Clearly, the battle had resumed.
"Iron Fist..." Garp immediately condensed his Armament Haki and Haoshoku into his fist again to meet the attack. An orange-red light, flickering like a meteor, appeared on his fist. The surrounding air currents intensified, and he instantly shattered the Dark Thunderstorm projectile.
However, the powerful shockwave and residual force still made him stagger back a few steps.
Luna immediately executed a Space Distortion, but this time, her target was not Garp, but Borsalino.
She appeared before him and delivered a kick infused with Haoshoku. As the dark red lightning flashed, even though Borsalino managed to timely raise his sword in front of him and infuse it with Armament Haki, the gap in power allowed Luna to send him flying with an aerial side kick.
Then, Luna, having simultaneously condensed Armament Haki gauntlets on both fists and infused them with Haoshoku, charged toward Garp once more.
Luna threw punch after punch. Armament Hardening combined with Conquerors Haki Infusion multiplied the power several times over, forcing Garp to continuously retreat, only able to raise his arms to block.
"Mr. Garp!" Borsalino had just gotten back up when he saw this scene, shouting out anxiously and worriedly.
But suddenly, his Observation Haki alerted him to danger, allowing him to react just in time to block Kuina's slash with his sword.
Kuina had rapidly appeared before him using Shadow Step, which was nearly equivalent to instantaneous movement.
"Worry about yourself first," Kuina said with an angry, cold smile. After all, Borsalino had just tricked her, and thinking about it made her even angrier.
She immediately activated her Red Eyes state, and purple demonic energy representing the demon clan bloodline flowed from her body. This dual enhancement brought Kuina considerable physical amplification, improving her speed, attack power, strength, stamina, and defense.
But especially her strength now—under Borsalino's horrified gaze, Kuina forced him back with a single slash.
"What is going on? Why has your strength increased so much? Is it because of your Red Eyes? And what is that purple gas around you?" Borsalino asked, his eyes filled with disbelief.
"No comment. I am not Luna. If you have the ability, go investigate and analyze it yourselves. All I know is that I am very angry right now and I want to slash someone. Dark Realm Descent, Demon Slayer."
Kuina leaped up again, and the fragments extended into a ten-meter-long greatsword. The next moment, under the terrified gazes of many people, the demon blade thousand blades exuded an overwhelming aura, wrapped in dark red lightning.
Kuina quickly brought the blade down toward Borsalino.
"What! Conquerors Haki Infusion!"
Everyone who witnessed this scene was shocked. The first mate of the Pink Hat Pirates, this young swordswoman reportedly only 21 years old, was rumored to possess Haoshoku, but no one expected her to have mastered the Infusion level.
Therefore, many people were stunned at this moment, as a single Pirate Crew actually possessed two people capable of Conquerors Haki Infusion.
This was even more shocking than the existence of the Red Hair Pirates, the "Iron Arm Pirate Crew," because Benn Beckman knew Haoshoku, but he couldn't use Infusion.
So, the most shocked party right now had to be the Red Hair Pirates.
Of course, there was actually one more person: Zoro. Already aware of the Three Types of Haki, he was surprised that Kuina had already mastered Conquerors Haki Infusion.
It was clear that Kuina had genuinely held back significantly during their previous sparring sessions. Zoro, realizing the immense gap, felt a little discouraged, but he quickly recovered, believing he would also attain that level, and feeling happy for Kuina.
But the most terrified person had to be Borsalino. Facing Kuina's full-power, enraged strike, a voice in his heart told him he couldn't block it, so he immediately moved sideways, narrowly and somewhat awkwardly dodging the attack.
Kuina's slash struck the ice surface directly. With the sound of the massive blade cutting through and the ice shattering, a huge fissure quickly appeared on the ice, revealing the seawater underneath.
The power of this single strike was astonishing, leaving many people dumbfounded.
Even the Three Admirals of the Navy, and Garp and Luna, who were still fighting, were greatly surprised.
But at this moment, Luna's mouth twitched repeatedly. She really wanted to ask Kuina what she meant by her previous words. Was she still dissatisfied with Luna's earlier actions?
At the same time, she hadn't expected this young woman, four years her senior, to actually lose her temper, becoming extremely violent, like a dangerous mudslide.
Wait a minute, could it be that the demon clan bloodline made Kuina easily angered? Luna couldn't help but consider this possibility.
But at this moment, Kuina had seized the opportunity to pursue and fight Borsalino again.
"Ahem, The Girls, move out!" But at this moment, aboard the Pink Hat Pirates' pirate ship, Shiro, now serving as the third-in-command, spoke.
Since Kuina and Luna had already descended, it was naturally her turn to give orders.
After speaking, she was the first to jump down onto the ice surface, landing with a heavy boom that cracked the ice beneath her feet and sent many shards flying into the air.
But Shiro was now filled with fighting spirit, desperately eager for a good fight.
Ignoring everything else, she immediately charged toward Garp's warship. Every step she took on the ice left a small crater, and she resembled an earth dragon, causing the ground to shake wherever she went.
This sight instantly stunned many people again. Was the armor on this girl really that heavy? Yet her speed and gait weren't slow at all.
Even Luna, who managed to steal a glance, couldn't help but look utterly bewildered. *Wait, this landing and gait, did you secretly learn this from Gaia?*
Even Aokiji and Nojiko felt confused. *The ice surface we created shouldn't be this fragile, right?*
Could someone stomp so loudly and create holes?
But upon seeing Shiro, Kizaru immediately judged that this girl, covered in technological armor, was likely strength-oriented and not proficient in speed.
This!!!
This was simply the best opponent for him to slack off against in this battle.
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