As Kuro reached out, a barrage of weapons rained down from behind, their bright or dark light almost obscuring everything in the air. Finally, they formed a sharp point in front of him, like a giant sword, heading straight for Luffy who was rushing towards him.
As Luffy ran, he stretched his arms out behind him, staring intently at the incoming barrage of weapon projectiles. His fists became afterimages as he punched straight ahead.
"Rubber Rubber Machine Gun!"
Luffy wildly punched at the incoming weapons with his fists imbued with Armament Haki. As the weapons rubbed against his fists, a large number of weapons were blasted away and scattered in all directions. The ground was also pierced by the flying weapons, forming a path of sword mounds in front of Luffy.
"Ahhh!"
Luffy roared and ran forward, his fists blasting away a large number of weapons. However, there were clearly too many weapons, and many of them passed right past Luffy's fists and struck him directly.
Upon seeing this, he suddenly jumped up, taking a deep breath as he did so, transforming himself into a giant ball covered in jet-black armor camouflage.
"Rubber Rubber - Thank You Salute!"
Knock knock knock!
The weapon struck his ball-like body, bouncing in the opposite direction and colliding with the incoming weapon.
"Elasticity, huh...not bad." Kuro snorted.
If the elasticity is sufficient, even a sharp weapon can sometimes be shaken away.
Kuro slightly hooked his five fingers inward, and the weapon stopped firing.
Whoosh!
A weapon that had been deflected flew straight at Kuro, grazing his cheek and lifting a strand of his hair.
The balloon deflated, returning to its normal size as it landed on the ground. Luffy looked up at the person on the execution platform and grinned, "Hehe!"
Kuro's eyes darkened slightly. "Straw Hat, you seem quite confident... This time, no one will help you deal with me. You really don't think you can defeat the Four Emperors and the Admirals all by yourself, do you?"
Thump!
Luffy planted his feet firmly on the ground, exhaling a breath of air from his nostrils, and shouted, "I will definitely defeat you, Incense Burner!"
Kuro narrowed his eyes. At that moment, a golden light descended from the sky and landed in his hand. It was a long, thin piece of gold. As it fell, the gold gradually unraveled, revealing the hilt of a sword.
"Let's show our power..."
Kuro gripped the hilt of the sword and swung it forward, scattering the remaining gold covering the blade and revealing the blade's clear, sharp edge.
"Luo Gui!"
Whoosh!
Almost immediately after his shout, the body on the execution platform moved instantly, turning into a blur as it pounced like a tiger.
During the downward slash, the blade transformed into a black-backed, blood-red blade, heading straight for Luffy's head.
Luffy clenched his fist, and a domineering aura, shimmering with a red glow, appeared on his fist, which was filled with light as he threw a punch.
Bang!
Fists clashed, locked in a stalemate at the center, and a loud explosion erupted. Lightning seemed to burst forth from the center, and a murderous aura mixed with Conqueror's Haki soared into the sky, turning the sky above completely gloomy. The intense aura filled the plaza, causing everyone fighting to freeze and their movements to become noticeably sluggish. Some of the pirates in the battle could not withstand this aura, their eyes rolled back, and they collapsed to the ground.
Crackling...
At the epicenter of the attack, the surrounding air trembled, and rubble on the ground floated upwards before shattering.
Kuro pressed down on the Rakki, the blade trembling slightly under the obstruction of that domineering aura.
Luffy exerted all his strength, pressing forward little by little, seemingly trying to suppress Kuro. Although Haki blocked his way, a crack gradually appeared on his fist.
Bang!
He suddenly lifted one foot and stomped it heavily on the ground, shattering the protruding stone spikes.
Then, he thrust his fist forward, and under the pressure of his domineering aura, his fist pushed against the blade, creating a springy force that caused Kuro to instinctively raise his arm, which then bounced his sword upwards.
"pistol!"
As Luffy deflected the sword, his fist shot straight at Kuro, but the punch missed its mark. The fist passed through Kuro's body, causing the latter's body to ripple like water, turning into afterimages.
Luffy's pupils contracted. Before the afterimage completely disappeared, he lowered his head and saw an extremely fast blade of light, as bright as moonlight, slash across his head.
Kuro appeared behind him, still in a sword-wielding stance. Upon seeing this, he turned his wrist and slashed downwards with the horizontal blade.
But it seemed as if Luffy could sense it in advance. As the blade slashed down, he pulled his foot outward and dodged directly, jumping in the air with his feet together and stretching out to kick.
"Rubber Rubber Stamp!"
Kuro dodged the outstretched legs by tilting his head, and was about to swing his sword to strike when the legs suddenly bent and spun several times in the air, like a thick rope, and unexpectedly swung over.
"Whirling Whip!!"
The legs that swung out caught Kuro in the opening as he returned, striking his own face.
Snap!
One hand blocked the whip-like leg, the elastic force causing Kuro's arm to jolt inward, making him stagger back a few steps. The leg that was hitting him contracted and returned to its normal shape. Luffy fell from mid-air, half-squatting on the ground, holding his straw hat and grinning at him.
"Can you see the future?"
Kuro stared at his left hand, a smirk playing on his lips, and swung the Raki he was holding in his right hand to the side, striking outwards.
"Can you even see how you'll die, Straw Hat! Lion Shin Senkiriya!"
Swish swish swish swish!
A barrage of black and red slashes edged with gold spread out haphazardly, all aimed at Luffy. He retreated a short distance, and after struggling to dodge the first few slashes, he realized that he couldn't dodge them all. So he crossed his arms, his lower half of his face inside his arms, with only his eyes showing. His eyes were clearly trembling, and at the same time, a plume of smoke rose from his body.
Bang bang bang!
It was clearly a powerful slash, but when it hit Luffy, it was as if he had hit a very elastic object, and he was directly carried away by the force.
All the slashes that were unleashed were deflected by Luffy; only the dull thuds from the blows indicated that the thing had been attacked.
But that's about all the effect it has.
"Hehe, I..."
Luffy had just raised his head and was about to speak when he suddenly stopped. He foresaw a blade of light flashing past in his mind. Just as his body was about to react, the blade of light he had foreseen actually descended.
A gentle breeze blew clearly through him amidst the violent slashing and bombardment, and a blade of light began to appear on his neck.
Luffy's pupils contracted, and in that instant, he adjusted his posture, shifting the blade's edge from his neck to his shoulder.
A gust of wind swept by, and Kuro's figure appeared behind him. He swung his Luo Gui sword, turned his head, and exclaimed in surprise, "You actually dodged my White Tiger Slash..."
Pfft!
A large gash appeared on Luffy's shoulder, gushing blood.
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