Had he been overly arrogant and attempted to face Lancelot's attack with his bare fists, his hands would likely be covered in wounds by now, with even the bones of his fingers shattered.
Thinking this, Jack tightly gripped the dual blades in his hands, silently warning himself never to underestimate his opponent again.
At the same time, he inwardly exclaimed, What terrifying power...
Because he had only ever experienced such might from one person.
That was the person he admired most—his Captain, Kaido.
Jack's brows furrowed deeply, as if carved into a trench, and his heart felt as though gripped by an invisible hand, rising to his throat.
At this moment, he no longer had the capacity to care about the fates of Sheepshead, Ginrummy, or the group of underlings.
"Soru..."
With a low shout, Lancelot's figure vanished from his original location like a ghost in the blink of an eye.
Jack didn't dare relax in the slightest, his entire body tensed to the extreme, and he pushed his Observation Haki to its absolute limit.
In the very next instant, Jack, relying on his exceptional Observation Haki, managed to detect a trace of abnormality.
Almost instinctively, he swiftly turned his head to one side.
Sure enough, Lancelot appeared there.
His face was as cold as ice, his eyes fixed piercingly on Jack, radiating a bone-chilling killing intent.
Simultaneously, Lancelot took a fierce step forward with his right foot, his entire body leaning forward.
His fists clenched, carrying an overwhelming force, and he struck out toward Jack with lightning speed.
Facing such an overwhelmingly swift assault, Jack felt a chill surge up his spine, so terrified that he nearly leaped on the spot.
The speed of the attack was as fast as a gale, leaving no time for any effective reaction.
Although his powerful Observation Haki allowed him to sense the danger in advance, and his eyes clearly saw Lancelot's movements, his body seemed paralyzed, completely unable to keep up with his thoughts.
He could only watch helplessly as the fatal fist drew closer...
In that instant, he truly felt as if he were facing his Captain, Kaido!
Recalling the past, before he had joined Kaido's ranks, this was exactly the kind of heart-stopping sensation he had experienced when confronting this ruler of the seas.
It was a gap between entirely different levels... akin to a brutal, one-sided beating!
Like a powerful, battle-hardened adult mercilessly striking a toddler who had just learned to walk.
A crisp, explosive sound—crack!—echoed.
The next moment, Lancelot's iron-hard fists slammed solidly into Jack's left ribs.
Instantly, an overwhelmingly terrifying shockwave erupted, with force enough to shake the world!
Under this immense impact, Jack's body bent sharply to one side, as if struck by a heavy hammer.
At that moment, Jack felt as though his waist had snapped in two.
The excruciating, bone-deep pain twisted his originally ferocious expression into one of extreme agony.
Moreover, he could distinctly feel his left ribs shattering into pieces, and a critical area around his waist had undoubtedly been severely damaged, likely rendered useless.
Thud...
Immediately after, Jack shot backward like a cannonball, a large mouthful of blood spraying from his lips and misting into a crimson fog in the air, a horrifying sight.
He landed heavily a hundred meters away.
"Argggh... arggh!"
From Broye and Custard's side came two final, agonized screams.
With those screams, Sheepshead and Ginrummy collapsed.
One had his throat slit, the other pierced through the heart.
They were dead beyond any doubt.
With the deaths of Sheepshead and Ginrummy, the fight on Broye and Custard's side naturally ceased.
The previously incessant screams fell silent all at once.
Lancelot noticed this and turned to look.
He saw that all of Jack's subordinates, including Sheepshead and Ginrummy, had been killed by Broye and Custard.
He nodded in satisfaction.
Without waiting for Lancelot's command, Broye and Custard moved in perfect sync, charging toward Jack where he had landed after being sent flying by Lancelot.
Since they had already taken action, there was no room for hesitation.
Since the decision was made, they would see it through to the end. Only by doing so could they earn Lancelot's trust.
When Broye and Custard charged at him, he had just struggled to his feet.
Jack had already been severely wounded by Lancelot, greatly diminishing his combat power.
Therefore, when he saw Broye and Custard already rushing before him with blades raised, his pupils contracted to needle points.
Under normal circumstances, even if Broye and Custard joined forces, he wouldn't have regarded them as a threat.
After all, the two of them combined could only temporarily engage him in combat.
Defeating him was absolutely impossible.
The probability of him turning the tables and killing them was actually quite high... His position as one of the Three Calamities under the Beasts Pirates' banner had been earned step by step through battle.
It was entirely built on strength and achievements.
But now... He clutched his left rib, where the pain caused the muscles to twitch intermittently.
This made it impossible for him even to straighten his waist.
Under such circumstances... facing Broye and Custard alone in a two-against-one fight... the tide of battle was likely to turn.
Meanwhile, Lancelot turned toward a corner and asked, "How's the filming going?"
A man in a suit emerged, his face was full of joy.
"Rear Admiral Lancelot, rest assured. I've captured the moments when Broye and Custard killed Sheepshead and Ginrummy.
"And next, I'll also capture the scene of them teaming up to kill Jack. I won't ruin your plans!"
Lancelot nodded in satisfaction.
This guy was from the World Economic Journal... If anyone in this world had the most powerful intelligence network, it was undoubtedly the head of the World Economic Journal—one of the underground rulers, "Big News" Morgans.
The capable officers of the Big Mom Pirates and the Beasts Pirates had successively emerged from the New World.
How could Morgans not know?
Coupled with his keen sense for news, he immediately knew something big might be happening.
So, he had been keeping a close watch on these two groups.
And the man before him was the reporter assigned to monitor the Big Mom Pirates...
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