Chapter 353: Door-Door Fruit vs. Ope Ope Fruit!

Ah Jin recalled the scene from a year ago, during the battle with Beville, where he had been completely suppressed by his opponent, and couldn't help but nod.

"Now that you mention it, I too have some interest in just how far Law can go!"

The moment the voice landed.

The two figures on the arena floor had already moved.

Ding—!

Blade crossed against blade.

The famous blade Ghost Cry and the Knight's Sword locked together, causing a shockwave to burst forth in the air and spread outward in all directions.

Yet they separated after only a single touch.

What followed were sparks flashing in the air and scattering blade auras.

Whether it was Beville or Law, their fighting styles were vastly different from Zoro's previous one.

They preferred to use their minds, analyzing their opponent's weaknesses and seeing through their openings, striking fatally like a venomous snake.

At this moment, the two were merely probing each other, yet among the surrounding spectators, it triggered wave after wave of roaring cheers!

Ding!

Ding!

Ding!

Amidst the dense exchanges, Beville pressed forward step by step; the silver-white Knight's Sword in his hand shimmered with brilliance, completely suppressing Law!

"Whether in Haki, swordsmanship, or physical constitution, you are no match for me!"

"Law!"

In Beville's eyes, a rare trace of excitement surfaced:

"If you are still thinking of hiding a trump card, then all that awaits you is defeat!"

An invisible aura erupted from around Beville, stirring up a shockwave that blew forth a cloud of dust and smoke.

Law's vision was obstructed, and the perception transmitted by his Observation Haki made the back of his hand break out in goosebumps.

"Something... is coming!"

Chi—!

A silver-white slash swept across, suddenly tearing apart the raised dust and smoke!

Law lowered his posture to dodge, but unexpectedly, the ground beneath his feet began to flip at the same time, having remarkably transformed into a revolving door!

"The Door-Door Fruit's ability?!"

Law broke out in a cold sweat.

Over this past year and more, he had clashed with Beville several times and believed himself to be extremely familiar with the latter's abilities.

That special ability to open doors from the void and redirect an opponent's attacks was incredibly troublesome; if utilized well, it could even be called unsolvable.

Even Gao Wen had praised it several times, stating that among the Paramecia types, it ranked near the top.

But he still had not anticipated that Beville had such a trick up his sleeve.

The slash was a feint; the true means of attack was the flipping ground beneath his feet!

If he were truly transported into another dimension by him, this battle would end in an instant!

It was simply insidiously boundless!

"Troublesome!"

"Room!"

The Operating Room instantly expanded, covering nearly the entire arena within its range, and Law's figure vanished from the air in the next instant.

Boom!

The Earth Door flipped at this very moment; the ground trembled, and even the dust and smoke raised earlier were dragged together into the other dimension!

"Ho~"

"So he dodged it after all?"

Beville waved the Knight's Sword in his hand, feeling his entire body heat up at this moment.

He had joined the crew for the shortest time and had the shallowest foundations.

At this moment, he urgently needed battle after battle to prove his status.

During this past year, Beville had also participated in Gao Wen's crew's external battles, and the title of Hawk Knight was certainly presentable in the New World.

He naturally understood that not all pirates were like Gao Wen.

That man was special!

Therefore, I, who follow him and follow the Sun of Britannias, am also special!

"Come!!"

Bang—!

The floor beneath his feet cracked open; Beville shot forward fiercely, like a streak of light, with killing intent radiating from his body, an overwhelming aura, yet eyes that were incompletely clear-headed!

Seeing this, Law in the distance immediately took the initiative to increase the distance between himself and Beville.

The earlier exchanges had already made him understand that even after two years of cultivation, his raw strength was still inferior to that monster before him.

The chance for victory lay only in the clash of abilities!

The Round Table Arena was extremely large in scale, but after a year of arduous training, Law's Operating Room could now expand to an even greater range.

At this very moment, the Round Table Arena had become surgical instruments arbitrarily controlled on his operating table, and the patient was the aggressively advancing Beville!

"Injection Shot!"

A shape resembling a sniper scope's crosshairs appeared before Law's eyes; after seeing through the opening in Beville's chest, what followed immediately was an extremely fierce thrust!

Relying on the Ope Ope no Mi ability imbued upon it, Law was confident that with this single strike, he could pierce through the defenses of everyone except Gao Wen!

It was also one of his trump cards!

However.

In merely the next instant, Law's pupils contracted sharply!

In the void before Beville, a portal suddenly opened, absorbing all of his attack.

Then, on the other side, another door opened, from which surged Law's own ferocious thrust from moments before, targeting Law himself, who now wore an expression of someone struggling to pass stool!

"Damn!"

At this moment.

Law finally understood somewhat why Gao Wen had said several times that Beville's abilities made even him envious.

This ability to directly redirect an opponent's attack was simply absolute defense on another level!

Not that it was absolutely unbreakable, but that it could not be hit!

"Underhanded!"

"So f***ing underhanded!"

Before the voice even faded.

Beville from afar had already attacked; a fierce slash grazed past Law's hair, startling a cold sweat out of him.

Before he could recover, an even swifter sword strike came killing down from above!

Law had nowhere to dodge and could only raise his sword to block; the violent force upon the blade made his legs tremble slightly, and a bloody-sweet taste filled his mouth.

"You have lost!"

Beville's voice was calm, radiating immense confidence, yet when he struck with the next sword move, he lost his target, slicing only a flying bird in two.

Beville subconsciously lifted his head.

He saw Law's figure slowly descending from the sky; in that instant, he had actually swapped positions with the bird in the air!

The Ope Ope Fruit held absolute dominion over everything within its Room domain and could easily sever everything inside a patient's body!

It was likewise a mechanic-based monster in a certain sense!

"Despite being at a comprehensive disadvantage in Haki and swordsmanship, you can still fight me to this extent..."

A trace of caution unconsciously appeared in Beville's eyes.

It was solely because he had just realized that if he was not careful today, there was a real possibility of overturning his cart!

Both men stopped moving simultaneously.

Their gazes met.

Each saw the unspoken words in the other...

"Troublesome!"

Whoosh—!

The wind in the arena suddenly grew tumultuous; dark clouds gradually accumulated in the high sky, with the faint rumble of thunder echoing.

The spectator stands were silent as a grave; everyone's eyes shifted from shock, to astonishment, and finally to unrestrained ecstasy.

"In just a few short seconds, there have been several life-and-death exchanges of offense and defense; the thrill surpasses even that match between Brother Zoro and Brother Sanji!"

"This is a battle between Paramecia-type Devil Fruits!"

"Every single mistake could bury an otherwise promising situation!"

"Exciting!"

"A thrill beyond the soul!"

Cheers gradually rose, drowning out even the thunder in the high sky.

At some moment, raindrops fell from the sky, smashing onto the earth and shattering into a ground full of water beads, followed immediately by dense thunderstorms!

Splash-splash-splash—!

Heavy rain poured down.

The two men in the arena, at the same time, charged toward each other!

Blades crossed, sparks flashing in the air!

"Quite interesting~"

Inside the Government Building.

Gao Wen, through the porthole window, watched the battle in the Round Table Arena.