On an island not too far from Hachinosu.
This was a large Marine base. The construction of this island had been planned shortly after Wang Zhi officially became a World Government Warlord. As of today, this Marine base had stood in this sea region for over twenty years, maintaining peace and stability in the area for a considerable time.
And now.
Inside the Base Commander's office on the top floor of the headquarters building.
"Hello? Hello? Byron? Speak up! What exactly is the situation on Hachinosu!!"
The Base Commander held the Den Den Mushi, his voice filled with urgency. The subordinate sent to Hachinosu to assist in the investigation had just called to report an incident, but his words were cut off halfway by a scream. Then, there was only silence.
After repeatedly calling and receiving no answer, the Vice Admiral Base Commander finally put down the Den Den Mushi. His forehead was slick with cold sweat.
Something has happened! Byron was likely dead! He had just mentioned Calamity Roa!
No way? How could this be? Had the monster who disappeared twenty-five years ago really returned? Was he now starting to take revenge on those who had betrayed him? First Silver Axe! Now Wang Zhi!
No, I must report to Headquarters immediately!
This was the biggest event in decades! If Calamity Roa had truly returned, the New World—no, the entire world—would be plunged into crisis again!
Meanwhile, on Hachinosu.
"W-what is that thing!!" Bonney watched the behemoth slowly rise before her, her jaw hanging open.
The creature that emerged from the abyss-like chasm was a monster that defied human imagination, standing over a hundred meters tall! It was generally shaped like a Giant, but its entire body was covered in feathers. More terrifyingly, its shoulders sprouted countless, densely packed heads! Those heads looked like roaring dragons and hissing vipers! From their hideous mouths, jets of scorching flame erupted!
"This is a new one, even for me," Katakuri looked equally astonished.
Wasn't Roa's ability supposed to summon various natural disasters? How could he summon a monster like this? This had absolutely nothing to do with it. Even Devil Fruit Awakenings needed to follow basic laws; how could an Awakening be like this?
"Hey, Roa, what's going on this time?" Unable to figure it out, Katakuri asked directly. "I don't recall your ability allowing you to summon pets."
Roa slightly turned his head, a smile playing on his lips. "What's strange about it? It's just another form of Calamity."
As is well-known, in major mythologies, besides the conventional acts of divine retribution, various bizarre monsters are also typical representations of natural disasters. For example, the Golden Crows in Chinese mythology. Or the Bull of Heaven in Sumerian mythology.
And the Titan Giant Roa had summoned right now: the Hundred-Headed Dragon Typhon! This creature held a particularly prestigious status among all mythical monsters. After all, its calamity wasn't just wreaking havoc on humanity, it was ravaging the gods! It was the Divine Calamity that swept over the Greek Pantheon! It even once managed to steal the sinews from the supreme God King Zeus.
Since Roa could summon various mythical calamities, he could naturally materialize and summon a Calamity Beast like this.
Of course, like all other calamities, no matter how impressive their setting or depiction in background stories, they had to be limited by Roa's own strength.
Simply put, the monsters Roa could summon had a strength cap set by Roa himself. Furthermore, the monsters required a continuous consumption of his Stamina to remain materialized.
If he summoned a monster with power equal to his own, even if black mist continuously saturated the environment, he would have virtually no remaining energy for anything else. His Stamina would be instantly depleted upon summoning, and any Stamina recovered by subsequently absorbing the black mist would be entirely used to sustain the monster's presence.
However, if the monster, like the current Typhon, only possessed half of his power, it was manageable. Only half of his Stamina was consumed, and only half of the absorbed black mist was used to maintain the monster's existence. In that case, the consumed Stamina could be quickly recovered, and his regenerative ability would only be halved, essentially not affecting his ability to fight normally.
And a monster possessing half of his power—
Roa smirked. "Uncle Wang Zhi, enjoy yourself."
"ROAR!"
The monstrous creature with a hundred heads roared. The sheer force of the roar instantly swept across the entire island. Large sections of buildings, and many pirates fighting between the structures, were simply blown away. On the sea surrounding the island, massive waves instantly surged.
"Oh-ho-ho-ho! That's incredible!!" Morgans, who was frantically taking pictures, was also blown away, but the birdman was still laughing hysterically.
