The aftermath rippled.

The swirling ground had returned to calm, and there was a dead silence inside, and the entire ground in the area was a bright red hue, mixed with white bones.

In the center of the area, Rhodes was standing, fist-swinging, and across from him was Vice Admiral Dalmeia, who was also fist-swinging.

The two of them pressed their fists against each other, constantly trembling, obviously fighting.

Ultimately.

Rhodes shook his body and took two steps back, while Dalmesia also stepped back, and both arms shook slightly, and it was impossible to see who had the upper hand in this blow.

Dalmesia came angrily, this blow almost tried his best to interrupt Rhodes' slaughter, but in the end, it was only able to interrupt Rhodes' vortex strangulation, and he was not able to gain any upper hand, which surprised him slightly.

"Lieutenant General Dalmeia!"

Rohan and Hizer, who survived, looked at Dalmesia who shook Rhodes with a move and blocked Rhodes' ability, and their hearts were relieved, and a feeling of aftermath swelled up.

Dalmecia stared at Rhodes coldly, motioning for Rohaan and Hizer to step back, and Rohaan and Hitzer glanced at each other and quickly stepped aside to deal with their respective injuries.

"Lieutenant General......"

Rhodes, who took two steps back, calmly looked at Dalmesia in front of him, and glanced at the other party's epaulettes, which were senior epaulettes representing vice admirals.

From a small area in the West Sea to becoming famous in all directions, to finally being able to face the Vice Admiral now, although it took him nearly two years, after all, he relied on his own efforts to fight step by step, not all kinds of hangings under the halo like Straw Hat Luffy.

Darmesia glanced around, and everywhere he looked, there was a shocking scene, even if he had hunted down countless pirates and seen many villages slaughtered by pirates, he couldn't keep calm when he saw the scene in front of him.

"Sure enough, it is not unreasonable to be defined as the most ferocious and dangerous pirate by the main department, such a cruel method...... I will never let you go to sea again! ”

Darmesia's heart burned with rage, and he stared coldly at Rhodes.

Listening to Dalmesia's words, Rhodes did not fluctuate in his heart, and anyone who dared to deal with him would be regarded by him as an enemy, and he would not have the slightest so-called mercy when dealing with enemies.

"It's always been your navy that got me to where I am now, hasn't it?"

Rhodes looked at Dalmecia calmly.

Hearing this, Darmesya's face instantly became a little gloomy, as a vice admiral, he has the power to contact many insiders, and he already knew the truth about the Rhodes incident when he received the order to deal with Rhodes.

He didn't actually think that Dauberman's choice and judgment were wrong, but no one could have imagined that an ordinary West Sea pirate hunter could kill the Navy Division, grow at an almost unbelievable speed, and become an existence that is becoming more and more a headache for the Navy.

"It's useless to talk too much, just tie your hands and catch it!"

Darmesia didn't want to think much about it, and after he said coldly at Rhodes, he stepped down and rushed towards Rhodes.

As a master of physical skills and domineering, he can cross several streets in a few seconds from a great distance, rush into the battlefield, stop Rhodes's vortex strangulation, and save Rohan and Hirzer, the speed of Dalmeia is naturally extraordinary.

Sou!

Almost instantly, he crossed the five-step distance with Rhodes and slammed his fist into Rhodes' face.

Rhodes's heart is always at peace, and in a calm state, seeing and hearing domineering is naturally the best state to start, even though Dalmesia's speed is much faster than him, but with the perception of seeing and hearing domineering, he still reacts.

Bang!

This is the second confrontation between Rhodes and Dalmeia, with Darmesia attacking at full speed and Rhodes returning with a backhand and going head-to-head.

The fists of the two collided together, Dalmeia's domineering spirit failed to exert its limit, and Rhodes's twisting power was also a few points mobilized, and it was evenly matched under the fight.

But.

This time, Rhodes did not let Dalmeia take the initiative again, but at the end of the fight, he fully activated the twisting power, and quickly swung his fists and blasted towards Dalmeia.

Dalmesia snorted coldly, without the slightest fear, and his arms were attached to the pitch-black armed color domineering, fighting with Rhodes head-on.

Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!

In the fight, Rhodes gradually recovered from the state of excessive outbursts, and his twisting power began to play uncontrollably, and after a dozen punches, Dalmeia's armed color domineering obviously fell into the disadvantage, and was finally shocked back.

Dalmesia's domineering and strength are one point stronger than the ghost spider, but because he is not a swordsman, there are not many stronger than the ghost spider in terms of attack power.

comparatively.

Rhodes's current strength is already much stronger than when he fought against the ghost spider, even if he was attacked by Dalmeia and dealt with it in a hurry, he could still repel Dalmesia head-on after gaining a firm foothold!

Dalmeia, who was shocked back by Rhodes, felt a slight tingling sensation in his arm, and couldn't help but change his face, and his eyes also showed a little solemnity when he looked at Rhodes.

"Twisted fruit, I didn't expect you to develop this fruit to such an extent."

He had seen the power of the twisted fruit once, when he was still a colonel, and he had killed a pirate who was the user of the fruit's ability, and the fruit had caused him a lot of trouble at that time, but it was only trouble.

Now, how many years have passed, his strength has been dozens of times stronger than it was at the beginning, but after this fruit reappeared and fell into the hands of Rhodes, the power exerted was far beyond the strength of the pirate he had encountered!

"It looks like you've seen the fruit's abilities."

Rhodes responded calmly, and there were not too many unexpected emotions in his heart.

Devil Fruits will reappear somewhere in the world within a few years of the death of the Avatar, and it's not uncommon for him not to be the first user of the Twisted Fruit.

"That's right, that guy is a lot weaker than you...... It's really hard for you to develop such a weak fruit to such an extent. Darmesia spoke indifferently.

"Nope."

Rhodes said in a calm tone, "You're wrong, there is no such thing as a weak fruit, any devil fruit has its effect. ”

Of course, being able to develop the power of the twisted fruit to this extent is inseparable from his own desperate efforts and hard work.

Sou!

The moment the words fell, Rhodes suddenly rushed towards Dalmecia and brazenly launched a counterattack.

Even though Dalmesia is faster than him, if he has the domineering ability to see and hear, he can capture the opponent's movements in advance, even if the speed is slower, he can still keep up!

"Twisted Fist!"

Rhodes clenched his fingers and threw a punch.

Dalmecia looked at Rhodes coldly, even though the power of Rhodes' punch was extraordinary, even stronger than what he had shown before, he still did not show any fear.

"Devil Fruit...... You're not alone. ”