Chapter 154

"Using the zombie Oars as a mecha... Awo! Cool!"

Even as an opponent,

Franky had to give a thumbs-up to Moria's wild imagination.

And then...

"General Franky Thrust!"

The black longsword on General Franky's right arm thrust out, driving straight for the control room!

"Clang—"

But Oars extended his palm to block the sword; the pitch-black color was Advanced Armament Haki, causing a sound of metal clashing against metal upon impact.

"Hehehehe—Oars is now under my control, and you all will die!"

"Buzzzzzz—"

An invisible aura rose from Oars; it was Conqueror's Haki!

Neither Moria nor Oars possessed it themselves, so this could only belong to Kurokas.

Tsk!

That old man hid himself very deeply!

"Buzzzzzz—"

The same aura surged from Luffy; the two Conqueror's Haki auras collided. The originally formless Conqueror's Haki took shape, with Luffy's red and Oars's black each occupying half the sky. The aftereffects of the collision shot straight into the clouds, scattering the black fog and letting the moonlight shine upon everyone.

Conqueror's Haki clash!

It must be said,

this scene was extremely cool, making the rest of the Straw Hat Pirates feel envious.

Unfortunately,

this is a qualification belonging to kings; most of them cannot awaken it.

"Boom!"

Oars's head tilted to one side as if struck heavily, his massive body swaying accordingly, and the Conqueror's Haki dissipated completely.

They had only just fused; his control was still far lacking.

"Boom!"

Another loud crash rang out; Oars's head was struck again, and his body, which had just stabilized, immediately began to totter!

Seeing that the invisible damage was about to continue, pitch-black darkness climbed over Oars's entire body in an instant, enveloping even his head.

Full-body Armament Haki!

This was merely the peak manifestation of Intermediate Armament Haki, but what was terrifying was that Oars's Armament Haki could completely cover his sixty-meter body; the sheer quantity of that Armament Haki was extremely horrifying!

"Clang—"

Sparks lit up on Oars's forehead; this time, the invisible damage could not harm him in the slightest.

Oars, now steady on his feet, waved his hand and slapped at empty space; only a sound of air exploding was heard, rendering his slap ineffective.

Sanji's figure appeared, descending from the air while stepping on Moon Walk.

"No good; my Intermediate Armament Haki simply cannot break the defense," Sanji said with a serious expression. "It is most likely Advanced Armament Haki!"

Advanced Armament Haki?

Now everyone was at a loss; their highest level was only Intermediate Armament Haki. How could they break the defense?

Everyone instinctively looked at Sima Di; he was the only one present who mastered Advanced Armament Haki.

However...

Sima Di shrugged and said, "Pretend I don't exist; you all continue."

Saying this,

he truly vanished from sight, having activated the Snake Talisman to turn invisible.

The Straw Hat Pirates did not lose heart because of this; instead, their fighting spirit grew even higher.

"We can't let Di look down on us!"

"It's just Advanced Armament Haki; no matter how strong it is, it has limits."

"We will definitely win!"

"Hey! Have you all finished discussing?" General Franky's electronic voice came through. "If you don't come to help soon, I'm going to be torn apart!"

Everyone turned their heads to look,

only to discover that during their discussion, General Franky, who had voluntarily taken on the role of "shield," was already being grabbed and torn apart by Oars, looking as if he were about to be ripped to shreds.

Fortunately, General Franky was made of "genuine materials"; fully loaded with Vibranium and Sea Prism Stone, Oars truly could not do anything to him for Yishiban Society.

"Everyone, let's go!" Luffy shouted.

He took the lead and bit onto the arm, directly activating "Gear Third... knee."

It was not that Luffy could not inflate a larger bone balloon, but rather that his Armament Haki could only cover a fist of this size.

"Clang—"

Luffy, who possessed only Beginner Armament Haki, dealt no substantial damage to Oars with this punch.

If Luffy's strongest strike was like this...

then ordinary attacks would have absolutely no effect.

"Use the strongest technique directly! We cannot drag this out!" Luffy decided immediately.

Upon hearing this, Zoro went all out!

"Ghostly qi? That's not possible."

Zoro, with three heads and six arms, descended from the sky, transforming into a flying dragon as he slashed at Oars.

"Demon Wind Leg—String—

Sanji spun into a fire dragon tornado, and from below, in tacit coordination with Zoro, formed a pincer attack against Oars!

Oars raised his fist to counterattack...

"Don't even think about it!"

Robin crossed her arms before her chest; a multitude of limbs surged from Oars's feet, intertwined, and piled up, condensing into four giant hands over twenty meters tall that tightly gripped Oars's hands and feet, restricting any movement!

The two of them, Zoro and Sanji, were thus able to strike straight at the heart, launching an assault toward Moria in the control room!

Who would have thought...

Moria's shadow had actually pulled up the belly of the control room, and the decisive blow landed squarely on Oars's Armament Haki.

"Clang—""

"Clang—""

The attack proved futile.

The defense of high-level Armament Haki was too despairing!

After a brief burst, Robin could no longer sustain it; her Hana Hana no Mi ability dissipated, Oars broke free, and he raised his fist to smash toward Sanji and Zoro in midair.

"Dodge!" Nami shouted.

She had already activated her elementalization, transforming into a state similar to Enel's "Lei Shen," and had been gathering lightning energy for a long time.

Just as she was about to unleash a rescue strike against Zoro and the other...

"Wait! Nami!" General Franky shouted, "And Vivi, hit me with your strongest lightning!"

Vivi, who was likewise summoning lightning, heard this and exchanged a glance with Nami.

General Franky had given them a great surprise today, so they chose to trust him.

Both of them launched a large and a small lightning beam at General Franky!

At the same time, the armor on General Franky's back opened at the right moment, revealing an object resembling an energy device that completely absorbed the large and small lightning beams, immediately erupting with overflowing energy and emitting a dazzling, brilliant light.

General Franky's chest lit up in sync!

It was clear he was about to unleash his ultimate move!

However...

Distant water cannot quench a nearby fire; Zoro and Sanji still had to face Oars's black fist!

Sanji did not hesitate; stepping on Soru, he tried to carry Zoro out of Oars's attack range, but carrying another person severely slowed his speed.

"Perverted cook, I can handle this myself!"

Zoro grabbed Sanji by the collar and flung him backward.

Then he turned back to gaze at the looming giant black fist, his eyes filled with a madness named "burning the boats," as the previously invisible and colorless Armament Haki on his nine swords suddenly spread with purple.