**Pirate's Strongest Sea King**
“Bullfighter Cloak”
Diamante’s cloak suddenly arched forward, shielding him.
Clang, clang, clang...
The Six Blades struck against it, producing a sound of metal clashing, while the cloak fluttered continuously, dissipating the force.
“Devil Fruit Ability.”
Eight squinted his eyes, recalling what Xiaqiu had told him about Diamante’s strength.
A Devil Fruit Ability user can transform any object, even themselves, into a floating entity.
His cloak was made of steel yet remained light as air, with a hardness that reached the level of iron.
When touched, it would dent inward, constantly rising and falling to absorb the impact.
“Iron Hammer.”
Diamante raised his right hand from beneath the cloak, lifting a ribbon that then expanded into a massive iron hammer, crashing down toward Eight.
In response to this strike, Eight lifted two blades to block it.
Then, with the remaining four blades, he slashed again.
However, Diamante still kept his cloak raised to shield against Eight’s attack while drawing a steel ribbon from his waist. It twisted and transformed into a Bullhead Staff.
Then, the Bullhead Staff returned to its original state, instantly losing its light and airy form, and expanded into a massive Bullhead Western Sword.
Diamante, wielding the Western Sword, continued to battle against Eight. With the Iron Cloak in play, the two found themselves locked in a stalemate.
Boom.
Diamante saw Nico Robin defeat Buffalo and was about to take action when he suddenly heard a loud noise. He quickly transformed into his soaring form and drifted away with the wind.
"I must block this."
Diamante pulled several sheets of paper from his pocket and with a swift shake, they transformed into a few firecrackers.
"I can't let him launch it."
Seeing this, Eight rushed forward, but Diamante drew a long sword from his right hand, measuring over four meters in length, and slashed it fiercely forward.
"Half-Moon Funeral."
A massive wave of sword energy shot out, hurtling towards Eight.
Boom.
Eight raised six long swords in front of him to block the sword energy, but his movement came to a halt.
Meanwhile, Diamante activated the firecrackers.
Boom, boom, boom.
Countless pieces of paper flew into the air, filling the sky.
However, as Paper soared to its highest point, it suddenly transformed into a multitude of Thorned Iron Balls, plummeting downwards at high speed.
"This is bad."
Ba quickly raised his long knife and slashed at the air, knocking down all the iron balls in a wide area.
Meanwhile, in the distance, a Tree Formed by Arms appeared behind Nico Robin, blocking the Thorned Iron Balls.
But the force of the iron balls was too great; they smashed through the tree, creating two deep craters.
Nico Robin dodged again, but still got caught in the aftermath, with one iron ball landing on her back and leaving a wound.
"Damn it."
Cecilia sensed the falling iron balls and instantly vanished to evade them. At that moment, baby5 lunged at Diamante, delivering a powerful kick.
Bang.
Cecilia retaliated with a kick of her own, and the two were locked in a standoff.
Yet, the Thorned Iron Balls came crashing down.
Bang, bang.
Baby5's upper body transformed into a massive hammer, and as the Thorned Iron Balls fell, they couldn't harm her at all.
Cecilia raised her wings to shield herself, with Armament Haki covering the top, but it consumed a lot of her energy.
In that instant when Cecilia blocked the attack, baby5 transformed again into a missile and detonated.
A tremendous explosion echoed through the air.
Cecilia was sent flying, crashing into the distance. Although she had used Armament Haki to defend herself, she was still thrown back.
The wound on her abdomen tore open again, blood oozing out, and Cecilia's Armament Haki had already been depleted by more than half.
"Is that all you've got?"
Baby5 stood there, watching Cecilia, shaking her head.
"Your injuries are indeed a trouble."
Cecilia pressed her hand against the wound and stood up. The previous injuries still affected her, but she did not back down. Looking at Baby5, she said, "Bring it on."
...
"Hey, wearing a diaper and sucking on a pacifier? You're really something else."
Feng Kelei looked at Senor and couldn't help but shake his head.
