Pirates: Martial Arts Masters on the Straw Hat Ship

Zoro's three swords were firmly suppressing Kuro's ten claws.

Krona's seemingly long arms were now bulging with veins, and his legs, unable to withstand the immense force, had his knees bent slightly, his heels carving two deep furrows in the grass!

"Leave this guy to me!" Zoro said through gritted teeth to Ronan and Luffy during the stalemate.

"Hey!" Luffy jumped up and down anxiously, "Zoro! Didn't we agree to go side by side?!"

"No need!" Zoro roared suddenly, exerting force with both arms and waist at the same time!

"Clang—!!"

A tremendous force, far exceeding Kro's expectations, emanated from the three knives.

Kro felt an irresistible force strike him, and his proud claws could no longer maintain their blocking posture. He was violently forced back by this force!

"Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump!"

Kro stumbled back five or six steps before barely managing to regain his balance.

He felt his arms go numb, and his fingers could barely grip the heavy, sharp claws.

He endured the excruciating pain in his stomach and the numbness in his arms, staring at Zoro in shock.

So heavy! This brat's strength... completely overwhelms me?!

Chloe's heart sank.

When did such a master emerge in the East Sea? This level of skill, this level of swordsmanship... he's no nobody!

"How could you, someone who has abandoned all ambition and is content to eke out a living on this small island, possibly know about the rising stars that have emerged in the East China Sea over the past year?"

Ronan's voice drifted over like a commentator.

He was enjoying the physical enhancement brought about by five times the training, and leisurely explained to Kro:

"The swordsman you're dueling with is none other than the renowned three-sword style swordsman of the past year on the high seas, the 'Pirate Hunter'—Roronoa Zoro!"

"Hey! Ronan! You talk too much!"

Hearing Ronan's exaggerated introduction, even someone as old as Zoro couldn't help but blush and retort irritably.

"Roronoa...Zoro..."

As Kro chewed on the name, his face was so gloomy it was almost dripping with water.

He knew he had met his match today.

"Enough with the nonsense!" Kroh let out a sharp roar. "A fight isn't about who's the strongest!"

He knew that neither Ronan's prediction nor Zoro's power was something he could withstand head-on.

His only, and strongest, chance of winning was his unmatched speed!

Kro made a decision.

He bent down slightly, his body extremely low, his whole being like a crouching cheetah, presenting a highly aggressive posture.

His legs were bent at the knees, his muscles were tense, and he was in a state of preparing for battle.

His hands, adorned with sharp claws, hung naturally at his sides, swaying slightly, but the sharp "cat claw" blades were already slightly open, reflecting a chilling light in the sunlight.

The atmosphere in the courtyard was extremely oppressive at this moment.

The wind stopped.

The birdsong disappeared.

Luffy and Zoro unconsciously slowed their breathing.

Kro's aura was rising wildly, and a chaotic, violent, and indiscriminate killing intent emanated from him.

"what?"

Luffy's eyes suddenly widened.

"Where did they go? They've vanished!"

Just as Luffy uttered those words, Kuro's figure vanished from Zoro and Ronan's sight.

It's not the point-to-point teleportation of "silent step," but a complete, visually utter evaporation!

The patch of grass beneath his feet was instantly ripped away by an invisible force, sending bits of grass and dirt flying everywhere!

No!

Ronan's voice rang out amidst the chaos. His eyes had become incredibly focused, and his mental strength, enhanced fivefold, allowed him to barely catch a glimpse of the trajectory.

"This isn't disappearing! It's a rapid pace we can't comprehend! He's moving so fast that he's completely invisible to the naked eye!"

In Ronan's mind, a word came to mind—"spoon" (spoon to death)!

Here it comes! This is Kro's strongest, and indiscriminate, move!

Ronan knew that this move was Kro using his fastest speed to perform indiscriminate, high-speed slashes within a certain range.

Its speed was so fast that even it didn't know what it would cut, and it couldn't control itself to stop!

This is a crazy, deadly technique!

"Zoro!" Ronan roared, "Don't try to follow him with your eyes! He can't control himself! Guard your mind!"

"What?!" Zoro was startled by Ronan's words, but he had no time to understand their meaning.

Because the symphony of death has already begun!

"Hiss—! Hiss! Hiss! Hiss! Hiss—!"

A piercing sound of something cutting through the air came simultaneously from all directions of the courtyard!

Kro's figure transformed into countless gray-black afterimages, frantically darting and bouncing through this area!

The ten sharp claws in his hands, like the scythe of death, tore everything in their path to pieces!

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Kaya's carefully planted rose bushes, the stone benches used for decoration, even the big tree where Usopp had previously hidden...

In that instant, it was struck by dozens of blows simultaneously!

Wood chips flew everywhere! Stones scattered! Red petals danced wildly in the air like rain of blood!

"Wow...so fast!" Luffy looked around in shock, unable to even tell which one was Kuro's true form.

"hateful!"

Kro's speed has exceeded the limits of his dynamic vision!

"Ha ha ha ha!!"

Krona's maniacal laughter echoed from all directions, reverberating throughout the courtyard.

"See that, you little devils! This is my 'spoon'! In this area, I am the god!"

What about your foresight?! What about your strength?! They're utterly meaningless in the face of absolute speed!!

"Die! Die! Tear them all to shreds!!"

Kro's speed increased again!

Wood chips flew everywhere! Stones scattered! Red rose petals were torn apart by sharp claws, dancing wildly in the air like rain of blood!

Countless crisscrossing claw marks appeared on the villa's white walls and hard stone pillars in an instant.

In just a few seconds, the entire backyard was transformed from a beautiful garden into a ruin on the verge of collapse!

"hateful!"

Zoro held his three swords in front of him, attempting to block the attack.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

Three crisp sounds came almost simultaneously from his left side, right side and back!

Zoro felt three tremendous forces strike him, his hands throbbed with pain, and he staggered from the chaotic force!

He had no way of determining the source of the attack!

"Ouch!" Zoro cried out in pain.

His brand-new white shirt was instantly torn apart, revealing five shocking bloodstains that stained the shirt with blood.

"Such speed...such a fierce attack..."

"We simply don't know where he'll attack from!"

"Wow!"

On the other side, several slash marks suddenly appeared on Luffy's red vest.

Although his rubber body protected him from most blunt force trauma, the sharp blade still left shallow cuts on his skin.

"We can't find that guy anywhere!"

Luffy shouted anxiously, but he could only throw punches wildly like a headless fly, unable to even touch Kuro's clothes.

"Don't panic!"

Ronan's voice rang out amidst the storm as he cautiously surveyed his surroundings and loudly explained to the two:

"Rather than saying we don't know where he's going to attack, we can tell from his indiscriminate attacks in the courtyard—"

That guy couldn't control his attack direction either! He was too fast; that's the downside!

The instant Ronan finished speaking—

A chilling, life-or-death crisis, as if it would freeze his very soul, suddenly struck him from behind!

This killing intent far surpasses that of the previous "Silent Step"!