The lightning tore through flesh, its terrifying heat rampaging within the body, leaving internal organs and blood vessels utterly ravaged.
For an ordinary person, such injuries would have been fatal long ago.
But for a Zoan-type Devil Fruit user, wounds like these would heal with just a few minutes of rest.
And now, Boars had fully transformed into a massive black eagle, bearing no trace of his human form.
The two high-quality swords were firmly gripped in his talons and with his wings fully spread, his wingspan reached nearly eight meters!
Electricity crackled across the black feathers, shredding flesh while further enraging the beast.
With a piercing screech, the giant eagle dove from the sky, the wind pressure from its wings pinning Jake in place, leaving him no room to evade.
Faced with the imminent attack, Jake didn't hesitate—he immediately cast three buffs on himself in rapid succession.
"Guardian's Blessing!"
"Iron Body: Sacred Steel!"
"Armament Haki Coverage!"
In an instant, three layers of defensive abilities enveloped Jake's body.
The moment he finished activating them, a tremendous impact slammed into him.
The sheer force felt like being struck by a high-speed sea train—his internal organs seemed on the verge of shattering.
The stone bricks beneath Jake's feet shattered completely, and his body was driven half a meter into the ground.
And this was only the first wave of the attack.
The immense wind pressure generated by the wings immobilized the opponent, followed by a crushing collision using the sheer weight of the massive body—this was merely the prelude to the assault!
The real killing move came next!
The two high-grade swords gripped tightly in Boars' claws now gleamed with crimson slashes.
At the same time, Boars spread his enormous wings wide, completely enveloping Jake within them.
The close-range slashes from the high-grade swords served as the primary attack, while the feathers on the wings were launched at high speed, creating an effect akin to a rain of arrows—this was the secondary assault.
With the wings sealing off any escape, the opponent had no way to evade.
Combined with the disorienting impact from the initial strike, this ensured the target would be overwhelmed by the relentless barrage!
This was one of the killing techniques Boars had created.
The reason he hadn't used it immediately after being sent flying by Jake was to position Jake perfectly within his lethal zone.
When summoning the Lightning Call, Jake had remained standing for a full second—and that single second was enough for Boars to spread his wings to the necessary height, unleashing the wind pressure capable of pinning his opponent in place.
Both were calculating each other's moves, probing each other's tactics.
Sensing the wings that now fully encased him and the two slashes threatening to bisect him at the waist, Jake didn't panic.
He simply took a deep breath, forcing his mind to remain calm as he activated Observation Haki.
At that moment, time itself seemed to slow.
The faint sound of feathers detaching from the wings, the subtle shifts in air currents as they cut through the atmosphere, the faint aura of the high-grade swords as they swung toward him—
Every detail was now vividly reflected in Jake's mind.
1,253 feathers detached from the left wing, 989 from the right.
Approximately 1,240 would land in his current position, while the rest would block his escape routes.
The two slashes ahead had a reach of 4.2 meters—enough space to evade.
About 124 feathers would pierce the area 5.2 meters to his left.
Though they would graze his skin, the damage would be minimal compared to other spots.
Plus, it kept him away from Boars mouth, avoiding a potential bite attack.
In an instant, Jake had already found the solution to counter this move.
Meanwhile, Monet, watching from outside as Boars completely engulfed Jake, widened her eyes in shock.
Instinctively, she cried out.
"JAKE!"
A chilling aura emanated from her body as countless snowflakes materialized around her.
She wanted to break through the winged enclosure from the outside, but Oli voice suddenly rang beside her.
"It's useless! That's one of Captain Boars ultimate techniques. By the time that man emerges, his corpse will be riddled with countless blade wounds and puncture marks—he's already dead! And you're next!
Though I regret this, before you saved me, I was first and foremost Captain Boars cousin and the vice-captain of the entire Black Hawk Pirates! I must take responsibility for my crew! Only after that am I myself—only then am I Oli!"
"Once this battle ends, I'll personally commit suicide before your graves to repay my debt for your lifesaving grace! But now, let me kill you!"
As he spoke, Oli's expression grew increasingly frenzied.
As a Zoan-type Hedgehog Devil Fruit user, the moment he approached Monet, his entire body curled into a ball while hundreds of sharp spines rapidly sprouted from his back.
Roaring, he shouted at Monet.
"Wall of Impalement!"
Watching the spined monstrosity charge toward her, Monet's expression remained icy.
Her pale golden pupils radiated an overwhelming killing intent at this moment!
"Jake won't die! He's not the kind of man who'd perish here! He's the terminator of the Great Pirate Era! The future Fleet Admiral of the Marines! And the sole savior of this rotten, filthy world!"
With that, Monet extended her arm.
As the surrounding temperature plummeted abruptly, she took a deep breath.
An oval shape slowly rose five meters in front of her—a white ring roughly three meters in radius.
"Useless! I know you're a Logia-type Devil Fruit user! But we've been to the New World! Whether it's me, Captain Boars, or even the other brothers on our ship—we've all mastered Armament Haki! Both you and your so-called savior will die here! The Great Pirate Era will never be ended by you!"
"This rotten world will absolutely not be terminated by those who created and maintained it! Pirates are nothing more than your vilification of the new era!"
Hearing this, Monet replied calmly.
"Not everything can be forgiven or justified just because it's adorned with beautiful words like 'dreams' and 'romance.' You're not the new era—you're the sinful remnants of the old!"
With that, Monet exhaled a faint breath of cold air, white snow descending like moonlight.
"White Ripple!"
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