"What right do you have to judge others?" the woman beside Senor couldn't help but retort. "You're even weirder."
"Get out of the way."
Senor glared at Feng Kelei coldly.
"Of course not."
Feng Kelei smiled and replied, "Our mission is to stop you."
"Is that so?"
Senor said, "Then I'll defeat you and go save Sugar."
With those words, he plunged into the ocean, charging toward Feng Kelei.
Just as he was about to touch Feng Kelei, Senor leaped forward, aiming to embrace him.
"Paper Drawing."
Facing this strike, Feng Kelei sensed Senor's attack and instinctively dodged to the side.
In the moment of evasion, Feng Kelei stomped his feet on the ground, instantly disappearing and reappearing behind Senor, delivering a swift kick.
"Very good."
In response to this attack, Senor quickly sank down, vanishing from sight before launching another assault.
Senor's ability was the Water-Water Fruit, allowing him to turn the ground and walls into a watery substance, enabling him to move through water and evade enemy attacks.
His strikes were elusive, but Feng Kelei mastered Paper Drawing from the Six Styles, along with Shave and Moon Step, making it impossible for Senor to gain the upper hand.
For a time, the two were locked in a stalemate.
Meanwhile, Kera stood facing Deringer.
Whoosh.
Deringer vanished in an instant, reappearing right in front of Kera, delivering a downward kick aimed at Kera's face.
"Gun High Heels."
Deringer's leg kicked towards Kera's face like a pistol.
"Fishman Karate, lower kick."
Facing Deringer's attack, Kera lifted her long leg, wrapped in black over-the-knee stockings, and swept it diagonally forward.
Bang.
The two legs collided. Deringer chuckled, dropping his right leg. The moment his right foot hit the ground, his left leg shot up, aiming for Kera's face.
"So fast."
Just as Kera lowered her leg, Deringer's attack was already upon her. Unable to intercept with her leg mid-motion, she raised her right hand and struck forward.
"Upper palm strike."
Kera pulled her right foot back, bent her left leg, and opened her right hand to slap upward at an angle.
Bang.
Kera's palm pressed against Deringer's thigh, stopping his foot.
But Deringer instantly retracted his foot and struck again.
Kera used both hands and feet to continuously block, deflecting all of Deringer's attacks.
"Heel Slice."
After blocking an attack, Kera immediately spun her body, leaning forward as she pulled her leg back, driving her heel toward Deringer's face.
Whoosh.
Faced with this strike, Deringer retreated, creating distance between them, while a few strands of hair floated down from the air.
"Buddy, stop fighting. You don't need to risk your life for that guy Doflamingo."
Kera looked at him seriously.
"My master took me in when I was in dire straits. He gave me life; how could I go against his orders?"
Deringer retracted his leg and slightly bent forward, then smiled as he said, "I think I’ve figured out your limits."
As Deringer's voice fell, he charged at Kera.
"Then I can only take you down."
Kera clenched her fists, her left hand positioned downward while she pulled her right hand back and struck fiercely.
"Four Thousand Tiles Fist!"
Kera's fist thundered forward, but as it descended, it passed through Deringer's figure.
"Hmm?" Kera was slightly taken aback.
In the next moment, three images of Deringer appeared beside her, constantly flickering in and out of existence.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Kera threw three punches, but they all landed in empty air.
"You are too slow," Deringer said smugly, dodging Kera's punch and moving to her side, delivering a swift kick.
Bang.
Kera hurriedly tried to block, but the heel of Deringer's high-heeled shoe left a bloody mark on her hand.
Swish, swish, swish, swish.
In the next moment, countless leg shadows surrounded her. Kera attempted to defend herself but was hit several times.
Bang, bang.
Kera was struck multiple times and flew backward, landing hard as she coughed up blood.
"This guy is really strong."
Kera's hat was knocked off as she gritted her teeth and stood up, looking at Deringer in the distance with blood streaming down from her head.
This guy is too powerful.
His strength was on par with hers, but his speed far exceeded it. What kind of monster is this?
