call out...
Swoosh...
boom!!
Before the effects of the explosion had subsided, the two clashed again, their black fists colliding and unleashing violent shockwaves that pinned the soldiers below to their feet.
call out...
Katakuri One Flash onto the deck, while Luo Chen flapped his enormous Blood Wings and chased after him, channeling all his power into his right fist as he blasted at him at Extreme Speed.
Snap...
" Drooping Rice Cake!!"
Katakuri did not panic in the face of this attack. He crouched down and placed one hand on the splint. The splint then surged and transformed into rice balls that shot towards him.
Bang...
Luo Chen's fist struck the glutinous rice balls, unleashing a powerful shockwave that shattered them into a shower of glutinous rice that continued its attack on him.
" Kaku Mochi!!"
Katakuri Mochi-Mochi Fruit ability to transform his arm into a long, thin mochi-like ball, then Hardening with Armament Haki and quickly struck it.
Thump...
Their fists clashed again, the resulting Impact sending wisps of electricity crackling around them before exploding outwards.
"Nuonuo... Lan Yue's kick!!"
The Mochi-Mochi Fruit ability allowed the user to extend and bend their legs into a crescent shape, launching a kicking attack at Luo Chen. The user skillfully bypassed Luo Chen's defense and swept the attack around his side, sending him flying.
Huff... Huff...
As Luo Chen flew backwards, he hurriedly flapped his wings to stop himself and swooped down again.
" Mochi Blade Bullet "
Katakuri raised his index finger and thumb while retracting his other fingers, transforming his hand into a dough ball. He then fired a dough ball infused with Armament Haki from his index finger, sending it flying like a bullet.
Bang...
Bang...
Bang...
The attack, comparable to a sniper rifle bullet, kept Luo Chen busy. In mid-air, he hurriedly drew his Rain Burial sword and swept it away. The glutinous rice bullets that were swept away landed on other pirate ships, blasting deep craters.
Swoosh...
"Secret Technique... Startling Dragon Slash!!"
Chant...
As he swooped down, Luo Chen gripped his sword and swung it backhand, unleashing a dragon-shaped slash that leaped from beneath his blade.
Grilled Mochi!
brush...
Katakuri transformed the upper part of his hand into Mochi, compressed it, and wrapped it with hot air, launching an attack like a rocket launcher. At the same time, he added Armament Haki, transforming it into a giant fiery fist that slammed out.
boom...
The dragon-shaped slash collided with the fiery fist, and a sharp, piercing screech rang out once more. Ripples surged through the air once more, and waves of air rolled endlessly.
boom...
The next moment, their attacks were completely neutralized and vanished, the clouds in the sky were scattered, and the sun shone brightly.
"Cut!!"
call out...
brush...
" Kaku Mochi..."
" Crimson Breath Dragon Fist..."
Bang...
Seeing that their attack had failed, the two snorted Rush forward again, each unleashing their unique skills to ram into the other.
Buzzing...
The air buzzed, waves of air surged and spread, and the seawater below churned incessantly.
brush...
Tap... Tap...
Luo Chen and his companion were once again thrown back by the recoil and landed on the ground. They stared at each other, preparing to attack again.
Bang...
Just then, a cannon shot interrupted their battle. The two immediately turned around and saw a giant ship with a mammoth-shaped head leading dozens of pirate ships, forming a huge fleet, heading towards them. Thick white smoke was billowing from a cannon barrel on the mammoth ship; the cannon shot had just come from it.
"Is this... is Jack the Drought's fleet? What's that guy doing here? And what about those intelligence agents? Are they all useless? How come none of them detected them entering this area?"
Katakuri Observation Haki an extremely powerful figure aboard, and it was the aura of an old acquaintance. He instantly recognized the man and couldn't help but berate his intelligence personnel. How could they have failed to uncover such crucial information? What else could they be but incompetent?
"Lord Jack, we've spotted them. Those people appear to be the Charlotte Family's fleet, led by Katakuri. What should we do? Should we continue the attack?"
On the opposite mammoth-shaped ship, a pirate wearing a fur coat saw Katakuri and Luo Chen standing on the ship through binoculars and couldn't help but ask his captain Jack, about it.
"Ram them! Keep firing! Shoot down their ships so they have nowhere to escape!"
Jack, with an iron helmet on his chin and large horns like Kaido's on his head, completely ignored the news that Katakuri to launch an attack.
Bang... Bang... Bang...
Shells were fired in succession, landing on Katakuri's fleet and creating craters.
"Damn it, does that brainless brute want to start a war with the Charlotte Family? Give them a taste of their own medicine..."
