The blade of Kikoku, glowing with a cold light, was pressed against that shiny surface shimmering with a dark light, yet neither its sharpness nor its magical power could penetrate an inch.
"So hard!"
Zoro's three swords creaked and trembled slightly, clearly using excessive force.
Sanji furrowed his brows even more tightly, as his flame-imbued foot was rebounded slightly due to the strong counterforce.
As for the two Haki-imbued palms that struck head-on, even though they generated a shockwave that rippled out in an instant, they still couldn't move the colossal figure before them even a little.
"Roar!!"
"Room!"
With a more muffled roar resonating, Law's expression changed, and he instantly teleported the four of them, swapping their positions with several massive icebergs.
After Luffy's fist attack proved ineffective, he quickly withdrew his fist.
Boom!
The icebergs that surrounded them reached their positions, and especially from Smoker's position, one iceberg came crashing downward. But before it could collide, it shattered explosively, scattering into countless ice crystals that shot out in all directions, with some of the ice crystals powerful enough to pierce the solid ice ground!
Smoker, transported to a distant location, instinctively covered his chest, with blood oozing through his fingers.
It wasn't from just now, but from earlier, when he was cut in half by a blade, and had it not been for his prior elementalization to dodge, the damage would have been much worse.
Even so, the explosive damage left a wound on his chest.
This was after focusing on honing his Observation Haki in a battle with Sage two years ago, or he might have fallen then.
"A monster?"
Sanji, gazing at the shining figure revealed amidst the exploding ice crystals ahead, wore an exceptionally grave expression.
That guy had encased himself entirely in a layer of diamond, and even though Sanji had exerted all his strength earlier, he couldn't move him an inch.
Too hard!
Like a monster!
"This guy..." Luffy's eyes showed confusion, "He looks so familiar."
He seemed to have seen this form during the Summit War!
"So it's true!"
Smoker said in a deep voice, "It's said that one of the Three Phases, 'Wind Phase,' gained 'Diamond' Jozu's ability, but it was never seen. Now it's more troublesome..."
The formidable defense provided by the diamond was something he couldn't break through.
"And his Haki..."
Law added, "This guy's Armament Haki is strong!"
"Like flies, so annoying... can't you just stand there and let me cut you?"
Weevil, with his frenzied red eyes aimed at the people in front of him, raised his Murakumogiri high.
"Are you joking!"
Sanji shouted, "Then why don't you just leave directly!"
"Because the boss told the big sister to teach you a lesson, and the big sister told me to teach you a lesson..."
Weevil, with his blade raised, began to tremble at an extremely high frequency, not charging forward but instead slashing down fiercely, "I'll teach you a lesson!!"
Swoosh!!
Dozens of vertical slashes broke through the ice, carving deep ravines and rushing toward everyone.
Soaring Slash!
Luffy and the others' pupils tightened, and as red points flashed past, they all dodged away.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa!"
Usopp lagged slightly behind and, in a panic, rolled away to the side.
"Can't dodge, can't dodge!"
Nami, clutching her face with both hands, twisted her body into a noodle-like shape, her face exhibiting a 'scream.'
"Aaahh!"
Brook drew his thin sword and shook his head violently, "Stop! Don't do that, I'll fall apart!"
"Ah! I'm going to get cut, I'm going to get cut!" Chopper flailed his arms and legs, screaming as he watched the slashes approach closely.
"Room!"
Law clicked his tongue, and with a flick of his fingers, he swapped the people with nearby ice blocks. When the slashes sliced through the ice blocks, as easily as cutting through tofu, they exploded inside, scattering into ice crystals.
"Listen, close combat is of little use to him. We need to create an opening. Now's not the time for impulsiveness, we should... "
Whoosh!
Before Law could finish his sentence, Weevil swiftly lifted the Murakumogiri to the side and swung it fiercely, launching more than a dozen slashes again.
"Room!"
Using the same technique, Law swapped the people who couldn't dodge in time, and then his Kikoku Long Sword retracted, taking a stance for a charge.
Rumble!
But just then, with a loud explosion, that brightly shining massive figure reflected dazzling light on the icy surface, plowing a deep ravine in the solid ice, suddenly appearing right in front of Law.
His straight-line charge was not slow.
"Roo.."
"Roar!!"
Just as Law was about to use his ability to move, Weevil roared fiercely, emitting a burst of Haki, momentarily stunning Law.
"Strike hard!!"
Weevil roared explosively, and at this moment, the Murakumogiri swung down with great force, its Haki-imbued blade already at the top of Law's head.
At the brink of life and death, Law tilted his head aside, with his shoulder resting against the Murakumogiri.
Slice!
With the smooth sound of flesh being sliced open, his shoulder, along with one-fifth of his body, was cut in half by the Murakumogiri, separating and spurting a large amount of blood.
The sudden incident caused everyone's faces to change, revealing astonishment.
"Trafal Guy!"
Luffy called out, swiftly pulling back one arm, inflating it into a giant arm, and spinning it rapidly as he pushed it forward.
"Rubber Rubber: Giant's Rotating Bullet!"
With Haki and powerful spinning, it carried an incredibly strong force as it smacked toward Weevil.
Having just slashed Law, Weevil turned around without dodging, raising the blade to block and swinging it horizontally toward the massive fist.
Boom!!
A shockwave spread out, shattering ice beneath the intersection of the blade and the fist, causing the ice surface to crack apart.