Chapter 379: Chapter 379: The Corrode-Annihilate Fruit
Chapter 379: The Corrode-Annihilate Fruit
"Well done, Admiral!!"
"Even Roronoa is no match for the captain, hahaha!"
"Hurry up and kill this bastard to avenge us!!"
Around the dilapidated street, one group of pirates after another stood on the roofs, watching the battle.
Seeing Zoro, who had been on a rampage and had even cut down Shiryu of the Rain, heavily injured by Teach, the surrounding ferocious pirates’ eyes burned, and one by one, they became excited.
"Zehahaha~ Zehahahaha!!"
A wild, sinister laugh echoed in the sky. Having landed a hit, Teach stared at Zoro’s bloody shoulder, where the white bone was faintly visible, his eyes shining with a cold, smiling intent:
"Your left hand can no longer hold a sword, right? To lose an arm in battle... this is a fatal wound for a swordsman~"
"Roronoa—!!"
Teach let out a hoarse, low roar. His eyes hardened, and a strange purple energy once again flowed onto the steel claws on the back of his hand as he mercilessly stabbed down!
Judging from the marks that last blow had left on the steel bars, this was definitely not a move that could be blocked. Even using the black blade Shusui, Zoro had no confidence he could withstand this strange move.
Having suffered a loss once, he did not choose to take it head-on, but gritted his teeth and shot backward in retreat.
Clang!
The steel claws missed, piercing the ground as easily as cutting tofu. Teach’s movements didn’t stop, and he fiercely raised his hand and swung it forward!
"Etching Death Claw!!"
A purple energy, transformed into a slash, streaked across the ground, flying out like the claws of a wild lion. Everything in its path was cut open, and a corrosive energy was left behind, slowly spreading.
"Three Sword Style... urk!"
Zoro, who was preparing to swing his sword to blast away the approaching slash, paused. The moment he raised his hand, his face turned pale, and he showed a painful expression. The wound on his shoulder was pulled, and an intense, bone-deep pain instantly came.
Just as he was about to be hit by the purple slash, at the critical moment...
A burly figure streaked past from the side, dragging a dragon’s tail covered in thick azure scales. He held a spiked club and roared ferociously, smashing it at Teach’s attack!
"Rai! Mei! Hak! Ke!!"
Boom!!
The terrifying impact, carrying the force of a thunderbolt, crashed into the three purple claws and easily blasted them apart. A violent explosion kicked up a rolling cloud of dust and smoke.
"Kai... Kaido?!"
Seeing the figure, Teach’s face changed, and his pupils instantly constricted into a pinprick. Then he immediately reacted.
"No! Kaido should be dead! You guy...!"
Teach gritted his teeth, his eyes hardening.
Without a doubt, the burly figure before him, covered in dragon scales and full of wild power, could only be Reiner’s undead.
To think that even Kaido’s undead was taken by him... Mythical Zoan, Model: Necro-Lord...
Every time a powerful undead appeared, Teach couldn’t help but feel a flash of fervor and greed in the depths of his eyes.
Although he had already found a power that could rival the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, he couldn’t help but fantasize about what it would be like if he got Reiner’s ability.
Hiss—Bang!
"Cough, cough, cough!"
Zoro’s unbalanced body scraped along the ground and crashed into a wall. He coughed up several mouthfuls of blood, which spattered on the ground.
Feeling the bone-deep, gnawing pain in his shoulder, Zoro couldn’t help but be glad that he had been decisive enough just now. If he hadn’t cut off the corroded flesh at that moment, it would not have been as simple as just losing the use of one arm.
"This doesn’t look like the ability of the Dark-Dark Fruit. I see. So this is what Reiner meant by being careful of your methods."
Zoro looked up, his gaze laboriously shifting to Teach.
Before the battle, Reiner had told everyone the intel on Blackbeard, and in a speculative manner, had subtly revealed the fact that the other might have more than one ability.
Zoro naturally wouldn’t doubt Reiner’s intel, but the idea of possessing two abilities at the same time was still too hard to imagine.
In addition, Teach had not shown another ability until now. As the battle continued, Zoro had subconsciously and gradually adapted to the ’fact’ that Teach only had the Dark-Dark ability.
"Such a powerful move... to actually hide it until you have a chance for a sneak attack..."
"Tch! ’Patient’ and ’sinister’ are really the most suitable words for you."
Zoro’s expression was grave. He scoffed and raised his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth.
Only then did the attached purple energy on the pair of steel claws in Teach’s hand dissipate, and instead, black mist gushed out from his body, clinging to his various wounds.
Teach had cold sweat on his forehead. It wasn’t hard to see that he was also not in a good state after taking several of Zoro’s blows.
