Nagato in One Piece - Chapter 40
In the vast rocky outskirts on the eastern side of Dressrosa, the remaining fighters continued their fierce battles after Nagato and Doflamingo had departed.
“What is that ridiculous outfit?” Half-fishman Delinger sneered at his opponent, launching a fierce kick with his high-heeled shoe. “Pistol High Heel!”
“I quite like this form!” Kaku, who had transformed into a giraffe-man, blocked Delinger’s high heel with his two swords. Balancing on his left foot, he kicked out with his right, sending a sharp air slash. “Rankyaku! As a man, wearing high heels is what’s truly repulsive!”
“You bastard!” Dodging the Rankyaku, Delinger screamed in rage at Kaku’s criticism of his high heels. “Decapitation High Heel!”
The four-sword style fighter and the half-fishman were locked in an intense battle, but nearby, other fights were unfolding differently.
“Hehehe… you can’t beat me, you can’t beat me~” Trebol’s sticky mucus flew continuously, while Cyrus, his opponent, struggled to counterattack effectively. “You can’t even hit me, hehehe!”
“Huff, huff!” Cyrus, constantly hopping on one leg, was growing tired, his breathing becoming labored.
Trebol’s mucus was a natural counter to Cyrus, a swordsman who needed to fight up close. Moreover, Cyrus had yet to understand Trebol’s abilities fully. Each of his few successful hits had failed to cause any noticeable damage, leaving him increasingly desperate.
While Cyrus and Trebol’s fight was somewhat of a stalemate, Pica’s battle was a clear one-sided domination.
“Your weak attacks are just tickling me!” Pica was only a few dozen meters tall in his stone giant form, much smaller than the form he used to block Nagato earlier to avoid affecting the nearby family officers. Despite this, Pica was effortlessly crushing Law, Jabra, and Blueno.
“You’re not qualified to call me weak with that squeaky voice, you sissy!” Jabra couldn’t resist taunting, even while being chased and battered by Pica.
Boom!
Jabra’s taunt earned him Pica’s undivided attention, focusing all his attacks on him.
“Damn stone freak!” Jabra cursed, running at full speed with Soru. “Kaku, you bastard, switch opponents with me!”
Boom!
Jabra barely dodged another punch from Pica.
“Useless, Wolfman.” After using his ability to switch places with Jabra, Law continued to evade along with Jabra and Blueno. “I’ve already tried. Even if we cut the stone giant in half, we can’t reach his real body!”
Law, Jabra, and Blueno were barely holding on, while Lucci wasn’t faring much better against Lao G. Although he could fight and even injure Lao G, he was ultimately being overpowered.
“Back Pain Fist, Form Ice!” Lao G spun rapidly, landing a series of hits on Lucci’s shoulders, forcing him to retreat.
“Paper Art!” Lucci used one of the Six Powers to evade Lao G’s attacks and regained his rhythm. “Finger Pistol!”
“G!” Lao G dodged most of the Finger Pistols, catching one with his palm before leaping back, “Such intense pain!”
“Damn.” Looking at the panting leopard-man before him, Lao G seemed like the younger one. “The top officers are messing around. The Young Master needs our support. Let’s finish this quickly.”
Despite his battered state, Lucci remained defiant, “If you can, then try it, old man!”
“Old man? I’ll show you!” Lao G’s body emitted a powerful aura. “The Qigong technique of storing youthful energy to fight even in old age, the ultimate skill of Ground Power Fist, ‘Combat Preservation Fist!'”
In Lucci’s surprise, Lao G instantly closed the distance, forming his hands into a G shape, and struck Lucci’s abdomen!
“Iron Body!” Lucci instinctively activated his most practiced Six Powers technique to defend.
“G Stamp!” But it was futile. Lao G’s attack launched Lucci into a massive rock, where he lay unconscious!
It took a while before Lao G retracted his hands and exhaled deeply.
Inside the dark rock, Lucci recalled Nagato’s earlier conversation…
“Lucci, as members of CP9, you should know about Haki.”
“Yes.”
“Why haven’t you trained in it?”
“The method to utilize Haki is known within the CP. However, using it too early can limit potential. Haki is a multiplier of strength, not the strength itself. The women of Amazon Lily learn Haki early, yet their warriors can’t match pirates with bounties in the millions. That’s the downside of early use.”
“So what are the conditions for using Haki?”
“No special guidance is needed. Once the body is strong enough, through harsh training or extreme battles, Haki can awaken naturally, exponentially increasing one’s strength and future potential.”
“So you’ve had the key to mastering Haki all along.”
“Yes, the Six Powers are training for Haki!”
…
Outside, Lao G surveyed the battlefield, finding the situation overwhelmingly in their favor. As he prepared to assist Doflamingo, a voice echoed from within the giant rock.
“Who would’ve thought it would be this battle… I should thank you, old man!” A towering figure emerged from the rock, Lucci in his leopard form. “As repayment, I’ll send you on your way!”
Lao G, still in his combat preservation state, looked at Lucci, “Such a tenacious foe. But disrespecting the elderly requires a lesson!”
With a shout, Lao G launched his ultimate move, G Stamp, again.
Boom!
His attack struck Lucci’s abdomen once more, but this time, Lucci’s abdomen turned black with Haki, and he remained unmoved!
“Haki?” Lao G was shocked, looking up to see Lucci’s bloodthirsty grin.
“Maximum Ring, Six King Gun!”
Blood sprayed everywhere as Lao G was smashed into the ground, lifeless!
Thud!
After defeating Lao G, the heavily injured Lucci collapsed, unable to continue fighting.
Struggling to stay conscious, Lucci looked around.
Kaku and Delinger had both collapsed, having destroyed the ground beneath them with their attacks, falling twenty meters below.
To the left, Law, Jabra, and Blueno were fleeing from Pica, who grew larger, making their situation increasingly dire. They even resorted to using Blueno’s Air Door ability to temporarily escape.
However, Blueno’s Air Door was his highest developed ability, and staying in the air world drained his stamina exponentially. Soon, Pica would catch them.
Cyrus’s situation was the worst. After fighting Diamante and facing Trebol, he couldn’t resist with his missing leg. Now, Trebol’s mucus was suffocating him, making him clutch his neck in agony.
“Damn it!” Knowing their defeat meant his own end, Lucci tried to stand, only to collapse again.
Lao G had left him severely injured!
As if things couldn’t get worse, Blueno, Law, and Jabra fell from the Air Door, too exhausted to continue, and were immediately captured by Pica.
The two top officers of the Donquixote Family easily captured their opponents and turned their attention to the fallen Lucci.
“Sticky Chain!”
“Octopus Rock!”
Flying mucus and rising rocks targeted Lucci, who couldn’t dodge.
A voice sounded from behind.
“Shinra Tensei!”
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