"I have no relation to the Vinsmoke. I'm just a normal human being, with a shoulder and neck muscle!"
Sanji removed his legs from the blade, spun around in the air, and slashed down at Kuro's neck with one leg.
*Smack*
Very quickly, a hand grabbed his ankle. The foot, wreathed in genuine, intense flames, was firmly held by Kuro's hand, without him moving an inch.
“No normal human being can produce flames out of nowhere. There’s nothing shameful about admitting your origins, kid.”
Kuro swung his arm, shaking off Sanji's leg. Before Sanji could make any further moves, Kuro kicked him in the chest, causing Sanji to gag and fly backward, crashing to the ground and gasping for breath.
Without any Haki protection, it was natural for him to get injured when Kuro kicked him with Unifying Haki.
But that body...
It was tough enough to withstand my powerful kick instead of being kicked to death.
"Don't look around!"
Almost as soon as Kuro moved his foot, Zoro swiftly approached, biting down on Wado Ichimonji to attack, and instantly drew the 'Kitetsu Sandai' and 'Enma' from his waist, slashing out a mark that resembled a fence.
"Three-Sword Style Secret Technique: Six Paths' Tsuji!"
when!
Kuro didn't even look at Zoro, but simply pushed Shusui to the side, the tip of the blade accurately hitting the only point where the three swords intersected.
"That's it?" Kuro asked.
"Of course not!"
Zoro grinned maliciously, his body suddenly sank, and his three swords exerted force from below, directly deflecting Kuro's blades. At the same time, he exuded a strong aura of shock, and under that aura, his body twisted and revealed three heads and six arms.
"Oh? This is..." Kuro's eyes widened, revealing a look of surprise.
"Demon Aura - Nine Swords Style - Asura - One Mist Root!"
His figure seemed to melt, rushing forward with a cold glint. Kuro frowned, and the Autumn Water that had just sprang up suddenly slashed down. With a crisp sound, Zoro's figure appeared under his sword. The three swords barely blocked the slash, and the huge force made the ground he was standing on crack.
"High-speed dash slash? Trying to use that move against me is a bit too green," Kuro sneered.
"Demon God's Wind Kick, the finishing touch shot!"
Sanji's roar came again, and he shot forward, his single leg shooting straight at you like an arrow, accompanied by sparks, lightning, and bursts of flame.
This kick, carrying Sanji's own weight, propelled him forward with considerable speed, instantly reaching Kuro. At that moment, Zoro exerted all his strength, parrying Kuro's blade, reversing his grip on both swords, and raising them in the same direction as the Wado Ichimonji he was speaking to.
"Three-Sword Style: Crab Sneak!"
The cold light emanating from the three swords, like a giant crab claw about to bite Clow, crossed Sanji's attack vertically and horizontally.
But what you hit is just an afterimage.
Their attack passed through the already faded Kuro phantom, like ripples on water, and missed.
Kuro appeared high in the sky, looking down at the group, and sneered, "You're so confident just because you've mastered a little bit of Conqueror's Haki? Hey, Straw Hat, don't you feel uneasy if one of your subordinates has Conqueror's Haki?"
"My crewmate certainly has the talent!" Luffy shouted. "Zoro is going to be the world's greatest swordsman!"
"The world's greatest swordsman...the man?"
Kuro's face darkened, and he swept his Autumn Water downwards, unleashing golden slashes that rained down, covering everyone below.
"I am the world's greatest swordsman, what do you mean by saying that?!"
"This kind of move..."
Sanji was startled and instinctively glanced at Nami and Robin; this was not something they could stop.
"Leave it to me!"
Just then, Luffy let out a roar, his legs shook the ground, and his whole body turned red as if he had been steamed, emitting wisps of steam. Then, his fists were filled with Haki, his forearms swelled up like the hands of a giant, and his fists flew towards the upward slash like afterimages.
"Rubber Rubber - Elephant Gun Barrage!!"
Bang bang bang!!
The giant's fist, imbued with Armament Haki, struck the slashes like a blur, shattering each strike with a single blow. The remaining slashes that missed him fell to the ground and were promptly sliced apart by Sanji and Zoro who arrived to provide support.
This made Kuro frown. As the slash was neutralized, he stared at Luffy, who was smiling at him below, and shook his head. "You really have guts..."
That state of mind, I must say, required immense courage.
"call..."
After swinging his fist, Luffy exhaled deeply, looked at Kuro seriously, and suddenly said to the others, "You guys go first, I'll deal with him."
He realized that having more people wouldn't necessarily be an obstacle for this guy who was good at speed and swordsmanship; on the contrary, it would create many gaps. The best option, of course, was to leave him alone to fight this man.
“One person probably isn’t enough. Now is not the time for a one-man show. I’ll stay. I’m concerned about what he just said,” Zoro said.
Luffy thought for a moment and nodded. "Sanji, you retreat with the rest of the crew and wait for us to return on the ship. Then we'll all set sail together again!"
"Luffy, you..."
Sanji frowned as he looked at the red glow and steam emanating from Luffy's body and asked, "Are you sure you're okay?"
"Ah! No problem!" Luffy smiled. "I'll be back!"
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