How can I become the Pirate King if you don’t work hard?.

Chapter 229 Black wrist flow

Feeling Zefa's increasingly violent aura in the smoke and dust, Kizaru expressed his heartfelt admiration.

Even though he was one of Zefa's most troublesome students back then, if not the only one.

I've heard the saying "Don't rely too much on your abilities" so many times that my ears are callused.

But Zephyr never told Kizaru that he was not a good marine.

The same is true for Kizaru.

Kizaru never thought that Zephyr was not a powerful admiral of the navy.

Quite the opposite, even.

One thing that all marines who experienced that era know clearly is that during Zephyr's heyday, he was on par with Garp and Sengoku.

But they all admitted that after experiencing a series of blows, not only was Zefa's body deteriorating, but his once invincible belief was also on the verge of collapse. He had lost the strength that allowed him to compete on par with the other two.

But all this was completely reversed after the experience of being captured, which should have been the lowest point in his life.

Not only did Zefa not completely fall, but he rose against the odds, reshaped his sense of justice, and his style of doing things was completely different from before.

Only the increasingly fierce and ferocious domineering aura told everyone that this former top fighter in the navy was living a second life!
"ko~wa~i~ne~"

Kizaru slowly recited his catchphrase, looking towards the core of the battlefield in the distance, but he did not dare to move even a little:
"What on earth did the old man experience in Raven Harbor!?"

Aokiji had a playful smile on his face:

"Want to know?!"

"Isn't this natural? Even Sakaski wouldn't be able to suppress his curiosity about this kind of thing, right?!"

"Go ask Mr. Zefa yourself."

The expression on Kizaru's face froze:
"I'm too lazy to listen to the old man's nagging. The experience back then was not pleasant."

"Ha ha ha ha--!"

Aokiji chuckled and turned his head to focus his gaze on the battlefield in the distance.

Like giant beasts, the two men who could easily destroy the terrain completely, after the initial attempts, gradually let go.

The noise of the battle was getting louder and louder.

boom!
After another extremely powerful collision.

Both of them flew backwards, but in the next moment, they crushed the sand dunes under their feet and rushed towards each other at an even more outstanding and faster speed.

Gawain used all his speed in an instant, his own speed had been pushed to the limit. Even if he just passed over the ground, he caused smoke and dust to rise like a dragon.

There was also pure white water vapor that continued to form around him, like a barrier.

This speed even surpassed his previous maximum speed in the battle with Golden Lion at Rapeseed Port. Just in terms of speed, Gawain has become a mechanical monster in the same level.

Ode!
The strong sound of the sonic boom irritated the eardrums of everyone around. The marines looked painful and quickly raised their hands to cover their ears.

"Is this a sonic boom?"

"You can push your speed to this level just by relying on your physical ability?!"

"How can it be?!"

"There is no record of such a thing, even in the files recorded within the navy."

"How can we fight against such an opponent?!"

Some people couldn't help but start to worry about Zefa, even Aokiji looked a little solemn.

He had already seen from the previous battle that in terms of armament color alone, Zephyr was undoubtedly far superior to Gawain, but his physical function and speed were far behind Gawain.

"Teacher Zefa..."

Aokiji frowned, but his pupils suddenly shrank in the next moment.

Gawain seized the opportunity and stabbed Zefa's fist with a powerful sword.

His Observation Haki was powerful enough to predict the future, and he had even seen himself cutting off Zephyr's arm!
The blade was glowing with a light blue glow, and even if Aokiji was just watching, he felt a sharp pain on his skin.

It is the instinctive sense of danger that is engraved deep in the soul after countless battles.

This knife...

Even Zephyr's ultimate armed color can't stop it!

Kizaru, who also noticed this, was ready to interrupt the battle at any time.

Amid the fierce attack, Gawain's eyes were cold, even revealing a hint of boredom. Even if there was a breakthrough, even if there was a step further, in the end...

Ok? !

Suddenly, the future that Gawain saw before his eyes had been changed and shone into reality in the next moment.

Zefa did not retreat but advanced, extending his arm accurately to intercept Gawain's elbow as he swung the knife.

laugh!
The silver-white blade energy passed over Zefa's shoulder and flew behind him, spreading all the way to the end of his sight, almost cutting the entire desert.

