Taro received the notification of learning failure, but he was only momentarily stunned before he stopped caring; he had grown accustomed to it after failing so many times.
The toxins gradually spread to the feet of the Blackbeard Pirates.
"The antidote from earlier won't work on these lethal poisons."
Silvers Rayleigh, the traitor, immediately reminded everyone. He took a puff of his cigar and said coldly:
"If any unlucky bastard gets contaminated by the toxin, remember to stay away from me. My sword doesn't recognize any comrades!"
"Zehahahaha, Shiryu, don't be so cold," Blackbeard grinned and laughed loudly, then slammed his large hand onto the ground.
"Black Hole Path"
The darkness Domain appeared once again, rolling black smoke covering the surrounding ground, continuously swallowing Magellan's crimson lethal poison.
However, this time, no matter how much he swallowed, the crimson toxin continued to pour out incessantly, as if it would never run dry.
Magellan, standing in the center of the "Venom Demon," took a step forward. The giant skeleton soldier followed, slowly stepping across dozens of meters to stand before the Blackbeard Pirates.
Magellan raised his right hand high and made a downward slapping motion toward the Blackbeard Pirates. The giant skeleton formed from condensed crimson lethal poison also raised its right hand and slapped down heavily.
"Boom, boom, boom!"
The cannons in "Dictator King" Avalo Pizarro's hands poured out fire, continuously bombarding the arm of the giant skeleton.
Behind "Crescent Moon Hunter" Catarina Devon, nine fox tails also grew wildly. With a wave, nine Fox Fires shot straight at Magellan inside the giant skeleton.
After a violent explosion, the giant skeleton's palm was blown to pieces, and poison splashed everywhere. However, in the next second, new crimson lethal poison condensed into a giant palm once again.
The Fox Fires hit the giant skeleton, but a ripple on the surface of the poison enveloped the Fox Fires, appearing to be completely ineffective.
Bang!
The giant palm slapped down heavily, and the ground instantly cracked. The massive impact sent two people flying far away, while the others retreated all the way to avoid the strike.
"Is this all the strength you have?" Magellan shouted in a deep voice, taking another step and raising his arm to pursue.
"Hurururu, so this is why Impel Down is called the Iron Wall."
Catarina Devon jumped back after being sent flying, her expression surprisingly calm. She gave a sinister laugh.
"Comrades, wait a little longer, and there will be a good show to watch."
Hearing this, Taro's heart sank. Was there something wrong with those Fox Fires just now?
He looked at Magellan's giant skeleton but couldn't see anything unusual.
The more normal it seemed, the more uneasy he felt. This woman, known as the most evil female pirate, had not fully revealed her abilities.
Based on his memories of his past life, Taro only knew she had the ability to mimic others' appearances.
Giving the enemies no chance to breathe, the venomous skeleton swung its fist down again.
"Dark Water"
Blackbeard shouted, actually reaching out his palm toward the venomous fist as a dark vortex appeared.
"Do you think... your poison can hurt me? Magellan!"
The massive pulling force not only swallowed the crimson lethal poison, but even the immense power behind the punch was absorbed.
Magellan roared, and on his right fist, the poison churned violently once again as more lethal poison gathered toward his right arm.
"Hurururu, yes, just like that, use more strength!" Catarina Devon sneered darkly at the sight.
If it were a beautiful woman saying such things, Taro might have made a comment about suggestive words.
But seeing Devon's face, Taro almost gagged. Moreover, the battle was critical now, leaving him no room for idle thoughts.
Taro no longer hesitated and entered the Second Gear state again, leaping into the air.
"Gum-Gum Jet Axe!"
Condensed Internal Energy surged out of his body, extending into a dozens-of-meters-long giant right leg, smashing heavily toward Blackbeard.
Blackbeard's other companions naturally wouldn't let Taro have his way. San Juan Wolf crossed his arms over his head, blocking Blackbeard's side.
Shiryu leapt up, his sword aimed straight for Taro in the air, with the others following closely behind.
Bang!
Taro's powerful strike slammed directly onto San Juan Wolf, the immense force instantly smashing him into the stonework.
"Ah...!"
San Juan Wolf roared, gathering all his strength to withstand the blow, while the attacks from Shiryu and the others arrived simultaneously.
Taro had to retract his Internal Energy, with Armament Haki surrounding his arms.
"Destruction Slash"
He swung and overlapped his hands, opening his palms in a pushing motion. Internal Energy gushed out, turning into sharp blades that slashed toward Shiryu in front of him.
Clang!
The sound of metal clashing rang out as Taro's palms struck the famous sword "thunderstorm" in Shiryu's hand, and the two were momentarily locked in a stalemate.
However, this slash learned from Mr. 1 passed through Shiryu's body and continued toward the others behind him. The radial slash cut through the air, its range growing larger and larger.
Devon and the others were all forced back.
"Six Powers Profound Truth: Maximum Ring Six King Pistol"
After the two landed, Taro followed up with a shout, striking out with both fists. He hit the blade of "thunderstorm" again, and the majestic power exploded instantly through the sword's body.
"Ugh... cough!"
The powerful impact hit Shiryu's chest directly, causing his body to tremble violently. He could no longer bear it and coughed up a mouthful of blood.
After heavily wounding Shiryu, the power passed through his body, maintaining its momentum as it swept toward Blackbeard behind him.
Blackbeard was focused on dealing with Magellan's attack and couldn't dodge in time. Seeing that he was about to be hit, San Juan Wolf, who was protecting him, grabbed him and rolled to the side.
Without Blackbeard's control, the giant skeleton finally smashed its fist down, sending rubble flying and kicking up a cloud of dust.
"Mutton Shot!"
"Shoulder Shot!"
"Thigh Shot!"
"..."
Strike while he's down! Having forced back Blackbeard's group and heavily wounded Shiryu, Taro seized the current one-on-one opportunity, launching a series of continuous kicking techniques.
"Gum-Gum Jet Gatling"
A storm of fist shadows rained down, each punch hitting home and heavily striking Shiryu's body.
"Gah... cough!"
Shiryu's body trembled violently under Taro's barrage of attacks. He coughed up another large mouthful of blood and was sent flying backward through the air.
"Gum-Gum Jet Whip"
Taro followed up with a horizontal sweep of his right leg, a massive leg whip condensed from Internal Energy sweeping toward Devon and the others who wanted to rescue Shiryu.
"Ittoryu: Iaido - Lions Song"
After forcing Devon and the others back again, Taro crouched down, held his sword at his side, and gripped the hilt with a reverse hand, delivering a follow-up slash toward the airborne Shiryu.
"Shiryu!"
With a loud shout, a figure suddenly shot up from the ruins and caught Shiryu's body.
It was Burgess! He actually wasn't dead yet, and he had saved Shiryu at this critical moment.
Just as Burgess was secretly feeling relieved, there was a "crack," and Shiryu's sword-wielding arm fell to the ground.
Although Taro's slash didn't kill Shiryu, it had severed his arm clean at the shoulder!
"No!"
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