Even Bonney couldn't help but take two steps back. "Eh! That level of power??"
Wang Zhi's face instantly changed drastically. A veteran like him could immediately tell the power this monster possessed—it could only be described as world-shaking! Roa, what the hell did you do during those twenty-five years!
"ROAR!"
Wang Zhi was given no more time to think. The Hundred-Headed Dragon shattered the ground and charged toward him like a collapsing mountain.
"Bastard!" Wang Zhi gritted his teeth. At this point, fighting was the only way out! Roa would never let him go! That brat was as petty as a needle-point!
So, fight!
Wang Zhi leaped up and swung his right arm with all his might. Haki surged from his arm, condensing behind and slightly above him into a gigantic black arm.
"Get lost!" Wang Zhi roared, punching fiercely.
Fight! Then we fight!
As he punched, the gigantic Haki arm also slammed forward!
"ROAR!"
The Titan Giant roared, and its massive, colossal fist also smashed down. The two colossal fists, nearly the same size, collided with a loud crash.
The sky suddenly exploded, and ripples spread outwards. The wind, even more violent than Typhon's previous roar, began to buffet everything.
And then—
Boom!
A thunderclap erupted.
Wang Zhi's face paled. The black Haki arm instantly exploded, and the mountain-sized fist continued its trajectory toward him, its force undiminished. Wang Zhi could only quickly cross his arms in front of his chest to block.
With a loud bang, his body was sent flying through the air like a cannonball.
That kind of power!! What kind of monster is this now?
Roa chuckled. Typhon was a Titan Giant, most famous for its unparalleled, enormous strength.
But it wasn't just strength.
The Hundred-Headed Dragon's one hundred heads roared simultaneously at the flying Wang Zhi. Fifty heads spat out flames, and fifty spat out lightning. Simultaneously, the feathers covering the monster's body flapped, raising a sudden, fierce gale.
Lightning, fire, and gale merged to form a massive Elemental Storm, which instantly swallowed Wang Zhi in the sky. The Elemental Storm continued unchecked, tearing through the air and directly dissipating the white clouds far in the distance.
"This is—" Bonney was speechless. This kind of power? She felt like even Brother Katakuri couldn't match it!
Katakuri's mouth twitched slightly. Roa was indeed too strong.
"Woah! He flew pretty far!" Roa shielded his eyes with his right hand, looking at the distant Wang Zhi.
He had to admit, Wang Zhi was in much better condition than Silver Axe. Silver Axe was actually weaker than he was twenty-five years ago, but Wang Zhi was indeed stronger than he was back then. This guy definitely possessed the strength of a Yonko/Admiral level fighter. No wonder Teach in the original story needed to team up with Law and Coby just to take him down. Hmm, but he was still a good deal weaker than Katakuri. Early Yonko level, perhaps!
However, that level of strength was completely inadequate against Typhon.
"ROAR!!"
The monster roared, took long strides, and charged forward. Wang Zhi, who had just been knocked back and hadn't even had time to stabilize his body, looked up to see the hideous monster leaping into the air, falling toward him like a collapsing structure.
On its massive fist, thunder surged, flames roared, and a hurricane wrapped around it. It struck out with the force of a calamity, as if the heavens and earth were fracturing before its blow! The air twisted and shuddered under the extreme pressure, emitting a groan of distress.
"ROA!!"
Wang Zhi's rapidly recovering roar tore through the sky. His Haki erupted without reservation, manifesting an even larger, more condensed black giant fist that broke through the air, slamming upward like a reversing meteor.
The fists collided again—
For a moment, the whole world seemed to go silent.
Then, a terrifying energy storm erupted from the center of the collision, and a vast shockwave spread out wildly in a ring. Everything in its path—building debris, shattered rocks, and broken wood on the ground—was pulverized into dust and swept away.
At this point, Roa's war game was truly halted; few pirates could continue fighting after such a blow.
In the epicenter of the turmoil, a black shadow suddenly plummeted. Its speed tore through the sight lines, tracing a straight, heavy black line in the air, like a spear of judgment cast down by a god, piercing heaven and earth.
At the end of the black line, the figure smashed into the ground.
