World Destroyer (4/5)

"Not bad, World, I can't believe you've retained this level of strength!" Longinus had a steady gait and had recovered from his injuries when it took him to speak.

While World was indeed powerful, his body no longer supported him to continue this high-intensity fight.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to step by step increase the increase from thirty times to a hundred times, knowing that the other party was powerful.

"Kid, you can't imagine much more than that!" World's fists clenched, and his heart continued to sink as he realized that the Red Hair Pirates seemed to have planned for this.

At the age of fifty-eight, he is not quite old enough to be called old, but those ten years of freezing have caused irreversible damage to his body, and the betrayal of his men has caused his faith to be nearly shattered.

World had to admit that he was no match for this marine now unless he ... released the restrictions and went all out.

However, that would result in the same result as death, and even if he won in the end, he would be a useless man without any power.

But he wasn't going to run away from it anymore!

"Why the silence, World, wasn't it to show me your tactics?" Longinus let out a ragged breath and looked at the other man with steely eyes.

"I just didn't expect that the final battle would be between me and you, a marine brat." Seemingly opening the shackles of his heart, World's body's breath continued to rise, and the previously illusory and disheveled Busoshoku Haki became thick and solid.

"This fight is finally looking like something." Longinus enveloped the arena in Kenbunshoku Haki, Busoshoku Haki, covering his perimeter and glaring at his opponent.

"Don't look down on the pirates! Marine brat!" World stepped on the ground with such force that the ground shook as if it were a miniature earthquake, and he used the recoil to fly towards Longinus like a cannonball.

This speed was even more terrifying than the 100x speed of the previous semi-crippled state.

However, Longinus, who was prepared, was not entirely unable to deal with it, and he, who had exerted his Kenbunshoku Haki to the extreme, dodged to one side the moment World launched his attack.

A blast of wind!

Waldo practically grazed his corner and rushed past him.

It's a good thing that this extreme speed is something that even World himself can't control very well. He can only sprint in a straight line and can't change direction in the middle of the sprint; otherwise, it would be hard for him to dodge like this to work.

Bang!

World crashed into the mountain, collapsing halfway down before he could stop, and many of the Red Hair Pirates who hadn't been able to jump yet tumbled down.

"Hahaha! It hurts, it's been a long time since I've had a wild ride like this!" World stepped out of the shattered mountain and laughed, ignoring the Red Hair Pirates around him who were gnashing their teeth at him.

"What a terrible destructive force, is that why you're called the World Destroyer?" Longinus could not help but take a deep breath, and what a strong Busoshoku Haki, paired with almost space-spanning speed, could create was unparalleled destructive power.

World's Busoshoku Haki is not even for offense, but specifically to protect itself.

"Scared yet, Marine brat?" World laughed, "A real fight is not the kind of game you think you're playing!"

"Looks like you're quite proud of your destructive power!" Longinus tossed aside his tattered coat of justice to reveal a lean upper body cast in steel, "In that case, let me crush your pride one by one!"

"Anyone can tell a big lie, but do you have the strength?" World shouted, "Try to take the old man's move first, Death Punch!"

World went into a rage again, running like a brute.

Sai Dai Rin - Rokuogan!

Longinus thrust his palms across the room and materialized a shockwave of gas that burst out.

It struck World almost instantly, but like a stubborn rock in a river, he remained standing, even if the turbulence was impetuous.

The shockwave of gas that was enough to crack mountains and rocks hit World, only causing his body to shake a little and fly off to the sides like a stream of water split by a stubborn rock.

Longinus' attack was not even able to buy a moment.

But that's enough!

For, Longinus had met the shockwave as soon as it had blasted out, grabbing the horns of World's hat while the wave of air was blasting his body.

Bang!

In just an instant, the brim shattered, and Longinus's hands pressed directly on top of World's head.

However, World's ramming continued, toppling Longinus backward and forwards.

Longinus pressed his feet against the ground as if he were a bulldozer, cutting two narrow gullies on the surface until they retreated to the edge of the forest.

"How is it possible that World-sama's ultimate move has been broken!"

The pirates who had seen World's great power and were about to cheer were all wildly shouting, "Liar, right? How can you stop at that speed?"

Under that kind of high-speed friction, even with Busoshoku hardening, Longinus's hands were still bloodied and battered.

But Longinus was disregarding the wound on his hand and just laughed, "Gotcha!"

World didn't have time to react before he felt his body rise into the air, grabbed by Longinus, and yanked towards his position, then hit World with a stiff knee to the abdomen.

Poof!

World spurted out a mouthful of blood, even spitting out many pieces of his organs.

But he was also ruthless, and seeing that he couldn't break free of the restraints, he accelerated his head and hammered away at Longinus' crotch area.

"Rocket head hammer!"

Longinus had a lousy chill; where's the rocket head hammer? It's merely an exploding egg head hammer, alright!

Instead, Longinus dribbled his leg like a whip and the leg that hadn't been retracted hooked right into World's body, sending him flying out again.

"World-sama, World-sama, are you all right?" World's pirates quickly gathered around, concerned.

"Get out of my way, and don't get in the way." World didn't take kindly to this and pushed the pirates roughly away, his body swaying a few steps, but he recovered again.

"You seem to have gotten stronger than just your physical strength after the desperate streak." Longinus was slightly surprised; this rate of recovery was already as fast as many Zoan abilities.

It is a different concept from the sickly old man from before.

"For a true pirate, injuries are simply commonplace."

World craned his neck, "An injury of this magnitude isn't enough to make me quit the game!"

"Down to you, you actually cracked my attack, even Garp would never have been as strong as you were at your age!"

World took a deep breath, the white mist steaming above his head, "I'm sure the World Government and the Marine Headquarters would be heartbroken if I killed you, that would be considered as completing my revenge on me!"