Chapter 97: Beating Luffy… His Dad!

Dragon narrowly dodged Adrian's sudden attack, and he could not help but sweat.

The next moment, he narrowed his eyes and then turned his body. While maintaining the same extreme speed as before, he slammed another powerful dragon claw at Adrian.

This claw was full of power!

When Adrian took the dragon claw, he could clearly feel the strength added to it, which was a little stronger than before!

Why can the protagonist explode, also why can the protagonist's dad can also explode?

Adrian showed an unhappy expression. At the moment when Dragon was about to launch the next attack, he once again used the Ghost Warrior to exchange positions with a white ghost.

Seeing the white ghost once again move away from him, Dragon clenched his fists and instantly used his own ability.

The next second, the sky changed and the world lost color.

On the vast and desolate island, a strong wind suddenly blew up, the sky suddenly became overcast, the clouds rolled, thunder roared in the sky, and several tree-like lightning flashed across the thick clouds, followed by heavy rain.

"This ability... Can a simple Wind-type Devil Fruit do this?"

Torrential raindrops beat down on Adrian's body, causing his brows to furrow slightly.

Swish!

A dark green figure broke through the rain curtain and rushed over from afar, appearing before him in the blink of an eye.

Adrian gripped the hilt of his Yubashiri sword with both hands and prepared to block.

Clang!

This time, his arm felt a slight tingling sensation.

Dragon's strength had increased yet again, and his speed was also increasing!

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Dragon used his signature Dragon Claw in rapid succession, striking at Adrian's limbs and torso. His movements were fluid and free-flowing, like water.

Adrian also swung his sword to block, but his close-quarters combat experience was ultimately no match for Dragon, who had been immersed in this art for many years. He was gradually being overwhelmed by Dragon's attacks.

"I underestimated you!"

Adrian used the Ghost Warrior technique to quickly create distance between them.

In the next second, he swung his Yubashiri, releasing a huge white slash.

Dragon stomped his feet on the ground and used the Six Styles, Shave, to dodge.

The small mountain behind him was directly cut in half by the slash, and the upper half of the mountain fell to the ground, causing a violent earthquake and stirring up a cloud of dust.

Seeing that Adrian's slash could cause such a terrifying effect, Dragon's pupils narrowed slightly.

Just now, he used his ability to create a stormy environment, hoping to see if he could use it to restrict the White Ghost's special Devil Fruit ability, but he didn't expect the White Ghost's sword technique to be so powerful!

Ghost Mimicry: Imitation Game

Adrian's mind moved, and he created dozens of mimic ghosts that looked exactly like him. He also entered a ghostified state himself, blending in with the crowd of mimic ghosts, like a drop of water melting into the sea.

Dragon stopped his attack, held his breath, and the intense sense of danger coming from all directions stimulated his nerves like needles.

He widened his eyes, almost using his Observation Haki to its fullest, but he still couldn't tell which one in the crowd of mimic ghosts was the real Adrian and which one was the fake.

With the help of the Ghost Warrior, Adrian could instantly switch places with any ghost.

In other words, any of the ghosts on the battlefield at this time could be "Adrian"!

And each "Adrian" could instantly switch between the real and the virtual at will!

"Dragon, it's over!"

Adrian's voice suddenly appeared behind Dragon.

Is he going to attack from behind?

Dragon's expression was calm, and he did not act rashly. He trusted his observation Haki more than his hearing!

Wooo——

It was the sound of a blade cutting through the air!

Dragon suddenly turned to the side, and the Dragon Claw that he had been charging for a long time blasted out towards the right side!

Clang!

Swish! Swish! Swish!...

Apart from blocking the sword on the right side, Dragon was hit by all the other "Adrian" in an instant!

Although in order to achieve the effect of "a thousand strikes in an instant", the power attached to Yubashiri by Adrian was not too strong, but he himself was a swordsman who had comprehended the breathing of all things, and his attack power was not weak!

In just the blink of an eye, Dragon's dark green cloak became tattered, and there were deep bone-piercing sword wounds all over his body. Blood was constantly flowing out of the wounds, and the whole person was instantly dyed red!

Although it looked extremely terrifying from the outside, Adrian did not attack Dragon's vitals. He was not ready to kill Dragon here!

But even so, Dragon's originally extremely powerful aura suddenly weakened, although it was still much stronger than at the beginning, but it had already passed its peak.

It was clear that Dragon was about to exit his "explosion moment" at this time.

But the battle is not over yet!

Dragon tried his best to activate Life Return, trying to control the situation of blood loss.

"Still not giving up?"

Adrian rushed to Dragon's front again, raising Yubashiri high in his hand.

Dragon used his Observation Haki to predict that Adrian was going to attack his abdomen, so he raised his right leg and coated it in Armament Haki to try to block the attack.

His timing was not wrong.

However, he underestimated the number of ghost around him!

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Several sharp blades of light directly struck Dragon's right leg, quickly breaking through the protection of his Armament Haki, leaving his right leg a bloody mess.

With his right leg, the support of his body, severely injured, Dragon's main body couldn't help but lose its balance for a moment.

In this split second, Adrian was quick to seize the opportunity.

He rubbed his fingers slightly, and the Yubashiri spun in the air several times. The blade back revealed a cold aura, and a dazzling blade of light was slashed out.

With a loud bang, Dragon was like a ball that had been hit, and his entire body flew backwards in an instant. The residual force of the blade light struck his body, causing him to involuntarily spit out a mouthful of blood. Dark red blood droplets splattered in the air.

Bang!

Dragon crashed heavily into the muddy ground, creating a crater several meters in diameter. He looked battered and bruised.

After sending Dragon flying, Adrian wasted no time in using his Devil Fruit ability.

He knew how terrifying physical monsters could be in this world, and since he had held back just now, who knew if Dragon still had the strength to continue fighting?

Melancholy Ghost: Sage Moment.

The Melancholy Ghost, which had a faint blue glow, flew at Dragon at an extreme speed and pierced through his body.

Dragon's ferocious expression instantly turned calm and peaceful, even with a hint of regret.

However, a few seconds later.

Dragon's expression suddenly changed. His eyes narrowed, and his body was filled with an extremely violent aura. A terrifying will wave spread out in all directions.

"It really is Conqueror's Haki…"

Adrian shook his head and walked up to Dragon, who was still standing motionless. He gently poked Dragon's chest with the scabbard of Yubashiri.

BOOM!

Dragon's entire body fell backward into the muddy pit behind him, his eyes turning white. He was clearly exhausted and unconscious.

"But! It was even more satisfying to fight!"