Pirate: It’s not a phantom beast, it’s a phantom god!

Chapter 52 Fierce Fight

"Hahahaha! John, hand over the treasure quickly, or the famous sword in my hand will not recognize you!"

The golden lion, holding a cigar in its mouth, looked at John below with an arrogant look in the air.

"Shiqi, have you been floating in the sky for too long and your brain has gone crazy? The treasure belongs to me, and you can't even touch a single gold coin!"

John took out a bottle of wine from somewhere and started drinking directly from the bottle. His attitude was so casual that it seemed that he didn't care about Shi Ji in the sky at all.

"Hey~ Since you're not accepting the toast, you're forcing me to kill you, John!"

Seeing that John didn't give in at all, Shiqi gave up trying to persuade him.

The two famous swords in his hands rubbed against each other, producing violent sparks, and Shiqi's overwhelming murderous intent poured down.

"I'll say this one last time. If you want my treasure, you'll have to step over my dead body first!"

Throwing away the bottle, John pulled out the sword that was originally stuck in the ground and pointed it directly at Shiqi in the sky.

"You value money as your life, you really haven't changed at all~"

With his back to the sun, Shiki's eyes were shadowed, and his aura continued to rise, like a lion about to burst.

"Then die! Lion Chikiri Ya!"

The two famous swords, [Ying Ju] and [Mu Ku], were constantly swung in Shi Ji's hands, and countless mountain-splitting and rock-crushing slashes flew towards John below.

Ping, ping, ping...

The sword imbued with Armament Haki continuously dispersed the flying slashes. After a burst of metal clashing sounds, the ground beneath John's feet was already cut with countless sword marks.

"Lion Power·Earth Scroll!"

Without giving the opponent a chance to breathe, Shi Ji's next move came instantly.

The ground beneath John's feet, which was originally riddled with holes, suddenly began to twist and deform, turning into giant lions with bloody mouths.

"Hahahaha! I've already touched the ground here before. Just come and witness my power!"

With a clench of his hands, several lions made of earth bit John directly.

"Round dance!"

A circular slash erupted from the center, and all the lions were cut in half from the upper jaw.

"Fuhehe~ This childish trick has no effect on me."

John sheathed his sword and spoke with a relaxed expression. His face seemed to always have a mocking smile on it.

Although the Float-Float Fruit is powerful, the fruit's ability alone is unlikely to be of any use against an enemy of this strength, especially a control-oriented ability.

But Golden Lion is not a second-rate pirate who only relies on the power of his fruit. He has roamed the New World for many years and his greatest reliance is his swordsmanship that is almost unparalleled in the sea.

As one of the greatest swordsmen of this era, the pair of famous swords in Shiqi's hands are more than just beautiful.

"Really? Then..."

Seeing that John easily resolved his attack, Shiqi decisively flew down from the air at a high speed while preparing his next slash with both hands.

"Chop!"

A powerful slash far exceeding the previous one was released from the famous sword.

Looking at the golden slash that seemed to be able to split the sky and the earth, John finally restrained his smile this time.

Holding the sword in front of him, John concentrated almost all of his domineering aura on his sword and swung it with all his might. The rich and condensed domineering aura burst out from the blade, creating a dazzling thunder that collided with the flying slash through the air.

boom! ! !
It was as if a storm was born in the center of the island, and the outward-radiating impact uprooted all the surrounding trees. The clouds in the sky surged, and the ground began to shake violently.

"Haha!"

At this moment, John's whole body was tense, his arms were shaking, and he was being pushed back continuously. He was obviously at a disadvantage.

Not only that, since he had no energy left to use domineering defense, the sword energy carried by the huge slash was constantly cutting his body, and small wounds began to burst open. The captain's coat on his body was now riddled with holes.

[Shiki is so much stronger than before! If this continues, I'm afraid he won't be able to hold out for much longer... Sure enough, the pre-arrangement was right.]
Finally, when he was about to be pushed against the wall behind him, John raised his arm with all his strength and directed the blow into the sky.

The clouds were instantly cut in half, and a corner of the sky seemed to be torn open by the sword.

"Hey, hahahaha! You understand now, you have no chance of winning! Tell me the location of the treasure quickly, and I'll kill you."

