On another battlefield, Lucky Roux and Charlotte Oven stared at each other with bloodshot eyes.
Both were covered in wounds.
"Damn insect. You dare provoke the Big Mom Pirates? Die!"
Charlotte Oven's fist began turning red, and the temperature in the surrounding air gradually rose.
"Heat Wind Fist!"
Bang!
Lucky Roux's Haki-coated fist collided with Oven's heated fist.
Enduring the pain of the burn, Lucky Roux turned his fist into a palm, grabbed Oven's hand, and pulled hard.
"What?"
Charlotte Oven was startled as his body was dragged forward.
But he did not panic. His whole body began heating up.
"You want to die? I'll grant it."
Charlotte Oven raised his other hand, about to punch the man.
Lucky Roux grabbed the incoming fist with his other hand, then kicked with his thick leg.
"What?"
Charlotte Oven lost his balance. Lucky Roux lifted him up and slammed him into a shoulder throw.
Bang!
The ground shook, and a large pit appeared with Oven lying inside.
Lucky Roux ignored his burning hands, kicked off the ground, and leapt into the air. He pulled his limbs in and turned himself into a ball, then began spinning rapidly.
"Meatball Impact!"
Clang!
The ball of flesh in the air was fully coated in Haki, spinning as it charged down toward Oven below.
"Cough, cough."
Oven had just climbed up when he heard movement above him. He raised his head and saw a massive black thing rushing toward him.
It was too late to dodge.
Charlotte Oven could only coat both arms in Haki, while the power of the Heat-Heat Fruit rapidly strengthened him.
"Monster Strength Heat Wind Fist!"
Boom!
The spinning meatball collided with Oven's fists. In an instant, Oven felt a terrifying impact, and the ground beneath his feet began to crack.
The next moment, Charlotte Oven could no longer hold on, and his arms bent.
Crack!
His arms broke directly.
Oven did not even have time to scream. He could only watch that huge mass smash into him.
Boom!
A loud explosion rang out, and smoke filled the area.
Everyone on the battlefield looked in that direction.
Before long, they saw Lucky Roux, covered in burns, staggering out of the pit.
"Brother!"
Everyone from the Charlotte Family stared in disbelief.
After a full day of fighting, the first to fall was actually one of their brothers.
"Bastard, I'll kill you!"
Charlotte Daifuku controlled his genie, preparing to cut down Lucky Roux, who had little combat power left.
But Limejuice, who stood opposite him, would not let him succeed.
Bang!
With a loud impact, Limejuice blocked in front of Lucky Roux, his weapon stopping the genie's blade.
In the distance, Garp watched the battle with binoculars and cursed.
"Damn Charlotte Linlin! Are they all trash?
"They can't even deal with the Red Hair Pirates? Put in some effort! Better yet, wipe them all out!"
The others looked at the old man strangely.
Did this guy have some kind of grudge against the Red Hair Pirates?
He had chased them through the Four Seas once before.
Now, seeing this scene, he looked like he wanted to charge in and fight personally.
The others did not understand why Garp was so worked up.
As his adjutant, Bogard knew.
After all, that red-haired brat had led Vice Admiral Garp's own grandson astray. The kid now shouted every day about becoming Pirate King.
Crack.
Garp gripped the binoculars too hard and crushed them.
He tossed aside the broken pieces in his hand and cursed loudly.
"Idiot Charlotte Oven! You can't even beat a fat man.
"And Charlotte Linlin! You've been fighting all day and still haven't taken down that bastard Shanks."
Perhaps because his voice was too loud, almost roaring, Kaido's dragon head looked over from where he lay on the clouds.
"Has this old man lost his mind? Linlin is the one fighting. Why is he so excited?"
Whitebeard also looked over strangely, not understanding what had gotten into the old bastard.
Charlotte Linlin and Shanks, who were fighting, also heard him.
The former looked furious.
The latter looked a little guilty.
Charlotte Linlin knocked Shanks back and cursed toward the warships.
"Shut up, Garp! Come here yourself if you've got the guts!"
"I'll come, then!"
Garp threw off his cloak and prepared to go.
The Marines beside him hurriedly grabbed him.
"Vice Admiral Garp, you can't! We're Marines. We can't team up with pirates."
"Let go of me! Teaming up with pirates? It's not like I haven't done it before!"
Garp's face was red with anger.
The others' faces darkened.
Charlotte Linlin withdrew her gaze and looked at the other battlefields, her expression gloomy.
If this continued, things would not be good.
The little brat in front of her was more troublesome than expected.
Black lightning began crackling along Charlotte Linlin's blade.
"Mamamama. Let me see how much your Conqueror's Haki has grown over the years."
"Come on, Big Mom!"
Shanks held his sword in one arm, and lightning also flickered along the blade.
"Die, brat."
Charlotte Linlin's eyes were vicious as she swung at him with all her strength.
"Come!"
Shanks roared and met her head-on.
Boom!
Their blades strained against each other across a sphere of energy.
Rumble!
A huge sound spread out as red and black arcs of Conqueror's Haki shot into the sky.
Boom!
The dark clouds above began to split apart, slowly opening a massive crack in the middle.
"This is… The sky… The sky split?"
The small fries watching, who had never seen such a scene before, stared blankly at the giant crack overhead.
"Mamamama! No wonder you dared provoke me. But this still isn't enough."
Charlotte Linlin increased the output of her Conqueror's Haki.
Shanks gritted his teeth and said nothing, increasing his own strength as well.
Rumble!
The surrounding ground cracked. Some small fries without enough strength were blown away by the huge aftershock.
Others stabbed their swords into the ground and struggled to raise their heads.
"This is… Their weapons aren't even touching!"
After sensing Shanks' Conqueror's Haki, all the big figures present frowned.
Whitebeard took a sip of wine.
"Gurararara. He's already reached this level? As expected of the brat Roger favored."
Marco's face looked ugly.
"Have the people from Roger's ship already grown to this extent?"
Garp also looked over solemnly.
"He really grew fast. Damn World Government. If they hadn't interfered back then, that brat would already be dead."
The people beside him stared at the two combatants in shock and had no time to care about Garp's complaints.
Borsalino looked at the sky and said,
"Conqueror's Haki really is scary. But compared to that guy, it's still a little lacking."
Sakazuki's face was dark, and he said nothing.
He knew who Kizaru was talking about.
That guy was indeed terrifying.
That battle had also been a humiliation for the Navy.
On the battlefield, everyone began moving away from the two of them.
They were too terrifying.
Even standing a little too close was impossible. The aftershocks alone were beyond what most could withstand.
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