Lucci hesitated.
In the snow in the distance, Gin raised his hand and pushed away the big tree that was pressing on him.
He was wounded in many places and covered in blood, but his eyes remained unwavering.
"Speaking of which, this move was originally prepared for Kuro, but if I hold back now, we might all die here."
"If one layer of bone armor can't stop it, then…"
"Two layers!"
As the sound fell to the ground, all over Gin's body, countless pure white bones pierced through his skin, entwined and intertwined on his body surface, forming a high-density exoskeleton that covered his entire body like armor.
This is a new fighting posture that Gin developed with the help of his Devil Fruit ability. It consists of two layers of exoskeleton, inner and outer.
Not only did his defensive capabilities increase significantly, but his strength also broke through the original limit and reached a new, monstrous level.
Suppose the lower limit of physical strength is the amount of muscle in the body. In that case, the upper limit of a person's physical strength is the strength of the bones.
Because the bearing capacity of bones is limited, once this upper limit is exceeded, the bones will break because they cannot withstand the surge in body force.
But with the help of the power of the Bone-Bone fruit, Gin increased the strength of his bones by several levels, which in turn resulted in an exponential increase in his physical strength.
"Let's… go again!"
Gin opened his mouth and swallowed a large amount of air into his stomach.
The pieces of bone armor on his back unfolded, revealing the vents inside. Then, a large amount of gas gushed out of the vents, and the exaggerated impact force was completely transformed into thrust.
Boom!
In an instant, Gin disappeared from everyone's sight. The strong wind caused by his high-speed movement alone blew up the snow on the ground, making it impossible for everyone to open their eyes.
He condensed the bone spear in his hand again and shot it towards Who's-Who.
"Take this if you dare!"
Who's-Who felt the whistling wind, and for the first time, a hint of interest appeared in his eyes.
"Interesting!"
The next moment, Who's-Who transformed into a Human-Beast Form, and his body suddenly became several times larger. His original height of just over three meters suddenly increased to nearly five meters.
His body was covered in yellow hair, and canine teeth protruded from his mouth like daggers.
It was Ancient Zoan Fruit, Cat-Cat Fruit, Model: Saber-Toothed Tiger.
"Then I'll show it to you!"
The next moment, the pitch-black fist and the pure-white bone spear collided in mid-air…
Boom!
The air currents caused by the confrontation between the two men alone were enough to make the Raven under their feet sway constantly from side to side, and several unlucky pirates were blown directly into the water.
"Hey…"
Zoro's mouth couldn't help but twitch. The power displayed by Gin in front of him was already one level stronger than his.
Even the strength that Kuro had shown before might not be a match for Gin in this state.
Lucci looked at this scene, and while he was shocked by Gin's strength, his eyes became more and more complicated.
In his nearly 20 years of spy career, this is the first man who believes in him so unconditionally.
Justice!
He was born to uphold justice; he's the sharp sword of the World Government and the shield of the Celestial Dragons!
"Lucci!"
Kalifa and Lucci stood side by side and said in a low voice: "It's just a mission."
"I see."
Lucci gritted his teeth and forced himself to suppress the emotions in his heart.
Also, at this moment, the wrestling match in the air far away had already decided on the outcome.
In Gin's hand, the bone spear made of two layers of bones shattered into pieces, and he flew backward again.
Who's-Who's figure also fell heavily on the deck, his legs almost completely buried in the deck of the Raven.
He looked at Gin, who fell into the snow again, and the smile in his eyes became more ferocious: "The one who wins!"
"It will only be me!"
Having said that, his heavy breathing also proved that he was not as relaxed as he appeared on the surface, and he even had a trace of fear in his heart.
Could this newcomer who just stepped out of East Blue actually achieve this?!
It's really surprising!
If he had hesitated for a moment and hadn't switched to the Human-Beast Form, he would probably have been the one flying backward.
Monster!
Fortunately, he was still one step ahead!
"Hahahaha!"
The casual and arrogant laughter just sounded on the deck when it was interrupted by a tree flying from a distance.
Who's-Who turned around and saw that it was Gin who came to attack him again: "Do you really want to die?!"
Now, Gin was covered in blood, and layers of fine cracks appeared on the bone armor covering his body.
'Even if I use two pieces of armor, I can't defeat the person in front of me!'
'If I can also use Armament Haki, the defense and attack power brought by the two bones will undergo a qualitative change.'
'By then, this guy may not be my opponent!'
Gin gritted his teeth.
Although he was reluctant to admit it, he knew that there was still a huge gap between him and these monsters from the New World.
Especially Armament Haki!
He only mastered the Observation Haki, and his strength was far inferior to that of Gawain and Kuro.
If he falls here, not only Lucci and Kalifa but also Zoro and the patients on the ship will be in trouble.
"Escape!"
Gin roared at the top of his lungs, and then, relying on the defense of his bone armor, he took Who's-Who's attack head-on, entangled him, and bought time for everyone.
The stunned people on the deck were awakened and looked at the bloody Gin with tears in their eyes.
Only then did they realize that the opponent before them was no match for even the third most powerful figure in the ship.
But no one wavered, and they all picked up their flintlocks; even if their legs were shaking, they still wanted to join the battle.
"Gin, I… I won't leave…"
"That's right, if we have to die, we'll all die here!"
Some people had tears in their eyes and were determined to fight to the death with Gin.
But in the next moment, they were scolded by Zoro: "Don't be stupid!"
"You staying here is just a burden to us!"
"Go and escape!"
Zoro shouted angrily, then drew out the three swords from his waist and, without hesitation, rushed into the battlefield.
The two of them still couldn't suppress Who's-Who, and they were even easily suppressed by Who's-Who.
In terms of physique, Haki, and fighting skills, Zoro and Gin were completely crushed by Who's-Who in these three aspects, and they were even exhausted from coping.
For a moment, the deck was covered with bones and a flying slash.
The three of them gradually relaxed their control, and the battlefield shifted from the deck of the Raven to the snowfield.
Who's-Who raised his hand, pushed Gin back, and crushed Zoro's flying slash with one hand, appearing to be at ease, and even took advantage of the gaps in the attack to taunt: "Look."
"Even though you have tried your best and fought to this extent and even adopted the strategy of exchanging injuries for injuries in order to hold me back, that guy still didn't make a move."
"Is it really worth it?"
The only answer he got was Gin's silent punch after punch. Each punch was so powerful that it left deep holes in the floor.
Aboard the Raven.
Everyone fled with tears in their eyes, but no one dared to look back for fear of seeing the man die in battle.