Chapter 96 7 Water City: Arthur vs Roger.

"Go to the back street below Tom's shipyard. It's abandoned there. Don't disturb the Tom Heuer Jackson."

Roger, Rayleigh and some other members of Roger's pirate group left the shipyard.

"I want to go see it too!"

"Captain Roger, I want to learn from you!"

In the shipyard, two little kids, Shanks and Buggy, ran out, shouting.

"Go ahead and let Rayleigh take care of your safety." Roger laughed and agreed immediately.

Soon.

The capital of seven waters.

The back streets below Tom's Shipyard.

Outside another abandoned town, on a flat coast.

Arthur and Roger each took their positions and confronted each other with swords in hand.

Hey, hey, hey.

Arthur was very nervous because his heart was beating faster and faster.

Looking at Roger's red captain's coat fluttering in the wind, and his relaxed and confident expression.

It was as if a huge mountain was standing in front of him, and nothing could shake it.

You know, he has been experiencing life-and-death battles for two years now.

Looking at this person's momentum at this moment, there is still a feeling that it is insurmountable.

Last time, he fought against the Golden Lion Shiki, who was as famous as Roger.

Two years have passed.

That one blow turned the huge ice dragon he swung into a sky full of broken ice, and the scene seemed as if it was just yesterday.

He sneered and looked at Roger.

Aren’t mountains meant to be crossed?

Even if he climbs this mountain, there are still higher mountains, and Arthur will continue to climb.

One step down and you'll be crushed to pieces.

There is no way out.

"Just one strike, Arthur, a clash of domineering auras. I generally don't like to engage in meaningless sparring with others. I only need to see the strength of their domineering auras to determine whether the other party is strong enough to be my opponent."

As Roger spoke to Arthur, he had already drawn the supreme sword Ace from his waist and held it in his hand.

"After all, you only believe in domineering, right?" Arthur also drew out the ice dragon.

He began to mobilize all the domineering aura in his body.

"That's right, Arthur." Roger finished speaking.

A domineering and supreme divine power burst out from his body violently.

Even the surrounding town buildings were destroyed by the impact.

The terrifying and domineering lightning was like the arrival of the devil, causing Arthur to grit his teeth and feel tremendous pressure.

"Devil Fruits are also very powerful. Some Devil Fruits can even break the rules, but they can never defeat a being who has trained his Haki to the pinnacle!"

This clip appeared in the eyes of Arthur, who was fighting against the pressure of Roger's domineering aura at this moment.

It's just like introducing myself.

The domineering power of the whole body blooms around the body.

Roger bared his teeth and rushed towards Arthur with a knife: "Two years ago, I accidentally saw your performance on that island."

"You are like two different people now. Has that righteous navy boy really disappeared?"

"Yes, it has completely disappeared." Arthur did not hesitate for a moment.

With a will as firm as a mountain, he looked at Roger's powerful sword.

Never tried it, in full swing.

How powerful it is to gather all the strength into one sword.

Now that there is someone who can give him a try, Arthur will naturally respond.

"Get up!"

boom!

The moment Arthur uttered these two words, his aura suddenly surged.

The ground sank and began to shake as if a mountain was collapsing and the earth was cracking.

Rayleigh, Elio, Nozton, Yamon and others were in the highlands.

The entire ground in the back street below suddenly shook.

dusty.

"That guy's instant concentration, cohesion, and explosive power are even more amazing than before...!" Rayleigh was shocked by this instantaneous accumulation of power.

Looking at Arthur crouching with the knife in hand, veins appeared all over his body.

The domineering aura of the king burned fiercely around his body.

Same as Roger, but his domineering aura is much weaker than Roger's.

“Hahahahaha!” Roger excitedly stared at Arthur and laughed, “It’s like being stared at by a ferocious beast that can threaten me. It’s really exciting.”

"If you really created these moves yourself, you must be a swordsmanship genius!"

Arthur ignored Roger and rushed towards him with his knife, gritting his teeth.

"Come on!" Roger also disappeared instantly.

The two men swooped down in front of each other at the same time and slashed with their swords!

The moment the two domineering auras approached each other, lightning filled the abandoned town area in the back streets.

Spreading around, tearing up the ground.

The world seemed to stand still, Arthur let out a battle cry and swung his blade with all his strength, just in time to collide with Roger's blade.

There was a collision in the air, as if there was a repulsive force preventing the two blades from colliding.

boom!

In just a moment, a shock that Arthur could not bear spread throughout his body.

Two domineering blades struck in the middle.

A violent critical force rushed towards him unilaterally.

"It hurts so much..." Arthur thought to himself, even as he unleashed a force that could cut off the town of Judicial Island.

It can only confront Roger's power...

