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Chapter 516: Don't Be a Burden When You're Old
Chapter 516: Don't Be a Burden When You're Old
Suddenly, countless vortices erupted across the sea surface, their swirling force seeming capable of devouring everything.
Directly beneath the massive Gloriosa, similarly, vortices began forming—powerful enough to swallow the entire ship.
Boom! At the same time, the sea around Gloriosa erupted from all directions with a wisp of a tremendous wave, crashing over the ship.
This was no holds barred.
"Is this the strength of the Float-Float Fruit?"
Hawk-Eye's eyes flickered with surprise as he murmured. He'd heard of Shanks' reputation in his youth, but now he could finally glimpse its true form.
But did Shanks truly match Kuro's current prowess?
And that swordsmanship...
This Beast-Taming Swordsmanship was something he'd never seen before.
It wasn't like his own Green Algae Head's techniques, where one simply shouted a move's name. This was genuine power.
Indeed, Lucius Kro was formidable.
Watching the vortices on the sea and the colossal Grand Line waves engulfing the ship, Wald narrowed his eyes. "Shanks' strength..."
"Captain, the ship's losing control!"
"The vortex below is pulling us in!"
"Captain, help me!"
The pirates on board cried out in panic.
"Stay calm. Just keep sailing."
Wald said, crouching as he placed both hands on the deck.
"Benn Beckman, hold on tight", Wald warned, his voice heavy.
As the ship surged forward, Wald slammed his palm against the deck and roared, "Momo!"
The already massive Gloriosa instantly expanded tenfold, swelling into an even more colossal form.
With the ship's increased size, the vortex's suction weakened significantly. At that moment, Wald's arm tensed again. "Momo—Hundredfold Speed!"
The ship, which had been gliding forward slowly, suddenly shot ahead like a cannonball, bursting through the vortex beneath it and crashing headlong into the approaching tsunami.
Crash!
The thick wall of seawater shattered under the ship's high-speed impact, breaking apart as the Gloriosa tore through the waves, charging straight toward the low-flying Kuro.
Kuro's eyes widened in shock. He hadn't expected this move. With no time to dodge, he drew Autumn Water and slashed forward with all his might.
Golden electric sparks surged along the blade, mingling with pitch-black energy to form a massive Haki slash that roared toward the Gloriosa.
Wald leapt onto a cannon, his fists swirling with emerald-green wind currents. He slammed both fists into the incoming slash.
Boom!!
The collision between fist and blade darkened the heavens. Wald staggered backward, his fists shattering the Haki slash, but the force also momentarily slowed the ship's momentum.
Kuro seized the opening to fly upward, narrowly avoiding the ship's collision.
"Little brat, not bad!"
The ship came to a halt as Wald stood on the deck, panting and shaking blood from his knuckles. He glared at Kuro with a malevolent grin.
Expanding and accelerating the ship had drained his strength, and blocking Kuro's slash had taken its toll.
But if he was suffering, that brat must be too.
How many Haki-infused slashes could that kid still throw?
"But you won't stop me!" Wald declared confidently. "Once I finish you, I'll destroy Shabondy first, then Mariejois!"
"You senile old fool, spouting nonsense!"
Kuro raised his palm, his voice icy as he glared at Wald. "You can talk big when you're back on land!"
Suddenly, the sky turned pitch black.
"This is..."
Wald's pupils contracted as he instinctively looked upward.
Countless weapons rained down from the heavens, mixed with steel debris and stone fragments, all hurtling toward the Gloriosa.
"I told you—dealing with a ship is easy for me."
A confident smile curled Kuro's lips as he clenched his palm again. "Sea Whirl Hell!"
Thanks to his earlier contact with seawater, this area's sea currents were still within his control.
Even with Grand Line's unpredictable nature, Kuro's ability had limits. The seawater's manipulation time was finite. But for this battle, it was more than enough.
Wald couldn't last long.
This commotion would surely reach Mariejois by now.
No doubt, Gramps or Sakazuki was already en route.
Kuro didn't even need to defeat Wald himself. If he could just stall until they arrived, Wald would surely fail.
First, he'd destroy this ship.
Once again, massive vortices formed around the ship.
And from the sky, the weapons continued their descent.
Wald prepared to repeat his earlier trick, but Kuro charged straight at him, slashing downward.
Clang!
Wald blocked with one hand, stopping Kuro's blade.
"You think I'd let you?!"
Kuro's blade carved through, then withdrew and struck from another angle.
Clang!
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Wald had no choice but to use both hands to parry Kuro's slashes.
"You bastard!" he roared, knocking the blade aside before throwing a punch.
His fist pierced through Kuro's body, which dissolved like ripples in water.
An afterimage!
Wald's pupils contracted as he shouted instinctively, "Hundredfold!"
Whoosh!
A wisp of Black Radiance slashed from behind, but it only struck another afterimage. A jet-black fist came from the side.
Clang!
Kuro raised Autumn Water to block, the blade stopping Wald's fist. In an instant, both vanished, two blurs of gold-black and ink-black clashing repeatedly on the deck, shockwaves rippling outward.
In terms of speed, Wald had the edge with Hundredfold activated.
But his Observation Haki wasn't as strong as Kuro's—a weakness Kuro had already noticed.
Unlike Lucius, whose Haki and speed were both terrifyingly fast, Wald's main threat was his ability.
In pure combat, Kuro had no fear of him.
"Little brat! You really want to stop me?!"
The vortices on the sea grew larger, and the sky's weapons neared. Wald was getting desperate.
This ship couldn't be destroyed!
It was his weapon for exacting revenge on the world!
Absolutely not!
"This is what you get..."
Kuro blocked Wald's fist, closed the distance, and slashed at his neck.
Wald leapt back, dodging the blade before charging again with his fists.
"Stop me? You should just retire peacefully and stop causing trouble. Why come bother me? And now you're blaming me for stopping you? What, you think being old makes you special?!"
(End of Chapter)
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