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

Chapter 432 Fourth-Gear Snake Man!

Accompanied by Ah Jin's low moan, countless, blade-like bone spurs pierced out of his body, like blooming flowers, appearing ferocious and evil.

"What is this?!"

"An ability user?!"

Straw Hat raised his hand and pressed down the hat on his head, his gaze under the brim remaining fixed on Ah Jin.

Since his debut in the East Blue, he has fought against countless powerful figures, and his performance in the Marineford War was particularly remarkable. Jabarelli, who came after him, was also a supreme powerhouse who once roamed the seas.

But this was the first time he had ever faced an opponent of Emperor level directly. The pressure from Akin was so strong that he could hardly breathe.

Crack! Crack! Crack!
The bone spurs that were wrapped around Akin shattered into powder.

Drifting away in the wind.

The enormous figure hidden inside the bone spurs appeared before everyone at this moment.

It has three heads and six arms, its upper body resembles a knight in black armor, its lower body is in the form of a horse, and its shoulder height exceeds ten meters.

"What is this?"

"A monster?! Or a rare race I've never heard of before?!"

"wrong!"

in the audience.

After the initial shock, everyone gradually came to their senses.

They stared wide-eyed at Akin in the center of the arena, still utterly shocked!

Some people thought of rare races, while others thought of Devil Fruits.

"No, he's an ability user. That guy is probably an ability user of some kind of mythical beast. Only a mythical beast can exhibit such a bizarre form."

"That must be it!"

"I never expected to see you here. You truly are a great general under Knight Gawain!"

……

in the audience.

Kaido's gaze fell on Gin, and his pupils contracted slightly.

He knew more or less about Britannias, and information about Arkin, Gawain's right-hand man, was of paramount importance.

"I remember that guy wasn't a Zoan type, but a Paramecia type, a bone-man who ate the Bone-Bone Fruit."

"This bizarre form... is it a secondary development based on the Paramecia type?!"

"No!"

Redfield crossed his arms, his gaze fixed on Arkin, seeing more than he did on Kaido:
"Moreover, although it did not exhibit the characteristic of Paramecia-type beings dominating their environment, there is no doubt that this guy has already awakened to this extent."

"And this kind of armor coloring, where all the black hair on the body is dyed black... I've only ever seen it on one man."

"Black Arm - Zephyr!"

"They started with this ultimate, trump card?!"

Redfield's eyes narrowed slightly:
"Straw Hat Boy..."

Redfield has a certain fondness for straw hats.

After all, he was a man recognized by Brook, who had once been his mentor, and Brook had risked offending the World Government to free him from Impel Down.

Although there was an element of transaction involved, he acknowledged the favor he owed.

Moreover, Redfield has now vaguely realized that the person the remnants of Roger's pirate crew are waiting for is the Straw Hat.

Or rather, it's a dormant ability within the straw hat.

"Without a stronger trump card, the Straw Hats have no chance in this battle."

The two did not conceal their conversation.

Kidd, who was standing to the side, heard it all clearly.

He probably didn't want the Straw Hats to win, since for someone like him, being subservient to others was no different from being humiliated.

But at this moment, looking at Akin standing in front of the straw hat, displaying a strong posture, Kidd did not want this battle to end so hastily.

"At least……"

"You have to live up to the bold words you've made!"

"straw hat!"

"Um?!"

Sudden.

Kidd noticed a faint gaze falling on him.

He turned his head and saw Sabo holding a water pipe in one hand and his hat in the other, hurriedly turning away.

"you……"

Just as Kidd was about to ask further questions, a sudden roar erupted from the arena in the distance!
boom--!
A spiraling bone spear grazed past the straw hat's face, gliding across the surface of the arena before finally embedding itself in the surrounding walls!

The entire arena was shaken by this attack, and most of it was trembling, causing countless spectators to lose their seats and become restless!

"monster!"

"This guy has shaken the entire arena!"

"The stands... are no longer safe!"

Gin's fighting style is characterized by its wide-ranging and powerful attacks, relying on the Bone-Bone Fruit's ability to modify his body and unleash his full power.

In terms of physical strength alone, he is even stronger than Gawain in his current state.

In his Undead Knight form, the bone spears he launches have the power to pierce through several mountain peaks in an instant.

Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
The undead knight's forehooves pounded the ground restlessly, while Akin looked down at the straw hat from his high position, displaying the domineering presence of a king-level powerhouse.

This blow completely shattered the playful expression on Straw Hat's face.

This is not an opponent that can be easily dealt with, but a legend who reigns over the sea, one of the strongest who comes closest to being a king!

Realizing this, the straw hat's face lost all its relaxed smile, replaced only by solemnity, solemnity, and more solemnity:
"This guy... is very strong!"

"Unimaginably powerful, incomparably strong!"

The sight of Kin-chan reminded Straw Hat of the oppressive feeling he experienced when facing a Marine Admiral in the Sabaody Archipelago.

Simply because of that identical power!

But the confidence in the straw hat's eyes did not diminish in the slightest!
"But ah..."

"I've been completely transformed!"

"hiss--!"

Straw Hat took a deep breath, bit his fingertip, and then forcefully blew a large amount of air into his body.

His arm swelled up like a balloon, growing to the size of a house in just a few breaths, even larger than the giant's arm!
"Third gear - Bone Balloon!"

A dark, domineering aura clung to it, further highlighting its power.

A few months ago, he used this very move to punch open the gates of Impel Down.

But now his opponent is Akin!
Akin, a king-level general!

"If this kind of acrobatic ability is your trump card, then unfortunately, your journey ends here!"

"Gawain... is the real savior!"

Kakakaka——!
The bones rub against each other, producing a piercing noise.

Ajin raised his six arms, and bone spurs extended from his palms, intertwining with each other and instantly transforming into six spiral bone spears!

"Six shots?!"

"This guy is crazy!"

From the audience, directly facing Akin, came a flurry of panicked sounds.

Everyone was so frightened they almost lost control of their bladders!
A single bone spear was enough to shake the entire arena; six spears were fired simultaneously...

"He wants to tear down the Round Table Arena!"

Amidst the panicked shouts of the crowd, six bone spears shot out from Akin's hand.

laugh--!
Even with its four hooves supporting its body, the powerful recoil caused Ajin's body to slide backward for nearly a hundred meters before it barely came to a stop.

Such powerful kinetic energy results in a force capable of shaking heaven and earth.

Straw Hat, who was in the middle of the attack, had a sudden change in expression!

The six bone spears that shot towards him completely blocked all his escape routes.

In other words, this move... can only be taken head-on!
This is a clash of hard power!

Akin's strength and fighting style were on full display from the very beginning! Head-to-head confrontation!
Even if the stakes are each other's lives!

Fujitora is a gambler, but in battle, he is the most mature and cautious among Gawain's group.

The real daredevil gambler is Ah Jin!
"I……"

“I won’t lose!”

Straw Hat gritted his teeth, unleashed the Giant's Fist, and activated his full Armament Haki, attempting to withstand Gin's bone spear, but it was all in vain.

The first strike of the bone spear pierced through the three-stage bone balloon.

Then the second bone spear struck Straw Hat's body, blasting him heavily to the edge of the arena, followed by the third, the fourth...

Boom boom boom——!
The ground of the arena trembled continuously, as if an earthquake had struck.

Pebbles flew and dust billowed, but they could not conceal the cracks that spread outwards from the straw hat.

The world fell silent for a moment.

Everyone's attention was drawn to Akin's earth-shattering attack.

Although the smoke and dust still obscured the view, everyone could still see the large missing section at the edge of the arena.

"Ah la ah la~"

"Captain Ajin went a little too far."

Zoro, who had already woken up, was wrapped in bandages and leaning against the window.

His gaze was fixed on Akin, who stood silently in the arena, his face filled with unspeakable shock.

"Who says it's not?"

Sanji, sitting to one side, exhaled a smoke ring and couldn't help but sigh:

"I originally thought that after crossing that threshold and entering the legendary realm, I would no longer be able to lose to Captain Akin. Now it seems that I am still far from being able to do so!"

"After all, even within the Knights of the Round Table, he was the undisputed king of infighting, and his powerful and domineering strength was absolutely genuine."

Zoro remained silent.

His wounds were still throbbing.

The two broken knives on the table stood out conspicuously at that moment.

On the player bench.

Kaido frowned, looking at Gin, who had transformed into a six-armed centaur in the arena, a hint of fighting spirit flashing in his eyes:
"That guy... hasn't even used his full strength yet!"

