"Luffy!"

Upon hearing Kuro's words, Zoro looked at Luffy with surprise, though he had a vague premonition.

His crewmates didn't know, but he did know some things. Back in the Devil's Triangle, they encountered Bartholomew Kuma. At that time, Kuma transferred all of Luffy's pain onto himself. It was from that moment that Zoro learned about the injuries Luffy had been enduring and the pain he suffered after each battle.

It now seems that Luffy didn't suppress the side effects, but rather that he trained to a certain level and was able to endure them.

"I don't care about any of that!"

Upon hearing Kuro's words, Luffy grinned and said, "Once I become the Pirate King, Incense Burner, if you try to stop me, I'll have to defeat you first before I become the Pirate King!"

Kuro lifted Luo Gui up, his expression arrogant: "Has defeating Kaido given you so much confidence? Kaido and I are different types of beings. Let me show you the true strength of a Marine Admiral and one of the world's greatest swordsmen!"

Luo Gui swung his sword downwards with great force, unleashing a burst of blood-red light that whipped up a crimson wind that enveloped Luffy.

"Psychic Blade - Bloodthirsty Lion!"

The crimson wind around Luffy transformed into a pack of blood-red lions. The howling wind became the roars of the lions, and the attacks of the wind became the attacks of the lions. After a roar, the lions opened their huge mouths and lunged at Luffy.

This isn't something that can be solved by simply avoiding the lion pride. This is within a certain range; the lions' roars and howls are merely mimicry. The real attack comes from all the slashes hidden within this blood energy range.

It is derived from the attack of a 'lion bite' plus real killing intent. If you only pay attention to the mimicry of a lion, the result will not be good.

Luffy seemed to realize this as well. He took a deep breath, crossed his arms in defense, and glared at the same time. Conqueror's Haki burst forth from his body, negating the intense killing intent. In an instant, the blood-red lions vanished completely. Countless wind blades scraped against his body, making his body emit a muffled sound like being hit on a drum.

"call..."

Luffy began to exhale sharply, his hands jerking violently towards his waist. With a loud 'bang,' the immense force deflected even the wind blade.

"hey-hey..."

"A narrow passage!"

Before Luffy could even laugh, Kuro flashed into a blood-red line and appeared in front of Luffy in an instant.

"Rubber Rubber Eagle Rifle!"

Bang!

Luffy twisted his arm into a pretzel and swiftly punched the blood-red line. A loud bang came from his fist, and a black-backed, blood-red blade appeared on his fist. As soon as they made contact, Luffy grimaced and his arm visibly retracted. But as soon as the fist and blade made contact, the blade was clearly bounced away from his fist.

Kuro was momentarily stunned by the rebound.

Luffy seized the opportunity, and his fist, which had been retracted, shot out and struck.

The blow passed right through Kuro's head, and the body vanished like ripples on water. A chilling sensation appeared behind Luffy's head, and he instinctively turned around to see a tall figure standing there, looking down with scarlet eyes.

Luo Gui was lifted high by Kuro, and in the instant Luffy turned around, a sword fell, "Swallow Return".

As Luo Gui fell, he transformed into three streaks of blood, slashing towards Luffy's neck, left chest, and lower back.

Bang bang bang!

The three streaks of blood were blocked by Luffy's arms and left leg, producing a series of muffled thuds. Under the attack, Luffy's body also shifted back a few steps.

He grimaced for a while, then suddenly rammed his head forward. Since he couldn't use his hands or feet, he could only use his head.

In this stance, there's no need to stretch or extend; each strike is as powerful as before, or even stronger.

The headbutt bypassed Kuro's slashing blade and struck his chest.

Kuro snorted coldly: "The flock of geese has returned."

Bang bang bang bang!

A large amount of bloody light appeared around Luffy, forming a circle that rapidly approached his body, striking him repeatedly with loud thuds.

"Waaah!"

Luffy yelled, and amidst the dense attacks, he tilted his head back, his body stiffening. His arms, which had previously blocked Kuro's three sword beams, fell down due to the continuous attacks, bearing the brunt of the assault. At the same time, he desperately retreated backward.

Kuro continued his merciless slashing attack.

Bang!

The blade struck Luffy's arms as he clenched them upwards. Although the elasticity still caused Luffy to bounce up a little, the immense force also caused Luffy's feet to sink into the ground, creating a dent.

"Did it block it? But what's the use of that..."

Kuro sneered, and with a flick of his blade, the dense slashes that had appeared around him instantly multiplied, continuing to strike.

Durable?

So what if it's durable? How long can it last?

"It hurts so much! It hurts so much!"

Luffy screamed as he was being slashed, his body twisting and turning, but how could he possibly dodge such an all-around attack?

"I've got an idea!"

Perhaps enlightened by the experience of being slashed, Luffy's arms suddenly jerked, and the elasticity rose again, shaking off Kuro's downward slash. At the same time, he took a deep breath, causing his body to suddenly swell like a balloon.

"Rubber, rubber, burp!"

call!

He opened his mouth and spat out a powerful energy blast, like a shockwave. Kuro frowned, instinctively sheathed his sword, and flicked it upwards to cleave the energy blast in two.

At the same time, using this energy, Luffy shot backward like a deflated balloon, escaping the dense barrage of slashes.

"It really hurts!"

He stopped at the back, shook his arms, and breathed a sigh of relief: "I won't fall for this trick again."

"That's interesting..."

Kuro tossed Luo Gui to his side, looked at his body, and said coldly, "It seems your elasticity and resilience aren't invincible after all."

At this moment, his fist, forearm, and right calf were cut open, and his body was covered with dense red marks.

Those red marks were from the slashes, and the bloody mouth was from Kuro's cuts.

Rubber is ultimately vulnerable to slashing; no matter how well you utilize its elasticity, it can't withstand a knife.

However, the application of that elasticity does have a bit of a bear-like feel to it.

Thinking of this, Kuro raised an eyebrow. "Speaking of which, you're quite the combat genius..."

Many of his moves were learned from his enemies.

That second gear that makes the body turn red, which is a move that promotes blood flow to strengthen the body, was learned from CP.

Third Gear must have been learned from a Titan he encountered somewhere.

The fourth gear already had added elasticity, but I wasn't very good at using it back then.

As for this fifth gear, the tall and muscular physique he developed is probably learned from Kaido, and he also learned from Kuma's use of elasticity in combat, as well as the resilience of rubber.

He can be considered someone who can draw on the strengths of many schools of thought.

There's just one thing: I haven't mastered it yet. If I had, I should be able to kill all those people.