Out of the expectations of Carrot who had expected her little trick to hinder her opponents, they responded quickly in order to keep her from having an advantageous position. "Hurry and get out of the way."
The body of Jesus Burgess hit into Catarina Devon as he was thrown down but he was able to send out a powerful shockwave with his elbow that had been in a better condition than the one that had been used against Carrot. "Wehaha."
That shockwave sent his body to the side enough for Catarina Devon to pass by him without altering the direction she was travelling.
His body turned a little as he moved to the side then he felt the boots of Catarina Devon step onto his back.
She stepped onto his back and used him as a stepping stone.
Her body was thrown up higher towards Carrot as she took up a combat pose.
The weapon in her hands was readied to be swung and she quickly reached Carrot.
The sword swung out creating a perfect crescent slash. "Crescent Moon!"
The body of Carrot did not stay still during that time and quickly responded.
Her legs kicked out and created a large amount of force that allowed her to turn her body just like Jesus Burgess had.
A hop and kick followed as her body rotated forward into a full rotation flip in the sky.
The wings on her back had flapped and helped to direct her along the way as she built up more speed and momentum.
Her spiral curled up dragon tail had followed along with her bodies rotation then uncurled.
It turned into a powerful whip as it followed her rotation and then came down accurately upon the weapon of Catarina Devon. "Full Moon!"
The two clashed above the ship as their powerful Armament Haki had met each other and pushed back against the other.
The strong slashing forces created by the sharp blade and the whip-like tail created an even bigger disturbance to the surroundings.
One force was met with another so one had to give in eventually unless they were able to cancel each other out.
Catarina Devon was starting to sweat a little as she pushed forward harder. "Aaah!"
Meanwhile at the bottom of the ship was where Jesus Burgess had fallen as he fell through the deck of the ship. "Guaah!"
He was surrounded by the leaking water at the bottom of the ship and showed a look of concern on his face. "This will not hold out for long.."
The ship supporting their battle was too damaged and there were two Devil Fruit users with him.
The battle could only be maintained if there was a stable platform to fight on.
It was even more annoying for him that he had been forced to fight in the sky where he was at a slight disadvantage against Carrot.
Catarina Devon and Shiryu were powerful and effective fighters with useful abilities but their greatest advantages had been used up already.
The element of surprise was gone so their abilities were somewhat limited once their tricks had been found out.
The more that the battle progressed, the worse it seemed for the Blackbeard Pirates.
The taunts and other attempts to pull Carrot down had not been successful and had only increased the chances of them losing the battle.
He climbed back up and massaged his slightly wounded elbow as a greedy gaze appeared in his eyes. "That power.. I want it."
The knife that he had hidden behind his back previously in his clash against Carrot had shone brightly as he held onto it tightly.
He was waiting for the opportunity to get close enough when her guard was down in order to stab her but did not have the time to do so.
He was overpowered and hurt by Carrot but that did not stop him from waiting for his opportunity.
The moment that she showed weakness was when the blade would penetrate her body and the power would be his.
What he did not expect was that Carrot had chosen to discard and throw him back down giving up any further opportunities to cause him harm or to keep him under her control.
Jesus Burgess had tasted the power of the Devil Fruit in the possession of Carrot so it made him want it for himself even more.
His greed and murderous intent were at their peak but he suddenly felt a little weird and sneezed.
Some strange and light sensation spread through his body as if the previous emotions had been soothed gradually.
He felt even calmer and more tranquil with each passing moment. "Hmm.. what was I doing again?"