Achieving Nothing, I Can Only Be the Pirate King-Chapter 561 - 331: Cleaving Will!

Confronted with Cracker’s true form, Hawkins felt neither belief nor disbelief, as the opponent indeed appeared immensely strong.

Earlier, that Spiral Stab attack—although he relied on abilities to avoid blocking it—it was truly unavoidable.

Too fast, and quite powerful.

Facing such a formidable opponent, whether it’s Cracker or not is irrelevant; the key is to stop him.

Hawkins drew several Tarot Cards, leisurely sticking them onto the tips of straw protruding from his body, glanced over, and said:

"Oh? My winning rate is quite high, standing at 60%. However, according to the card’s symbolism, the battle will be challenging..."

Cracker’s face showed pride, "60%? Such boastful words. Against our Big Mom Pirates, your victory rate is zero, while ours is 100%!"

"There’s no absolute victory rate. Any situation, regardless of the disparity, has gaps. Once gaps are found, destiny can be reversed."

Hawkins said calmly, "However hopeless the odds, challenging destiny is more thrilling than simply following it..."

His face started coiling with straw, enveloping the whole face, his body rapidly expanded, forming a colossal Scarecrow, whose shadow enveloped Cracker’s figure.

"Demon-Subduing Aspect!"

In one hand, he held a sword formed from straw. In the fingers of the other straw hand emerged coffin nails, his eerie straw face full of malice.

"Come, show me what makes you confidently claim 100%!"

Whoosh!

After saying this, he swung the straw arm, the coffin nails like claws, casting out several dark glows in the air, swooping down directly.

Cracker stepped back, wielding the gigantic sword ’Salted Pepper Bun’—larger than himself—coiling it with Haki, swung upwards first to clash with the nails, creating a shower of sparks, followed by the blade sliding along the nail, slashing the elbow of the Scarecrow, severing half of its arm.

Whoosh!

A group of injured Big Mom Pirates also fell down, among them an elbow burst open, losing half an arm.

As for the severed straw arm, it scattered into strands of straw in the air.

Hawkins retracted, releasing a burst of spiral-forming straw, completing the arm again, restored as before.

"Rolling Salted Bun!"

As he withdrew, Cracker tightly gripped his blade, lunged forward, unleashing another spiral Sword Qi.

Bam!

This time, it created a large gaping hole in Hawkins’s chest.

Simultaneously, one of the fallen pirates also suffered a burst open chest.

Hawkins’s straw body paused, spat out coffin nails in gusts like black wind, rushing towards Cracker.

Cracker swung Salted Pepper Bun fiercely, dispersing the nails, its remaining force endured, surging ahead.

"Rice Straw Hand-Prepared Blade - Whip Blade!"

Hawkins extended his straw sword, the blade transforming into five strands of Rice Straw Whips, sweeping down with a chilling glow.

Boom!

The force scattered, the straw whip blade also turned into countless strands of straw, swirling like a storm in their field of vision.

Cracker bore Salted Pepper Bun, eyeing the Scarecrow with a chest rapidly being filled with straw, glancing around at the still wounded yet living subordinates.

"I see... Reports said you’re adept at Divination; seems your abilities aren’t just that, fate substitution?"

"Precisely." Hawkins said in a deep voice, "Trying to kill me isn’t so easy."

"Just relying on the rain!"

Cracker said angrily, "If it weren’t raining, just my Biscuit Knight could have chopped you down! Never mind..." 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

Bang!

He swung the blade, but aimed not at Hawkins this time, instead unleashing Sword Qi at nearby fallen pirates.

Sword Qi rent into the deck, carving a large gash in the ship’s side, knocking several pirates into the sea.

Clearly, breathless, falling into the sea.

Cracker sneered, "Fate substitution abilities related to my crew, you clearly have the power to kill them, but leave many alive as preparation for substitution?"

"If I kill them, will you only have one life left?"

The Scarecrow stopped, its fearful body gradually shrank, straw peeled off, reverting to normal human form.

Hawkins raised the Long Sword, "Do you think, I’ll give you this chance? Soru!"

Swoosh!

His figure vanished swiftly, Cracker’s eyes in that moment emitted a red glint, holding Salted Pepper Bun with both hands, slashing it down fiercely.

Clank!

The Long Sword intercepted beneath Salted Pepper Bun’s blade, before Cracker exerted force, the sword flashed away, bringing the unstabilized arm-owner into disappearance.

"Whip Claw!"

Hawkins appeared at the side, Long Sword swept up from below, akin to claws, unleashing Soaring Slashes, piercing the deck as they flew away.

"Explosive Burst - Salted Pepper Bun!"

Cracker turned back, stabbing with sword, shaking violently, pausing just past the point of impact, generating greater force, ripping open the deck, creating a deep trench.

On both sides of the trench, more pirates were struck by the impact, already wounded bodies spewing blood upon impact, falling into the water.

"Such power..."

A calm voice from the rear spoke, Cracker turned, his mouth twisting disdainfully, "Blocked, huh?"

"Ah..."

Hawkins released Haki from the sword, swung it sideways, "Of course, I can wield Haki too."