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

Chapter 349 The King Who Ends Everything!
As the sound faded, the wind surged again, causing the flames burning in Avalon to sway violently!
Clod's figure vanished into thin air once more, sweeping across the land in an instant, closing the distance between him and Joan of Arc. His long tail unleashed an extremely fierce slash, but it could only leave a few scratches on the white dragon's feathers.

"it's useless!"

"My feathers have gradually adapted to your strikes!"

"The more dense and intense the attacks, the stronger I will become!"

call--!
With a sweep of its tail, the dragon leveled the surrounding buildings. Joan of Arc simply abandoned her defenses and took all of Crow's slashes.

Sparks flew from the feathers!
The sounds of impact were continuous, dense like raindrops, yet they could not shake the enormous figure standing in the center of Avalon.

The exchange just now was enough for him to test the upper limit of Kro's abilities, so such an attack was meaningless to her.

Even though he was far inferior to himself, the combat power that Kro displayed was top-notch, even on this vast ocean.

To establish her own kingdom, or even conquer Mary Geoise and replace Im as the ruler of this world, it is impossible for her to do so with her own strength alone!
Joan of Arc fell in love with Clod.

Do not!
Not only Crowe, but also Gawain and his gang who had escaped to afar, and even Gawain himself, the captain, had caught her eye.

The captain boasts a record of defeating the combined forces of the Four Emperors and the leaders of the Knights of God, the first mate whose combat strength is close to that of the Four Emperors, and a group of elite crew members.

With the combined strength of Gawain's group and Britannias's resources, they could immediately field a Yonko crew!

This is a force that world governments have to take seriously!

Joan of Arc wanted it!

She longed to conquer the man before her with absolute power, and even the man who was still on his way.

She could see through Kro's plan, and she had already witnessed Gawain's formidable fighting power!
However, even the red dragon from the same Britannias legend is weaker than the white dragon, which has gained immortality.

"Still can't face reality?!"

Joan of Arc sighed:
"Only when you know the distance between yourself and the world will you understand just how big the gap is between yourself and me!"

hiss--!
Joan of Arc took a deep breath, and the temperature around her surged again, like the sun, scorching everything around her!
Even without Haki, which prevents attacks on the physical body of a Kro-type elemental being, the terrifyingly high temperature can still vaporize everything around him.

This is the reason why the White Dragon is so fearless!

Kro retreated abruptly, only to find his arm charred black and mangled when he looked down.

Such injuries would be enough to render a normal person unable to fight, but on Kro after his awakening, they only caused him to feel pain.

The vitality of awakened mythical beasts is simply outrageous!
"Now... we're in trouble!"

Kro licked his lips, but his eyes showed no sign of backing down. Once Joan of Arc's outburst subsided, he charged forward again!

At this point in the battle, he was fighting not only to hold out until Gawain arrived, but also because his comrades behind him needed time to evacuate!
……

Outside of Avalon.

Ajin and his group quickly retreated, passing through the dense forest of Zhizhou.

From time to time, a booming sound came from the battlefield behind them, but no one turned around.

Even Chopper and Bepo are silently moving forward.

Everyone kept their heads bowed low.

"That guy, Kro..."

"no!"

"We can't let him go unchecked!"

Cavendish stopped, preparing to turn and intervene in the battle:
"We can't let that guy be alone—!"

Snapped--!
Akin slapped him across the face, then turned and left without looking back, leaving Cavendish standing there dumbfounded.

He gripped the longsword at his waist, preparing to turn and return to the battlefield.

But at that moment, I heard Ah Jin's voice.

"Without you, Kro might not have died."

"But with you by my side, Kro will surely die!"

"This is that guy's choice, his will as the first mate. With the captain gone, the first mate bears the burden of everything!"

"This is the ironclad rule on the ship!"

"Stay or go, the choice is yours!"

The sound fell to the ground.

Gin showed no further intention of lingering and plunged into the dense forest, with Sanji and the others following closely behind, their eyes filled with unspeakable resentment.

A flame burned in everyone's hearts!

"If I were just a little stronger, just a little stronger, then Kro wouldn't have to face everything alone!"

"Before, it was the captain; now it's the captain and Kro. From now on, everyone must become stronger, much stronger!"

"We can't hold others back, we can't be a burden!"

"us……"

"We are far behind!"

"Too far!"

Sanji casually tossed the cigarette out of his mouth.

