"Well..."
The powerful attack, like a cannonball, blasted into her palm, causing her to groan in pain. A strong Impact then spread from her palm, engulfing the surrounding area and creating a turbulent, chaotic flow of air.
Marigold then lost her balance and fell backward.
"Yes, sister!!"
Seeing this, Sonia quickly stepped forward to support her, preventing Marigold from falling.
" Gum-Gum..."
At that moment, Luffy's voice came from behind Sonia again. She immediately turned around and used her greatsword to block the attack in front of her, just like Marigold had done before.
"... JEK Bazooka!!"
In response, Luffy unleashed the same attack he had just used.
boom...
"Ugh!!"
Click... bang!!
Even Sonia couldn't withstand Luffy's Gear Second- gear Bazooka attack with a single blow. A large sword with a hardness comparable to steel was also blasted in half, and the immense power sent her and the sword flying.
"Eh..."
Seeing this, almost everyone on the field was stunned, staring at him speechlessly in amazement.
"Tch, Marigold, Sonia, what are you doing? Why isn't this battle over yet? How long are you going to keep playing around?"
Hancock naturally saw Luffy's formidable attack power in Gear Second, but as the queen, she neither panicked nor acted rashly. She directly and sternly reprimanded her two sisters below to quickly use their full power to end the battle, lest the people fall into disappointment and panic.
"Yes, sister, I... we understand, this is what it means to use all your strength!!"
Seeing that Hancock on the platform seemed to have spoken angrily, the two of them dared not hide their trump cards any longer. They immediately swam around Luffy and surrounded him, preparing to unleash their true power.
" Snake Hair Possession... Yamata no Orochi!!"
" Snake Hair Possession... Flame Serpent!!"
The two sisters trapped Luffy and then manipulated the strands of hair on their heads, transforming them into snake heads. The two-headed snake, burning with flames, and the eight sea-blue snake heads bit down fiercely at Luffy.
brush...
" Gum-Gum... JEK Gatling!!!"
Despite the fiery snake Luffy formed from hair and the Yamata no Orochi no Orochi, Luffy remained calm. He leaned back and slammed his fists upwards with all his might.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh...
boom...
Under the fist, which was faster than a bullet, the attacking snake heads were quickly scattered and turned back into strands of hair.
"Ah..."
Their bodies involuntarily leaned backward, but before they could fall, they were pulled back and collided.
As their Snake Tail appeared, Luffy quickly wrapped them together and tied them into a bow, then turned around and grinned, striking a victory pose towards everyone.
"Ugh..."
Meanwhile, Marigold, who was pulled back and collided with Sonia's burning body, screamed in agony. Her face was burned by the flames on Sonia's body, and she let out a terrible scream. Her huge snake body twisted and turned incessantly, trying to break free.
"Oh no, get out of the way, sister..."
Seeing her sister Marigold burned by her own flames, Sonia quickly tried to push her away, but couldn't break free.
She realized that their tails had been tied together at some point and she couldn't break free. The flames quickly spread to Marigold, burning her until her consciousness gradually blurred. At the last moment, she heard Sonia's shouts and grabbed the edge of the railing with both hands, thus preventing herself from falling into the abyss below.
"Sister..." Sonia cried out anxiously.
"Useless fellow, in the end I'll be the one cleaning up his mess..."
Hancock, watching the two men's disgraceful behavior from the stage, clenched her fists and spoke coldly.
"Uh... that's not good. If Marigold's clothes are burned now, they'll be exposed and seen by the people, and then..."
After she finished berating the two of them with a mixture of disappointment and frustration, she suddenly noticed that Marigold's clothes were burning from behind, and the tattoo on her back was gradually being revealed. This immediately made her worried.
"Oh dear, is it my turn to step in now? But I really did watch a good show just now. Straw Hat Luffy is quite something, possessing that kind of talent; no wonder he was chosen by Shanks."
Just as Hancock was worrying about the secret hidden behind Marigold, Rayleigh suddenly appeared in the audience, standing next to Granny Nyon, stroking his beard in amazement.
"Hmm, that voice... could it be..."
Hearing a loud, familiar voice suddenly beside her, Granny Nyon instantly thought of a name and turned around. She saw her old friend Rayleigh standing beside her, smiling at her.
"It really is you, Rayleigh! What are you doing here? And when did you get here?"
Granny Nyon saw that familiar face, her smiling expression confirmed her suspicions. She nodded to him and exclaimed in surprise as she asked, "What did you mean?"
"Haha, long time no see, Gloriosa..."
Rayleigh smiled and said to her, "But now doesn't seem like a good time to talk. Wait a moment, let me clear the area first..."
After speaking, Rayleigh stepped forward, glanced around at the remaining audience, and his eyes suddenly narrowed.
boom...
An aura even more powerful and solid than Luffy's had just unleashed burst forth from his body, sweeping across the entire arena.
"Hmm, this is... Conqueror's Haki... Haki!!"
Thump...
The remaining people only managed to utter those words before losing consciousness and collapsing.
"Hmm, this aura... it really is you Rayleigh... Master!!"
Hancock, sensing the familiar presence, immediately turned around. Sure enough, she saw Rayleigh, her former savior and Haki master, standing there, smiling and nodding at her.
"Alright, everyone's been cleared out. Time to go..."
Whoosh... da!!
After speaking to the Granny Nyon beside him, Rayleigh used his hand to push himself up and Luffy down to land next to Luffy in the arena, where he stood still.
"Hmm... what happened? Why is everyone collapsed?!"
Luffy glanced around at everyone on the field and saw that almost everyone had fainted. He was confused and scratched his head, saying something.
"Long time no see, Luffy!!"
Just as he was wondering, a familiar voice came from beside him, making him turn around and see Rayleigh, who had helped them a lot in the Sabaody Archipelago, appearing beside him at some point.
"Um... you're Uncle Rayleigh! What are you doing here?!"
Luffy was both surprised and delighted to see Rayleigh suddenly arrive as if he knew where he was.
"Haha, this is a long story, I'll tell you later. Luffy, please step aside for a moment..."
Upon hearing this, Rayleigh burst into laughter and Luffy for Luffy to make way for him.
Luffy didn't know what was going on, but he obediently did as he was told, making way for Rayleigh to walk to Marigold's side.
"Honestly, apart from Hancock getting stronger, none of you three sisters have changed much. It's making me, your former master, quite worried..."
After saying this, Rayleigh waved his hand and extinguished the flames burning on Marigold's body. Then he took off his coat and threw it over Mary's back to cover the most important secret that the three sisters wanted to protect.
brush...
"Mr. Rayleigh, I'm so sorry, I've embarrassed you..."
Upon seeing this, Sonia reverted to her beast form, lowered her head, and felt disappointed by their weakness. She apologized to Rayleigh, who had once taught them how to use Haki.
"Raise your heads, Sonia. You haven't wronged me. Since I decided to teach you Haki back then, how well you learned it is your own business. Don't feel embarrassed for me."
Rayleigh loudly told her to raise her head and not to make such a show. He didn't have high hopes for the two of them anyway, so he didn't expect them to become as powerful as Snake Princess.
clatter...
"Hmph, Rayleigh, what brings you, you old drunkard, to the Amazon Lily? Give me a straight answer, or I won't forgive you..."
As expected, Hancock looked down on everyone with her arrogant and conceited attitude. Even Rayleigh, who had once taught and saved their lives, showed no mercy and came over to loudly question him.