"Teacher... Zephyr?!" Ace managed to look up, his voice filled with disbelief as he held the unconscious Luffy.
Without turning back, Zephyr's voice was ice-cold. "Ace, get Luffy and fall back!"
His broad figure stood like a mountain in the ruined jungle, his purple hair whipping in the wind, his muscles tensed like steel. The aftershocks of his Haki still trembled in the air. He glared at the old woman and ground out each word, "You are courting death!!"
BOOM—!!!
Before the words had even faded, Zephyr shot forward, his iron fist like a falling meteor, crashing against Weevil's raised naginata.
CLANG—!!
A deafening metallic explosion tore through the air. Trees were uprooted, and a deep crater formed in the ground as the surrounding rocks shattered.
The man known as "Black Arm" Zephyr, who prided himself on "never killing," was now radiating pure murderous intent. His arms, the source of his epithet, were coated in pitch-black Armament Haki, each punch carrying the force to shatter mountains.
"Smasher: Mountain Breaker!!"
His fists, cloaked in black Haki, struck with the power to crush mountains and crack the earth, forcing Weevil back again and again.
"Mama said... kill all of you!" Weevil shook his head, a cruel, foolish grin on his face, but he could feel an unprecedented pressure.
"In your dreams!!" Zephyr stomped his foot, cracking the ground beneath him, and his right fist shot out like a cannonball towards Weevil's face.
Meanwhile, seeing the tables turn, a cunning light flashed in Bakkin's eyes. "This is bad... we've completely antagonized the Marines. That kid who awakened Conqueror's Haki cannot be allowed to live!"
Bakkin's figure suddenly shot forward. Though stooped and small, she moved with the explosive speed of a leopard, lunging straight for Ace and Luffy.
"Luffy..." Ace staggered backward, holding his brother. The exhaustion from his unconscious burst of Conqueror's Haki made it difficult for him to even stand. His face was pale, and he was drenched in sweat. "Dammit... move, you stupid legs!!"
CLANG!!
A flash of green suddenly cut into the battlefield. Two crossed swords blocked Bakkin's golden cane as it stabbed toward Ace.
"Your opponent is us, old hag!" Zoro's lips curled into a smirk, his eyes glowing with the ferocity of a wild beast.
Bakkin was horrified. "What?!"
The ground suddenly trembled violently. Before she could react, several thick vines shot out from the earth, wrapping around her legs and immobilizing her. Behind her, a tall young man was on one knee, his hands pressed to the ground—it was Binz, the user of the Grow-Grow Fruit.
At the same time, Ain's figure appeared like a ghost, her short sword aimed straight for Bakkin's throat.
A silver light flashed. "Regress-Slash!"
Swoosh! Bakkin hastily dodged. Her sunglasses were shattered, and a red gash was left on her left cheek.
"You guys?!" Ace stared at the three of them in shock.
"Hmph, we're Marines!" Zoro grinned. "How could we just stand by and watch a comrade die!"
"Besides..." Ain said in a low, calm voice, "the teacher didn't order us to provide support, but he also didn't say we couldn't kill the enemy."
Binz nodded, his gaze firm. "Protecting our comrades is also part of the mission!"
"You damn brats!!" Bakkin shrieked furiously, slamming her cane on the ground. "Do you have any idea who I am?!! I'm Whitebea—!"
She swung her cane wildly, trying to break free from the vines, but was pinned down by Zoro's frontal assault.
"Two-Sword Style: Rhino Cycle!!"
Ignoring Bakkin's screams, Zoro unleashed a torrential storm of slashes. Bakkin was forced back, her golden cane vibrating from the impacts. Ain continuously used her Regress-Regress Fruit ability to disrupt Bakkin's counterattacks. Every time Bakkin tried to fight back, she was forced to retreat by Ain's short sword, her body parts even occasionally "regressing" into a weaker state, though she would instantly use her Haki to overcome the effect. Binz's vines were incredibly annoying, not only restricting her movement but also lashing out to entangle her wrists, disrupting her attacks.
"These kids are actually able to suppress me?!" The more Bakkin fought, the more alarmed she became.
In the jungle battlefield...
BOOM—!!!
Fists like thunder, a naginata cracking like lightning—the shockwaves ravaged the forest. The air itself seemed to tear as soil, broken branches, and stones were whipped into a vortex. The area for a hundred meters around was instantly flattened, the entire fight pulled into the monstrous rhythm of Zephyr and Weevil.
BAM—! Weevil gritted his teeth and blocked Zephyr's first punch with his naginata, but the weapon bent and twisted under the terrifying pressure. The metal groaned, and the blade even began to crack.
