Kapitel 68: Using Marines for training
Zoro 's sword merged with Armament Haki and clashed against the Flying Slash. This time, it simply disintegrated the entire flying slash into dust.
Seeing this, T-bone's jaw almost dropped to the ground.
"How can you suddenly produce such a powerful attack?"
He wasn't a master at Armament Haki so he didn't know that it was actually the Armament Haki that Zoro used.
But, Yamakaji wasn't the same. He also saw Zoro crashing the flying slash used by T-bone. He immediately saw through the Haki that Zoro used and shouted.
"T-bone, he is using you to learn Armament Haki. Don't give him time to release Armament Haki. Attack him with all of your might."
Hearing that, T-bone was initially shocked but soon he was full of anger. He couldn't wait to chop Zoro into pieces.
"Damn you, don't use me as a whetstone!"
T-bone slashed his sword a few times, releasing several flying slashes at Zoro.
Seeing this, Zoro conjured that feeling once again but he quickly closed his eyes and changed his target. Just like Luffy, he couldn't harden his Armament Haki but it didn't matter.
He could still use Armament Haki with ease now. So, this time he didn't attack instead he tried to feel those slashes. After all, T-bone just released several slashes and this was a perfect opportunity to learn Observation Haki.
"Damn it! You are still using me to train your Haki."
T-bone immediately saw through Zoro's action this time. His face was turning red in anger. He didn't hesitate to slash a few more times, releasing nearly dozens of slashes.
"You idiot, don't use the flying slash." Seeing this, Yamakaji couldn't help but burst into anger. He could see that Zoro was using the flying slash as a way to train his Observation Haki.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Zoro had already merged Armament Haki into his arm so he was casually swinging his sword and slashing those flying slashes. But unfortunately, his Observation Haki wasn't as good as Sanji's.
So, a few slashes managed to cut his skin. Even so, they didn't manage to kill him.
"Hiss! Damn, this guy is ruthless." Seeing Zoro covered in blood, T-bone paused his action and cursed. Originally, he hated Zoro for using him as a training partner but seeing just how far Zoro could go just to train his Haki made him speechless.
He felt conflicted for a moment. Finally, he gritted his teeth and swung his sword.
"Bastard! Bastard! Bastard! Bastard! Die!"
From outside, it seemed like T-bone was hellbent on killing Zoro. But some people like Yamakaji, Luffy, Zack, Smoker, and Sanji could see through his action.
He was trying to help Zoro practice Observation Haki. Otherwise, he could simply rush toward Zoro and attacked him from a close distance.
Seeing this, Sanji couldn't help but look at the opponents he was facing.
"Hey, so why don't you guys help me train Armament Haki too?"
Because he was already good at using Observation Haki, he didn't need to train it. But he must train Armament Haki at any cost.
"You bastard!" The commodore's face turned red in embarrassment. He couldn't help but feel speechless at T-bone's action.
They were enemies but T-bone was actually helping his enemy.
But then again, he was still amazed by Zoro's strong Will to train Observation Haki by putting his life on the line.
There are two ways to train Haki.
First, you can simply get a teacher who would explain you and slowly teach you everything. Although you might need to fight you won't need to risk your life that much.
Second, go through several life-and-death situations to slowly awaken the dormant Haki inside of you. This is a ruthless practice method but it also helps you awaken Haki faster than the first method.
Of course, there is a third method. You can ask something to explain to you how to train Haki first then go through life-and-death situations in order to awaken it even faster.
Because if you know about Haki, you will understand how to awaken it in the battle much faster than unconsciously awakening it.
Zoro was using the third method. He already knew how to awaken Observation Haki and Armament Haki. So, he was using the second method together with the first method to force out his Haki.
But, Sanji had a difficult time doing that. It's not that he didn't want to get beaten. He had already learned Observation Haki. What he wanted was Armament Haki.
But whenever he tries to feed his Haki into his muscles, he finds something else awakening rather than his Haki. This was quite disturbing for him.
