Chapter 67: Emission, Internal Destruction
A loud bang erupted in the air, causing the ground where Sag stood to sink downwards, shaking open a crater.
Zephyr's eyes widened as he saw Sag suddenly expand.
Life energy?
Life Return?
No!
Bang!!
Sag's other fist smashed over mercilessly. Zephyr instinctively raised his prosthetic limb, wrapping it with Haki, confronting the fist. The collision generated a ripple of air.
Veins popped on Zephyr's forehead and arm. His fists clashed with Sag's, his feet digging deep imprints into the ground.
It wasn't either of those things; it was something stronger!
Even though the amount of Haki coating was split between both fists, significantly reducing the power, his physique had actually become stronger. Was he using his physical body to match his strength?
"Oh? Very shocked? Want to say terrifying like this? Hmm!!"
Sag grinned fiercely, his eyes snapping open, and suddenly let out a muffled shout. In that instant, his fist overpowered Zephyr's, knocking it back forcefully and sending the fist bouncing away. His leg flew up like a sword, stabbing straight towards Zephyr's chest.
Bang!
Zephyr was sent flying backward by Sag's kick. In that instant, Sag quickly jumped high into the air, rushing like a cannonball towards Zephyr who was flying backward mid-air. His fists, burning black, turned into afterimages at this moment, smashing down randomly like thunder.
"Gekitsui Hyakuretsu Ken! (Falling Crash Hundred Crack Fist!)"
A combination of Hokuto Gekitsui Shi (North Star Falling Crash Finger) and Hyakuretsu Ken (Hundred Crack Fist)!
The influence of Haki meant he didn't need to use the Gekitsui Shi to pierce the human body for it to explode. Haki could replace the finger's effect on the pressure points. Next...
Just 'Ora' is enough!
"Ora ora ora ora!!"
Swift black fists bombarded downwards chaotically. Just as they were about to reach Zephyr's body, a red dot flashed in his eyes. His hands suddenly spread open, also turning into afterimages. Under the protection of Haki, he unexpectedly completely received Sag's messy bombardment while flying backward.
Bang bang bang bang!
Under the afterimages, only the shockwaves emitted when the fists collided could be seen. Just as Zephyr was about to land, he kicked upwards fiercely. His leg passed through the continuously colliding fists, hitting Sag's chest.
Bang!
This kick unexpectedly sent Sag flipping backward.
Sag spun in the air and landed almost simultaneously with Zephyr. The moment he landed, his feet kicked up a circle of dust. Moving rapidly with the posture of the Big Dipper Seven Stars, he turned into a series of afterimages along his path, instantly arriving in front of Zephyr who had just landed. The afterimages instantly formed four figures surrounding Zephyr.
"Hokuto Shichisei Shiten!" (North Star Seven Star Death Points!)
Not 'Shichishi Seiten' (Seven Death Star Points). Hokuto Shichishi Seiten just used the whole body's strength to hit the enemy's pressure points all over, without afterimages.
Nor was it the secret technique Shichisei Tenshin (Seven Star Point Heart). That one could use afterimages to make the enemy unable to defend, but the attacked position was actually only the heart area.
This was also a combination, making the enemy unable to defend while striking pressure points all over the body. Wasn't this much more efficient than simply attacking the heart?
Having trained to his level, he could hit wherever he wanted!
"Such traces are meaningless in front of Kenbunshoku!"
Seeing the afterimages appear, Zephyr smirked, directly turned, and elbowed Sag's head.
Then...
"Nani?!"
The elbow passed directly through Sag's head. Zephyr was startled and subconsciously looked forward.
"Kenbunshoku... I know it too!"
The Sag afterimage in front gradually solidified. A red dot also emanated from his pupils. His hands spread open, swung in a circular trace, then quickly combined towards the center, forming double fists to launch an impact. Following the flowing black fire formed by the coated Haki, he charged straight towards Zephyr's chest.
