Luffy stood on the railing of the Thousand Sunny, laughing and talking, a lot of white smoke billowed from his body. In an instant, he transformed into Gear Fifth Nika Form and retaliated with a punch against the giant fist that the Yeti was throwing at him!
When Luffy's tiny fist made contact with that fist as big as a house, something unexpected happened.
Luffy's fist felt like it had hit rubber; it went straight into the giant fist, finally passing through the entire arm and emerging from the Yeti's shoulder.
It wasn't that Luffy's fist pierced through the Yeti's entire arm and burst out; rather, it brought the Yeti's flesh and skin out with it, forming a large ball, like a taut rubber ball!
Both Lucci and Kizaru have been hit by this move; one was hit in the chest, and the other in the head!
With just one punch, the old man, who resembled Yeti, was sent flying backward, spitting blood!
Luffy didn't stay on the Thousand Sunny any longer, and jumped to the ground, facing the two God's Knights who appeared to be a mother and child.
The Thousand Sunny is not suitable as a battlefield for strong individuals like them. Otherwise, a casual collision would be enough to destroy the Thousand Sunny from the aftershocks. This is why Luffy did not confront it head-on but chose to use his ability instead!
Luffy is facing three God's Knights, but there are more than just God's Knights. There are six others who are currently unchallenged and have also arrived near the Thousand Sunny, eyeing the remaining Thousand Sunny members.
Nami glanced at Luffy, Kuzan, Zoro, and Sanji, who were fighting. Except for Sanji and Saint Shepherd Ju Peter, who were evenly matched, the other three were gaining the upper hand.
She glanced at her remaining companions. Apart from Jinbe, who might still have a fighting chance, the others wouldn't last long against the God's Knights!
"I'll hold off two of them. The rest is up to you. It's best to join forces against the enemy. Hold on, reinforcements should be arriving soon!"
After Nami finished speaking, she flew out of the Thousand Sunny, her clothes fluttering in the wind.
As she flew over the two female God's Knights, she casually waved her hand, and the two God's Knights were swept up by a gust of wind, unable to control themselves. They were then carried away from the vicinity of the Thousand Sunny by Nami, who was flying through the air.
At this moment, Nami was like an invincible war goddess, her charm at its peak!
" Nami!"*5
"Miss Nami!"
The remaining crew members on the Thousand Sunny cried out in worry. They knew Nami was very powerful now, but Nami had never faced two such strong individuals head-on before.
She has never defeated two God's Knights in a one-against-two battle, which makes Jinbe and the others worry.
If they had a record like Luffy, having defeated several God's Knights working together, they wouldn't have anything to worry about.
Didn't you see Luffy three against one just now, and they didn't say a single unnecessary word? In their minds, Luffy is already invincible, so there's nothing to worry about. This is the invincible confidence they've built up through countless battles.
Nami demonstrated great strength, but she only fought a limited number of times. There were very few large-scale battles that required her to fight alone, and she was basically wiped out by Luffy's monster quartet.
This is one of the reasons why Usopp and the others lack confidence in Nami. Another reason is that Nami doesn't have Conqueror's Haki, so she can't break through the God's Knights's immortality at all. In the end, she might even be worn down by the God's Knights using his immortality, which is what they are most worried about!
After Nami took down two of the God's Knights, God's Knights more remained. The only Straw Hat Pirates members left on the Thousand Sunny were Usopp, Chopper, Robin, Franky, Brook, and Jinbe!
The strongest among them is Jinbe, but he is weaker than the Marine Admiral.
Secondly, there's Franky. Franky himself isn't particularly strong, but the General Franky he created has, after so many years of modification and enhancement, made up for his own shortcomings in strength.
Next up is Chopper. After more experiments and improvements to the Rumble Ball, Chopper's six-stage transformation has been upgraded to eight stages without any side effects. Moreover, he has awakened Haki in many battles, making him comparable in strength to Franky and Franky the General.
Then there's Robin. With the added power of dual-color Haki and Devil Fruit, her strength has surpassed that of Brook, who can't use Haki.
Brook is now just a skeleton; he has no chance of using Haki!
After Brook comes Usopp. Although Usopp also Awakening both types of Haki, his close-combat abilities are not very good.
Against a strong opponent, ranged attacks are of little use; they deal little damage and make it easy for the strong opponent to get close!
Their strength is already quite good among the Four Emperors ' pirate crews, but now the enemy is the God's Knights God's Knights, and four of them are immortal. This battle is going to be very difficult. Just like Nami said, they can only hold on!
"Hey! Jinbe, all the guys with swords are mine, the rest are yours to divide up!"
Jinbe as Jinbe and the others were about to bite the bullet and charge in, Zoro's voice came over. The group looked in the direction of the voice and found that his opponent Saint Garling, was already covered in wounds, while Zoro seemed to still have energy left!
Zoro ignored Jinbe agreed or not, and with three swords flashing, he forced Saint Garling in another direction.
There was a God's Knights wearing a ram's skull mask and carrying a huge scythe on his shoulder—the same guy Zoro had just mentioned who had the sword.
Actually, among the remaining four people, not only the man in the goat mask had a knife, but also a muscular, resolute-looking, crew-cut God's Knights also held a knife.
It's obvious that this God's Knights is more in line with Zoro's requirements, since there's something missing between a scythe and a sword.
Zoro's goal wasn't really to take on all the sword-wielding God's Knights; he simply noticed Jinbe and the others' predicament and wanted to ease their burden.
Actually, Zoro could still gain the upper hand against the single Saint Garling, but if two God's Knights came, he wouldn't be able to withstand it; he would have to risk his life!
But now they have to bear it, no matter how hard they try. Luffy is facing three God's Knights all by himself, and Nami is facing two. Who can he expect to share the burden with Jinbe?
This is no child's play; it's a real battle to the death, where people can really die. He didn't want to see his companions, with whom he had sailed for so long, killed, so he had no choice but to suffer himself first!
" Zoro! You..."
Jinbe had mixed feelings. When he joined the Straw Hat Pirates, he was considered the strongest fighter besides Captain Luffy, and his bounty was the second highest.
However, he was already almost fifty years old at the time. If he hadn't reached the combat strength of Marine Admiral at that age, he would never have. His physical peak had passed!
Top experts reach their peak early on and then spend a long period at their peak.
For example, Garp, before he was forty years old, had a combat power that surpassed that of Marine Admiral, and even into his sixties, he could still beat up Marine Admiral.
Jinbe's peak was only at the level of Shichibukai, and he didn't change much even when he was fifty years old!
After that, as his physical condition declined, his strength could no longer improve, so he could only watch helplessly as Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji grew stronger, even Kuzan, who was several years older than him, was getting stronger!
Because Kuzan became Marine Admiral in his forties, his peak physical condition was extended considerably.
Now that Jinbe sees Zoro, a junior, sharing the burden with them, how could he not have mixed feelings?