So Silver Axe decisively used the advantage of his instantaneous burst speed being faster than Nox's, dodged the sword strike, and then, with a flick of his hand, his giant axe slashed towards Nox to counterattack.
Nox's special Kenbunshoku Haki's Mind Reading activated, reading Silver Axe's combat consciousness.
"Silver Axe, it seems you're not stupid, but my sword isn't that easy to dodge!"
The Seven Star Sword accurately blocked Silver Axe's weakest point of attack, and then, as the blade slid down, it thrust towards Silver Axe's heart.
After Silver Axe's Kenbunshoku Haki sensed it, he shifted his body to the left, dodging the tip of Nox's sword.
But at this moment, Nox's sword edge shifted, slashing horizontally to the left, pursuing Silver Axe's body.
At the critical moment, Silver Axe used his giant axe to block the edge of the Seven Star Sword, wanting to retreat a few steps to adjust his stance before attacking again.
But Nox seemed to know Silver Axe's intention, taking large strides forward before Silver Axe could retreat, pressing him step by step, giving Silver Axe no time to adjust.
Their speed was extremely fast; in just a few minutes, they exchanged hundreds of blows, each move incredibly dangerous, as if they were walking on the edge of the line between life and death.
Silver Axe was forced into extreme frustration by Nox, retreating step by step, completely led by the nose by Nox, losing his own combat rhythm.
"Tear!!!"
During their many exchanges, Nox caught a small opening in Silver Axe, and his sword blade sliced through Silver Axe's abdominal muscles.
Silver Axe gritted his teeth and endured the intense pain, not allowing himself to reveal more openings due to his injury.
"Damn it, how does this guy seem to know my attack style completely!"
At this moment, the more Silver Axe fought, the more stifled he felt; he was completely being led in rhythm, and the rhythm was the opponent's.
No matter how he attacked, it would be easily seen through and neutralized by Nox, while every attack from the opponent seemed to be aimed at his weakest points.
This kind of battle where the rhythm was completely controlled by someone else, he had only witnessed it with one person, and that person was Redfield the Solitary.
Back then, he was defeated under this kind of solitary combat mode!
Edge of the Limitless Sea:
"That guy Nox actually dares to split his forces to hold me back, how arrogant!"
"Today I will twist off your heads and send them back to Nox as wine cups!"
Brandon looked at the three people, Bullet, blocking him and laughed maniacally with a ferocious expression.
He didn't expect Nox to be so arrogant, actually wanting to go to war with both the Violence Pirates and the Silver Axe Pirates at the same time!
"Hmph, aren't you Violence Pirates just afraid of our Limitless Pirates, that's why you have to team up with the Silver Axe Pirates?"
"Even without the Captain making a move, the three of us can deal with you!"
Bullet transformed into his beast-man form, his black fist carrying immense gravity as he punched towards Brandon.
"Bragging brat!"
Brandon's muscles bulged instantly throughout his body, and his fist, also covered in Busoshoku, collided with Bullet's fist.
"What a heavy fist!"
However, the moment he met Brandon's fist, Bullet's expression changed, intense pain came from his fist, and even his body was sent flying back several hundred meters by this punch.
"One Sword Style: Mountain Crushing Earth Splitting Slash!"
The moment Bullet attacked, Ashura Doji also attacked simultaneously.
Although Brandon was full of muscles, he wouldn't just tank everything; this time he pulled back and retreated, dodging Ashura Doji's descending slash.
"Domineering Fist Impact!"
However, just as Brandon dodged, Howard punched him from behind.
Brandon, however, turned and used both hands to block the punch, but the intense shockwave force pushed him back dozens of meters.
"There's a sniper!"
Before Brandon could stabilize himself, his head suddenly turned sharply to the left.
An invisible, pitch-black Bullet zipped past his eyes; if Brandon's Kenbunshoku Haki hadn't sensed the danger, that Bullet would probably have hit his temple!
He subconsciously wanted to follow the direction the Bullet came from to find the sniper, but he sensed Bullet on his left.
"Six Styles Secret Art: Maximum Wheel - Six Kings Gravity Gun!"
Bullet, who had been sent flying back earlier, had already stood up and then punched towards Brandon.
"Damn brat!"
Brandon, being surrounded by three people, was extremely angry; the power of his Muscle-Muscle Fruit erupted, and he unleashed a full-power punch towards Bullet who was charging from the left!
"Bang!!!"
Facing Brandon's full-power punch, Bullet wasn't surprised at all, and was directly sent flying back, spitting blood, by the punch.
And Ashura Doji and Howard took this opportunity to attack Brandon with all their might.
