Marineford's Logistics Blacksmith Chapter 165: Hammer Ablaze with Battle Spirit

Just how terrifying were the pirates of the Rocks era? Ruthless killers? Monstrously cruel, even three of the future Four Emperors once hailed from the sa crew.

But even the strongest crews had their weaker links.

And unfortunately for Captain John, he was one of them.

"Twin Blades, Sky Cleaver!"

John swung his twin blades, unleashing two pale purple slashes that looked utterly nacing.

But Hamr was no longer the greenhorn who had first set sail.

"Bring it on!"

"Heavy Hamr Spark!"

"Spiral Fla!"

One hand wielded his giant hamr, the other clenched into a fist, and two flas erupted at once.

One spiraled, one roared forward, both clashed head-on with Captain John's twin slashes.

Sakazuki scowled as his opponent suddenly switched targets, watching as John charged at Hamr. Hefting Rhitta over his shoulder, he slowly walked over.

His stance made it clear, he was standing guard, ready to back Hamr up.

Not that he'd forgotten his own n were still locked in a brutal battle, it's just that with his Observation Haki sensed more reinforcents were arriving.

"Doberman, duck! Use Tekkai!"

"Shield-Shield! Explosive Shield!"

Doberman, now sporting a fresh X-shaped wound from Scorpion's last strike, heard a sharp voice behind him and didn't hesitate for a second. He imdiately ducked and activated Tekkai.

Just as he lowered his head, Scorpion's dagger stabbed down, but so did a small, gleaming shield appeared between them.

A faint spark flickered on its surface as Scorpion's dagger struck.

Boom!

An explosion engulfed both Scorpion and Doberman.

The difference? Scorpion was blown clear by the blast, while Doberman, right in the center, suffered little thanks to Tekkai.

When the explosion faded, Doberman staggered up, covered in soot.

"Shirley, next ti you pull sothing like that, could you give more of a heads up?"

"I did warn you. 'Duck, use Tekkai.'"

Doberman: …That's not what I ant! I ant the explosion!

"Cough… you little b#tch! I'll skin you alive!"

Scorpion crawled from the blast, burned and battered from the shockwave. But the pain seed to flip a switch inside her; her killing intent only grew fiercer.

"Assassination Style, Stinger Tail!"

Like I care! Shield-Shield! Fortress!"

The two won moved simultaneously, one activating her Devil Fruit to blur around them at high speed, the other summoning layers of shields to encase herself and Doberman.

One focused on offense, the other on defense.

"Damn turtle shell!"

"Hmph. Co break it if you dare!"

Who was Sherry? A woman who'd spent plenty of ti around Hamr.

"I won't co out. You co in if you have the guts!"

"You co out!"

"You co in!"

Doberman stared at the two won shouting at each other through the shield wall, veins popping on his forehead.

Still, he tightened his grip on his katana.

"Shield-Shield: Jet Shield!"

Of course, Shirley wouldn't just hide behind a shield forever. Using Observation Haki, she pinpointed Scorpion's position and pressed her palm to the shield's back.

In an instant, the shield blasted forward like a cannon shot.

"Doberman! I'll block, cover !"

"Soru! Rankyaku!"

Shirley struck first, her Rankyaku! cleaved through the air.

Doberman followed up imdiately, his sword slicing downward in a vicious arc.

The three clashed once more in a swirling lee.

Unlike Scorpion's side, which burned hot with chaos.

Tyrant's side was strangely… calm.

Onigumo couldn't beat him, but Tyrant couldn't land a hit either. They were locked in an endless stalemate.

But with Lance's arrival, that deadlock finally broke.

Bang!

The first to hit the field wasn't Lance himself, but a bullet from his massive sniper rifle.

The terrifying round made Tyrant's blood run cold; he crossed his arms and tail in front of him to shield himself.

Over the years, Lance had awakened both forms of Haki, still raw, but he'd mastered their basics.

The bullet, clad in Armant Haki, smashed into Tyrant's scales and cracked them instantly.

If Tyrant hadn't also coated himself in Armant Haki, he'd have lost an arm on the spot.

"DAMN YOU DIE!"

Wounded, Tyrant flew into a frenzy. Onigumo simply lifted his twin blades, glaring coldly.

"I'll hold him. Find a chance to finish him."

He said this for Lance's ears, then lunged straight back at Tyrant.

He couldn't break through Tyrant's scales, but he could keep him busy.

All across the battlefield, the fighting raged on.

Only Sakazuki stood idle, his opponent stolen from him.

He couldn't just go steal soone else's fight either.

So, with a shrug, he slowly drifted toward King Riku's entourage.

At that mont, Scarlett's eyes held only Hamr. Her rapier trembled in her grasp, excitent and tension mingling in her grip.

"Go Hamr! You can do it!"

King Riku looked at his precious daughter, secretly cheering for soone else.

His feelings were… complicated.

King Riku's gaze at Hamr grew more and more hostile.

In contrast, Kyros looked at Hamr with a hint of newfound respect.

'So this was the power of a Marine Vice Admiral? Able to fight on equal footing with a pirate captain that strong, and even kill his officers.'

Above, Hamr's fight had hit its peak.

Hamr and twin blades clashed in a frenzy.

Slashes and hamr strikes collided again and again.

The more Hamr fought, the stronger he burned, his whole body blazing like a fla.

His right arm glowed red from constant hamr blows and searing heat.

But instead of pain, all he felt was pure exhilaration.

"Armant!"

"Big Hamr!"

The air hamr condensed again, this ti cloaked in Haki. Hamr now wielded a hamr in each hand.

And damn, he looked cool doing it.

If they were green, he'd basically be the Hulk…

Captain John stared at Hamr, who was only growing fiercer, and felt a twinge of doubt.

"Let's keep going!"

Both hamrs swung in unison. Hamr launched another furious attack.

John didn't have ti to think; he could only clash again.

"Brat! Don't think I'm scared of you!"

"Twin Blades, Falling Sea!"

Frustration boiling over, John's swords turned pitch-black as Armant Haki flooded them.

He raised both blades high and slashed down, two giant slashes rged into one colossal purple arc.

Fused slashes. This was only the second ti Hamr had seen the technique, but John's version was far more refined than Mihawk's.

And the power behind it was monstrous. Hamr knew he had to take it seriously.

"Spiral Skyward! Hamr!"

"Air Hamr, Big Hamr Eighty!"

Hamr roared, he hurled his spiral fla hamr straight at the slash.

The next instant, the air hamr smashed into it, too.

Hamr struck hamr, the spiral fla exploded into a sky-scorching inferno.

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