A sharp cry, like the call of a crane, pierced the air.
Peacock's full-power kick compressed the surrounding wind into a razor-edged slash shaped like a soaring white crane.
Rokushiki — Rankyaku: Flying Crane!
The attack crossed the distance in an instant, streaking straight toward the "Whitebeard III" clay giant.
Ian, transformed into the lumbering behemoth, had sacrificed all agility for size.
The Whitebeard Clay Doll couldn't even react—
The slash struck cleanly.
The vacuum blade sliced through soft clay effortlessly.
The giant's right arm, from the elbow down, was severed on the spot.
The "Flying Crane" slash didn't stop there—
It tore across the training field, gouging a deep trench across the ground.
BOOM!
After the explosive crash echoed,
the severed arm dropped to the earth and flattened into a white, doughy splatter.
"Huff… huff…"
Peacock panted slightly.
After that full-strength kick, she couldn't maintain Geppo any longer and was forced to descend.
Even so, her eyes never left the clay giant — not for a moment.
Despite losing an arm, Ian wasn't affected at all.
He didn't feel a hint of pain.
After all, it wasn't him getting hit — it was the clay body.
Seizing the brief window while Peacock caught her breath,
Ian spun the giant's intact left arm like a windmill.
"Tyrannosaur Wings of Ascension!"
The moment the words fell—
the left arm detached like a launched cannon.
The white "clay shell" flew through the air—
and rapidly sprouted a head, wings, tail, and short legs…
A four-limbed flying dragon!
Clay Dragon Dive!
The pale dragon lunged viciously toward Peacock.
But the attack was too obvious.
Peacock sidestepped lightly to the right and dodged cleanly.
BANG!
The dragon hit the ground instead, shattering into a heap of formless clay.
Hearing the dragon's "death cry," Peacock's lips curved slightly in mocking satisfaction.
But then—
A sudden rush of air sounded behind her.
That dragon was just a distraction—
Sensing danger, Peacock spun around just in time to see—
A fist.
A rapidly enlarging, human-sized fist.
Deliberate Punch!
Ian had appeared behind her at some point,
and his fist—big as a sandbag—slammed into her stomach without mercy.
Peacock, proud just moments ago,
curled instantly like a boiled shrimp.
The blow sent her flying backwards—
straight toward the still-standing Whitebeard Clay Doll.
BANG!
She collided with the clay torso,
trapped like a bird diving into a cage.
She struggled, but the pain in her abdomen made her powerless.
Worse—
The Whitebeard Doll closed around her like a humanoid prison,
tightening the more she resisted.
In the end, she could only grit her teeth and shout:
"You win!"
The moment Ian heard the surrender—
a silver-white System Chest appeared before his eyes.
[Silver Chest: Peacock]
[Star Rating: ★★★]
A three-star Silver Chest… just for winning a fight!
Resisting the urge to inspect it immediately, Ian approached the clay giant.
Under his will, waves rippled across the doll's body—
and Peacock was "spat out," collapsing weakly onto the ground.
"Ian…"
Peacock sucked in cold breaths, just about to speak—
When a furious roar erupted from afar.
"WHITEBEARD JR.!"
Before either of them could react—
A huge figure blurred into existence beside them.
A massive mechanical arm — the Crusher — slammed mercilessly toward the clay giant's head.
BANG!
The "Whitebeard III" head exploded like a firework of white powder.
Zephyr froze mid-punch.
He, the Admiral who "never killed a pirate,"
had never once killed Whitebeard Jr.
But this one… seemed unbelievably fragile?
Ian froze too.
He turned—
And saw Zephyr standing there…
Along with an entire row of heavy-hitting monsters watching from not far away:
Fleet Admiral Sengoku
Admiral Aokiji
Admiral Kizaru
Hero Garp
Vice Admiral Tsuru, Gion, and a terrifying number of other Vice Admirals.
Ian instantly held his breath.
This… this is the Marine All-Star lineup…
With this power configuration… even a Yonko charging in would get flattened, right?
"IAN! PEACOCK!"
Zephyr's face was as dark as Armament Haki.
"What the hell were you two doing!?
Why was everyone screaming that Whitebeard was here?!"
Ian opened his mouth—
But Peacock, who had just managed to stand, slapped a hand on his shoulder and "formally" introduced:
"Teacher Zephyr! The world's strongest pirate is right here!"
She dramatically pointed at the mass of shattered clay.
"This is Whitebeard III!
Edward Teach!"
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