"Rokushiki Ōgi: Rokuōgan - Tenha Kassatsu!!" (Six King Gun - Heaven-Breaking Life-Killing!)
Different from before against Garp, this move carried Haki, and it was his limit Haki!
Even if Zephyr used Haki to block, it would be useless. Although the power of will was like invisible armor, it was ultimately still will. In a clash, it was impossible to be completely unscathed.
The gap between him and Zephyr wasn't that large. Under this kind of offensive, it was impossible not to get injured. As long as he touched, he could hit the pressure points.
As long as he could break Zephyr's defense, he was confident he could cause damage to this guy!
Boom!!
Following an explosive sound, a huge circle of air waves blew outwards, causing the bodies of the Marines and pirates who had fainted on the ground due to Haoshoku Haki to shift slightly. It also blew the hems of the clothes of those pirates who were quickly moving goods onto the ship.
It was the aftermath of the Rokuōgan's shockwave. As it blew open, Sag's fists, which seemed to be burning, stopped in front of Zephyr's outstretched left fist, unable to even get close.
The surface of Zephyr's fist seemed to extend forward, like an invisible protection, blocking Sag's fists.
This was...
"Emission?!" Sag's pupils contracted.
"Kid, let me teach you a lesson!"
Zephyr revealed his chilling white teeth and grinned menacingly. "There are many ways to avoid touching your fists. Among them, Haki... is convenient!"
The pitch-black left fist surged with a hurricane-like flow. Under the strengthening of his Haki, it directly pushed open Sag's double fists, closing in on his chest.
Bang!!
The fist didn't even make contact with his chest before a muffled sound exploded. Instantly, Sag's body visibly trembled. His chest area clearly hadn't received any injury, but Sag instantly spurted blood from his mouth and nose.
"100%!"
His body expanded again, the armor formed by muscles becoming even more terrifying. The fists that had been bounced away closed again. Taking advantage of Zephyr's fist attack, they struck Zephyr's body fiercely in parallel, both high and low, sending him staggering back ten meters, plowing a deep furrow in the ground.
Zephyr's body swayed for a moment, and a trace of blood finally overflowed from the corner of his mouth.
"So it's this kind of force, a bit like internal destruction..."
He took two deep breaths, only then stabilizing his body. He looked at Sag's body, which was even more exaggerated than before, covered as if by steel armor, and sighed, "Truly a monster-like young man. The era, like the waves of the sea, will eventually roll up great waves..."
Sag clutched his chest, his face completely gloomy. "Is that so? Then you should go back and retire properly. Don't get slapped dead on the beach by the later wave!"
The organs inside his chest were clearly shattered.
Not only emission, but he even used the technique of 'internal destruction'!
Even if his willpower was weakened, for Sag, he was still ridiculously strong.
But not as exaggerated as Garp, and...
Chih!
A white breath like an arrow shot out from his nose. Sag clenched his fist, staring at Zephyr for a moment.
That punch finally had an effect, causing his chest's rise and fall to become abnormal, and the rhythm of his breathing changed.
"Hahahaha, this old man still wants to catch more pirates! It's too early to retire now!"
Zephyr raised his fist, his Haki surging onto his arm again. "Sag, kid, this old man can see that you're a decent guy. Why must you be a pirate?"
The battle between strong people, even without many words, one can clearly understand the opponent's personality... that's bullshit.
Of course, it was the power of Kenbunshoku.
Zephyr's Kenbunshoku attainment was not low. In battle, he could sense that this kid was not the kind of truly chaotic and evil pirate.
"Why does every old thing have to ask this question? If I don't become a pirate, should I starve to death?"
Sag sneered, but a picture inexplicably flashed in his mind.
The destroyed refugee ship, and the island bombarded until it sank...
"There's no option for me to become a Marine here!" he said ferociously.
A sea breeze blew across the surface, stirring the somewhat blurry Justice cloak behind Zephyr, and also stirring Sag's white hair.