"Ugh...!" Weevil swallowed a mouthful of blood, finally realizing this purple-haired old man was no ordinary foe.
But Zephyr's assault didn't stop. "Shave: Consecutive Smasher!"
His figure flashed, appearing right in front of Weevil's face.
BAM!! The first punch landed on his stomach, tearing muscle.
BAM!! The second hit his chest, and bones cracked.
BAM!!! The third smashed into his shoulder, sending his massive body flying back a dozen meters. Each step he took cracked the earth, kicking up a fog of dust.
Weevil's face was twisted in pain and fear. He spat out blood, his once-vacant expression now filled with agony.
Zephyr's face, however, was a mask of cold, murderous intent. He advanced, slowly clenching his right fist. The Armament Haki around him roiled like a storm, making the very ground tremble.
"Thanks to Law's surgery... this damn asthma is finally no longer a restraint."
He recalled what Law had told him months ago: "Teacher Zephyr, the damage to your lungs has been repaired, but overusing Haki could still trigger your old condition... please be careful."
But right now, Zephyr had no such concerns.
"Your strength is indeed impressive. You even have a shadow of Whitebeard in you..." Zephyr said coldly. "But compared to the real 'Whitebeard,' you're nothing but a mindless mutt!!"
His eyes glanced at the fallen Ace and the injured, unconscious Luffy, and the rage in his heart boiled over again.
"To beat Ace and Luffy into this state... these kids are like my own sons!!"
"Smasher: Tyrant Fist!!!"
His entire arm turned black as ink, veins bulging, Haki wrapping around it like flames. The air hummed from the pressure, and the coating of Armament even crackled with black lightning. His purple hair flew as he leaped into the air, his body like a falling star, his fist aimed at the ground like divine punishment.
Weevil instinctively felt death approaching. He roared and swung his naginata. "Weevil Slash!!"
The black blade swung, Haki clashing, and the air exploded!
BOOOOM!!!!!
The heavens and earth shook! The collision of fist and blade was like a meteor striking a planet. The forest was obliterated, rubble flew everywhere, and the entire island shook violently, as if in an earthquake. The shockwave spread out in a hemisphere, uprooting massive trees and creating ripple-like fissures in the ground. Ain, Binz, and Zoro were thrown back dozens of meters. Even Bakkin was forced to her knees, her cane broken, staring in horror at the center of the battlefield.
The dust cloud was immense. Through the gray and black haze, a giant figure could be seen being smashed deep into the earth. Weevil's naginata shattered into three pieces, metal fragments flying as his body crashed down like a broken sack.
"Cough... aah... Ma... Mama!!" he spat blood, his face contorted, his eyes rolling back in unprecedented fear as he cried for help.
But the only answer he received was a hellish roar.
"Tempest Axe!!!"
Zephyr descended like lightning, his right leg cutting through the air with a sonic boom, like a giant, ship-cleaving axe. It slammed into Weevil's chest with a deafening crack.
BAM!!!
The ground collapsed, the earth shattered, and a bottomless crater was born in an instant. The island's very crust was fractured, the shockwaves spreading to the coast and even causing the distant tides to roil.
Weevil's body convulsed violently at the bottom of the crater, the sound of his breaking bones sharp and clear. His body was a bloody mess, his breathing almost silent.
Zephyr landed, his feet firmly planting on Weevil's arms, pinning him to the ground. His rock-like iron fists were slowly raised, as if to pass judgment on all sins. The Haki on his fists condensed into a swirling vortex. In that moment, even the sky seemed to lose its color.
Zephyr looked down, his voice like the slow tolling of a hellish bell. "This punch..."
"...sends you to hell!!"
The punch gathered power, filled with killing intent.
In the distance, Bakkin screamed in terror. "Weevil! Zephyr, you dare!!" But she was powerless to intervene. Zephyr had taken complete control.
"Weevil! Retreat!!"
Hearing his mother's command, Weevil struggled to crawl out of the pit, but his arms were pinned down by Zephyr.
"Black Arm: Annihilating Smash!!!"
The fist fell, like a bolt of lightning!
BOOM!!!
A massive crater erupted in the center of the island. Weevil's body was completely obliterated, his remains splattering across the red earth.
In that moment, even Bakkin's screams were swallowed by the explosion. All that remained was rolling dust, the scorched smell of blood, and Zephyr's silhouette—a figure straight out of hell, his purple hair flying, his black arm stained with blood.
The former symbol of "no-kill" justice, after seeing his students grievously injured, had finally broken his chains, delivering judgment with the power of utter destruction: All who dare harm my students shall die!!
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