Chapter 13: You don't think I was seriously fighting you just now, do you?

"Clang..."

On the burning warship, thick smokes smoke billows into the sky.

The sound of iron clashing resounded endlessly.

On the entire warship, excluding those who were lying there without knowing whether they were alive or dead and those who had not yet been burned to ashes, there was only Vice Admiral Stainless.

And the terrifying beast he was facing.

"Hateful..."

Stainless constantly collided with the huge beast in front of him.

The impact from every collision was so powerful that he retreated violently every time.

"Crack... bang..."

The flames kept burning.

The terrifying temperature distorted the air. At the same time, it makes Stainless's whole body unbearably hot.

Even the shirt he was wearing was directly burned by terrifying heat.

If he hadn't wrapped his whole body with Armament Haki when he faced Ren earlier, his skin would have been burned.

"Damn it..."

The muscles all over his body were tense and trembling.

Stainless couldn't help but gasp for breath in great difficulty.

The sweat has evaporated before it breaks out. At the same time, the water content in his body is getting lower.

He stared fixedly at the huge, ferocious, and invulnerable beast in front of him, and his heart sank to the bottom.

Despite his sword being covered with Armament Haki, it was still extremely hot.

Moreover, although his hands holding the handle are tightly covered with Armament Haki, it still could not effectively block the terrible high temperature.

It had begun to emit a "sizzling" sound, and strands of flesh and blood were burnt as if they were being roasted.

His palm began to crack, and blood swept out, but before it even gushed out, it was dried directly by the astonishing heat in the blink of an eye.

"Is this your limit?"

On the burning warship, those surviving Marines had already jumped into the sea to escape.

Ren, who had always maintained his Beast Form, glanced at the crisscrossed white scratches on the scales on his body.

Then, his body began to shrink at a speed visible to the naked eye.

His tall figure of just over two meters, which was not prominent compared to Stainless, appeared in front of the other party: "Then, I'm sorry, it's time to end this!"

"Asshole, don't underestimate a Vice Admiral from the Marine Headquarters!"

Stainless's eyes were filled with anger.

But at the same time, he also saw an opportunity to defeat Ren.

"Shave (Soru)..."

Without hesitation, he stepped forward and disappeared in an instant before appearing in front of Ren.

"Chi!" A cold light flashed as his sword struck Ren's neck swiftly.

"Cleng!!"

Sparks sputter as a sword covered with Armament Haki firmly blocks his slashes.

At this moment, the Bonebreaker sword had already taken out his sheath and blocked the incoming blow with perfect accuracy.

"No, I never underestimate a Vice Admiral from the Marine Headquarters. I just personally underestimate you!"

Ren grinned while staring directly at Stainless, who was full of anger and murderous intent.

Of course, he would not underestimate a Vice Admiral from the Marine Headquarters.

After all, there are quite amazing guys in this rank.

For example, the Naval Hero, Monkey D. Garp, Gion, and Tokikake were said to be qualified to be Admirals.

But Stainless is obviously not among them.

"Bastard..."

Stainless was furious.

He kept swinging his sword and attacking Ren in front of him.

He had been fighting fiercely in that terrible heat and using Armament Haki to cover his whole body for a long time, so he had consumed a lot of energy.

Although his slash is still swift and fierce.

But his strength had begun to wane.

Ren was able to parry it steadily and without any disadvantages at all.

"You don't think I was seriously fighting you just now, do you?"

He looked at Stainless, who was panting and sweating profusely while speaking sarcastically: "I'm sorry, I'm just verifying how strong my newly acquired ability is and the defense that my scale armor can reach!"

"Asshole!!"

Hearing those words, Stainless becomes even more furious.

He was a Vice-Admiral, but he was actually used as an experimental subject by the other party to test his devil fruit abilities.

Are you kidding me?

He was completely angered.

He refused to give up and rushed towards Ren with the sword in hand.

"One-sword style..."

Ren's eyes were stern, and his sword was wrapped with Armament Haki while his Observation Haki was firmly locked onto Stainless's aura.

Then he stamped fiercely and rushed out like a beast.

"Clang... clang..."

All of a sudden.

Sparks spattered, and the blades struck each other continuously.

The two figures were so graceful and dazzling.

In the swordfight, they constantly collided fiercely and did not give others a chance.

However, Ren has firmly gained the upper hand, and his sword is extremely powerful.

There was a cold light, and at the two figures intertwined, faint blood constantly splashed around.

"Chi..."

Suddenly, Stainless, who was already at a disadvantage and was wounded, could no longer hold on.

"Ahh..." He was covered in wounds while vomiting blood.

He stabbed the sword on the deck and propped himself up while kneeling down on one knee.

Then he looked at the bloody wounds on his chest.

"Coppers Ren..." He raised his head weakly and stared at Ren opposite him while laughing miserably: "Is this your true strength?"

He thinks that even if he wasn't injured and his physical strength wasn't consumed.

He maintains his prime state and faces off against Ren the Butcher, who doesn't use Devil Fruit's ability.

He may not be able to suppress the other party.

This ridiculously strong young man, even without the Devil Fruit ability, is far more powerful than those pirates with a bounty of 200 million Belly.

His swordsmanship is exquisite and has been honed to perfection.

Although his Armament Haki is not particularly powerful, and it is slightly weaker than him.

However, his Observation Haki is surprisingly strong. He can always avoid his killing blows without missing a beat, predicting where his attack will go lands before counterattacking strongly.

After fighting him for a while, he couldn't even hurt his opponent at all.

At such an age, such strength is quite unbelievable.

He looks like the young Hawkeye, who's now the greatest swordsman in the world!

He could imagine it. If the other party was given a few more years to grow. The Marines will face a powerful and terrifying monster.

The man in front of me is simply a combination of Mihawk and Kaido.

"No... that's just one of them!'

The corners of Ren's mouth rose.

He no longer fought against Stainless and jumped up suddenly.

Then he clenched his right fist and raised it: "What I'm really good at is this..."

Under's Stainless's horrified eyes.

A ball of flames that emits extreme heat suddenly emerged.

"Goodbye!"

Looking down at Stainless, who was covered in large and small wounds all over his body and was no longer able to resist.

Ren's whole body was covered with flames, and his momentum was overwhelming as he punched hard without showing any mercy.

"Fire Fist!"

Only the terrifying flames were seen.

It continues to expand at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In an instant, it turned into a huge flaming fist that distorted the air.

The exaggerated size alone directly covered the entire battleship, which had been about to sink.

Under the countless Marines who were holding onto wooden planks or struggling to survive in the sea and Stainless's eyes, a flaming fish carrying unimaginable high temperatures hit them hard.

"Boom..."

"Ah..."

The sky and sea were dyed with the color of fire.

The terrifying flames, like the flames from hell, destroy everything.

Even the turbulent sea was directly boiled by the flames.

In the entire sea area, a large amount of seawater evaporated, and the sea surface was filled with astonishing mist.

Even the Marines who had escaped and jumped into the sea one after another to survive before were annihilated under this extremely terrifying blow.

The entire fleet, together with Vice Admiral Stainless, was directly wiped out!

"Gulu!"

Watching this scene from a distance.

That intense visual impact caused Carina, who had not yet left, to open her mouth in shock.

Even though she was very far away, she could faintly feel the heat waves hitting her face...

She couldn't help but break into a cold sweat.

"What a monster!"