"You are using Fishman Karate, aren't you?"
Deringer laughed. "Fishman Karate can only be effectively used by Fishmen. A human using Fishman Karate is just too weak."
Accompanied by Deringer's words, he opened his mouth, revealing sharp teeth, while black fish fins slowly emerged from his back.
"What is this?"
Kera looked at Deringer in surprise.
"I am the Fighting Fish Merman."
Deringer smiled and said, "Your Fishman Karate is simply too weak for me. Seeing you humans practice Fishman Karate makes me feel utterly disgusted, so I will kill you."
As Deringer spoke, his figure surged forward, transforming into a series of afterimages.
Kera held her breath, waiting for Deringer's appearance, then swung her fist. "Found you."
But in the next moment, her fist struck nothing but air as Deringer appeared behind her, his spines aimed at her back.
"He's gotten faster."
Kera tried to turn around to defend herself but found it impossible to block; his speed was just too overwhelming.
Deringer's strength was formidable. In the original story, he first defeated Bellamy; had it not been for the help of brainless fans, Bellamy might have already been dead.
Then Deringer struck down Tias Sea Battle A-Class Criminal Sleiman and easily took down Prodenis Kingdom Military Dargama.
Later, he faced Brukili and Eddieo, two skilled fighters, and defeated them without expending much effort.
It's worth noting that Brukili had fought evenly with Cai Yi before her awakening but was defeated by Deringer.
Defeating five opponents, this record made him one of the strongest among all Officers.
His strength was not as weak as one might imagine.
"Die."
The sharp horn on Deringer's head lunged toward Kera's back, and she had no way to dodge it.
The horn pierced through Kera's clothing and broke her skin, but it did not go any deeper.
A hand pressed down on Deringer's head, preventing him from advancing further.
Kera leaned forward but was caught by another hand.
"Sabo?"
Kera turned her head to look back, where Sabo had one hand pressing down on Deringer's head.
The moment Deringer was blocked, he immediately retreated at high speed. However, Sabo swiftly grabbed the water pipe from his back and swung it toward Deringer's face.
"Too slow."
But Deringer was incredibly fast. Sabo's action with the water pipe gave Deringer just enough time to evade before Sabo's attack could reach him.
Yet, before Deringer could take a single step back, he suddenly plummeted as if his body were bound by countless threads, pulling him downward with increasing force.
Bang.
The water pipe struck his head with a loud crack, shattering Deringer's facial bones as he collapsed to the ground, unconscious.
"You’re hurt."
Sabo turned around to look at Klar, his eyes filled with a hint of pain.
"It's just some wounds."
Klar glanced at Deringer lying on the ground and said, "On the contrary, the hatred he shows towards others is the greater pain."
"Fishman?"
Sabo shook his head and replied, "Racial conflicts are hard to resolve, but eventually, the hatred will lessen."
"Weren't you supposed to deal with Pika? How did it end so quickly?"
Klar looked at Sabo with curiosity.
"I couldn't find any trace of Pika."
Sabo shrugged and said, "Who knows where he went? We'll deal with him when he comes out. For now, let me find a place to bandage you up."
"Don't worry about me."
Kera shook her head and looked into the distance. "Since Deringer is taken care of, let's help Feng Kelei deal with Senor."
"You don't need to help me."
Feng Kelei was grabbed by Senor and slammed to the ground. In an instant, he appeared behind Senor and kicked him down, saying, "This is a fight between him and me; let us handle it."
"Exactly."
Senor smiled and said, "This is a battle between us."
"Then it's up to you."
Sabo grabbed Kera's hand and said, "Come over here, let me bandage you up first."
Kera felt her face flush as Sabo held her hand, but she didn't mind much and obediently followed him.
...
"Bang, bang."
Christmas fired her twin guns, continuously shooting at Torrepol in the distance, but every bullet was stopped by the slime covering his body.
"I'll distract him."