Even though he didn't think that he would awaken his cyborg-like body. He was trying to awaken Armament Haki, not other kinds of power.
After thinking for a while, Sanji finally decided to give up. He realized that if he keeps on focusing on releasing Haki, he might not be able to concentrate on this battle.
"In that case, I might simply accept this new kind of power."
Sanji muttered to himself and the next moment, he spun his body. The energy that was stored inside his body started coming out. His spinning force was so fast that it created a powerful spark in that energy.
Focusing that energy on his feet, he managed to conjure flames out of his foot.
[Diable Jambe]
"Fire? How can he conjure flame out of his feet?" The commodores fighting him stopped for a moment and stared at him in shock.
"This flame is all of my passion burning out for the battle. I poured all of my passion for ladies, cooking, and rivalry to conjure the flames of the devil."
Sanji smiles and the next moment, his body dashed toward three Commodores. He slides his body and kicks the one in the middle with his flaming foot.
[Diable Mutton Shot]
[Iron Body]
Bang!
The commodore instantly uses Iron Body to block the attack but he underestimated the power of Sanji's kick. Not only it broke his chest but also burned his muscles.
Of course, he didn't stop there. Sanji quickly puts his hands on the ground and started spinning. The flames spiraled around him and smashed the remaining two Commodores.
[Flying Pizza Shot]
Bang! Bang!
Those two also use Iron Body but couldn't block his attack. Both of them fell on the shores and Sanji slowly stops. The flames on his foot also disappear.
"It's pity I can't use Armament Haki. But, this kind of power isn't that bad either." Sanji muttered to himself.
"Sanji-kun, help!" Suddenly, a cry came from afar. He turned around and saw Vivi, Chopper, and Usopp being overwhelmed by several Captains.
There were a lot of marine soldiers. Previously, Robin was using her ability to quickly end the battle but now she wasn't with them.
Robin had left Chopper, Vivi, and Usopp alone to fight against Hina so they were easily overwhelmed.
"Vivi-chan, your prince is here."
Sanji spoke and the next moment, he used Shave to appear next to one of the Captain.
He spun and kicks the captain on his neck, flying him toward the shore.
Bang!
Sanji no longer cared about other Captains instead he turned around. His eyes turned into the shape of a heart as his legs changed into a whirlwind.
"How was that Vivi-chan? Did you like it?"
Bang!
Zoro who was fighting against T-bone sensed a strange feeling and turned around. When he saw Sanji acting like an idiot, he slashed T-bone's attack into pieces and shouted.
"That lustful cook!"
Sanji who was trying to impress Vivi suddenly sensed gunpowder and turned his eyes to Zoro. For a moment, blue lightning flashed between their eyes.
"Damn it! How did he defeat those guys so easily?" Hina who was just a Captain felt worse. Those commodores were supposed to be stronger than her but they were defeated even before she could defeat Nami and Robin.
Originally, she almost defeated Nami but Robin came just in time and helped Nami. Her ability was quite troublesome even if she wasn't that powerful.
"No, it can't go on like this. We will lose. What is Vice-Admiral Yamakaji doing? Why can't he defeat Straw Hat?"
Hina felt even more frustrated because of Yamakaji. After all, as a Vice Admiral, he should be able to defeat Straw Hat but he was still playing against Luffy.
"No, he is going to win."
When Hina saw Yamakaji combining his sword with Armament Haki and slashing Luffy on his chest, she immediately thought that this battle was won by the Marines.
"Zack!"
But suddenly, Luffy shouted from his position while laughing a Jet Bazooka at Yamakaji
Bang!
The sword and the palm collided. Although that sword was covered with Haki, it didn't manage to cut Luffy's hand. It only left a scar but at the same time, Luffy managed to push Yamakaji away.
On the other side,
Zack who was simply waiting for Luffy's call instantly took out iron gloves. He stared at Smoker and said.
"Let's end this!"
