At this moment, Queen was also somewhat surprised. To encounter a warship with such a powerful admiral in the first half of the Grand Line was incredibly lucky!
And the man beside her, the man who fought the Red-Hair woman, his aura was in no way weaker than this woman's, and perhaps even stronger. If the two of them attacked together, he would surely perish here.
He doesn't dare to go too far now, for fear of hurting Gion too badly and then being ganged up on by the two of them.
He was waiting for Auston to break the deadlock, defeat his opponent, and then share the burden with the enemy, at which point he could act freely.
Auston had previously shared Queen's thoughts, but now Auston has finally gone mad, and Queen knows the time is almost here.
Auston's attacks were fierce, Rebecca had to focus even more on dealing with him in order to avoid getting hurt. Her mind became more focused, a rare state of unity between her spirit, energy, and essence.
If Vic knew what the two were thinking, he would definitely laugh out loud; both of them were somewhat afraid that he would join the brawl.
Vic doesn't really have such plans right now. The two women haven't reached a desperate situation yet; their strength usually increases after they've faced a truly dire situation.
These two guys' ideas are really funny. 18 years later, Queen's bounty is 1.32 billion Beli. Now it's not that much, less than a billion, probably not even as high as Shanks's.
Vic could take him on alone at any time, Auston is even less likely to survive more than a few moves against him. Is that all? Does he really need a group attack?
Queen's Haki had already diminished somewhat. He knew he couldn't drag things out any longer, or he would undoubtedly be defeated, especially with Vic lurking in the shadows.
He thought of his poison bombs; they were area-of-effect attacks.
Queen swung her long tail and launched a sneak attack on Gion's side. Taking advantage of the gap in Gion's defense, Quinn fired a poison bullet at Gion. The two were too close, and the poison bullet was too fast. At this moment, Gion had no time to dodge.
The poisoned bullet was reflected in her pupils, the reflection growing larger and larger. She didn't know the true nature of the bullet, she didn't understand Queen, she just instinctively used her Kompira to strike at the poisoned bullet.
What would happen after the poison bullet was split open was only known to Queen at the scene.
Although Vic didn't know the specific type of poison bullet, its shape was definitely not ordinary ammunition. Given Queen's character, it must be a poison bullet!
"Oh no! It's a poison bomb, Gion, be careful!!!"
Although Gion heard Vic's words and her eyes narrowed slightly, it was too late for her to stop.
Although Gion couldn't dodge it, Vic was no pushover either. Vic instantly disappeared from the spot and appeared in front of Gion, blocking her between the poison bullet and the poison.
In that instant, Gion felt that Vic's figure was so tall, as if he could shield her from any wind and rain, even lightning and thunder!
Time seemed to stand still; this moment felt so long, long enough for her to imprint every single detail of Vic's life into her heart and mind!
She gradually became dazed, as if she had lost herself in another world. Was it the future world? There was no oppression, no slaves, and no Celestial Dragons. That world was so alluring!
Unbeknownst to Vic, in that instant, it felt as if an eternity had passed within Gion's heart.
He touched the poison bullet at an angle with the Blood Wither blade, then skillfully flung it into the distant sea.
The poison bomb exploded in the sea, instantly freezing a large area of the water. Gion was also awakened by the explosion, feeling as if she had been in another world, somewhat dazed.
Vic saw the effects of the poison bullet; he knew it was Queen's masterpiece, " Ice Oni."
A type of ice-attribute poison gas carrying an infectious virus. Those who come into contact with the gas will feel icy cold all over their bodies, with the cold covering their skin, making the infected person look like a demon!
Moreover, the area covered will continue to increase, and when the entire body is covered, death will come. The infected person will attack anyone they can see without their control until they die from exhaustion. Touching others will also transmit the virus to them, creating a vicious cycle.
Vic didn't know if this was the version from 18 years later or some earlier version, but he had to avoid contact with it. This was a high-tech and dangerous job, and he couldn't be careless.
Queen was somewhat disappointed to see that his poison bullets had failed to achieve their intended effect!
