One Piece: King of the World-Chapter 335: Hancock’s Strength!

Hancock glanced at Teach, who had been sent flying, with a look of discomfort. She frowned and said disdainfully, "Trash."

A glint flashed through Mihawk's eyes as he took a step forward.

"Hey, can't help but make a move?" Doflamingo asked with a sly smile.

Mihawk placed his hand on the hilt of the black blade, Yoru, and said softly, "I just want to test the real distance between me and the world's strongest man... when he's at his peak."

"How boring," Crocodile said dismissively, biting down on his cigar.

Mihawk ignored the comment and took another step forward, immediately drawing the attention of Newgate. As the world's strongest swordsman, Mihawk was different from the 'newcomer' Teach. He was a seasoned master who had long made a name for himself.

Every move he made drew the focus of everyone present.

Claudius followed Mihawk's gaze, smiled, and murmured, "Still so impatient, Mihawk."

Back in East Blue, Mihawk had always seemed restless. Even now, he hadn't changed much.

He unsheathed the black blade, Yoru, and whispered, "Black Blade: Flash!"

As soon as he spoke, Mihawk executed a straightforward, no-frills slash.

The sword energy that erupted from Yoru was so dense it appeared solid. The slash cut through the frozen sea beneath them like a hot knife through butter, leaving a clean, precise fissure as it surged toward Newgate with unstoppable force.

A faint smile tugged at Newgate's lips as he tightened his grip on Murakumogiri. Just as he was about to intercept the attack, a figure suddenly leaped out from behind him, Diamond Jozu.

At the same time, Marco's voice came from behind.

"Come on, Pops! You can't hog all the spotlight, can you?" Marco said lazily, his pineapple-shaped hair unmoving as he walked up beside Newgate with his hands casually tucked into his sleeves, looking every bit the carefree rebel.

The other division commanders followed Marco, quickly taking their positions around Newgate.

In the next instant, Jozu, who had jumped from the ship, activated his Devil Fruit ability mid-air. His body gleamed as he transformed into solid diamond.

"Drink!!!" Jozu roared, throwing his shoulder into Mihawk's slash. The ice beneath his feet cracked and splintered under the immense force. But despite the terrifying power of the attack, Jozu managed to hold firm, his diamond body withstanding Mihawk's strike.

With a forceful shove, Jozu redirected the slash upward. The sword energy shot into the sky and dispersed the clouds with a deafening crack.

Mihawk frowned slightly. He hadn't used his full strength, neither Haki nor his strongest technique, just a probing strike at around seventy percent power. Yet, Jozu had effortlessly deflected it, leaving him somewhat displeased.

Nearby, Enel flipped through a small notebook and said, "His Highness warned you: if you act too soon, you'll get embarrassed."

Mihawk's eyelid twitched. He was clearly irritated.

Just then, Fleet Admiral Sengoku's voice came through the loudspeakers:

"The war has begun. All units, attack!!"

Newgate immediately raised his naginata and roared, "Little ones! Show them what we're made of! Charge in and rescue Thatch!"

As Newgate's words echoed across the battlefield, the sound of cannon fire suddenly erupted from the mist-shrouded sea. Moments later, dozens of pirate ships emerged, with Marine warships hot on their heels.

These were the 43 allied ships of the Whitebeard Pirates.

The pirate ships crashed into the ice, splintering the frozen surface, and hordes of pirates stormed ashore with weapons in hand, bellowing war cries.

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From the Marine side, the fortress cannons roared to life, firing relentlessly at the invading pirates. The pirates responded in kind, unleashing a ferocious counterattack.

The battle, which had earlier seemed like a strategic duel between elites, had devolved into chaotic, full-scale warfare.

Vice Admiral Momonga drew his saber and commanded, "Don't let those pirates reach the plaza! Cut them down!"

With that, he charged forward. Vice Admirals Onigumo, Doberman, and Strawberry followed suit, leading the Marine forces into the fray.

Even Smoker, with his cigar clenched between his teeth, surged ahead with his subordinates, ready to fight.

Jozu, having just repelled Mihawk's slash, didn't back down. With a fierce glint in his eyes, he bent down and plunged his hands into the ice.

"Rrrrgh!!!" Jozu roared as he ripped out a massive block of ice, three times the size of a Marine Giant. With a heave, he hurled it toward the execution platform.

The colossal ice block sailed through the air like a meteor, casting a shadow over the execution platform.

Claudius, still seated calmly, glanced up at the incoming ice.

Lucci instinctively removed Claudius' coat from the back of his chair and unbuttoned his collar, preparing to intervene.

"Wait," Claudius said softly.

Lucci froze.

Sakazuki, who had also readied himself to act, paused as well, his instincts telling him to trust Claudius.

Up front, Hancock's expression suddenly twisted into rage as she watched the ice block hurtling toward Claudius.

"Insolent fools!" Hancock snapped.

With a sharp crack, she sprang from the back of Salome, her massive snake companion. The wall beneath her feet crumbled under the force of her leap as she shot toward the incoming ice.

Mid-air, Hancock twisted her body gracefully and shouted:

"Perfume Femur!"

Her red high heel struck the ice with explosive force, stopping its downward momentum in an instant.

The ice, once a solid mass, rapidly turned dull gray, petrified by Hancock's powers.

"Break!" Hancock snarled.

The next second, the petrified ice shattered into countless shards, scattering like fireworks across the pirate ranks below.

Hancock flipped elegantly in the air and landed back on the wall in a poised stance, one hand on her hip and her chin lifted arrogantly.

"Don't be so presumptuous!" she declared.

The battlefield fell momentarily silent.

On Sabaody Archipelago, where the events were being broadcast live, the crowd was stunned.

"So strong!"

"That's the Pirate Empress! Boa Hancock!"

"She kicked apart an ice block the size of a meteorite?!"

Back on the battlefield, Claudius leaned back in his chair and laughed.

"Ahahahaha! You've grown stronger, Hancock!" he said, his voice filled with pride.

Sakazuki glanced at Hancock, his surprise evident.

"That woman... she's not just beautiful. She's a monster in combat as well."

Borsalino, meanwhile, raised an eyebrow and said in his usual drawl, "One after another... monsters, every single one of them."

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