One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

Beneath the cracked, scarlet flesh, Rorschach's jet-black bones, like fine black knives, formed his massive body.

The method of turning one's entire skeleton into a black blade, which Garp and Zephyr taught them, has begun to show results.

The terrifying defenses allow Rorschach to fight at will.

Even the world's number one slash couldn't break his bones.

He grinned, a wild and unrestrained smile on his face, and charged straight at Hawkeye's slash.

He endured countless blows, which tore flesh and blood apart.

"Two billion volts of discharge! Thunder Dragon Roar!"

"Boom!"

The crimson lightning swirling behind Rorschach expanded, transforming into crimson lightning dragons that roared as they charged toward Hawkeye.

Thunder's speed was incredibly fast. Although it wasn't true light speed, it exceeded the speed of sound by dozens of times, far surpassing the limits that humans could reach. Even someone as powerful as Hawkeye couldn't completely stop it.

His Observation Haki certainly has the power to foresee the future, but in the face of such an overwhelming attack, even if he successfully foresaw the future, whether he could withstand it still depended on his own strength.

Slashes shot out from the black blade in Hawkeye's hand, continuously slicing through the blood-red lightning dragons. However, the blood-red lightning dragons that he had shattered did not disperse. Instead, they were drawn back together by an invisible force and continued to crash down on Hawkeye.

The distance of several thousand meters flashed by in an instant, and dozens of blood-red lightning dragons slammed into Hawkeye's body at the same time, blasting him into the ground.

Hawkeye let out a muffled groan, and blood gushed from his mouth.

A muffled rumble like rolling thunder came from the sky, and a violent aura followed like lightning. Hawkeye knew it was Rorschach. Without the slightest hesitation, he slashed his black blade upwards, and a huge black slash, like a crescent moon, hurtled towards the heavens.

Rorschach, who crashed down like a meteorite, made no attempt to dodge, allowing the massive slash to strike him, creating a deep, bone-revealing wound on his imposing body.

He just threw a punch.

The massive arms were bulging with muscles, like dragons and pythons, unleashing a tremendous power capable of shattering mountains, breaking islands, and splitting seas.

"Domineering Entanglement! Heaven-Opening!"

"Boom!" The atmosphere exploded under Luo Xia's fist. He actually threw away the Heavenly Dragon Halberd, clenched his fist which was as big as a stone pillar, and slammed it down on the black knife that Hawkeye was holding.

An overwhelming force slammed the black knife Hawkeye was holding back, sending it crashing into his own chest.

Hawkeye coughed violently as his chest was smashed open with a series of cracking sounds. Several of his sternums were broken by Rorschach's punch, and he was sent flying into the ground like a bunker-buster missile.

Rorschach pressed his advantage, his arms flashing like phantoms as he relentlessly punched Hawkeye below.

"Fist Bone! Meteor Shower!"

"Black Wrist! Crushing Impact!"

"Ba Tang! Thousands of thunders hit the sky!"

"Boom boom boom boom boom!"

Punch after punch, the phantom-like fists, like shooting stars streaking across the sky, accompanied by terrifying thunder and ferocious dual-colored domineering aura, relentlessly pounded into Hawkeye's body.

Occasionally, Hawkeye would retaliate. Although he could no longer use his black knife at close range, his unarmed combat skills were equally formidable. The punches and palm strikes he unleashed were incredibly sharp, crackling with Conqueror's Haki.

However, Rorschach's forte is hand-to-hand combat. With his terrifying physique, how could Hawkeye, with his weakness, possibly fight against Rorschach's strength?

In just over ten seconds, Hawkeye was bombarded by Luo Xia more than ten times. He was like a piece of iron, constantly being hammered and bombarded deep into the ground by Luo Xia.

Hawkeye wanted to briefly separate and create distance again, but it was impossible; Rorschach wouldn't give him that chance.

"You lost, Hawkeye!"

Rorschach let out a long roar and relentlessly attacked, pressing Hawkeye deeper and deeper into the earth. As Hawkeye's black blade slipped from his grasp, the outcome of the battle seemed to be sealed.

Rorschach's power was too ferocious. Hawkeye had good physical attributes, extremely powerful aura, and still had plenty of stamina, but his decline was obvious. He simply couldn't escape from Rorschach's storm of attacks.

