Pirates of the Peak

Chapter 1132 Counterattack

After Vic finished speaking, his long sword came down without warning. This slash did not have the dark, flowing light that came with the domineering aura, nor the sharp whistling sound of the sword energy bursting through the air. The trajectory of the blade across the air was as plain as an ordinary slash. It was just an ordinary slash!

However, the scene created by this strike was exceptionally terrifying. The moment the blade touched the void, it caused the light in the world to suddenly distort. A crack more than a hundred meters long and ten meters wide spread out from the blade, with fine starlight flowing along its edges, as if it had directly cut open a gap in the cosmos.

That was no ordinary slash, but a terrifying sight of space itself being forcibly torn apart. The inside of the rift was pitch black and deep, with nebula vortexes swirling in the shadows, as if it could devour anything that came near.

Once you enter this rift, it's like you can directly enter outer space!

But that's not the case. The void rift wasn't still; it flew towards Im at an extremely fast speed, like a flying slash!

Without the slightest hesitation, the void rift transformed into a streak of light and shot towards Im at a speed that exceeded the limits of vision. It even followed a bizarre trajectory resembling teleportation, drawing the air into a vacuum wherever it passed and creating spiderweb-like ravines in the ground.

The void rift arrived in front of Im in the blink of an eye. Im's pupils shrank sharply, and at the critical moment, he swung the Demon Trident to block in front of him!

"Qiang!"

A crisp sound of impact echoed throughout the valley, and Im's massive body flew backward as if struck by a meteorite!

That speed was faster than the burst speed of many powerful individuals. Before many people could even turn their eyes, Im had already smashed through a mountain and flown off the island, finally becoming a black dot and completely disappearing from everyone's sight!

To boost everyone's confidence, Vic had no choice but to make a move, but since he didn't want to target the island, he could only set his sights on Im.

He knew that this move wouldn't have much of an effect on Im. As long as he blocked it with the artifact Demon Trident, Im would at most be sent flying a little further away, but wouldn't be seriously injured.

This was something Vic had calculated. If Im hadn't used the Demon Trident to block, but instead chose to take the hit with his body, his move would have been much more effective, because Im would have been cleaved in two by the spatial rift!

The spatial rift might be blocked by the demonic trident, which is a divine artifact, but Im's body certainly can't, not even his animal-type transformed body. A mortal body is just a mortal body!

"So powerful! Thor is really powerful!"

"As expected, it has to be Thor. He can send those monsters flying; they're not even human!"

"That woman is a monster, and Thor is a monster in human skin. They're both perverts!"

"You dare to insult Thor? Be careful, he might blow you to death in one breath!"

"Hahaha! No way, Thor is magnanimous and wouldn't stoop to the level of a nobody like me!"

"I had given up hope, but Thor gave me hope again!"

"Evil cannot defeat justice. No matter how powerful evil is, there will always be a more powerful person on the side of justice, and that person is Thor Vick!"

"Yes! If justice is not served, what meaning does this world have?"

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Vic's counterattack instantly boosted the morale of his team. Although those who believed in him remained steadfast, most of them began to waver after Im's powerful performance!

Battles are fought with no time to spare, allowing no room for idle thoughts. They are not immortal, and a single misstep could cost them their lives!

Those who stand up against the Celestial Dragons and the World Government are all righteous people, risking their lives. Vic doesn't want these passionate people to die here!

"How could this be? Lord Im in his strongest form was actually blasted away! How could Vic unleash such power? No way, he must have given it his all and is now at his last gasp!"

"Is he really from this era? How could someone with such talent appear among the commoners? He must be a Celestial Dragon who has been living abroad. Can anyone give me an answer?"

"Who exactly forced him out of the Navy? Who wanted to test his obedience? To push such a terrifying person to the opposite side is a sinner's act!"

"Lord Im couldn't possibly have lost. He was just careless and got knocked away. He couldn't possibly be injured. Why are you all so upset!"

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Im was sent flying by Vic's single move; it's impossible that her subordinates didn't react at all!

Although they signed a soul contract, their thoughts are still their own, and they have not completely become puppets. So some people are worried about Im, some are amazed by Vic's strength, and naturally there are also die-hard fans who believe in Im!

But overall, Vic's display of power did have some impact on their hearts, and Im's invincible image had been shattered in their minds!

"It's not shameful to be defeated by such a monster. Katakuri really understands things!"

The old woman glanced back at her most promising son. If it weren't for his dissuasion, she would have definitely fought to the death with that hothead Vic!

She, a legendary pirate and one of the Four Emperors of the New World, was defeated by a mere kid from the Navy. How could she tolerate having her years of hard-earned pride trampled on?

Thankfully, Katakuri persuaded her to stay, otherwise she would have died at Vic's hands. It's true what they say, raising children is for old age security!

"Is this also the way of the sword? Or a completely new direction for the way of the sword? No wonder they are so strong!"

Although Hawkeye had also lost to Vic, it wasn't a battle caused by grudges, so Hawkeye didn't have the same sense of relief as Big Mom; he only had a desire to explore the way of swordsmanship!

The sword techniques displayed by Im and Vic have surpassed his understanding; you can tell just by looking at their power. Although Im's weapon is not a sword, in his eyes, all variations are based on the same principle, representing a higher level of understanding!

"Although you are not Joy Boy, your importance is self-evident. That feeling back then was a great help!"

Kaido's proudest achievement now is that he spared Vic when he was just a lowly Marine soldier.

Judging from Vic's personality, Kaido knew back then that Vic would leave the Navy sooner or later, and the Navy couldn't keep someone like Vic!

The judgment that Vic and the pirate with a sense of justice in his heart are very likely to be Joy Boy is very accurate!

Combined with the sudden premonition that arose in his mind at that time, and the fact that Karp was on his way, he did not kill the then-weak Vic.

The other party has now become so powerful that even he has to look up to them, and they may even be the key figure in overthrowing the World Government!

Meanwhile, Luffy, the contemporary Joy Boy, seems to have done nothing except bring back the Celestial Dragons' secrets from Laugh Tale, even though the opponent defeated him once!

"Even if my arm recovers, I'm still far from their level!"

Since his arm recovered and he got used to it for a while, Shanks' strength has improved even further. Seeing the strength that Vic and Im are showing now, he feels that he still has a long way to go!

If the Celestial Dragons win this war, he will fight to the death. If they win, he will definitely ask Vic what kind of level that is!