Vivi drew her long knives with both hands, her toes barely touching the ground as she instantly appeared beside Torrepol, slashing forward with both blades.
Thud, thud.
The two blades sliced through Torrepol's body but only scattered the slime, while Torrepol raised his staff and swung it down toward Vivi.
Facing the copper staff, Vivi braced her knives in front of her. With a clang, she crouched down to block the strike.
But in an instant, a figure leaped forward and appeared beside Vivi, reaching out to touch her.
"Hehehe."
Sugar's hand pressed against Vivi's body, a smug expression on her face.
Sugar wasn't slow; she could touch dozens of people in an instant and turn them into toys.
But in the next moment, Vivi shattered explosively, transforming into a cloud of yellow sand that surged toward Sugar.
"Huh?"
Sugar's expression froze. "Is this Natural Fruit?"
Without Armament Haki, she couldn't touch the Natural Element User's physical form, and thus couldn't turn them into toys.
In that instant, Sugar quickly retreated as Torrepol charged forward, colliding with the yellow sand.
The slime met the yellow sand, and immediately, the sand reverted to Vivi's form; once it encountered water, she could no longer transform back into sand.
Whoosh.
Vivi swiftly used Soru. Torrepol attempted to pursue her, but bullets flew in, forcing Torrepol to shield Sugar.
After Vivi came to a stop, she dared not approach any closer. Sand continuously gathered in her left hand until it finally formed a vortex.
"Sandstorm."
Once the tornado took shape, Vivi hurled the vortex forward, and the Sandstorm rapidly expanded, instantly demolishing the surrounding walls.
Boom!
The Executive Tower was completely shattered, and a massive Tornado appeared inside the Toy Factory.
"Run!"
The Tornado rushed toward Torrepol in an instant. He tried to evade it, but part of his body was struck and was immediately crushed by the Tornado.
"There's some trouble."
Dodging the trajectory of the Tornado, Torrepol felt a bit troubled. He had grasped this woman's weakness, but he couldn't make a move; he had to protect Sugar.
Otherwise, he could easily defeat her.
"Let's attack together."
Sugar shouted from behind Torrepol and suddenly charged towards Vivi.
Bang, bang.
Christmas immediately opened fire, but Torrepol quickly moved in between Sugar and Christmas, blocking the bullets.
Boom.
Sugar got closer to Vivi, and Torrepol's body suddenly lunged forward, reaching Vivi first and enveloping her form.
Liquid splattered across Vivi's limbs and body, preventing her from turning to sand.
Meanwhile, Sugar approached from the side, reaching out towards Vivi.
Vivi was touched by the slime and couldn't transform into sand. Just as Sugar was about to make contact, her hand vanished without a trace.
In front of Sugar's hand, space opened up, and her hand entered the Interdimensional Space.
Inside the Interdimensional Space, a gun was aimed at Sugar's head.
Vivi, wrapped in slime, revealed a faint smile at the corner of her mouth. "I'm afraid of water, but I can also control it."
“Erosion Reincarnation.”
As Vivi spoke, an immense force emanated from her body, drawing in all the moisture from her surroundings.
The ground beneath her feet dried up, cracking inch by inch.
The air around them became arid as it lost its moisture.
The slime exuded by Torrepol was also drained of water, turning into a dry powder that fell heavily to the ground, revealing a withered old man standing there.
Vivi could not elementalize in the presence of water, but she could absorb moisture, causing everything to wither away.
If she couldn't elementalize and lacked sufficient power to defeat him, the moisture would instead be drained away.
“Die.”
With a swift push off her toes, Vivi rushed toward Torrepol, her twin blades slicing through the air.
Thud. Thud.
Two massive gashes appeared on Torrepol's body as he collapsed heavily to the ground.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Sugar looked at the gun and shouted loudly, “No, no!”
Bang.
The gunshot rang out as a bullet struck Sugar directly in the forehead.
Thud.
Sugar collapsed onto the ground, unconscious.
"Mission accomplished," Christmas said with a grin, sheathing her long gun. "Let's go help the others."
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