Chapter 152: Law’s Resolve!!
"Die, brat!!"
The Brachiosaurus roared as the machine guns mounted on its mechanical arms erupted in blazing muzzle flashes.
Bang bang bang bang!!
Bullets poured out like a torrential storm.
Law's expression turned grave as plans rapidly formed in his mind.
First… I need to test his strength.
His right hand clenched slightly.
"ROOM!"
A spherical domain instantly expanded.
Law vanished from where he stood, leaving the bullets to streak toward Rayleigh instead.
However, a barrier-like layer of advanced Armament Haki quietly enveloped Rayleigh's body.
He murmured to himself while sipping wine,
"So… how far can you go?"
A faint crimson glint flickered in his eyes. Though he looked relaxed, one finger rested lightly on the hilt of his sword.
—Whoosh!
Law suddenly appeared directly above Queen.
His sword Kikoku, infused with the spatial power of the Ope Ope no Mi, slashed downward.
CLANG!
The blade struck Queen's head, producing sparks of metal.
But it failed to cut through.
"Armament Haki…!"
Law's heart tightened as he instantly teleported again.
—Whoosh!
He reappeared a hundred meters away.
But in the next moment—
A terrifying killing intent surged behind him.
Law turned his head.
His pupils shrank.
A miniature missile, trailing a crimson flame, was already rushing toward him at thunderous speed.
BOOOOM!!
An explosion erupted across the ground, a massive mushroom cloud rising into the sky.
A hundred meters away, Law was thrown back by the shockwave.
The blast had still reached him.
His arm was scorched black.
"I see now… Your strange ability can only operate within that space of yours, huh?"
After only a few exchanges, Queen had already grasped part of the secret.
Queen's form began to change.
The Brachiosaurus forelimbs shifted into arms as his massive body stood upright.
Mechanical clamps spiraled out from his cybernetic arms.
In his right hand, he gripped a gigantic cleaver.
His long orange tail also transformed into mechanical components.
Human–Beast Form: Semi-Cyborg Mode!
Queen burst forward.
In an instant, he appeared before Law like a teleporting blur, his steel blade slashing down violently.
"Even if I'm severely wounded—
Even if I'm barely at ten percent of my strength—
You're still just a rookie!"
Law's pupils contracted.
Fast… too fast!
The speed had already surpassed what his eyes could follow.
His entire body trembled as he hastily raised Kikoku to block.
CLANG!
The moment their weapons collided, a terrifying force surged through him.
Veins bulged across Law's arms and forehead like writhing worms.
The next moment—
Queen's metal claw spun like a windmill before smashing forward.
BANG!!
Law was sent flying as if struck by a high-speed train.
Blood burst from his mouth as his body was launched through the air like a broken kite.
His sword Kikoku slipped from his grasp, spinning several times before embedding itself in the ground over a hundred meters away.
Law crashed heavily onto the earth.
The intense pain made it nearly impossible for him to stand.
Queen was truly powerful.
Even after being severely wounded by Rayleigh's Conqueror's Haki–infused strike, he was still far beyond someone like Law—who hadn't fully mastered Haki yet.
So… should I give up?
Law knew Rayleigh wouldn't let him die.
So…
Should he just lie down and accept defeat?
But then—
A figure appeared in his mind.
More precisely—
A smiling face.
—Corazon…!
Law's heart trembled.
Then came overwhelming killing intent.
—Doflamingo!
From the moment Law decided to join the Straw Hat Pirates, he had already sentenced Donquixote Doflamingo to death.
Just like in the past, when he once tried to use Kaido to eliminate Doflamingo.
After all—
A Four Emperor was an absolute monster.
But now…
His mindset had changed.
Was he really willing…
To let someone else avenge his blood feud?
Law slowly stood up.
Blood dripped from his arm.
Despite carrying a mountain of hatred in his heart, his mind was now strangely calm.
An opportunity like this… might never come again.
This opponent—
Was the perfect whetstone.
Law slowly closed his eyes, recalling Rayleigh's teachings about Haki.
At that moment, Queen's massive body approached step by step.
His mechanical arms spun continuously, metal clamps clacking with cold menace.
Suddenly—
Queen sensed something change in Law's presence.
"This is…?!"
His heart jolted.
"ROAR!!"
The Brachiosaurus opened its enormous mouth and fired a dark yellow laser beam.
But—
It was too late.
Law suddenly opened his eyes.
A flash of red glimmered within them.
His head tilted slightly.
—Whoosh!
The scorching beam grazed past his ear.
BOOOOM!!
The ground melted under the extreme heat before being blasted upward by the explosive storm.
Flames surged wildly into the sky, twisting the air itself.
—Whoosh!
Law vanished again.
A hundred meters away, he grabbed Kikoku—
And teleported once more.
In an instant, Law appeared above Queen.
A faint layer of Armament Haki coated his blade.
The ROOM field compressed wildly into the cursed sword.
With a single slash—
"ROOM: Amputation!!"
Under normal circumstances, even if Law possessed incredible abilities, he would never be able to injure Queen.
But now—
Queen had already been gravely wounded by Rayleigh's Conqueror's Haki Infusion.
Combined with Law's relentless maneuvering, his composure had begun to crumble.
For a single moment—
His Observation Haki faltered.
And that moment sealed his fate.
A sharp blue crescent of sword light tore through the air like a massive moon.
SLASH!
Blood erupted from Queen's chest in great torrents.
It poured down like a waterfall.
"—Haa…"
Law collapsed onto the ground, sitting heavily.
His face was deathly pale.
That single strike had drained nearly all his stamina and Haki.
But the result was immediate.
That slash—
Combining the Ope Ope no Mi's spatial power with Haki—
Was already approaching the level of a Great Swordsman's strike.
If his Haki and Devil Fruit mastery improved further, reaching the level of a Great Swordsman would be completely within reach.
"ROOOAR!!"
"You damn brat!!!"
Queen erupted from the pool of blood in fury.
Never in his life had he imagined being injured like this by someone he considered an insect.
The humiliation drove him mad.
Rage drowned out his reason.
He charged toward Law, determined to kill the brat.
But Law only looked on calmly.
At this point, he couldn't even move a finger.
Still—
He had done everything he could.
He had no regrets.
A Supernova fighting a Yonko Commander—
Even if that commander was heavily injured—
Such a battle record was already unprecedented.
"Die!!!"
Queen's massive blade came crashing down.
But suddenly—
A figure appeared like a phantom.
BAM!!
A single kick sent the All-Star flying away.
Queen's enormous body crashed into the distance—
And lost consciousness.
Law stared at the calm old man standing before him.
Weakly, he asked,
"Mr. Rayleigh… my performance… how was it?"
Rayleigh smiled gently.
The lenses of his glasses reflected a faint glimmer.
"You should understand… your opponent wasn't at full strength."
Law clenched his teeth.
"Next time we meet…
I'll defeat him head-on!"
The air fell silent.
Then—
Rayleigh suddenly laughed.
He raised his thumb.
"You did… very well."
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