Chapter 680 1 at every turn
Ace believes that his physical skills are still very strong. His younger brother Luffy, who has the ability of the Rubber Fruit, has never been able to beat him. He told Victor not to transform into an element, but did not say that he would not do it himself. This may be because he has been exploited by Victor for a long time and wants to take revenge on him.
"Okay! I don't need it."
Hearing that Vic no longer needed to transform into an element, Ace regained his confidence and used various fire moves at Vic, but it still had no effect!
In the eyes of Ace's companions, Vic was still standing there without moving, but Ace's fire could not do anything to Vic. They were all companions invited by Ace in the East China Sea, and they had not yet gone to the Grand Line. How much strength and vision could they have? They could not see the trick at all.
Ace was not only much stronger than them, he also awakened his Observation Haki. He could clearly sense that Vic relied on his extraordinary speed to dodge his fire attack and quickly returned to his original position. Because the speed was so fast, in the eyes of ordinary people, Vic was no different from just standing there without moving.
If Vic knew, he would definitely say that it was because your fire attack speed was too slow. I could only slow down to shuttle between your continuous attacks. If the speed was too fast, I might even collide with your flame. This is the fundamental reason that you can see clearly.
After seeing the tip of the iceberg of Vic's speed, Ace regretted what he had said to him before. He finally understood why Vic always stood there quietly when he and Luffy saw him on the mountain!
Because this guy was moving so fast, the two of them couldn't see how he moved at all. Only when that person stopped could they see his back!
However, Ace did not completely admit defeat. No matter how fast you are, if you want to display such a speed, you will inevitably consume a lot of physical strength. If you continue like this for a long time, you will inevitably be exhausted. However, he is a user of natural abilities and is not afraid of being attacked at all. It can be said that he is invincible.
"Mr. Vic! You are cheating. Dodging with speed is nothing. If you have the guts, face my attack head on!"
Ace thought that Vic would be exhausted after a while, but the result was bound to disappoint him. Vic continued to run at the same speed as if he had not consumed any energy. Ace was already a little tired from using the power of the fruit all the time, so he continued to provoke Vic with words. Anyway, Vic had been provoked by him once just now.
"Okay! Then I won't hide."
Ace originally wanted to give it a try, but he didn't expect Vic to actually agree and give up his own advantage. So how should Vic face his attack next?
From the fact that Vic had been dodging his attacks just now, he analyzed that Vic was an agile type with speed as his strength, and his attack and defense methods were probably limited. So he should be able to defeat this guy who was restrained by him before he ran out of energy!
"fire punch!"
Another burst of flame shot towards Vic. The scorching air waves made the people watching the fight around squint their eyes. The figures of the two people in the field were distorted in the heat wave.
However, this time the flames did not pass through Vic's body and fly to his back. Instead, they turned around halfway and submerged Ace in it. The remaining flames flew diagonally upwards into the sky as if affected by some external force. It did not continue to sweep towards Ace's companions behind him, but it still scared those people!
The huge ball of fire just now grew rapidly in their pupils. The scorching temperature had already singed their hair and eyebrows, and would envelop them in the next moment. They had already closed their eyes and waited for death to come, but the final result was that they saved their lives, and the fire finally flew into the sky.
Although Ace was enveloped by the flames he released, as the flame itself, he would not be harmed at all. When the flames he released were not replenished by him, they slowly went out, revealing Ace who was not burned at all in the flames.
It was obvious that Ace used elementalization, otherwise, as the holder of the Flame-Flame Fruit, he would also be burned. He had just said that elementalization should not be used to dodge attacks, but now he used it himself. He was indeed strict with others and lenient with himself. However, Vic did not say anything.
Although Vic agreed that he could not rely on elementalization and speed to dodge attacks, he had too many means at his disposal, such as the state of wind, swordsmanship, domineering color, armed color release, etc. Any one of them could make Ace's flames roll back.
What Vic used just now was the external release of Armament Haki. Ace's fire alone couldn't get close to him!
In other words, Vic was just standing there without moving, but Ace tried his best and didn't achieve any results, and he was exhausted. He didn't know how Vic bounced back his attack, as he was clearly standing there and doing nothing.
"Mr. Vic! Do you only know how to dodge and defend? Do you know that attacking is useless and want to exhaust my energy?"
Ace still couldn't do anything to Vic, so he could only speak again, causing his companions behind him to feel that their captain was going too far. This was too bullying. He did everything he could but didn't allow others to use this or that. This battle was not fair at all. Even though they were pirates, they felt a little ashamed!
That is to say, that Shichibukai is an acquaintance of their captain, which is why they tolerate him in every way. What if they try another Shichibukai?
Anyone else might not be able to beat Ace. In the original work, Ace defeated one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea not long after he went to sea. The Ace here will only be stronger, but he met the king of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and he has all his strength but cannot use it.
"Ace! Do you know that once I attack, you may not be able to take even one blow!"
Vic came here this time to attack Ace, and it was an all-round attack. He still had many means that he had not yet used. Now Ace asked him to take the initiative to attack, which would really be a matter of one move.
The attack power of each of Vic's moves now reaches the level of a royal-level basic attack. Vic is still afraid that a heavy attack might kill Ace, so he has to hold back on his moves. Ace is courting death!
"What a joke! How can I, who is invincible in the East China Sea, not be able to withstand even one of your attacks? You are too arrogant! Make your move!"
Ace does have the capital to be arrogant. Not long after he went to sea, he obtained the Flame-Flame Fruit. Since then, no one has been able to hurt his body. It can be said that he is invincible in the East China Sea.
However, he did not count Garp and Vic, the two people from the East China Sea, among them. With the elementalization as a backup, he was not afraid of other people's attacks at all. This was the conclusion he had drawn without exception during this period of time. He did not believe that Vic could be an exception, just like he was helpless against Vic's elementalization when he attacked Vic just now.
"You still know too little about this sea and the powerful people who dance the wind and clouds on the sea! Your current failure is the best way for you to grow! It is your greatest gain in the East China Sea!"
Vic just said this, then raised his arm and slowly punched Ace, but he still stood there without moving.
This punch seemed a bit of a joke to Ace and his companions. Vic's punch was slow and there was no sign of its power. He also stood still and didn't get close to his opponent. No matter how you looked at it, this punch seemed like a show.
Ace thought so too, because his Observation Haki did not give him any warning of danger. But if he looked closely, he would find that the tiny ashes floating in the air between the two of them were moving towards him quickly. Those were the ashes produced by the plants burned by his flames, and they had already filled the battlefield.