"Half Burial" was Roge's signature sword technique, but when Linlin used it, its power was even greater.
In his view, there was no way Reno could have blocked that move.
What on earth had happened to Reno in these last six months?!
Suddenly, he couldn't see through the child he had watched grow up anymore.
"Roge, why are you standing there dazing out?!"
Reno's deep voice exploded in Roge's ears like thunder.
"Linlin, attack together!"
Roge took a deep breath. When he opened his eyes again, a tyrannical aura began to spread from his body.
"Golden Sword-Lion: Beast Form!!"
Roge had no more reservations. Since Reno could easily block Linlin's slash, it meant his strength far exceeded Roge's understanding. There was no need to hold back.
In just a few breaths, a Golden Sword-Lion over seven meters tall, radiating a terrifying aura, appeared where Roge stood.
Not only that, but the cautious Roge also activated his Armament Haki, condensing a layer of pitch-black armor over his massive lion body.
Both his defense and offense were pushed to the limit.
"Young Master, be careful!!"
The Golden Sword-Lion spoke in human tongue, opened its blood basin of a mouth, and leaped. His figure vanished instantly.
When he reappeared, he was in mid-air, just a step away from Reno below.
His pitch-black claws glinted dangerously in the sunlight. "Crushing Claw!!"
It was a devastating move in his Beast Form, made incredibly hard with Armament Haki.
It could easily pulverize enemies. Countless foes had met their end under this move.
The giant claw slammed down ruthlessly towards Reno. Reno smiled faintly, tilted his body slightly to dodge the attack, and simultaneously grabbed Roge's arm.
"The power is there, but the speed is too slow!"
BANG!
With a forceful throw, the Golden Sword-Lion was flung away, smashing heavily into the ground and kicking up dust everywhere.
"Big Brother, don't forget about me!!"
"Giant Heavy Fist Strike!!!"
Linlin charged from another direction, her clenched fist carrying power strong enough to distort space.
This was a new move developed under Roge's guidance, based on Linlin's own talents.
It condensed power and compressed it to a single point to deal a fatal blow to the enemy.
Reno's Observation Haki had been locked onto Linlin the entire time. He predicted her movement and dodged in advance.
The giant fist grazed past Reno, and the powerful shockwave punched through the air, hitting the forest behind him.
Countless ancient trees collapsed with a crash. Finally, after crushing a massive mountain peak, the force rushed out to the sea.
Reno glanced back. Where the shockwave had passed, the earth had been plowed into a ravine hundreds of meters long, with residual energy still lingering.
It looked absolutely terrifying.
If that punch had connected, even a big-name pirate would have been obliterated.
"Looks like the training has been going very well." Reno nodded slightly, very satisfied.
"Hehehe... Big Brother, Linlin has been working very hard lately. I didn't slack off at all."
"ROAR!!!"
"Young Master, take one more move from me!"
A somewhat disheveled Roge climbed up. His killing intent rose again as he shot into the sky like a streak of light.
His entire body spun like a top, faster and faster, until he looked like a giant black sphere to the naked eye.
"Finally getting serious, are we?"
Reno looked up, his eyes narrowing slightly.
Knowing Roge as well as he did, he knew exactly what move this was.
"Linlin is coming too!!!"
Linlin shouted, following close behind. The giant sword in her hand began to tremble slightly.
With every step she took, a massive footprint was left on the hard ground. The earth cracked inch by inch, spiderweb-like fissures spreading out.
"Cliff-Severing Sword!!!"
Linlin raised her longsword high. A phantom image of a giant sword appeared above her as she channeled all her strength to slash down ruthlessly at Reno.
"Lion Beast Wave Slash!!!!"
"ROAR!!"
With a beastly roar, Roge, spinning at maximum speed in the air, turned himself into a weapon and charged down at Reno with incredible speed.
The surrounding air was sucked away instantly, making space appear twisted.
Hundreds of meters away, the other guards stared wide-eyed, dumbfounded by the scene before them.
"My god, have Captain Roge and Linlin gone crazy? Using such powerful killer moves??"
"This commotion is too big! I can feel the ground shaking under my feet!!"
"By the way, when did the Young Master become so powerful??"
"Who knows? They're all monsters!"
In the center of the island, Reno's Observation Haki was firmly locked onto both Linlin and Roge.
"This attack is better than the last one, but still not enough!!"
"Shockwave Fist!!"
Reno shouted low. High-density Armament Haki condensed on his fist. As he clenched it slightly, the atmosphere made cracking sounds.
As the distance closed, just as the two attacks were about to converge on him, Reno threw a punch.
BOOM BOOM BOOM!
BOOM BOOM BOOM!
The sound of the atmosphere exploding rang out, and a powerful shockwave swept in all directions.
The next second, it collided with Linlin and Roge's attacks.
Linlin's expression changed. The giant sword in her hand couldn't withstand the force and shattered with a loud crash.
Stomp, stomp, stomp.
Stomp, stomp, stomp.
Linlin retreated uncontrollably, only stabilizing herself after moving back dozens of meters, her face somewhat pale.
She left a deep trail on the ground along the way.
Roge didn't fare any better.
Although he had the boost from his Devil Fruit and Armament Haki, his raw strength was inferior to Linlin's.
He was shot backward like a cannonball.
The powerful impact blasted him deep into the forest, sending countless birds scattering in panic.
The entire battle lasted only a minute. Reno threw only one punch. Battle over!