Chapter 254: The Vanishing Sound!
"So strong! Is this Byrnndi World's Strength?"
Gion looked at the Pitch-Black Giant below, rampaging wildly and almost hammering the ground of the Kuri Region to pieces, exclaiming repeatedly.
Don't blame her for being inexperienced, because even at Marine Headquarters, where Big Shots are everywhere, there aren't many opportunities to witness them fighting with their full Strength.
Not to mention, Byrnndi World's current performance is indeed spectacular. Compared to him, even Kaido's Azure Dragon form can only be said to be nothing special.
Perhaps.
Only when Kaido reaches the true Highest Combat Power in the future, will the 'Great Torch Dragon' form, known as 'Susanoo Dragon', possess Strength comparable to it.
"Indeed very strong, but unfortunately..." Mihawk was also watching the Situation below. Gion beside him looked over curiously, "Unfortunately what?"
"Unfortunately, Byrnndi World's strongest form consumes too much Stamina and Haki for an Ability User. It can only last for a maximum of twelve hours, after which it requires several days to recover Stamina and Haki."
Mihawk explained the Situation as he understood it.
"Only... twelve hours?"
Gion, who was still a Rear Admiral, had a speechless Expression upon hearing this. She looked at the Pitch-Black Giant below again and said in confusion, "With such strong Strength, twelve hours should be long enough, right?"
A four hundred meter Giant capable of extremely high speed movement and covered in Armament Haki, given twelve hours, would be enough to destroy a Kingdom along with the Island, wouldn't it?
"Battles between Highest Combat Powers usually last seven to ten days. If it's two against one, it can be shortened to three to four days. Twelve hours is half a day."
After listening to Mihawk's calm narration of a few numbers, Gion suddenly fell silent. Looking at it this way, twelve hours was indeed pitifully short.
"Then Byrnndi World won't be able to take down Kozuki Oden?"
She remembered Mihawk had said before that Kozuki Oden was also a Highest Combat Power.
"Highest Combat Powers are also divided into strong and weak. It also depends on Ability Compatibility, one's own state, and the Situation."
Mihawk slowly explained his thoughts while watching the Combat and thinking.
"The current Situation is that Kozuki Oden doesn't know Byrnndi World can only last for twelve hours, and he cannot choose to avoid the Combat; he must clash head-on. Because once he chooses to dodge, the latter's attack will strike those Daimyo and Samurai. Plus, the previous attack that fell from the sky has already caused him considerable Injuries..."
Listening to his words, Gion observed Byrnndi World.
She found that although on the surface he seemed to be blinded by rage, every time Kozuki Oden tried to avoid his giant fist, he would smash towards the Samurai fleeing wildly around.
At his current hundred times Speed, no matter how much these people run, it's impossible for them to outrun him. This forced Kozuki Oden, in order to protect these people, to bite the bullet and swing the Twin Swords in his hand to block for them.
Just like this, he was repeatedly hit on the shattered Ground by Byrnndi World. The Blood overflowing from his mouth became more and more, and the Pain on his face gradually became obvious.
It wasn't that he hadn't thought about relying on his family's inherited Busoshoku Haki Internal Destruction Technique and the Haoshoku Haki Coating Technique learned from Roger, to deliver a fatal attack to the opponent's Vital Point, such as the Throat, Temple...
But Byrnndi World's most troublesome aspect isn't actually his massive four hundred meter Body Size, but his extremely fast movement Speed and the Moonwalk that allows him to fly at any time and perform three-dimensional movement with no blind spots.
This gives him unimaginable Agility and Speed!
As for Armament Haki and Observation Haki, Kozuki Oden actually also realized he wasn't as skilled as Byrnndi World. The latter just doesn't know those Techniques.
But when it comes to the profoundness of Armament Haki, the sharpness of Observation Haki, and Combat Experience against Highest Combat Powers, Byrnndi World's accumulation over decades is not a joke.
Those are the Foundations forged through fighting on the Sea with 'Whitebeard' Edward Newgate, 'Pirate King' Gol D. Roger, 'Golden Lion' Shiki, 'Black Arm' Zephyr, and others.