"Boom boom boom!" The muffled explosions continued. After several dozen seconds, Rorschach punched Galaxy Impact, blasting open Hawkeye's Haki armor. Then, with a Star Shattering Strike, he unleashed a terrifying Conqueror's Haki shard onto Hawkeye's raised right fist.

As their fists collided, Hawkeye's wrist suddenly cracked, his entire arm twisting as Rorschach's immense force snapped it.

"Not good!" Shanks, who had retreated to the edge of the island to watch the battle, was shocked. Without the slightest hesitation, he disappeared from the edge of the island and rushed towards this side.

Shanks moved with incredible speed, almost like teleportation. In just two seconds, he rushed from the edge of the island thousands of meters away to the center of Kraigana Island.

He drew his Griffin sword and cleaved the earth in front of him, revealing two people fighting deep within the ground.

"Enough! Rorschach, stop!" Shanks shouted from afar, and in a flash, he rushed into the ground.

Hawkeye was covered in blood, with countless broken bones and both arms fractured and twisted, leaving him completely unable to fight.

But Rorschach showed no sign of stopping, throwing a punch at Hawkeye's face. If Hawkeye were to be hit by this punch, he might very well perish here without any resistance.

But Shanks's rescue came incredibly fast. In the blink of an eye, the Griffin longsword, flashing with terrifying Conqueror's Haki lightning, blocked Rorschach's fist.

A fully charged Shanks possessed astonishing power. With a single slash, he not only blocked Rorschach's fist but also sent Rorschach, who had exhausted much of his Haki and stamina, flying away from Hawkeye and crashing diagonally into the depths of the rock formation ahead.

"Mihawk, are you alright?" Shanks looked at Hawkeye with concern, his pupils shrinking instantly.

Hawkeye was covered in blood, his clothes were torn to shreds, and he had multiple dents and fractures. He had been seriously injured by Rorschach in less than half a day of fighting.

Rorschach's terrifying fighting power even shocked Shanks.

"I lost, Shanks." Hawkeye was still relatively clear-headed. The corners of his mouth turned up slightly. Instead of appearing dejected because of his defeat, he revealed a smile.

"How can you still laugh?" Shanks scolded, then said softly, "Let's go, I'll take you away from here."

He sheathed his long sword, reached out his right hand to lift Eagle Eye, who was embedded in the soil, and took a step forward to fly out from the hundreds of meters underground.

However, the rock behind him suddenly collapsed, and a violent figure rushed out and punched him in the back.

"Rorschach!" Shanks' heart trembled violently. He gritted his teeth and was about to turn around when Beckman's voice came from beside him.

"Don't look back! Keep going!"

At the same time, a gunshot rang out behind him.

Beckman, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, had somehow appeared in the field. He held a flintlock pistol in his hand, and a bullet flew from the chamber, heading straight for Rorschach, who was charging towards him.

The bullet, no bigger than a finger, emitted a whooshing sound like a meteor streaking through the air the moment it left the barrel.

Beckman also possessed Conqueror's Haki, and he even wrapped Conqueror's Haki around his bullet. With one shot, the flintlock pistol in his hand exploded and was destroyed, but the bullet wrapped with Conqueror's Haki briefly stopped Rorschach from rushing out of the rock layer.

"Bluescale! Mihawk has already lost, do you really want to continue?"

Beckman's expression was grave as he drew a long sword from his waist.

Opposite him, Luo Xia, exuding a fierce aura, licked his lips and revealed a chilling smile. His aura was as heavy as a tsunami.

Just as Beckman tensed his muscles, preparing to face Rorschach's ferocious attack, he saw Rorschach's massive body slowly shrink back into human form. A wide cloak of justice slowly unfurled behind him, and a sky-blue general's uniform covered his tall and slender body, concealing the many new wounds he had acquired in this battle.

"Don't be afraid, I just... want some spoils." Luo Xia's lips curled up, and as he spread his five fingers on his right hand, lightning flashed at his fingertips, and electromagnetic force burst forth, as he grabbed the Heavenly Dragon Halberd and Hawkeye's Black Blade Night, which had fallen into the mud.

“Mihawk’s weapon!” Beckman’s eyes twitched.

"Hmm?" Rorschach tilted his head, his eyes narrowing. "What? He lost the duel, and he doesn't want to just walk away unscathed without paying a cent, does he? What do you think, Beckman?"

Beckman gripped the narrow-bladed longsword tightly in his hand, without saying a word.

The air underground seemed to freeze in that instant.

