Chapter 47
At this moment, Rocks' aura suddenly became even more powerful, and his strength turned even more violent.
The battle reignited—in an instant, the four of them began another life-and-death struggle.
The powerful aftershocks of the fight immediately kicked up rolling thick smoke.
Victor could feel that Rocks was now going all out—it felt as if he was burning his life force to gain this power.
Therefore, he didn't dare be careless—every swing of his blade was made with full strength, no holding back at all.
Even if the consumption was huge, he wasn't afraid in the slightest.
Although Victor was the most injured person on the field, he was also in the best condition among them.
After all, Roger and Garp had no way to replenish stamina, and neither did Rocks.
So in this give-and-take situation, Rocks truly had to go all out—otherwise there would be no chance left.
And just at that moment, Rocks suddenly erupted—a terrifying blade energy slashed straight toward Victor.
Victor's hair stood on end—his body was frantically sounding alarms, warning him of extreme danger.
"Who's afraid of who? Devour Heaven and Earth—swallow it for me!"
Victor had no time to think—he instantly activated the Glutton-Glutton Fruit's ability.
Under his full exertion, the surrounding environment immediately transformed into an incomparably massive Gluttonous Giant Mouth.
The Gluttonous Giant Mouth that Victor had previously placed underground was also instantly summoned and fused into it.
In an instant, the terrifying blade energy radiating overwhelming pressure was swallowed whole by the Gluttonous Giant Mouth.
But right after, just as the Gluttonous Giant Mouth tried to spit part of the blade energy back out—it exploded instantly.
The terrifying explosion immediately sent Victor flying, severely wounding him.
Rayleigh, Heracles, and the others saw this scene and immediately became tense.
"Kid Victor—you have to hold on!"
"Victor~" ×N
"Captain Victor will definitely be fine. He stood up after fighting for so long before—this time will be the same."
For a moment, the Roger Pirates members were filled with worry.
Meanwhile, on the Rocks Pirates side, they began gloating.
"Hoho—I thought this kid could hold out for a long time. Didn't expect Captain Rocks to heavily injure him."
"Great—Captain Rocks is going all out now."
"One down, two to go—go Captain Rocks!"
The Rocks Pirates pirates saw their captain finally unleash his power and immediately became excited.
Even though their captain had lost his reason, seeing Rocks send Victor flying again still made them cheer uncontrollably.
On Victor's side, he was sent flying by the terrifying force, smashing through several large mountains before finally stopping.
At this moment, he couldn't control the blood gushing from his mouth—Victor couldn't help but feel lingering fear.
Rocks' strike had nearly knocked him out of the fight.
As for the other top powerhouses—they saw something different.
"Guhahaha—this kid's ability seems to have awakened."
Whitebeard saw Victor's final use of the Glutton-Glutton Fruit ability directly affect the surrounding environment.
This was the sign of a Paramecia fruit awakening—it surprised Whitebeard somewhat.
It once again proved that battle truly was the best way to break through abilities.
"Really incredible. I never thought kid Victor would awaken his fruit ability right in the middle of battle—how old is this kid anyway?"
"Truly extraordinary potential."
Galin Saint looked at Victor—his desire to recruit him became even stronger.
Roger saw Victor get heavily injured by Rocks—his eyes immediately turned red.
In an instant, Roger also went mad—though his berserk state was far more controlled and combat-effective than Victor's blood-red mode.
Garp saw this and seized the momentary gap when Rocks caught his breath—cooperating with Roger to launch a frenzied assault.
Rocks was momentarily unable to keep up—the strike he had just used on Victor was his fully charged ultimate attack.
He originally thought he could kill Victor directly, but he never expected Victor to awaken the Glutton-Glutton Fruit ability at the last second and block the fatal blow.
Rocks was now truly at the end of his rope—after all, three people had been surrounding and attacking him for a very long time.
And now Roger and Garp were attacking him with no reservations at all.
The knocked-away Victor was rapidly recovering at this moment.
He immediately activated the Glutton-Glutton Fruit ability around him—the surrounding environment turned into a massive Gluttonous Giant Mouth.
He was inside this giant mouth, and the Gluttonous Giant Mouth was now frantically devouring the surrounding energy.
Victor's body was also frantically digesting food inside—so a continuous stream of energy was being supplied to his body, helping repair his external wounds and internal injuries.
At this moment, his Devouring Talent, powerful physique, and Glutton-Glutton Fruit ability were playing an extraordinary role.
In just a few breaths, Victor's wounds healed again, and his internal injuries rapidly recovered.
After this battle, when it ended, he would definitely experience an even greater improvement.
While Victor was recovering, he was also paying attention to Rocks' battle—Rocks was now truly at the end of his rope.
Of course, Roger and Garp weren't in great shape either.
"Captain Rocks seems to be falling behind. Did he overuse his power earlier?"
"Something's not right. After such a long high-intensity chaotic battle, Captain Rocks has reached his limit."
"Look at Roger and Garp—their condition isn't much better either."
The Rocks Pirates pirates noticed the changes on the battlefield and immediately started having various thoughts.
Golden Lion and the others saw Rocks' state and began preparing to run.
As for the Roger Pirates members—they were all worried about Roger and Victor.
"Great—Rocks is falling behind."
"But everyone's condition isn't good. Still, I have a feeling Captain Roger will definitely win."
"Kid Victor is recovering fast too—awakening his fruit ability mid-battle can be considered a blessing in disguise."
The Roger Pirates members all had confidence in their captain and Victor.
And when Victor felt he had recovered enough, he instantly turned into lightning sparks and disappeared from his spot.
When he reappeared, he was already behind Rocks.
With no hesitation, a massive black lightning bolt struck Rocks instantly.
This time was different from before—Victor had unleashed highly concentrated lightning, with far greater power.
When the lightning hit Rocks, his body froze. Although his body was protected by Armament Haki, it no longer had the defensive strength it had at the beginning.
Just as Rocks showed an opening, Roger and Garp instantly seized the moment.
"Divine Departure."
Roger once again gave everything, slashing out a brilliant, terrifying blade energy toward Rocks.
"Iron Fist."
Garp followed right behind, unleashing an ultimate punch with no reservations toward Rocks.
"Thunder Divine Departure."
Victor refused to fall behind—he unleashed a full-power slash with everything he had.
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