The battle between Katakuri and the other was interrupted by the sudden attack, forcing Katakuri to stop and direct his subordinates to retaliate. Luo Chen simply stood aside, stroking his chin, and did not continue to fight with him.
"This seems like a good opportunity. If we can get Jack the Drought and the others to hold off Katakuri, we can take advantage of the chaos to leave with our companions. Anyway, I have no reason to fight him to the death now."
Luo Chen stroked his chin, thinking to himself.
"Hmm... Musou... Mochi Blade Bullet!!"
Seemingly sensing that Luo Chen was preparing to escape from their encirclement during the chaos, Katakuri immediately turned around, his arm transforming into Mochi and then into a Gatling. He then wrapped it with Armament Haki and launched an attack on Luo Chen, who was turning to leave, intending to stop him.
Bang bang bang...
"Damn it!! Sword technique... Tiger Roar!!"
roar...
Sensing a strong sense of danger behind him, Luo Chen immediately turned around and swung his Rain Burial. A Tiger Roar rang out, and a white Raging Tiger swooped down and blocked his path, blasting away all the bullets.
"What, Katakuri, you're not going to deal with Jack the Drought, and you want to keep arguing with me?"
The Raging Tiger that Flying Slash transformed into scattered, and Luo Chen walked out to confront Katakuri, questioning him.
"Hmph, that guy hasn't arrived yet, that's alright. The most important thing is the battle with you. We'll continue our duel after we've decided the winner... Keep going, Pirate Luo Chen..."
Mochi Thrusts...
Having said that, Katakuri split his hands into dozens of arms made of Mochi Armament then turned black and attacked Luo Chen once again.
"Then let's continue the fight. Don't think I'm afraid of you... Crimson Breath... Dragon Fist Combination!!"
Swish swish swish...
Luo Chen also wrapped his arms in Armament Haki and channeled his internal energy to envelop his fists as he met the barrage of punches coming at him.
Bang...
Bang...
Bang...
Fists collided, their power evenly matched, and Katakuri's attack was gradually neutralized and dispersed.
Bang bang bang...
"Lord Jack, what should we do now? Katakuri's fleet seems to have spotted us and is retaliating. Should we continue the attack?"
Meanwhile, Jack's fleet continued its barrage of fire, keeping Katakuri's pirate fleet on the other side too busy to pay attention to the Isel, greatly reducing the pressure on them.
"Hmm, what's going on? Why did those people suddenly stop attacking? Could it be that they're being attacked by someone else?"
On the Isel, George's Bind had been removed by Monbuma, and he excitedly ran out again, ready to fight once more. However, he didn't expect that the pirates opposite him would suddenly stop bombarding and fighting them, and turn to fire on the other side, which made him wonder.
"It seems that's really the case. This is our chance! Quickly get back to your posts and prepare. We need to take advantage of the chaos to break out of the encirclement and complete Luo Chen's delivery!"
Seeing that the time was right, Catherine quickly gave instructions to the others.
"Yes!!"
Ta-da-ta-da...
The group quickly returned to their posts, preparing to seize the opportunity to escape the pirates' encirclement.
"Keep firing! I'm going to personally take action. You guys keep firing here to attract their attention, understand?"
Jack removed the two fang-like blades hanging from his shoulder, revealing their bloodthirsty edge, and gave orders to his subordinates.
"Yes!!"
"Hmm... Alright, I'm off then... Mammoth... Critical Strike... Mighty Stomp!!"
Having said that, he transformed into his Human-Beast Form, bent his legs slightly, and pushed off with all his might, creating two large holes in the ship's deck. His body shot towards Katakuri's ship like a cannonball.
boom...
Jack landed on the flagship with his massive physique, crushing the deck beneath him. Wood chips and dust flew everywhere, the ship capsized, and waves crashed against its hull.
"What's going on? Has something attacked this place again?"
The servant, who had been so frightened that he had fallen to the ground and remained seated, cried out again in alarm.
Tap... Tap...
"Hehehehehe, long time no see, Sweet Commander Katakuri..."
The figure, shrouded in smoke and wood chips, revealed its enormous and astonishing form. A thunderous voice echoed across the ship as it addressed Katakuri.
"It's you! What's wrong? Instead of commanding your men on the ship, you've come here to get killed by me?"
Katakuri remained cool as he spoke, seemingly not taking the enemy before him seriously as if he were a worthy adversary.
"Heh heh heh heh, if you can do it, then come on. I'll test your strength as the leader of the Sweet Commander and see if you're worthy of your 1.057 billion Beli bounty..."
The figure shrouded in smoke and dust finally revealed his true form: Jack the Drought, a mammoth-shaped orc. As he stepped out, he roared arrogantly.
"Hmph, I don't have time to waste with you right now. Hurry up and tell your men to stop attacking and leave my ship while I'm in a good mood, or else you'll regret it..."
