CH 22: Crushing battle

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End the battle in one minute? Are you kidding? Where does this guy get the confidence?"

"It's not a good thing to be too confident. After all, he probably hasn't seen Jack's strength yet."

"Jack is an Devil fruit user with in the form of a mammoth from Zoan's ancient species. Both his defense and recovery power are as strong as those of a monster. How can he be defeated so easily?"

"Yes, even if you fire a hundred cannons at him, you probably won't be able to kill him."

"The battle ended in one minute. Does that mean he was defeated? Haha!"

Everyone in the square shook their heads, and no one was optimistic about it. Instead, they looked at Carlos with a faint look of pity.

Jack was able to stand out from so many people present and be promoted to All-Star. He relied on the hard power of real swords and guns. His performance was obvious to all. Speaking nonsense in front of the other party, who can withstand such provocation?

If nothing else, this new contender should be angry. Even Kaido on the stage stopped leaving and cast a concerned look.

...

"Asshole!"

Jack's face was full of anger, and he whipped out two long curved knives and rushed towards Carlos. Carlos smiled. Armament Haki was in full swing. His right fist reflected bursts of dark metallic luster and blasted towards the opponent head-on!

Boom!

Suddenly there was a dull loud noise in the square. Jack only felt as if a huge mountain was crushing towards him! Waves of severe pain came like a tide, and his whole body felt numb.

"Ugh--"

He groaned, and his huge and burly body flew hundreds of meters away like a cannonball. Following a violent vibration, his whole body was deeply embedded in the granite wall.

For a while, the faces of the Beasts Pirates who were watching the battle not far away changed greatly. Who's-Who looked at the large human-shaped crater on the far wall and swallowed. That blow that Carlos just made. He didn't react at all! This speed, this power... If he put himself in Jack's shoes, he'd have the same fate!

Kurozumi Orochi was also stunned.

"Crazy Death Man, this guy..."

Beside him, the expression of the warrior known as Kyoshiro became extremely solemn, and he murmured:

"This is... Emission! To such an astonishing degree, this man is so powerful!"

Kaido narrowed his eyes slightly, squeezed the wine bottle in his hand, and sat back in his original seat.

"I originally thought this was an evenly matched battle, but I didn't expect the strength gap between the two sides to be so huge."

"With this level of Haki, is this kid a monster? It seems that the information in the newspaper is true. No wonder that old guy Rayleigh wants to accept him as his disciple."

...

The gazes from the crowd of onlookers were like needle pricks. Jack's face turned red and white, and a strong sense of unwillingness and frustration surged inside him.

"Damn it!"

He suddenly roared and used his hands and feet to struggle out of the wall. His whole body continued to expand and become bigger. After a while, a mammoth that was three stories tall appeared in front of everyone. The tiny eyes revealed endless madness and bloodthirstiness, and a powerful aura from the ancient wild beast enveloped the entire place.

"You are very strong! But I am not that easily defeated.

The giant mammoth let out a thunderous roar, raised its sharp tusks, and ran all the way to crush Carlos. The hard floors along the way burst under the trampling of the giant beast. Countless bricks were trampled into powder, flying everywhere, and smoke and dust rose into the sky with terrifying momentum.

"Good momentum, that's all."

Carlos calmly took out the secret weapon from his waist. On the stage, Kurozumi narrowed his eyes and couldn't help blurting out.

"Good knife!"

Kyoshiro next to him was also staring at the dark thunder in Carlos' hand. His breathing became rapid, and countless thoughts were tumbling in his heart.

"There is no doubt that this is a famous sword that is not weaker than Wanokuni's national treasure!"

"I heard that this guy is also a great swordsman. Now there is something good to watch..."

Everyone in the audience stared intently at the two sides fighting on the field. The next moment, two figures, one small and one large, suddenly collided with each other.

Boom!

The location where the two of them were shrouded in a flash of swords and shadows. Countless slashes roared across the sky. Even from dozens of meters away, you could feel the strong wind blowing against your face, like a knife cutting you.

In order to prevent being affected by the fighting, the onlookers retreated again and again, immediately leaving a large open space in the square. Smoke and dust billowed up in the center of the square, obscuring everyone's view. Only screams and cries could be heard continuously.

However, in just ten seconds, the smoke gradually dispersed. The originally clean and tidy square ground was beyond recognition and was already in disarray. There were countless crisscrossing ravines and fissures throughout. The giant mammoth returned to its human form under Carlos' attack and fell limply into a piece of rubble.

The huge square was silent. Everyone looked at Jack in the ruins in disbelief. The situation couldn't be more obvious. The outcome is decided!

Queen bit her cigar hard with a look of fear on her face.

"Did he lose so quickly? What an amazing attack."

Jhin took a deep breath.

"Boss Kaido, this guy should have reached the level of a great swordsman."

Kaido suddenly stood up from his seat. Compared to others, he could "see" the situation clearly through Observation Haki.

"Such Haki, such sword skills..."

At this moment, the name of a former enemy suddenly popped into his mind: Kozuki Oden!

Kurozumi Orochi turned his head and said with envy:

"Even Wanokuni, which has many warriors, would be hard-pressed to find another such strong man."

"Kaido, you're lucky, you found a treasure."

...

Off stage, Carlos slowly put away the hidden thunder and looked up.

"One minute shouldn't have passed yet, right?"

Kaido naturally knew what the other person meant. According to the rules, Carlos won and should replace Jack as the new All-Star. But looking at Jack lying not far away, he was speechless for a moment and felt an inexplicable regret in his heart.

Carlos easily won without breaking a sweat. He should be happy. But when he thought about it, this guy was just an ordinary Zoan ability user. He felt an indescribable awkwardness in his heart. On the contrary, Jack is an ancient species, only eighteen years old, and there is still considerable room for improvement in the future.

But in front of so many people, Kaido couldn't go back on his word after he had said it. He could only hope that Jack would work hard to become stronger in the future and regain his own position...

Kaido sighed softly and was about to make an announcement. Suddenly, the subordinates screamed in surprise from below.

"Boss Kaido! The fleet of the BIGMOM pirates has begun climbing the waterfall!"

"What?!"

Kaido's eyes flashed with light. He couldn't help but look into the distance and murmured:

"Linlin, can't such a chasm stop you..."

"All Beasts Pirates listen! Head to the waterfall and intercept the BIGMOM pirates!"