"Humph! Don't think you can defeat me that easily."
Knowing that Zack was getting serious about this battle, Smoker didn't dare to be careless. But, he truly underestimated Zack.
When Zack wore those gloves, he instantly decided to go all out.
[Sonic Steps]
Zack kicked on the ground more than twenty times in less than a few seconds. His speed was so fast that his body instantly dashed toward Smoker appearing in front of him before even he could attack.
[Super Sonic Blast]
He clenched his fist and smashed Smoker's chest. Although he didn't put all of his strength, it was more than enough to knock out Smoker. Reason why he was able to take out Smoker this easily was because the former was still recovering from his injuries and due to these gloves.
These Iron Gloves were made out of fifty percent leather, forty-eight percent iron, and two percent sea stone.
After knocking out Smoker, Zack instantly used Sonic Steps once more and appeared in front of Luffy. At this moment, Luffy was sitting on the ground with a careless expression even though there was a sword coming towards his head.
Ding!
The sword and the iron gloves collided, creating sparks of fire. Yamakaji found his hand shaken a bit as he quickly pulled his sword and retreated a few steps.
"Alright, Luffy! Let me fight for a while." Zack spoke without even looking back.
Luffy nodded his head and slowly backed down. He didn't go far though. He knew that Zack alone wouldn't be able to defeat Yamakaji. But, even he doesn't have the strength to defeat Yamakaji.
It's just that his Haki has run empty and more importantly, he was also low in stamina.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Suddenly, several pieces of bags appeared next to Luffy. It was none other than Usopp who threw these next to him.
Seeing these bags, Luffy excitedly opened them and found several pieces of meat. Without any hesitation, he started devouring them.
Yamakaji was able to see all of this. His lips twitched and anger burst out of his eyes.
"What do you take a Vice Admiral for? You brat!"
"A training punching bag." replied Zack.
Yamakaji charged his sword with Armament Haki and slashed forward. A powerful flying slash moved toward Zack but this didn't even make him faze a little.
Zack clenched his fist and tried to focus on his own Armament Haki. Unlike Luffy, he had an easier time figuring out Armament Haki because of his previous encounter with it.
But, it didn't mean he could release it as easily as Luffy does.
Haki requires a proper flow. Luffy had an amazing talent for Haki so it shouldn't be surprising that he was able to use it after learning once.
But, Zack didn't have that kind of talent. He had to feel it through and through. These two days, he tried it a lot but he could barely feel his Haki.
After seeing that he couldn't feel it directly, he launched his fist. But even at this moment, he didn't give up.
[Demon Hammer Punch]
Bang!
"Humph! It's just iron. I am a swordsman who can easily cut Iron. How dare you challenge me with just these gloves?" At this moment, Yamakaji no longer cared if Luffy was the grandson of Garp.
He just wanted to kill them.
Just as he said, those iron gloves got quite a cut when they collided against his sword but he underestimated Zack's physical strength.
A strange ripple of energy flowed through the sword and entered his arms. If he hadn't used Armament Haki all this time, his arm would've been bleeding.
Suddenly, he couldn't help but remember the injuries that Hina suffered after fighting Zack.
He instantly used Shave and made a swing with his sword. This time, he slashed his sword from afar, releasing a powerful flying slash.
Bang!
Zack once again thrust his fist forward and broke the flying slash but at the same time, it also managed to tear apart his Iron Gloves.
"Tch! I knew they wouldn't last long."
Although Zack said that, there was not a single trace of fear in his eyes. He quickly gathered his energy into his fist once more and charged forward.
"Humph! Brat, let's see how you take this."
Yamakaji turned his sword black with his Armament Haki and slashed forward. Zack struck the ground more than twenty times once more and used 'Sonic Steps'
[Super Sonic Blast]
Bang!
Although the blade managed to cut his skin, he didn't back down but instead forced Yamakaji back.
"Tch! I underestimated your physical strength. But, so what? In this world, Haki is the strongest power."
