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Chapter 543: Hawkins? Kumanosuke!
Chapter 543: Hawkins? Kumanosuke!
Inside the cave, Drake crawled out, spitting out a mouthful of blood, and glared at Hawkins, shouting:
"The survival rate is something we determine for ourselves; it's not for you to say!"
"Exactly!"
Kira spun his scythe, clearly imbued with Haki, and slashed through the incoming straw tips, shredding them.
Squeak!!
A strange sound, like the scraping of a string, reverberated, setting off a series of explosions that engulfed Ap's straw net, causing it to burst open.
"Scrape Disk - Explosion!"
Boom!!
Hawkins' body and the floating sword in mid-air also exploded, the impact causing his figure to sway slightly. The straw-covered sword hanging from his body stopped moving.
"Do you still want to struggle?"
Hawkins gripped the sword and swept it to the side, gathering the straw and transforming it back into a longsword.
"Perhaps you can surrender. I'll personally tell the captain that it doesn't matter if you surrender early or late; the difference is insignificant to you because Kaido is bound to lose."
The divination results he obtained were rarely wrong, no, they were never wrong, only a matter of probability.
But this time, the divination of victory and defeat foretold Kaido's fate as a loss, and the winner was their captain.
"Hahaha! Don't be ridiculous!"
Kira laughed strangely and charged forward again, spinning as he attacked.
Hawkins shook his head, sidestepped, and held the longsword horizontally, blocking the two scythes. Then, he bent his body to the left, lifting one leg high and delivering a heavy kick to Kira's neck.
"Iron Block - Heavy Whip!"
Boom!
The powerful kick caused Kira to kneel on the ground, his head hitting the floor and cracking his hard mask.
Boom!
Before Kira could react, Hawkins kicked forward again, striking Kira's chin and sending him flying across the ground.
He retracted his leg and said calmly, "Underestimating me as a regular Ability user will be a mistake. My martial arts are not as weak as you imagine."
"Iron Block?"
Drake's pupils constricted. "Do you know Rokushiki?"
There were pirates on the high seas who could use 'Razor' and 'Moon Step', as these were incredibly useful techniques. Once one's physique reached a certain level, they could master these skills. But for someone to know 'Iron Block', they must have systematically learned Rokushiki.
What was going on?
Drake knew that there were some pirates who could use 'Razor' and 'Moon Step', as these were highly practical techniques. Once one's physique reached a certain level, they could master these skills. But for someone to know 'Iron Block', they must have systematically learned Rokushiki.
What was going on?
Drake knew that there were some pirates who could use 'Razor' and 'Moon Step', as these were highly practical techniques. Once one's physique reached a certain level, they could master these skills. But for someone to know 'Iron Block', they must have systematically learned Rokushiki.
What was going on?
Drake knew that there were some pirates who could use 'Razor' and 'Moon Step', as these were highly practical techniques. Once one's physique reached a certain level, they could master these skills. But for someone to know 'Iron Block', they must have systematically learned Rokushiki.
Hawkins smiled, "I'm not an expert, but I do know it. Rokushiki is indeed useful, and it's not just the Marines who can learn it."
"I'm not a Marine, so don't make assumptions," Drake denied again.
Hawkins chuckled lightly without speaking, but a strange gloom appeared in his eyes.
Rokushiki was something that one could naturally learn given the right conditions.
And what were those conditions?
Well, it was under Sage's training that their physiques grew stronger.
As a result, Hawkins, who had always maintained his elegance, had no choice but to start strengthening his physique under Sage's guidance, eventually learning it over time.
It was a bit tough. He still remembered Sage's occasional teasing words.
"Hawkins, divine for me. Can you maintain your elegance today?"
"Old Hawk, divine for me. Guess which side I'll be on today."
"That guy, divine for me. Today, you'll break your left leg."
That kind of blatant oppression and threat would make anyone's hair stand on end.
Training?
How could it not be considered a beating? Among the high officers present, who hadn't been beaten by Sage? Even Lily and Sage's training will be less painful."
But this was how battles went. To beat someone, one must first learn to take a beating, especially for martial arts experts.