To put it bluntly.
He, Kozuki Oden, has only mastered two top-tier Haki Techniques, but his raw Strength is not as good as this 'World Destroyer'.
Of course, this refers to Byrnndi World with hundred times Speed plus hundred times magnification.
Speaking of this, even Mihawk had to be surprised by the Ability of the Paramecia System Momo-Momo Fruit. Although it doesn't have any flashy or strange Abilities, it is extremely simple and brutal in greatly enhancing the Ability User's Strength, Speed, and Volume!
It has always been widely rumored on the Great Sea that Edward Newgate's Tremor-Tremor Fruit is the strongest Paramecia.
But in Mihawk's view, the Tremor-Tremor Fruit is strong because of 'Whitebeard' Edward Newgate, while Byrnndi World's Strength is because of the Momo-Momo Fruit.
So if only considering the Enhancement Effect of Devil Fruits on Ability Users, he feels that the Momo-Momo Fruit is stronger than the Tremor-Tremor Fruit!
Leaving aside other things, the Tremor-Tremor Fruit might not necessarily make Byrnndi World much stronger, but if the Momo-Momo Fruit were given to Edward Newgate...
When the continuous pounding and smashing sounds lasted for about three hours, a portion of the people had already luckily escaped to a sufficiently far Safe Distance.
But the nearly twenty thousand people originally gathered by both sides, at this time, were less than ten thousand people.
The Beast Pirates side's mere thousand people were basically wiped out. Kurozumi Orochi and a group of Ninjas were unscathed under the Protection of the Barrier.
On the side of the Samurai who were subduing Orochi and Kaido, Kin'emon and the other Kozuki Retainers, along with Daimyo like Shimotsuki Ushimaru, survived without a single loss, although they were disheveled and each had Injuries. They also found the unconscious Fuzuki Omusubi and Uzuki Tempura.
At this moment, both sides were clearly demarcated, but neither chose to continue the slaughter. Instead, they quietly waited for the outcome of the distant Combat.
Even Kaido flying in the Air with King didn't put his mind on these Small Fry.
In his Gaze towards Byrnndi World, mixed with Anger, Unwillingness, Longing, and other complex emotions, he also suddenly realized that on the stage of Wano Country, he had already changed from the protagonist to a supporting character.
Because he was too weak, because he was defeated!
[Bang!!]
Following another heavy punch from Byrnndi World landing on the Ground, the already cracked and uneven Ground suddenly began to completely crack, sink, and collapse.
Fortunately, he immediately flew into the Air by stepping on the Air.
Immediately after, large amounts of Water Spouts erupted from those large and small cracks. When they dispersed and fell at the highest point, they immediately turned into a downpour.
It's likely that before long, Kuri Region will have an extra Lake.
But the Combat between the two sides did not end because of this.
Or rather, Byrnndi World did not choose to stop because of this. Under the monitoring of Observation Haki, Kozuki Oden's Position was clearly visible.
Kozuki Oden stood on a Rock Block floating on the water. He had almost turned into a blood-soaked person. He only felt that every Breathing would make his Internal Organs ache, and his Consciousness was also somewhat dizzy.
But facing the Pitch-Black Giant's step-by-step pressing, he had to grit his teeth and raise his Blade to respond.
Actually, Byrnndi World was also covered in scars, his whole body covered in bloody cuts. Unfortunately, these wounds were not deep enough.
Because his Armament Haki was solid enough.
If Kozuki Oden's Armament Haki Strength was similar to his, he could have caused huge damage with the Internal Destruction Technique. But Technique, after all, is just Technique.
When another two hours passed.
"..."
Kin'emon and others suddenly looked at each other, because they seemed to not hear the rumbling sound anymore. Some people thought it was their illusion, but seeing the Gaze of others, their hearts suddenly felt a sudden sense of dread.
Shimotsuki Ushimaru with a pale Expression, spoke a sentence with difficulty.
"Oden's Aura is gone..."
(End of this chapter)