How can the gap be so huge
"One Piece!"
"Before One Piece appeared, were there no pirates in this world?!"
Zephyr was stunned and couldn't find a suitable reason for a moment, but he refuted Gawain's words: "It's no use talking more."
"No matter what, I can't let you continue to grow!"
The next moment, Zephyr moved.
Even though he was dragging a heavy Battle Smasher and was old and sick, his speed was still as fast as lightning.
In just a few seconds, he rushed in front of Gawain and swung the Battle Smasher on his right arm towards Gawain.
Whoosh!
Just the gusts of wind caused by Zephyr's actions blew Gawain's golden hair.
His momentum was as ferocious as a galloping beast, and his every move displayed the unbridled power of top physical skills.
Bang!
Gawain swung his sword to block Zephyr's attack, but his arm was still numb from the force.
He took advantage of the situation and retreated dozens of meters, but before he could stand firm, Zephyr's next wave of attack came again.
This time, Gawain even saw a bullet thrown out of the Battle Smasher.
The internal mechanism was running frantically, making a numbing sound, and its power was incomparable.
"I can't just take this thing head-on!"
Gawain's mouth twitched, and he took several steps back and appeared in the distance. Looking back, he saw Zephyr's powerful and heavy blow, hitting the ground heavily…
Boom!
The ground cracked open instantly, and spider-web-like cracks spread in all directions.
The center of the attack sank several meters due to impact.
Pa! Pa! Pa!
After a burst of heavy footsteps, Zephyr walked out of the huge pit, looked at Gawain in the distance, and grinned: "It's been a while since I used my full strength. I'll finish you off with my next strike!"
"That's exactly what I want!"
Gawain sheathed his sword, and his aura became even more fierce.
Clink!
The blade popped out half an inch, making a crisp sound.
The next moment, he suddenly launched an attack and appeared at Zephyr's side.
Zephyr instinctively threw a punch, but Gawain disappeared from his sight.
Zephyr frowned, but in his heart, he was shocked by Gawain's speed.
The words 'very fast' that he saw in Gawain's file had a real meaning at this moment.
Even among the opponents he had fought in his life, not many could achieve this level, and most of them relied on the power of Devil Fruit's ability!
"Can you learn such a skill by yourself?!"
"Then I can't—"
A silver light interrupted Zephyr's words, and he subconsciously raised the Battle Smasher to block in front of him…
Boom!
After a deafening explosion, Guanze Masamune's blade was directly embedded in the Battle Smasher.
Zephyr's pupils suddenly shrank, and his vigilance to Gawain in his heart increased to an extreme level!
You should know that a large amount of Sea Prism Stone is mixed into the manufacturing process of the Battle Smasher, and its hardness is almost comparable to that of diamond, and it even has a toughness far exceeding that of diamond.
Even the best swordsman would have a hard time destroying it!
"The next blow will kill you!"
Gawain's voice was indifferent, and the Guanze Masamune in his hand emitted a faint fluorescence, which was a symbol of the activation of the Extreme Force.
His cutting ability has been raised to the extreme!
"Arrogant brat!"
Zephyr smiled faintly, with a ferocious arc on the corner of his mouth, and his Armament Haki that he had cultivated to the extreme was suddenly activated, dyeing the Battle Smasher directly into a pitch-black color, and then he went against the trend to face Gawain's slash.
Gawain was not afraid at all, waving his sword to confront him. In an instant, he exchanged hundreds of blows with Zephyr!
One is wild and domineering and has cultivated the Armament Haki to the extreme. Even though Zephyr is old, his strength is still overwhelming!
While the other one is sharp that cuts everything in sight. Although Gawain is still immature, its momentum is not inferior at all!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Amid the continuous collision sounds, the entire island was shaking.
The Flying Slash that shot out from time to time shocked the Marines present.
"He can actually… fight with Zephyr-sensei to this extent?!"
"East Blue…"
Binz's words were unclear.
He has followed Zephyr for many years and has seen countless pirates with bounties of over 100 million or even over 1 billion, all of whom were easily defeated by Zephyr.
But the man in front of him, who is not inferior in momentum at all to Zephyr, even if he searches through all the memories in his mind, there is only this one person in front of him.
At this moment, he finally understood why White Knight Gawain, a rookie with a bounty of only 200 million, attracted so much attention from the Marines!
Bounties can often represent the combat power of pirates, but they are not always accurate!
At least for Gawain in front of him, even adding a zero to this number would not be too much!
"We can't let this go on any longer!"
Smoker's face was solemn because, for Zephyr, being evenly matched is equivalent to being at a disadvantage.
If he cannot defeat his opponent in a short period of time, the only thing waiting for Zephyr is failure.
He is old.
That old body could no longer support high-intensity combat for long.
"But we have to keep that guy here!"
Smoker's eyes fell on Gawain.
Originally, in his eyes, Gawain was a different kind of pirate, but when the affairs of the Kingdom of Goa were uncovered, he gave up on this idea.
For the sake of a few guards who offended the king, he was willing to drag the entire country into the abyss.
"Such a person… Can't roam the sea!"
The next moment, Smoker leaped up from the deck, turned into billowing smoke, and rushed towards Gawain in the distance.
The Nanashaku Jitte, in his hand, blasted out black shadows all over the sky!
"Roll!"
Gawain shouted angrily and slashed at Smoker with his sword.
Whoosh!
A line of blood burst out from Smoker's chest, and the Nanashaku Jitte in his hand was also cut into two pieces by Gawain!
"The gap… How can the gap be so huge!"
With an unwilling roar, Smoker collapsed to the ground; blood flowed along his body and into the sea along the cracks in the ground.
"Smoker!"
Zephyr was extremely anxious for a moment. After using the Battle Smasher to knock Gawain away, he hurried forward to check Smoker's injuries. After confirming that he still had a breath, he turned around and looked at Gawain.
At this moment, he felt that the anger in his chest was almost burning him.
Watching his disciple fall before his eyes once again, he couldn't help but recall the nightmare-like night a few years ago and the pirate who held a naginata and had a mental disability but was as strong as a monster.
The powerlessness and despair even made him doubt whether his justice of not killing was meaningful.
The other side killed the students on the boat one by one in front of him.
When the two shadows overlapped before his eyes, Zephyr also lost his mind at this moment: "It turns out that pirates are the culprits who bring disaster to this world and are the main culprits behind countless tragedies!"
He let out a hysterical roar, and his Armament Haki, which he had cultivated to the extreme, twisted into streams of air that wrapped around his entire body like full body armor.
The Battle Smasher was running at full capacity, ejecting three shells in succession, and due to the excessive squeezing performance inside, hot steam gushed out from the pressure relief valve.
What this brought was extremely terrifying power!
"I'm going to kill you!"
The sound had not yet landed, but Zephyr appeared beside Gawain and smashed the exaggerated Battle Smasher in his hand towards Gawain!
Boom!
As the blow fell, the ground around Zephyr suddenly sank, and even underground springs gushed out like fountains, spreading through the cracked ground all the way to the end of the sight!
Even Binz and others standing on the boat felt a tremor under their feet at this moment and were deeply shocked by Zephyr's attack.
"That guy is dead!"
After saying this, Binz thought of Smoker and said hurriedly: "Quick!"
"Go and save Smoker!"
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