Pain could also temper one's will.
After enduring countless blows, 'Iron Block' became second nature.
A swordsman?
That wouldn't do either.
Without a strong physique, how could one wield a sword? Others could be slashed and continue fighting, but if you were slashed, you'd fall immediately. What kind of swordsman was that?
On the vast ocean, there was no sign of the frail Hawkins, but not a single member of the Calamity Pirates had a weak body, including Renetia, who had now begun to engage in some training. The young demon clan member, Ras, being a boy and possessing an incredibly resilient racial gift, was constantly training day and night.
Enduring the training, even without these substitutes, Hawkins was not the type to be easily felled by anyone's attacks.
"Hunting Ground!"
Drake, having found his answer, dove forward once more. Hawkins turned his gaze, about to press forward with the sword in his hand, but at that moment, the diving dragon in front of him vanished into an afterimage, reappearing from Hawkins' side with a crossing sword and axe attack.
"Straw Hand Blade."
Clang!
The longsword he swung transformed into flexible straw with Hawkins' calm voice, deflecting the center of the crossing sword and axe, and quickly extending upwards, with the tip piercing towards Drake.
The latter swiftly retreated, flipping in place, and the axe in his left hand slashed the straw, creating a spark as it brushed against the straw, also pulling the straw to the side, while the rapier stirred at the top, stubbornly stopping the straw.
"Stream Foot!"
"Stream Foot!"
The voices echoed simultaneously.
Drake and Hawkins both kicked out, unleashing a slashing attack that exploded between them.
"You still claim you're not a Marine?" Hawkins asked.
"It's not surprising to shave, but besides us, only the World Government and the Marines have this ability in the world," Hawkins replied.
"That's..."
Drake, pushing against the forward-moving straw, suddenly bared his teeth. "That's not what you should be focusing on right now!"
"Explosion!"
Bang! An explosion appeared on Hawkins' face, causing the head of a pirate lying on the ground to explode, revealing a gruesome sight.
As the smoke filled the air, Kira burst out from Drake's side, leaping up with two spinning scythes creating massive afterimages. With the scythes, he slashed downwards, and the high-speed afterimages continuously struck Hawkins.
"Great Scythe Rotation Sonic Slash!"
Swoosh!
Whether it was sonic speed or not, no one knew, but the speed was indeed astonishing, causing the bodies of the pirates lying in the corridor outside the hole to rapidly split apart, instantly killing a large number of them.
"Yo-ho!"
Ap clenched his fist, revealing teeth like piano keys, "Now you know what we're capable of!"
At that moment, his long arms emitted a sound wave resembling a flute, rapidly exploding on Hawkins' body and fiercely pounding his chest.
Bang!
Hawkins' hand gripping the longsword also exploded, and the impact sent the sword flying from his grasp.
Clang!
Drake seized the opportunity, pushing away the straw sword and quickly rushing forward, his two weapons imbued with Haki, slashing fiercely.
"149 lives, and yet you can't evade our attacks. You lose," Drake declared.
Pfft!
Before he could finish his sentence, a straw spear with Haki at its tip pierced his chest.
Whoosh!
Immediately, more straw shot out from the smoke, rapidly piercing Drake's shoulders, elbows, wrists, thighs, knees, and calves, firmly nailing him to the ground.
Pfft! Pfft!
Kira, who was in the air, and Ap, who was having a grand time attacking from a distance, were both struck by the straw shooting out from the smoke, piercing their limbs just like Drake.
Ap was nailed to the ground, while Kira was struck by the straw and sent flying towards the wall in front, firmly pinning him to it.
Bang!
As his body collided with the wall, another black straw darted out, piercing his mask and revealing a face with an eerie smile.
"Demon Subjugation Form."
Within the smoke, Hawkins' body suddenly grew in size, and the sudden vibration blew away the smoke, revealing his transformed strawman body.
"109 lives, not bad."
On the strawman body, a large amount of straw condensed, connecting to those bodies.
"You're worthy to dance."
Hawkins, with nails like coffin nails, slowly spoke, "Willow Dance."
(End of Chapter)
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