brush...
Clang!!
Jack and Katakuri simultaneously slammed their feet onto the deck, wielding their ivory twin blades and colliding with the Mogura. A powerful shockwave erupted, and the piercing clang of swords rang out once more. Impact emanated from their swords and spread outwards in all directions.
Swoosh...
Their first attack failed, and the powerful recoil forced them apart, leaving two deep furrows in the ground and sparking flames from the friction.
"Hey, now's the time..."
Swoosh...
Luo Chen had no intention of continuing to entangle with them, and once again seized the opportunity to flap his wings and soar into the sky.
call out...
"Get down here!!"
Before he could fly far, Katakuri lightly stepped forward and appeared in front of him, his right leg whipping down heavily like a hook.
Bang...
Luo Chen hurriedly used his arms to block, but he still couldn't neutralize all the force and was blasted down again.
brush...
"Still trying to escape? Ask my blade if it agrees! Ivory... Slash!"
As soon as Luo Chen landed, Jack appeared behind him and slashed down hard at his back with his twin blades.
"Um..."
Swoosh...
Clang!!
In the nick of time, Luo Chen used his Observation Haki to sense the situation behind him and, holding the Rain Burial sword, swung it backhand to block the slash.
boom...
The slash he flung with his sword struck the fence beside him, creating a huge gap in it.
call...
" Mochi Thrust!!"
Before he could prepare, Katakuri's attack had already struck, the Extreme Speed spinning Mogura piercing towards his chest like a torrent of Torrent.
"Again? Do you really think I'm a paper tiger? Swordsmanship... Mighty Tiger!!"
roar...
This time, Luo Chen was prepared. He turned around and swept his Rain Burial, sending a ferocious white beast Rush as it charged toward Katakuri.
"Ugh!! Give me... the scattering!!"
boom...
Seeing this, Katakuri had no choice but to change direction and thrust his Mogura at the beast. With a powerful jerk of his arm and a loud shout, the beast, exuding Heaven Shaker aura, exploded just as it was about to open its blood-red maw to bite him, turning into countless fluorescent lights that scattered all around.
"Tch, show me your moves, Katakuri... Mammoth... Raging Strike!!"
Seeing this, Jack was equally unwilling to be outdone. He stomped his feet and smashed the floor, his body hurtling towards him like a cannonball, while his elephant trunk swung high and slammed down on him with great force.
"Don't try to ambush me, Jack... Kaku Mochi!!"
Katakuri had already used his Observation Haki to clearly see his every move, and his left arm transformed into a square rice ball fist to slam into the oncoming elephant trunk.
Bang...
Buzzing...
This attack caused the atmosphere to churn once more, with waves surging and the air distorting and spreading in layers visible to the naked eye.
Swoosh...
"Then take this one from me, Katakuri... Crimson Breath Dragon Fist... Break!!"
Luo Chen used his movement technique to arrive beside him in an instant, and his left fist, wrapped in Armament Haki and Crimson Breath, formed small, swimming blood-red dragons that slammed towards his head.
"Get out of the way... Mochi Thrust!!"
While blocking Jack's attack, Katakuri simultaneously raised his Mogura and spun it at high speed to stab at Luo Chen's fist that was coming at him.
Clang!!
hiss...
Luo Chen's blood-red fist was not pierced through his arm; instead, a piercing thud resounded, followed by a burst of sparks flying all around as they collided.
"Tch, you lie down too, Mammoth... Giant Slash!!"
Meanwhile, Jack, who was suspended in mid-air, also launched an attack on Luo Chen, swinging his twin blades at him with great force.
"How is this possible?... Break it!!"
Clang!!
Luo Chen raised the Rain Burial and swung it to the side, blocking the slash.
Bang...
Less than a minute later, the three of them were thrown back by the strong recoil, scattering in all directions, their eyes fixed on each other, fearing that the other two might launch a pincer attack if they weren't careful.
"Cut..."
"..."
"..."
brush...
The three exchanged a glance, then without lingering, stomped their feet again and accelerated forward.
Clang!!
