Chapter 361: Zoro’s Challenge (Ch 361)

However, this was Zoro’s own choice and he didn’t intend to stop him. He even decided to help bring the other party to Eren.
Seeing the two people walking out of the restaurant one after the other, the Straw Hat Pirates no longer had the appetite to eat and quickly followed in their footsteps.
Soon, Ace brought a group of people to the outside of Alan’s villa. Through the fence, he saw Alan drinking afternoon tea with Robin who had just returned. It was obvious that he knew about the arrival of the Straw Hat Pirates.
“Captain, this swordsman on Luffy’s ship wants to challenge you? Want to move?”
Allen had anticipated this. When they first met near the Seven Water Cities, the other party already had the intention to challenge him. Now that he has mastered domineering and stronger swordsmanship, and has come to Twilight City, how could he give up this opportunity that is within his reach?
Following Ace’s words and exchanging glances with Zoro, Alan saw the excitement and sharpness in the other’s eyes that were difficult to conceal, which further proved this point.
“It’s not bad to cultivate your domineering aura to this level in two years, but it’s still a little too early to face me. Are you sure you want to challenge me?”
“Ah, of course. I can only achieve my dream by constantly fighting against strong opponents. The stronger the opponent, the better. It doesn’t matter if I die.”
The corner of Zoro’s mouth curled up slightly, and there was no fear in his eyes, but his words made Nami, Usopp and others beside him panic instantly. What do you mean it doesn’t matter if you die? It was obvious that the other party could have held back.
The two men who were about to step forward and grab Zoro were stopped by Luffy halfway. Their puzzled looks only resulted in Luffy’s firm shake of his head.
“Don’t interfere, this is Zoro’s pursuit.”
“Really…really…”
Nami suddenly felt helpless. One or two of them were like this. What could be more important than life?
“You look great, so follow me.”
Since he has come to challenge him, Alan has no reason to refuse. As the other party is Robin’s partner, it might be a good thing to let him try to fail.
“Thank you very much.”
Zoro knew that he was unable to arouse Eren’s interest right now, and the other party was probably willing to give him advice only for Robin’s sake.
After expressing his gratitude, Zoro followed Eren’s leaving footsteps, and the Straw Hat Pirates followed suit.
“Robin, nothing unexpected will happen.”
On the way, Nami looked at Robin beside her with some concern, but the other party just smiled faintly.
“Don’t worry, Nami, dad won’t kill you.”
“Phew, that’s good.”
After hearing what Robin said, I suddenly felt relieved and was no longer so worried.
The group came to the sparsely populated coast east of Twilight City. Since it is full of reefs, people who like to sunbathe usually choose to go to the sandy beach on the west.
“That’s it.”
The uneven stone surface made it difficult for Zoro to find a foothold, but when he looked at Alan who was walking on flat ground opposite him, he did not raise any objection.
“Okay, then it’s okay for me to attack first.”
Zoro wrapped the green scarf on his arm around his head, stared at Alan with excited eyes, then took out three swords and made the starting posture of the Three Swords Style.
Alan shrugged and didn’t comment.
“Okay, go ahead.”
Looking at Zoro who was ready to fight opposite him, Alan suddenly felt a little evil.
“You should have fought with Hawkeye in the East China Sea, right?”
“Hmm? Yeah, so what?”
Zoro was puzzled by Eren’s question, but he did not hide it. Failure was not scary to him.
“Then, this weapon shouldn’t be unfamiliar to you.”
As he spoke, Alan’s lips curled up into a wicked smile, and a knife like the cross-shaped knife on Hawkeye’s chest suddenly appeared in Alan’s hand.
“Ah, I have indeed seen it.”
Zoro’s attitude made Alan raise his eyebrows, but the anger that he had imagined did not appear in his eyes.
“Oh? Looks like you’ve grown a lot?”
“Heh, knives and swords have different powers in the hands of different people. A branch in the hands of a strong person can also cut off a machete in the hands of a weak person. I understand this principle.”
“Once I show enough strength, you will naturally draw your sword. There is nothing to be angry about.”
Just as Alan said, just in terms of mentality, Zoro has grown a lot in the past two years. You know, two years ago Hawkeye made Zoro furious.
“Come on, let me see if you have seen the power of the Black Sword.”
Seeing that the two were about to start fighting, the Straw Hat Pirates and Ace who were watching the fight nearby took a deep breath and stared at the scene intently, while at the same time they were worried about Zoro.
“You will see, Three Swords Style, Extreme, Tiger Hunting!”
The excitement in Zoro’s eyes turned into a tangible sword light. Shusui and Sandai Kitetsu were behind him. His legs burst out with terrifying power and rushed towards Alan like a tiger descending from the mountain.
“Here it comes. It seems that Green Algae Head is serious. He will use a killing move right away!”
The first attack he launched was a combination of domineering, which made Sanji sigh in admiration, and Ace beside him also smiled.
“With that man standing in front of me, anyone would use their full strength, otherwise they might not have a chance.”
Ace’s words made the Straw Hat guys nod their heads, and they all felt that it made sense. After all, Eren could bring enough pressure to people just by standing there.
Zoro’s charge like a tiger descending from a mountain did not make Alan move. He placed the cross knife in front of him, just like he did at the East China Sea Barati two years ago. With a crisp sound of metal collision, everything came to an abrupt stop at this moment.
Zoro’s three swords crossed in front of his chest were frozen in mid-air by Eren’s cross sword, and he could no longer move forward. Due to the excessive force, Zoro’s whole body began to tremble.
What is different from two years ago is that now both Zoro and Eren have domineering aura wrapped around their swords.
“Your strength is OK, but it’s not enough. Use all your strength, or don’t blame me for not giving you a chance.”
“Oh, there really is no room for trial at all.”
As Zoro withdrew his power and stepped back several steps, the first fight between the two came to an end. Zoro’s expression became more solemn. He could see the whole picture from a small part. The other party could treat him like Hawkeye, and even like himself two years later, which showed how powerful he was.
“In that case, you have to be careful with the next move. This is a move that I can’t control the strength of.”
“Ghost Energy·Nine Swords Style·Asura.”
As black air surged around his body, the Zoro in front of him turned into a three-headed, six-armed evil ghost, and let out a roar from hell.
“Piercing power!”
As the words fell, Zoro, who was using the Nine Swords Style, quickly spun his body on the spot, turning into a terrifying tornado cone and stabbed towards Alan fiercely.
Alan raised his eyebrows slightly. The power of this move was somewhat beyond his expectations. He originally thought that this level of move would be something the opponent would suddenly realize when facing Kaido, but he didn’t expect that he had been prepared in advance.
“Good, then let me see how powerful it is.”
“The right way in the world.”