Looking at John who was still gasping for breath in front of him, Golden Lion felt that he had a sure win this time.

"Hoo~~ho~~"

"Fuhehehe... cough, your arrogance will cost you your life sooner or later, Shiji."

After catching his breath, John smiled again.

"But your greed will kill you now! Lion Double Slash!"

With both swords drawn, Shiki's aura transformed into that of a ferocious golden lion, using the two famous swords as fangs to bite John fiercely.

"Looks like I have to fight to the death..." Red lightning burst out from John's sword. It was the power of the Overlord.

"Final Dance!"

The crimson slash met the attacking lion, and the two most powerful forces on the sea collided with each other!
boom! ! !
The sky, the earth, the ocean... everything around seemed to be shaking under these two forces. It seemed that this long-renowned pirate island was about to meet its end today.

……

Unlike the lively conversation between Shiqi and John, the three Big Moms who had secretly formed an alliance on the other side of the island seemed much more relaxed.

"Mmmm~ Mmm~ Looks like everything's going well with Shiki. I just hope John isn't so weak and can inflict a few more wounds on that lion."

Looking at the sky above her head being split apart by the domineering collision, Big Mom, who was sitting on a rock, couldn't help but feel happy.

"Are we just going to watch now?" asked Wang Zhi who was standing aside.

"Of course not. Although this is John's base camp, it's going to be owned by a new owner soon. Let's clean it up a bit before that."

Standing up and brushing off the dust on her pants, BIG MOM decided to take action.

"You old woman can't wait to grab the treasure!"

"Kaido! You bastard..."

Just when the two were about to get into another meaningless quarrel, Katakuri, who had fought his way all the way from the other side of the island, finally found them.

"Mom, you're here."

"Oh? It's Katakuri, how did you find yourself here?"

Big Mom was obviously surprised by the arrival of her son.

"Where are the rest of the pirate group?"

"I asked them to search for the treasure first. John is now at a disadvantage, and his men are all in disarray. They have no desire to fight, so we didn't engage them."

"Mmm~Mmm~ Well done! Katakuri, you are indeed my favorite son."

Big Mom was very happy to hear Katakuri's arrangement.

The territory and treasure are the ultimate goal of the BIG MOM Pirates. Wasting energy to fight to the death with John's men is a completely thankless and stupid behavior.

Seeing that BIG MOM’s people had arrived, Kaido thought that he should go and notify them as well.

Just when he was about to pick up the Den Den Mushi, a black shadow suddenly appeared in the sky - Jin also arrived.

"Mr. Kaido, the situation on the battlefield is clear. John's men, except for a few cadres, have all dispersed on their own and are now looting treasure."

Jhin's report was still as concise and efficient as ever.

"Humph! Do you think those rabble can snatch the gold coins from John?!"

"That guy's treasure is probably only he can find. Tell his men to stop looking for treasure and quickly go to the armory and load all the weapons onto the boat for me!"

"Okay, I'll go and inform them."

"Wait a minute, what's the situation over there?"

"Burfat has sent a message that the other party has made a move."

"Wooo-ha-ha-ha! Good!"

"Kaido, do you mean that the treasure is not on this island?" Listening to the frank conversation between Kaido and Jin, BIG MOM couldn't help but narrow her eyes.

"I don't know. Anyway, with John's personality, we won't be able to find him even if he's on the island in a short time. I only care about what I can get now!"

"Uh-huh!"

Big Mom nodded in agreement. John's image as a money-grubbing, stingy persona was too deeply ingrained in people's minds.

"Then it seems that this island cannot be given to you in the short term, Wang Zhi."

"What do you mean by that?" Lingling!

"What I mean is that no one can touch this island until the treasure is found!"

"Don't go too far!" Wang Zhi drew out his giant sword.

"If you want to fight now, I'll accompany you!"

Big Mom also took down Napoleon again. A bloody mouth opened on the huge pirate sword, and then she uttered human words: "Mom, who are we going to chop this time?"

The atmosphere became tense again, and Silver Axe's body was blown around by the explosive momentum of the two men.

The pirates' falling out was so sudden and direct.

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(End of this chapter)