The next moment—
The entire ground violently undulated like a wave. Rocks crumbled, soil churned, and countless cracks spread wildly outwards from the point of impact. Following this, the entire island let out a groan of distress, its bedrock fractured, its coastline completely destroyed, and a massive, earth-shattering collapse began.
"It looks like this island is done for, huh?" Bonney looked down at the cracks extending in all directions.
"We can't have that," Roa turned around. "After all, this island is a legacy of Captain Rocks. We can't let it be destroyed like this. Katakuri, it's up to you!"
Katakuri twitched his mouth. "Isn't it already mostly ruined?" You really love Rocks' legacy, don't you? Can you find a single intact building left on this island? All that remains is an island starting to fall apart.
However, since Roa had said so.
Mochi-Mochi Fruit Awakening activated!
The entire island suddenly began to vibrate. In an instant, the fragmented island completely turned into white Mochi, which Katakuri then forcefully pulled back together under his control. Although the Devil Fruit was a bit weak, having nothing but the ability to turn into Mochi and the benefits of a Logia, in Katakuri's hands, it could still exert considerable power.
As the island reassembled, Typhon, who had punched down Wang Zhi, crashed onto the ground. The moment it landed, its second fist slammed down toward the impact point. Then came the third, and the fourth.
Even with Katakuri's best efforts, the entire island continued to shake, and Mochi waves surged in succession. Wang Zhi felt like he himself had turned into Mochi, being relentlessly pummeled by the monster's iron fists without any chance to fight back.
So strong, how can he be so strong! He must be no less powerful than Newgate or Shiki! Roa, just how powerful is this brat! He's this strong just with a summoned monster? Did he really hide away and train for these twenty-five years?
But this kind of attack couldn't defeat an immortal body!
"Get lost!!"
Roaring, Wang Zhi sprang up in a momentary gap in the giant beast's attack. His distorted body rapidly recovered. This time, his Haki didn't condense into a massive fist but wrapped around him like a layer of black armor. He leaped up, stepping on Typhon's arm, and slammed a punch fiercely into the monster's chest like a cannonball.
The powerful force directly punched a hole in Typhon's chest.
But.
In the next moment, the hole restored itself. Wang Zhi's pupil contracted. It's... immortal too?
Behind him, Roa smiled faintly. Typhon was essentially just a Calamity summoned by him, an extension of his ability. Even when injured, it could naturally recover by consuming his Stamina or the new 'Mana Bar.' As long as Roa's Stamina wasn't depleted, Typhon was indeed truly immortal.
"Well, that's the end of it." Roa lifted his lips.
In that instant, black Haki lightning began to crackle on Typhon's fist. Typhon was an extension of Roa's ability, a part of him, so transferring Haki was effortless. However, this dramatically increased the energy consumption. But no matter. Uncle Wang Zhi is an ally; a little extra enthusiastic hospitality is only right.
Suddenly, the gigantic fist smashed toward Wang Zhi. Wang Zhi's pupils shrank, and he quickly punched to meet the attack. The black Haki fist once again collided with Typhon's element-wrapped fist.
Only this time, the black Haki fist shattered almost instantly, like an egg hitting iron. In Wang Zhi's stunned gaze, the huge fist opened just before reaching him and snatched him into its grip.
Then, the monster's two huge palms slammed together, like clapping a mosquito. Finally, the two palms twisted fiercely, like grinding stones.
"Hiss!" Roa couldn't help but gasp at the sight. "That must hurt a lot, huh? Poor Uncle Wang Zhi."
"Is he always like this?" Bonney quietly asked Katakuri again.
"Yup," Katakuri nodded, smiling.
But... it was over just like that? Why was it so utterly crushing? It had only been a few minutes. At least Wang Zhi's performance was much better than Silver Axe's. That guy was finished off by a single slap from Roa.
The behemoth approached quickly with heavy steps, bending down as it neared Roa. The Typhon was completely devoid of its former ferocity now, carefully opening its hands. A gooey mess slowly slid out of the monster's palm. As if annoyed at the slow speed, the monster angrily shook its hand downwards.
Finally, a puddle of mutilated flesh plopped onto the ground in front of Roa, Katakuri, and Bonney.
"Yo, Uncle Wang Zhi. Nice new look. Very Picasso."
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