Vic flashed to Ain's side and hugged her tightly. There were still quite a few enemies, and Ain might be caught in the crossfire later. Vic needed to protect her. As for Rebecca's fight, he wasn't worried.
He needs to oversee the overall situation and act only when necessary. From Mora's two attacks, Vic only saw the effect of amplifying the body and weapons. As for the spatial aspect, apart from the suspicious knife Mora took out of her pocket, he hadn't seen anything else.
Mora's greatsword quickly reached Rebecca, like an ice blade gliding across the ice. Rebecca was like a large green caterpillar blocking the ice, easily sliced in two by the blade.
Although Rebecca appeared small in the face of the greatsword, she possessed immense hidden power. Aizen blocked the impact, clashing with the blade of the greatsword.
Because the blade of the greatsword was curved upwards, and Rebecca was very strong, the tip of the greatsword could only graz Aizen's blade as it pierced through from above Rebecca's head, making a piercing metallic scraping sound. Rebecca easily deflected this terrifying yet powerful attack.
When half of Mora's greatsword was behind Rebecca, Rebecca swung her arm to deflect the sword, preparing to attack Morai's arm, just as she had done before when she stabbed Mora's palm.
Mora's arm and greatsword look big and clumsy, but they are created through his abilities. He also has half a normal arm on the other side of the light membrane, making him almost as powerful as when he fought Rebecca at close range.
Therefore, he wielded the knife with ease. Before Rebecca could even leave her spot, the large knife that had been raised quickly fell down again, aiming to slash at Rebecca's head. The previous strike was a thrust, this one was a slash; the difference in power was striking.
Although Rebecca took a step back, Mora's slightest arm movement caused a large swing of the other arm and the greatsword on the other side of the light membrane. So Rebecca was caught up and slashed down by the greatsword as soon as she took a step back.
"Bite"
A loud metallic clang rang out. Rebecca's stance, with her sword raised horizontally, remained unchanged, but her legs sank into the ground beneath her feet. The sword was like a nail being driven into the ground. Rebecca was not weak in terms of strength, but the ground beneath her feet could not withstand the impact.
Rebecca's sword was Great Grade Sword forged by Vic. Although it wasn't the top-tier Great Grade Sword, it was still far superior to any sword Mora could casually acquire. Rebecca's Aizen was completely unharmed, while Mora's Great Grade Sword developed a nick, with Aizen currently embedded in the nick.
Seeing Rebecca pinned to the ground, Mora didn't retract his greatsword. Instead, he continued to press the greatsword down, trying to completely bury Rebecca in the ground. However, while the light membrane could enlarge the arm, it also possessed the corresponding strength of that enormous arm.
But it's about the same as the Giant Race. No matter how strong you are, you still have to rely on yourself. Obviously, Mora's strength is not outstanding. He tried for a long time but couldn't do anything to Rebecca.
Since it wouldn't go in, Mora decided to flatten it. He raised his broadsword and twirled it, the blade grazing the ground as it came towards Rebecca 'Rebecca long legs from a short distance away, intending to leave them in the ground forever.
With both legs buried in the ground, Rebecca couldn't use the Six Powers of Shave and had no way to quickly emerge from the ground to dodge the sword. She could only transfer Aizen to her other hand and stick it into the ground beside her to block the path of the incoming sword. Another metallic clang rang out, and Rebecca was pushed sideways several meters by the sword in the ground.
Mora thought that even if this strike couldn't sever Rebecca's legs, it would at least break them using the ground.
To his disappointment, Rebecca's legs plowed two deep furrows into the ground. Apart from the mud, her legs remained perfectly straight, a testament to the effects of high-intensity training. The strength of her skin, muscles, and bones far surpassed that of the average person, making plowing the ground with her legs a piece of cake.
The moment Rebecca felt the power from the greatsword weaken, she used Aizen was stuck in the ground, as a fulcrum, pulled her legs out of the ground, did a handstand while holding the sword, and then used the remaining force from the Aizen to turn around and pull Aizen back, while the greatsword slashed through the air beneath Rebecca.
"Attack together! Let's capture the rest first!"
Seeing that Mora hadn't used any other abilities besides enlarging his arms and using his large sword as attacks, and that Rebecca didn't seem to be struggling, Barnett decided he couldn't wait any longer. He gave an order and rushed towards the other fishermen.
He wasn't sure why these fishermen had kidnapped the islanders. In his opinion, the other fishermen had been coerced by the old fisherman with Devil Fruit powers, and there was still a chance for them to be saved. So he didn't order the marines to kill them; there were women and children among them, and many people couldn't bring themselves to do it.
Barnett's voice made Mora turn around and glance at the other fishermen behind her. She gave a cold smile, then ignored them and continued to swing her broadsword at Rebecca.
Vic saw Mora's cold smile, but he didn't know its exact meaning. Was it disdain and indifference towards the villagers? Or was it mocking Barnett and his group's overestimation of their abilities?
Vic couldn't tell either. He'd seen too many pirate captains who didn't care about their subordinates, and he had plenty of capable ones among them. However, Vic couldn't conclude that Mora was a pirate from the Four Blues just because he'd never heard of Haki; it was only a possibility.
Barnett led his men slowly toward the fishermen, who retreated in fear, taking along any usable tools they could find as weapons.
They were all fishing gear and farm tools, such as spearguns, harpoons, hoes, shovels, and sickles. These weapons were naturally not very intimidating to the navy. The marines behind Barnett quickly dispersed and went to their respective targets.
Barnett grabbed a little boy and a little girl, Wendy grabbed a young woman, and Frodeku grabbed an old man; the other marines were also grabbing people.
How could these ordinary fishermen be a match for a well-trained navy? They were captured in no time, leaving Vic somewhat bewildered. Were the others really just ordinary fishermen?
And this ability user was originally a fisherman on this island? He just happened to obtain the Devil Fruit? But what grudge does this fishing village have against the other people on the island? Vic really couldn't figure it out.
"Ah!"
Just when Vic thought the matter would be resolved quickly and the truth would soon come to light, a scream shattered Vic thoughts.