A series of explosive impacts rang out on Byrnndi World's body.
But despite being hit repeatedly, his Armament Haki-clad body didn't take a single scratch.
"Damn brat! You've really pissed me off now!"
As a veteran overlord of the seas, Hammer's sneak attack had drawn the full fury of the World Destroyer. The crimson glow in World's eyes sent a chill down Hammer's spine.
His fury and glowing red eyes made Hammer tremble.
"Tch. This just got complicated."
Still invisible, Hammer quickly widened the distance between them.
By the time World detected him with Observation Haki, they were already hundreds of meters apart.
"Let's see where you run now!"
"Moa moa, Fiftyfold Bullet!"
Enraged, World immediately fired a massive bullet at 50 times its normal size, hurtling toward Hammer at high speed.
Realizing his invisibility had failed, Hammer cursed:
"Damn that Observation Haki!"
"Armament! Impact Strike!"
His obsidian-colored fist launched a shockwave that intercepted the bullet mid-air.
"Moa moa, Fiftyfold Speed!"
Both fighters launched forward at insane speeds, heading straight for each other.
"Hammering of the Soul! Max Output!"
Gliding through the air with "Soru," Hammer unleashed his strongest attack.
A deep, thumping echo echoed through World's mind, momentarily stunning him.
Seeing his attack land, Hammer pressed the assault.
"Lightning Draw! Freezing Wind!"
He unleashed his trident and Frostbane at once.
Freezing mist trapped World in ice as the trident embedded into it.
Electric currents surged through, wrapping the frozen World in lightning.
Suddenly, World's enraged voice burst out from within the ice.
Though powerful, the psychic blow couldn't overpower World's iron will, he recovered in just seconds.
"Tch! Eat this, THUNDERCRACK!"
As the electricity built up violently, just as World shattered the ice block
Hammer fired a Shingan at the trident, detonating the current.
Using the trident as a lightning rod, a deafening explosion struck World.
Hammer stared intensely at the thunder-covered "Destroyer of the World," not daring to lower his guard.
Meanwhile, the battle between the two ships raged on.
Lance led the Marines, overwhelming the World Pirates with sheer firepower.
But when two of World's officers joined the fray, the tide started turning.
First up was Sebastian, the giant fishman.
A warrior with both fishman and giant blood, Sebastian wielded two mace.
Leaping from the sea, he smashed a heavy machine gun in one swing, injuring several soldiers in the process.
"Shirley! Stop him! Don't let him destroy our weapons!"
Lance turned his rapid-fire gun on the giant fishman.
Shirley grabbed her trident and launched herself toward Sebastian using Soru.
With her Mink Tribe's lightning powers, her trident discharged powerful electricity at Sebastian.
Right before impact, Sebastian vanished in a burst of colorful illusion.
Sensing danger behind her, Shirley activated Tekkai just in time
One of Sebastian's mace slammed into her.
Even with Tekkai, Shirley coughed blood and was knocked clean off the ship.
"Hmph! Naive little Mink!"
"Fish-Man Karate: Water Shot!"
Sebastian used Fishman Karat, firing countless water droplets like bullets toward the falling Shirley.
With no time to wipe the blood from her mouth, Shirley steadied herself midair using geppo, extending her trident, and charged it with electricity.
It glowed brightly, unleashing a wide electric net.
The water shots evaporated on contact, turning into mist.
Despite fending it off, Shirley gasped for breath and gripped her trident tightly.
"Hehehe… Not bad. But too bad, you're no match for me!"
Sebastian dove into the sea, then burst back out, spinning rapidly with both meteor hammers.
"Don't underestimate the Marines!"
Shirley channeled all her lightning into the trident until it crackled violently.
She hurled herself at Sebastian like a bolt of thunder.
The trident and maces collided with a screech.
One side spun with brute force, the other pierced with lightning.
A massive explosion followed.
Shirley's thunder pierced the whirlwind.
Sebastian's weapons shattered, and the trident left a deep wound on his chest, sending him plunging into the sea.
But Shirley was at her limit too, she had poured everything into that final strike and started falling.
"Power Pole! Extend!"
Just before she hit the water, a silver staff shot out and caught her.
She looked up to see Lance, wielding the Ruyi Staff.
He pulled her safely back to the deck.
"Get Shirley to the medics! Now!"
Lance didn't waste a second, his eyes were on a new figure who had just landed on the deck.
"Ohoho~ You're pretty good, cutie. That silver staff, is it your weapon?"
"Why don't you hand it over, handsome?"
The newcomer, a woman in red clothes, white robe, glasses, and striking beauty, smiled playfully.
"Damn pirate! How dare you board a Marine ship?!"
Furious, Lance slung the staff behind him and opened fire—three bullets aimed at her head, hand, and leg.
"Kanpo Kenpo Cordyceps Smash!"
She squatted and slammed her fist into the deck.
The impact shattered the wood, flipping up planks that blocked the bullets.
"Ohoho~ So you're the one who hurt Gailram earlier?"
"Lucky me~ Come along, handsome!"
Her name was Nightin, the doctor and fighter of the World Pirates.
She practiced Kanpo Kenpo Style.
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