One Piece: Who still has dreams?

"The sight of white hair is utterly repulsive."

Garin jumped back, stepping onto the railing of the ship's side. Behind his shattered sunglasses, he looked coldly at Redio on the deck. "I'm asking you—" He reached into his pocket, about to take something out, when suddenly his expression changed, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he looked pained.

At the same time, a mournful cry of "Moo!" came from behind him. The giant cow-like sea beast was thrown over as if by some monster, slamming heavily onto Garin, who was distracted by pain.

"Boom..." Moo slammed into Garin and sent him flying, crashing and thrashing across the deck from one end to the other.

Redio, Ace, and Gertz: "..."

Dalmesia, Strobelli, Bastieu: "..."

The spotted dog was the first to act, baring its claws and charging at Redio, growling, "Now you don't have that 'barrier' power anymore, do you?!"

boom! !

Redio reached out and caught the opponent's jet-black claws, which were wrapped in Armament Haki. His own hands were also wrapped in Haki, and his black arms were bulging with muscles.

"So?" Redio said, "When did you develop the illusion that you could beat me without that barrier?"

Crack! Redio squeezed the spotted dog's claws so hard they cracked, then grabbed the dog's massive body, wrapped his knees in Armament Haki, and delivered a powerful knee strike that made the dog's back bulge out in the shape of his knee.

【Name: Redio】

Overall Strength: ★★★★ (4 stars for imposing presence, 3 stars for physical strength)

boom! ! !

The spotted dog flew backwards, spitting blood once again.

But this time, it wasn't Gojo Satoru's attack at the level of a 6-star power. The spotted dog adjusted itself in mid-air, landing on all fours and tearing several cracks in the deck with a "hissing" sound.

On the other side, Storoberry brandished his massive twin swords and slashed at Ace, the blades wreathed in jet-black Armament Haki.

"How come everyone knows how to do this?" Ace dodged, flames erupting from his fist.

"fire punch!"

He threw a punch, and a blazing wave of fire slammed into Strawberry. Strawberry used Armament Haki to wrap his arms around his body to block it, but he was unable to completely block the scalding wave of fire. The flames seemed to scorch through his Haki, burning his arms and causing them to ache slightly.

The burly and tall shark slayer Bastet swung his long-handled saw blade, also imbued with Armament Haki, and swung it in a wide arc towards Ace, who was swinging his fiery fist at Strawberry.

As Gertz swung his giant axe, Bastet was forced to flip his saw blade, clashing with the giantess's axe. Both of them were jolted.

Ace flicked his finger and fired a fireball at Bastet.

Stromberg slashed at Goltz with his dual swords, but Goltz parried with a backhand.

Ace's legs erupted with flames, his knees wrapped in black Armament Haki, as he slammed heavily into Bastet's porous mask...

The four of them were fighting fiercely when, over there, the spotted dog's muscles bulged, tearing his suit, making his face even more ferocious and menacing. With an even more ferocious aura, he vanished from his spot with a "whoosh" and moved at high speed to Redio's side.

The chef appeared out of thin air in Redio's hands, the blade quickly wrapped in jet-black Armament Haki, and with a "clang," blocked the spotted dog's claw attack.

Redio's eyes narrowed, and Armament Haki flowed across the Great Sword. He slashed into the spotted dog's paw muscles, which were also covered in Armament Haki. Blood spurted out, and dark Haki energy burst forth. Redio slashed the huge spotted dog away with one stroke.

Even among Armament Haki, there are differences in strength.

For the past six months, Redio has been using Sukuna's finger strikes to slash himself almost every day to hone the strength of his Haki. Every point of this 4-star Haki is the result of blood and sweat.

Even the most hardworking person can't compare to this!

"Bang!" The spotted dog general slammed onto the ship's side. Before he could react, a knife flew over and pierced his shoulder, pinning him to the deck. The attacker warned, "Don't come again. Next time, I won't hold back."

“Seastone…” Dalmesia had run out of strength, and the spotted dog head he had maintained faded away, reverting to his completely human form. He stared intently at Redio, “Experts like you can’t possibly be rookie pirates who just appeared out of thin air… Who are you?!”

It's a long story, but after Moo Moo knocked away Garin, who seemed to be trying to show off, the six of them exchanged blows almost simultaneously, in just a few short moments.

boom! !

The giant cow-like sea monster flew back, spewing blood, and landed with a "plop" in the sea.

With a face full of rage, Garin slashed at Redio with a thick layer of Armament Haki wrapped around his sword.

The immense force and concentrated domineering aura of this strike almost shattered the entire ship!

But he was blocked by a three-sword style swordsman who suddenly jumped in!

boom! ! !

Zoro, with Wado Ichimonji in his jaws and two sharp swords wielding him, all three swords enveloped in dark Armament Haki, fought with all his might. His eyes were bloodshot, and he stomped backward, shattering the deck, barely managing to block Korin's attack.

Zoro's shirt ripped to shreds from the shock of the powerful slash, revealing his muscular upper body and the countless, terrifying scars covering his entire body.

