A Fierce Battle with Zephyr! And Unexpected Support
A colossal sword, hundreds of meters long, slashed horizontally! It seemed to cleave the heavens and earth in two!
Katakuri's pupils contracted, and he instinctively swung his trident to block.
A transparent sword blade materialized out of thin air and stabbed diagonally toward his ribs.
Because of his anger, Katakuri was unable to use his Observation Haki, and could only dodge to the side, resulting in a cut on his back.
Before he could even cry out in pain, the giant sword had already arrived.
Boom!!
A deafening roar.
Katakuri was hit like a baseball bat, resulting in a home run.
The man's muscular body shot through the air, creating concentric shockwaves that shattered all the buildings in its path before flying out of the town.
Observation Haki is a power that can only be used properly when one is calm.
The ability to foresee the Future Sight Observation Haki, is even more so.
Katakuri's weakness is too obvious; but what can you do when he's the best older brother?
Regarding the Supreme Hostage:
After knocking Katakuri, Naito turned around.
Two figures shot towards us from the distant sky.
The distance is indeed very close.
The timing was perfect.
Chapter 40 Fierce Battle with Zephyr! And Unexpected Support
In the sky.
"The long-awaited opportunity has finally arrived!"
A massive, jet-black pterosaur swooped down.
The coast of Pirate Island.
Katakuri!!
Charlotte Oven, who was struggling to withstand Weevil's offensive, was now filled with rage.
That guy World, even Katakuri isn't a match for him?
So what do we do now?
Utter defeat!
Oven suddenly heard a sharp whistling sound.
He turned his head to look at the distant sky.
Two figures shot over like Inazuma.
That guy is—
Oven's eyes suddenly widened.
"Surrender, you sinners!"
With his Justice Coat billowing behind him, the man known as Black Arm Zephyr clenched his right fist, an invisible Haki swirling Coating it, and streaks of dark electricity crackling like snakes.
"Black Arm Zephyr!!"
Oven shouted out the name of the person who had arrived.
The navy is here!?
An opportunity!
"Again?"
On the fugitives' boat, Buckingham, leaning on his cane, smirked.
It's time to start acting again.
Poor Zephyr, he was completely manipulated.
Salt Anthony and others, however, were not as clear-headed as Buckingham.
Giant Bear Anthony frowned immediately. "Black Arm Zephyr is here too. This isn't looking good!"
What exactly is that person thinking?
"Anyway,"
Salt was calmer. "We just need to follow orders."
There was nothing they could do to resist, wasn't there?
From the sky, Zephyr, flying in, kept his eyes fixed on the massive figure on the ravaged coastline below.
Bandi World, did this guy just repel Charlotte Katakuri?
What exactly happened to this guy?
Even at his peak, Bandi World was definitely not as strong as Charlotte Katakuri.
Where did his second ability come from, and who sent the mother and child to rescue him?
Zephyr had too many questions in his mind, but at this moment, none of them could be answered.
"Naito! Anyone will do, grab whoever you can!"
Zephyr shouted this loudly.
"Learn."
Naito, who was following behind Zephyr, shouted his reply.
We can't act rashly now.
Most of the consciousness resided within World, leaving only a small portion to control the physical body.
He needs to find someone who can fake a fight with him.
Therefore, the opponent doesn't need to think much.
"World!!"
Zephyr began to fall, his right fist gradually rising, and the dark arc of electricity instantly grew thicker, making him look like a shooting star with a black tail.
Below, Naito smiled.
Since we're aiming to make a name for ourselves, then Professor Zephyr's arrival is just the right thing to do.
Projection, begin.
An invisible force material condensed into an arm at his shoulder blade.
Haki was infused into it, and the invisible arm was gradually tinged with a faint black.
The enormous arm clenched its fist and suddenly slammed it towards Zephyr, who was descending from the sky.
At that very moment, the More-More Fruit's power activated!
The enormous fist expanded rapidly, its speed soaring to a point completely invisible to the naked eye.
Zephyr, who was falling from the sky, barely saw a blur before the enormous fist was already in front of him.
"Drink!!"
Zephyr's iron fist finally slammed down.
In that instant, the jet-black arcs of electricity that erupted from his fist were wild and unrestrained, almost blackening half the sky.
The air was instantly pushed aside by the surging, domineering Haki, and the roaring shockwave of the Haki crashed down like a celestial river pouring down.
Boom!
The projected heavy punch finally collided with Zephyr's Haki power.
At the moment of impact, the whole world seemed to be muted.
The next second, a blinding white light exploded from the point of impact, accompanied by leaping black arcs of electricity, and a belated roar tore through the sky.
The shockwave spread out in a ring around the two people, almost tearing the sky into a huge vacuum. The sea surface was forced into a bottomless crater, and a wall of water tens of meters high was pushed outwards, revealing the cracked seabed.
The ships on the shore were violently tossed about by the sea; the closest ones were even breaking apart, while those further away were almost capsizing.
The foundation of the coastline groaned under the strain, and the already dilapidated coastline became even more fragmented, causing the earth to shake violently in an instant.
Wow!
Buckingham was almost blown away by the aftershocks of their fight.
People on the battlefield were also suffering, with many being crushed to the ground by the wind pressure falling from the sky.
"Those two guys—"
Oven couldn't help but be shocked.
So strong!!
Katakuri is no match for any of them!
This time, we completely underestimated these fugitives!
Ultimately, the difference in Haki power was too great, and the massive projected arm shattered instantly.
But Zephyr showed no sign of smugness.
Because, beneath Naito's feet, a colossal Thousand-Armed Kannon rose up.
"Come on! Black Arm Zephyr!"
Naito's lips curled into a smile.
Hundred Plans of Buddha's hands, imbued with Haki and empowered by the More-More Fruit, surged towards Zephyr like a storm.
Zephyr's expression was solemn, his eyes flashing red light; the future was already fully in his sight.
Instead of retreating, he charged straight into the storm.
Even if these punches are too fast, as long as one can see into the future, Zephyr's mobility allows him to dodge them in an instant.
But, in that very moment...
A transparent cage suddenly enveloped Zephyr.
What?
Zephyr's pupils contracted.
Even though he could see the future, the cage was large enough and condensed quickly enough that, while dodging the storm's heavy blows, he had no time to escape the area covered by the cage.
Zephyr shattered the cage in the next instant, but the massive punch was already upon him.