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Jin met the attack with a punch of his own, a brutal, head-on collision. A torrent of lightning and electricity shot from his fist.
In that instant—
"ROOAAR!"
A divine dragon formed of pure lightning roared into existence, carried forward by the force of his punch and his Haki.
Its roar was deafening.
It was far more terrifying than Enel's "Thunderbird" or "Thunder Wolf."
Wherever it passed, the air exploded, the ground shattered, and buildings were crushed, collapsing into dust.
It opened its jaws and tore into the "Ikoku" shockwave, swallowing it whole.
Then, it "ate" Prometheus.
Flames erupted from its body.
Lightning and fire clashed, the energy exploding like firecrackers.
But the punch continued.
It hurtled toward Big Mom. The sight was terrifying.
Big Mom's pupils contracted. She brought Napoleon up to block.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
The flaming lightning dragon crashed against the Armament Haki-wreathed blade.
A tidal wave of lightning and fire washed over the battlefield.
After throwing the punch, Jin took a breath, then took another step. As Big Mom was being pushed back by the lightning dragon, he threw another punch.
His fists powerful and impossibly fast, each one trailing lightning as they rained down on her.
He attacked relentlessly, each blow landing with a sickening thud, the immense force driving Big Mom back, step by step.
It wasn't that she was powerless to fight back. It was that Jin had seized the opening, and his lightning-infused attacks were too fast, too ferocious, a torrential downpour that had her completely on the defensive.
DOOOOM!
The final punch.
His fist shone with a blinding light, hardened with Haki and wreathed in lightning, like a miniature sun.
A searing pain shot through Big Mom. She was sent flying, crashing into the shattered earth, half her body embedded in the ground.
She coughed up a mouthful of blood and let out a pained cry.
She was injured.
The lightning, the Haki, the force of the punch—it had all spiraled together, drilling through her steel-like defenses and striking her fragile internal organs.
The Spiral Force.
Adding a spiral to any force increases its piercing power. A nail with a spiral can drill through steel. A bullet with rifling is faster, more destructive...
During his time in the Flower Capital, Jin had witnessed many different fighting styles, many different applications of "force." He had been practicing, honing his skills.
In his mind, it all came down to a simple contest of "spear" vs. "shield."
The "Ryuo" of Wano was just one school of Armament Haki application.
As long as you could break the shield, it didn't matter if it was Ryuo or something else.
Use what works.
But it was also a testament to his own enhanced learning ability, a result of his evolution. He could quickly grasp the essence of any technique. An ordinary person would be lucky to master one such technique in their entire lifetime.
She was down?
One of the Four Emperors, Big Mom... was down?
Doflamingo and Tesoro were stunned.
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"Mama—!"
Katakuri, Oven, and the others all cried out in shock.
"Zan Giri Mochi!"
Katakuri's arm transformed into mochi, rapidly expanding into a massive, spiked club, which he then hardened with Armament Haki. He leaped into the air and spun, bringing the club crashing down on Jin like a meteor.
"Hot Wind Sword!" Oven roared, his naginata wreathed in flames.
"Cream Monster!"
"Wave Pretzel!"
Seeing their mother fall, the children of the Big Mom family attacked without hesitation.
"Mama... are you alright?" Others—Perospero, Smoothie, Brûlée—rushed to her side.
Katakuri's attack slammed into the ground, but all it hit was a shimmering afterimage of lightning. Jin was already behind him.
He swept a leg out.
Katakuri's Observation Haki saw it coming. He spun, using his left leg as a pivot, and whipped his right leg around to meet the attack.
Since his last defeat, he had been training relentlessly. He was stronger now.
BOOM!
Their Haki-hardened legs collided in mid-air. An even more terrifying force sent Katakuri flying.
A wave of intense heat washed over him.
A dozen more attacks were incoming.
Jin charged into the barrage, then vanished, reappearing in front of Oven.
Oven was horrified.
A lightning-wreathed fist slammed into his stomach. He doubled over like a shrimp, coughing up blood as he was sent flying.
"ROAR!"
The Cream Monster lunged.
Jin snatched Oven's still-glowing naginata from the air and swung it, a wave of intense heat melting the cream.
Cracker charged, unleashing a powerful, spinning shockwave.
Jin crossed his arms, hardening them with Armament Haki, and blocked the attack with a sound like clashing steel.
Cracker's pupils contracted. He tried to press the attack, but Jin pushed back, forcing his sword away.
Jin's own attack followed, a hundred afterimages of his fists enveloping Cracker.
"Hard Biscuit!"
Cracker immediately created a massive biscuit shield, coating it in Armament Haki.
The Paramecia Biscuit-Biscuit Fruit!
After a few dozen punches, the biscuit shield shattered.
A single fist broke through.
BOOM!
Cracker was sent flying, the excruciating pain robbing him of his ability to think.
More attacks came.
Daifuku's genie brought its massive blade down, Amande unleashed a sword strike...
Gunshots, flames, flying needles...
Jin turned to lightning and evaded them all.
"Twisted Spear Mochi!"
Katakuri was back.
In mid-air, his legs transformed into mochi, twisting together into a long, sharp spear that descended on Jin with deadly precision, hardened and wreathed in Armament Haki.
Jin looked up, his hair whipping around his face.
He could feel a tremor deep within his body, a trembling in his very cells. It wasn't fear. It was excitement. It was the will to fight.
The intense, high-stakes battle had his blood boiling.
He stomped the ground, and it shattered. With a sonic boom, he shot into the air, the Armament Haki on his fist like the tip of a spear.
Like a nail.
BOOM!
They collided.
A deafening roar.
A brilliant flash of light.
Arcs of energy, like lightning but not lightning, shot out from the point of impact.
It was a silent, wordless battle between two men with the disposition of a king.
A clash of wills.
Neither would back down.
"WUUUUHAAAAA...!"
Jin roared, his power surging, and he sent Katakuri flying, a meteor streaking across the sky.
Daifuku, Mont-d'Or, and the other family officers all charged, their weapons raised, swarming him.
But Jin's fighting spirit was at its peak. He was fearless. He pushed through their attacks and sent them all flying.
The guests of the Tea Party, who had long since fled to a safe distance, watched in stunned silence.
"One man, fighting the entire Big Mom family?!"
"Does he think he's Kaido?"
"This is insane!"
Others were just enjoying the show.
"This Tea Party was totally worth it!"
At that moment—
A glint in Tesoro's eye. This was his chance to be the hero.
"This is Big Mom's territory," he said, stepping forward and drawing all eyes to him. "To let an outsider cause such a ruckus... it's just too much. I can't just stand by and watch."
"It's the Gold Emperor!"
"Is he going to fight?"
The guests were surprised. Doflamingo, Stussy, and Du Feld were all taken aback.
He leaped into the air, his fist turning to gold, an armored gauntlet wreathed in Haki. "I'm here to help!"
"Golden Burst!"
A flashy entrance, a powerful punch.
But the blow wasn't aimed at Jin.
It shot past him—hurtling straight for Reiju.
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