Bang!
"Pei-chan! These small fry are so annoying!"
Ulti knocked someone out cold with a headbutt before turning to her younger brother with a frustrated look.
Page One glanced back, his face twisting in anger as he roared, "Hey! What the hell are you guys doing?! Stop standing around and watching! If you keep this up, even if we kill them all, you'll be executed next!"
His furious shout finally jolted the soldiers into action, and they charged forward as one.
Ulti and Page One took the chance to catch their breath. Despite their strength, they were still young, their bodies not yet fully developed. The commoners, on the other hand, showed no fear, rushing at them even as their comrades fell before their eyes.
Even with their enhanced bodies and the power of the Ancient Zoan fruits, exhaustion was setting in.
Meanwhile, Yamato had a clear advantage against Belo Betty. At twenty-two years old, Yamato's main hobbies were eating, reading novels, and training relentlessly to catch up to Jack. Having grown up under Jack's influence, Yamato firmly believed that being a woman didn't make her any weaker than a man.
Catching up to Jack, the childhood friend who had always been ahead of her, had been her lifelong goal.
Especially after their relationship had deepened, Yamato trained even harder. With Jack pushing her to the limit day and night, and Kaido occasionally stepping in to guide her, Yamato's natural talent flourished. Even King himself wasn't sure whether he could still claim to be stronger than her.
Despite Belo Betty's age and the enhancement from her Devil Fruit, she struggled to keep up. Before long, Yamato sent her flying with a powerful swing of her kanabo.
Just as Yamato prepared to deliver the finishing blow, the ground beneath Betty suddenly cracked open. From the pit emerged a towering giant covered in thick fur, wearing a plaid skirt, and a young man in a top hat with a scar over his left eye.
"Betty! Are you alright? Does it hurt?"
The giant's voice was rough, but his tone was oddly delicate. Perched on his flame clouds, Jack's face darkened instantly.
As expected, there wasn't a single normal person in the Revolutionary Army.
"This one's strong! I want to test my strength!"
"Sabo, be careful!"
Clang!
The boy called Sabo lunged at Yamato, swinging a metal pipe—only to be sent flying backward with a single strike from her kanabo.
"Hahaha! Not bad!"
Far from discouraged, Sabo got back up, tossing aside his pipe and charging in again.
"Dragon Claw!"
He positioned his fingers in an unusual stance, his hand forming a claw-like shape as he struck at Yamato.
Boom!
A powerful impact sent dust flying. Sabo was blasted backward once more.
Seeing this, Betty shouted, "You can't beat her alone! Morley! Sabo! We'll take her on together!"
"Alright, guess I have no choice!"
Sabo gave a small bow, offering a polite apology.
Yamato, however, froze at his words. Then her face turned black.
"Die, you boring bastard!"
Boom!
A burst of Conqueror's Haki erupted from Yamato, stunning everyone in the vicinity. The weaker soldiers and elderly bystanders immediately collapsed, unconscious.
With her fury boiling over, Yamato charged at the trio with overwhelming momentum.
Despite facing three opponents, Yamato fought fiercely, her kanabo swinging with unrelenting power. Kaido's blood compensated for any gender differences, and her Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit had further enhanced her already monstrous physique. On top of that, she had been trained by the strongest since childhood.
Fueled by her indomitable spirit, she battled with absolute confidence, moving nimbly as she hammered Betty and the others, making their lives miserable.
Jack, watching from above, was about to relax, thinking the battle was as good as won—when suddenly, an unfamiliar presence approached at incredible speed.
In an instant, a figure shot onto the battlefield.
A small figure with odd-looking equipment on his back, wearing a top hat and covered in brown fur—Jack immediately recognized him.
"A Mink… Lindbergh, Revolutionary Army South Army Commander."
Whoosh!
Missiles launched from Lindbergh's shoulder-mounted weapon, streaking straight toward Ulti and Page One. Already exhausted, the two had no time to dodge and were struck head-on.
Jack knew it was time to intervene. The commoners they were fighting were stronger than the average low-ranking Beast Pirates, and for Ulti and Page One to have lasted this long was already beyond his expectations.
He was familiar with Lindbergh not just because of his bounty, but because Kaido himself had mentioned him.
A top-tier scientist as well as a formidable warrior, Lindbergh had once been a target for Kaido's recruitment. But before they could find him, he had already joined the Revolutionary Army and become the South Army Commander.
Seeing Ulti and Page One injured, the frenzied commoners surged forward once again.
But before they could reach them, an overwhelming presence filled the battlefield.
Then—
Boom!
A massive shockwave burst forth, sending a wave of pressure surging through the area.
Crack!
Walls crumbled. Dust and smoke swallowed the battlefield.
"What?!"
"This Conqueror's Haki..."
"You've got to be kidding me!"
Yamato, Sabo, and the others were thrown apart by the sheer force of the outburst. They knew exactly what it was, but they had never felt Conqueror's Haki this strong before. Even their own leader's Haki had never struck with such intensity.
Cough…
"No way..."
As the dust cleared, silence fell over the battlefield. Every single commoner, even those emboldened by Betty's fruit, lay unconscious.
A towering figure emerged from the haze.
Lindbergh's eyes widened as he shouted, "The Strongest Fish-Man—Jack the Drought!"
Boom!
Jack glanced at the fallen civilians. Without hesitation, he unleashed a breath of flame straight into the densest pile of bodies.
"What?! You bastard!"
Lindbergh and the others turned pale at the horrifying sight.
Jack simply spread his arms, his expression indifferent. "I was just running an experiment. I wanted to see what kind of changes they've undergone."
Then, with a smirk, he added, "Unfortunately…"
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