One Piece: Groudon the Beasts

Chapter 345 The straw hat is leaking air!
Tea party garden.

The old lady's children beamed with joy as they celebrated Katakuri becoming captain.

Faced with the reality of defeating their mother, no one would question it, not even the eldest son, Perospero, who now willingly called his younger brother captain.

The invited underground emperors also presented gifts, enthusiastically congratulating Katakuri on his ascension to the throne.

Katakuri was expressionless and spoke very little; his aloof demeanor only made his younger siblings admire him even more.

The perfect older brother!
Just as everyone was engrossed in the banquet, Katakuri suddenly spoke.

"Trouble is coming."

"trouble?"

Everyone didn't know why.

The next moment, the garden gate was violently kicked down!

The Straw Hat crew appeared, each fully armed with guns and cannons, clearly indicating they were up to no good.

"It's the Straw Hat Pirates!"

"Why are they here?"

"Hehe, this is going to be good!"

Morgans took out a Den Den Mushi and excitedly filmed the Straw Hat crew.

One big news story after another today!
At the entrance, Zoro and Sanji stepped aside, and then Luffy, dressed in a red suit, walked out and his gaze quickly locked onto Katakuri.

Katakuri frowned.

"Don't shout."

"Katakuri!!!"

Luffy roared and ran forward. When the ministers tried to stop him, he instantly teleported to the airspace above the banquet square, his fists grew huge, and he swung them behind him.

"Rubber Rubber Grizzly Commander!"

Two giant fists, brimming with domineering power, slammed into the banquet table.

"boom!!!"

Tables and chairs were smashed to pieces, and dust billowed into the sky!
Luffy withdrew his fist, his gaze sweeping over the smoke below. Suddenly, his vision blurred, and Katakuri appeared before him.

"Snapped!"

The other person grabbed my neck!

Luffy struggled violently, unable to breathe, and relentlessly pounded his fists and feet into Katakuri's body, but all his attacks passed right through Katakuri's body, failing to cause any damage.

When the smoke cleared and the affected underground emperors were furious, the battle was over.

Katakuri's towering figure stood in the center of the banquet hall, his right hand gripping Luffy's neck.

Straw Hat, who was shouting just moments ago, has now lost all strength, his eyes rolled back, and he is about to lose consciousness.

"Luffy!"

The Straw Hat crew members screamed in terror.

What happened in that instant? With Luffy's strength, he shouldn't have been defeated so easily!

"cook!"

"understand!"

Zoro and Sanji reacted the fastest, rushing towards Katakuri from the left and right respectively.

As the ministers collectively attacked the two, Katakuri coldly said, "Let them come over here."

"Damn it, don't let the Straw Hat crew get near Katakuri!"

The ministers roared in anger, but stopped after taking only two steps, their eyes filled with resentment as they looked at Katakuri.

Predicting the future is terrifying.

Katakuri noticed his younger siblings' reactions and couldn't help but recall his battle with Goode. A slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth beneath his scarf.

Next time, it's best not to speak up in advance.

"Purgatory!"

"Devil Wind Kicks!"

Zoro and Sanji rushed to the center of the arena and launched their attack simultaneously!

"Ghost Slayer!"

"Shourou SHOOT!"

"Qiang!"

Two large hands caught Sanji's kicking leg and Zoro's sword!

Katakuri remained motionless, with mochi arms sprouting from his sides. These arms blocked Zoro and Katakuri's attacks while also using the properties of the mochi to bind them.

Easy to handle.

Katakuri coldly looked down at the Straw Hat crew's three main fighters.

Is this all you've got?

"hateful!"

Zoro and Sanji struggled with all their might, but they could not break free from the mochi binding them. Instead, their bodies were gradually enveloped by the mochi.

What kind of ability user is this guy?
In their last encounter, Luffy was defeated in a one-on-one fight, seemingly because he was busy with other things, and his opponent did not pursue them.

When they actually faced him, they realized how powerful Katakuri was. The rest of his companions rushed forward, but the result was the same: multiple mochi limbs extended from Katakuri's back, sticking them all to the ground.

"what is this!"

"That despicable bastard! He actually used such a despicable method!"

"Wow, help!"

Nami, Franky, Chopper.

The three screamed in terror, but the more they struggled, the more glutinous rice covered them, as if they were sinking into a swamp.

Robin and the others were also trapped by the sticky rice and unable to move.

In less than a minute, the Straw Hat crew was defeated.

Suddenly, the Straw Hat crew, who had been bound, were released and fell to the ground.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Luffy clutched his neck, coughing incessantly and gasping for air; he felt like he was about to die.

Katakuri looked down at the straw hat and began explaining his abilities.

"Just so you know, I am a Mochi Mochi Fruit user. If you are touched by my body, you will be stuck with mochi."

"Seeing how unwilling you all are, I'll give you one more chance. Show me your strongest side and don't let me down."

They completely disregarded the Straw Hat crew.

Or rather, Katakuri was demonstrating his strength to his younger siblings to put their minds at ease.

"hateful!"

Luffy got up, bit his arm and blew hard, while Zoro and the others also unleashed their strongest attacks.

"Fourth Gear - Elastic Man!"

"Ghost energy·Nine-sword style!"

"Demon God Wind Kick!"

The three main forces charged forward simultaneously, unleashing their most powerful attacks!

"Rubber King Ape Crow Cannon!"

"Asura, draw the sword, the play of the dead!"

"The spectrum of iron pot firing!"

Punches, kicks, and slashes.

The three main fighters launched a frenzied attack, unleashing countless punches and kicks that overwhelmed Katakuri. Except for Zoro, who was not good at continuous attacks, Luffy and Sanji both chose to continue their offensive.

They already knew that Katakuri possessed an elemental ability similar to Logia-type attacks, so frequency was more important than a stronger single-target attack.

"The right strategy."

Katakuri gave a compliment, his body constantly transforming into pieces of glutinous rice as he dodged each attack.

The Straw Hat crew made the right choice. Compared to a one-hit kill, a greater number of attacks is undoubtedly more effective, but it will only consume more of his energy.

When the attack stopped, Katakuri stood unharmed, his feet firmly planted in the ground, without taking a single step back.

A heartbreaking scene!
"Even Logia-type users can't completely evade our attacks; there must be something we don't understand!"

Zoro's eyes were filled with gloom.

Their attacks were all imbued with Armament Haki, so they couldn't possibly be ineffective; there must be something special about them.

To defeat a Devil Fruit user, you've already won half the battle if you can crack the secret of their ability!
"It seems you cannot understand."

Katakuri said coldly.

"Don't worry, I won't use that ability again. I'll crush you with pure power!"

"Peerless Donuts!"

Giant donuts emerged from above and to the sides of Katakuri, from which square arms comparable to those of giants extended.

Katakuri swung his fist forward, and the giant arm inside the donut followed suit, extending forward as if it were a rubber fruit.

Seeing this, Luffy immediately stepped forward, his fist shrinking at the elbow.

"Rubber King Ape Gun!"

"Extreme Rice Cake!"

"Bang!!!"

Fists collided, and black lightning spread!
The next second, Katakuri's iron fist pushed back his rubber fist and slammed hard into Straw Hat Luffy's face!

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!"

Straw Hat Luffy let out a scream and flew wildly through the air like a deflated balloon before crashing heavily to the ground, smoke billowing from his mouth.

This time he completely lost consciousness.

"Amazing!"

"He defeated the Straw Hats with a single punch!"

"As expected of Katakuri-nii-san!"

The world is in an uproar!

(End of this chapter)