere. If Luffy dies in battle, then no one else can be blamed. He can only blame himself for being too weak. Since he wants to become the Pirate King, this is a path he must walk."
Moonlight shook his head and refused to help!
"Moonlight, you!"
Usopp froze at once. He looked at Luffy with a worried expression, but he could not say a word.
Just as Moonlight had said, since Luffy wanted to become the Pirate King, this was something he had to experience.
He could only succeed, never fail. Otherwise, if he fell in a place like this, how could he become the Pirate King?
Did he think becoming the Pirate King was that easy?
Moonlight was absolutely right!
"These guys are just going to stand there and watch without doing anything?"
"That Straw Hat Kid is about to lose, isn't he?"
"Hey, aren't you going to help?"
The restaurant cooks nearby could not help shouting when they saw this scene.
"If you're going to stand by and watch your companion go to his death, then I'll step in!"
Sanji said coldly.
Although he and Luffy had only just met, their personalities were quite compatible. He could not stand by and watch Luffy get killed!
With that, he was about to move!
However!
"Vwoom!"
A crescent-shaped Sword Aura suddenly slashed out!
The Sword Aura flashed past everyone. A deep sword-shaped rift appeared across the Baratie restaurant.
Sanji immediately stopped his movement. Narrowing his eyes, he looked at Moonlight, who had suddenly attacked.
"Hiss!"
The other cooks sucked in cold breaths one after another as they stared at the Sword Aura. Was this really something a human could do?
Then all of their gazes turned toward Moonlight. They had only wanted to help, so why had he stopped them?
Weren't they companions?
"This is our captain's battle. Whoever dares to interfere, I'll kill!"
Moonlight said coldly. The terrifying killing intent around him erupted without the slightest concealment!
Everyone who felt that killing intent was instantly silenced in fear. Especially when they recalled Moonlight's previous battle with Hawkeye, when he had killed Pearl with a single sword strike, they became even more terrified!
Even Sanji took a deep breath when he saw such Sword Aura and did not dare move again!
This was no joke. Moonlight's words were neither a simple threat nor an empty warning. He really would kill!
No one would question the words of a swordsman carrying a sword!
Everyone immediately exchanged glances, too afraid to move!
"Boom!"
At that moment, Krieg swung the Great Battle Spear again!
He continued attacking. Every time, Luffy was blasted away, then bounced back up and climbed to his feet again.
Falling again and again, standing up again and again, Luffy was like an undefeated god of war. Everyone was left speechless.
Even Krieg's Pirates could not say a word. Luffy's vitality was simply astonishing!
"Luffy!"
Usopp called out worriedly, but when he saw Luffy refuse to give up, rising again and again and charging at Krieg, he was deeply shaken!
"Ah! Gum-Gum... Gatling!"
After falling and climbing back up again and again, Luffy only grew more courageous with every setback. He was truly like a rubber ball. In the end, his speed grew faster and faster as he charged straight toward Krieg!
Both his fists exploded forward, sweeping out like a Gatling gun!
Countless fists instantly shrouded Krieg!
Seeing this, Krieg sneered disdainfully.
"Have you still not realized it? Just how many times do you have to fall before you understand the difference in strength?"
With that, he swung the Great Battle Spear again.
After the continuous fighting, his stamina and speed had both begun to decline, but the Great Battle Spear's power had not weakened in the slightest!
He swung it down once more!
"Rumble!"
A heaven-shaking explosion burst forth with overwhelming force.
This explosion was even more violent than any of the previous ones!
Luffy was instantly swallowed by the explosion.
Even the surrounding ship was blasted apart by more than half!
"Luffy!"
Seeing such a tragic scene, Usopp could not help crying out in alarm.
"Oh no, that blast was far too powerful. That kid's probably finished!"
Sanji and the other cooks were also shocked.
Yet no one dared take even one step across the rift Moonlight had cut!
"Hahaha! As expected of our great captain! Amazing, amazing!"
"Brat, now you know how powerful our captain is, right? What a foolish thing it was to make an enemy of him!"
"Heh heh heh, Captain, just kill him like this! Our Krieg Pirates are invincible!"
Krieg's Pirates began shouting provocatively one after another.
"Moonlight!"
Usopp looked toward Moonlight again, his face full of worry!
"Don't worry. Luffy won't fall that easily. Open your eyes and watch!"
Moonlight smiled, pointing calmly toward the front.
A figure suddenly rose to his feet and walked out of the flames!
Who else could it be but Luffy?
His eyes were sharp, and the aura around him had grown even stronger. Facing Krieg, he did not yield in the slightest!
Most notably, he was gripping a spear tip in each hand!
It was unmistakably the spear tip of Krieg's Great Battle Spear!
Luffy had actually torn it off by force!
"Heh heh. Other than this, what else have you got?"
Luffy smiled coldly at Krieg.
"This guy!"
At that moment, whether they were enemies, allies, or companions, everyone was frightened by Luffy!
Zeff sighed and said,
"On the sea, there are two kinds of people. One is like Krieg, relying on external weapons to disguise himself and make himself seem flawless and overwhelmingly powerful. The other is like the Straw Hat Kid, relying on nothing but his own two hands and his heart. No matter what kind of enemy he faces, he fights bravely and never gives up until he defeats them. I wonder which of these two kinds of people will win in the end?"
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