After obtaining the Invisible Black Suit, his power grew extremely rapidly, and he was even close to reaching the Gold level.

Even now, he still feels a sense of disgust towards his own weakness.

Luo, Van Augur, Bepo, and Chopper, who were standing to the side, remained silent, but their eyes were already red.

After counting the breaths.

Cavendish's figure also caught up.

Originally, his main purpose in joining Gawain's group was simply the martial arts tournament that Gawain had promised, but now there are other things involved.

Even the white horse inside him became increasingly restless at this moment!
……

……

……

The commotion in Avalon lasted for quite some time.

The repeated high-temperature impacts caused heat waves to sweep through the city, leaving almost no place to stand on, as it was all scorching lava, and many city walls were melted.

The rebuilt city was almost completely destroyed.

Kro was in a terrible state, covered in burns, leaning against a tall building that was gradually being swallowed by lava.

"Has it reached its limit?!"

He looked down at his own body.

With countless injuries accumulating, even a Mythical Zoan-type ability user who has awakened their powers cannot withstand it and reaches their limit.

Now he doesn't even have the strength to move a single finger.

boom!
boom!
boom!
Heavy footsteps approached, accompanied by a huge shadow.

Joan of Arc looked down at Cloth from her high vantage point:

"Now you should understand the distance between yourself and me, right?!"

"Submit to me, and you will have your only chance to live!"

"Ah……"

Kro chuckled softly, as if he had finally relaxed and slumped to the ground.

Joan of Arc frowned slightly:
"Has she suffered a mental breakdown?!"

"Gawain, you're too late!"

Joan of Arc was stunned and had no time to react before she was hit by a silver-white slash, blasted thousands of meters away, smashing through buildings along the way, and only barely stopping when she was close to the city wall.

A gruesome slash across his chest nearly disemboweled him on the spot, severing his ribs and exposing his beating heart!

But Joan of Arc couldn't care less about that at the moment, and forced herself to look up. She saw a figure rushing towards her from afar, covering a distance of a thousand meters in an instant, but without even glancing at her, landing beside Clod.

It was Gao Wen who came to provide assistance!
"Are you okay?!"

"Can't die."

Kro shook his head. With Gawain's arrival, his body, already nearing its limit, suddenly seemed to gain even more strength. A smug smile played on his lips as he said:
"I awakened, faster than you."

Gawain's lips twitched:
"At a time like this, let's not pay attention to such trivial things."

“No, this is not boring at all. Gawain, you know I awakened faster than you.”

"You're almost there!"

Gawain remained silent. Seeing that Crow still intended to speak, he simply ignored him, flapped his wings, and sped towards Joan of Arc, who had stood up again in the distance.

Chloe's voice came from behind Gawain:

"That guy's abilities are troublesome; he gets stronger the more you fight him. It's best to find an opportunity to kill him instantly!"

"understood!"

Gao Wen responded with a smile, then gripped the knife in his hand tightly.

Zizzi——!
Crimson lightning began to rise in the air, and a frenzied Conqueror's Haki erupted from Gawain, making the already scorching air even more oppressive!

Joan of Arc, standing on the ground in the distance, felt a chill run down her spine!
Although the wound on her chest had healed and the new feathers had grown back stronger, they still couldn't bring him any sense of security.

Whether it was her imagination or not, the sense of pressure that Gao Wen was exerting on her at this moment was much stronger than it had been before.

The overwhelming color that permeated the air was so intense that it made her feel suffocated!

"you……"

"How do you want to die?!"

Gao Wen's voice was indifferent, but he was truly enraged. As he questioned him, he swung his long sword once more!
The slash imbued with Conqueror's Haki landed on Jeanne's chest, this time damaging her internal organs, and blood gushed from her arteries!

With each improvement, Gawain's combat power has reached the upper-legendary level, comparable to Whitebeard Roger at his peak.

In this era, aside from the unpredictable Im, he is practically the strongest in the contemporary world!
In his rage, he attacked with all his might!

贞

Gawain's combat prowess, displayed in just two strikes, had already exceeded Joan of Arc's expectations.

She had thought that Gawain, no matter how strong, was only half a level stronger than Wales. He had previously defeated the combined forces of the old lady and Natsume Locke by relying on the Red Dragon's field advantage, but now it seems that this is not the case!

That bastard always had a trick up his sleeve!
Thinking of this, Joan of Arc's lips twitched, but she felt little fear.

The White Dragon is invincible!