Although the ability of the Dark-Dark Fruit could even absorb the injuries he received, the pain he felt when attacked would not disappear. Not to mention, his sense of pain was much higher than that of ordinary people.
This meant a great risk in battle. If the pain reached a certain level, he would even temporarily lose his ability to resist. But the benefits brought by this risk were definitely worth it.
"Zehahaha! The darkness that can swallow everything and reduce anything to nothingness, and the Corrode-Corrode Fruit that can disintegrate and shatter everything..."
Teach put his hands on his hips, releasing different abilities at the same time. Black mist slowly flowed and rose from his left palm, while his right fist was wrapped in a circle of translucent purple energy waves.
Standing on a dilapidated house, Teach looked down with a grin, his eyes ferocious:
"This is my strongest form! Although it’s a pity I couldn’t snatch Pops’s tremor power, the destructive power of this ability now is only stronger, not weaker!"
"The Corrode-Corrode Fruit?"
Zoro’s brow hardened.
"That’s right! The corrosive energy I release will corrode everything it touches, eroding and rapidly disintegrating it from the inside out, at a level invisible to the naked eye. Just like this—"
Teach smiled sinisterly, raised his right hand, which was covered in flowing energy, above his head, and with his five fingers bent, his palm faced the sky. A purple pillar of light shot up into the sky.
After reaching a high altitude, the purple beam of light suddenly exploded, like a splendid firework blooming, transforming into countless finger-thick streams of light that covered the entire sky!
"Corrode-Annihilate: Death Curtain!!"
Swish! Swish! Swish!
With a shout from Teach, the dense streams of light descended from the sky. The purple rain, containing decomposing energy, enveloped the earth!
"Wait a minute!"
"We’re still here, Admiral!"
The death curtain did not distinguish between friend and foe, attacking all living things on the ground indiscriminately. Faced with this sky-covering, large-area move, the surrounding pirates’ eyes showed terror.
Sizzle—Sizzle!
The corrosive rain fell to the ground. All the buildings were eroded and disintegrated, collapsing and quickly turning into sand that was carried away by the wind.
"—Hiss, ah!!"
"Run! Waaah—!!"
Faced with this dense attack, the pirates had no way to avoid it. Soon, many of them were touched by it. Their clothes were corroded, and their skin turned purple as if poisoned. Soon, it also began to corrode.
Some pirates tried to raise their shields to block. However, whether they were made of wood or steel, they could not escape the same fate. Without exception, they were eroded and decomposed by this rain of corrosive energy.
"The shields are useless!"
"Quick, run!!"
"—Aaaah! It hurts so much!"
"Help! Help me!"
In an instant, wails were heard everywhere, and blood flowed like a river. The pirates’ flesh was corroded, revealing their white bones. The moment they were touched by the ’rainwater’, even their white bones were eaten away and decomposed into a white powder, which was carried away by the wind and disappeared into the air.
"Ittoryu: Yakko-dori!!"
Zoro leaped several times, flashing between the ruins. His one usable arm swung his sword and sent out a flying slash, like a green bird spreading its wings as it flew upwards, blasting at the corrosive rain above.
Zoro took in the scene around him. Although they were all enemies, Teach’s brutal methods made even him frown.
"It’s not corrosion like a strong acid, but decomposition from the inside...?"
"To think that even steel can’t resist it at all. No wonder he said this is an ability with destructive power comparable to the Tremor-Tremor Fruit."
Zoro murmured in a low voice, his mind racing as he tried to find a way to break this troublesome ability.
"Get out of the way, you stupid fools! At this point, your lives are no longer important!"
Teach’s gaze was ferocious and ruthless. He didn’t care at all about the subordinates who were affected by his ability.
If you’re defeated, you die. He and the Straw Hat crew are already in a fight to the death. Teach knew the other would never let him go, and likewise, he would never let the other go.
As long as I can take Reiner and seize his Devil Fruit, I won’t need subordinates like this anymore!
"Corrosive Star: Cluster Bombs!!"
Teach opened his five fingers, and grape-sized corrosive energy balls popped up from his palm. He swung his hand forcefully and swept it in front of him. Several compressed energy balls shot out rapidly.
"Ittoryu: 360 Pound Phoenix!!"
Zoro reversed his grip on the black blade Shusui and held it in front of his face. The pitch-black blade cut a circle and swung out a large-area flying slash.
Boom!! Boom!! Boom!!
The moment the flying slash hit, the grape-like energy bullets immediately exploded.
The corrosive energy rapidly spread out in a circle, enveloping the surrounding environment. Everything that was hit was completely decomposed and annihilated!
"This is bad!"
Seeing the corrosive energy about to spread to him, Zoro was shocked and hurriedly retreated.
