The Witcher: The Journey to Transcendence from Marvel.

Chapter 304 Powerless
Seeing his brothers falling in front of him one by one without any ability to fight back, Owen's eyes were instantly bloodshot, and his heart was filled with anger and unwillingness.

He clenched his fists so tightly that his nails dug deep into the flesh of his palms, and he kept cursing himself for being a coward.

After a fierce inner struggle, he finally mustered up the courage and prepared to attack Wes regardless of the consequences. Even though he knew he might not be his opponent, he could not just watch his brothers fall and do nothing.

However, just as he was about to take action, a big hand suddenly pressed his shoulder.

Before Owen could react to what was happening, he was thrown onto the boat by a powerful force.

He rolled several times in the air and landed heavily on the deck, almost knocking himself unconscious.

When he steadied himself and raised his head, he saw Katakuri's tall and resolute back.

"Katakuri!!" Owen couldn't help but shout loudly.

As a fellow brother, he understood what Katakuri meant.

They had seriously underestimated Weiss's strength before. In this situation, Katakuri obviously had to stay behind to cover their retreat and buy time for everyone to evacuate.

Owen knew that with his current strength, staying would only be a hindrance. Not only would he be of no help, he might even drag down Katakuri.

So, he gritted his teeth, stopped hesitating, and immediately activated his ability to quickly melt the ice that trapped the pirate ship. Then he took the remaining pirate ships and quickly left this dangerous sea area without looking back.

Katakuri breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Owen and the others successfully evacuate.

He slowly took off the scarf he had been wearing, revealing the sharp teeth and big mouth hidden underneath. His originally gentle face instantly became cold and serious.

He focused all his attention on Wes, his eyes fixed on Wes's every move, not daring to slack off in the slightest, just like a cheetah facing a strong enemy, ready to launch the most deadly attack at any time.

"You're quite humane for a pirate."

Weiss looked at Katakuri's actions, a faint smile appeared on his face, and he began to praise him.

However, in the face of Weiss's praise, Katakuri did not respond at all.

In the future scenes predicted by his Observation Haki, he has seen the fate he might face next, but this does not mean that he will give up resistance.

He took a deep breath, swung his hands violently, and attacked with all his strength without hesitation.

"Nine-headed rice cakes!" Katakuri shouted and instantly created nine huge donuts in front of him.

Then, nine huge arms reinforced with glutinous rice balls quickly stretched out from the nine donuts. These arms were like nine thick pythons, and they attacked Wes swiftly from different directions.

"Your move is somewhat similar to Doflamingo's."

Weiss, however, remained calm and commented on Katakuri's move with great interest.

He easily dodged the attack of the nine huge arms by turning sideways, his movements as light as a feather.

Seeing that his attack didn't work, Katakuri's eyes changed slightly and he immediately changed his tactics.

He danced his hands quickly, shooting jelly beans at Weiss continuously.

Those jelly beans were like dense raindrops, shooting towards Wes all over the place, hoping to restrain Wes's actions and create better attack opportunities for themselves.

However, in Weiss's opinion, all this was ultimately in vain. Weiss slowly reached out and tore off a ball of Katakuri's rice cake. He held it to his nose and sniffed it gently. A curious look appeared on his face, and he muttered to himself, "How interesting! My body really has turned into rice cake. Devil Fruits are really interesting."

He was playing with the rice cake while easily dealing with Katakuri's attacks, as if Katakuri's full-strength attack was just a child's play in his eyes and posed no threat at all.

"Glutinous Rice Balls are chanting!" Katakuri shouted again, and more huge arms strengthened by Glutinous Rice Balls stretched out from the countless donuts in an instant.

These arms were like a surging tide, rushing towards Wes from all directions with overwhelming force.

The wind created by the huge arm swung whistlingly, tearing apart the surrounding air, and the entire sea surface was rippled by waves due to this powerful attack.

However, although the attack seemed extremely fierce, when those arms hit Weiss hard, they were unable to break through the seemingly invisible protective shield outside Weiss's body.

The protective shield was like an extremely solid fortress, protecting Weiss firmly inside. No matter how fierce Katakuri's attack was, it could not cause any damage to him.

Seeing this, Katakuri couldn't help but feel a deep sense of powerlessness in his heart.

This feeling was so familiar. In the past, he only felt this powerless when facing Big Mom's overwhelming strength.

Facing Weiss at this moment, he seemed to have returned to the insignificance and helplessness he felt when facing an absolutely strong man.

"You're distracted." Just as Katakuri was immersed in this feeling of powerlessness, Weiss's faint voice suddenly came from behind him.

Katakuri was startled and turned around subconsciously, while suddenly swinging his elbow and hitting hard in the direction where the sound came from.

To his surprise, the elbow missed and his arm passed through the air without hitting anything substantial.

【Is the perception of seeing and hearing wrong?】

Katakuri couldn't help but feel confused.

You know, his observation Haki has always been extremely accurate. With this powerful observation Haki, he has always been able to predict his opponent's actions in advance in previous battles, so as to make the most appropriate response. But now, there was a perception error, which had never happened in his combat career.

"Observation Haki isn't omnipotent."

Weiss's voice came from behind again, and there seemed to be a hint of smile in the voice, as if he was teasing Katakuri's excessive reliance on Observation Haki.

This time, Katakuri did not act rashly as before.

He took a deep breath and quickly covered his entire body with Armament Haki.

He was fully focused on preparing for Wes's attack, his eyes fixed on the movements around him, not daring to slack off in the slightest.

Just when Katakuri was on full alert, Weiss appeared in front of him in a swagger.

"Observation Haki can also be deceived." Weiss said with a smile as he looked at Katakuri's surprised expression.

Indeed, in the world that Katakuri perceived with his Observation Haki, Weiss should be behind him at this moment, but the reality is that the person appeared right in front of him.

This huge contrast made Katakuri clearly realize that his strength and Weiss's were not on the same level at all.

Facing such a powerful Wes, the feeling of powerlessness in his heart became stronger and stronger, but even so, he had no intention of giving up resistance. He still stared at Wes, ready to face any attack that might come next.

(End of this chapter)