"Ahhhhh!!!!"
"Bang bang bang bang bang—!!!!"
Armament Haki–coated giant fists collided, swinging densely through the air without a single gap, but facing Sadgeo, whose stats were maxed in every aspect, Luffy simply couldn't gain any advantage, the opponent didn't even need to activate Gear Third to effortlessly deal with his giant punches.
The battle situation grew extremely intense. Sadgeo's combat posture seemed even more perfectly suited to his own abilities, and in Orin's eyes, there was even a faint shadow of the true Joy Boy.
Although in reality it was highly unlikely,
if Sadgeo truly achieved his goal—gathering power to knock Imu down from the throne—then Sadgeo, possessing that kind of bearing, would be no different from the real Joy Boy.
But looking at it now, he was only about one tier stronger than the current Luffy, those stitched-together hexagonal stats, before undergoing any major growth, were merely on par with ordinary Admiral–Yonko–level combat power.
"Facing an enemy like this…"
"Can he awaken the Nika form? I'm really looking forward to it…"
His gaze fixed on the battlefield, Orin felt a faint anticipation, hoping to force Luffy's Nika form out, because that way, the [Dark Sun God] could truly be fully completed, and with such material, Sadgeo's Gum Fruit could truly transform into the Nika Fruit.
What?
Is he going to transform?
But in the end, Orin was still disappointed.
The current Luffy hadn't experienced several life-and-death battles. Even though he had the bond formed after entering Fish-Man Island and meeting Shirahoshi, he simply couldn't directly advance to Gear Fifth.
"You're really damn annoying!!!"
Sadgeo also began to exert himself. The formidable power of the giant race started to show, his hand suddenly surged with force, and in the gap between punches, a fist wrapped in Armament Haki directly smashed Luffy to the ground.
"Puah!!!"
Crashing into the ground and cracking dozens of meters of earth around him, Luffy opened his mouth wide, blood spilling out uncontrollably.
"Luffy!!!"
Everyone cried out in alarm. Zoro rushed forward first, all three swords drawn at once, taking an attacking stance,
"Three-Sword Style!!!"
"Hmm???"
"A swordsman?!"
"Clang—"
Facing the slash of the black blade, Sadgeo swiftly wrapped his hand in dense Armament Haki and firmly caught the strike,
"Take this!!!"
On the other side, Sanji, his legs wreathed in flames, ran through the air with a series of "puff puff puff" steps, a powerful kick driving straight toward Sadgeo, only to be blocked by his other arm.
The rest of the Straw Hat crew were also itching to act, and Luffy got back to his feet as well,
"I'll definitely defeat you!!!"
On a battlefield of monsters, there is no place for ordinary people to stand.
As the battlefield shifted and expanded further and further, countless Fish-Man thugs and soldiers were blasted away by the aftershocks of the fight, the earth shaking and mountains trembling.
Whether it was Neptune, or Queen Otohime and Shirahoshi, all wore extremely pained expressions at this moment.
"Please stop!!!"
"Fish-Man Island… is under the protection of Lord Orin!!!"
Neptune shouted, actually forcing the battlefield to calm for a few seconds. Everyone looked toward him, the Straw Hat crew stiffened, and a hint of hope appeared on the Fish-Men's faces.
If it was that lord's name, then surely it would be possible…
"No."
A voice of opposition rang out, utterly out of place in this atmosphere.
Sadgeo held his straw hat, a smile spreading across his face,
"Look carefully—our battlefield has already reached the half that isn't under protection!!!"
"This!!!"
Cold sweat broke out on Neptune's face.
This war had originally been to resist the riots of the thugs living in Fish-Man District, and for the safety of the half of Fish-Man Island meant for normal life, so the battlefield had naturally been placed in the other half.
"If I remember correctly, this half isn't under that man's protection, right?"
"Then isn't that perfect!!!"
Luffy roared, cutting him off,
"Since it's not under Orin-san's control, that means I can beat this guy as much as I want, right!!!"
Orin laughed.
He propped his chin up with one hand, overlooking everything from afar in the deep sea, watching how things unfolded, finding it all quite interesting.
The current Luffy probably hadn't realized yet, that without mastering Conqueror's Haki Infusion, or awakening the Nika form, in theory it was impossible for them to defeat the current Sadgeo, even if Sadgeo was only an incomplete [Dark Sun God] at present.
But after all, he was a toy Orin had carefully crafted—how could it break after just a little play?
The hardware was still there.
Sensing the continuous surge of Haki power from the three guys in front of him, as well as the hostile intent of the Straw Hat crew members in the distance, a grin of eager anticipation for a big fight appeared on Sadgeo's face.
"Then come on!!! You counterfeit!!!"
The giant wearing the straw hat shouted loudly, fully unleashing the power of his Haki,
Kaka kaka kaka—!!!
A field-like force seemed to almost solidify into a semicircle, surging madly forward, as the domain swept through, anyone slightly weaker couldn't last even a second before collapsing to the ground, black-and-red lightning raged wildly within the domain, twisting and erupting, as if even the deep sea itself stirred with undercurrents.
"This kind of Haki…"
Zoro and Sanji widened their eyes.
The three main fighters, who had been fully on guard, suddenly faced such overwhelmingly powerful Conqueror's Haki, their expressions changing as well, the ground around them faintly cracking apart.
"Hmmmm—!!!"
Luffy felt the opponent's Haki—it was somehow familiar, and extremely powerful,
"Conqueror's Haki isn't something only you have!!!"
One red and one dark red, two kinds of Conqueror's Haki continuously pressed against each other, trying to completely suppress the other, yet neither side achieved a decisive victory (refer to Bullet and Luffy),
Sadgeo held the upper hand.
Laughing loudly, the giant youth stepped forward, throwing a punch at Luffy, but a bandana-wearing swordsman leapt into the air a moment earlier,
"Don't underestimate our efforts over these two years!"
His arm rapidly bulged with muscle, Zoro's gaze icy cold,
"One-Sword Style!!!"
"I've been waiting for this!!!"
Sadgeo let out a few giggles, twisting his fist and striking toward Zoro, a head-on clash of brute strength.
With Sadgeo's physical qualities, he was actually forced back two steps by that fully charged slash, and as for Zoro, his sword-wielding arm now throbbed with intense pain.
Buying a bit of time, Luffy also understood how troublesome the opponent in front of him was. He gritted his teeth, then began blowing air into his arm.
As smoke billowed out,
"Gear Fourth—Boundman!!!"
Sadgeo looked as if he'd just seen something novel, his eyes lighting up,
"You can even play like that?"
"I'll try it too!!!"
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