"All-out war?"
Kizaru pursed his lips, his eyes behind those tinted sunglasses filled with nonchalant mockery.
With his hands in his pockets, he didn't even bother to keep his gaze on Jack's hideous face.
"Young people these days really have terrifyingly big mouths~"
"Just a little elephant that hasn't grown up yet, and you dare to speak on behalf of that monster Kaido?"
This light remark was like an invisible slap, striking hard across Jack's face.
The entire field fell silent.
The surrounding Gifters, who had been clamoring just a moment ago, now looked like ducks being choked by the neck.
Cold sweat slid frantically down their temples.
What a joke!
Standing before them was the highest combat power of the World Government, a Marine Admiral!
He was a monster on the same level as their own Governor, Lord Kaido!
"That... Boss Jack..."
A slightly bolder Headliner tremblingly approached Jack, his voice shaking.
"How about... we retreat for now?"
"The opponent is Kizaru! With only the people on this one ship, it's impossible..."
"Yeah, Boss! Let's report this to Governor Kaido first!"
"Where there's life, there's hope!"
The group of subordinates chimed in with their advice.
In their eyes, going head-to-head with a Marine Admiral? How was that any different from suicide!
However, they had clearly underestimated their boss's level of recklessness.
Or rather, they underestimated Jack's suffocatingly stubborn logic.
"Shut up!"
Jack suddenly turned his head, his bloodshot eyes full of tyrannical killing intent.
Slap—!
A backhand slap!
The Headliner who suggested retreating was sent spinning three times in the air, teeth and blood flying everywhere!
"Retreat?"
Two thick streams of white steam snorted from Jack's nostrils, his voice low like muffled thunder.
"In my dictionary, the word 'retreat' has never existed!"
"So what if he's a Marine Admiral?"
"This is the New World! This is my territory!"
"Bring the ship—no, pull us in closer."
As he spoke, he turned back around, staring intently at the figure in the yellow suit.
His gaze was like that of an infuriated mad dog.
There was no reverence for the strong, only the purest, most reckless madness.
"Borsalino..."
Jack slowly drew the two massive Shotel Blades from his waist, their cold light glinting.
"Hand over that scientist."
"Otherwise, I'll sink this warship, along with you, you glowing old monkey, into the sea!"
Boom—!
The moment his words fell, a violent aura erupted from Jack's body!
The gravel on the ground trembled!
This was a Great Pirate with a bounty of one billion!
The confidence of the Beasts Pirates' All-Star, Jack!
Even facing an Admiral, he dared to draw his blades!
"Oh~?"
Looking at the murderous Jack, Kizaru tilted his head, his expression becoming even more puckered.
"How scary~"
"To actually sink this old man into the sea..."
"Pirates these days really have less and less manners."
Despite saying it was scary, his body didn't move an inch.
He didn't even take his hands out of his pockets.
This blatant disregard completely ignited Jack's fury!
"Stop with that sarcasm!"
"Die for me!!!"
Thump!
The ground beneath Jack's feet instantly shattered!
His massive, mountain-like body erupted with a terrifying speed that was completely inconsistent with its size!
He turned into a grey afterimage, carrying world-destroying power as he charged toward Kizaru!
The two curved blades in his hands slashed out in a cross, tearing through the air!
This strike was enough to level a small hilltop!
"It's over, it's over! They're fighting!"
"Quick, get back! We'll be caught in the crossfire!"
The surrounding Gifters were scared out of their wits, scrambling and crawling to retreat.
And at the center of the battlefield, facing this heavy blow, Kizaru only sighed softly.
"Such an impatient one..."
"Since you want to die so badly, then this old man will grant your wish."
Buzz—!
Brilliant golden light suddenly converged on his right leg!
Photonization!
In the instant before the two curved blades were about to hit him, Kizaru's figure vanished into thin air!
"What?!"
Jack's pupils shrank suddenly as his blades struck empty air!
Before he could react, a lazy voice had already sounded above his head.
"Speed..."
"Is weight."
Jack looked up abruptly!
In mid-air, Kizaru stood with his back to the sun, his right leg raised high, the dazzling golden light like a second blazing sun!
"Have you ever been kicked at light speed?"
Whoosh—!
A golden pillar of light, like divine punishment, instantly pierced through heaven and earth!
Rumble—!!!
A world-shaking explosion!
The entire Calebari Island shook violently!
The terrifying shockwave instantly swept across a radius of several thousand meters!
Dust filled the sky! Debris flew everywhere!
Beside the ruins not far away, Bruce Banner gripped the T-800's mechanical arm tightly, barely managing not to be blown away by the air blast.
He pushed up the glasses that had been knocked crooked on his nose, looking at the apocalyptic scene before him.
His Adam's apple bobbed with difficulty.
[Ding! Astonishment value from Beasts Pirates Gifters +666!]
[Ding! Astonishment value from Jack +888!]
[Ding! From...]
Listening to the system notifications frantically flooding his mind, Bruce Banner, who had looked terrified, was actually overjoyed in his heart.
Fight! The harder you fight, the better!
The more heated the battle between these two, the more astonishment value he would harvest!
"Cough, cough..."
Just then, the dust in the sky gradually dispersed.
A huge crater appeared in everyone's sight.
And at the center of the crater, the previously overbearing Jack was now half-kneeling on the ground.
The two Shotel blades he had used to block were completely shattered!
On his chest, a charred footprint was clearly imprinted!
Blood dripped continuously from the corner of his mouth.
"Cough... cough cough..."
Jack coughed violently, and with every cough, he spat out a large mouthful of blood mixed with organ fragments.
But even so, this primitive beast still did not fall!
He used the broken hilt to prop himself up on the ground, his bloodshot eyes still staring fixedly at Kizaru in mid-air.
The fierce light in his eyes had not weakened; instead, it became even more insane!
"Is this... the power of a Marine Admiral..."
Jack grinned with his blood-filled mouth, revealing a hideously savage smile.
"It's nothing special!!!"
Roar—!!!
Accompanied by an earth-shattering roar, Jack's body began to undergo a violent transformation!
His already massive body expanded frantically once again!
Brown fur burst out from under his skin!
In just a few seconds, a mammoth over twenty meters tall, like an ancient demon god, descended upon the ruins!
Zoan-type, Elephant-Elephant Fruit, Ancient Model: Mammoth!
"I am..."
"Jack!!!"
The mammoth raised its massive tusks and let out a soul-shaking roar toward Kizaru in the sky!
Seeing this, even the always calm Kizaru couldn't help but frown slightly.
"What a... troublesome monster."
"You could have just stayed down and played dead."
"Must you force this old man to work overtime?"
He scratched his head with some annoyance.
Then, he raised his golden-glittering right leg once more.
"Since you're so good at taking a beating..."
"Then let's have another kick~"
"Yasakani... no Magatama!"
Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh—!!!
Countless dazzling light bullets poured down like a torrential rain toward the mammoth below!
Boom boom boom boom boom—!!!
The sound of explosions was continuous!
The entire island was completely reduced to a purgatory of light!
And amidst this chaos and destruction, no one noticed that Bruce Banner, who had been hiding in the corner, was now quietly taking out a small notebook from his pocket.
While watching the great battle before him, he was quickly recording something in it.
He was even muttering to himself.
"The kinetic energy impact caused by the Light Speed Kick..."
"The strike resistance of an Ancient Species Fruit..."
"Hmm... this is rare experimental data..."