Zoro slowly drew his three swords, their blades glinting with cold light, a bloodthirsty smile playing on his lips.
Sanji flicked his cigarette, then lightly stomped his right foot, making the ground tremble as powerful Armament Haki instantly enveloped his right leg.
"Heh... finally, a chance to stretch."
However, just as they were about to act—
Boom!
A terrifying Aura swept across the entire field!
Lin Ning moved!
"Hegemon Halberd Technique — Emperor's Fall!!!"
A roar that shook the heavens erupted, and Lin Ning's figure transformed into a black bolt of lightning, soaring into the sky!
His halberd suddenly burst forth with an intense light, black-red lightning wildly dancing on its blade.
Raging Conqueror's Haki Coating swirled around it, like a demon's roar, like a thunder god descending!
The entire battlefield... was enveloped in the shadow of death at this moment!
This strike held nothing back!
This strike would destroy everything!
Target: Burgess!
Burgess, as the Blackbeard Pirates' number one combatant, was always arrogant and self-assured, but at this moment, he was stunned!
"Wh-what!?!"
Lin Ning used his strongest killing move right from the start?!
He had thought this battle would be like usual, with mutual probing and a warm-up before going all out, but instead—
Lin Ning gave him no chance at all!!
"Damn it!!"
Burgess's pupils suddenly constricted; at the brink of life and death, he frantically pushed every ounce of potential within his body.
He roared, his right arm covered in the strongest Armament Haki he could muster, black light swirling around his arm.
With unparalleled explosive power, he met Lin Ning's halberd!
"Go to Hell!!!"
Boom!!!
The next second, two destructive forces collided violently in the air!!
In that instant, the entire world seemed to lose its sound!
Then—
Rumble rumble rumble—!!!
A destructive shockwave, like a hurricane, swept out from the two of them as its center.
The streets of Mock Town were instantly torn up, buildings collapsed in swathes, and the earth crazily fractured!!
Black-red Haoshoku lightning intertwined and surged, and violent energy fluctuations rushed in all directions, turning the entire battlefield into ruins!
The sky seemed to be ripped apart, the earth shattered, countless rubble and brokenstones were flung high into the sky, then fell like a meteor shower!
On Lin Ning's halberd, black-red lightning still wildly danced, like the wrath of a thunder god ravaging the world.
And on the other side, Burgess—
"Ah ah ah ah ah—!!!"
A scream echoed through the sky!
Crack—!!!
Burgess's arm was completely crushed by Lin Ning's Conqueror's Haki Coating, and the black Armament Haki instantly disintegrated.
It was like fragile glass, utterly shattered under Lin Ning's unparalleled offensive!
He flew backward, but the power of this halberd strike had not fully dissipated—
"Boom!!!"
The blade of the halberd struck Burgess's chest with the momentum!
Burgess's pupils constricted, with only one thought in his mind:
"It's over...!"
In Burgess's desperate desire for life, at the last moment, he used Armament Haki to protect his chest.
Crack—!!!
A crisp sound of bone cracking rang out, like the tolling of Hell's bell!
He didn't know how many of his ribs were shattered, intense pain instantly swept through his entire body, and his internal organs seemed to be completely pulverized by a terrifying impact!
Boom—!!!
Accompanied by a deafening sonic boom, Burgess's body, like a burning meteor.
Under everyone's shocked gaze, trailing a long air current, he was sent flying hundreds of meters by a single halberd strike!
Lin Ning's halberd strike did not only affect Burgess alone—
The entire battlefield trembled the moment he swung his halberd!
Violent energy spread like a hurricane, directly tearing open a terrifying gully several hundred meters long on the ground.
Buildings and stones along the way were all shattered, turning into countless fragments flying in all directions!
Rumble rumble—!!!
The ground cracked, the earth completely collapsed under Lin Ning's overbearing attack, and at the end of the gully—
Was the flying Burgess!!
Burgess's body lay in the ruins, blood gushing from his mouth, his eyes unfocused, his breath weak, already on his last breath!
His chest had caved in, his entire right arm was gone, and he no longer had any fighting capability!
At the other end of the battlefield, Nami saw this scene, first stunned, then excitedly jumped up, her eyes full of pleasant surprise!
"As expected of you, Lin Ning!!"
Usopp and Chopper hugged each other directly, excitedly jumping around, shouting wildly:
"So amazing!! Lin Ning is too strong!!!"
Usopp's mouth was wide enough to fit a fist, his eyes shining with unparalleled admiration:
"This is the Blackbeard Pirates' number one combatant... actually instantly killed by Lin Ning in one move?!?"
Chopper was even more excited, trembling all over, muttering to himself:
"So strong... Is this our Straw Hat Pirates' first mate?!?"
And Robin, standing nearby, her usually calm face, her mouth slightly agape, revealing a shocked expression!
She had always known Lin Ning was strong, but she had never imagined he would be this strong!
Her gaze, filled with shock, looked at the man holding the halberd, still surrounded by black-red lightning, and muttered:
"This power... truly a terrifying monster..."
On the other side.
Whoosh—!!!
In the sky, Sanji took to the air, the air beneath his feet being rapidly trampled, erupting in a series of sonic booms.
Like a bolt of lightning, Sanji used Moonwalk to strike at the Blackbeard Pirates' sniper—Van Auger!
"So fast..."
Van Auger looked up, his indifferent gaze piercing through the brim of his hat, precisely locking onto the rapidly approaching Sanji.
But—he didn't panic!
As the Blackbeard Pirates' sniper, Van Auger was not only an accurate shot but also skilled in Observation Haki.
He could accurately predict enemy movements and launch a sniper attack at the optimal moment!
He slowly raised his sniper rifle, which was already loaded with Armament Haki bullets, the pitch-black bullet spinning in the barrel.
Locking onto Sanji's trajectory, at the moment Sanji was about to arrive, he decisively pulled the trigger!
Bang—!!!
A high-speed bullet covered in Armament Haki, like thunder piercing the clouds, aimed directly at Sanji's heart!!
"Damn it!"
Although Sanji's Observation Haki was precise, it was far from as subtle and refined as Van Auger's!
His Observation Haki experienced a brief stiffness and delay as the bullet approached due to Van Auger's superior Observation Haki.
By the time he detected the bullet's trajectory, it was too late to completely dodge!
"Bang—!"
Sanji quickly twisted his body, avoiding the vital heart at the last moment, but his shoulder was still severely pierced by the bullet, splattering blood!
"Sizzle—!"
The scorching bullet tore through flesh and blood, blood splattered, and intense pain instantly assaulted Sanji's nerves!
But—
"Tch...!"
Sanji merely frowned slightly, then a cold smirk appeared at the corner of his mouth!
"Good shot... but I won't fall because of this one bullet."
"Diable Jambe!"
The next instant, Sanji's entire right leg ignited with scorching flames, the high temperature slightly distorting the air, and his Moonwalk erupted again.
He transformed into a golden fiery whirlwind, continuing to rush towards Van Auger!
"...Troublesome."
Van Auger's heart sank; he knew that at this moment, he could no longer make a second sniper shot.
But just then
On the ground, a sword light suddenly flared up!
"One Sword Style Lion Song!!"