When Gawain was surprised, Zefa's other fist, which was full of domineering power, was already pressing towards him.

Its momentum, power, and authority are far more powerful than before.
boom!
After a muffled sound, Gawain flew backwards like a cannonball.

Before he landed, Zephyr's attacks came one after another. The continuous offensive even made Gawain unable to raise his head.

He had no choice but to take several punches from Zefa before he was able to force him back.

……

"Hey hey hey~"

"Is this kind of thing...really not an illusion?"

Kizaru and Aokiji, who were standing aside and saw everything that had just happened, also had expressions of doubt about their lives.

Even though his sunglasses had slipped down his nose, Kizaru didn't notice it. He just stared blankly at the two people who had calmed down in the field.

Previously in the East China Sea, although Zefa suffered a loss in intelligence, even facing Gawain who had just entered the gold level, he was no match in terms of hard power alone.

But now Zephyr is able to suppress Gawain who is much stronger than he was in the East Sea? !

"If I remember correctly, Gawain's observation Haki has been trained to the point where he can predict the future."

"Even when facing such an opponent, Mr. Zephyr was able to accurately intercept his attacks? How did he do it?!"

"Who knows?!"

Aokiji couldn't help but curl up the corner of his mouth into a smile, but he still couldn't hide the shock in his eyes.

He and Zefa had fought several times along the way. In terms of physical skills, they countered each other's moves, and the one who was suppressed was not Zefa but him.

But I never thought that Zefa has recovered to this extent.

"It's not just his Haki that has recovered, Mr. Zefa. His physique is also much better than before due to his mentality."

Yellow Monkey is indifferent:

"Now I understand why you are so confident in Zephyr-sensei."

"But this is not enough to defeat that monster."

……

In the battlefield.

"Whoo~"

Zefa stood firm and exhaled a breath of hot air, only to feel his whole body gradually getting warmer.

"I really miss it. The last time I was so excited was a long, long time ago."

"The monsters I fought were either imprisoned in Impel Down or disappeared after one battle after another, either dying or retreating."

After Zefa sighed a few times, he raised his head and fixed his gaze on Gawain, with a confident smile on his face:

"Is it enough to predict the future?! It is indeed a very good talent."

"Observation Haki is the most perceptive of the three colors of Haki. It is also the type with the most derivative branches, influenced by personal fighting style and temperament."

“Some people are able to deduce future possibilities based on the information they perceive.”

"Some people are able to sense all life forms within a very large range, and even sense their good intentions and bad intentions."

"Some people can listen to the voices of all things and see into areas that are unknown to humans." "But there are also people who have completely forgotten their voices after thousands of trials and tribulations, and have integrated them into their bodies and made them an instinct. Once there is danger, they will subconsciously make the most accurate judgment."

Say it.

Zefa looked at Gawain who had also stopped in the distance, with blood flowing from the corner of his mouth. He looked quite embarrassed and sighed:
"You have come this far in such a short time. I can't find the right adjective to describe this talent."

"I only know that in the hundreds of years of the navy's history, no one has ever been able to grow at your speed."

"not a single one."

"Even those who are around your age and have become generals have spent more than ten or twenty years to reach this point."

"The gap between you and me is not the gap in combat power, but the gap in combat experience."

"If this is all you can do, you are no match for me!"

The sound fell to the ground.

The scene suddenly became quiet.

Only the strong wind gradually became noisy, blowing up the yellow sand all over the sky and also lifting the loose hair on Gao Wen's forehead.

He did not answer Zefa's question immediately, but tore open his shirt to reveal his well-proportioned upper body, and his hand holding the knife became tighter and tighter at this moment:
"What nonsense are you talking about?!"

"Battles are only fun when you face an opponent stronger than you!"

between words.

The corners of Gawain's mouth gradually widened, and the fist wound left by Zefa was still painful.

He once again felt the same excitement as when he faced Hawkeye at Barati in the sea restaurant.

How much experience can I gain from this battle? Can I take a step further and completely master the mysterious entanglement of the Domineering Haki?

These issues are no longer Gao Wen's top concern at the moment.

He just wanted to fight Zefa.

Fight with all your might.

Then a pair of dragon wings spread out behind Gawain, and fine red dragon scales grew out of his skin, like a layer of close-fitting leather armor.

