"Die, brat!!"
The Brachiosaurus roared, and the machine gun on its mechanical arm suddenly spat out endless flames.
Bang bang bang bang!!
Bullets whistled out like a torrential storm.
Law's expression was serious, and he quickly formulated a plan in his mind.
'First, I need to test his strength!'
He loosely grasped with his right hand, and the Domain unfolded.
"ROOM!"
Law instantly vanished from the spot, and the bullets flew toward Rayleigh.
However, the externalized Armament Haki enveloped his figure like a barrier. Rayleigh couldn't help but mutter, "So, just how far can you go?!"
A red glow flashed in Rayleigh's eyes. Although he was drinking, his fingers rested lightly on the sword hilt.
—Whoosh!
Law instantly appeared above Queen's head, and the kikoku, carrying the spatial power of the Ope-Ope no Mi, slashed downwards fiercely.
—Clang!
The sound of metal clashing rang out. The kikoku struck Queen's skull, but only a few sparks flew off.
"Armament Haki?!"
Law's heart tightened, and his body instantly teleported again.
—Whoosh!
Law instantly appeared a hundred meters away, but suddenly felt a fierce, murderous intent rushing toward him from behind.
He looked back, and his pupils dilated sharply!
He saw a small missile trailing a crimson exhaust flame, rapidly shooting toward Law with lightning speed.
Boom!!
An explosion rose from the ground, and a massive mushroom cloud ascended into the sky.
A hundred meters away, Law was thrown back by the heatwave. The explosion still affected him, leaving his arm scorched black.
"So that's it? It looks like your strange ability can only be utilized within this specific space!!"
After only a few exchanges, Queen had already spotted some clues.
Queen's appearance changed: the Brachiosaurus's forelimbs became hands, and his entire body stood upright.
The mechanical arm spun out a claw.
In his right hand, he held an enormous cleaver.
The tip of his long, powerful orange-yellow tail also transformed into a mechanical form.
Human-Beast Form: Semi-Mechanical Version!
Queen's figure shot out, appearing before Law as if teleporting, and the steel blade in his hand slashed down fiercely!
"Even if I am heavily injured and only have one-tenth of my strength left, you rookie can't touch me!!"
Law's pupils contracted.
Fast, too fast!
Completely exceeding the limit of what his eyes could perceive, Law's entire body trembled, and he hastily blocked with the kikoku in his hand!
—Clang!
The instant they collided, a massive force struck, causing the veins on Law's arms and forehead to bulge violently, as if countless earthworms were rioting.
The next instant, Queen's metal claw spun like a windmill, then punched out!
—Bang!
Law was struck as if hit by a high-speed train, spitting blood as he flew backward like a kite with a broken string.
The kikoku instantly slipped from his grip, spun several times in the air, and landed firmly embedded in the ground a hundred meters away.
Law fell heavily to the ground, the intense pain making it almost impossible for him to stand up straight.
Queen was truly powerful. Even if Rayleigh's single strike had left him severely wounded, he was absolutely not someone Law, who hadn't even mastered Haki, could handle.
'So, should I give up?!'
Law knew clearly that Rayleigh wouldn't let him die, so... should he just stop fighting?
However, a figure—or more accurately, a smile—appeared in his mind!
'—Corazon-san!'
Law's heart stirred, followed immediately by overwhelming murderous intent.
'—Donquixote Doflamingo!'
From the moment Law decided to join the Straw Hat Pirates, he had already sentenced Donquixote Doflamingo to death in his heart.
Just as Law in the original work wanted to use Kaido to kill Donquixote Doflamingo, the Four Emperors are absolute monsters!
However, his mindset changed at this moment.
—Could he truly accept that?
—Could he truly accept letting others avenge his deep-seated hatred?
Law slowly stood up, beads of blood dripping down his arm. Although he carried a deep-seated hatred, he was exceptionally calm at this moment.
'A touchstone like this might never appear again!'
He had to seize the opportunity.
Law slowly closed his eyes, recalling Rayleigh's guidance on Haki.
Just then, Queen's massive body approached Law step by step. His mechanical arms kept spinning, and the metal claw clacked, radiating a cold sense of intimidation.
Suddenly, he keenly sensed that Law's aura had changed!
"This is...?"
Queen was startled.
Roar!
The Brachiosaurus suddenly opened its massive mouth, and a dark yellow laser beam instantly shot out, heading straight for Law.
However, it was too late!
Law suddenly opened his eyes, a red light flashing within them, and he tilted his head slightly.
—Whoosh!
The searing dark yellow beam grazed past Law's ear.
—Boom!
The ground was incinerated and melted by the extreme heat, then lifted up in the scorching storm.
Fierce flames spread wantonly, twisting the air as they shot into the sky.
—Whoosh!
Law's figure instantly disappeared.
A hundred meters away, he drew the kikoku and instantly teleported again!
Law instantly appeared above Queen. A faint layer of Armament Haki covered the long sword, and the ROOM field was intensely compressed into the demonic blade.
He slashed out with a single strike.
"ROOM: Slaughterhouse!"
Normally, no matter how great Law's divine abilities were, it would be impossible to inflict damage on Queen.
But Queen, having first been struck by Rayleigh's Advanced Armament Haki and then utterly fooled by Law's maneuvers, was now on the verge of losing control.
Consequently, his Observation Haki lagged for a single instant, and that instant sealed his fate!
A sharp blue sword light, like a massive crescent moon, fiercely struck Queen's body!
—Slash!
Streams of blood burst open across Queen's chest, splattering onto the ground; blood flowed like a waterfall.
"—Phew!"
Law slumped onto the ground, his face extremely pale.
That single strike had nearly exhausted all his stamina and Haki, but the effect was immediate.
That strike, which combined the Ope-Ope no Mi power with Haki, already possessed destructive power very close to that of a Great Swordsman.
As long as his Haki and Devil Fruit ability progressed further, reaching the Great Swordsman level would be more than enough!
—Roar!
"You damned bastard?!"
At this point, Queen, lying in a pool of blood, instantly flew into a rage.
He had never imagined in his life that he would be injured to this extent by an ant.
This brought him immense shame; his anger even scattered the rationality in his mind.
He fiercely charged toward Law, swearing to finish off this brat!
Law merely watched calmly. Right now, he couldn't even move a single finger.
But he had done his best, and he had no regrets.
A Supernova fighting a Great Sign, even a severely wounded Great Sign—this achievement was unprecedented!!
"Prepare to die!!"
Queen's great cleaver chopped down heavily.
However, a figure appeared like a phantom, fiercely kicking the Great Sign away.
Queen flew backward heavily and fell unconscious.
Law stared intently at the calm, elderly man before him and said weakly,
"Rayleigh-san, how... how was my performance?"
Rayleigh smiled, his glasses reflecting a faint light. "You must understand, your opponent... was not in his prime!!"
Hearing this, Law gritted his teeth.
"The next time we meet, I will definitely defeat him head-on!!"
The air suddenly fell silent.
Suddenly, Rayleigh laughed and gave a thumbs-up.
"You did... very well!!"