Chapter 15: Duel with Admiral Kizaru (Ch 15)

“Good to come.”
“Lion’s Might. Earth Scroll.”
Durant raised his right leg and stepped on the ground, and the whole ground shook. More than a dozen huge lion heads gathered instantly. These lion heads were lifelike, as if they were really alive. They opened their bloody mouths, let out a deafening roar, and then pounced on Kizaru.
Boom~Boom~Boom~
Yellow Monkey’s Yasakani no Magatama collided violently with Durant’s Lion’s Earth Scroll, and countless rays of light shone in the air, as colorful as fireworks. However, this was not the end, and the lion heads continued to pounce on Yellow Monkey, while Yellow Monkey continued to launch Yasakani no Magatama to fight against them.
In this battle, Kizaru suddenly felt a sense of familiarity. He couldn’t help but think of a person, the great pirate Golden Lion of the same era as Whitebeard – Shiki. His swordsmanship and the ability of the Float-Float Fruit are very powerful. He can even control the sea water and float several large islands. Although he was eventually defeated by Garp and Sengoku, he is still an awe-inspiring existence.
“Kizaru, you are distracted!” Just as Kizaru was distracted thinking about this question, Durant had already killed him. Durant showed a sly smile on his face, and the big swords in his hands, Kumu and Yingju, flashed with cold light and smashed hard on Kizaru’s arms.
“How terrifying! Both the swordsmanship and the ability of the Float-Float Fruit remind me of one person.” With a wretched look on his face, Kizaru turned into a stream of light and flew out. He fell to the ground and rolled for hundreds of meters before hitting a large tree unique to the Sabaody Archipelago before he stopped.
Boom!
There was a loud bang, and the tree shook violently, then broke in the middle and fell to both sides.
There were some brave people hiding in the dark not far away, watching the battle, especially several reporters. At this moment, they were all stunned. What just happened? Admiral Kizaru, the highest combat power of the Navy Headquarters, was actually beaten and flew away!
“Just now… we must have seen it right! The Admiral Kizaru of the Marine Headquarters was really beaten away.”
“You read that right, because we saw it too. Today’s news will definitely cause a stir.”
After all, the Admiral, the most powerful commander in the Navy Headquarters, had always been invincible in the eyes of the world, but now he was beaten away. This was really unbelievable.
Hawkins said with a shocked look on his face: “As expected of Captain Durant, even if he faces Admiral Kizaru, what will happen?”
In the ruins, Kizaru stood up slowly without any damage, with his signature wretched smile on his face, and murmured in a low voice: “This guy’s swordsmanship is indeed better than mine, but he seems to be lacking in domineering power! But the most urgent task right now is to rescue the Celestial Dragons first.”
He thought to himself that he would have to report the truth after he returned. This mysterious man was not only good at swordsmanship, but also possessed the power of the Floating Fruit, which was incredible. Who on earth was this man? It was simply the young Golden Lion reappearing in the world.
At this moment, Durant loosened his right hand and threw the dead tree in his hand towards Kizaru. Under the control of the ability of the Float-Float Fruit, the dead tree shot towards Kizaru like an arrow from a bow.
With a loud clang, Kizaru used the Kusanagi sword to block the dead tree that was flying towards him. He exclaimed in amazement, “What a unique way of attack! Can the Float-Float Fruit actually participate in the battle in this way?”
He never dreamed that the Float-Float Fruit could allow weapons to automatically attack the enemy. This unprecedented fighting method left him dumbfounded.
Durant’s mouth slightly raised, revealing a disdainful sneer. For him, the ability of the Floating Fruit is not just as simple as the Golden Lion.
He can control inanimate objects at will, making them his most loyal weapons. Whether it is a long sword, a short knife or other objects, as long as they are under his control, they can exert amazing power.
Yellow Monkey stared at Durant with a serious expression, secretly sighing in his heart. The strength and talent of this young man in front of him were too amazing. If he was allowed to develop further, he might become a serious threat to the navy.
“It seems that we have to be more serious, otherwise we might really fall into the gutter today.” Kizaru sighed and prepared to launch a more powerful offensive.
Durant, on the other hand, was not afraid, as he knew that his strength was no longer what it used to be. With the help of the Floating Fruit, he was confident that he could fight the great general Kizaru.
Kizaru raised his right hand and pointed the finger at Durant, whispering, “Laser.”
A dazzling laser beam shot out from the fingers of his right hand and flew towards Durant at an extremely fast speed.
With a “bang”, Durant reacted quickly, swung the Sakura Ten in his hand, and accurately shot the laser beam away. Then, the dead tree returned to his hand.
At this moment, a powerful aura suddenly burst out from Durant. His eyes became extremely sharp, full of majesty and domineering.
“Kizaru, listen to me carefully. My name is Durant, and I am destined to become the king of this ocean in the future!” Durant’s voice was deep and powerful, with an irresistible majesty.
Kizaru felt the domineering aura emanating from Durant and was shocked. He looked at the young man in front of him in surprise and thought to himself, “How scary! Durant?”
Kizaru carefully observed Durant, who had awakened Conqueror Haki. Although his Armament Haki, Observation Haki and physical strength seemed to be somewhat lacking, his swordsmanship was already comparable to the world’s number one swordsman, Hawkeye Mihawk.
Huang Yuan knew that both domineering and physical fitness can be improved through continuous practice. If Durant can continue to work hard, perhaps he can not only become a first-class master with his swordsmanship, but may even be among the world’s top masters in the future. In this way, he is likely to become a true top master.
At the same time, Kizaru couldn’t help but secretly complain in his heart: “What on earth did this guy Zhan Taomaru take the pacifists to do?” However, what he didn’t know was that since Durant was not a bounty pirate, the pacifists had no effect on him. So, Zhan Taomaru had to lead them to fight against the supernovas on the Sabaody Archipelago.
At this time, the reporters hiding in the distance were extremely excited. They kept taking pictures and recording everything happening in front of them, for fear of missing any important moment.
Kizaru showed a sly smile on his face, secretly calculating in his heart. To successfully rescue the Celestial Dragons, Durant must first be suppressed. Fortunately, although Durant has super powerful swordsmanship, his Armament Haki and Observation Haki as well as his relatively weak physical fitness have become a breakthrough in Kizaru’s eyes. If not, I’m afraid this mission will become very difficult.