Whoosh—!
A figure broke through the air, treading the Void Realm, and steadily paused in mid-air.
His golden short hair fluttered slightly in the sea breeze, one hand in his pocket.
With his other hand, he slowly lit a cigarette.
"Tsk…"
Sanji narrowed his eyes slightly, his gaze sweeping over the scene on the beach.
He frowned, a disdainful smile playing on his lips.
"Oh, I thought something big had happened, but it's just these small fries?
You're not having trouble dealing with them, are you, Mosshead?"
No sooner had Sanji finished speaking than Zoro's expression immediately turned grim.
Veins bulged on his forehead, and several large exclamation marks instantly appeared above his head!
"What did you just say, Perverted Cook?!!!"
Zoro suddenly raised his head, his eyes as sharp as blades, emitting a strong Battle Intent.
Sanji took a deep drag from his cigarette, slowly exhaling a ring of white smoke, a mocking smile on his face:
"I said—you idiot who gets lost, how do you always end up in someone else's territory every time you patrol?"
"If I hadn't happened to be patrolling this way, I'm afraid you wouldn't even find your way back, would you?"
Zoro's eye twitched violently, his hand slowly resting on the hilt of the sword at his waist, his tone low:
"Do you want to fight, Perverted Cook?"
Sanji's gaze sharpened slightly at the words.
He lightly tapped the air with his toes, and his figure slowly descended.
His gaze met Zoro's, and Battle Intent gradually surged between the two!
"I was too lazy to bother with you, but since you're so eager for a beating…"
Sanji's lips curled slightly upwards as he slowly unbuttoned his shirt.
"I'll humor you then, you idiotic swordsman."
Their gazes clashed fiercely in the air, like a thunderous confrontation!
A battle was about to erupt!
Zoro slightly lowered his stance, slowly drawing wado ichimonji with both hands, Killing Intent pervading, Battle Intent soaring to the heavens!
"Perfect, I've long wanted to fight you too!"
"I've always been annoyed, Perverted Cook!"
Zoro sneered:
"You keep boasting that your Ultimate Technique Mode is very strong, and you even dared to shamelessly say it's more powerful than my Asura Mode…"
"Today, let's decide the victor!!!"
Sanji exhaled a puff of smoke, his lips slightly curved, his eyes cold.
"Enough talk, today I'll show you the gap."
"Let's see if your proud slashes can break my defense!"
Although Sanji didn't know why, with the enhancement of Ultimate Technique Mode,
his defense and speed had received an epic boost.
Especially his defense, which was even harder than his Armament Haki.
Coupled with his own Armament Haki, Sanji felt he could already be immune to the damage of most people in this world.
Even if Zoro could unleash Great Swordsman-level slashes, Sanji was confident he could take them.
The air instantly solidified, and a suffocating sense of oppression swept across the entire coastline.
The pebbles on the beach trembled slightly, shaken by an invisible Aura.
And just as the two were about to erupt—
The small fries: ????
On the ground, the more than a hundred enemies who had originally planned to ambush Zoro.
Now, each of them was dumbfounded, their faces filled with confusion and bewilderment.
"Boss… why are they fighting each other?"
A pirate subordinate whispered, his eyes full of confusion.
The bounty hunter next to him frowned, his expression equally grim:
"…Aren't they comrades?"
The pirate Captain said, "What a good opportunity. I thought they were reinforcements, but I didn't expect them to fight among themselves, hahahaha, heaven helps me."
"We'll hold back for now, and after they're both injured, we'll reap the benefits!"
The small fries exclaimed in surprise, "As expected of our cunning and treacherous Captain!"
"Hmph, our Captain even knows military strategy, you low-level bounty hunters should learn from him!"
"…"
However—
In the very next second.
Zoro and Sanji had already engaged in battle.
Zoro's blade flashed with a cold light, instantly covered in Armament Haki.
The thick, inky Armament Haki enveloped wado ichimonji, slashing fiercely towards Sanji!
Sanji's eyes narrowed slightly, and blazing flames erupted from his feet.
Pitch-black Armament Haki covered his right leg, colliding head-on with Zoro's slash!
Boom!!!!!!!!
Red lightning exploded in mid-air, instantly sweeping across the entire area!
Sword edge and leg technique clashed, red lightning surged all around, exploding wildly.
The powerful shockwave instantly destroyed everything in its vicinity!
Tens of meters high monstrous waves rose on the sea, and the beach was instantly leveled.
Even the earth was cracked with huge ravines!
The more than a hundred surrounding enemies instantly turned pale, unable to react in time, and were directly sent flying by this terrifying Aura!
"These… these are monsters!!!"
"Hey… Captain… are we still fighting?"
A pirate trembled as he looked at the pirate Captain, who was swaying unsteadily from the shock.
The latter's face was already pale, his lips trembling wildly, and large beads of sweat rolled down.
The bounty hunter leader's pupils contracted violently, an indescribable fear climbing into his heart.
"This… this isn't a bounty… this is clearly a living King of Hell!!!"
And just as they hesitated, Zoro and Sanji's eyes slightly chilled, having already sensed that these small fries wanted to flee.
Zoro's eyes narrowed slightly, a cold sneer on his lips:
"Trying to scheme against our Straw Hat Pirates?"
Sanji floated in the air, his eyes icy:
"And you think you can get away unscathed?"
The blade in Zoro's hand unleashed a flying slash, breaking through the air, transforming into a terrifying sword pressure!
Sanji's figure flickered, instantly erupting with a blazing Rankyaku slash!
Boom!!!
The sword pressure and Rankyaku were like two destructive storms, sweeping across the entire battlefield!
The more than a hundred enemies who rushed forward, before they even had time to scream, were instantly swallowed by this world-destroying attack!
Bang!!!
As the sound of an explosion boomed, countless deep ravines cracked open in the ground.
Dust flew everywhere, and the entire battlefield fell into a dead silence.
Moments later, all hundred-plus enemies were annihilated, their bodies strewn across the field, their wails gradually fading away.
The battlefield returned to peace, but… the Killing Intent had not receded!
Zoro turned to look at Sanji, a bloodthirsty smile on his lips.
"Warm-up finished."
"Perverted Cook, don't disappoint me!"
Sanji lightly stretched his neck, his golden hair wild in the wind, his Battle Intent burning!
"Hmph… Perfect!"
"I'll use you to get familiar with my Ultimate Technique Mode!!!"
"Come on! Mosshead—!!"
"Let's fight to our heart's content!!!"
Boom!!!!!!!!
With their roars, the two activated their Ultimate Technique Mode.
They clashed again, a terrifying Aura soaring into the sky!
Meanwhile, at Dock Number One, Nami picked up today's newspaper, her pupils contracting.
"The Four Emperors Big Mom Pirates, one of the Sweet Commanders, Smoothie!
And the Four Emperors Beast Kaido Pirates, one of the Three Calamities, Jack the Drought!
Have already led their fleet towards Water Seven!"