Vic is currently being pushed backward by Zero, like being plowed in a field. However, Vic does not choose to make a move immediately. He wants to put immense pressure on Zero, make him feel powerless, and perhaps in the end, the defense line in Zero's heart will be broken by the overwhelming strength shown by Vic. That way, he can find out who the mastermind is, which is more time-saving and effortless.
Of course, there was another reason for not resisting!
" Ain, it seems Vic is no match for that guy. He's completely dominating him and can't fight back at all!"
Seeing Vic being pushed by Zero through the plowing Flower Field, Konan asked the gatekeeper, Ain, with some concern. Konan had little experience and couldn't understand the situation on the battlefield at all.
Konan's life is simple. She has always lived on the island. She was an orphan when she was young and was later adopted by her current grandmother. She and her grandmother manage the fields together, which is the happiest time of her life.
Having family and enough to eat was the greatest happiness. However, this happy time didn't last long. Later, a plant called the "Flower of Love" began to grow on the island, and its petals and leaves could be sold for a high price.
In order to save more dowry for Konan, Grandma took Konan to join the ranks of planting Flower of Love. At first, everything was fine. After the petals and leaves of the planted plants were harvested, they were transported out of the island, and the growers on the island made a lot of money.
So more people joined in, and they stopped growing grains and started growing this instead. Strangely, even after no one was growing grains, the island still didn't lack food; people just needed to buy it from the store.
With no worries about the future, no one bothered to grow grain anymore. Instead, everyone planted those valuable Flower of Love. At first, these flowers weren't called Flower of Love, but rather Smoke Flower!
It's just that after the island was covered with this flower, someone named it that, and later more and more people called it that until it became common knowledge. Konan also became an ordinary little flower farmer.
But the atmosphere on the island changed, and many things happened afterward. Konan became increasingly unhappy. Until today, Konan hadn't smiled for several years. Today, after the old lady was healed by Ain's ability, she smiled for the first time, a smile of joy that brought tears to her eyes.
"No way! Haven't you heard the saying, 'That year, with my hands in my pockets, I didn't know what an opponent was'?"
Although Vic had one hand in his pocket, it only showed that Vic was taking his opponent seriously and was keeping one hand in case of emergency. Vic wasn't refusing to retaliate because he couldn't, but simply because he didn't want to. Don't worry, Sister Konan, Vic is the strongest!
Ain has been following Vic for about three months now, and they've been through quite a few battles. Vic hasn't fought much, but he's always the victor. So in Ain's eyes, Vic is the World's Strongest Man. Who's Whitebeard? Who's Kaido? Step aside, don't block my Vic's path!
"Is that so? Vic is standing really straight, he looks really cool, he doesn't look like someone who's been getting beaten up the whole time!"
Konan was still a little uncertain, but Vic was Rebecca's companion, and she had just become friends with them. She hoped that nothing bad would happen to Vic. Then she found some evidence of deception to comfort herself. This child is indeed very kind, but her life is a bit hard.
She hasn't yet noticed that her grandmother has already fainted, slumped over the table. Ain's Devil Fruit ability can indeed restore the old lady's physical condition to that of two years ago, but it's hard to say how long it can be maintained. The old lady has already fainted, and whether she will wake up is unknown.
Seeing Vic taking so many punches, Konan felt sorry for him and stopped watching Vic's fight, turning her attention to her friend Rebecca.
Because Rebecca beat the Lao Si Lao San, then the Lao San, and then the Lao Jiu, she truly embodies the idea that "she doesn't know what an opponent is."
Although Rebecca said that Vic could save the island, Ain also said that Vic was the strongest, in reality, Vic hadn't really made a move. She couldn't even tell that Vic had used Vic Rankyaku twice; her eyes couldn't keep up with Vic's high-speed movements.
Konan only saw Vic getting beaten up, but Rebecca was different. Her achievements were real; she took down one opponent after another, and made them look like pushovers.
She's more inclined to believe what she saw with her own eyes—the "facts"—but if she found out the truth later, she'd probably curse herself for having such weak eyes that she couldn't see anything! If her eyes could speak up, they might reply, "I wanted to see clearly too, but alas, my abilities wouldn't allow it!"
Rebecca and Lao Jiu have already exchanged several blows. Rebecca has figured out some things about him. Lao Jiu knows all Six Powers of martial arts, Observation Haki is not weak either.
So far in the battle, no Armament Haki or Devil Fruit abilities have been seen, so Rebecca currently holds a certain advantage. Her previous skills overlapped with those of Lao Jiu, but she has an additional skill: swordsmanship at the level of a master swordsman. Lao Jiu's Shigan and Tekkai techniques are not enough to defend against them.
The longsword slashed diagonally across his body without causing any harm, and Lao Jiu's Tekkai could also help to some extent. However, as long as Rebecca thrust straight at him, the tip of the sword would touch his body and Lao Jiu would bleed and be injured. As for the extent of the injury, it would be in Rebecca's hands.
Lao Jiu is not young anymore, probably around forty. He has probably practiced the Six Powers for many years. Putting aside the strength of the moves, his proficiency alone is much better than Rebecca's.
However, the strength is not necessarily the same. Rebecca's Rankyaku has the added benefit of her own swordsmanship, and her Shigan Tekkai has been given special training by Vic, so she does not need slow, gradual improvement.
Both Shave and Geppo are speed-enhancing skills. Under Vic's deliberate training, Rebecca's speed has always been quite good. Even before learning the Six Powers, her speed had already reached the level required to use Shave.
Let's not talk about the Kami-e; both of them have Observation Haki, so the Kami-e is no longer important. The Lao Jiu Awakening his Observation Haki Observation Haki earlier and often needs to use it to monitor the people on the island and outsiders, which can be considered as training his Observation Haki. His Observation Haki is not weak.
Rebecca also listened to Vic's advice and frequently used her Observation Haki to sense the outside world. However, since she had only been using it for a short time, Rebecca's Observation Haki was not as good as Lao Jiu's. There was a gap, but they were still within the same range. Lao Jiu had not yet reached the level of Future Sight. With her swordsmanship at the level of a sword master, Rebecca still had a great advantage.
Rebecca is still lively and energetic, but Lao Jiu's clothes are quite torn, and several of the torn parts have turned brown, which is due to blood staining his black suit.
When Konan looked at Rebecca, Lao Jiu was in this state. At this moment, Rebecca was attacking Lao Jiu, Lao Jiu had no means to counterattack and could only continue to dodge and look for an opportunity to fight. After all, Lao Jiu was fighting unarmed and he couldn't even break Rebecca's Great Grade Sword. With his arm and the longsword, the fighting range was too large, making it difficult for Lao Jiu to get close enough to attack Rebecca.