One Piece: The user of the Nen-Nen Fruit, who overturned the sea.

All three attacks hit Jack simultaneously.

"Did you hit it?" Usopp asked, his voice trembling as he hid behind a tree, clutching his slingshot.

The smoke of battle has cleared.

Jack remained standing in the same spot, wisps of black smoke rising from his chest, his skin without a single scorch mark.

"Even ranged attacks won't work..." Franky gritted his teeth as the cannon on the mechanical arm began to reload.

Just then, a ring of arms suddenly bloomed behind Jack.

Robin had activated the Flower Flower Fruit's power at some point, and dozens of arms grew from Jack's back, simultaneously gripping his joints—wrists, elbows, shoulders, knees, and ankles.

Each arm was twisting in the opposite direction, trying to lock Jack's movements.

This is Robin's most proficient joint lock technique. When dealing with the Donquixote Family, she used this move to subdue several high-ranking Donquixote Family members at the same time.

But Jack just stretched his shoulders.

The arms gripping his joints creaked under the strain.

Robin's face turned pale instantly, and a fine layer of sweat appeared on his forehead.

"Such a little trick..."

Jack suddenly exerted force in his arms, and the bulging of his muscles made everyone present gasp.

The arms wrapped around him were shattered by a brute force, turning into countless petals that drifted in the air.

Robin staggered back two steps, clutching his chest and breathing heavily.

The backlash from having her abilities forcibly broken instantly depleted most of her stamina.

"Robin!"

Sanji's eyes instantly turned into flames, and he turned to charge at Jack.

Zoro is faster than him.

The three knives spun rapidly in his hands, forming an impenetrable blade wheel.

Armament Haki coiled around the blade, and the jet-black body gleamed with a chilling luster under the moonlight.

"Three-Sword Style: Black Rope Tornado—!"

Zoro transformed into a whirlwind carrying a slash and crashed into Jack.

Jack slashed horizontally with his scimitar.

The moment the two forces collided, Zoro felt the blades of all three of his swords tremble violently at the same time.

The recoil from the hilt of the knife was incredibly strong, causing his hand to split open instantly, and blood flowed down his wrist.

But he didn't let go, gritting his teeth and continuing to push the blade wheel forward.

A hint of surprise flashed in Jack's eyes.

With increased force, the Armament Haki on the scimitar suddenly surged, cleaving Zoro's black tornado in two with a single strike.

Zoro was blasted away, tumbling twice in the air before barely landing.

He knelt on one knee, supporting his body with two knives stuck in the ground, blood from his tiger's mouth flowing down the blades.

"This is interesting, Straw Hat Pirates."

Jack slung his scimitar over his shoulder, looked at the group of young people before him, and for the first time, a serious expression appeared on his face.

"You are much stronger than I imagined."

Jack looked around—

Although Zoro's hand was bleeding, he still held the sword steadily, while Sanji rekindled his Diable Jambe.

Franky's cannon has been reloaded.

Although Robin's face was pale, she had already crossed her arms over her chest again.

Brook drew the Soul Reaper, and Chopper transformed into his Soft Power Enhancement form.

Luffy in Gear Fourth Snake Man form stood in front of the group again.

"Again," Luffy said through gritted teeth.

Jack looked at the group of seemingly invincible young people, remained silent for a few seconds, and then shook his head.

"It's unnecessary."

Everyone was stunned for a moment.

Jack turned around and waved to his men who were still carrying the Poneglyphs.

"Take your things and leave."

Zoro straightened up and gripped his sword hilt tightly: "Hey, you think you can just attack and retreat as you please—"

"You guys are quite capable."

Jack interrupted him, his tone unusually serious.

"But if we keep fighting, you will all die here."

He turned around, his beast-like eyes sweeping over everyone present before finally settling on Luffy.

The little brat wearing a straw hat was looking at him with an extremely determined gaze, and despite being covered in wounds, he showed no sign of backing down.

Jack suddenly chuckled.

"interesting.

"Governor Kaido is right, you brat are indeed someone to watch out for."

He shouldered his scimitar and turned to walk toward the edge of the giant elephant.

The subordinates carrying the historical texts scrambled behind him, afraid of being left behind if they were too slow.

"Wait! Leave the Poneglyphs behind!"

Inuarashi wanted to chase after him, but the wound on his chest suddenly reopened, causing him to kneel on one knee in pain.

The cat viper pressed down on his shoulder and shook its head.

Those lazy cat eyes were now filled with solemnity.

"Stop chasing him. If he really wants to fight, we'll all die here."

Inuarashi gritted his teeth and slammed his fist into the ground, creating a shallow dent.

He certainly knew that the cat viper was right.

Jack never really got serious from start to finish—those attacks that were all-out for them were probably just a warm-up for Jack.

Zoro sheathed his sword, looking in the direction Jack had left, his brows furrowed deeply.

He felt like something was wrong.

Jack's gaze lingered in a certain direction for several seconds. Standing in that direction was—

Robin.

Zoro glanced at Robin without making a sound.

Robin's expression was calm, her hands hanging at her sides, her Flower Flower Fruit powers completely concealed.

But Zoro noticed that her gaze was following Jack's departing figure, and there was an extremely subtle and complex look in her eyes.

"Hey, Robin," Zoro said in a low voice.

Robin turned to look at him and smiled slightly: "What's wrong, Zoro?"

Zoro stared at her for two seconds, then looked away.

"fine."

The post-war aftermath.

The Mink warriors tend to the wounded on the battlefield.

Those with minor injuries walked to the medical station to get bandaged, while those with more serious injuries were carried on stretchers, and several others had already closed their eyes forever.

Luffy sat on a rock, while Chopper stood on tiptoe to bandage the wound on his arm.

His expression was much calmer than usual. He braced his hands on the edge of the stone, lowered his head, and his straw hat covered most of his face.

"Does it hurt? Is it too tight? Should we loosen it a little?"

Chopper asked nervously as he wrapped his bandages around his neck.

"It doesn't hurt," Luffy said.

"but,"

"That big guy is really strong."

Sanji leaned against a nearby tree and lit a cigarette.

He didn't criticize Luffy as usual because he knew Luffy was right.

Jack is indeed very strong, so strong that even if their entire pirate crew attacked together, they couldn't gain an advantage.

Zoro sat cross-legged on the ground, wiping the bloodstains off his Shusui sword with a cloth.

His movements were slow and meticulous, as if he were doing something that required extreme concentration.

Nami walked over to Zoro and asked in a low voice:

"If that Jack really wants to kill us—can we stop him?"

Zoro paused for a moment while wiping his sword.

"I don't know," he said truthfully.

This is an honest answer.

Jack clearly came with a mission today, and once the mission was accomplished, he left. He never really intended to take their lives.

If he really had murderous intent—Zoro didn't want to think about it any further.