Saint Marcus Mars looked at the moss-headed man before him, who held one sword in his hand and wore two more at his waist.
His eyes were filled with disdain.
How could Zoro fail to notice the look this old man was giving him?
The corners of his mouth rose slightly. "Heh, who cares whether it's the world's greatest sword? Right here, right now, it's the sword that'll cut you down!"
Saint Mars scoffed at that. "Arrogant! Ants like you could never imagine what a god is, not in your entire lives!"
With that, he transformed into an enormous monster with a bird's head, wings, and claws, and a serpent's body.
"Itsumade? What a terrifying monster. Wonder if Ling'er knows how to cook it." Despite his words, he felt no contempt for it.
From the enormous monster before him, he sensed a sinister Haki unlike that of his past enemies.
It was also one of the strongest enemies he had encountered so far.
He had no choice but to take it seriously.
He drew Wado Ichimonji and Flowing Light.
Clenching Wado Ichimonji between his teeth, he held Flowing Light and Silence in either hand.
Seeing this, Saint Mars wasted no time trading words with Zoro. His wings trembled slightly as he flew straight toward Zoro's head, opening his enormous beak to reveal terrifyingly dense rows of teeth.
Then he spewed a stream of flames from deep within his throat.
The extreme heat of the flames made the surrounding air crackle.
The pillar of fire reached Zoro in an instant and was about to engulf him.
But a rich voice rang out from within the flames:
"One Sword Style: Flame Slash!"
An enormous purplish-red flying slash appeared, splitting the entire pillar of fire in two!
Boom! Boom!
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