Chapter 67.2 : Ian vs Jozu!!
"Hey! This is too much, isn't it?! Huh?"
Thatch quickly jumped down from the rock mountain, feeling the peak tremble beneath his feet.
"Yahhh!!"
Below, Diamond Jozu gripped the base of the rock mountain with both hands, using his Armament Haki to reinforce the mountain so he could hold onto it without it crumbling.
With a thunderous shout, he tore the mountain apart, then swung with all his might, hurling the nearly hundred-meter-tall cylindrical rock into the sky.
"Jozu!!"
Thatch cheered loudly, "Haha! That's the way!"
The rock collided with the fireball, instantly igniting it in mid-air.
"Really troublesome," Ian remarked with a sigh.
On the sea, massive waves were crashing against the shore, sending sprays of water flying into the air.
After several consecutive waves, enormous pirate ships surged towards the coast, propelled by the current, unstoppable!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The continuous sounds of thunder resonated as the pirate ships carved deep trenches into the shore. The Beast Pirates had landed!
"Mwahahaha! Charge, you trash!"
Queen stomped his foot on the bow of the ship, laughing heartily.
"Charge!!"
The first to leap out was a white shadow, Yamato! The girl had transformed into her Human-Beast Form, sprinting through the air at full speed.
Following her, a large number of pirates jumped off the deck, cheering as they launched their assault.
Soon after, enormous figures began to appear on the decks of the ships.
A total of ten massive creatures, as towering as mountains, appeared, laughing ominously.
As they jumped onto the shore, the ground trembled beneath them.
"What is that?"
In the Whitebeard Pirates' camp, Thatch was taken aback. "Are they ancient giants? This is outrageous! Teach! Go take them all down!"
"Eh? Me?"
Beside him, a stout man with a claw on his hand pointed at himself, bewildered.
"Ha ha! Just kidding! But," Thatch unsheathed his twin swords. As a chef and a swordsman, he figured he could handle it, right?
"Marco isn't here, so we have to step up!"
"..."
The stout man, Marshall D. Teach, silently lamented in his heart but nodded solemnly, "I understand! Captain Thatch!"
"Then let's go!!"
The Whitebeard Pirates charged forward.
In the next moment, the pirates from both crews clashed together, with gunpowder and blades, screams and death, all creating a chaotic symphony in that instant.
"Ha ha ha ha! Mahoroba"
Yamato suddenly fell from the sky, and as her iron staff crashed down, it erupted into a cloud of white icy mist. A large number of pirates nearby were instantly frozen into solid blocks of ice.
"Soru—White Serpent Strike!"
The girl transformed into an afterimage, darting through the crowd. Each swing of her iron staff sent groups of pirates crashing into ice sculptures that shattered upon impact.
She was having a blast.
However, Ian in the sky frowned tightly.
What's this idiot doing? Doesn't she know to check her surroundings while charging in?
Yamato's iron staff struck a man on the back of the head.
This time, instead of crushing the skull, she felt a jolt that made her hands sting, and she was knocked backward.
The towering man turned his head, looking down at the surprised Yamato. "Kaido's daughter, huh?"
"Hmm!"
Yamato tilted her head, "Who the heck are you?"
Diamond Jozu's brow furrowed.
There should be a limit to how much one can look down on others, right? His body instantly transformed into diamond, charging at Yamato like a locomotive. "Shining Charge!"
Women didn't matter, children didn't matter; he was an egalitarian.
"Hey!"
Yamato suddenly gasped.
So fast!
Despite such a massive size, the speed of the charge was astonishing! Oh no, there's no time—
Boom!!
The ground shook as a colossal figure descended from the sky, delivering a powerful punch to Jozu.
The earth shattered violently; the mere shockwave from the impact sent soil and rocks flying into the air for dozens of meters around.
Jozu staggered back two steps, astonished as he looked up.
Such power!
"This guy is not an opponent you should be facing right now."
A calm voice came from above.
Yamato looked up in surprise. "Ian?"
Above her was a gigantic golden dragon.
"Go play somewhere else."
Ian grabbed Yamato and casually tossed her toward the coast.
"Ian!! That's so sneaky!!"
The girl shouted in frustration, prompting Ian to roll his eyes. He had originally planned to take it easy and deal with the other division captains while leaving Jozu and Vista, the two high-ranking officers, to King and Queen.
"Just in time!"
Jozu's expression turned fierce as veins bulged on his arms like snakes, twisting ominously. "I'll crush every bone in your body to honor Izo and all the comrades you've killed!"
So frightening.
"Why don't we switch opponents?"
Ian turned his head.
Not far away, Uncle King was already swinging his blazing sword, clashing with Vista.
Meanwhile, Queen had transformed into a giant brachiosaurus, being besieged by a group of Whitebeard Pirates, including a very familiar chubby guy.
It was truly a chaotic pirate battle: captain against captain, officer against officer, and scrubs against scrubs.
There was no other way.
Let me break the deadlock.
Ian's massive form began to shrink, his limbs covered in a shell-like armor, and his normally slender body became thick and heavy.
"This form is perfect for dealing with you."
Ian moved his neck, grinning widely. "Here we go! Diamond Jozu!"
When it comes to strength and defense, I'm confident I won't lose to anyone.
"Shining Charge!"
Jozu charged forward like a freight train without hesitation.
Ian activated his move as well.
The Sphere Beast Mode moved sluggishly, but…
Soru!
With this technique, it was a different story.
Ian propelled himself forward, flames erupting behind him to accelerate his speed.
"Steel Mountain Crash of the Winged Dragon!"
The two figures, one large and one small, collided in an instant.
It felt like the very air was bursting apart, and thunder roared in response.
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