This was a plan they had already formulated; Bullet is a Mythical Zoan user, primarily tanking.
Ashura Doji has the strongest attack power, primarily attacking.
Howard is a Paramecia Devil Fruit user, relatively squishy, primarily for harassment and support.
And Kyle, hidden in the shadows, is responsible for sneak attacks.
With the tacit cooperation of the four, although they couldn't inflict significant damage on Brandon, and were even suppressed by him, they could at least maintain an undefeated situation.
While Nox and Silver Axe were fighting fiercely, the Pirate Crew under their command were also battling.
Even though Bullet and the others took half of the Limitless Pirates, the remaining more than thirty thousand people could still steadily suppress the Silver Axe Pirates.
After all, the Limitless Pirates had better weapons, and many of them were Samurai from Wano Country, as well as disciples from the Limitless Sword School.
In terms of overall strength, the average power level of the Limitless Pirates was stronger than that of the Silver Axe Pirates.
And although Silver Axe was currently suppressed by Nox, he was still persisting.
Firstly, he knew that half of the Pirates under Nox's command had been sent to deal with the Violence Pirates, so he believed that the Pirates under his command could defeat the current Limitless Pirates.
Secondly, he guessed that Nox would definitely retreat early, after all, Brandon was currently invading the Limitless Pirates.
If Nox didn't want his base to be stolen, he would definitely retreat to block Brandon.
At that time, Nox would need to worry about both sides, and he and Brandon could continuously occupy Nox's territory.
"Hahaha, Silver Axe, you want to stall for time and wait for Brandon to invade my territory, right!"
"Don't even think about it, the Executive Officers under my command can definitely block that guy Brandon!"
Nox, who possessed Mind Reading, naturally knew what Silver Axe was thinking at the moment.
He was very familiar with the strength of Bullet and the other two, and he also knew Brandon's strength, so it was no problem for Bullet and the others to hold off Brandon.
If the attackers were Golden Lion or Whitebeard, he might be worried, but as for Brandon, he didn't need to worry.
The worst outcome would be Bullet and the others being defeated and escaping, losing a few islands at most.
During the time Bullet held off Brandon, it was enough for him to defeat Silver Axe!
"Three-Element Fusion Secret Art - Domineering Enchantment - Domineering Country!!"
As Nox spoke, he raised the Seven Star Sword, and an incredibly strong Sword Intent gathered on the blade.
With a single sword strike, an incredibly violent impact force surged forward like a shockwave, shattering rocks in its path and carving a ditch a hundred meters wide, five meters deep, and several hundred meters long into the ground.
This was exactly the sword technique he created by combining his own swordsmanship with the strongest combat technique of the Elbaf Giant Race.
"That Linlin guy's move!"
The moment he saw Nox's move, Silver Axe's pupils contracted, thinking of the scene where that woman Linlin used this move.
The speed of that shockwave was extremely fast, and its range was extremely wide; he couldn't dodge it at all!
"Cyclone Slash!!"
After Silver Axe swung his giant axe around rapidly several times, carrying the force of inertia, he slammed it down onto the oncoming shockwave.
"Boom!!!"
Instantly, the ground collapsed, countless brokenstones scattered everywhere, smoke and dust rolled like dragons, waves churned on the nearby coast, and the island itself trembled because of it.
And Silver Axe, who directly took this move head-on, was blasted back over a hundred meters; although he was covered in Busoshoku and didn't appear to have any surface injuries, his entire body felt like it was falling apart, and it was extremely painful!
However, this kind of pain was nothing for a strong person like Silver Axe; it didn't affect his combat performance!
"Hmph, Nox, just keep being stubborn. When your base is captured, we'll see if you're still as arrogant as you are now!"
After spitting out a mouthful of blood, Silver Axe sneered.
"Old man, it seems your life is really tough!"
After Nox finished speaking, he attacked Silver Axe again.
Although Nox was stronger than Silver Axe, at their level, unless there were special circumstances, it was impossible to defeat the opponent in a short amount of time.
At the very least, they had to deplete the opponent's stamina and Haki to a certain extent before they could defeat them!
The news that the Limitless Pirates were simultaneously at war with two great Pirate Crew shocked many people; they were not optimistic about the Limitless Pirates, believing that the Limitless Pirates would undoubtedly be defeated.
However, during this period when the major Pirate Crew in the New World were fighting each other, this was just one point of attention among many.
For example, the Flying Pirates were originally at war with the John Pirate Crew, but halfway through, the World Pirates also intervened, causing the Flying Pirates to also fight one against two.
Two days later, the Silver Axe Pirates were defeated by the Limitless Pirates and abandoned the island, fleeing by ship.
