It was an astonishing sight.
But sadly, the only third-party pirates who might have witnessed such a strange spectacle, besides those directly involved, had already fled.
But then again, this should be a worthwhile trade.
After all, no one would risk their life just to see something strange and exciting!
...
What kind of scene was it?
There was a fierce hurricane raging not far away.
But if someone were to observe from the side, they would choose to "hide" in the hurricane rather than stay on the "calm" sea surface outside.
Because on this seemingly "calm" sea surface, a terrifying battle far more violent than a hurricane was unfolding!
And the feeling of this battle was precisely like a violent "hurricane."
Huh?
What are the characteristics of a hurricane?
The answer is, of course, very simple.
The so-called "hurricane" situation is not ordinary evenly matched.
The wind and clouds brought heavy rain, and the raindrops were being blown wildly against the sea surface, but the sea was completely "powerless to fight back."
If there were philosophers, they might object to this description, saying foolish things like "the sea embraced the raindrops."
But in reality, even if the sea wanted to do something, it couldn't reach the wind and clouds in the sky.
Let the raindrops fall, let the wind blow.
This is the so-called "hurricane."
And at this moment, the messenger, whose body was covered in Armament Haki, was like an unstoppable storm, and Jack the Drought, who had transformed into his Mammoth form, was like the sea surface being battered by the storm.
Completely powerless to fight back!
...
"Ugh... Ah!"
Jack the Drought, who had just transformed into his Mammoth form, didn't have time to consider the great damage this would cause to his Mammoth ship.
He just wanted to quickly get rid of this strange guy in front of him!
But the moment Jack took that step, a cold chill ran down his spine.
That wasn't the feeling of an attack hitting home!
Dodged?
Where is he?
Jack's gaze darted around, but he couldn't see the messenger anywhere.
Suddenly, in Jack's Observation Haki, a blurry figure appeared, and this figure was located directly above Jack's massive Mammoth body!
Bad!
Before Jack could react, he felt an immense force press down on his back.
Even with his incredible strength, he couldn't react in time, and his giant Mammoth body was slammed down onto the deck with a bang!
Boom!
Creak, creak, creak!
Visible cracks spread across the deck.
The deck of the ship could barely support Jack's enormous Mammoth form, let alone the tremendous force generated by him being violently slammed onto it.
In an instant, the Mammoth ship went from a menacing warship to a precarious, wobbly vessel!
"Ughhhhhhh!"
"Careful, careful!"
"Don't fall off!"
"..."
The pirates on the Mammoth ship became flustered and panicked.
But their captain, Jack the Drought, no longer had the mind to care about them.
Because that voice, which made his spine tingle even more, rang out again.
"Die..."
The voice wasn't loud, but it seemed to possess an unusual penetrating power, spreading across the deck of the Mammoth ship.
What made the pirates on the Mammoth ship even more chilled was that the moment that voice came, it was followed by a crisp "bone-cracking sound."
Whose bones?
Captain Jack?
No... impossible, right?
He's an Ancient Zoan Devil Fruit user!
Just a Zoan Devil Fruit already gives a user far superior physical abilities than ordinary humans, not even comparable to those barbaric fish-man race.
Let alone an extremely rare Ancient Zoan!
Captain Jack's bones... shattered?
Which bones?
The pirates subconsciously recalled where Jack had been hit just now.
His back?
His spine shattered?!
This was, of course, an unbelievable outcome.
Even Jack himself took about a second to process this fact at full speed.
His spine was cracked by that bastard's last attack!
How is this possible?
This guy is clearly much smaller than me, so why is his attack so "heavy"!
Jack had no idea what was happening.
If it were a normal human, their spine being cracked would mean they'd be completely unable to fight.
But Jack was different.
He already possessed fish-man lineage, and he was an Ancient Zoan Devil Fruit user with exceptionally tough resilience, so his durability was naturally off the charts.
Therefore, he immediately swung his elephant trunk, trying to attack the messenger behind him, but the messenger dodged with a flicker of his body.
The messenger turned into a black shadow and appeared in front of Jack.
Vaguely, Jack seemed to understand why the messenger possessed such astonishing power.
Because he clearly saw cracks appearing on the deck beneath the messenger's feet!
They were the same cracks as when he, in his Mammoth form, had stomped on the deck!
In other words, the messenger's current body weight was almost the same as his own, after transforming into a Mammoth!
When an individual's "weight" reaches a certain level, combined with that bizarre speed, the destructive power that can be achieved is naturally astonishing.
And this was precisely Jack's most proud and confident fighting style—
crushing everything with sheer physical power!
And now, this fighting style was being used by the messenger, and used even more powerfully!
Jack endured the sharp pain in his back and raised his elephant hoof, attempting to attack the messenger again.
But suddenly, Jack's eyes widened.
Because he watched as the messenger took a few steps back, adopting a running start stance.
What is he going to do?
Jack felt a sense of unease and immediately tried to revert to his human form, to avoid being directly attacked due to his cumbersome body.
But clearly, Jack's actions were already a bit late.
The messenger suddenly exerted force, charging forward like an arrow released from a bowstring, then stomped on the ground and leaped into the air, fiercely kicking Jack in the face with both feet.
At that moment, even Jack felt his head spin!
As soon as he reverted to his human form, he was sent flying directly off the deck of the Mammoth ship, into the raging storm and rain far away, and then sank to the bottom of the sea!
"Captain Jack!"
The pirates' eyes widened at the sight, completely unable to believe what they were seeing.
...
Meanwhile.
At Marine Headquarters in Marinelord.
Sengoku's brow was furrowed, as if he were lost in thought.
"Something's not right..."
"Wano Country... something's not right..."
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