As Lorne soared into the air, he twisted at the waist. A dazzling golden light suddenly flared around his fists as Decimating Smash erupted, meeting the mountainlike black trunk sweeping toward him head-on.
His fists moved so fast that they unleashed piercing sonic booms, pitch-black Armament Haki swirling like ink across his knuckles.
"Get back!"
Lorne roared, his iron fists colliding violently in midair with the trunk bearing down with tremendous force.
For an instant, the air seemed to be sucked dry. Then a visible ring of white air surged wildly outward from the point of impact.
The raging wind plowed furrows several meters deep into the beach below, while enormous waves several meters high rose from the sea.
The thunderous crash echoed above the harbor, making even the distant warships rock slightly.
Jack felt a savage recoil shoot through his trunk. The force carried terrifying armor-piercing damage, penetrating his thick hide and fur and driving straight toward his bones.
"This brat's strength... how is that possible?"
A flicker of shock crossed the eyes beneath Jack's mask, but fury quickly consumed him.
"Marine brat, you're lucky to have survived one swing from me!"
"Let's see how you block what comes next!"
Jack let out a deafening roar.
His enormous mammoth body stamped down on the beach, the tremendous force making the entire stretch of sand sink several meters.
Then his massive trunk moved through the air like a black dragon, turning into a sky full of afterimages beneath its coating of Armament Haki.
"Mammoth Sledgehammer Barrage!"
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The piercing whistles instantly merged as his trunk hammered down on Lorne from every direction, striking dozens of times a second.
Every blow carried terrifying, monstrous strength, compressing the air into shrill explosions.
Faced with this storm of crushing blows, Lorne