Step Into The Bottom Mud! (5/5)

"Sister Tashigi won!" Nami exclaimed, her excitement palpable as she clutched Finn's arm with her small hands, shaking it enthusiastically.

"Such powerful swordsmanship!" Charlotte Smoothie's beautiful eyes narrowed in shock. As a skilled swordsman herself, she recognized just how formidable Tashigi's move was.

Imitating Tashigi's technique silently in her mind, Smoothie was astounded to realize that if she had faced that attack, she wouldn't have been able to counter it!

"Master! The swordsmanship you taught Sister Tashigi is incredible! If only I had the talent for it, but alas, I just can't seem to grasp it," Nami pouted, a hint of dissatisfaction in her tone.

Nami's words struck a chord in Charlotte Smoothie. Taught by Finn? Such incredible swordsmanship had actually come from Master Finn!

Her gaze shifted to Nami. You may lack talent, but I don't! Smoothie was also a great swordsman!

Initially grateful to Finn for saving her sisters, her admiration had now ignited a burning ambition. This is a master of swordsmanship! If only I could learn from him, I might finally break through my own limitations.

With a determined thought, she resolved to seek Finn out later and ask for his guidance.

"Stinky brother, didn't you just say Jack wouldn't lose? Now that Sister Tashigi has won, that means Jack has lost too, right?" Robin chimed in, wrapping her arms around Finn from behind and playfully pinching his cheek.

"Really? Take a look for yourself—did Jack lose?" Finn replied, grinning as he clasped her hand.

Everyone turned their gaze to the scene unfolding before them.

Jack, bleeding profusely from his wounds, soared back down onto the deck. Despite the injury, fury painted his face as he glared at Tashigi hovering above him.

"Little girl! Your attack may be strong, but it's not strong enough!" he spat, gritting his teeth. "In front of an awakened Zoan, without a decisive one-hit kill, you can never truly defeat your opponent! Besides, I am an ancient Zoan! I'm a hundred times more terrifying than ordinary Zoans!"

With a roar, he shouted, "Awaken!"

In an instant, Jack's form shifted dramatically—his physique became more angular, his ivory tusks grew longer, and the gaping wound on his chest began to heal right before their eyes. Flesh and blood that had been torn outward retracted under an unseen force, leaving only a faint scar in its wake.

"Whoa..." Robin gasped, stunned. "Zoan's awakened form is incredible!"

Finn shook his head, "No, the transformations of awakened ordinary Zoans are impressive, but not to this extent! Ancient species are still on a different level!"

In the original manga, even against the likes of Fujitora, Sengoku, and Vice Admiral Crane, none had managed to kill Jack, merely sinking him to the bottom of the sea. This showcased his extraordinary resilience.

"My mother once said that, in terms of pure combat strength, Zoan Devil Fruit powers are the most formidable," Charlotte Smoothie added thoughtfully.

"Tashigi, return! You can't handle him!" Finn commanded, his tone firm.

Tashigi, visibly frustrated, hopped back to Finn's side. "Master, I'm sorry for disappointing you."

"What nonsense are you talking?" Finn replied with a smile, ruffling her hair. "Master will never be disappointed! The best way to deal with someone with high defense and resilience is to beat him into submission!"

With that, Finn activated his advanced Moonwalk, effortlessly lifting off the ground and striding toward Jack's pirate ship as if walking on solid ground.

"What is that guy doing? Why can he walk in the air?"

"Is that Moonwalk?"

"No way! Have you ever seen a Moonwalk like that?"

"Is he using a Devil Fruit ability?"

As Finn approached, Jack's crew gaped in disbelief.

"Monkey D. Finn! Do you think you can outlast me in a battle of strength?" Jack bellowed, fury glinting in his eyes. "You'll regret underestimating the power of an awakened Zoan!"

With that, Jack leaped into the air, powered by his own force, towering at 8.3 meters tall, dwarfing Finn.

He landed in front of Finn and proclaimed, "Mammoth form!"

With a thunderous roar, Jack transformed into an enormous mammoth, his size skyrocketing to ten meters in height and thirty meters in length, rendering Finn almost invisible beside him.

"Finn! You little fool! I'll show you the might of the ancient species today!" Jack roared, raising a colossal leg poised to stomp down.

Finn looked up at the massive appendage, realizing the danger of Jack's powerful kick. Against a foe unskilled in speed, that stomp could end the battle in an instant.

Advanced Shaved!

In a flash, Finn vanished from his spot!

Jack's massive foot crashed into empty air, generating shockwaves around him.

But Jack couldn't fly! The leap had been fueled solely by inertia, and now, having missed his target, he plummeted back to the deck.

As Jack landed, the sunlight vanished abruptly, as if a shadow had been cast overhead.

"What's happening?" Jack wondered, glancing up.

His eyes widened in horror. What!!!

Finn was no longer the little figure he had once been. Now, he towered as a giant, a staggering 1,000 meters tall!

With a casual glance, Finn looked down at Jack and his crew, as if surveying tiny paper boats in a gutter.

"Jack, you little one! Move quickly, or I might not even see you!" Finn teased, a smirk on his face.

Jack's face flushed with humiliation. Just moments ago, he had mocked Finn for his size, but now, the tables had turned. He was the small one, dwarfed by Finn's colossal form.

"Bastard! I'll tear you apart!" Jack screamed, rage boiling inside him.

"Save it! I don't have time to play with a small fry like you," Finn declared, raising his massive foot and bringing it down toward Jack.

With no time to dodge, Jack could only brace himself.

"Call me a small fry..." Jack seethed, fury fueling his attack as he charged forward.

But then, Finn enveloped his foot in Armament Haki, a formidable shield that pulsed with energy.

Damn! Is this even fair?

Facing such an unstoppable force, Jack's strike felt like a futile attempt to stop a freight train.

SNAP!

Finn's colossal foot crashed down upon Jack, crushing him like a bug beneath a giant fly swatter. With a mighty stomp, he sent Jack and the three pirate ships crashing down into the sea.

BOOM!

The ocean roared as Finn's foot submerged, plummeting to the bottom like a missile!

1,000...

2,000...

3,000...

Finally, they reached the ocean floor, where Finn's foot pressed Jack and the three pirate ships into the mud, sealing their fate beneath the waves.