The Witcher: The Journey to Transcendence from Marvel...

Chapter 304 Powerless

Seeing his brothers fall helplessly before his eyes, Irving's eyes instantly turned bloodshot, his heart filled with anger and resentment.

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

After a fierce internal struggle, he finally mustered up his courage and prepared to fight Wes no matter what, even if he knew he might not be a match for him. He couldn't just stand by and watch his brothers fall without doing anything.

However, just as he was about to make a move, a large hand suddenly pressed down on his shoulder.

Before Irving could even react, he was violently thrown onto the ship by a powerful force.

He tumbled several times in mid-air before landing heavily on the deck, nearly knocking himself unconscious.

Once he regained his balance and looked up, he saw Katakuri's tall and resolute back.

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

As his brother, he understood Katakuri's meaning.

They had seriously underestimated Wes's strength. Now, Katakuri was clearly going to stay behind to cover the retreat and buy time for everyone to evacuate.

Owen knew that with his current strength, staying would only be a hindrance; he wouldn't be of any help and might even be a burden to Katakuri.

So he gritted his teeth, stopped hesitating, and immediately used his ability to quickly melt the ice that was trapping the pirate ship. Then, he led the remaining pirate ship and left the dangerous sea area without looking back.

Katakuri breathed a slight sigh of relief when he saw that Owen and the others had successfully escaped.

He slowly removed the scarf he had been wearing, revealing sharp teeth and a large mouth hidden beneath it. His originally gentle face instantly turned cold and serious.

He focused all his attention on Wes, keeping a close eye on Wes's every move, not daring to relax for a moment, just like a cheetah facing a powerful enemy, ready to launch the most fatal attack at any time.

"For a pirate, you're quite humane."

Wes watched Katakuri's actions with a faint smile and praised him.

However, Katakuri did not respond at all to Wes's praise.

In the future he foresaw through his Observation Haki, he had already seen the fate that might befall him, but that did not mean he would give up the fight.

He took a deep breath, swung his hands sharply, and went all out without hesitation.

"Nine-headed rice cake!" Katakuri shouted, instantly creating nine giant donuts in front of him.

Immediately afterwards, nine enormous arms, reinforced by horned glutinous rice balls, swiftly extended from the nine donuts. These arms, like nine thick pythons, struck Wes fiercely from different directions.

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

Wes, however, remained calm and composed, offering an intrigued critique of Katakuri's move.

He easily dodged the attack of the nine enormous arms, his movements as light as a feather.

When Katakuri saw that his attack had failed, his eyes changed slightly, and he immediately changed his tactics.

He moved his hands rapidly, continuously shooting candy beans at Wes.

The candy beans rained down on Wes like a dense storm, hoping to restrain his movements and create a better opportunity for their own attack.

However, in Wes's view, all of this was ultimately in vain.

Wes leisurely reached out, tore off a piece of mochi made by Katakuri, held it to his nose and sniffed it gently, a curious expression on his face. He muttered to himself, "How interesting, my body really turned into mochi. Devil Fruits are really interesting."

He casually dealt with Katakuri's attacks while playing with the mochi, as if Katakuri's all-out attack was nothing more than child's play and posed no threat whatsoever.

"Mochi-chan, chant!" Katakuri shouted again, and instantly, even more giant arms reinforced with mochi emerged from the countless donuts.

These arms, like a surging tide, struck Wes from all directions with overwhelming force.

The wind howled as the enormous arm swung, tearing the surrounding air apart, and the entire sea surface rippled with waves due to this powerful attack.

However, despite the seemingly fierce attack, when those arms slammed into Wes, they couldn't even break through the seemingly invisible protective shield around him.

The protective shield was like an incredibly sturdy fortress, firmly protecting Wes within it. No matter how fierce Katakuri's attacks were, they could not cause him the slightest damage.

Seeing this, Katakuri felt a deep sense of powerlessness rising within him.

This feeling was so familiar; he had only ever felt this powerlessness when facing the overwhelming strength of the old woman.

Facing Wes at this moment, he seemed to have returned to the feeling of insignificance and helplessness he had when facing an absolute powerhouse.

"You're daydreaming." Just as Katakuri was immersed in this feeling of powerlessness, Wes's calm voice suddenly came from behind him.

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

Katakuri was startled and instinctively turned around, simultaneously swinging his elbow fiercely in the direction from which the sound came.

To his surprise, the elbow strike missed completely; his arm swept through the air without touching anything substantial.

[Did you misunderstand color perception?]

Katakuri couldn't help but feel a sense of doubt.

It's important to know that his Observation Haki is always incredibly accurate. With this powerful Observation Haki, he's always been able to anticipate his opponents' actions in battle, allowing him to react appropriately. But now, he's experiencing a sensory error—something that has never happened before in his entire fighting career.

"Observation Haki isn't a panacea."

Wes's voice came from behind again, with a faint hint of laughter in it, as if he was teasing Katakuri about his excessive reliance on Observation Haki.

This time, Katakuri did not act rashly as he had 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 surrounding movements, not daring to relax for a moment.

Just as Katakuri was on high alert, Wes swaggered in front of him.

"Observation Haki can also be deceived," Wes said with a smile, looking at Katakuri's surprised expression.

Indeed, in Katakuri's world perceived by his Observation Haki, Wes should be behind him at this moment, but in reality, the person is right in front of him.

This stark contrast made Katakuri realize that his strength was on a completely different level from Wes's.

Faced with such a powerful Wes, his sense of powerlessness grew stronger, but even so, he did not give up the fight. He kept his eyes fixed on Wes, ready to face any attack that might come next.

(End of this chapter)