The three men's weapons clashed almost simultaneously, producing a violent and ear-piercing roar. Impact rippled outwards, and the ship they were standing on would have been shattered by the recoil if it hadn't been constructed of extremely durable materials. Even so, the ship continued to creak and groan, as if it would collapse and Burst at any moment, its hull swaying constantly.
"Cut... Flowing Mochi... dripping rain!!"
The three hurriedly retreated. Katakuri, seeing that his attacks had no effect on the two, pressed his hands down on the ground and used his Awakening technique.
Glug...
Under his manipulation, the decking on the ship transformed into a flowing, glutinous rice-like surface, from which dozens of tentacles emerged and swam toward the other two.
"Huh?! Is that Awakening skill?"
Jack, being slower, was Bind by layers of mochi. Then, the massive Human-Beast Form body slowly sank as if sinking into a swamp. Katakuri then manipulated other mochi to completely cover him.
Whoosh... Swish!!
Swish! Swish swish!
Meanwhile, Luo Chen was constantly dodging the layers of attacks coming at him, surrounded by those glutinous tentacles.
"Tch, doesn't work on you? How about this then, the Peerless Donut... Mochi Clap!!"
Seeing that his Awakening technique seemed ineffective against Luo Chen, who could fly in the sky, Katakuri conjured two giant donuts from beneath him. His hands, as if wrapped in a semi-transparent liquid, manipulated the donuts to extend two enormous arms and strike at Luo Chen, who was soaring in the sky.
"Not good..."
Even though he Observation Haki, enabling him to detect enemy attacks and react accordingly, Katakuri's advanced Observation Haki had already seen through everything. His two enormous arms sensed the direction he was heading and appeared there, clasping their hands together in front of him.
Snap...
A loud Palm Strike rang out, and a violent shockwave surged and spread in an instant. Then, with his hands outstretched, Luo Chen, whose wings were broken and whose body was covered in wounds, fell to the splint like a broken bird.
Swoosh...
BOOM!!
Luo Chen slammed heavily onto the plywood, raising a cloud of dust and wood chips that obscured his body.
brush...
Whoosh whoosh whoosh...
A moment later, a reddened arm emerged from the dust, directly tearing aside the dust barrier blocking his way. Then, with a few flips and Extreme Speed strikes, it left the place where the mochi had been attacked and arrived at a spot a little distance away from Katakuri. It crouched down, one hand pressing on its injured area, its eyes fixed on Katakuri, wary of his next attack.
"Cough..."
But not long after, Luo Chen coughed up a mouthful of blood onto the splint.
"I never imagined that a giant wielding Armament Haki could be so powerful with Giant Clap. No wonder even Luffy two years later almost couldn't withstand it; this guy's strength... is truly terrifying!!"
Luo Chen wiped the bloodstains from the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand, stared intently at the other person, and thought to himself.
clatter...
clatter...
clatter...
Katakuri walked towards him, looking coldly at Luo Chen who seemed exhausted and unable to continue.
"What, you can't hold on any longer? Then I'll send you... to hell... Peerless Donut... Nine-Headed Mochi!!"
After saying that, another batch of giant donuts appeared around him, even more than before, a total of nine. His hands were surrounded by translucent liquid rings, and he controlled the donuts to extend numerous black fists wrapped in Armament Haki, comparable to Giant, ready to deliver the final blow to Luo Chen.
Thump...
Just then, the ship they were standing on suddenly made a loud noise, followed by violent shaking, which almost made the unprepared Katakuri lose his balance, and even the donuts around him shook.
"Hmm... what's going on...? Has something happened?"
Katakuri turned to his men hiding inside the cabin and asked them a question.
"No, this is terrible, Katakuri! Someone just rammed our flagship in a small boat, creating a huge hole. Seawater is pouring in, and even the shipwrights can't repair it..."
A Chess Soldiers hurriedly ran over to report to him.
"Shouldn't you have noticed these things much earlier? How come you didn't even realize someone had sailed into the vicinity of the ship? Are you all useless idiots?"
Upon hearing this, Katakuri couldn't help but curse again. How could he tolerate that three giant ships, leading more than a dozen pirate vessels, hadn't discovered this?