Suddenly, Hawkeye's somewhat weak voice came from afar on the ground.

“Since I lost, it is only right for the loser to hand over his weapon. Rorschach, my knife is temporarily with you. I will retrieve it myself.”

"Don't even think about it, Mihawk. I'll keep your sword." Rorschach held the black sword Night, looked at his own reflection on the dark blade, and couldn't help but exclaim, "What a fine sword! This is the second Supreme Grade Sword I've captured. I wonder if I'll ever be able to capture a third one."

He glanced at Beckman and asked suspiciously, "Hmm? Beckman, aren't you... leaving yet? Do you want me to keep you here as a guest? Or is it that your Red-Haired Pirates want to get revenge for an old friend?"

"There will be an opportunity. See you in the New World." Beckman gave Rorschach a deep look, his eyes filled with deep apprehension. With a flash, he disappeared from Rorschach's sight and returned to the Redford on the sea.

On deck, Dego was already giving Hawkeye emergency treatment for his serious injuries.

When they saw Beckman return, Yasopp and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

Yasopp looked at Shanks with a questioning look in his eyes.

Shanks waved his hand dismissively. "Let's go."

Soon, the Redford disappeared into the waves.

On a distant warship, Enel watched this scene with a cold expression, lightning gathering in his hands.

“We shouldn’t let them leave. The Red-Haired Pirates will definitely be a huge obstacle. Nobody knows what kind of shady business these guys are doing behind the scenes, even though they claim to be maintaining the balance of the sea. Besides, Shanks has always been a mystery. I always feel like he has a lot of secrets.”

Luo stood behind him without saying a word.

He knew Enel wasn't talking to him.

Rorschach's voice came from behind them.

“Your feeling is right, Enel. In fact, besides being a pirate, Shanks is actually a Celestial Dragon.”

“A Celestial Dragon.” Enel’s eyes flickered slightly.

Rorschach nodded. "That's right, he's the son of that moon-headed Gringu. His full name is Fugalan Shanks."

"A Celestial Dragon abandoning his noble status to become a pirate, I really don't know what he was thinking." Luo chuckled.

"No wonder he always said he needed others to give him face. Turns out he's a world noble. And the son of the commander of the Knights of God. With such noble blood and his own formidable strength, who in this world would dare not give him face?"

"Dad, you won!" Upon seeing Luo Xia appear, Qilin's face lit up with a happy smile. He rushed over, jumped into Luo Xia's arms, and stretched out his two little hands to hug his neck tightly.

"Hmm." Luo Xia smiled as well, picked up the Qilin with one hand, and casually placed the Heavenly Dragon Halberd and a long-handled black sword on the deck of the warship.

Luo's eyes twitched violently as he looked at the black knife that Luo Xia had thrown at his feet.

"Rorschach, you've completely offended them. You even took back Hawkeye's sword. Stealing a great swordsman's sword is tantamount to making a mortal enemy of him."

Luo Xia chuckled: "I'm being lenient by not killing him. What's a little knife to him?"

"We're the ones who dragged you down. If we weren't here, you could have taken down Hawkeye. Maybe even Shanks." Enel rarely praised Rorschach.

Rorschach laughed. "Don't think of me as some kind of god. If you guys weren't here, I might have been taken down by Hawkeye and Shanks together."

“Your mobility is far superior to theirs. If you’re determined to leave, they won’t be able to stop you. So, most likely, you’ll be able to take down Hawkeye first and then escape from the Red-Haired Pirates’ encirclement,” Law analyzed.

Rorschach waved his hand, "Even if we could do it, there's no need. Now is not the time to settle scores with the Red-Haired Pirates. If we really kill Hawkeye, I'm afraid Shanks will launch a surprise attack on our branch in retaliation. Although I don't want to admit it, the Red-Haired Pirates' style of doing things is relatively mild. I don't plan to deal with him before we take down Kaido and Bullet."

Luo nodded, understanding what Luo Xia meant.

He asked, "Where to now? Back to the New World?"

Rorschach gently shook his head.

"No, wait a minute. Hibari and Smoker should have finished dealing with things by now. Let's go to Water 7 to repair the ship, wait for them to join us, and then head to Fish-Man Island to settle Jinbe's matter. That will put the matter of Paradise on hold. After that, let's officially begin to conquer the pirates of the New World. I've waited long enough. This damned Great Pirate Era should finally come to a complete end."