However, he knew that someone was watching him closely. If he succeeded, it would be by chance; if he failed, it wouldn't be a big loss. It would just bring forward the time for him to fight Vic, which would actually be advantageous to him.
" Gion, go and rest for a bit. Let me handle him. I also want to see what the Strongest Creature's subordinate is all about!"
Vic spoke casually to Gion. Gion could only see Vic's back at the moment. If she could see Vic's eyes, she would know that Vic was trying to comfort her, because the fighting spirit in Vic's eyes was almost overflowing, which made Queen shrink back.
"Yes, Vic, he's very strong, be careful!" Gion warned, ignoring the fact that Vic had called her by her first name without her title.
"Is it very powerful? Heh!" Vic muttered, then sheathed the Blood Wither Dried Up.
" Queen, I've heard that your Zoan powers are quite strong. Let's give it a try!" Vic said to Queen with a smile.
"Yes, I just heard about how strong I am too. I only found out myself. Let's give it a try!" Queen thought to himself, but his face was making a funny face.
"Come on, I want to see what kind of person is really capable of losing to Red-Hair!"
After Queen finished speaking, he began to make his move. The Brachiosaurus's long neck began to spin rapidly, like a helicopter propeller, and the speed increased faster and faster until the entire neck had turned into a yellow circle.
Vic felt Queen's feet were practically on tiptoe; he was about to take off!
Queen didn't take off; instead, he took a step forward, his large head crashing directly into Vic.
That was a strike combining the acceleration of a rapidly spinning circular motion with the immense force of Zoan; it was truly not to be underestimated. If that had hit a mountain, it would have been missing a foot.
Without any unnecessary movements, Vic exerted his strength in his waist and legs, gripped the deck firmly with his feet, raised his left hand horizontally, and straightened his forearm. Queen's dragon head swiftly attached itself to Vic's forearm.
"Bang!"
A muffled thud was heard, and Queen's head immediately stopped moving. He shook his head violently, because his head was buzzing.
Looking at Vic again, he was still standing in the same position, but he had shifted two meters to the side. His sleeves had ripped open, revealing the solid muscles underneath, and smoke was rising from his forearms due to the high-speed impact!
"That's all there is to it!"
After saying that, Vic turned around and winked at Gion!
Gion was a little angry. She had just said that Queen was very strong, but she was immediately proven wrong. She had also been teased by Vic. She really wanted to rush up and grab Vic by the neck and shake him hard.
Queen, having returned to normal, was genuinely shocked. His mortal body had actually withstood the power of his Zoan transformation, especially after continuous acceleration—was this even human?
Vic didn't give him much time to think. He imitated the Big Mom —no, he was the first in the world to do so— Vic instantly appeared above Queen's head, shoving the dinosaur's head into the deck.
"Boom"
With a loud bang, a large hole appeared in the deck, and Queen's head had already crawled into the cabin.
Vic didn't stop, then went straight up, grabbed the dinosaur by the neck, and gave Queen a big circular motion—yes, that's exactly the kind of exercise Queen likes!
At this moment, Queen was laughing so hard his tongue was sticking out; he must have been laughing, but it was spinning too fast to see clearly.
After a dozen or so laps, Vic slammed Queen was falling from the sky, onto the deck, which shattered instantly.
Queen disappeared onto the deck, but a moment later, Queen stood up as if nothing had happened.
Queen is harder than the deck; next time we should hit it on a rock, that would probably be more effective.
"Well, we've tested strength. Now let's try technique. I'll use a knife, you can do whatever you want!" Vic said with a smile to Queen, who had stood up.
At this moment, Queen strongly suspected that Vic was also a Zoan Devil Fruit User, and even a Mythical Zoan: Zoan - Human-Human Fruit - Mythical Zoan -Normal Human Form. Yes, it must be this fruit.
"Kid, I admit you're strong, but fighting isn't just about who's the strongest. We'll see!"
Queen was unharmed; the deck was nothing to him, not even a steel plate. He was simply shocked by Vic's strength.
Gion's strength was insufficient, making it difficult for Kompira to break through her defenses. However, if Vic were to come, the outcome would be quite different!