Katakuri's primary objective at this moment was still Luo Chen and his group, so he didn't want to fight this muscle-bound guy, lest he be held back and unable to complete the task assigned to him by the Big Mom. So he threatened him.
"Hahahaha, talking won't do you any good. Let me see if your strength is enough to make me escape! Mammoth... Ivory Slash!!"
After saying that, Jack directly swung his two ivory blades at Katakuri, unleashing a slash like that of a great swordsman with sheer brute force.
Clang...
Two wind blades, each wielded with brute force, merged into one strike and slashed towards Katakuri.
brush...
"Sticky rice ball tattoo!!"
Katakuri Extreme Speed drew his weapon, Mogura, from his arm, twisting it into a ball and thrusting it out with Extreme Speed.
Clang!!
The slash was pierced through by this attack, turning into waves of energy that dissipated outwards.
"Hey, you guys can keep fighting here, I have something to do and can't keep you company..."
Swoosh...
Seeing that Katakuri seemed to be preoccupied with Jack and had no time to pay attention to him, Luo Chen realized that this was a perfect opportunity. He called out to Katakuri and immediately flapped his wings and flew into the sky.
"Hmm, wait! Leave that for me!! Mochi Thrust!!"
Katakuri immediately turned around and thrust his spear at Luo Chen, who was flying in mid-air. The flowing spear light danced around, forcing Luo Chen to stop and turn around to shatter the spear light with his sword.
Swoosh...
"Um..."
Just then, a huge black shadow suddenly darted out and leaped behind him, blocking the light. Luo Chen immediately sensed something was wrong and turned around to parry with his sword.
The man, Jack, raised his twin blades and slashed at Luo Chen's body.
"Get down there, you son of a bitch!!"
Clang!!
The sound of a sword ringing out rang out. Although Luo Chen had already used his sword to block in front of him, he was still blasted down by Jack's extremely brute strength.
Thump...
Luo Chen slammed heavily onto Katakuri's main ship's deck.
"Hmm, so is he your target too?"
Katakuri withdrew his Mogura and looked at the fallen Luo Chen with surprise, then asked Jack.
clatter...
"Hahahaha, that's right, he's indeed my target today. If you know what's good for you, get the hell out of here! Pirate Luo Chen is now under the control of the Beasts Pirates!!"
Jack landed back on the ship, brandishing his ivory blade and threatening him.
brush...
"Do you think the Charlotte Family is afraid of your Beasts Pirates? Luo Chen, we will not let you go! If you want to fight, then fight! I, Katakuri, never back down from a battle!!"
Katakuri, not to be outdone, raised his Mogura and pointed it at Jack.
"Then let's fight..."
Jack never intended to persuade the other party with words; in the end, he would let his strength speak for itself. He steadily charged towards him, stepping on the ground.
Clang...
The two weapons clashed, producing a piercing screech. The Impact from the collision spread outwards in a sphere from the two men, creating waves of light and sending wood chips and dust billowing into the air once more.
Bang...
"Hey, hey, hey, don't treat me like merchandise and hand me over so easily... I can't stand this anymore... Get ready, Crimson Breath Dragon Fist!!"
Luo Chen rushed up from the ruins again, complaining, and then unleashed a powerful attack on the two of them with his hands wrapped in Haki.
"Um..."
"..."
Bang...
The two men focused their auras, and just as Luo Chen's fist was about to strike them, they Armament Hardening was positioned, taking the blow without sustaining any damage.
" Armament Haki? Not bad, but this isn't over yet... Go for it!!"
Seeing that the two had used Armament Haki to block his attack, Luo Chen smiled and then shouted "Explode!" Flowing Crimson Breath covered their bodies, and before they could react, they were blown away.
Bang...
Bang...
The two flew backwards in opposite directions and crashed heavily into the fence, creating two deep craters.
"How was that? Not bad, right?"
Luo Chen walked to the center of the two and said with a smile.
Bang...
brush...
Neither of them replied, and they each darted out from their respective spots. Although there were a few drops of blood on Jack the Drought's body, his wounds healed instantly, and his aura remained undiminished.
On the other side, Katakuri only had a large hole in his body. Strangely, no blood flowed out. Instead, a fluid ball of dough slowly emerged and instantly repaired the hole. His aura was not diminished at all. This was because he used his Observation Haki to sense and dodge the attack in time.
"As expected, I knew such attacks wouldn't work on you. It seems we'll have to fight a fierce battle to leave this place!"
Upon seeing this, Luo Chen instantly realized that it was the Awakening of his abilities and the application of advanced Observation Haki; his previous attack hadn't even been a tickle to the two of them.