With a reverse slash, Cyrus swept his blade upward in an arc, eting Silver Axe's weapon head-on.
Cyrus's feet sank slightly into the ground.
Silver Axe, anwhile, was sent flying backward.
And chasing after that airborne figure was Cyrus himself.
Moving after him yet arriving first, Cyrus appeared in front of Silver Axe, calmly raised his sword, and slashed down.
Boom!
Silver Axe was cut down from the air and smashed into the ground below.
The earth cracked where he landed, and seawater burst out from beneath it.
Then, a slash mixed with seawater shot out from within the spray, flying straight toward Cyrus.
Cyrus swung his sword and knocked the incoming slash away, then lowered his gaze.
Silver Axe stood in the seawater, completely unaffected.
'So he was not a Devil Fruit user after all.'
'No wonder his body was so powerful.'
Anyone who made a na for themselves on the sea had sothing extraordinary about them.
If they were not a powerful Devil Fruit user, then they had other unusual ans.
Or else they possessed a powerful physique, formidable Haki, or superb swordsmanship.
Silver Axe belonged to that category.
His Haki and body were both extrely strong.
The Armant Haki wrapped around his entire body was far stronger than that undercover agent under Doflamingo's command.
For a brief mont, the battlefield fell silent.
Heavy breathing sounded not far behind Cyrus.
Charlotte Linlin rolled over and climbed back to her feet.
Judging by the look of things, she had already adapted to the previous slash Cyrus had landed on her.
That cut had left what looked like a severe wound on her body.
But for Charlotte Linlin's enormous physique, it had not weakened her fighting strength by much.
However, after getting up, Charlotte Linlin's eyes were no longer blood-red.
Clearly, she had recovered from that previous frenzied state.
"Mamamama… To think soone like you appeared on the sea."
Charlotte Linlin stared directly at Cyrus's back. Instead of attacking right away, she laughed and spoke.
As for Silver Axe, he did not erge from the seawater.
With his physique, remaining in seawater would not affect him for a while.
Or perhaps he was planning to use the seawater against Cyrus.
After all, it was common knowledge that Devil Fruit users were restrained by the sea.
"Existence itself is reason enough, Big Mom. You are not my opponents."
After landing back on the ground, Cyrus turned and said calmly.
"Then co and kill !"
Charlotte Linlin's face flashed with a vicious look as she spoke.
Cyrus frowned slightly.
To be honest, he could kill the other three if necessary, but Charlotte Linlin had never been part of his original plan to eliminate.
After all, Cyrus was still planning to temporarily absorb the mbers of the Charlotte Family.
If he wanted to carry out the Hunter Guild's plans in the New World, manpower was indispensable.
On that point, Crocodile's side was obviously of no help at the mont, and they did not have enough top fighters to handle such matters either.
So these pirates were part of his plan.
After everything he had experienced, Cyrus was no longer the kind of person who refused to adapt.
In this world, people like Issho were still the minority.
The strong on the sea either belonged to the Marines and the World Governnt, or they were pirates.
As for everyone else, they made up only a very small portion.
That was why Cyrus had never planned to kill Big Mom from the beginning. His idea had simply been to defeat her and imprison her.
That way, at least the stretch of sea from Dressrosa to Totto Land would no longer require him to worry too much.
But now that Charlotte Linlin's defeat was already certain, she actually wanted to fight him to the death.
Cyrus narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at Big Mom, considering how the Charlotte Family might react if he killed Charlotte Linlin.
Whoosh!
From within the seawater, a spray rose up, following a figure as it charged toward Cyrus.
But before the seawater could even get close to him, it evaporated completely.
Cyrus turned sideways, avoiding the incoming figure, then clenched his left fist and swept it across.
His fist slamd heavily into Silver Axe's ribs just as the man swung his axe.
Bang!
After a trendous impact, the air exploded, and Silver Axe was sent hurtling toward Big Mom.
Big Mom raised her hand and caught the flying Silver Axe in one grip, but the force still pushed her back several steps.
"You should leave," Charlotte Linlin said, releasing Silver Axe.
"I don't have a habit of running the mont I et an opponent."
Blood spilled from the corner of Silver Axe's mouth.
That punch from Cyrus had driven Haki straight through the Armant Haki covering his body and injured his internal organs.
He raised his hand, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and snorted coldly.
"Hey, hey. If you act like that, you're making look like the villain here."
Cyrus frowned at the two of them, his tone clearly displeased.
This was the first ti since the battle began that Cyrus had shown such obvious emotion.
"Tch. You're pirates, yet you insist on pretending you have so kind of honor."
"Brat, even pirates have their own code!"
Hearing Cyrus's words, Charlotte Linlin turned her head to look at him and grinned.
"That does not erase the truth that you are pirates."
Cyrus flicked the sword in his hand and locked his gaze onto the two of them.
In that case, there was no need to think too much about it anymore.
As for whether they lived or died, that would depend on how much punishnt the two of them could withstand.
Boom!
The ground beneath Cyrus's feet suddenly exploded.
The portion of Whole Cake Island that had previously been erased by his slash trembled violently, then began cracking apart piece by piece.
Cyrus—full-power output mode.
He no longer conserved his strength, Haki, or personal energy.
In his normal state, this was Cyrus's strongest form.
The Golden Lion had fallen to this exact move and now, Cyrus intended to end this quickly.
Although, in truth, not much ti had passed since the battle began.
Under the massive recoil force, Cyrus's speed beca terrifyingly fast, almost like teleportation.
But this ti, he was not moving through his Devil Fruit ability.
It was pure speed produced by raw physical power.
A certain sleazy man had once said that speed was weight.
There was nothing wrong with that statent.
Now, Cyrus was proving the truth of it himself.
Great speed brought great power and an unparalleled force of impact.
Facing Cyrus's charge, Big Mom and Silver Axe attacked together, trying to stop him.
But Cyrus in this state was not soone they could deal with so casually.
He was too fast, and the two of them had also acted in haste.
Faced with that terrifying burst of violent power, the large and small figures were both sent flying by a single slash from Cyrus.
The next instant, Cyrus's figure had already appeared high in the sky.
Countless flaming slashes rained down from above.
After unleashing them, Cyrus descended together with the slashes.
The sword in his hand shone with a dazzling white radiance, as though he were holding a beam of light.
And that brilliant light was now falling from the heavens, descending toward Big Mom, who had been struck by the flaming slashes.
It was a ferocious blow from above.
Along with that strike ca an imnse pressure from the sky.
It was the oppression of a massive object falling at trendous speed, so heavy and overwhelming that it made a person unable to move.
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