"Huh? You're leaving already?"
Luffy immediately jumped down, blocking Roy's path, his eyes sparkling.
"Don't rush off! Let's fight before we go!"
"Huh?" Roy raised an eyebrow.
"Let's fight!" Luffy clenched his fist, eager to try.
I felt completely different after I came back from Laugh Tale!
Let me see if I can beat you now!
Roy watched him rubbing his hands together in anticipation, then glanced at Zoro and Sanji beside him.
Clearly, Luffy wasn't the only one curious.
Curious about just how strong this kid has become after absorbing Nika Origin.
"Okay."
Roy readily agreed.
"Let's find a place, I'll play with you."
"Marvelous!"
Luffy slammed his fist into his palm, turned around, and rushed out the door.
" Nami! Quickly find the nearest deserted island! And make sure it's big!"
"You bastard..."
Nami sighed, rubbing her forehead, but still picked up the sea chart on the table and started flipping through it.
"A half-day's voyage northeast leads to a deserted island. It's quite large, but there are hardly any inhabitants."
"Then let's go there!"
Luffy had already run to the door, waving and shouting.
" Zoro! Sanji! Loki! Let's go! Watch me defeat Roy!"
Zoro stood up, tucked his three swords back into his waistband, and smirked.
Sanji stubbed out his cigarette and followed them outside, muttering under his breath:
"It's still uncertain who will win and who will lose."
Loki also walked in from outside. Iron Thunder slammed his foot on the ground with a dull thud, and his golden vertical pupils surged with fighting spirit.
port,
The Thousand Sunny weighed anchor again, with Loki's giant ship following behind. Roy also boarded the waiting warship, and the three ships turned around and headed towards the deserted island in the northeast.
The sea breeze rustled the sails.
Luffy stood at the bow of the ship, radiating barely suppressed excitement. He had been waiting for this battle for far too long.
From the moment he was suppressed by Imu in Elbaf to the moment he absorbed the source of Laugh Tale, his fighting spirit was never suppressed.
Roy, the man he's been chasing all along, is going to have a good chat with him today.
He, Monkey D. Luffy, has found the ' One Piece ' and should now be the man who has earned the title of Pirate King!
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Half a day later, the outline of the deserted island appeared on the sea.
The island isn't particularly large or small; in the center is a bare hill, surrounded by stretches of rocky beaches.
A few crooked trees grow sparsely along the shore, and even seabirds rarely land here; it's certainly a good place for a fight.
The three ships successively anchored on the shore.
Luffy was the first to jump down, hopping a couple of times on the sand, not caring at all as sand filled his shoes.
He strode towards the open space in the center of the island, calling out as he went:
" Roy! Hurry up! Fight right here!"
Roy followed slowly behind, his black trench coat sweeping across the sand, leaving a trail of shallow footprints.
Zoro, Sanji, Loki, and the others didn't get too close. They found a high rock to stand on, where they could see the entire battlefield clearly.
Nami, Robin, Usopp, and Chopper stood further back, with Usopp even taking out binoculars and standing on tiptoe to look towards the center.
Who do you think will win?
Usopp asked Chopper quietly.
"Of course it's Luffy!"
Chopper clenched his little fists, his eyes sparkling, but then hesitated after speaking.
"... But Roy is really strong too."
Nami didn't speak, staring at the two people in the center of the arena, her brows slightly furrowed.
She didn't understand why men always liked to fight, but she also knew that this Luffy.
After returning from Laugh Tale and absorbing Nika Origin, Luffy must be itching to find a worthy opponent to test his mettle.
Roy is undoubtedly the best choice.
In the center of the arena, Luffy and Roy stood face to face, about ten meters apart.
The wind blew sand between the two of them, carrying a faint salty smell of the sea.
Luffy took a deep breath, clapped his fists together in front of his chest, and then patted his chest repeatedly with his palms.
"Thump-thump-thump-thump!"
The dull thuds, like war drums, reverberated through the air.
This is Nika's battle drumbeat.
As the drumbeats began, Luffy's skin started to turn a faint white, the air around him distorted slightly, and a faint Flame Clouds swirled behind him.
The aura emanating from Luffy is completely different from that of Elbaf.
Roy stood opposite him, his hands in his trench coat pockets, a slight smile playing on his lips.
"Come on, Luffy. Let me see what you've got."
The words had barely left his Luffy stomped his foot!
With a loud bang, a shallow crater instantly appeared in the sand, and he shot forward like an arrow.
It moved so fast that it left a white afterimage.
The fist whistled through the air, heading straight for Roy's face!
Roy didn't dodge.
He pulled his right hand out of his pocket, clenched it into a fist, and met Luffy's fist head-on.
"Clang--!" The sound of flesh colliding was like two Tekkai hitting each other, muffled and deafening.
Two shockwaves exploded from where their fists collided, causing the surrounding sand to recede in a circle.
Roy stood still, his steps as steady as if nailed to the sand.
Luffy didn't retreat either. He used the reaction force to somersault in the air, landed on his feet, and slid two meters across the sand before regaining his balance.
He shook his numb fist, his eyes shining with an astonishing light.
"Again!" he shouted, charging forward once more.
This time, the speed was even faster. Fists, elbows, knees, legs—every part of the body could be used as a weapon, raining down on Roy like a storm.
He pushed the flexibility of the Human-Human Fruit, Model: Nika to its limit; his arms could bend, and his legs could stretch.
Sometimes, even when it looks like you've hit the target off course, a twist of the wrist brings it back to the target with ridiculously tricky angles.
Roy stood still, raising his hand to block.
The sounds of fists colliding with flesh were continuous, as loud as popping beans.
Roy became increasingly surprised as he hit Roy.
He himself has lost count of how many times his body has been strengthened.
The Oni, the Giant Tribe, the Lunarians, the Buccaneer Tribe, and Charlotte Linlin's unique Iron Balloon,
Layer upon layer of bloodline modification, coupled with years of life-and-death battles, has long since brought his physical strength to a level unimaginable to ordinary people.
But Luffy, with just one Human-Human Fruit, Model: Nika and having absorbed the essence once, now possesses a physical hardness that is almost on par with Luffy's.
Each collision generates a real, unambiguous recoil force.
The value of these Mythical Zoan is truly surprising and surprising time and time again.
Is that all you've got?
Luffy shouted as he fought, and his punches became even faster.
" Roy, why aren't you fighting back!"
Roy chuckled.
"Fight back? Fine, I'll grant your wish."
The moment the words left his mouth, Roy had a sudden thought.
Telekinesis activated instantly!
"100 times gravity!" Luffy felt his body suddenly sink, as if a small mountain had suddenly pressed down on his back. His steps faltered instantly, and he shrunk a bit, almost bending at the knees.
"What?!" He was stunned for a moment.
However, in that moment of distraction, Roy's Mental Shock entered through his brow!
It felt like a needle piercing his brain; Luffy groaned in pain, his movements momentarily faltering.
Roy seized the opportunity and punched him in the chest.