Yamakaji took a deep breath and once again slashed against Zack. His sword covered in Armament Haki carried a massive amount of attack power.
Whereas, Zack's glove was already torn apart. His hand was bleeding and there was still no trace of Haki in his arms.
"Indeed! So, I must master it." Zack's eyes turned red as he thrust his fist toward the blade without any care for his injuries. His fist carried an immense force that created ripples upon the collision.
Bang!
Although Yamakaji was using Armament Haki on his blade, it didn't manage to destroy the ripples completely. The blade didn't even pierce his skin.
Yamakaji's eyes widened when he saw that. He didn't understand why Zack was able to create such a strange force with nothing but his physical strength.
In fact, this was the main reason why Zack didn't use the Sand powers. Otherwise, he could easily fight against Yamakaji. He also didn't want to rely on Sand's powers since he wanted to awaken his Armament Haki as soon as possible.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
The next moment, they started smashing each other. Yamakaji didn't have time to retreat. He kept slashing while Zack kept punching. The fist and the sword collided several times.
Even though his sword was covered with Armament Haki, it was turning red with Zack's blood.
But, Zack wasn't simply going to bleed all the time. He quickly tried to use the Observation Haki as well. Although it wasn't working properly like Sanji's, he wasn't as bad as Zoro either.
He quickly found the slash coming toward him and this time, he changed his position moving to the right. He raised his left arm and smack Yamakaji's hand with his elbow.
Upon pushing his arm away, Zack thrusts his right fist from the side and struck his face. But just before his fist could land on his face, Yamakaji covered his face with Armament Haki.
Bang!
Even though Yamakaji managed to save his face, he was also struck hard. He flew away and landed on the ground hard. But, how could Zack let him rest at this moment?
He quickly used 'Sonic Steps' and jumped toward Yamakaji.
Using his Observation Haki, Yamakaji saw this coming and immediately moved to the side and stood up.
Bang!
Zack's fist struck the ground. He stood up and turned his head at Yamakaji who seemed to be ready for the next round. Of course, unlike Yamakaji, he was very much injured.
His fist was bleeding so much that he would suffer blood loss at this. But, he didn't care. He wanted to feel Armament Haki and become better at using Observation Haki.
He used Sonic Step and moved toward Yamakaji. But, this time, using Observation Haki, Yamakaji was able to see his future move. So, he quickly moved the sword and slashed it.
This slash moved just in the place where Zack appeared. It was so fast that Zack was able barely able to dodge it with his Observation Haki.
Yamakaji took this as an opportunity and attacked Zack. Because Zack had barely dodged it, he was still stumbling back so he knew that he couldn't dodge this second strike.
"Damn it! Then, let's fight."
Zack's expression got ferocious as he clenched both of his fists. His body was falling back but he quickly controlled it and used the momentum to throw it forward.
Both of his fists moved forward like a slingshot and struck the sword.
[Double Demon Hammer Punch]
The Armament Haki inside his body bloomed at this moment. There was a momentary pause on his face but his body was still moving forward. The Armament Haki burst out of his arm, releasing a black gas out of his skin.
Bang!
A powerful impact burst out when his double fists merged with Armament Haki and collided against the sword coated with Armament Haki.
Unlike Zack's fist, that sword was much stronger and shaper due to Armament Haki coating. But, Zack's strike could create a powerful ripple force that could break all of its power, thus creating a balance between their attacks.
For a moment, Yamakaji was shocked. He didn't expect Zack could release Armament Haki outside his body all of a sudden. In fact, Zack had already reached the standard to release Armament Haki.
It's just that he didn't release it because he couldn't flow his Haki properly.
Just when Yamakaji was distracted, Zack took this as an opportunity and another punch at him.
Bang!
Unable to dodge this punch, Yamakaji used his sword to block it. But, Zack's target was his hand when the strike landed, Yamakaji couldn't hold his sword.
Thud!
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