Swish, swish, swish.
Three Rankyaku appeared, enveloping Lafitte. However, Lafitte's wings vibrated, and he shifted sideways. The moment he landed, Hachi pounced, unleashing three slashes.
"Tornado."
These three slashes intersected, transforming the Rankyaku into a tornado that swept towards Lafitte.
"Can't use Hypnosis in time."
Lafitte rapidly struck his longsword downwards several times, shattering one sword wave, but two more blades were still coming.
The next moment, two white wings suddenly slashed forward, releasing two Rankyaku.
Bang, bang.
Rankyaku against Rankyaku, they collided and shattered.
Lafitte used this opportunity to rapidly retreat, returning to a state of stalemate.
"I need to speed this up."
Hachi could feel the opponent's strength, it was immense. If it were two years ago when he first arrived at Fish-Man Island, he probably wouldn't have been able to contend with him.
What about the other members of the Blackbeard Pirates? Could they withstand him?
He had to go help them.
With that thought, Hachi's eyes narrowed. He had made up his mind. He unleashed three slashes, and three Rankyaku appeared, transforming into a Phoenix that swept towards Lafitte.
"Phoenix Wing."
Facing this move, Lafitte dodged. Before he could even stabilize himself, Hachi was already upon him, his three arms slashing out.
Lafitte was prepared and flew backward.
But Hachi pursued relentlessly, and during the time Lafitte took to adjust, his other three arms, holding swords, chopped down one after another.
Clang, clang, clang.
Lafitte blocked these three strikes with his sword but felt a strange sense of unease.
The force was a little too light.
The moment Lafitte hesitated, Hachi suddenly opened his mouth and sprayed towards him.
"Ink Cloud."
The next moment, pitch-black ink enveloped Lafitte.
"Not good."
Lafitte understood why he had slowed down his attacks; it was just to stall him and prepare for the follow-up.
Lafitte retreated rapidly, but Hachi gripped his swords, six blades drawing together sharply, and six Rankyaku shot towards Lafitte.
"Dark Octopus Can."
The instant Lafitte dodged the edge of the ink, the six Rankyaku abruptly cut through the ink and attacked Lafitte.
Lafitte retreated rapidly, blocking the Rankyaku with the sword in his hand.
Crack, crack.
The Rankyaku shattered one by one.
Just as Lafitte shattered the last Rankyaku, a massive figure appeared behind him.
"Octopus Gate."
The six swords instantly closed together. Lafitte's expression changed. He spread his wings, and the Rankyaku struck two of the swords.
Then, he rapidly struck with his longsword, blocking another two swords.
But there were still two swords left.
Lafitte couldn't block them.
As the long blades were about to strike his body, gunshots suddenly rang out.
Hachi stiffened. He had been hit by a bullet. Then, he swung his longsword horizontally, blocking the second and third bullets.
Lafitte, seizing the opportunity, thrust his sword forward.
Bang.
Lafitte's left wing was hit, and he stumbled. Then, he turned and struck back with his longsword, blocking the other two bullets.
...
On the other side.
Van Augur saw that Bassas's situation was becoming increasingly dire, but he didn't assist Heckle. This was because Heckle's speed was too great, and he might not be able to hit him.
Moreover, Bassas could still hold on for a while. If Heckle rushed his attack, it would instead give Bassas an opportunity to counter.
More importantly, it would be incredibly difficult to defeat Bassas completely.
However, the situation on the other side was different.
When Van Augur noticed Hachi gaining the upper hand from a distance, he suddenly fired three shots at Hachi.
The moment he made his move, Mr. Christmas reacted and tried to attack Van Augur.
But in that instant, two apples appeared between them.
Boom.
Mr. Christmas's bullets hit the apples, which exploded with a violent flash of light.
The moment he hit the apples, Mr. Christmas realized the problem. He stopped firing and opened a small portal in another direction, aiming at Lafitte, and fired three shots.
These three bullets forced Lafitte, who was about to take the opportunity to attack Hachi, to retreat.
But at the same time, she looked for Van Augur again, intending to attack him. However, Van Augur ignored her and charged towards Lafitte, shouting, "Swap opponents."
Lafitte immediately retreated and charged towards Van Augur.
Hachi tried to pursue, but Van Augur had already opened fire.
Clang, clang.
Hachi deflected Van Augur's bullets with two slashes, stopping in his tracks and unable to advance.
Meanwhile, in the rear, Mr. Christmas fired two shots, but Lafitte had already rushed behind Van Augur. He flicked his long sword, blocking the bullets.
Van Augur moved while attacking Hachi.
Hachi defended with full alertness, tracking the muzzle of Van Augur's gun and blocking the bullets.
Lafitte did the same. His one-handed attack speed was slightly faster than Hachi's, but only by a small margin. However, by dodging, he evaded Mr. Christmas's attack.
"Then I'll attack from behind."
Mr. Christmas immediately closed the portal and traveled through the spatial dimension, intending to attack from the side.
But at this moment, Lafitte rapidly distanced himself, running away, dodging left and right.
His speed was incredible. With his constant movement, Mr. Christmas found it difficult to keep up, forcing her to open a larger portal.
However, once Lafitte determined the direction of her shot, he could block it.
When Mr. Christmas tried to flank him, Lafitte started running again. In the spatial dimension, Mr. Christmas couldn't outrun Lafitte.
After Van Augur's adjustments, what was originally an advantage for Hachi had now resulted in a balance among the four of them.
...
"His speed is so fast."
Cecilia looked at Heckle's sudden burst of speed with surprise.
This speed was faster than her own. Currently, she could only use Soru in her half-beast form, which couldn't match Heckle's current speed.
She thought she needed to try harder, as she couldn't afford to lose her only advantage.
Cecilia thought, but at that moment, gunshots rang out. Before Cecilia could react, the basket beside Doc Q suddenly lifted, and some apples flew towards Cecilia.
"Huh?"
Cecilia immediately lifted her leg and kicked. The moment she struck the first apple, it shattered and exploded.
The explosion of one apple caused the surrounding apples to detonate in chain reaction.
Cecilia immediately retreated, creating some distance, and had already transformed into her half-beast form.
"Hehehe."
Doc Q jumped off his white horse, then unfastened the pack on his back, revealing a strange weapon that he aimed at Cecilia.
...
Heckle continuously attacked Bassas, who blocked repeatedly but was still hit, blood appearing at the corner of his mouth.
Thump.
Bassas's right leg gave out, and he knelt on the ground on one leg.
"This is the moment."
Heckle suddenly appeared ten meters above Bassas's head. He raised both fists, his arms bulging, and his body weight suddenly increased to ten thousand kilograms. He then smashed down.
"Ten Ton Fist."
Heckle's body descended from above, crashing down on Bassas.
"Unsinkable Fleet, Elbow Strike."
Bassas suddenly stood up and struck upwards with his right elbow.
Boom.
His fists collided with Bassas's elbow.
A tremendous sound echoed, creating ripples of force.
Crack.
Bassas's elbow was instantly shattered. His body convulsed, and he spat out a mouthful of blood, crashing heavily to the ground.
Heckle, after landing his hit, heard the sound of bones giving way under the strain. He used the momentum to fly backward, his body feeling lighter as he retreated a great distance. Upon landing, he spat out a mouthful of blood.
"I am the Champion. I will not lose."
Bασσας gritted his teeth and slowly stood up. His right arm was broken, and he had internal injuries, but his left arm was still functional for fighting.
"This guy."
Seeing this, Heckle was surprised that his opponent was still willing to fight. His hands trembled from the pain, but looking at Bασσας before him, Heckle gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, and said, "Then let's go again."
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