“They won’t dare.”
The Gluttonous King, panting heavily, responded to Figo, “They’re worried I might turn around and join you to kill them instead.”
“I know, I just wanted to provoke them a bit. Besides, five against one would be too much.” Figo smiled, glancing at Rocks and Chris. “Are you planning to run away?”
“Tch.” Rocks wiped the blood off his face, looking extremely unwilling.
Beside him, Chris whispered, “Captain, this guy is not someone we can defeat right now. The Gluttonous King is already old and probably can’t hold out much longer. We should retreat.”
Hearing this, Rocks looked at the Gluttonous King, who sighed deeply, “Yes, let’s retreat. I’m truly old now. Just half an hour of fighting, and I’m already feeling tired. I can barely suppress my ‘hunger drive.'”
“Running away won’t be that easy.” Figo sheathed his sword, the chains on his wrist clinking in the wind. “Enjoying a fight is one thing, but going all out to catch someone is another. If you’re planning to escape, be prepared. My attacks will be quite relentless from now on.”
A terrifying aura rose again, a suffocating pressure enveloping Rocks and Chris!
“What kind of monster is this?” Chris muttered, his pupils dilating.
A figure suddenly inserted itself between him and Rocks, swinging its fist towards them.
Boom! Boom!
The two were sent flying in different directions. Clashing directly with Figo for the first time, Chris felt that his elemental form was almost nullified under Figo’s solid Armament Haki!
His arm felt a stabbing pain, as if broken. Just before he was embedded in the rock wall, he barely managed to elementalize, his flames spreading, instantly turning a thousand meters into a sea of fire.
His Flame-Flame Fruit had awakened!
The spreading sea of fire continuously chased after Figo, who was heading towards Rocks. Under Chris’s control, the flames formed a giant dragon, biting towards Figo’s back.
The Gluttonous King’s massive fist also swung at Figo, bringing with it a shockwave!
Boom! Boom!
The sea of fire was extinguished, the giant retreated.
Figo’s movements paused briefly, giving Rocks time to regain his stance and sprint towards the coast at full speed!
But Figo was faster.
In the next three minutes, Rocks was repeatedly caught and pummeled by Figo. Chris and the Gluttonous King’s attacks only managed to slow Figo down until the last time.
Snap!
Rocks, flying backward, looked horrified. The tugging force from his wrist stopped him mid-air. His heart sank. This guy had actually chained them together!
After numerous attempts, Figo had finally managed to lock the other end of the handcuff onto Rocks’ wrist—capture successful!
Enraged, Rocks slashed back at Figo, but it only produced sparks and a metallic clang, leaving a shallow cut.
Figo pulled Rocks into his embrace, landing a punch in Rocks’ gut that nearly made him vomit his innards!
A fiery serpent bit into Figo’s back, leaving a burn mark, but Figo didn’t even turn his head, punching Rocks’ nose, making blood spurt.
Boom—
The massive fist from the side hit both Figo and Rocks, sending the chained pair flying into the wall!
Figo, taking the brunt of the blow, just spat out some blood, while Rocks, hit by the residual force, was left dazed!
Then, Figo landed another heavy punch on Rocks’ chest.
Rocks’ ribs cracked, making Chris scream in horror, “No! Captain!”
“This is indeed quite brutal.” The Gluttonous King’s mouth opened and closed, his tongue extending and enlarging, stabbing at Figo.
“That move of yours is also a bit dirty.” Figo finally couldn’t ignore it, laughing as he swung his fist sideways, his fist clashing with the tongue’s Conqueror’s Haki.
At the top-tier level of fighters, Figo’s usual method of overpowering his opponents with sheer physique gradually became less effective.
At this level, most top-tier fighters had physiques above 100,000. Even if Figo’s was five times stronger, around 500,000, could he instantly kill them?
No, physique encompasses stamina, durability, recovery, and more, not just strength. A fivefold physique meant Figo’s strength was only two to three times his opponent’s. Coupled with his Armament Haki and skill advantages, it could reach a tenfold increase. This allowed him to easily break through defenses but not quickly incapacitate his opponents, especially against special abilities like the Gluttonous King’s.
Even though Figo had been suppressing the Gluttonous King and Rocks, continuously inflicting damage, without the Gluttonous King’s fatigue, it would still take three to five hours to defeat them completely.
One-on-two was tough enough; what about one-on-three or more? If enemies alternated in a war of attrition, dragging the fight for days or even weeks, how could Figo break through?
The answer lay in the chains!
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Rocks’ desperate slashes landed on Figo, drawing blood, but Figo’s tough physique ignored the pain!
The flames burning his back, the Gluttonous King’s stabbing fingers, were all endured by Figo’s body!
You hit me three times, I get minor injuries.
I touch you once, you can’t handle it!
Chained together, Rocks had no respite and had to engage in close combat with Figo!
This maximized Figo’s physique advantage!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Figo’s punches rained down on Rocks’ body and face, shattering his bones. Within seconds of being chained together, Rocks was in a dire situation!
“Captain! Captain!”
“Attack the chain!”
“Damn! Seastone?!”
“Let go of the captain…”
Attacking the chain? Useless. The clashes just now didn’t break the chain; it must be a special chain from Impel Down, designed for holding great pirates… Maybe the Saintess had similar chains… Saintess…
Chris’s shouts grew distant.
Rocks’ consciousness began to fade.
Saintess!!!
An unwilling emotion exploded in his heart!
With a thunderous roar, a surge of Conqueror’s Haki erupted around him. Rocks drew upon a greater strength from within!
Not a reversal aura, but the power of the Underworld King!
Because Roger was too weak, the power (legend) that emerged from him was only 19 points, barely noticeable to Figo.
But now, he could sense the source of Rocks’ power.
Was the D. clan a legendary force, not just the Voice of All Things? This is why they were called the enemies of the gods.
This power was stronger than anything Rocks had displayed before, the blade’s sharpness even made Figo squint.
This power cut through Figo’s Armament Haki, slicing through his muscle defenses!
Blood sprayed!
Then…
Boom!!
Figo’s large hand pressed Rocks’ head into the ground, deeper and deeper, sinking a kilometer of land!
Snap—
The chain finally unlocked, and Figo stood up, glancing at the bloodstains on his chest.
“That was a good slash.”
Unfortunately, the unconscious Rocks couldn’t hear his praise.
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