The winding dragon horns on its head were entangled with each other, twisting into a crown-like shape, and a slender dragon tail was swaying restlessly in the air behind it...

Red Dragon Fruit-Demon Form!
As Gao Wen became more and more proficient in using the terms "heaven and man".

At this moment, the demon form has lost the ferocious and Taoist aura that it once exuded, and reveals an inexplicable sense of harmony.

"What the hell is this?!"

Everyone looked at Gao Wen's appearance and felt a little confused for a moment.

This form is completely different from the three animal forms they know.

"It has the characteristics of a dragon, but its size hasn't changed much. Is this a human-beast form?!"

"wrong!"

"A normal human-beast form should be stronger and more ferocious, not like him..."

A marine could not help but exclaim:
"Hell, I even see something holy about him!"

……

Discussions gradually arose.

Everyone's attention was focused on Gawain's new look.

They didn't know what this form was, but no one doubted the powerful aura that was overwhelming and enough to make people tremble.

"This is... a derivative form of the third animal form?!"

Aokiji is knowledgeable and can tell Gao Wen's true intentions at a glance.

"Yes."

Kizaru nodded, showing a pained expression:

"Gawain calls this form the demon form. Judging from the previous fights with him, this special form combines the powerful physical abilities of the human and beast forms, but does not affect his swordsmanship."

"To some extent, this is his full firepower posture, and in this posture, Gawain's most terrifying thing is not his attack power."

"what is that?"

Aokiji was stunned for a moment, and the next moment he understood why Kizaru had such a strange expression:

"Defense is comparable to, no, better than the defensive abilities of the Lunaria people."

"Have you ever fought against him?"

"Many times."

"The results of it?"

"I can win, but it's frustrating. Also, can you please not ask such presumptuous questions next time?"

Kizaru sighed.

Aokiji already understood what he meant. He suddenly turned his head and looked at Zefa on the battlefield, and the confidence in his eyes was gone.

One thing he was extremely clear about was.

If it were difficult for Kizaru to break through Gawain's defense with his attack power, it would be an even more unsolvable problem for Zephyr.

This battle... is going to be difficult!
……

"A mythical beast?!"

Zefa took a stance, his hands wrapped in the dark armed color. At this moment, he almost had the illusion of returning to the top.

then……

I was like this back then, fighting with Silver Axe, John, even Pluto Rayleigh, Jabba the Mountain Eater, and even facing monsters like Golden Lion Shiki and Whitebeard Newgate.

The tough battles he had experienced flashed before Zefa's eyes one by one. There were wins and losses, but each one made his blood boil.

After twenty years, I finally feel this way again? !
"Knight Gawain, the most righteous man in the East Sea, I recognize you!"

"Come!"

"as you wish!"

Gawain twisted his neck, making a crackling sound, but his figure disappeared in the next moment.

It was not until the moment he appeared in front of Zefa that the ground he had just stood on exploded, and the rising dust almost reached a height of a hundred meters.

So fast!

Zefa's pupils suddenly shrank, and his eyes were trained with a thousand hammers, turning into his instinctive observation Haki, as if he had been stimulated by something, and was frantically reminding him...

retreat!

retreat!

retreat!

The sense of crisis was so strong that it even caused Zefa's skin to hurt.

But Zefa ignored it, with a smile on his face, and his tone was as firm as a rock:
"Is it a fatal crisis?!"

“But if justice bows to violence, how can it shine on everyone?!”

"Black Arm Style - Weaponization!"

Accompanied by a loud shout.

On Zefa's arms, lines of Armament Haki that were almost visible to the naked eye surged like black smoke, entangled with each other, and completely covered his hands.

It even spread all the way to his torso, and in an instant, Zefa's entire body seemed to be dyed black, and the lines of armed color domineering visible to the naked eye continued to flow.

Even if it was just the escaping aura, it made everyone present feel their souls tremble.

Then Zefa thrust out with a punch, meeting Gawain's attack head-on...

boom!
The most powerful attack of the night's battle so far broke out at this moment.

Visible wind waves spread out in all directions with the two of them as the center. At this moment, the entire desert was like a sea in a storm, rolling up surging sand waves!
(End of this chapter)