"Filthy human, you actually dared to strike my brethren so viciously and destroy my paradise! Moonlight, I'll tear you apart and use your blood to honor them!"
Arlong's eyes turned scarlet as he immediately flew into a frenzy.
Locking onto Moonlight, he moved as fast as Inazuma and with overwhelming force, flattening everything in his path like a bulldozer!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The floor beneath his feet shattered under his steps. With a casual grab, he seized a massive stone pillar and hurled it fiercely at Moonlight.
The pillar immediately crashed toward him with the force of a thousand pounds bearing down from above.
"Buzz!"
Moonlight struck, releasing a crescent-shaped Sword Aura!
The stone pillar shattered on impact, while the Sword Aura tore onward and slashed fiercely across Arlong's body!
"Crack!"
Arlong's body shook as he staggered back ten steps. Yet he quickly patted himself down and charged forward again, completely unscathed.
"He actually took Moonlight's Sword Aura with his body! What kind of monster is that?!"
Usopp was stunned. They knew how powerful Moonlight's Sword Aura was—it cut through anything in its path, even steel. What kind of monster was Arlong, to withstand Moonlight's Sword Aura with his body? Was his body even harder than steel?
"That's insane!"
Sanji drew a sharp breath. He realized he had seriously underestimated Arlong's strength.
"Of course. Arlong's body is the strongest among us fish-men. Our strength, bodies, speed, and arm power are naturally ten times that of you humans. And Arlong is a fighter among fish-men—he's faster and his arm strength is even more terrifying. That swordsman may be strong, but how could he possibly be a match for Arlong?"
Hachi chuckled.
He had absolute confidence in Arlong.
"That's right. That human swordsman was indeed the strongest swordsman I've ever seen, to injure us with a single slash. But compared to Arlong, he's still far behind. So you're finished!"
Kuroobi sneered.
He looked at Zoro and the others with utter disdain.
"How could he compare to Arlong?"
Chu curled his lip, looking at Arlong rampaging across the field like a bulldozer, and sneered.
"What?"
Hearing this, Nami was startled. She looked at Moonlight, her face full of worry!
"Moonlight!"
Usopp could not help but worry.
"Damn it, do I have to step in?"
Sanji loosened up his body. That blow from earlier had left a dull ache in his chest, but he could not worry about that now. If Moonlight was taken down, none of them would survive either.
"No need. To that man, this Arlong is nothing worth mentioning!"
However, Zoro held his sword horizontally and spoke coldly, looking completely unconcerned.
He had immense confidence in Moonlight!
"Zoro!"
Sanji's eyes narrowed at those words.
"Zoro, Arlong's a monster!"
Usopp shouted.
"Yeah, Zoro!"
Nami said worriedly as well.
"Heh."
Zoro merely smiled faintly. He ignored the others and said nothing more, but his meaning was obvious—Arlong was nothing worth mentioning!
"Clang!"
At that moment, a violent explosion of sound rang out. Arlong opened his mouth full of sharp teeth and bit down on Moonlight's sword.
He wanted to bite Moonlight's sword in half and leave him without a weapon!
For a swordsman, having his sword bitten in half was the greatest humiliation imaginable!
"Arlong!"
Seeing this, everyone focused their gaze on them.
"You want to bite my sword in half?"
Moonlight could not help but smile.
His Kusanagi Sword was a supreme divine weapon bestowed by the system. No sword in the world could compare to it—not even Hawkeye's Black Blade, Yoru.
Even without using Armament Haki, he could clash head-on with Hawkeye's Black Blade without suffering the slightest damage. With Armament Haki, it would become even more formidable.
And Arlong wanted to bite it in half?
"Crack!"
Arlong put all his strength into a savage bite, answering Moonlight with his actions.
Yet in the next second, the sound of something breaking came from Arlong's mouth. One tooth after another snapped off and fell to the ground!
His teeth had actually shattered from the sword's recoil!
"Big Brother's teeth shattered?"
Hachi, Kuroobi, and Chu were dumbfounded.
"What kind of weapon is that? Arlong's teeth are one of the hardest parts of his body. They can bite through warships, yet they can't break the sword in that swordsman's hand? Could it be a divine weapon?"
The fish-men who were barely standing around them were also utterly shocked at the sight.
This was way too absurd!
"Moonlight!"
Usopp and the other two cheered in delight!
Arlong truly was no match for him. Moonlight had not even drawn his sword, yet Arlong's toughest weapon had already failed!
"Damn it! What kind of divine weapon is that sword of yours? It's actually harder than my teeth!"
Arlong covered his mouth and leaped back!
He was utterly shocked as he looked at Moonlight. He never could have imagined that his invincible sharp teeth would become so utterly useless!
"Want to know? Wait until your next life to find out!"
Moonlight smiled faintly.
Armament Haki!
"Click!"
A layer of black markings immediately coiled around the Kusanagi Sword.
Moonlight swung his sword!
Arlong's body truly was tough, already beyond steel!
It was the strongest body Moonlight had ever seen!
As expected of a shark bastard that lived ten thousand meters beneath the sea!
A body capable of enduring such pressure was indeed terrifying!
Breaking through his physical defenses would take some time. Moonlight did not want to waste time, so he prepared to end the battle!
"Three-Stage Slash!"
A crescent-shaped triple slash shot out and slashed toward Arlong!
The attack was swift and vicious, especially at such close range. It was terrifying!
Arlong had nowhere to dodge and was struck head-on by the Sword Aura!
"Step! Step! Step!"
The Sword Aura tore through the air with tremendous force. Arlong used his nose to block it head-on; it was the hardest part of his body!
He clashed directly with Moonlight's Sword Aura!
But it did not even last a second.
"Crack!"
His nose was sliced off in an instant. Then the Sword Aura tore through him, splitting into three attacks that cut into his body!
Arlong staggered back three steps, his body shaking violently. Then, with a thud, he collapsed and knelt before Moonlight.
"What?! Lord Arlong actually lost?"
"How could this happen? Even Arlong lost! That human swordsman is ridiculously terrifying!"
"Th-this... this..."
All the fish-men around them stood frozen in shock.
"How could this be? Even Big Brother isn't his match?"
Hachi's face was filled with disbelief.
"Damn it, he's this powerful? What kind of freak is he?!"
Kuroobi's eyes widened, as though he could not believe what he was seeing!
This was too absurd!
"Th-this!"
He was already speechless.
"Great! I knew it—Moonlight is invincible. Ever since I met him, he's never lost!"
Usopp finally let out a breath of relief and muttered.
"So he really won? That moss-head was right."
Sanji also relaxed. Arlong's strength had truly left him deeply shaken.
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