On the rooftop of the dilapidated house, Lao stood with his head raised, his face pale, looking indifferently at the giant rushing towards him, smashing every house in its path.
The giant opened his massive right hand as if swatting a fly and struck down towards Lao with great force.
The giant's immense physical energy blew the dust off the roof and made Lao tremble from the violent pressure.
"Soru."
Suddenly, a blue figure over five meters tall appeared behind Lao in the air, kicking Jones' twisted face with its right foot.
In his half-human, half-beast form, Rorschach seemed to possess a natural ability to control wind and thunder.
When he kicked with his right foot, the invisible wind stirred by Jones turned into a tangible current, coiling around the curved claws of his right foot.
The edges of his sharp black claws, about a foot long, reflected in the swirling air, and when he kicked, it caused the air to violently shake.
"Whoosh!"
Lao felt a sharp airstream pass over his head.
In the next moment, he saw a long wound open up on the fifteen-meter-tall giant Jones' body.
The giant white insects protruding from his body were sliced in half by the invisible strike.
Dark green fluid gushed out from the massive insects, splattering in all directions, making Lao feel nauseous.
"Ah!"
Jones let out a terrible scream, his massive body staggering backward, crashing into the seven or eight-meter-high buildings behind him.
Lao turned around in astonishment, seeing a massive shadow leap over his head, lightning-fast, towards the retreating Jones.
He saw that the blue figure was surrounded by raging winds and flashing blue and white lightning.
The figure possessed a presence greater and more intense than Jones himself!
"The strength of Rankyaku is much greater than that of normal Rankyaku in the ordinary state of life. These are the basic attributes granted by the fruit? This is an impressive increase, as I am just beginning to control the weak elements of wind and thunder. Did I eat a Zoan-type Devil Fruit of the mythical beast variety?"
"The air-compressed kick forms a wind blade, like the flying slash of a swordsman!"
"I'll call this move 'Air Slice.'"
In the air, Rorschach saw the bodies scattered on the streets.
The men, women, and children, killed and lying in the streets, shocked him deeply.
This Jones, to what extent could he be mad to kill hundreds of thousands of civilians in cold blood?
"Who are you?"
Jones staggered back several steps before stopping, glaring angrily at Rorschach in the air.
His mind was now confused, but the massive insects fused into his body were instinctively frightened.
They reminded him that this monster before him was extremely dangerous!
"The dead... do not need to know much."
The killing intent rose in Rorschach's eyes, and he lifted his right foot again and kicked.
Compressed air swirled around his foot with the wind strike, causing a sharp whistling sound in the sky!
"Wind Kick! Air Slice!"
"Whoosh!"
A vaguely visible black curved line flashed in the air.
Its speed was so fast that Jones couldn't catch it with his eyes.
"Busoshoku Haki!"
Instinctively, he took a defensive stance, raising his thick arms in front of him.
At the same time, a thin layer of black Busoshoku Haki appeared on the surface of his arms.
He hadn't been controlling Busoshoku Haki for long, only mastering it at a basic level.
The strength of his Busoshoku Haki was just slightly above the basic iron strength.
Before Jones could complete the crossing of his arms, he heard a sharp sound.
Then, he felt intense pain in his wrists.
His palms flew high, severed from his wrists by the invisible strike.
Rorschach's kick was strong enough to cut through steel.
Crosswise cracks exploded across Jones' chest.
"Ah!"
Jones opened his enormous horrifying mouth, letting out a scream of pain.
His body staggered once more, showing a look of madness and astonishment on his face.
"No! This is impossible!"
"My strength now is the strongest! No one can defeat me! I will become the Pirate Emperor in the North Sea! I will become the Pirate King!"
As he said this, the giant white insects were falling off his body.
As these insects detached from his body, his body noticeably shrank.
His severed hands were gushing giant white insects, gathering at his wrists, quickly reshaping the severed palms.
"I don't believe it! I don't believe it! I am the strongest!"
Jones clenched his fists, charging with a twisted face towards Rorschach.
His huge fists struck the air, creating visible vortices, aimed at Rorschach's body.
He wanted to use his immense physical strength to crush this small figure with one punch!
In the air, Rorschach barely moved using Geppo.
There was an invisible current of wind around him, allowing him to stay suspended for a short period.
He looked at the enormous fist coming towards him, then at his right arm.
His long arm, more than two meters in length, was covered in shiny blue scales.
His strong fist was incredibly flexible, and his palm could transform into the claw of the Qilin at any time.
When he clenched his fist slightly, tiny white threads of lightning emerged from under the blue scales, flashing along his arm, enhancing his muscle and bone strength, allowing him to explode with greater physical power.
With this powerful physical structure, Rorschach could use some explosive techniques from the Red Dog's training manual.
"Iron Punch!"
His muscular arm exploded forward, causing a white explosion in the air.
White lightning burst through the air, making a sizzling sound.
Rorschach's punch collided with Jones' massive fist!
Two large fists, one big and one small, clashed together.
"Boom!"
A violent airwave erupted in all directions, scattering many stones and dust.
Rorschach felt the shock, and his right fist suddenly transformed into the claw of the Qilin, the violent force like a volcanic eruption, destroying everything in its path.
"No!"
Jones' face showed a look of horror and astonishment.
In the next moment, his right fist shattered into fragments, and his entire arm disintegrated into dead white insects, falling to the ground.
The massive force surged inside his body, shattering within him.
It also contained threads of lightning that destroyed the small insects inside him.
As the white insects fell from his body, Jones' body began to shrink rapidly.
Fourteen meters, thirteen meters, twelve meters...
Eight meters, seven meters, six meters...
"No! My power! Give it back! My power!"
A look of madness appeared on Jones' face, and he quickly looked behind him.
In the hellish scene filled with corpses and blood, there were a few hundred "food reserves" standing motionless.
He had left them there as a backup in case of emergency.
Now, it was time to replenish his strength.
"This time, I'll absorb more power, I'll become stronger!"
In Jones' heart, he was screaming furiously, and he began issuing orders to the giant parasitic worms living in the brains of the city's royal inhabitants to devour their hosts.
Suddenly, he felt the sun, which had been shining on top of his head, was blocked by a shadow.
Jones' body froze.
A hand as big as a pincer gently wrapped around his head.
(End of Chapter)
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