"Zehahaha!!"
Teach swung his hands wildly, one after another. Each sweep would send out several energy bullets, either chasing Zoro or shooting at the undead who were trying to attack him.
In the face of this all-annihilating power, any defense was futile. He could even detonate these compressed energy bullets at any time.
Boom!! Boom!! Boom!!
In an instant, continuous explosions echoed over the ruins.
The entire field was filled with suddenly expanding, dark purple energy circles. After annihilating everything, they left behind smooth, semi-circular craters.
"This is troublesome..."
Zoro pushed off with his feet and rapidly shuttled between the buildings, using the few remaining dilapidated buildings to dodge the continuous attacks, his expression growing more and more grave.
The ability of the Corrode-Corrode Fruit was undoubtedly more troublesome than he had imagined. Even his Haki, he was not sure, could resist it.
Just touching it would cause it to erode and decompose. He had to be extremely careful in close combat. This way, he wouldn’t necessarily have an advantage in a close-quarters fight.
Not to mention that his left hand was now useless, and his combat power was almost halved...
"Zoro—!!"
Just as he was dodging and contemplating a countermeasure, a familiar voice came from above. Zoro subconsciously looked up in the direction of the voice, and three figures descended from the sky.
On the other side, Teach, who was stunned for a moment, saw the several undead that were fighting him in various directions suddenly disappear. As if realizing something, he whipped his head up to look at the sky!
"Straw Hat, Black Snake Reiner, and Black Leg Sanji...!"
Seeing the newcomers, Teach gritted his teeth, his expression immediately turning grim. These three... he hated each one more than the last.
Especially Reiner and Sanji, who had eaten the Tremor-Tremor Fruit!
"Hahaha! I’m here, Zoro—!"
Luffy landed from the sky with a big grin, the wind whipping his black hair wildly.
Slap! Slap!
At his side, Sanji’s gaze was locked on Teach. His feet continuously and forcefully stomped the air, creating sound waves. He dived at an accelerating speed, like a shooting arrow.
"Destruction Wind Leg: Explosive Grill!!"
Bang!!
From a hundred meters away, Sanji bowed his body and spun rapidly. His right foot, combined with a powerful centrifugal force, chopped down fiercely like a battle-axe!
His heel struck the atmosphere, and as if a mirror had been violently struck, the scene below was distorted. An invisible shockwave spread out, covering Teach and the entire land!
Rumble!!
In an ultra-large area, the earth and stones rose up unevenly, and the ground collapsed layer by layer. Looking down from the sky, the earth was like a giant grill, cracking into square blocks.
"—Puwaah!"
Teach opened his mouth and spat out blood, his expression pained, his eyes wide. The air around him turned solid, like an invisible hydraulic press, threatening to crush his body into a meat patty.
Bang!! Bang!!
Reiner and Luffy plummeted down, landing near Zoro.
Their two feet stomped heavily on the ground. The earth cracked and spread out like a spiderweb. Luffy raised his hand to hold down his straw hat, which was almost blown off, and looked up excitedly.
"Zo!"
The moment he looked up, Luffy saw the bloody wound on Zoro’s shoulder. His face changed, and he quickly ran over.
"Hey, what’s going on! Are you alright, Zoro!"
"It seems Aokiji’s side is already settled. Don’t worry, it’s just a flesh wound. I’m fine."
Seeing the two arrive, Zoro finally let out a sigh of relief. His body went limp, and he leaned against a nearby broken wall.
Cold sweat was still beading on his forehead. He panted heavily, his whole body’s sweat soaking his clothes and sticking to his muscles. It was clear his injury was not as light as he had said. He was already finding it difficult to continue fighting.
"Go and get treated. Chopper is at the square. I’ll have an undead give you... ah, no."
Reiner paused, and his tone changed as he sighed:
"It’s faster to have the falcon take you."
After a simple check, he roughly grasped Zoro’s situation.
If it was left untreated, his left hand would probably be crippled. In the future, he would have to hold his third sword with his butt.
Zoro saw the mischievous thought in his eyes and didn’t say anything.
An arm was self-evidently important to a swordsman. Reiner and Luffy were both here. The only one who needed to worry was himself.
"Then I’ll leave this place to you."
With that, Zoro took the bandana from his left arm and, gritting his teeth in pain, wrapped it tightly around his shoulder.
"Hooo—"
After a simple treatment to stop the bleeding, Zoro let out a long breath. His expression was grave as he looked at Teach, and at the same time, he passed on the intel he had gathered from the fight to Reiner.
"You guys be careful. Besides the Dark-Dark Fruit, Blackbeard also has another very troublesome ability..."
(End of Chapter)
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