Even if temporarily suppressed, as long as they are not instantly killed, they will become stronger until the opponent's slashes can no longer harm them.

boom--!
Joan of Arc was enveloped in another burst of white light, and the intense heat swept over everything around her!
She became more and more adept at using this indiscriminate attack—compressing her breath back into her body and releasing it from every pore of her body.

Unexpectedly, a figure in the distance directly charged past Gawain and into his side.

"This is impossible!"

Joan of Arc looked completely horrified!
The heat radiation she releases in this way has a core temperature high enough to melt the rocks beneath her feet and quench her thirst in an instant; it would be impossible for any flesh and blood to withstand it.

"you……"

Joan of Arc looked at Gawain, her lips parted, but she couldn't utter a word!
At this moment, Gao Wen's clothes were completely burned to ashes, his crimson dragon scales were burned black, and the exposed flesh had turned black!

Yet it also possesses blue energy, constantly repairing his body.

Joan of Arc suddenly realized.

This is the Red Dragon's ability to manipulate the energy of the earth's veins.

But even under such high temperatures, enduring the constant agony of flesh and blood being burned, he still had to wield the knife against himself...

monster!

A complete monster!

the first time.

Joan of Arc felt a chill of fear.

It wasn't because of Gawain's strength, but rather his ruthlessness—the kind of fierce determination to tear a piece of flesh from his opponent even when engulfed in flames!

boom--!
Another slash struck Joan of Arc, sending her flying thousands of meters, leaving a trail of lava in her wake.

Joan of Arc was terrified.

Continuing to fight this guy... will kill me!
He will definitely die!

She had this intuition.

In his line of sight, he even saw Gawain's knife shred his own heart!
Joan of Arc's mind became clear in this one, and she saw many scenes that had never appeared before. Everything around her became crystal clear in her eyes, and she even saw things that had never happened before.

Gawain plunged his knife into his own heart, and a towering pillar of light fell from the sky, destroying everything!
Her brain was overloaded at that moment, overwhelmed by a flood of information.

If Gawain knew what had happened to her, he would surely be so jealous that he would break apart.

This woman awakened Observation Haki, and upon awakening it, she possessed Observation Haki that was powerful enough to foresee the future!

After this attack.

Gawain stopped, and pale blue earth vein energy flowed across his body, repairing his injured flesh.

His gaze fell on Joan of Arc in the distance, his hand holding the knife trembling slightly, but Gawain's gaze became increasingly strange.

In terms of physical strength, health bar, and outrageous abilities, Joan of Arc is almost the strongest enemy he has ever faced, but she is also the weakest.

He possessed a powerful body, but lacked the mind to control it.

In other words.

At this moment, Joan of Arc is just a newbie with a max-level account but terrible skills.

When facing ordinary opponents, they can easily crush them, but when the intensity increases slightly, they are easily defeated.

"Boring."

Gawain shook his head and prepared to end the battle as quickly as possible, but his breath caught in his throat the next moment!

The hairs on his back stood on end, cold sweat soaked his vest, and an unprecedented sense of crisis descended from the sky.

Gao Wen suddenly looked up.

Suddenly, the clouds in the sky dissipated, and a beam of light, a hundred meters in diameter, fell from the sky!
boom!
The earth trembled violently, creating a bottomless crater!

"This is……"

"Heavenly King?!"

Gawain's pupils contracted sharply, and he had already guessed what this thing was: the ancient weapon that wiped Lulucia off the map!
Literally, erase it from the map!
Without the slightest hesitation, Gawain immediately retreated, grabbing Kro, who had just escaped Avalon's range, and flapping his wings with all his might, shooting out at the fastest speed he had ever seen.

The next moment.

Countless beams of light fell simultaneously from the sky, rapidly spreading outwards from the center of Avalon!

Gawain even saw one of the beams of light strike Joan of Arc's head, blasting her directly into the ground where she was completely swallowed up by the boundless beam of light.

boom!
boom!
boom!
The explosions continued incessantly, and the earth trembled!

Standing on Gawain's shoulder, Chloe couldn't help but look back, only to be so shocked by the scene before her that she was speechless.

His lips opened and closed several times before he finally made a sound:

"What is this?!"

"Ancient Weapon-King of Heaven!"

"Like Shirahoshi? An ancient weapon just like Franky's blueprint?!"

"what."

"If we had this, the whole world would be ours!"

(End of this chapter)