Chapter 196

"Shark arrow!"

Hody’s blood-red eyes widened as he opened his mouth full of sharp fangs and roared loudly. His current appearance was exactly like that of his species — a bloodthirsty and ferocious great white shark.

He swung his large hand, and countless water droplets shot out like thin needles.

Although the speed was decent, for people who possessed Observation Haki, it felt like everything had entered bullet time. Everyone easily dodged the attack.

Rorschach didn’t even bother dodging. The water droplets hit his body but didn’t even cause a single ripple on his skin.

Seeing that his attack failed, Hody’s eyes widened even more. He started roaring again.

"Shark arrow!"

"Shark arrow!"

Hody frantically swung both arms, sending out countless water bullets at high speed toward Rorschach and the others. However, every single attack was dodged.

"Akuma no Mi...?"

Rorschach transformed into lightning and instantly appeared right in front of Hody, looking down at him with a mocking and contemptuous gaze.

"What?!"

Hody’s pupils shrank as his eyes widened in shock.

"Speed is power. Have you ever been kicked at the speed of light?"

In the next second, Rorschach appeared at Hody’s side. With a smile, he casually repeated Kizaru’s famous line. At the same time, his right leg, charged with lightning, shot out with terrifying speed.

Hody had only just noticed Rorschach’s new position. Before he could even turn his head, a violent pain exploded in his stomach.

"Urgh—!"

His eyes rolled back as he spat out a large mouthful of blood. His body was sent flying at high speed and crashed heavily into the rocky wall at the edge of the square.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The rocks instantly shattered, creating a large crater. Smoke and dust filled the air.

The civilians standing on the higher ground watched the crumbling edge of the square with pale faces and quickly ran away, afraid that the ground beneath them would collapse.

As expected, within seconds, the rocks at the edge began to break off and fall. Hody was also buried under the falling rocks.

The officers standing near Hody couldn’t help but turn their heads to look. When they saw the situation, their faces turned deathly pale.

Even their powerful leader, Hody, had been taken down in one hit. Did they really stand a chance against such a monster?

The civilians of Fish-Man Island were left completely stunned as they watched everything unfold.

"One hit...?"

"So strong..."

"Is this really the power of a human?"

The civilians muttered in low voices.

Just accepting what they were seeing was enough to overturn their entire worldview.

First, this man had knocked out an entire army of forty thousand people in an instant using a method they couldn’t understand. And now, he had sent the leader of the rebellion flying with a single kick.

"Hoh... So he’s still alive? He’s pretty tough."

Rorschach said with genuine interest.

Although he didn’t use Haki and only kicked at the speed of lightning, it still wasn’t something an ordinary person could survive. The effect of Energy Steroid was surprisingly good. Even after consuming several times the amount from the original story, Hody was still able to take one of his attacks.

"Captain Hody is still alive?! That’s great!"

Hearing Rorschach’s words, Hody’s officers all showed relieved and happy smiles.

As long as their leader was still standing, they still had a chance to turn the situation around.

At that moment, the sound of rushing wind came from behind Rorschach. A figure had already appeared behind him.

Clang!

Rorschach simply extended one finger and blocked the attack.

"Guh~"

The attacker was a famous swordsman from Fish-Man Street and the strongest officer Hody had hired with money — Hyouzou.

"Ahh... This feels amazing. Power keeps surging through me. I want to cut down more people. No matter who it is, come and let me cut you."

Hyouzou’s eyes were glowing red and his face was flushed red. It was clear he had entered a drunken state.

His hair had also turned completely white like Hody’s — a sign of overdosing on the drug.

"You’re a swordsman too, right? Let me see how good your swordsmanship is. Guh~~"

Hyouzou let out a drunken burp as he looked at the twin swords at Rorschach’s waist with interest.

However, because he was drunk and drugged, his brain wasn’t working properly. He didn’t realize that Rorschach had blocked his slash with just one finger.

Did he seriously think Rorschach would draw his swords for him? Rorschach could crush him with a single finger.

"Just you?"

Rorschach looked at him with a gaze full of contempt and spoke in a disdainful tone.

Where did this washed-up countryside swordsman come from? Although Rorschach had only trained under the Golden Lion for less than a year, he was still not someone this guy could compare himself to.

Moreover, after awakening the ultimate form of his swordsmanship, Rorschach’s skill had become even stronger. Right now, the only swordsmen who could probably match him were the World’s Strongest Swordsman, Mihawk, and Red-Haired Shanks.

It was a pity that the Golden Lion died too early. If Rorschach could have trained under him for a full year, his swordsmanship at the time of his debut would have been even stronger.

"Now’s our chance! Kill this human!"

Seeing that Rorschach and Hyouzou were "locked" in a stalemate, the remaining officers shouted and charged forward together.

Large hammers, chains, spears, and fists — all of them continuously attacked Rorschach from all sides. Smoke and dust rose around him.

"Lord Rorschach!"

Shirahoshi looked toward Rorschach’s direction with a worried expression and couldn’t help but shout.

"Nami dear! Lord Rorschach is in danger! What should we do to help him?!"

Seeing that Nami and the others weren’t reacting, Shirahoshi asked anxiously.

"Pfft... Hahahahaha!"

Nami and the others looked at each other and burst out laughing.

Especially Nami, who was laughing so hard that tears were coming out of her eyes.

"W-What’s so funny? Nami dear... Did I say something wrong?"

Shirahoshi showed her usual timid expression and asked carefully.

She didn’t understand what was so funny. Rorschach was currently being surrounded and attacked, yet they were all just standing there watching. Was that okay?

"Jinbe-san, you say something too! Can’t you go help Lord Rorschach quickly?"

Seeing that Nami and the others were still laughing, Shirahoshi turned to Jinbe and shouted anxiously.

However, Jinbe’s expression remained calm, and he showed no intention of stepping in to help.

Seeing this, Shirahoshi gritted her teeth and was about to rush forward to block the attacks for Rorschach.

But just as she was about to move, Nami stopped her.

"Relax. With their level of strength, they can’t even scratch Rorschach. This guy’s skin is ridiculously thick, you know."

Nami wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes as she laughed.

They all knew very well how "thick-skinned" Rorschach was. Not only did this guy have stamina that put even bulls to shame, but his defense was also tougher than steel.

City walls might get damaged when hit by cannonballs, but Rorschach could take cannonballs to the face without even getting a scratch.

"I-Is that true...? But..."

Nami’s words couldn’t calm Shirahoshi down. She still looked toward Rorschach’s direction with a worried expression.

She had never personally witnessed how strong Rorschach truly was, and she lacked understanding of the power of a Sea Emperor. So she didn’t know just how overwhelming his strength was.

All she knew was that Rorschach had killed Vander Decken, who had been tormenting her for many years.

Boom!

In the next moment, all the officers who had been continuously attacking were sent flying away. Rorschach simply waved his hand once, and the smoke and dust instantly cleared.

Rorschach stood in the center completely unharmed, looking somewhat bored.

"Is that all you’ve got?"

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