Chapter 49: Monster
Chapter 49: Monster
Sarge couldn't see Hagumi, but he could feel it. When his attack made contact with Kapu, his fist touched his body, but there was clearly an additional indescribable sensation, like a hardened armor, but far more than that.
Against this Hagumi-protected entity, his secret art was useless. It wasn't that the Hagumi couldn't be broken; after all, Hagumi wasn't all-powerful. It wasn't an absolute defensive barrier, and it could be consumed and shattered.
But when it came to this old guy's Hagumi, that was a different story.
However—
"Huh!"
Sarge exhaled a white breath, his feet stepping forward, and he vanished from his original spot. His ferocious body hung in the air above Kapu, his fists clenched so tightly that the air crackled. With a mighty blow, he slammed his fists into Kapu's shoulders.
Boom!
Kapu's feet sank into the bridge, all the way up to his knees. As soon as the attack ended, Sarge quickly withdrew his fists, his body not pausing for a moment in the air. He then brought his leg up and brushed it against Kapu's head, the immense force pulling Kapu outward and sending him flying toward the edge of the bridge.
Hagumi couldn't negate the impact; that was achieved through one's own strength.
Sarge had unleashed the Dragon's Breathing Technique with a hundred percent of his power, resulting in a tremendous increase in his might. While he didn't possess Hagumi, it didn't mean he was completely devoid of any counterattacking ability.
"Puahahaha! What terrifying power!"
Laughter rang out from beyond the bridge, and Kapu braced one hand on the edge of the bridge. With just a slight exertion of force, he leaped back toward the bridge.
"It's my turn now!"
In that instant of leaping, Kapu's figure flashed, and he swiftly appeared above Sarge. His massive fist raised high, he laughed loudly, "You mischievous brat, must receive your punishment! Taste the old man's fist of love!"
Sarge's pupils contracted, and he sensed an extremely powerful force emanating from that clenched fist. His instinct kicked in, urging him to dodge, but his feet had barely started to move when the fist was already upon him.
Boom!!
The bridge was blasted with a massive dent, and amidst the flying debris, Sarge's eyes rolled up, and he spat out a mouthful of blood. His entire body was blasted by that punch, sending him tumbling into the dent in the bridge.
"Puahahahaha! Do you feel the old man's regret for the youth?" Kapu laughed heartily.
And in that fleeting moment, Sarge's eyes snapped back into focus, a cruel glint flashing through them. His legs fiercely thrust upward, jabbing into Kapu's abdomen and sending him soaring into the air. Simultaneously, Sarge's body swiftly rose, his feet stepping with the Moon Step as he closed in on Kapu in the air. His fists rained down like shadows, pummeling Kapu's body.
The old man's fists were truly fearsome; one couldn't afford to be struck by them!
Each of Sarge's punches attempted to infuse the unique power of the 'North Dipper Fist' into Kapu's body, targeting his vital spots. However, the old man seemed to have a premonition, as that inexplicable sense of obstruction wasn't covering his entire body. Instead, it seemed to move along with Sarge's rapid strikes, transmitting across various parts of his body.
No matter how fast Sarge's fists were, they couldn't break through that sense of obstruction.
Hagumi!
Clap!
Just as another punch landed on Kapu's face, Kapu's hand caught Sarge's fist. In the air, he slowly moved Sarge's fist aside, revealing his grinning face.
"Had enough, brat?"
"Not yet!"
Boom!
Sarge hooked his leg around Kapu's neck, his body flipping in the air. With another kick, he sent Kapu plummeting downward like a cannonball.
"Moon Step!"
Sarge's feet created two smoke rings in the air as he ascended, his hands dancing in the air and creating a resounding clap. His fists then tightly retracted backward, his legs kicking out in the air.
"Comet!"
His ferocious body resembled a comet as it plummeted from the sky, directly crashing toward Kapu, who had just landed on the ground. As he neared, his fists positioned one above the other, aiming for Kapu's chest.
"Six King Guns: Sky-Breaking Lively Kill!"
A massive shockwave rippled out from the impact of Sarge's fists on Kapu's body, the intense force causing Kapu's body to tremble and even spew out a mouthful of blood.