"But without a doubt, he has already earned the right to be taken seriously by Lao Tzu, though it is only the right."

Redfield nodded slightly, also regarding Akin on the battlefield as a worthy opponent:

"Such a powerful person would leave their mark in any era!"

"straw hat……"

"Um?!"

Sudden.

far away.

In the dust.

The straw hat conveyed a firm and confident voice.

"I didn't originally intend to use this move here, but if the opponent is someone like you, it's worth it!"

"Fourth Gear - Snake Man!"

The sound fell to the ground.

Sonorous and powerful.

The shape of the straw hat has not yet been revealed.

A dull thud, like a steel balloon hitting the ground, sounded particularly jarring in the silent arena.

boom--!
boom--!
boom--!
……

"what happened?!"

"Having endured such an attack, the Straw Hat wasn't killed yet?!"

"Such powerful vitality?!"

"No, no, no, that's not right. There's some powerful being breathing within that smoke and dust!"

Amidst gasps of amazement from the audience, the dust in the arena was suddenly dispersed.

The straw hat reappeared, but in a different form.

His entire body swelled up like a balloon, yet he possessed clearly defined muscles.

His originally slender figure suddenly swelled to nearly four meters, exuding an aura of strength and power.

His arms were almost completely covered in Armament Haki, and his shoulders were also covered with jet-black flame cloud tattoos that varied with Armament Haki.

It is the Snakeman with the most comprehensive and powerful overall abilities among the four major derivative forms.

"It's coming!"

"..."

"Golden Bones!"

A Jin's lips twitched:
"Hey, at least pronounce the person's name correctly!"

The moment the sound fell to the ground, the straw hat seemed to teleport to Akin's side.

He pulled his fists back into his arms to gather strength, and then suddenly unleashed them!

"Rubber King Cobra!"

The punches are so fast that even those with Observation Haki would have difficulty detecting them, or even if they did, they wouldn't have time to take any countermeasures.

We must not allow Akin to unleash that attack again. We must shatter the bones protecting his body as quickly as possible, and then defeat him in one strike.

Straw Hat made this decision almost instinctively, based on the optimal solution given his current combat strength!

In order to accurately destroy the opponent's defense, he even wrapped Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki around his arms at the same time, and his red eyes flashed when he threw a punch!
Dazzling and brilliant!
Even Akin was momentarily lost in thought:

"Domineering color?!"

boom--!
The first heavy punch shattered the still-forming bone spear in Akin's hand and directly blasted his entire arm apart.

Then, the straw hat's fist illogically bounced back in mid-air, shattering Akin's second arm, then the third, the fourth...

The tide of battle was turned in an instant!

By the time everyone came to their senses, all six of Gin's arms had been blown apart by the straw hat, leaving only his torso, which was also Gin's true form!

"How can this be?!"

Kidd, standing on the player's bench, was completely stunned.

He had given up all hope of the battle after seeing the Straw Hats being suppressed to such an extent, but the Straw Hats turned the tide in an instant!

That bizarre posture and the power it unleashed were beyond his imagination!
Is the Straw Hats really going to win?

Then wouldn't I be...

Recalling the childish and ridiculous bet he had made on impulse, Kidd couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his mouth.

Being someone's lackey is absolutely unacceptable!

"A guy who can't even keep his own promises can't be considered a man."

The seemingly casual remark reached Kidd's ears from the side. He turned his head and saw Sabo, who had been following the straw hat.

"You guy..."

Enraged, Kidd was about to make a move when he saw Barrett standing quietly to the side. He could only glare at Sabo before turning his head away.

But all I felt was that countless eyes were staring at me.

The only thing echoing in Kidd's ears was Sabo's seemingly unintentional words, which made him feel extremely agitated.

He turned his head and looked at the straw hat that had the upper hand on the battlefield, his feelings incredibly complicated.

I hope the Straw Hats win, but I also don't want them to win.

"I won!"

In mid-air, Straw Hat grinned, his fists clenched, ready to crush Akin and claim victory!
But suddenly he heard the sound of bones breaking, and his vision went black in an instant.

Do not!
It wasn't his vision that was black, but a pitch-black hand that gripped the straw hat's face like an iron clamp, obscuring his eyes.

"I said."

"If this is all you're capable of, you won't be able to leave the arena alive!"

(End of this chapter)