Gawain could not help but let out an exclamation of admiration, but he did not notice the indescribable astonishment in Golden Lion's eye, who was hovering in the air.
"That was a slash with Conqueror's Haki; how could he withstand it with just his physical defense?"
"Interesting!"
"It's so fun!"
"Twenty years have passed, times are changing, old people are leaving, and naturally, new people are taking the stage!"
If just now he only regarded Gawain as a newcomer with some strength, then at this moment, in the eyes of Golden Lion, Gawain was already qualified to compete with him.
The courage to conquer everything and the determination to start over again are the biggest differences between Gawain and Crocodile.
"May I have your name?"
"Gawain, White Knight Gawain!"
"Good!"
Golden Lion's mouth opened into a grin, and the fighting spirit in his eyes began to rise at this moment.
He felt the long-lost throbbing from his fingertips to his brain; every part of his body became warm at this moment.
After twenty years, his body is no longer in its prime, but at this moment, it still longs for a hearty battle.
The two swords that had long been tied to his broken legs to replace the function of his feet also made a buzzing sound at this moment, echoing with the trembling Guanze Masamune in Gawain's hand.
"In the era after Roger, a man like you actually appeared!"
"I recognize you!"
"Join me and become my right-hand man!"
Golden Lion couldn't help but open his mouth to recruit Gawain again, but Gawain rejected him again, as expected. Then he shook his head in distress: "That's a pity. Tonight is the end of your journey."
"Pity?"
Gawain sneered.
"You and your sword are both going crazy with excitement, right?"
"Hahahaha!"
There was not a trace of exposed feeling on Golden Lion's face, only a defiant and arrogant laugh.
Until one moment, the restless air suddenly stopped, and Gawain's pupils shrank: "Here it comes!"
"Lion's Threat: Earth Bind!"
Following Golden Lion's roar, the ground of Nanohana city began to crack inch by inch, and countless buildings collapsed and gathered towards Golden Lion in the sky.
In a few seconds, the sands gathered together and became extremely huge lion heads, roaring at Gawain, revealing their ferocious fangs.
There are countless Paramecia Devil Fruits, some of which have incredible abilities.
In terms of destructive power, the Paramecia fruit is led by the Quake-Quake Fruit, which can easily cause tsunamis.
When it comes to comprehensiveness and practicality, Float-Float fruit should rank first.
The ability of the Float-Float Fruit is extremely simple. It makes objects it touches float and can be controlled freely by the user.
Once this ability is developed to the extreme, it will be the doomsday-like scene before Gawain's eyes.
The next moment, a sky full of lion heads rushed towards Gawain to bite him!
"Hey..."
From Gawain's perspective, he could even see the pitch-black Armament Haki on its head.
Can a Golden Lion of this age still have this level of Armament Haki?
Monster!
Gawain cursed inwardly, but his body had already reacted before his brain.
He raised his hand and swung Guanze Masamune, and a series of flying slashes flew out of his sword, cutting off the attacking lion's head.
But the lion heads regrouped in the next moment, baring their fangs and claws and biting at Gawain again!
"Trouble!"
The corner of Gawain's mouth twitched. Relying on the super defense of the Battle Armor, he simply gave up defense and disappeared from the encirclement in a flash.
With Guanze Masamune in his hand, he went straight for Golden Lion!
"Good job!"
Golden Lion's eyes were as bright as torches, and he did not retreat at all.
Logically speaking, with the power of the Float-Float Fruit, the best choice at this moment would naturally be to fight guerrilla warfare by relying on its own super flexibility.
But this kind of fighting style is undoubtedly an admission of failure for Golden Lion!
As an overlord of the sea, how could he do this?
He didn't think much about it.
The two swords were wrapped in the Conqueror's Haki, and they slashed out fiercely, colliding with Gawain's Guanze Masamune!
Zizi!
Boom!
Red lightning flashed like a snake in the night sky.
Gawain's attack was instantly defeated, and he flew backward, hitting the ground heavily, leaving a huge pit with a diameter of tens of meters.
The attack was enough to make an ordinary person lose consciousness, but when it landed on Gawain, he only felt a slight soreness in his muscles.
He raised his head and looked at Golden Lion in the sky, swung the sword in his hand, and then attacked him again!
He had no worries and wanted to fight to the limit to see how much his Conqueror's Haki could grow!
Under the night sky, a different kind of battle broke out at this moment.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
There were bursts of roars coming from Nanohana city.
The earth cracked, and the building collapsed.
The surrounding seawater was surging due to the terrifying force pouring into it, causing huge waves to surge one after another.
Relying on his own incredible speed, his ability to predict the future, and his super defensive power, Gawain was able to withstand the power of Golden Lion's Float-Float Fruit and launch round after round of attacks.
However, it was all directly repelled by the domineering slash of Golden Lion. In just a few minutes, many wounds were left on Gawain's body.
Crocodile retreated outside Nanohana city and watched this scene, stunned on the spot: "Madman!"
"A complete madman!"
Right now, both he and Daz Bonez beside him could see that Gawain was no match for Golden Lion.
But after being beaten back countless times, the man stood up again.
Even though the wounds on his body were increasing and healing was getting slower, his movements did not slow down at all, and Gawain even became faster and faster in such a fierce battle!
Especially those eyes that were burning like a raging fire, which made Crocodile feel extremely dazzled!
"What's the point of fighting a battle that is doomed to fail?!"
Crocodile let out a roar, and even Golden Lion in the distance was momentarily distracted.
Swish!
The Guanze Masamune in Gawain's hand swept across the side of Golden Lion's face, leaving a bloody mark, but he was repelled by Golden Lion the next moment.
This time, Gawain did not attack again but instead used his fast speed to nimbly move around the battlefield to restore his strength.
"That's what makes you different from us!"
Golden Lion spoke indifferently, and even during the intervals between attacks, he turned his head to look at Crocodile in the distance.
The contempt in his eyes was barely concealed and was displayed so nakedly: "No matter how many times White Knight Gawain is defeated, he will not stop until he draws his last breath or achieves his goal."
"And you..."
"How can a person who is filled with fear ascend to the throne of King?!"
Crocodile was stunned for a moment, and the backbone that was originally supported by the existence of Gawain, a fellow warrior, was broken again at this moment.
He couldn't even stand steadily, and in the end, he could only keep his body steady with the help of Daz Bonez.
After saying that, Golden Lion no longer pays attention to Crocodile and turns around to start another round of battle with Gawain.
He is not as relaxed as he appears.
His body has not experienced a proper battle in twenty years. No matter how reluctant he is to admit it, he has to face a cruel reality.
He is old. If he was at his peak, that sword strike would have killed Gawain!
But now he can't do it anymore.