Boom!!!
The section of the bridge beneath Kapu's feet also trembled from the shockwave, a visible ripple of air surging outward from it. The gust blew Sarge's cloak, which fluttered noisily, and Bogart, standing by, stared at the bridge in disbelief.
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The entire bridge was covered in cracks from the impact.
The massive bridge had cracked.
"Sky-Breaking Lively Kill" was a long-range attack method in the Divine Fist technique. It used spiritual energy to attack the opponent's secret pressure points from a distance and had powerful might. However, Sarge didn't know how to use it.
Spiritual energy was the same as Haki. Sarge didn't have the right conditions, but he did know the Six Styles.
The Six Styles of the Navy were also a technique that explored the mysteries of the human body. After mastering the Six Styles and reaching the pinnacle of physical mastery, Sarge naturally mastered techniques outside of the Six Styles.
One was Life Return, and the other was this technique that combined the Six Styles to emit shockwaves.
He didn't know Haki, but he could still unleash shockwaves. By combining this with the 'Sky-Breaking Lively Kill' of the Divine Fist, he could use the wide range of the shockwaves to quickly destroy the opponent's secret pressure points.
Use this move to break the opponent's Haki!
"Again!"
Sarge's attack landed, and his fist rose again, about to strike Kapu once more.
Slap!!
Just then, a fist came from below and slammed into Sarge's jaw, sending him flying with a force that made the surrounding air explode. That powerful fist hit Sarge so hard that his teeth chattered.
Slap.
Sarge, still hovering in the air, looked down and saw that Kapu had grabbed his legs.
The old man stood up from the dent, grinning at Sarge. "Interesting brat, your mastery of body techniques is powerful to this extent? You've actually mastered the Six Styles to this level. Be a good boy and come back with me!"
He swung his arm down, slamming Sarge into the ground and creating a dent, then quickly sidestepped and threw a punch.
That massive fist loomed over Sarge's head, filling his entire field of vision. In Sarge's eyes, the fist seemed to be infinite in size, like a gigantic meteorite falling from the sky, filling his entire vision.
If he were hit by that fist, the outcome would be terrible. That was a fist Sarge couldn't afford to take head-on a second time.
He had an inexplicable feeling that if that fist landed squarely on his face, it would knock him out and leave him unable to resist.
He could even see a thread of mysterious energy emanating from Kapu's fist.
"Black Bone!"
"Heyah!"
When the fist was just one inch away from Sarge's face, Sarge bellowed, his loud shout like a thunderclap exploding beside Kapu's ear, causing him a moment of dullness.
Spiritual Shout!
Taking advantage of that moment, Sarge bellowed and threw a punch at Kapu's face.
"Heaven-Shattering Fist!"
Boom!!!
Kapu's fist hammered into Sarge's head, the downward pressure of the punch even causing his face to compress. The already cracked bridge sank further, and the section of the bridge under Sarge's feet loosened with the impact. Kapu's face was also hit squarely by Sarge's punch, his entire body flying high into the air until he neared falling to the ground, then stabilizing just before impact.
Kapu spat out a mouthful of blood, his nose and mouth corners bleeding. He grimaced, his eyes narrowing, then his chest and abdomen expanding as he coughed up a large glob of viscous blood, after which he rubbed his face and laughed heartily.
"I feel the aura of a king's fist, but there's no accumulation of power. It also has that unique internal destructive property. Puahahahaha! I'm injured, too! Truly a monster!"
Sarge staggered to his feet, spitting out a mouthful of blood. His ferocious body shrank at that moment, gradually returning to its original state.
The 'Heaven-Shattering Fist' of the Divine Fist concentrated all power into a single strike. He couldn't dodge Kapu's fist, but he also wouldn't let Kapu's fist land squarely.
This punch was enough to send Kapu flying.
However, the fist did land, and even his face was struck, with the secret pressure points hit. But as Kapu spat out that mouthful of blood, the effect of the secret pressure points also vanished.
That powerful physique and level of Haki were too tricky!
"You're the monster here!" He snarled.
(End of Chapter)
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