And at this moment, Silver Axe himself was covered in sword wounds, while Nox didn't even have a single wound on his body, only his clothes were torn.
"Hahaha, Silver Axe, be defeated for me!!!"
"Three-Element Fusion - Domineering Enchantment - God Slaying Slash!!"
Nox, extremely excited, laughed heartily as he unleashed a sword strike; an unparalleled aura swept out, and blood-red lightning erupted wantonly.
This sword strike completely locked onto Silver Axe, making it impossible for him to dodge or evade!
"I am Silver Axe, how could I possibly be defeated!!"
Silver Axe roared, injecting all the strength in his body into his giant axe; even knowing he couldn't win, he bravely met the attack head-on.
"Boom!!!"
Blood-colored lightning roared and exploded, and Silver Axe's Busoshoku and Busoshoku were completely shattered by Nox.
Under Nox's single sword strike, the Seven Star Sword powerfully broke through the giant axe and smashed back, hitting Silver Axe in the chest.
Silver Axe himself was blasted flying towards the sky, spitting blood upwards as he scattered.
However, Silver Axe suddenly turned sharply in mid-air, using the impact force to step with Moonwalk and charge towards outside the island, clearly intending to escape.
After all, the pirate group under his command had already been defeated, and he was also no match for Nox; he didn't want to stay any longer, otherwise, he would definitely be killed!
"Don't think about escaping!"
Seeing Silver Axe's action, Nox also pursued him using Moonwalk.
"Captain, hurry up and get on!!"
Just then, a giant eagle flew over from the sky, and Silver Axe stepped onto the eagle's back.
Seeing this scene, Nox knew that he couldn't catch up.
His Moonwalk couldn't possibly catch up to a giant eagle flying in the air.
However, not being able to catch up didn't mean he had to just watch the opponent leave!
"Three-Element Fusion Secret Art - Domineering Enchantment - Domineering Country!!"
Nox raised the Seven Star Sword, and under the full convergence of his Sword Intent, the phantom image of a giant, like thirty meters tall, appeared behind him.
With a single sword strike, a terrifying shockwave swept through the air, instantly blasting towards the giant eagle in the sky like a super energy laser cannon.
"If I, Silver Axe, want to leave, you can't stop me!"
After seeing Nox's attack, Silver Axe stepped off the giant eagle's back using Moonwalk, and holding his giant axe with both hands, he slammed it down.
The already battered giant axe, having no leverage in the air, was even less able to block this impactful and penetrating Bagguk.
"Ah!!!"
Silver Axe's giant axe, held in both hands, was almost blasted away, and his entire body was enveloped within the shockwave of the Bagguk; faintly, he could even hear the sound of his bones breaking.
"Captain!!!"
Because Silver Axe blocked this attack, the giant eagle was not harmed and flew forward even more vigorously to catch Silver Axe, who had been sent flying ahead of it by the impact force.
"The Great Pirate Silver Axe has been defeated by me, our Limitless Pirates are victorious!"
"Rest and reorganize, then continue to occupy the territory of the Silver Axe Pirates!"
After Nox returned to the Limitless Pirates, he looked at the surviving people and said loudly.
"Great, the Captain is invincible!"
"Long live the Captain!!"
"Hahaha, our Limitless Pirates are indeed the strongest!"
"..."
Hearing Nox's words, the more than twenty-six thousand survivors cheered excitedly.
Originally thirty thousand people, four thousand died in one major battle.
However, the Silver Axe Pirates suffered greater losses, with at least eight thousand people killed.
Therefore, Nox could accept this level of loss for the Limitless Pirates.
Those who died were eliminated; only those who truly survived were the elites.
During the rest period, Nox also took the opportunity to inquire about the situation on Bullet and their side.
As expected, Bullet and the others were completely suppressed, but they were not in mortal danger and could hold off Brandon.
So Nox didn't go to support Bullet and the others, but instead ate to recover his stamina and then personally led the team to continue occupying Silver Axe's territory.
Anyway, he had already told Bullet and the others that if they were in mortal danger, they should escape and have someone inform him, and he would immediately rush over.
Since Bullet and the others didn't send a distress signal, it meant they could still hold on.
For the current Bullet and the others, being able to fight against a strong person like Brandon was an opportunity, an opportunity to break through their limits!
Marineford:
Currently, most of the high-ranking Marines have come to the G1 Marine Fortress closest to the Red Line; the Marines publicly stated that they had withdrawn from the New World.
But in reality, they wouldn't truly withdraw, but were waiting for the right opportunity to strike, to see if they could act as the fisherman and capture one or two great Pirates.