"Boom!"
A massive shockwave emanated from Zoro and spread outwards.
Zoro held his two swords firmly against the shockwave in front of him, the force of which made Zoro expression extremely serious.
The next moment, Zoro slammed his hands down on the shockwave in front of him, using the recoil to send himself flying into the air.
The red shockwave from the bullet continued to whistle past beneath Zoro.
Zoro landed on the ground, looked at Beckman had a calm expression, and his expression became slightly serious.
He hadn't expected Beckman to be so strong; the pressure was much greater than when he fought Jhin.
"This is the first time I've encountered a powerful individual who uses a gun as their primary weapon!"
"That's really strange!"
Zoro looked at Beckman and said calmly.
"Indeed! I think so too!"
"I've hardly ever seen it either!"
Beckman nodded in agreement.
"You young people are really something else!"
"A pirate crew of eleven has four members with Conqueror's Haki, and their strength is unbelievable at such a young age!"
"That's amazing!"
Beckman's tone was filled with admiration.
Let's put aside Xia Chen, who is an existence that defies common sense.
Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji have all mastered Conqueror's Haki, and their strength is considerable.
Take Zoro, who is currently fighting him, for example; his strength is in no way inferior to that of an ordinary Admiral.
He occasionally paid attention to the fight between Luffy and Shanks, and the same went for the fight between Sanji and Lucky Roux.
In conclusion, Beckman believes that even without Xia Chen, the Straw Hat Pirates are among the strongest in the world.
If we include Xia Chen, it goes without saying.
With his hands in his pockets, he doesn't know what an opponent is!
"You're really strong too, old man!"
"In that case, I don't need to hold back at all!"
Zoro took off the bandana from his arm and tied it on his head.
His gaze instantly sharpened considerably.
"Hahaha..."
"Although I'm older than you, I'm not old enough to have lost my strength. Show me your power and let me see just how strong the Straw Hat Pirates ' third strongest fighter really is!"
"Um?!"
Upon hearing this, Zoro's lips curled into a slight smile as he said to Beckman, "Uncle, you're quite knowledgeable!"
"Indeed! As the third strongest fighter on the ship, I actually bear a lot of pressure!"
"Especially that one guy with Curly Brows who never knows how to respect those in positions of power, it's really annoying me!"
"Now that you want to see my strength, uncle, I certainly won't let you down!"
With that, Zoro raised his sword and said calmly, "Demon Aura: Nine-Sword Style!"
A phantom purple aura rose around Zoro, enveloping him and gradually forming the image of a three-headed, six-armed Shura.
"This is!!"
Seeing Zoro's A-Shura Form, Beckman showed a hint of surprise and murmured softly, "An illusion created using aura?"
"Even I couldn't see through it, this young man..."
Before Beckman could continue to be surprised, Zoro pushed off with both legs and shot forward, rushing towards him.
"Interesting! Roronoa Zoro, come on!"
Beckman yelled, pointed his gun at Zoro, and pulled the trigger.
With a gunshot, a bullet imbued with Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki was fired again, creating a red energy shockwave around it just like before.
" A-Shura..."
Zoro let out a low growl, and his nine swords instantly moved, slashing towards the shockwave with an unpredictable trajectory.
"Boom!"
This time, the collision didn't end the same way as before. Zoro and the energy shockwave were locked in a stalemate for only a short time before Zoro shattered it.
The bullets inside were also shattered.
"Um?!!"
Seeing his bullets shattered, Beckman showed a look of horror for the first time since the start of the battle, his gaze towards Zoro filled with slight disbelief.
It's worth noting that there aren't many people who can directly shatter energy waves and cut through his bullets.
Before he could think any further, Zoro's speed increased dramatically again, and he was in front of him in the blink of an eye.
"!!!"
Their figures passed each other in an instant, back to back.
Zoro remained in his attack stance, his eyes fixed on the ground, as he finished speaking.
"Draw the Sword - Play with the Dead!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a line of blood suddenly burst open on Beckman's chest, spraying out blood that looked so vivid in the sunlight.
"Phew~"
Zoro slowly exhaled, a smile appearing on his lips.
He hit his target!
Then he turned around, about to say something, when he saw a bullet already in front of him.
Zoro's pupils suddenly contracted. Without thinking, he instantly wrapped Armament Haki around the sword in his hand and then immediately held it horizontally in front of him.
"Bang!"
It was clearly metal clashing, but it produced a dull sound.
The immense force carried by the bullet caused Zoro's expression to change, and the powerful force sent him flying backward.
Seeing Zoro flying backward, Beckman did not press his advantage, but instead looked down at his own chest.
A knife wound, almost spanning his entire chest, was clearly visible. The wound was about half an inch deep, and blood was dripping down from it.
"That was a powerful attack! And it was so fast, I couldn't react in time!"
Beckman's tone was filled with admiration.
Just now, when Zoro slashed at him, he fired another shot at the maximum range, but he still couldn't block Zoro's attack and was slashed in the chest.
However, it also played a significant role, at least weakening most of the attack's power; otherwise, the wound on his chest would have been far more than just half an inch deep.
"It seems we need to take this battle extremely seriously, or we'll lose face big time!"
Beckman said softly, then looked up at Zoro in the distance, his nonchalant expression disappearing.
He admitted that he had been a bit careless before, and that Zoro's strength was greater than he had imagined, making him an opponent he could not easily defeat.
With this in mind, Beckman raised his arm again, aimed the gun at Zoro in the distance, and then pulled the trigger repeatedly.
Bullets were fired continuously from the gun barrel.
Surprisingly, even though many bullets were fired, they all followed the same trajectory without any deviation.
From both the front and rear views, only one bullet is visible. It can only be seen from the side because the bullets are all on the same line, creating the illusion of a single bullet.
Each bullet was surrounded by red energy waves, and these energy waves from all the bullets merged together, creating a unique spectacle.
A red laser beam shot out from Beckman's gun, hurtling towards Zoro...