Then,
Several more men who refused to believe it attacked together again.
But they were even faster!
Leaving trails of afterimages through the air, they rushed straight up to Arthur, giving him neither the time nor the space to use Finger Pistol!!!
"Die!!"
"I'll take that three hundred million Beli!!"
"Your head is mine!!!"
At that moment,
Sharp blades descended on Arthur from all four directions-front, back, left, and right. Without question, every one of those blows had enough power to sever a person's head.
Arthur had nowhere to dodge!
Yet, in the very next instant!
Arthur did not even blink an extra time.
He did not even need to dodge!
The four swift blades landed on Arthur's body,
And a simultaneous cracking sound rang out!
The blades struck sparks off Arthur's body. Then a rebounding force surged through all four swords, shattering them inch by inch from the points of contact.
"What!?"
"Is this brat's body made of steel??"
"What powerful defenses!!!"
Everyone looked astonished!
In their eyes, Arthur had done nothing, yet he had blocked four slashes that struck him simultaneously!
He had even shattered all four swords instead!
Seeing this, Diamante's expression grew even graver.
He knew this brat was a Zoan Devil Fruit user. During their earlier battle, Arthur had still needed to use his animal abilities to defend himself.
But just now,
He had clearly seen no sign of an animal transformation.
Arthur had blocked all four slashes in nothing more than his normal form.
Then, in an instant,
Arthur killed all four men who had attacked him!
Four more corpses fell!
"You've got some nerve, brat!!!"
Just then, someone roared from the crowd, swinging a massive axe taller than a person down at Arthur with savage force.
"That's Mad Axe Jack, with a bounty as high as seventy million Beli!"
"That brat is definitely going to be killed now!"
Someone among the spectators recognized the figure.
He was the notorious pirate Mad Axe Jack, whose bounty reached seventy million Beli.
With one swing of his axe,
Even a huge boulder would be smashed to pieces!
But in the next second!
Arthur stood up and caught the axe with one hand, leaving Mad Axe Jack's entire body suspended stiffly in the air.
Then Arthur simply tightened his grip.
He crushed the axe into fragments.
A punch followed,
Blasting Mad Axe Jack, the man worth seventy million Beli, into a cloud of bloody mist!
Pff!
Mad Axe Jack, who had been so menacing just a moment ago,
Now had not even a scrap left behind!
"Holy shit!!!"
"How is that possible!!!"
"Mad Axe Jack was killed with one punch!!!"
Shock instantly swept through the crowd!
Diamante's pupils jolted in alarm as well.
This brat had definitely grown stronger!
He had even grown beyond anything Diamante had imagined!!!
At that moment,
After seeing Arthur kill Mad Axe Jack with a single punch, some in the crowd began to share Hawkins's desire to leave.
However,
They likewise could not suppress their curiosity.
They wanted to know just how long Arthur could hold out!
At that moment!
After Mad Axe Jack was killed instantly,
Many more men unafraid of death agreed to attack Arthur together, attempting to crush him through sheer numbers and claim his head.
However!
Faced with their encirclement,
Arthur threw back his head and let out a long roar!
His black hair shot upward, whipping wildly!
His eyes were filled with killing intent.
In an instant!
His pupils transformed into Godzilla's.
And his body,
Also fully entered his hybrid form!
His frame swelled and grew.
From a height of 1.9 meters,
He grew straight to four or five meters tall!
Fins sprouted from his back, black scales covered his entire body, his hands became sharp claws, and his head transformed into Godzilla's dragonlike visage.
"He's transformed!"
"Hit him with everything you've got and kill him!!!"
"Don't give him a chance to attack!!!"
The expressions of everyone surrounding Arthur changed!
The attacks they unleashed at him immediately grew even faster and fiercer!
For a moment,
All manner of attacks surrounded Arthur, even blotting out the sky. Like an inescapable net, they left him nowhere to flee!
Seeing this,
Diamante finally relaxed.
A smug smile spread across his face.
He seemed to already see Arthur's impending death before his eyes!
But Diamante did not know.
At this point, no numerical advantage, however great, could stop Arthur's overwhelming rise!
"You'll make perfect practice!"
Arthur shouted,
His sound waves seemed to take physical form, immediately intimidating those closing in to kill him. The violent blast of air nearly knocked several of them to the ground.
Ever since his strength had surged,
He had not truly fought anyone!
These men who had come to kill him would make perfect whetstones!
"What an overwhelming presence!"
"Don't be afraid!! He's only one man!!"
"Charge!!!"
Those who had halted surged toward Arthur again.
But Arthur also struck back.
With a swish, his figure moved!
He suddenly vanished before everyone's eyes,
Then immediately appeared in front of the pirate nearest to him.
Riiip! Arthur swept out a claw like five razor-sharp slashes, tearing this first man's body into several pieces.
Blood gushed out on the spot!
Immediately afterward, Arthur did not pause either.
Sensing an attack behind him, he swung the Godzilla tail at his back, unleashing a fierce slash with it.
Swish!
The slash cleaved through the air,
And also cleaved through the man attacking Arthur.
In nothing more than an instant!
Two pirates or underworld assassins had lost their lives!
"One of those two was a notorious pirate worth fifty million Beli, and the other seemed to be the North Blue underworld's third-ranked assassin. How did he kill them both instantly!"
"Terrifying. Just what kind of Zoan Devil Fruit is this!?"
"That appearance, with its ancient aura, looks nothing like an ordinary Zoan Devil Fruit... Could the one he ate be a rare Ancient Zoan!?"
At that moment, the surrounding spectators could not help voicing their shock.
Among them were renowned pirates, major figures in the underworld, and powerful members of assassin organizations.
If the numbers of people they had all killed were added together,
The total would at least exceed the combined populations of several countries!
Yet, after witnessing Arthur's overwhelming strength, they still could not help feeling a chill of fear.
The Godzilla hybrid form Arthur had assumed was far too brutal!
Every punch, every swipe of his claws,
Even a single sweep of his tail,
Would directly take the life of someone who wanted to kill him!
This was simply not something an ordinary brat could do!
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