A Fierce Battle with Zephyr! And Unexpected Reinforcements (continued)

"Drink!"

Zephyr could only slam his fist into that enormous fist.

The overwhelming and domineering Haki shattered the fist, but Zephyr's rhythm had already been disrupted, and even more fists came raining down.

The speed was too fast, the frequency too high; with just one moment of hesitation, Zephyr could no longer easily dodge the Thousand-Armed Kannon's attacks.

He could only keep swinging his fists to fight back.

A series of thunderous explosions shook the entire Pirate Island, causing it to tremble as the two fought.

This guy is not an opponent I can easily defeat at this moment.

Zephyr realized this.

To defeat World in his current state, we'll probably have to wait until he's back to his prime!

So, is Naito the only hope?

Meanwhile, Naito, while controlling World's body to fight against Teacher Zephyr, also Naito the opportunity to maneuver his main body to rush towards the fugitives on the coast below.

"It's that brat from the navy!"

Anthony, still holding his head high, said, "Coming towards us? That's a bit disrespectful."

"I'll take care of this brat."

Salt sprang into the air, his sword transforming into a long black serpent, hissing as it flicked its tongue.

But at that moment, Naito, who descended from the sky, snapped his fingers, and suddenly, Naito appeared everywhere.

"What?"

Salt's eyes widened immediately.

He knew that this young navy kid was a Devil Fruit user.

But what about these clones?

Even with the best effort of using Observation Haki, it was still impossible to discern anything.

In an instant, Salt was engulfed by the sky full of Naito. He desperately swung his serpent sword, but kept hitting the air.

The real Naito was already standing before him.

In that instant, Naito returned most of his consciousness to his body, leaving only a small portion of it within World's body.

He grabbed Salt's serpent sword with one hand and clenched his fist with the other.

Salt's expression changed drastically.

It only takes a moment, because it only takes one punch.

"Serious Punch!"

A dark fist slammed into Salt's chest.

"Wow!!"

The man with the 600 million bounty immediately screamed in agony as his chest was dented from the blow.

Even though he used his Haki defense at the last second, he still fell like a cannonball.

Salt, transformed into a meteorite, crashed to the ground with a deafening roar, blasting a huge hole in the already crumbling ground.

"What?"

Anthony could hardly believe his eyes.

This level of Haki?

Back in the Sabaody Archipelago, this kid didn't have this kind of strength at all.

How could someone become this strong in such a short time?

Is this reasonable?

"That brat—"

Oven, who had been locked in a fierce battle with Salt for a long time, couldn't help but marvel at what he saw.

His insurmountable opponent was defeated in a single move by a naval kid who looked only seventeen or eighteen years old?

When did such a monster appear in the Navy?

Even compared to other mothers of the same age, she's not bad, is she?

"Well done, Naito!"

Even while engaged in a fierce battle with "World," Zephyr still found time to praise his disciple's amazing performance.

At the same time, he also noticed that World's offensive had a gap in its defense.

That makes sense. It would be strange if this guy could use two abilities at such a high intensity simultaneously without any problems!

Zephyr seized the opportunity, almost instantly leaping over the storm of fists and rushing straight at World.

But.

Laugh!

The next instant, World had already created distance, followed by a barrage of punches raining down.

Damn it!

Zephyr gritted his teeth.

The speed boost from the More-More Fruit is too troublesome!

I can't even touch this guy!

To retract my earlier statement, if this guy doesn't want a direct confrontation, even if I were to return to my peak condition, it would be difficult to defeat him!

After defeating Salt with a single punch, Naito wanted to extend his lead.

But at that moment, flames swept in, instantly engulfing all of Naito's clones.

Amidst the raging flames, the real Naito sprang into the air, the dark Haki covering his entire body gradually dissipating.

Although most of his consciousness returned to World, the remaining bit of his consciousness was enough to unleash his Haki against the deliberately held-back Flame.

"Your opponent is me."

Red dragon Luna flapped her wings, unleashing flames, thunder, and a raging storm.

"You annoying woman!"

Naito could only let out a frustrated shout and keep dodging in the air, occasionally thwarting the elemental attacks he couldn't avoid.

Zephyr, who was locked in combat with World, gritted his teeth inwardly.

Naito was also entangled with that Lunarian Tribe woman; even Katakuri couldn't handle her, let alone Naito.

Now, it seems we can only pin our hopes on—

"Sliced Mochi!"

A figure suddenly shot towards them from a distance.

Katakuri!

Oven shouted with delight.

He's alright!

It truly deserves to be called the Charlotte Family's greatest masterpiece.

Katakuri was sent flying outside the town, was not seriously injured, with only a trickle of blood at the corner of his mouth. He has already returned to fight again.

He moved with Inazuma, his right arm swelling into the shape of a spiked club, covered in a dark Haki, and hurtling straight at World's back.

But.

"What?"

Zephyr looked up.

"Oh?"

Naito looked up.

"That is—"

Katakuri looked up.

"Fire Dragon Emperor!"

Scorching flames descended from the sky, coalescing into the form of a fire dragon that crashed down upon Katakuri.

Katakuri frowned, leaped into the air, and swung his black arm, shattering the fire dragon to pieces with a single elbow strike.

"Hahaha! The real protagonist is about to make his appearance!"

With a strange laugh, the enormous creature suddenly crashed to the ground.

The immense weight combined with the incredible speed smashed a huge crater into the ground, and seawater began to flood in through the wide cracks.

From within the crater, the yellow Brachiosaurus raised its long neck, its small head looking up at the red dragon in the sky, "Lunarian Tribe brat, reinforcements have arrived!"

"Reinforcements?"

Naito, who was controlling World's body, really didn't expect such a line, and he couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

In the sky, the fluttering wings of the Ember slowly came to rest not far from Luna.

Look closely, he really does resemble Mr. Kaido.

"Mr. Kaido sent us to help you."

"Jin said calmly to Luna."

Kaido?

Luna's enormous head recoiled slightly as she sized up her fellow human.

Without any hesitation, Naito instantly maneuvered his main body away from the red dragon and headed directly towards Zephyr. For his main body, Jhin was far too dangerous.

Zephyr reacted just as quickly, immediately stopping his pursuit of World and moving closer to Naito. World, however, did not give chase, and seemed somewhat surprised as well.

"Professor Zephyr, what's the current situation—"

Naito lowered his voice.

Zephyr's chest heaved, and his expression was grim.

The Beasts Pirates, is this what they're planning?

"Help them?"

Below, Cracker, sword in hand, roared, "Hey, King! Are you Beasts Pirates going to be our enemies?"

King lowered his eyes slightly and glanced at Cracker. "Mr. Kaido's orders are absolute."

"Hahaha! That's exactly it!"