Dong!
Both sides took a step at the same time, shooting out like arrows leaving a bow. Zephyr's left fist wrapped again, surging like a fierce wind as he swung it towards Sag's face.
Bang!!
Sag's hands formed a strange cross shape. Haki flowed like black fire underneath, remotely blocking Zephyr's fist, preventing the emitted Haki from approaching further.
While blocking, his body nimbly moved to the side, heavily poking Zephyr's abdomen with his foot.
Bang!
Another muffled sound. Although Zephyr's abdomen manifested Haki, it was pushed back by the force Sag himself carried. In the instant of retreating, Sag's figure lowered, his arms crossing Zephyr's fists. The collision of Haki against Haki seemed to rub out a spark. Sticking close beneath his arm, he closed in, heading straight for his chest position.
Zephyr's eyes focused. His straight-out fist chopped down fiercely, hitting Sag's head, but it passed directly through his head.
Afterimage?!
Several afterimages quickly appeared around Zephyr. A red dot flashed in his pupils. Under the perception of Kenbunshoku, he subconsciously pulled his arm to the side, Haki sweeping to his elbow. Just as he was about to strike with his elbow, his pupils suddenly paused, his breathing became more rapid, and his attack had a momentary stagnation.
But in this moment of stagnation, Sag's real body flickered from the side, his fists quickly swinging open.
Too late!
Zephyr's entire body was covered in a purplish-black color (Haki hardening), letting the fists attack his body.
"Ora ora ora!"
In just an instant, a dozen or so punches hit his body. The fierce Haki directly penetrated the Haki covering his entire body, making Zephyr's body tremble several times.
"Kid!"
Zephyr fiercely gritted his teeth, facing the punches, and slammed his elbow forward hard.
Bang!
The elbow wrapped in a large amount of Haki crashed straight towards Sag's face. Sag, who was rapidly swinging his fists, quickly changed his move, crossing his hands to block the remote elbow strike. But the coated Haki was too fierce, causing his feet to sink into the ground the moment he blocked, splashing gravel.
"Opening!"
Unlike Sag, who piled all his Haki onto his hands, Zephyr's Haki amount... was enough to use elsewhere. He swung his leg up, fiercely kicking Sag's waist.
"Kami-e!"
A red light flashed in Sag's pupils. His body twisted, dodging Zephyr's leg...
The leg missed Sag's body, but at this time Zephyr revealed a smile. In that instant of missing, the emitted Haki struck Sag's waist, unexpectedly kicking that ferocious body sideways, curling it up, kicking Sag into a grimace, blood flowing from the corner of his mouth.
Bang!!
Under this stagger, Zephyr's elbow broke through Sag's fists, striking his face remotely, blasting him away.
Hitting with the elbow, Zephyr quickly moved his feet, flashing straight to Sag, his left fist fiercely opening and then clenching down forcefully. The Haki coated on it was even more fierce than before, smashing straight over.
"You will lose!!"
Boom!!
The fist smashed down, rolling up a roar. A large amount of gravel splashed outwards, blasting another huge crater in the port ground. In that crater, a figure flew out close to the ground, plowing a deep furrow in the ground, crashing into another building at the port, blasting a large hole, and rolling up smoke and dust.
"Cough cough cough!"
Zephyr's body landed on the ground. He subconsciously coughed a few times, the Haki on his fist dissipating. But he didn't show any sign of relaxation, instead staring intently into the smoke and dust.
That last strike...
He didn't feel like he had hit a solid body!
The smoke and dust dispersed, revealing Sag's figure with his arms crossed up and down. His feet were deeply embedded in the ground, and he stood firm. Beneath those arms was a face covered in blood, but that face, at this moment, was utterly ferocious.
The black-flame-like coated Haki still showed no signs of weakening, and even...
Zephyr frowned. "Emission?"
That feeling just now, was Haki remotely blocking his Haki.
This guy, had learned the emission technique?!
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