"Saint Shamrock, are you here to celebrate my victory?", Rosse stood in mid-air, smiling as he looked at the grim-faced Shamrock.
He thought Shamrock had some trump card, but it turned out he simply believed his own strength was enough to kill by brute force.
As expected, you can't count on the arrogant Celestial Dragons to pull any tricks.
"This time you won, but I don't think you're stronger than me, Saint Rosse," Shamrock gave Rosse a deep look. Even though he felt extremely uncomfortable inside, he couldn't say anything to deny it.
No need to think, those three outside were definitely watching this place every moment. Most likely, every move they made was under scrutiny.
If he dared to speak nonsense, not only would those two Five Elders look down on him, but when he returned, Saint Garling would surely hang him up and beat him.
Losing is fine, but losing face is not. That's a matter of principle.
"Is that so? I don't really like the Cerberus Fruit. How about trading for those two behind you?", Rosse spoke casually, his gaze falling on the two people behind Shamrock.
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[Gunko]
[Overall Rating: C-]
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[Yvette]
[Overall Rating: C]
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The strength of these two wasn't very strong, even weaker than Mukang, whose corpse hadn't cooled yet. Most likely, they weren't even qualified to join the Holy Knights and could at best be considered Shamrock's attendants.
But the Arrow Arrow Fruit and Sugar Sugar Fruit were somewhat interesting, better than nothing.
The most important thing was, dealing a fatal blow to Shamrock all at once, so that he'd never have the qualifications to stand on the same stage as him again.
BUZZ!
A cold gleam flashed in Shamrock's eyes. He drew the rapier at his waist and rushed toward Rosse without any hesitation.
He had wanted to find an excuse to fight Rosse. Now Rosse's behavior was exactly what he was hoping for.
The sword blade sliced through the air, letting out a hum.
Shamrock's figure was as swift as a hunting leopard, armed Haki flickering on his rapier as he swept horizontally at high speed.
"See, you're being rash again," Rosse chuckled and shook his head, extending his right hand to the side. The Sea God Trident detached from the tree trunk and quickly fell into his hand.
The trident was covered in the same deep-colored Armament Haki, clashing with Shamrock's sword to produce dazzling sparks.
CLANG!
Sword and trident clashed violently, the air seemingly torn apart, letting out a deafening explosion.
The surrounding trees broke under the shockwave of this power, with wood chips flying like raindrops.
The ground couldn't bear the weight either, cracks spread like giant pythons slithering out, dust rising and darkening the sky.
Whether it was Rosse or Shamrock, both had strength close to that of a Vice Admiral or even Admiral. The aftershocks of their clashes alone were enough to tear the terrain apart.
"Nice sword technique," Looking down at Shamrock falling, Rosse casually offered a compliment.
Shamrock actually had the advantage in that last clash, but since he could only fly using Geppo, it was difficult for him to fight Rosse in the air.
"You're stronger," Shamrock's expression turned a little more serious as he stepped on Geppo to quickly get level with Rosse.
Immediately, he charged at Rosse again.
BUZZ!
Sword and trident clashed once more, violent ripples spreading out, making the already-ruined Iilan tribe settlement even more dilapidated.
Gion had already taken Gunko and Yvette far away. In her eyes, these two girls were far too weak.
Gunko and Yvette didn't resist either. Who knows if they had given up or never intended to resist from the beginning.
The battle between Rosse and Shamrock became fiercer and fiercer. Rosse's attacks were wide and open, while Shamrock's strikes were extremely agile.
The two were on the same level in terms of physical strength. To determine a winner in a short time, they'd need to use some tricks.
"Almost time...", Rosse glanced toward the direction of the World Government ships, seemingly locking eyes with Saint Saturn, who stood on the deck.
He never fought meaningless battles.
Fighting Shamrock was for greater benefits.
He and Shamrock made a small bet, but between the Figarland and Jaygarcia families in private, the stakes were far more than 1 trillion Berries and a Mythical Zoan Fruit.
After this bet, if Figarland still wanted to compete for the Five Elders position, they could forget about getting help from the Jaygarcia family.
Even if something happened to Saint Saturn, it'd be Rosse stepping in.
BUZZ!
Rosse's vast Conqueror's Haki spread outward, and his body began to transform.
Twin dragon horns grew from his head, his divine eyes glowed silver, and his skin became as white as jade.
In an instant, Rosse completed his divinization, this was the half-beast form of the Mythical Zoan Fruit.
In this state, even Zephyr would have to avoid his sharp edge in battle.
Splash!
Rosse gently swung the Sea God Trident, and the vast ocean seemed to be lifted into the sky, covering all sunlight.
Seeing this overwhelming scene, even though Shamrock wasn't a Devil Fruit user, he couldn't help but reveal a grave expression.
Swish!
Shamrock dashed forward, intending to interrupt Rosse's actions.
No matter what Rosse was trying to do, as the enemy, he couldn't just stand by and let it happen.
"Fall," Rosse softly uttered a word, and the sea in the sky collapsed, enveloping the battlefield between him and Shamrock.
Invisible currents filled the world, airtight. This wasn't something you could dodge just by wanting to. As long as Shamrock had the intention to attack, he would definitely be drawn into the seawater.
Shamrock didn't choose to retreat. Instead, he slashed out with his sword, sending a flying slash dozens of meters wide across the sky, trying to split the sea overhead.
Splaaash!
Where the flying slash passed, the seawater scattered.
This slash from Shamrock was much stronger than Gion's slashes.
But unfortunately, once inside a seawater environment, Rosse became an invincible presence among his peers.
The flying slash had barely passed when the split seawater quickly gathered again, easily wrapping Shamrock inside.
"Just ordinary seawater?", Falling into the seawater, Shamrock frowned slightly, vaguely feeling something was off.
Rosse spent stamina to create this seawater, there's no way it was just to make a favorable environment.
Buzz!
Invisible pressure suddenly attacked Shamrock from all directions. In an instant, it simulated pressure close to the depth of 20,000 meters underwater. Even with Shamrock's physique, it felt like his vitals were being hammered.
"Ugh!", Shamrock spat out a mouthful of blood, which made his body feel slightly better.
But Rosse, who had prepared in advance, wouldn't let this chance slip by.
By the time Shamrock reacted, Rosse had already appeared behind him in a blink, swinging his trident toward Shamrock's back.
'Damn... my speed's slowed by at least three times...', Shamrock raised his sword to block, but he immediately felt something was wrong.
In this high-pressure environment, even moving was difficult, let alone performing techniques.
This also had to do with his past environment. He had rarely even left the Red Line, which was an ultra-low-pressure area. Let alone this artificially created deep-sea high-pressure zone.
This feeling of being bound all over made it hard to exert his strength.
Shamrock had experienced many battles, but most were crushing slaughters in the Holy Land. In terms of fighting peers, he didn't even have as much experience as Rosse.
Falling into this kind of special environment for the first time, Shamrock immediately panicked a little.
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