I saw Roger opposite me still smiling.

Arthur's whole body felt as if it was being cut by a thousand knives, and every second he held on was torture.

Due to being suppressed, the domineering energy in his body was lost at an unprecedented speed.

Under the collision of their two powers, the clouds above the sky were wriggling rapidly.

Then a crack appeared, and the morning sky was completely illuminated by the miraculous sunlight that penetrated Tom's shipyard.

The backstreet buildings were in a moment of collision between two dominant colors.

It was shattered into pieces by the impact and fell into the surrounding sea.

"I took it!"

"The sky... almost split apart..."

"I finally understand why Zhan Guo went to such lengths to hunt him down..."

As time passed, Arthur almost exhausted all the domineering energy in his body. He managed to hold on for more than a minute relying on his own physique and willpower.

Rayleigh, who was watching from the sidelines, saw that the outcome was about to be decided, and murmured:

"What a strong willpower! He has persisted for so long under Roger's dominance. Logically, he should have reached his limit."

"Well done! I thought the battle would be over in a few seconds."

Arthur gripped the hilt of the knife tightly with both hands.

Looking at the sharply curved ice dragon blade in his hand, blood unconsciously flowed from the corner of his mouth.

"This is... the first time it's bent this far."

Arthur's legs were still firmly rooted to the ground.

Wanting to take a step forward, pushing Roger.

The opponent was as steady as a rock, not moving at all.

"If I hold on for a second longer, maybe I can make the calm Roger reveal a flaw..." He thought as he stared at Roger's expression.

In his current understanding.

No matter how powerful a person is, he will reveal a flaw and an embarrassing expression.

There can't be anyone in this world who is absolutely powerful and unshakable.

"Take it easy, this is just a sparring match, Arthur. Excessive use of domineering aura will overdraw your life." Roger warned.

As soon as he finished speaking, the corners of his mouth began to tremble.

Sweat beads on the forehead.

"Haha... Even someone as powerful as you can sweat?" Arthur felt a little embarrassed when he saw a hint of embarrassment on his calm smile.

I felt inexplicably excited.

Even a strong man who thought he was unshakable could be threatened by his current strength.

"Fly, Arthur." Roger burst out with his sword and swung out again.

Arthur's dominance was completely overwhelmed by his domineering aura.

Seeing this, Roger adjusted the blade and threw all the power of the knife into the sky.

Bang.

Arthur's body was like a sonic cannonball.

He was blown away by the impact and flew towards the sea outside the Seven Water City, holding the hilt of the knife tightly and refusing to let go.

"Did I lose...?" Arthur did not lose consciousness, but his body was unable to move.

I stared at the sky and thought, "Just such a short moment? I still have a long way to go."

Even though his opponent was Roger, he still felt very unwilling to lose.

If this were a real battle, it would undoubtedly mean death...

Arthur remembered the defeat deeply, but not as badly as Barrett.

"Ha... huh... good fellow, Rayleigh, you're a good swimmer, go and pull him back from the sea." After knocking Arthur away, Roger, with cold sweat on his face, stood on the shore with a knife in his hand.

Looking at Arthur who was wrapped in the sound barrier in mid-air and gradually disappeared in mid-air.

The clouds in the sky were split apart by his domineering aura.

The warm sunshine shines on the whole island.

"It should be fine. That guy's physique is quite special. It's the only one I've seen that can rival Kaido's physique."

Yamon was completely shocked by what he had just seen.

He silently recited: "2 minutes and 37 seconds. One minute is already an overdraft. He relied on his extremely limited body and willpower to hold on for so long..."

Her eyes were dull under her thick blond hair that obscured her features.

It's incoherent and there's no way to describe how terrifying Arthur is.

He was able to hold on for so long in front of someone who was so domineering that he completely crushed him.

"What's wrong with you, Yamon?" The tall and burly Nozton asked Yamon, who was breathing disorderly beside him.

"Nothing." She returned to her normal self and walked coldly towards the shipyard: "Breakfast should be ready soon, bring Arthur back to eat together."

Yamon developed a slight liking for Arthur.

I was deeply moved by that amazing perseverance.

Shanks, who was watching the whole process, had stars in his eyes and opened his mouth wide: "Wow...wow...wow! Can Mr. Arthur fight with Captain Roger?"

He was shocked by the confrontation between Arthur and Roger just now.

Meanwhile, Buggy, with cold sweat on his face and a chill down his spine, also commented; "So...so...so scary! What kind of monster is that guy? It's only been a short time, and he can already compete with the Captain!"

What Buggy was thinking was completely different from what Shanks was thinking.

What he was thinking at the moment was how many pursuits and challenges Arthur had encountered to become so powerful.

Even though I lost against Captain Roger, it was still an honor.