【Name: Roronoa Zoro】

Overall Strength: ★★★★ (Strength 3 stars, Aura 3 stars)

Zoro felt a sweet taste in his throat, swallowed the blood, and gave Garin a sinister grin.

"One by one..."

Garin's forehead veins throbbed as he roared, "They're like flies, so annoying!" Suddenly, a long, sea stone staff struck his cheek. His grotesque facial muscles visibly rippled like water, his skin tore open, his cheekbones and facial bones shattered, and his eyeballs popped out...

boom! ! !

Nami successfully launched a sneak attack, sending Karin flying with a single blow.

Redio asked, "Are you alright?"

Nami let out a breath and nodded, saying, "I'm still a little uncomfortable, but I'm basically better."

Zoro was speechless: "You've suffered such severe internal injuries... are you human or a monster?!"

Strawberry's scorching hot twin blades suddenly slashed at Nami.

Zoro raised his three swords to meet the attack, and laughed, "Three-sword style against two-sword style, huh? That's exactly what I was thinking!"

"You filthy vermin of the lower realm..."

Over there, Garin got up, his head still dripping with brain matter, but his head was rapidly regenerating. An astonishing aura of dominance surged from his body. But at that moment, Redio casually pulled the Demon Slayer sword out of the spotted dog's shoulder, and Silent Shave flashed over and stabbed Garin in the mouth, silencing him.

"Are you just starting out with Observation Haki, or have you only just begun to understand it?" Redio said. "Your Haki strength is good, but your technique is terrible. Are all those stats just because your master fed you?"

With a swift stroke, he slashed open Garin's face, revealing a gaping wound from which blood gushed forth.

Nami wielded her Seastone staff and struck Karin hard in the chest and abdomen, sending him flying into the sea.

"He seems weaker, is it just my imagination?" Nami asked.

“He’s disoriented, so his combat skills aren’t great,” Redio said fairly. “Besides, his heart was thrown away. Without a heart, it’s only natural that he’d be weakened, right?”

Nami shook her head and sighed, "This guy is impossible to kill. Anyway, we've already rescued Gertz, so let's go."

Redio said, "I promised someone I'd reach the top. How can I run away just because I run into a Sky Pigman?"

"Are you able to leave?"

Garin, now fully recovered, has returned.

Amidst the flames, Ace gripped Bastet's massive Samehada, heating it until it glowed red-hot. He casually crushed the blade in his hand, then unleashed a fiery kick at Bastet, propelling him forward at an accelerated pace towards Garin.

"That's right! We will never run away!"

Clang clang clang clang! Zoro's three-sword style clashed with Strawberry's two-sword style, sparks flying and Haki bursting forth.

Strawberry was shocked by the unassuming young pirate swordsman's imposing aura, while Zoro was annoyed that his own aura wasn't strong enough. Suddenly, he noticed Ace's movement, shouted "Goltz!", parried Strawberry's slash, and turned to charge towards Korin.

"Three-Sword Style: Extreme Tiger Hunt!"

"fire punch!"

Zoro and Ace joined forces to attack Korin, who was returning from the left and right.

A massive slashing wave ravaged Karin's body, the flames capable of burning through a vice admiral's aura scorching his flesh... Under this fierce impact, Karin's ravaged body regenerated rapidly, visibly returning to its original form.

"I've really been looked down upon. You're just an ant from the lower realm."

Amidst the flames, Garin's eyes were icy cold. Unprecedentedly powerful and domineering lightning surged through his entire body as he swung his sword, unleashing several indiscriminate slashes.

Zoro raised his three swords, imbued with Armament Haki, and parried the attack.

Ace used his Observation Haki to predict the trajectory of the slash, and his elemental body transformed into countless flames.

Nami moved nimbly through the gaps between the incoming slashes.

Redio's mind raced, and he made a decision.

He simply gave up on dodging, raised his arms, which were wrapped in jet-black Armament Haki, and blocked the incoming slash. Instantly, his skin was torn open and blood spurted out...

Suddenly, he turned his head and saw that Gertz, who was being entangled by Storoberry's twin swords, had his right arm severed by Garin's indiscriminate slash before he could react, and his giant axe flew out of his hand...

Redio's pupils contracted, and in a moment of relaxation, he couldn't maintain the full strength of his domineering aura. His left arm was severed by a fierce slash, and his chest was torn open, revealing the bone.

boom!

Garin, his body radiating a dark, charred heat, stepped on Redio and coldly said, "I've already said it, next time it will be her right arm... Consider your left hand an extra bonus."

He reached into his pocket and pulled out a photograph, exactly the same as the one Stussy had taken—a Den Den Mushi photo of Redio's profile as he drew his sword, taken on the ship that killed Manmaia Speed ​​in the South China Sea.

"Is this you?" Garin asked coldly.

Why don't you take another look?

A deep blue light flashed in Redio's black eyes, his hair turned white rapidly as it fluttered under the impact of surging energy, and his torn chest was wrapped in a gray-white domineering aura. In the billowing hot steam, a new left hand slowly grew out.

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