Lyon asked, "Takeshi, do you also want to hinder me?"
Takeshi said, "Hinder? If we're talking about hindering, you're the one hindering me. Targeting my client means you're an enemy of Fairy Tail."
"Hmph! In that case, disappear."
Lyon raised his hand and unleashed an ice hammer, shooting it towards Takeshi.
Ice Make: Ice Shield!
Gray appeared in front of Takeshi, creating an ice shield.
Boom!
The ice shield and the ice hammer shattered simultaneously.
Gray stared at Lyon and said, "Lyon, your opponent is me."
"Gray? If that's what you want, then I'll deal with you first."
"It's three against one here too."
Sherry and the other two also assumed fighting stances. The strength the opponent had just displayed was terrifying. If they all went against Lyon, Lyon might not be able to win. As for the villagers, they could be dealt with at any time.
"It's not three against one, it's three against two."
Lucy stood beside Takeshi, pulling out her Celestial Spirit keys.
Happy raised his fist, not to be outdone, and said, "And me. It's three against three."
Even though he didn't have much combat power, he couldn't lose in terms of morale.
"Me! And me! It's four against three!" Natsu, dragging his ice-bound body, stumbled over.
Takeshi laughed, saying, "Gurararara... You guys should just protect yourselves. We don't need this many people to deal with those three."
"Roger!"
Lucy and Happy immediately pulled Natsu back.
"Hey! Don't pull me! Let go of me! I want to fight them!"
Natsu struggled on the ground, but at this moment, he was like a turtle on its back, his feet unable to reach the ground.
Lucy said, "You're like this, what fighting are you going to do? It's already good if you don't drag us down."
"Aye."
Yuka's expression became slightly grim as he said, "Are you looking down on us? We used to be Mages of a famous guild, you know. You should know Lamia Scale."
Toby said somewhat smugly, "Yes, we have the one known as 'Iron Rock' Jura… Hey! Are you even listening to what I'm saying?!"
Takeshi was currently stretching his muscles. This sudden surge of power in his body made him somewhat unaccustomed to it, but this powerful feeling was wonderful.
Doll Attack: Rock Doll!
Sherry had already begun to act. As she cast her magic, the rocks on the surrounding ground began to move, quickly converging, and in a blink of an eye, formed a giant stone man over ten meters tall.
"You're hindering the love between me and Lyon. You can just die."
Sherry controlled the giant stone man to punch Takeshi's head.
"Takeshi, look out!"
Lucy immediately warned him when she saw it, but Takeshi seemed to be suffering from dementia and didn't react.
Boom!
The stone man's giant fist slammed into Takeshi's face.
"What?!"
Originally, they thought Takeshi would be knocked down by this blow, but Takeshi stood still, not moving an inch, showing no signs of injury.
Armament Haki, the most common Haki in the One Piece world, is one of the three types of Haki. Its core functions are to enhance offense and defense, and it can allow one to touch the physical bodies of Logia-type Devil Fruit users. It is considered the most practical Haki in the One Piece world.
Takeshi looked at Sherry, his eyes showing a hint of disdain as he said, "Not enough power."
This look stimulated Sherry, who immediately increased her magical output. "Rock Doll, show my crazy love!"
Boom... Boom...
The stone man continuously attacked Takeshi.
After a while, Sherry stopped. Such attacks consumed a considerable amount of her magic power.
"How unlucky. To provoke Sherry, this crazy woman." Yuka said calmly.
After being attacked so many times, the opponent might have already been beaten into a pulp.
"Oooon." Toby agreed.
Soon, the smoke dissipated.
Takeshi was still standing in place, even stretching.
"Comfortable..."
Takeshi glanced at Sherry and said, "Can you put a little more force into it? If you don't even have the strength for a massage, what kind of mage are you?"
"What?!"
Sherry and the other two were all dumbfounded when they saw this scene.
Was this guy a monster? She had just controlled the rock doll to attack with all its might, but he looked completely unharmed, even asking her to use more force.
"Sherry, get out of the way!"
When Yuka saw that Takeshi was unharmed, he knew they had encountered a monster.
Wave!
Yuka raised his hand and unleashed a wave.
Boom!
Yuka's wave slammed into Takeshi, erupting in a violent explosive impact.
"Hmph! The wave I create can neutralize all magic. In other words, it's magic that can nullify other magic. No matter how strong your defensive magic is, against my wave…"
"Hmm… Even more comfortable…" Takeshi's voice sounded from within the smoke.
"What?! How is this possible?!"
The explosive smoke cleared, and Takeshi still stood in place, completely unharmed.
Sherry and the other two were stunned. It was one thing for Sherry's rock doll to fail to break through his defense, but even Yuka's wave was ineffective against him.
"You've all made your moves, now it's my turn."
Takeshi gripped Murakumogiri with both hands, his muscles tensing, and the veins on his arms bulging.
"Haaah!"
With a loud shout, Takeshi raised Murakumogiri, carrying the momentum of cleaving the world, and slashed forward with irresistible force.
Swish!
BOOM!!!
A massive slash swept past, cutting the giant stone man in half. A huge gap was cut into the ground of the ruins, and a distant mountain was also split in half. The slash continued towards the sea, splitting the sea surface in half as well, finally disappearing.
Everyone who witnessed this scene felt as if their throats were being choked, and their hearts were squeezed by a large hand.
"Monster!!!"
The mountain was cut open, and the sea was split in half. What else could this be but a monster?
"Exhilarating! Gurarararara!"
Takeshi laughed heartily at this moment, both from the joy of possessing immense power and from venting the pent-up frustration from the Summit War.
After transforming into Whitebeard, Takeshi realized how poor Whitebeard's condition was during the Summit War. Even if he hadn't participated in the Summit War, that body wouldn't have lasted much longer.
His physical problems also prevented him from freely using his three types of Haki, and even the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit couldn't be used at will.
Coupled with that pre-battle blow, at that time, his strength was less than one-tenth of its peak, making the fight extremely frustrating. Ultimately, he could only end it in that manner.
But now it was different. As long as he had enough magic power, Takeshi could fully display Whitebeard's peak combat strength.
He would make Whitebeard's title as the 'Strongest Man in the World' resound throughout the entire Fairy Tail world.
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